BOYLSTON CHESS CLUB
GREG HAGER MEMORIAL
CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP IN 3 SECTIONS
OPEN SECTION
NM Farzad Abdi: 3 wins + 1/2 point bye
for clear 1st place in Open Section for a
+13 to 2263 rating. Bravo, Farzad!
NM Lawyer Times (left) plays out his endgame vs Ryan Sowa
in Round 2. Lawyer scored 3 points to take clear 2nd place;
Ryan broke even with a 2/4 record in the event.
Andrew Hoy defends vs NM Farzad Abdi
in Round 4. Andrew scored 2.5 points to share
3-5th place with NM Frank Wang and Carissa Yip.
NM Frank Wang scored 2.5 points to share
3-5th place with Andrew Hoy and Carissa Yip.
STRONG PERFORMANCE
Carissa Yip hits 2.5 points in tough field, to share
3-5th place and a +11 to 2152 rating. Brava, Carissa!
EVERYBODY PLAY CHESS!
NM Lawyer Times, former Boylston Chess Club Champion,
faces off with Carissa Yip in Round 2. Everything was quiet until (!)
When the dust settled, Carissa had won the game with the black pieces!
(background): Tony DiNosse defends with black vs Mike Griffin.
U1950 SECTION
INCREDIBLE PERFORMANCE
92 yr old Harold Dondis, Esq. went undefeated in the
U1950 section scoring 3 points to share 1-2nd place
with Ames Abbot. Harold was +111 for a 1714 rating!
Bravo, Harold!
ENDGAME TIME!
Juan Payan (left) plays black vs Ames Abbot in Round 1.
Ames scored 3 points to share 1-2nd place with Harold Dondis.
Juan scored 2.5 points to share 3-4th place with Niranjan
Shankar. Ames was +9 for a 1921 rating; Juan was +20 to 1693.
SOLID PLAY
William Ravn (1817) vs Niranjan Shankar (1707), Round 4.
Niranjan essayed a strong performance for the win and a piece
of 3-4th place for a +7 to 1714 rating.
CHESS MAKES YOU SMART
7 yr old Derek Jin played William
Ravn (1817) in Round 1 and drew!
Derek earned a +14 to 1532 rating!
Bravo, Derek! Way't-go!
U1650 SECTION
Boshen Li scored 3.5 points for an undefeated
performance and clear 1st place! Bravo, Boshen!
ROUND 3
Michael Samuels plays Boshen Li: draw!
(foreground): Harold Dondis; (background):
James Beyer, black vs Dr. Chase Yarbrough.
SEASONED VETERAN
Michael Joshua Samuels played his first BCC
event, scoring an undefeated 2 wins and 2 draws
to take clear 2nd place in the U1650 Section!
Michael also played in such major events as
the World Open, and the Boston Chess Congress
to name just a few! Welcome, Michael!
SETTING THE CLOCK
D. David Cutler scored 2.5 points to take clear 3rd place.
Here he is seen playing Michael Jacques Longue in Round 2.
This was Michael's first tournament at the BCC.
Welcome Michael!
(background): James Breyer vs Andrew Royal.
Andrew Christopher Royal plays James Beyer, Round 2.
This is Andrew's first USCF tournament! Welcome, Andrew
to the BCC and to the chess community of the USA!
FULL HOUSE
It's a pleasure to see the tournament hall full, once again!
PHOTOS AROUND THE TOURNAMENT HALL
NM Hal Terrie, black vs Ross Eldridge, Round 2.
(background): Eric Feng, black vs Nithin Kavi;
Loring Lauretti, black vs Andrew Hoy.
Maxwell Zhao vs Ryan Sowa, Round 2: draw!
(background): Pinyi Hu vs Walter Driscoll.
Veteran BCC member, Walter Driscoll, III.
Tony DiNosse, BCC Veteran has won
165 games, including 1 win and 1 draw
from masters! Bravo, Tony!
NM Lawyer Times vs NM Frank Wang, Round 4.
(background): Ed Chiu vs Boshen Li.
BCC TOURNAMENT ADMINISTRATION
FM Chris Chase processes entries.
Nathan Smolensky is the TD!
Great Job, Guys!
William Connor Roberts, 3-0, clear 1st place.
Steve Stepak signing off.jpg)
