GM Larry Christiansen Lecture and Simul Wed. 2/27!

Next week, three time US Champion GM Larry Christiansen will be discussing games from the 2008 Corus Wijk aan Zee at the Boylston Chess Club. A simul will follow the event, if we have at least 10 people.

Details:

Who: 3 time US Champion, Boston Blitz Board 1, Grandmaster Larry Christiansen

When: Feb 27th, 7:00 PM. A simul following lecture at 8:30 PM.

Where: Boylston Chess Club

240 Elm St. Suite B9

Somerville, MA

Cost: Boylston Club Members: FREE lecture; $5 simul

All others: $5 lecture, $10 simul

Don't miss this chance to hear and play Boston's premier chessplayer!

IM David Vigorito - Lecture and Simul at the BCC

IM David Vigorito, currently the Champion of Massachusetts and of the Boylston Chess Club, discussed two interesting recent games.

The audience of 17 - mostly BCC members who had free admission - enjoyed David's sophisticated and witty comments about a King's Indian game and a Sicilian he played with Paul MacIntyre in the BCC Championship. There were ample refreshments and a smaller than expected simul (6 intrepid souls.) All in all a delightful chess evening.

Vigorito Lecture on December 19th

The Boylston Chess Club Master Lecture Series presents:

International Master David Vigorito

IM David Vigorito is the reigning Massachusetts State Champion and has been the state champion of New Hampshire and Nevada. David has won a number of tournaments in the US and Budapest. Last but not least, David won this year's Boylston Chess Club Championship by a margin of two full points over a field of masters. He will be speaking about some of his abundant recent victories.

When: Wednesday, December 19th. The lecture starts at 7:00 p.m.; the simultaneous exhibition starts at 8:30 p.m.

Where: The Boylston Chess Club

Admission: For BCC Members: Lecture - Free, Simul - $5; Non-members: Lecture - $5, Simul - $10

Other: The simultaneous exhibition will take place if 10 people or more are interested

Adapted from the event flyer

GM Kritz at the BCC this Wednesday Night

The Boylston Chess Club Master Lecture Series presents:

A Lecture and Simul with


International Grandmaster
Leonid Kritz

When: Wednesday, August 8th, 7:00 p.m.

Where: The Boylston Chess Club

Admission: Free to Boylston Chess Foundation members, $10 for non-members. The simultaneous exhibition will be limited to 20 players; first come, first served.

Profile of GM Kritz:

• Born 02/26/1984 in Moscow, Russia
• GM since 2003
• World Junior Champion under 16 in 1999
• Participated in the FIDE Knockout World Championship, 2004
• Member of the German Team, Olympiad, 2004
• Winner of over 10 International Tournaments, including the Las Vegas Masters, 2006

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Roman as raconteur

Roman Dzindzichashvili entertained about 30 Boylston club members and guests last Wednesday evening.

He decided not to give a formal talk but use audience questions to guide his remarks. Initially questions were about openings and we learned about the intricacies of some lines of the modern Benoni.

But the audience started to ask about his opinions and experiences, so Roman launched into a fascinating knights tour of topics: collusion and corruption in the highest levels of chess, experiences with Bobby Fischer, the strength of young players (with the observation that "young" is younger that it used to be,) his most memorable game in which he discovered step-by-step an astonishing combination, the GMs he hates, computer chess (no human can win nowdays, though he answered a computer challenge in the 70s by stipulating that he had to win 7 1/2 of 10 to draw and 8 to win. Roman won 9 of 10 with his strategic trick - which he explained in 2 minutes.)


Dzindzi was completely charming with a droll sense of humor and we all laughed most of the evening. Two hours flew by. Thanks to the GM and thanks to Paul MacIntyre to arranging an amusing evening of chess.

You can view some photos at www.picasaweb.google/oresick/.

Dzindzichashvili at the BCC on July 18th

The Boylston Chess Club Master Lecture Series presents:

International Grandmaster
Roman Dzindzichashvili

When: Wednesday, July 18th, 7:00 p.m.
Where: The Boylston Chess Club
Admission: Free to Boylston Chess Foundation members. $10 for non-members.

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from the experience and insights of GM Roman Dzindzichashvili. He has won the Russian Championship, the World Open, and he has won the US Championship twice. Roman has trained Gary Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov. Roman has attained an ICC blitz rating of 3450.

Roman has developed an extraordinary chess DVD program. We plan to have the recently released latest versions available at a discount at the lecture.

For more information contact Paul MacIntyre: (781) 322-7936 boylstonchess@aol.com

Adapted from the event flyer

IM Vigorito lecture tomorrow night

The Boylston Chess Club Master Lecture Series presents:

A 90-minute lecture by IM David Vigorito

"Sneak Preview"

When: Wednesday, December 20th, 7:00 p.m.

Where: The Boylston Chess Club

Admission: Advance–$3/5 (BCC members/non-members), at the door– $4/6

IM Vigorito will be drawing on material from a new and as yet unpublished book, so here is a chance to get an early look. He will be selecting particularly instructive games and moments from the book for this lecture.

IM David Vigorito has won a number of tournaments in the US and Budapest. David has been the state champion of New Hampshire and Nevada and recently qualified for the US Championship by finishing in a tie for 3rd place at the US Open in Phoenix. David is an active chess coach for students of all ages in schools.

Light refreshments will be served.