THIS SUNDAY: TIME-HANDICAP BLITZ!!!

The Boylston Chess Foundation Presents... 

Time-Handicap Blitz

 Sunday, July 21st

Registration starts 2:15 P.M. Rounds start at 3:00. 

 Double RR

EF: $15, $10 BCF Members

$100 Guaranteed prizes*

10 total minutes per game, no delay, divided based on USCF rating differential. An exciting levelling of the playing field!

Full table of odds:

Rating difference of 0-100 points: 5-5

101-200: 6-4

201-400: 7-3

401-800: 8-2 

801+: 9-1

NO USCF MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED. PLAYERS WITHOUT USCF RATINGS WILL BE TREATED AS USCF 1000 FOR ODDS PURPOSES. 

*-If event runs (6 players minimum)

 

BCC SUMMER CHAMPIONSHIP: THIS SATURDAY !

SUMMER CHAMPIONSHIP: 4SS 60/SD (5"delay)

The Boylston Chess Club will hold its 3rd "season" championship, 

this Saturday, July 20, 2013.

For details:

CALENDAR OF BCC EVENTS

These are the stars:

Oliver Traldi: Winter Co-Champion

Nithin Kavi: Winter Co-Champion

Joel Wald: U1800 Winter/Spring Champion

NM Eric Godin: Spring Champion

Will there be a "man/woman/boy/girl for all seasons"?

Who will become BCC Summer Champion?

 Will you be the champion?

Remember, you can't win if you don't play!

So come on over to the BCC for some 

summertime fun!

CASH PRIZES AVAILABLE

Jian Ping Yuan (Albert) father of  15 yr old Yuan Zongyuan (Ben) who played

many tournaments at the BCC and is rated 2158, just arrived from Shanghai today, 

with his friends. Here he is seen playing Song Yao while father Yong Mao Yao 

and friend Yuhao Pan observe. Jian Ping tells me that another family arrives tonight and 

the 13 yr old boy will play in the BCC Summer Championship tomorrow!

Now that's dedication! All the way from Shanghai, China, 7200+ miles away,

to play at the Boylston Chess Club.  Yet, sad to say, Ben will not

be coming to USA this summer. He will be studying for the highly

competitive entrance exam to get into an excellent high school.

Ultimately, Ben would like to be able to attend Harvard University!

SEE YOU ALL TOMORROW FOR

SUMMER CHAMPIONSHIP

Rapid Quads Impending 7/17

Last week, Rapid Quads made their return to the BCC. Six players, forming a hexad with an average rating of almost 2100, showed up for a night of rapid fun. In the end, experts Jesse Nicholas, Joe Perl, and Oliver Traldi would split the grand prize. 

 Jesse Nicholas vs. Oliver Traldi

 Nathan Smolensky vs. Jason Spector

Joe Perl vs. Natasha Christiansen

 Join us tomorrow night, Wednesday, July 17th, at 7:00 for another exciting round of Rapid Quads!

 

BCC JULY GRAND PRIX: 15 YOUNG CHILDREN BRING LIFE AND ENERGY TO TOURNAMENT VENUE

OPEN SECTION

NM Hal Terrie vs Sandeep Vadlamudi Round 3.

Hal shared 1-3rd place with 3 points; Sandeep, 4-6th with 2.5.

Joe Perl vs Jesse Nicholas: intense competition, Round 4.

Joe and Jesse shared 1-3rd place with 3 points.

Luis A Baez-Rosario vs Aashish Welling, Round 4.

Luis and Aashish scored 2.5 points, sharing 4-6th place.

YOUNG TALENT IN THE OPEN SECTION:

Nithin Kavi, black vs Bowen Wang;

(background): Arthur Tang . . . Brandon Wu.

9 yr old vs 9 yr old in the Open Section.

Carissa Yip vs Brandon Wu: result: equal position on the board.

Carissa won on time!

Open Section Table:

Arthur Tang, black vs Sandeep Vadlamudi

NM Eric Godin vs Brandon Wu

Aashish Welling vs Ross Eldridge

Joe Perl vs Jason Tang

Bowen Wang vs Carissa Yip:

evaluation from the photo (=) ?

KING MAKER: U1800 SECTION::

                                                                                                     Photo: Bernardo Iglesias

Steve Stepak, black vs Maxwell Zhao. My game with

Sandeep, the black side of a Caro Kann, was indeed a drawn position.

And, I have Max to thank for forcing me to learn the black side of a D93

Gruenfeld Defense (Bf4 line) At the time of our game, I did 

not play accurately and Max duly punished me.

The kids are getting better and stronger every week!

Sandeep Shankar (outpacing his older brother) slipped into 1-2nd place

sharing with Max Zhao, each scoring 3.5 points.

The above photo shows Shankar vs Daniel Wang, Round 4.

Rohan Shankar vs Pooja Welling

James Byrd, black, vs David Martin and

Alexander Shi Jin, black vs Jiaying Lucy Cai.

4-7th: Richard Mooney, Steve Stepak, Daniel Wang, & Eddie Wei: 2.5 points

FUTURE CHESS STARS:

Eddie Wei, black vs Winston Zhao

Alexander Shi Jin, black vs Max Zhao (brother of Winston)

Chess prodigies: Lucy Cai plays 6 yr old Derek Jin 

(younger brother of Alexander Shi Jin).

A proud and thoughtful Derek Jin, yougest 

of the 32 players in this July GP event.

SQUEEZING THE BRAIN

Under 10 yr old section: Eddie, Max and brother Winston, 

considering the possibilities.

Bowen Wang vs Carissa Yip.

Wang is gearing up to full speed.

Carissa is basking in celebrity

as the youngest U10 girl expert in USCF history.

Two future chess masters in the making.

Late stage of Carissa Yip vs Brandon Wu.

(center) TD Bernardo Iglesias, observes:

another fine administering of a

BCC weekend event. Bravo, Bernardo!

GRAND PRIX STANDINGS 

THROUGH JULY 2013

U2400: Eric Godin 16.5; Hal Terrie 5.5; Andrew Wang 5.

 U2200: Jesse Nicholas 19.5; Carey Theil 7.5; Emmanuel Mevs 4;

Arthur Nugent 3; Joe Perl 3; Timothy Sage & Luis Baez-Rosario 2.5;

Philip Nutzman 2; Tony Blum 1.5.

U2000: Nithin Kavi 11; Carissa Yip 10.5; Mike Griffin 9.5

Jason Tang & Arthur Tang 8; Sandeep Vadlamudi 7; Michelle Chen 6.5;

Mateos Sahakian 5.5; Arthur Tang 4; Jerry Williams 4.0; Conway Xu 4;

Conway Xu 6;  Mateos Sahakian 5.5; Jerry Williams, 4;  Loring Lauretti 4; 

Luke Lung 3;  Nathan Smolensky 3;  Ross Eldridge 2.5; Brandon Wu 2.5; 

Aashish Welling 2.5; Joel Wald 2; Armen Martirosyan 2; Seth Lieberman 2; 

Uri Feld 2; Bowen Wang 2; Walter Driscoll 2; 

Aidan Sowa 1.5; Oliver Traldi 1.5; James McConville 1.5;

Katherine Gasser 1; Allen Wang 1; Syed Al-Mamun 1; 

Natasha Christiansen 1; Robert Neale 1; S. Chandrashekar 1.

U1800: Rohan Shankar 8; Tony Cortizas 7; Harold Dondis 5.5;

Eric Matthews 3; James Byrd 2; Robert Holmgren 1.5. 

U1600: David Martin 11; Chen Bai 8.5; Richard Mooney 8;

Daniel Giaimo 7.5; Eddie Wei 7;  Eric Feng 6.5;

William Wisdom 5.5;  Steve Stepak 5.5; Gabriel Birzu 4.5;

Andrew Okoh 4;  Maxwell Zhao 3.5; Eddie Wang 3; Kevin Anthony 3; 

Matthew Lee 2.5; Mark O'Brien 2; Bernard Coleman 1.5.

U1400: Lucy Cai 8; Sandeep Shankar 8; Brandon Wu 6; Daniel Wang 6; 

Aaron Brown 2.5; Christopher Burkhart 1.5; Pooja Welling 1.5; Ron Riley 1. 

U1200: Larry Jin & David Sun 7; Richard Chen & Anthony DiNosse 5.5;

Edward Chiu & Michael Yu 2.5; Winston Zhao 2; 

Sammi Pan/ Ji Tuo / Alexander Shi Jin /; Derek Jin /& Eric Han 1.

August 17th: BCC Grand Prix

BCC HARVARD SQ OUTREACH: THOUGHTFUL FUN

BOYLSTON CHESS CLUB PLAYERS SPREAD THE WORD

Joel Wald U1800 Winter/Spring champ, Richard Mooney,

Chen Bai and Tom Carr, TNS Co-Champ meet for serious chess analysis

and

Wald with high-arching pawn lift waiting for Mooney's capture . . . 

not so serious blitz chess

Mooney suggests all chess players should have 

names and numbers on their back . . . 

Chess Family: Grandpa (orange) Grandma (turquoise) Mamma (orchid)

Gabriel (lime) playing Bandale from Albania, and sister Sabina (lavender) . . . 

Gabriel and Sabina born in Montreal have 1400  Canadian ratings.

Grandparents and Momma from Romania . . 

Stop-off in Harvard Square . . . on the way to Paris and Bucharest.

Promise to return to play at the Boylston Chess Club.

Steve Stepak BCC photographer and recruiter,

looking for good people to join

the chess tournament activities at the BCC.

So far we have two new people this month.

Planning a strategy . . . 

BCC events coming up:

 Reubens/Landey, Monday; Rapid Quads, Wednesday; 

TNS R2, Thursday; and Summer Ch, Saturday

Stay tuned.

BCC CALENDAR OF EVENTS

BCC GRAND PRIX THIS SATURDAY // THIS IS THE EVENT TO PLAY // GREAT FOR THE KIDS // FOR YOU !!

GRAND PRIX

Check out the results so far . . . 

FIDE GRAND PRIX 

BCC GRAND PRIX

PLAY CHESS LIKE THE PROFESSIONALS

60/SD (5"delay) secure your lead in the standings . . . 

$5 entry fee // $10 non-memebers //

Get your money in by tonight (cash/check) 

or by PayPal, by 11:59 PM Friday

It's your move!

Check Calendar of BCC Events for the facts:

Calendar of BCC Events

GRAND PRIX STANDINGS AS OF MAY 2013
U2400: Eric Godin 12.5; Andrew Wang 5 Hal Terrie 2. U2200: Jesse Nicholas 14; Carey Theil 7.5;
Emanuel Mevs 4; Arthur Nugent 3; Timothy Sage 2.5 Philip Nutzman 2; Tony Blum 1.5.
U2000: Mike Griffin 9.5; Carissa Yip 9.0;  Michelle Chen 6.5; Nithin Kavi 6; Jason Tang 6;
Mateos Sahakian 5.5; Arthur Tang 4; Jerry Williams 4.0; Conway Xu 4;
Luke Lung 3; Loring Lauretti 3; Nathan Smolensky 3;  Walter Driscoll 2; Ross Eldridge 2;
Joel Wald 2; Armen Martirosyan 2; Seth Lieberman 2; Aidan Sowa 1.5; Oliver Traldi 1.5;
Katherine Gasser 1; Allen Wang 1; U1800: Tony Cortizas 6; Harold Dondis 5.5;
Rohan Shankar 5;  Eric Matthews 3; Robert Holmgren 1.5. U1600: Chen Bai 8.5;
Daniel Giaimo 7.5;  Eric Feng 6.5; David Martin 6.5; Richard Mooney 6;
William Wisdom 5.5;  Sandeep Vadlamudi 5; Eddie Wei 4.5;  Gabriel Birzu 4.5;
Andrew Okoh 4;  Eddie Wang 3; Kevin Anthony 3; Matthew Lee 2.5; Mark O'Brien 2;
 Bernard Coleman. U1400: Brandon Wu 8; Lucy Cai 6; Matthew Manzo 3;
Sandeep Shankar 2; Christopher Burkhart 1.5; Ron Riley 1. U1200: Larry Jin 6;
David Sun 5; Richard Chen 4;  Edward Chiu 2.5; Anthony Di Nosse 4; Richard Chen 2; 
Michael Yu 2; Sammi Pan 1; Ji Tuo 1.

STAY TUNED FOR JUNE UPDATE!

GM LARRY CHRISTIANSEN SIMUL OVERFLOWING // THE KIDS CAME AND ENJOYED // THE ADULTS WERE BOLD ENOUGH TO PLAY FOR A WIN OR TO SURVIVE

You can see by the smiles on their faces

that GM LarryC is a big hit with the crowd.

Here he faces off with Aaron Brown from Maryland.

Joel Wald, Weaver Adams Co-Champion vs GM LarryC

on the move; up a pawn in a drawish endgame, Joel said

he wanted to try for the win! Gutsy decision! (stay tuned for this result) . . . 

LarryC making a point. The other players await the maestro!

Russian Chess School kids awaits the grandmaster . . . 

LarryC on the move vs this little boy from China. Yes, I

mean from . . . he spoke no English. On vacation, his father told me

that he had participated in chess simuls in his home town of Guangzhou.

Now this is a brave 8 yr old lad!

Mother will take photo of her son. Chinese boy thinking . . . 

The grandmaster is compelled to cogitate. His opponent

is the strongest 9 yr old from Korea/Providence, Rhode Island.

YOON-YOUNG KIM, USCF: 1959

There was never a vacant chair for very long.

A happy summer-time chess event for the whole family.

And Grandmaster Larry Christiansen played masterfully.

Larry will be going to Tromso, Norway for the FIDE Chess World Cup 

Qualifier, beginning August 10th. Let's give Larry a robust

 round of applause for his performances here at South Station so far, 

and wish him good chess by the Arctic lakes

in the land of the Northern Lights . . . 

The next simul will occur on August 27th. Mark your calendars!

Free Adult Beginner Chess Classes

Tuesdays, July 23 to August 27: Adult Beginner Classes 7:00 to 8:30 pm. This Boylston Chess Foundation course is for adult beginners who would like to learn the rules and improve their chess. These classes are designed to give students a glimpse of how complex chess really is.

The course is free to the general public, and covers the following topics:

• Visualizing the board
• How to read chess notation
• Basic checkmates against the lone King
• Tactics and strategy
• Creating threats
• Defense
• Overview of openings
• Discovering your style
• Suggestions for improving on your own

About the instructor:

Alex Cherniack is a national chess master and a 3-time champion of the Boylston Chess Club. He has over 30 years experience teaching and playing in chess competitions.

For more information, email Alex at alexx32@hotmail.com.

RAPID QUADS APPROACHING RAPIDLY

Can you hear that? The clock is ticking. And it's got a little less time than usual...

BCF RAPID QUADS

EVERY WEDNESDAY, STARTING JULY 10TH

 3RR, G/30; d5

EF: $15, $10 Members

PRIZES: $25 to each quad winner

Registration 6:15 - 6:55 P.M., Rounds start 7:00

See you there!

 

 

SUMMERTIME CHESS AT SOUTH STATION: GRANDMASTER LARRY CHRISTIANSEN PLAYS ALL // FREE // FUN FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY

The Boston Area is teeming with chess activity, from the Boylston Chess Club 
to the chess tables of Au Bon Pain, Harvard Square, Cambridge.

Well, tomorrow, Tuesday, the 9th of July, is a very special treat

for the entire family:

Grandmaster, Larry Christian will play you, free of charge,

tomorrow at South Station, from 5:00 to 7:00 PM.

Chess sets provided. So bring the kids, the grandparents, 

aunts and uncles. Everybody welcome.

A festive occasion. Learn something and have fun doing it!

Play chess and record your game against one of the chosen

who will play in the World Cup of Chess, next month in Norway!

Yes, GM Larry Christiansen, former USA Champion

wants to see you tomorrow for a friendly game or two of chess.

And, bring your camera and take a photo of yourself

and your friends and relatives playing a true American chess legend.

The kids adore Larry!

See you all tomorrow!

BCC JULY QUADS: ALWAYS A CHALLANGE // CHESS TALANT ABOUNDS // NEW EXPERT PLAYER EMERGES // AIR CONDITIONER WORKING WELL !!

July 6th  BCC G60/ QUADS featured 4  quads and a 3SS. Taking it from the top:

NM Mika Brattain, playing black vs Jason Spector to a draw in

Round 2, won the MasterQuad with 2.5 points.

NM Eric Godin and Spector went 2-3rd with 1.5 points.

Chess Expert Joe Perl, Esq. won the ExpertQuad with 2 points.

Perl, a long-time member of the greater Boston chess community, playing

and teaching chess, returns to the BCC to play this event.  Welcome

back, Joe!

Nathan Smolensky on the move vs Joe Perl: draw!

Nathan is not only president of the BCC and MACA 

but also finds the time to practice up on his chess technique.

(background): Dan Schmidt vs Oliver Traldi; Noah Kulick vs Joe Kelly.

Smolensky and Schmidt were undefeated, chalking up 1.5 points 

good for 2-3rd in their quad.

Nithin Kavi, on the move vs Joe Kelly in Round 3, scored 2.5 points,

going undefeated, winning Quad 3.

Noah Kulick (right) plays Mateos Sahakian in Round 3.

Noah finished with 2 points to take clear 2nd in Quad3. Mateos

had 1 point good for clear 3rd.

Bowen Wang vs Tim O'Malley, Round 3.

Bowen was undefeated with 2.5 points good for clear 1st in Quad 4.

(background): Seth Lieberman vs Loring Lauretti.

Loring scored 2 points placing clear 2nd. Tim O'Malley scored 1 point

and took clear 3rd.

THE BIRTH OF AN EXPERT

Shachindra Chandrashekar, from India, plays white vs

Tony DiNosse. Shachindra won all his games in the 3SS event.

This is the first tournament he played in the USA. With 3 wins,

Shachindra earned a 2002 provisional rating. Bravo Shachindra!

Shachindra Chandrashekar playing black vs Nick Afshartous 

in Round 1. Shachindra is now working in the 

field of computer technology, living in Nashua, NH.

He takes the bus back and forth from his chess adventures in MA.

Also, this is the first time Shachindra has been to the BCC.

So, welcome Shachindra. We hope you will play many tournaments

in the future, with us at the Boylston Chess Club.

Seth Lieberman vs Tim O'Malley, Round 2.

(background): Jeff Weinstein vs Nick Afshartous.

Jeff scored 2 points to come in clear 2nd in the 3SS.

Nick Afshartous and Steve Stepak had 1.5 points to share 3-4th.

                                                                                                    Photo: Bernardo Iglesias

Steve Stepak, black vs Eddie Wei, Round 2.

There were 22 participants in this QUADS event.

A magnificent job done by TD Bernardo Iglesias.

See you tomorrow for Round 2 of the

Reubens/Landy Qualifier Event.