BCC QUADS: 22 BRAVE THE SNOW / ICE AND COLD // COMPETITIVE ENCOUNTERS // EXCELLENT CHESS //

BOYLSTON CHESS CLUB

4 QUADS + SMALL SWISS

QUAD 1

PRECISE / CONSISTENT

NM Eric Godin scored 3 out of 3

for clear 1st place! Bravo, Eric!

QUAD 2

Mark Fins scored 2/3 for 1-2nd place and a

+24 to 1924 rating. Bravo, Mark!

Conway Xu went undefeated with 2 draws
and a win for 2/3 points to share 1-2nd
place with Mark Fins. Conway was
+17 for 1948 rating. Bravo, Conway!
QUAD 3

Natasha Christiansen went undefeated: 2 draws 
and a win for 2/3 points to share 1-2nd place
and a +9 to 1860 rating. Brava, Natasha!

Maxwell Zhao went undefeated with
2 draws and a win for 2/3 points to
share 1-2nd place and a +16 to 1821
rating. Bravo, Max!
QUAD 4
CHEMISTRY Ph.D. CANDIDATE

Pinyi Hu scored 2 wins and a draw for 2.5
points and clear 1st place. Pinyi earned
+50 to 1786 rating points. Bravo, Pinyi!
3SS

Winston Zhao scored 2 wins and a draw to
share 1-2nd place with Nicholas Belous.
Winston earned +19 to 1444 rating points.
Bravo, Winston!

Nicholas Belous, 2nd place in the MACA Spiegel Cup,
January, 2015, for 11 and under also scored 2 wins and a
last round draw with Winston to share
1-2nd place and a +120 to 1352 rating
points! Bravo, Nicholas!
NATHAN SMOLENSKY, TD

PHOTOS: STEVE STEPAK
LATE-BREAKING NEWS
Magnus Carlsen wins Grenke!
World Chess Champion 
Magnus Carlsen strikes again!

BCC FRIDAY NIGHT BLITZ: FEBRUARY 7 // 2RR // 7 ELITE // NM WILLIAMS + HOY // DOC U1800 //

BOYLSTON CHESS CLUB

FRIDAY NIGHT BLITZ

NM Chris Williams 10/12: 1-2nd Place

$15 payout. Bravo, Chris!

NM Andrew Hoy 10/12: 1-2nd Place

$15 payout. Bravo, Andrew!

Chris and Andrew went 1:1 in their

individual encounter. Way-ta-go gentlemen!

THE DOCTOR IS IN

Harvard Square Blitz Chess Denizen

Doctor "Doc" Chess, won the U1800

with 5 points and a payout of of $10!

Bravo, Doc!

BCC FRIDAY NIGHT BLITZ

CROSSTABLE:

NOTE: Williams and Hoy shared 1-2nd place

and $20 + 10 = $30 /2 = $15 each.

Though Charles Slade did not win any money, 

he is spot-lighted for his fine performance of 9/12!

Bravo, Charles!

ANDREW HOY, TD

PHOTOS: STEVE STEPAK

BCC HOSTS: MASSACHUSETTS CHESS ASSOCIATION GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP // SUNDAY // MAY 3 / 2015 //

MASSACHUSETTS 

GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP

SUNDAY

MAY 3, 2015

Boylston Chess Club

40 Norris Street, Cambridge, MA

4 ROUND SWISS

IN

2 SECTIONS

OPEN SECTION: GAME 45

U1000: GAME 30

MACA GIRLS CH: 

 PRESS HERE FOR DETAILS

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CALL:

Steve Frymer 781-862-3799. 

Boylston Chess Club 617-714-3022

Physics and Chess

REVISITING THE GAME:

Dr. Albert Einstein vs Dr. Robert Oppenheimer

Princeton, NJ 1933

Einstein vs Oppenheimer: 

analysis: press here

Dr. Lisa Randall, Professor of

Physics, Harvard University

How would Lisa have fared against

the Icon of Intellect?

MACA GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP

BOYLSTON CHESS CLUB

40 NORRIS STREET

CAMBRIDGE

MAY 3 2015

SEE YOU THERE!

BCC LEGENDS OF CHESS: RESULTS // 20 PLAYERS // LUIS BAEZ 1ST 4-0 // RYAN SOWA 2ND // JIN TO 1652 !

BOYLSTON CHESS CLUB

WINTER WONDERLAND 2015

 

LEGENDS OF CHESS

Luis Baez (a.k.a. Rosario) 4-0 for clear 1st 

Place and a +22 to 2183 rating. Bravo, Luis!

GRUENFELD DEFENSE

Luis Baez on the move va Ryan Sowa, Round 3.

Ryan scored 3 points to take clear 2nd place,

and a +1 to 2121 rating.

TALENTED BROTHERS

Luis Baez defends vs Aiden Sowa, Round 4.

Aiden scored 2.5 points to share 3-5th place with

Terrence Fricker and Loring Lauretti, earning a 

+3 to 2027 rating.

Loring Lauretti, black vs Aiden Sowa, Round 3: draw.
Loring was undefeated, scoring a win and 2 draws (+bye), 
for 2.5 point to share 3-5th place and a +7 to 1908 rating.
BCC VETERAN MATCH-UP

Terrence Fricker vs Paul Mishkin, Esq., Round 3: draw!

Terrence scored 2.5 points to share 3-5th place.

BCC BENEFACTOR EXTRAORDINAIRE

Harold Dondis, Esq.

BCC BENEFACTOR EXTRAORDINAIRE

Mark Fins, on the move.

ENDGAME LESSON

Pinyi Hu, black vs Carissa Yip, Round 2: 1-0.

JIN WATCH:CHECKMATE

Derek Jin vs William Connor Roberts, (top) Round 2: !!

Even game, then (oops!) back rank slide: checkmate!

Derek increased his rating +20 to 1652, on this win.

Way-ta-go, Derek!

(foreground): Maxwell Zhao, black vs Niranjan Shankar;
(middle): Mike Griffin vs Winston Zhao
BCC 2nd TALENTED BROTHER PAIR

MAXWELL ZHAO PLAYS BLACK: 2 POINTS
FOR +5 TO 1800 RATING! BRAVO, MAX!
DECISIONS, DECISIONS

Winston Zhao plays black in Round 2.
Both Maxwell and Winston are top juniors in Massachusetts
for their age categories!
Bernardo Iglesias, TD

PHOTOS: STEVE STEPAK

New BCF Membership Rates, Renew or Extend Now!

In order to afford our beautiful new home, the Boylston Chess Foundation is updating some of our policies.

Starting on March 1, our new membership rates will be:

• Regular Adult: $150/year; $84/six months

• Junior (under 18): $120/year; $67/six months

• Senior Adult (65+): $120/year; $67/six months

• Family (parents and children in a single household): $180/year; $100/six months

These rates continue to be a bargain, and are lower than other high-level chess clubs. Membership comes with many benefits including entry fee discounts, free championship tournaments, and the use of our extensive chess library.

Also note that these new rates don't take effect until March 1. Please consider renewing or extending your membership, so that you can take advantage of the old rates while they are still in effect.

Our non-profit organization depends on your support. Being a member means that you support one of the oldest chess organizations in the United States, and are part of a truly special community.

Please renew or extend your membership today. Together, we can ensure that the BCF thrives for years to come!

For the entire BCF Board,

Carey Theil, President

BCC FRIDAY NIGHT BLITZ // FEBRUARY // 2015 //

BOYLSTON CHESS CLUB PRESENTS

BCC FRIDAY NIGHT BLITZ

BCC FRIDAY NIGHT BLITZ: 

THE DETAILS

THIS FRIDAY!!

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

DEEP ACTION

All players participating in this

event receive a 

BCC Blitz Chess Rating

So, come on over, warm up your

hands and mind . . . 

PRESS HERE

Yuja Wang plays Prokofiev: 

warm-up for blitz event

AND

CHECK OUT THE DETAILS OF THIS EVENT

HERE:

BCC BLITZ

BCC FRIDAY NIGHT BLITZ EVENT RESOUNDING SUCCESS: 10 PLAY // 6 DOUBLE ROUND SWISS // IM ESSERMAN CAPTURES GOLD / TIMES 2ND // SLADE 1ST U2000 // K ALEXANDER 1ST U1800 //

BOYLSTON CHESS CLUB

FRIDAY NIGHT BLITZ

10 PLAYER FIELD

EVERYONE GETS A 

BCC BLITZ RATING!

IM Mark Esserman scored a convincing 11.5 out of 12

to take clear first place and $100 cash prize. Marc

earned a 2537 rating for his efforts.

NM Lawyer Times plays black vs Natasha Christiansen

in Round 1. Lawyer scored 9/12 for clear 2nd place and

a $50 cash prize. Natasha was 5.5/12. Lawyer posted a

2324 BCC Blitz rating and Natasha put up a 1858 rating.

IM Esserman vs Charles Slade.  Charles who honed his blitz

chess skills at the Au Bon Pain Cafe summer chess scene,

scored an impressive 8/12 for a 2055 BCC Blitz Chess Rating

and the U2000 prize (his pre-tournament rating was 1886) of

$30. Bravo, Charles!

 

Alexander Khari, a Harvard Square blitz chess veteran, playing

black, scored 5 points (rating 1596 to 1609) to claim the U1800 

prize of $20. Here he is seen playing Mateos Sahakian who 

scored 6 points to "claim" clear 4th place (no cash prize) and 

a 2018 BCC Blitz Chess Rating. Bravo Mateos!

Anatoly Levin playing white vs Sergio Miranda-Elmalech.

Anatoly scored 5 points for a BCC Blitz Chess Rating of

1946. Sergio, new to the chess scene, and unrated at the time 

of the event, scored 2 points to mint a BCC Blitz Chess Rating

of 1437.  Bravo, Sergio!  Keep up the good work.

Doctor Chess, otherwise known simply as "Doc" plays black

vs BCC tournament player Soren Pedersen.  Doc scored 3 points

to newly mint a BCC Blitz Chess Rating of 1589 taking clear 

9th place and Soren scored 5 points good for 6-8th place and a 

BCC Blitz rating of 1882.
CHECKMATE!!

[NOTE: numbers seen in photo of chess matt are
"wrongly" set up. So actually white's pawns are going
east (right), which boxes black's king into the mate.]

Mateos Sahakian, a BCC tournament regular, is seen here playing
the black pieces vs Khari Alexander.
(background): Event TD Andrew Hoy wearing blue shirt;
Sergio Miranda-Elmaleh plays Anatoly Levin.
Upper right corner, IM Marc Esserman, playing on 1st board.
MASTER GAME

Anatoly Levin, black vs NM Lawyer Times.

Mateos Sahakian vs Charles Slade in Round 3.
TOURNAMENT ADMINISTRATION

Congratulations to NM Andrew Hoy
who put in a lot of time to see to it that
the first BCC Friday Night Blitz was
put together and worked well, gets A+ for
his efforts.  The event was absolutely
fantastic and all the players and
spectators enjoyed every minute of their
time spent at the 40 Norris Street venue.
Thanks you Andrew, for your contribution
to the BCC. And special mention is in
order. The Thursday Night Swiss for
January was completed this past Thursday
and Andrew scored 3.5 out of 4 in the
Open Section to win clear 1st place and
 the cash prize; and a +14 to 2200 rating!
Bravo, Andrew!

PHOTOS: STEVE STEPAK