BCC SUMMER TRAINING CAMP: SMITH CAMPUS CENTER // HARVARD SQUARE // CAMBRIDGE // MASSACHUSETTS //

SMITH CAMPUS CENTER

HARVARD SQUARE, CAMBRIDGE

OUTDOOR CHESS FOR THE SUMMER

CASUAL GAMES, CHESS INSTRUCTION,

BLITZ CHESS, CHESS FOR FUN, CHESS FOR LEARNING

Leo (blue) shares a few insights with Sebastian (red)

Leo is 60. Sebastian is 6. Chess for all ages

at Smith Center, Harvard Square Cambridge.

Andrei From (left,hat) brings fascination of chess to the kids.

Smith Campus Center, Chess Plaza.

[The weather was spectactular.]

 INDOOR VENUE

Captain Cliff trains for speed and accuracy.

Moise Y. Safra Welcome Pavilion 

Smith Campus Center

IN THE EVENING

 

Women chess experts: Ellen, black vs Ella.

Nick observes. A fascinating experience.

 

Ella plays black vs Billy Collins eating ice-cream.
Two games were played. Each player won one game,
with the white pieces.
[Rafik, sitting, observes intently.]
GOOD WEATHER, GOOD CHESS

EXPERT CHESS 

 Michelle Chen plays Yang Dai, both BCC tournament
players and both MIT graduates . . . 
CHESS INSTRUCTION AND COACHING

Proud mummy photographs her young boy

just starting out on his chess career. He will

play in the scholastic section of the Massachusetts

Open (state chess championship) next week!  Photo:ChessPress

EXPLORING THE POSSIBILITIES

Steve Stepak watches intently as his young student
finds the move. Photo:ChessPress

Kids play chess at Smith Center, Harvard Square
OUTDOOR FUN FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY 
 

MAKING A POINT

Chess Prodigy Seth with Steve Stepak, Smith Campus Center

Chess Plaza, Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA USA

CHESS OUTREACH

Steve Stepak engages enthralled kids of a Somerville

Field Trip, June 2019, Smith Campus Center

Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA USA

CONCEIVING THE PLAN 

 Steve Stepak teaches control of the center.

PRODIGY

 Steve Stepak plays black vs chess

prodigy from Taiwan, Sophie Tsai.

Sophie won every game she played up and down 

the Smith Center Campus Center

Harvard Square. Sophie is 11 years old and

will enter the 6th grade in Taipai in the Fall.

She has an uncanny and precise endgame

technique!! 

TENDER PERFECTION 

 Sophie

MASTER BLITZ

 Alex plays NM Joel Johnson visiting from Phoenix AZ

LONDON RUGBY 

 Steve Stepak takes on the entire high school London Rugby

team here in the Colonies to challenge local rugby.

Steve won all his games and preserved the honor of

chess in the Americas.

  CHESS HATS

STEVE.CHESS: SYNERGETICS

YOUNG AND OLD PLAY CHESS 

 Big John, 60 year veteran of chess plays black vs

Steve Stepak. On the Chess Plaza, Smith Campus

Center, Harvard University, Cambridge. Photo: BA 

FRENCH CONNECTION 

Marie France plays white vs Steve Stepak

Smith Campus Center, Harvard Square.

FATHER AND DAUGHTER

Chess instruction for the whole family.

BLITZ CHESS WORKOUT

 AFTERNOON CHESS ON THE PLAZA

SMITH CAMPUS CENTER, HARVARD SQUARE

 

 COMMEMORATING THE US CHESS OPEN 1988

PHOTOS AND STORY

STEVE STEPAK

Boylston Chess: Mother's Day Open report by Nick Sterling

banner:  Tony Cortizas, Jr.

BCF Mother's Day Open

05-11-2019

Bay State Chess Kings Facebook Group

 

Fellow BCF Chess Players,

This time we were able, with 26 players, comfortably to field both Open and U1900 Sections without major headaches all the way to the end. Thanks to all the players who joined us on the holiday weekend of Mother's Day for a fun, smooth-flowing event. Chess obviously benefits when New England weather turns into a micro-monsoon, and we at BCF are grateful.

Ryan Sun, taking 2nd Place in the U1900, continues to march onward and upward toward Expert-hood. He had a couple of prizes to take home with him, and as a result a boatload of cash made the quest to a higher Rating all the sweeter.

Winners:

Open:

1st: Ridvan Sakir
2nd: Harry Gates

U1900:

1st: Pinyi Hu
2nd: Ryan Sun

Can't wait for an enormous turnout for the May Scholastics. See you over the board.

Nicholas P. Sterling, Ph.D.
BCF, Local TD

Boylston Chess: $15 Open

banner:  Tony Cortizas, Jr.

$15 Open  

 

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Date	Saturday, May 18, 2019
Event Format	4SS
Time Control	G/60 d5
Sections	Open, U2000, & U1500
Entry Fee	$15 in advance, $30 at door, $20 for BCF members at door. Free entry for BCF members rated 2300+ but entry fee deducted from prize won.
Prizes	$$300 Guaranteed: Open: $150-$50, U2000: $60, U1500: $40
Registration	9:15am-9:45am
Round Times	10:00am, 1:00pm, 3:30pm, 6:00pm
Description	OPEN TO FIRST 56 PLAYERS TO REGISTER; no refund of advance entries. Sections with fewer than 10 players may be merged. In accordance with BCF policy, unrated players may play in any section. Rated players rated within 200 points of the lower section maximum may play up one section.
Entry List	Current Pre-Registration List

Boylston Chess: May Scholastics

banner:  Tony Cortizas, Jr.

May Scholastics  

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Date	Sunday, May 19, 2019
Event Format	4SS
Time Control	G/30 d5
Sections	14 & Under, 8 & Under
Entry Fee	14 & Under, 8 & Under. A current USCF membership is required for both sections.
Prizes	Trophies for 1st/2nd each age group, medal for 3rd
Registration	10:00am - 10:20am
Round Times	10:30am, 11:50am, 1:00pm, 2:00pm
Entry List	Current Pre-Registration List

Boylston Chess: Milestones Sunday

banner:  Tony Cortizas, Jr.

Milestones Sunday 

 

 

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Date	Sunday, May 12, 2019
Event Format	3SS
Time Control	G/80 d10
Sections	Players will be arranged in groups of 6 by rating, to the extent possible.
Entry Fee	$35, $20 for BCF members, $5 more if not registering online in advance
Prizes	TBA
Registration	9:30am-9:45am
Round Times	10:00am, 1:45pm, 5:00pm
Description	Open to all players born in 1998 or earlier. Accelerated pairings may be used. Free parking on Sundays!
Entry List	Current Pre-Registration List

Boylston Chess: Mother's Day Open

banner:  Tony Cortizas, Jr.

Mother's Day Open  

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Date	Saturday, May 11, 2019
Event Format	4SS
Time Control	G/60 d5
Sections	Open & U1900
Entry Fee	$35, $20 for BCF members, $5 more if not registering online in advance. Free entry for BCF members rated 2300+, but entry fee deducted from won prize.
Prizes	$$360 GUARANTEED: Open 1st $150, 2nd $90 U1900 1st $70, 2nd $50
Registration	9:15am - 9:45am
Round Times	10:00am, 1:00pm, 3:30pm, 6:00pm
Description	In accordance with BCF policy, unrated players may play in any section. Rated players rated within 200 points of the lower section maximum may play up one section.
Entry List	Current Pre-Registration List

PROFESSOR JERRY WILLIAMS // ALWAYS A FRIEND // A FIERCE COMPETITOR // A MAN OF DISTINCTION // A STUDENT OF CHESS

PROFESSOR JERRY WILLIAMS

A MAN OF DISTINCTION

A FRIEND

A CHESS PARTNER

A PROFOUND PERSONALITY

 

 Professor Jerry Williams, Boylston Chess Club,

Davis Square Summerville, BCC Saturday Game 60.

[I have this photo hanging in my study.]

To say that Jerry was "dapper" would not

be an exaggeration. He was always inspiring

in his erudition and his dress. 

[I have taken so many photos of Jerry over the

decades I have know him and played chess

along side him, and also over the board

as an opponent. He always had a kind word

for all; he loves children and they love him.

We all shared many laughs together,

during lunch breaks at the BCC Saturday

Game 60 events, at Davis Square and

in Cambridge. In a word, Jerry was "cool"

in every respect.

I am stunned to hear of his death.

Perhaps I thought he and I would go on

forever, meeting in Harvard Square

for chess and banter. Perhaps I was

unconsciously looking forward to 

sharing the new chess area at the

Smith Campus Center, Harvard (the old Holyoke Center)

in the heart of Harvard Square,

just taking for granted that both he and I 

would be alive to engage in the fun of summer outdoor

chess and conversation.  No doubt it also shakes

me up. Why? Because Jerry's passing reminds me

that I too am only mortal. My days are numbered!

Sad, those remaining days I have left will ring of a

hollow-ness without Jerry's sparkling energy
to share the scene.

CHESS PRODIGIES IN HARVARD SQUARE
JERRY ALWAYS SUPPORTED CHESS
WITH HIS PRESENCE

"The Professor" watches intensely as Carissa Yip engages

Cory Tolbert in a blitz game, on the Au Bon Pan Chess

Plaza, Harvard Square.

 Professor Willliams prepares his score sheet as he faces

off with Eric Feng at the BCC Davis Square Game Saturday

Game 60 event. [Boy in red is Alex Yu, winner of the

2019 Blitz Qualifier event held last weekend.]

ALWAYS DAPPER: CUTTING A UNIQUE IMAGE

IN HARVARD SQUARE

 INTENSE AND DEFINED

ALWAYS SERIOUS

 WELL, NOT ALWAYS

YES A MAN WITH A SENSE OF HUMOR

Professor Jerry Williams

[If there is a Heaven and if Jerry is listening:

Steve Stepak says: you have inspired;

you have made a difference.

You will be dearly missed. 

Thank you for sharing your love!]
A CLASS ACT 

 PHOTOS: STEVE STEPAK

 

Jerry Williams 1949 - 2019

Jerry Williams  1949 - 2019

Some of you may already be aware of this but we are sad to report that Jerry Williams passed away on 4/26.  The link to the obituary and arrangements are below.  Jerry led quite a life outside of chess and as we all know was a fixture in many local clubs (including ours) and at weekend tournaments over the years.  Our condolences go out to all of Jerry's family and friends.  

https://www.jackmanfuneralhomes.com/obits/obituary.php?id=674753