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It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site.tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099913.post-37940225878252090602009-11-01T16:15:00.020-05:002009-11-07T00:35:29.856-05:002009-11-07T00:35:29.856-05:00BU Open is Sat Nov 7th - list of early entrants, n=81<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h91cbA_dNFc/Su37se-SGII/AAAAAAABAvM/xytuHJ7KdwQ/s1600-h/BU+Open+2009+color+sign+image.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 223px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h91cbA_dNFc/Su37se-SGII/AAAAAAABAvM/xytuHJ7KdwQ/s400/BU+Open+2009+color+sign+image.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399248269934205058" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The 15th annual </span></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >BU Open </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">is this </span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Sat, Nov 7th.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><br /><br />.<br />As of Friday evening <span style="font-weight: bold;">80 </span>players have pre-registered:<br />.<br /><h3>BU Open 2009: Open -<br /></h3><p> <table frame="border" rules="all" border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="3"> <tbody><tr><td>#</td><td>Name/Rtng/ID</td><td>Rd 1</td><td>Rd 2</td><td>Rd 3</td><td>Rd 4</td><td>Tot</td></tr> <tr><td>1</td><td>IM Vigorito, David</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>2477 12426279 </td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>2</td><td>xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>2452 20008479 </td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>3</td><td>FM Kelleher, William Joseph</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>2384 10012571 </td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>4</td><td>FM Chase, Christopher W</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>2326 10010985 </td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>5</td><td>FM Mac Intyre, Paul</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>2323 12232580 </td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>6</td><td>WGM Corke, Anya S</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>2298 12809699 Wesley University</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>7</td><td>NM Times, Lawyer</td><td>bye</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>2293 12167330 </td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>8</td><td>NM Enkin, Max</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>2292 12694870 Brandeis University</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>9</td><td>NM Pismennyy, Avraam</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>2275 12858217 </td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>10</td><td>NM Krasik, Ilya</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>2259 12580336 </td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>11</td><td>NM Lwin, Aung K</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>2241 13560614 </td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>12</td><td>NM Sciacca, Patrick R</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>2171 11235611 </td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>13</td><td>Rabin, Evan Z</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>2144 12720571 Brandeis University</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>14</td><td>NM Sage, J Timothy</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>2144 10146712 </td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>15</td><td>Finney, Stuart S</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>2136 12853421 </td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>16</td><td>Wang, Andrew C</td><td>bye</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>2135 12846588 Boston University</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>17</td><td>Yuan, Zongyuan [Ben]</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>2098 14241298 </td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>18</td><td>Bezviner, Lawrence</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>2053 10114128 </td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>19</td><td>Grazian, Daniel R</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>2052 12911045 MIT</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>20</td><td>Rozhansky, Lior</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>2032 12825910 </td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>21</td><td>Dr Noy, Dmitriy N</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>2024 13253086 </td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>22</td><td>Rihel, Jason</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>2008 12551205 </td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>23</td><td>Nutzman, Philip A</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>2000 12842960 </td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>24</td><td>Hartmayer, Thomas E</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>1906 10037093 </td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>25</td><td>Chen, Michelle Xueying</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>1836 12918779 </td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>26</td><td>Burkholder, Benjamin</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>1815 12755666 Boston University</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>27</td><td>WCM Christiansen, Natasha C</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>1805 11366805 </td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> </tbody></table> </p><h3>BU Open 2009: U1900<br /></h3><p> <table frame="border" rules="all" border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="3"> <tbody><tr><td>#</td><td>Name/Rtng/ID</td><td>Rd 1</td><td>Rd 2</td><td>Rd 3</td><td>Rd 4</td><td>Tot</td></tr> <tr><td>1</td><td>Mishkin, Paul A</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>1854 12432059 </td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>2</td><td>Driscoll III, Walter A</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>1811 12547513 </td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>3</td><td>Ferreira, David G</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>1804 10021740 </td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>4</td><td>Griffin, Mike</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>1793 10017793 </td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>5</td><td>Lee, Jonathan Mark</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>1768 12742928 </td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>6</td><td>Kaprielian, Mark</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>1756 10007763 </td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>7</td><td>Frazier, Frank</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>1746 10014280 </td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>8</td><td>Raphael, Michael</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>1730 12852236 </td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>9</td><td>Han, Richard</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>1726 12839208 </td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>10</td><td>Felker, Paul</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>1709 12792069 </td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>11</td><td>Lu, Max Chia-hsin</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>1680 13164465 JONAS Clark Lexington</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>12</td><td>Zhang, Nicholas</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>1664 13057235 </td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>13</td><td>Ottaviano, Ryan Keith</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>1650 12778775 </td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>14</td><td>Perez, Hector</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>1641 12623607 </td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>15</td><td>Fletcher, Adam W</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>1602 12718014 </td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>16</td><td>Foye, Edward Francis</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>1600 12888390 </td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>17</td><td>Kahn, Richard A</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>1586 12553429 </td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>18</td><td>Hong, Jenshiang</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>1567 12849540 </td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>19</td><td>Oresick, Robert J</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>1545 12659519 </td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> </tbody></table> </p><h3>BU Open 2009: U1600<br /></h3> <table frame="border" rules="all" border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="3"><tbody><tr><td>#</td><td>Name/Rtng/ID</td><td>Rd 1</td><td>Rd 2</td><td>Rd 3</td><td>Rd 4</td><td>Tot</td></tr> <tr><td>1</td><td>Arun, Siddharth</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>1568 13206647 </td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>2</td><td>Blaisdell, Sean M</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>1534 12713491 </td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>3</td><td>Gram, George Thomas</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>1531 14253951 Northeastern Universsity</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>4</td><td>Tolbert, Corey Herbert</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>1526 12784981 </td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>5</td><td>Harvey, John M</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>1509 12762852 </td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>6</td><td>Lee, Matthew R</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>1505 12928533 SAGE</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>7</td><td>Dover, Travis</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>1499 12749379 </td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>8</td><td>Collins, Austin</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>1497 13812427 Boston University</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>9</td><td>Lawless, Eric P</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>1467 12894720 Northeastern Universsity</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>10</td><td>Saadat, Soheil</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>1458 13555201 Northeastern Universsity</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>11</td><td>Wollkind, Steve</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>1456 13209695 </td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>12</td><td>Siciliano, Gregory T</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>1453 12777537 Northeastern Universsity</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>13</td><td>Monnier, Dana</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>1425 12633004 TUFTS</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>14</td><td>Hutchinson, Sean</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>1419 12800557 </td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>15</td><td>Reed, Harvey G</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>1392 12524765 </td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>16</td><td>Kurjatko, Alexander N</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>1386 12889083 </td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>17</td><td>Sparber, Steven</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>1360 13213231 </td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>18</td><td>Lai, Barry</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>1342 12919031 </td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>19</td><td>Xu, Changming</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>1331 13537760 </td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>20</td><td>Wiegand, Max</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td>bye</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>1327 13141545 BBN</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>21</td><td>Moosey, Anthony T</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td>bye</td><td>bye</td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>1306 12916233 </td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>22</td><td>Shankar, Sandeep</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>1210 13874968 NIXON elementary</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>23</td><td>Dr Yerkes, Ira</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>1184 13476221 </td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>24</td><td>Shankar, Rohan</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>1175 13861103 CURTIS middle school</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>25</td><td>Di Nosse, Anthony D</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>1166 12922817 </td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>26</td><td>Groff, Jared</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>1163 13278065 MEADOWBROOK</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>27</td><td>Amrit, Vishnu</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> 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</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>32</td><td>Messer, Matthew</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td> 434 12932717 Boston University</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>33</td><td>Eagam, Vikram</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>unr. 14285241 Boston University</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>34</td><td>Costello, Brian</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>unr. 14268577 </td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr> <tr><td>35</td><td>Fein, Benjamin</td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr> <tr><td><br /></td><td>unr. 14267416 </td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td><br /></td><td> 0.0</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9099913-3794022587825209060?l=boylston-chess-club.blogspot.com'/></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BCC-Weblog/~4/XjOAX7i4jgA" height="1" width="1"/>Robert Oresickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08412551011853414606noreply@blogger.com0http://boylston-chess-club.blogspot.com/2009/11/bu-open-is-sat-nov-7th.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099913.post-18827147940300562992009-11-01T16:11:00.001-05:002009-11-01T16:14:03.639-05:002009-11-01T16:14:03.639-05:00More on the City of Boston Championshipyear <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">City of Boston Champion </span>(GBO)<br /><br />revised with the additions by Iglesias and Lappin<br />...<br />2009 SM Denys Shmelov<br />2008 FM William Kelleher<br />2007 WIM Ester Epstein<br />2006 Avraam Pismenny, FM John Curdo<br />2005 Avraam Pismenny, Leonid Tkach<br />2004 Avraam Pismenny<br />2003 IM Igor Foygel, FM John Curdo, Jack Stolerman, Patrick Sciacca<br />2002 FM Charles Riordan<br />2001 Henry "Hal" Terrie<br />2000 IM Igor Foygel<br />1999 GM Alexander Ivanov, IM William Paschall, Mark LaRocca<br />1998 GM Sergey Kudrin<br />1997 FM John Curdo<br />1996 GM Alexander Ivanov, IM Jonathan Yedidia<br />1995 1995 GM Alexander Ivanov<br />1994 GM Alexander Ivanov<br />1993 FM Charles Hertan, FM Chris Chase, FM John Curdo, Nasser Abbasi<br />1992 IM Igor Foygel<br />1991 IM Jorge Zamora Jr.<br />1990 GM Alexander Ivanov, Bijan Haririan<br />1989 IM Vivek Rao<br />1988 GM Alexander Ivanov, NM Mark Ginsburg, NM Charles Hertan, Brian McCarthy<br />1987 NM Ilya Gurevich, FM John Curdo, Gary Nute<br />1986 Michael Wilder, NM Sandeep Joshi, NM Mark Ginsburg, NM Aki Kanamori<br />1985 NM Charles Hertan, NM Ilya Gurevich<br />1984 GM Arthur Bisguier<br />1983 FM John Curdo, David Glueck, and Boris Belopolsky<br />1982 IM Igor Ivanov, GM Roman Dzindzihashvili<br />1981 FM James Rizzitano<br />1980 FM John Curdo<br />1979 GM Lev Alburt, GM Arthur Bisguier<br />1978 FM John Curdo<br />1977 FM John Curdo<br />1976 NM Daniel Harrington<br />1975 Frank Thornally<br />1974 Allan Savage<br />1973 John Peters / Dan Harrington<br />1972 John Peters / William Robertie / Norman Weinstein<br />1971 FM John Curdo, IM Norman Weinstein, Imre Barlay [Note: In 1971 John Curdo was the first master to play a computer in a rated tournament (Greater Boston Open)]<br />1970 Dan Harrington<br />1969 <br />1968 Dan Harrington<br />1967 <br />1966 <br />1965 <br />1964 <br />1963 <br />1962 <br />1961 <br />1960 <br />1959 <br />1958 <br />1957 <br />1956 <br />1955 <br />1954 <br />1953 <br />1952 <br />1951 <br />1950 <br />1949 <br />1948 Gerhard Katz, Charles Reams<br />1947 Harlow Daly<br />1946 Gerhard Katz<br />1945 Milton Kagan<br />1944 Weaver Adams<br />1943 Milton Kagan<br />1942 Gerhard Katz<br />1941 Gerhard Katz<br />1940 Oscar Shapiro<br />1939 Weaver Adams<br />1938 Weaver Adams<br />1937 Harlow Daly, Harry Lyman<br />1936 Sidney Coggan<br />1935 Weaver Adams<br />1934 Harlow Daly, the first winner of the GBO<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9099913-1882714794030056299?l=boylston-chess-club.blogspot.com'/></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BCC-Weblog/~4/8GchluZQOhk" height="1" width="1"/>Robert Oresickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08412551011853414606noreply@blogger.com0http://boylston-chess-club.blogspot.com/2009/11/more-on-city-of-boston-championship.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099913.post-44684748755070758812009-10-30T17:13:00.003-04:002009-10-30T17:27:14.821-04:002009-10-30T17:27:14.821-04:00Greater Boston Open through the decades<meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" 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style="font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal">The following “research of winners of the GBO through the decades” is a follow up of a publication made by<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"> <span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">Robert Oresick</span></span> and credited to MACA Publications Coordinator <span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;">George Mirijanian</span> at the Boylston Chess Club Weblog on <st1:date month="10" day="26" year="2009" st="on">10/26/09</st1:date>.</p><p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">. <br /></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">I went Thursday night to the <st1:stockticker st="on">BCF</st1:stockticker> and <span style=""> </span>in one hour I gathered a lot of information from our <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">Chess Horizons</span> collection, but sadly I found we are missing two issues from <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">1983 Volume 15</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">, </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">issues #5 &amp; 6</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"> </span>where the winner(s) of GBO from that year are named. <br /></p><p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">. <br /></p><p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">I would like to call all the readers of this weblog if anyone has and could spare such issues to the <st1:stockticker st="on">BCF</st1:stockticker> to get in touch with me in order to obtain them if it is possible.</p><p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">. <br /></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">I want to apologize if I have misrepresented the proper chess titles or have omitted them for these distinguished past winners; I did not pay attention to these details.</p><p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">. <br /></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">Possible reviewing to newspapers in the Boston Area from 1969 to 1949 will yield more names to this list.</p><p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">.</p><p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">.</p> <br /><p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">2009 SM <span style="font-weight: bold;">Denys Shmelov</span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">2008 FM <span style="font-weight: bold;">William Kelleher</span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">2007 WIM<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Ester Epstein</span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">2006 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Avraam Pismenny</span>, FM <span style="font-weight: bold;">John Curdo</span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">2005 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Avraam Pismenny</span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">,</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Leonid Tkach</span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">2004 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Avraam Pismenny</span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">2003 IM <span style="font-weight: bold;">Igor Foygel</span>, FM <span style="font-weight: bold;">John Curdo</span>,<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Jack Stolerman</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Patrick Sciacca</span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">2002 FM <span style="font-weight: bold;">Charles Riordan</span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">2001 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Henry “Hal” Terrie</span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">2000 IM I<span style="font-weight: bold;">gor Foygel</span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">1999 GM <span style="font-weight: bold;">Alexander Ivanov</span>, IM <span style="font-weight: bold;">William Paschall</span>, NM <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mark LaRocca</span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">1998 GM S<span style="font-weight: bold;">ergey Kudrin</span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">1997 FM <span style="font-weight: bold;">John Curdo</span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">1996 GM <span style="font-weight: bold;">Alexander Ivanov</span>, IM <span style="font-weight: bold;">Jonathan Yedidia</span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">1995 GM <span style="font-weight: bold;">Alexander Ivanov</span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">1994 GM <span style="font-weight: bold;">Alexander Ivanov</span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">1993 NM <span style="font-weight: bold;">Charles Hertan</span>, NM <span style="font-weight: bold;">Chris Chase</span>, FM <span style="font-weight: bold;">John Curdo,</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Nassr Abbasi</span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">1992 FM <span style="font-weight: bold;">Igor Foygel</span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">1991 IM <span style="font-weight: bold;">Jorge Zamora</span> Jr.</p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">1990 GM <span style="font-weight: bold;">Alexander Ivanov</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Bijan Haririan</span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">1989 IM <span style="font-weight: bold;">Vivek Rao</span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">1988 GM <span style="font-weight: bold;">Alexander Ivanov</span>, NM <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mark Ginsburg</span>, NM <span style="font-weight: bold;">Charles Hertan</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Brian McCarthy</span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">1987 NM <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ilya Gurevich</span>, FM <span style="font-weight: bold;">John Curdo</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Gary Nute</span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">1986 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Michael Wilder</span>, NM <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sandeep Josh</span>i</st1:city>, <st1:state st="on">NM</st1:state></st1:place> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mark Ginsburg</span>, NM <span style="font-weight: bold;">Aki Kanamori</span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">1985 NM <span style="font-weight: bold;">Charles Hertan,</span> NM <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ilya Gurevich </span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">1984 GM <span style="font-weight: bold;">Arthur Bisguier</span></p><p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">. <br /></span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><b style="">1983 “<st1:stockticker st="on">BCF</st1:stockticker> lacks Volume 15<span style=""> </span>issues #5 &amp; 6 - Chess Horizons”</b></p><p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">. <br /><b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">1982 IM <span style="font-weight: bold;">Igor Ivanov,</span> GM <span style="font-weight: bold;">Roman Dzindzihashvili</span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">1981 FM <span style="font-weight: bold;">James Rizzitano</span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">1980 FM <span style="font-weight: bold;">John Curdo</span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">1979 GM <span style="font-weight: bold;">Lev Alburt</span>, GM <span style="font-weight: bold;">Arthur Bisguier</span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">1978 FM <span style="font-weight: bold;">John Curdo</span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">1977 FM J<span style="font-weight: bold;">ohn Curdo</span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">1976 NM <span style="font-weight: bold;">Daniel Harrington</span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">1975 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Frank Thornally</span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">1974 NM <span style="font-weight: bold;">Allan Savage</span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">1973 NM <span style="font-weight: bold;">John Peters</span>, NM <span style="font-weight: bold;">Daniel Harrington</span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">1972 NM <span style="font-weight: bold;">John Peters</span>, NM <span style="font-weight: bold;">William Robertie</span>, IM <span style="font-weight: bold;">Norman Weinstein</span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">1971 FM <span style="font-weight: bold;">John Curdo</span>, IM <span style="font-weight: bold;">Norman Weinstein</span>,<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Imre Barlay</span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">1970 NM <span style="font-weight: bold;">Daniel Harrington</span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">1969 ……………………….</p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">1968 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Daniel Harrington</span></p><p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">. <br /></span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">1967 -1949…………………</p><p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">. <br /></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">1948 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Gehard Katz</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Charles Reams</span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">1947 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Harlow Daly</span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">1946 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Gehard Katz</span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">1945 <st1:place style="font-weight: bold;" st="on"><st1:city st="on">Milton</st1:city></st1:place><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Kagan</span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">1944 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Weaver </span><st1:place style="font-weight: bold;" st="on">Adams</st1:place> </p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">1943 <st1:place style="font-weight: bold;" st="on"><st1:city st="on">Milton</st1:city></st1:place><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Kagan</span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">1941 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Gehard Katz</span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">1940 Oscar Shapiro</p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">1939 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Weaver </span><st1:place style="font-weight: bold;" st="on">Adams</st1:place></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">1938 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Weaver </span><st1:place style="font-weight: bold;" st="on">Adams</st1:place></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">1937 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Harlow Daly</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Harry Lyman</span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">1936 <st1:place style="font-weight: bold;" st="on"><st1:city st="on">Sidney</st1:city></st1:place><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Coggan</span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">1935 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Weaver </span><st1:place style="font-weight: bold;" st="on">Adams</st1:place></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal">1934 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Harlow Daly, </span>the first winner of the GBO</p><p style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);" class="MsoNormal"> <br /></p><p style="font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">Bernardo Iglesias</span> <br /></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"> <br /></span></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9099913-4468474875507075881?l=boylston-chess-club.blogspot.com'/></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BCC-Weblog/~4/ECEDBfr-fZk" height="1" width="1"/>Robert Oresickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08412551011853414606noreply@blogger.com0http://boylston-chess-club.blogspot.com/2009/10/greater-boston-open-through-decades.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099913.post-25428204983420243962009-10-29T22:10:00.000-04:002009-10-29T22:11:47.716-04:002009-10-29T22:11:47.716-04:00Blitz 2 - 2 Sharks<h2 class="title"><a href="http://boston-blitz.com/2009/10/boston-blitz-2-2-miami-sharks/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Boston Blitz 2-2 Miami Sharks">Boston Blitz 2-2 Miami Sharks</a></h2> <div class="postdate"><img src="http://boston-blitz.com/wp-content/themes/new_bordeaux/new_bordeaux/images/date.png" /> October 29th, 2009 <img src="http://boston-blitz.com/wp-content/themes/new_bordeaux/new_bordeaux/images/user.png" /> Chris Bird </div> <table class="matchresult" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr> <td align="center" width="10%"><strong>Board</strong></td> <td width="40%"><strong>White</strong></td> <td style="text-align: center;" width="10%"><strong>Result</strong></td> <td width="40%"><strong>Black</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="10%">1.</td> <td width="40%"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">GM Eugene Perelshteyn (2588)</span></strong></span></span></td> <td style="text-align: center;" width="10%">1-0</td> <td width="40%"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">FM Bruci Lopez (2480)</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="10%">2<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>.</strong></span></td> <td width="40%"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">FM Marcel Martinez (2475)</span></td> <td style="text-align: center;" width="10%">1-0</td> <td width="40%"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Denys Shmelov (2474)</span></strong></span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="10%">3.</td> <td width="40%"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">WGM Anya Corke (2304)</span></strong></span></td> <td style="text-align: center;" width="10%">½-½</td> <td width="40%"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">IM Blas Lugo (2351)</span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="10%">4.</td> <td width="40%"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Eric Rodriguez (2290)</span></td> <td style="text-align: center;" width="10%">½-½</td> <td width="40%"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Ilya Krasik (2252)</span></strong></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="10%"> </td> <td style="border-width: 1px; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="40%"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><strong>Boston Blitz</strong></span></td> <td style="border-width: 1px; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;" valign="top" width="10%">2-2</td> <td style="border-width: 1px; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="40%">Miami Sharks</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9099913-2542820498342024396?l=boylston-chess-club.blogspot.com'/></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BCC-Weblog/~4/pBB0jxjkioY" height="1" width="1"/>Robert Oresickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08412551011853414606noreply@blogger.com0http://boylston-chess-club.blogspot.com/2009/10/blitz-2-2-sharks.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099913.post-69627181252992980262009-10-29T13:51:00.003-04:002009-10-29T13:58:30.879-04:002009-10-29T13:58:30.879-04:00Ethan Gilsdorf will speak about his book "Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h91cbA_dNFc/SunXvE267MI/AAAAAAABArU/jWsmMYrD0_w/s1600-h/gilsdorf-front_jacket.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h91cbA_dNFc/SunXvE267MI/AAAAAAABArU/jWsmMYrD0_w/s400/gilsdorf-front_jacket.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398082832138169538" border="0" /></a><br /><div class="gE iv gt"><table class="cf gJ" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td class="gF gK"><table class="cf ix" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td class="gH"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;" valign="top">Hi!<br /><br />Just found out about your organization.<br /><br />I'm a New York Times and Boston Globe freelance journalist and a PsychologyToday.com blogger --- and Somerville resident --- and I think members of your group might be interested in my new book and attending an event I'm having at Brookline Booksmith Tues Nov 3.<br /><br />Would you be willing to pass this on to your peeps?<br /><br />Thanks!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Ethan Gilsdorf</span><br />author of <span style="font-weight: bold;">"FANTASY FREAKS AND GAMING GEEKS: An Epic Quest for Reality Among Role Players, Online Gamers, and Other Dwellers of Imaginary Realms."</span><br /><br /><br />***The Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks dog-and-pony (and orc) show comes to the Brookline Booksmith on Tuesday, November 3**<br /><br />hope you can come and bring your friends (sworn enemies welcome too)... details below...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Tuesday, November 3<br />7pm<br />Brookline Booksmith<br /><a href="http://www.brooklinebooksmith.com/" target="_blank">http://www.brooklinebooksmith.<wbr>com/</a><br />279 Harvard St, Brookline MA<br />617-566-6660<br /></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Ethan Gilsdorf </span>presents his travel memoir / pop culture narrative "FANTASY FREAKS AND GAMING GEEKS: An Epic Quest for Reality Among Role Players, Online Gamers, and Other Dwellers of Imaginary Realms." The book is an exploration and celebration of fantasy and gaming subcultures. The event begins with a "geek trivia contest" with prizes that tests the audience's knowledge of all things Tolkien, Harry Potter, Dungeons &amp; Dragons and more. Gilsdorf will then read an excerpt from "Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks," followed by a Q&amp;A and book signing.<br /><br />More info: <a href="http://www.fantasyfreaksbook.com/" target="_blank">http://www.fantasyfreaksbook.<wbr>com</a><br /><br /><br />PRAISE AND REVIEWS:<br /><br />>"For anyone who has ever spent time within imaginary realms, the book will speak volumes. For those who have not, it will educate and enlighten."
 –<a href="http://wired.com/" target="_blank">WIRED.COM</a><br /><br />>"Imagine this: Lord of the Rings meets Jack Kerouac's On The Road"--- National Public Radio's "Around and About"<br /><br />>"Gilsdorf is an engaging and personable guide. Like many who will pick up his book, he’s got one foot squarely in the real world, the other in the fantasy one. This is a journey well worth taking. " –BOOKLIST<br /><br />“A breathless adventure/quest/memoir that is uniquely contemporary.”<br />—Andrei Codrescu, NPR commentator<br /><br />“A vicarious peek into an escapist pastime."<br />–Kirkus Reviews<br /><br />>"[A] fascinating memoir/travel/geek-world exploration." --- The Onion's A.V. Club<br /><br />“Witty, downright funny, poignant, honest and ... well, wistful.”<br />—R. A. Salvatore, New York Times bestselling author of The Dark Elf Trilogy<br /><br />“Fun, quirky and fresh.”<br />—David Brin, winner of the Nebula, Hugo, and Locus Awards<br /><br />“An orcs-and-all journey through geekdom.”<br />—Melissa Anelli, author of Harry, A History: The True Story of a Boy Wizard, His Fans, and Life Inside the Harry Potter Phenomenon<br /><br />“More fun than being a Dungeon Master to a group of high-level mages and thieves.”<br />—A. J. Jacobs, author of The Know-It-All and The Year of Living Biblically<br /><br /><br />+++<br /><br />MORE ABOUT THE BOOK:<br />Come commune with your inner fantasy fan or gaming geek with Ethan Gilsdorf, author of the travel memoir / pop culture narrative "FANTASY FREAKS AND GAMING GEEKS: An Epic Quest for Reality Among Role Players, Online Gamers, and Other Dwellers of Imaginary Realms."<br /><br />"Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks" is travel-memoir exploration and celebration of fantasy and gaming subcultures. As you know, online gaming, Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings are huge and topical these days. The book is an effort to understand the appeal of fantasy and gaming.<br /><br />On a quest that begins in his own geeky teenage past and ends in our online gaming future, former D&amp;D addict Gilsdorf crisscrosses America, the world, and other worlds—from Boston to Wisconsin, France to New Zealand, and Planet Earth to Middle-earth to the realm of Aggramar. He asks game-players and fantasy fans---old, young, male, female, able-bodied and disabled—what attracts them to fantasy worlds, and for what reasons. What he discovers is funny, poignant, and enlightening.<br /><br />ABOUT ETHAN GILSDORF:<br />Ethan Gilsdorf is the author of Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks: An Epic Quest for Reality Among Role Players, Online Gamers, and Other Dwellers of Imaginary Realms.<br /><br />After playing Dungeons &amp; Dragons religiously in the 1970s and 1980s, Ethan Gilsdorf went on to become a poet, teacher, and journalist. In the U.S. and in Paris, he’s worked as a freelance correspondent, guidebook writer, and film, book and restaurant reviewer. Now based in Somerville, Massachusetts, he publishes travel, arts, and pop culture stories regularly in the New York Times, Boston Globe, and Christian Science Monitor,and has been published in other magazines and newspapers including National Geographic Traveler, Psychology Today, and the Washington Post. His blog "Geek Pride" is seen regularly on PsychologyToday.com and he has also been a guest on talk radio as a fantasy and escapism expert. He does not own elf ears, but he has kept all his old D&amp;D gear, and has been known to host a Lord of the Rings party or two. Follow Ethan’s adventures at <a href="http://www.ethangilsdorf.com/" target="_blank">http://www.ethangilsdorf.com</a>.<br /><br />More information at <a href="http://www.fantasyfreaksbook.com/" target="_blank">http://www.fantasyfreaksbook.<wbr>com</a><br /><br />Please feel free to check out my website, <a href="http://www.ethangilsdorf.com/" target="_blank">http://www.ethangilsdorf.com</a> as well as my press room for photos and book jacket art: <a href="http://www.ethangilsdorf.com/pressroom/" target="_blank">http://www.ethangilsdorf.com/<wbr>pressroom/</a><br /><br />Thanks for your consideration and I can be reached at 857 756 9101 or this email, or you may reach my publicist Bob Sembiante at Globe Pequot Press: <a href="mailto:robert.sembiante@globepequot.com" target="_blank">robert.sembiante@globepequot.<wbr>com</a>, 203-458-4555<br /><br />all best<br /><br />Ethan Gilsdorf<br /><br /><br />Ethan Gilsdorf<br /><a href="mailto:ethan@ethangilsdorf.com" target="_blank">ethan@ethangilsdorf.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.ethangilsdorf.com/" target="_blank">http://www.ethangilsdorf.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.fantasyfreaksbook.com/" target="_blank">http://www.fantasyfreaksbook.<wbr>com</a><br />617-718-7007<br /><br />My book "FANTASY FREAKS AND GAMING GEEKS: An Epic Quest for Reality Among Role Players, Online Gamers, and Other Dwellers of Imaginary Realms" will be published September 1, 2009, by The Lyons Press/Globe Pequot Press.<br /><br />* All-new website here: <a href="http://www.fantasyfreaksbook.com/" target="_blank">http://www.fantasyfreaksbook.<wbr>com/</a> *<br /><br />* Blogging for Psychology Today -- "Geek Pride": <a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/geek-pride" target="_blank">https://www.psychologytoday.<wbr>com/blog/geek-pride</a> *<br /><br />* Read my blog: <a href="http://www.ethangilsdorf.com/ethanfreak-blog/" target="_blank">http://www.ethangilsdorf.com/<wbr>ethanfreak-blog/</a> *<br /><br />* INTRODUCTORY VIDEO: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0knQcSAaws" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?<wbr>v=f0knQcSAaws</a> *<br /><br />* Join the Facebook Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks Fan page! <a href="http://www.facebook.com/fantasyfreaksbook" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/<wbr>fantasyfreaksbook</a> *<br /><br />* Enter the Great Geek Giveaway contest! cool prizes! <a href="http://www.ethangilsdorf.com/greatgeekgiveaway/" target="_blank">http://www.ethangilsdorf.com/<wbr>greatgeekgiveaway/</a> *<br /><br />* Follow me on Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/ethanfreak" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/ethanfreak</a> *<br /><br /><br /><br />Ethan Gilsdorf<br /><a href="mailto:ethan@ethangilsdorf.com" target="_blank">ethan@ethangilsdorf.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.ethangilsdorf.com/" target="_blank">http://www.ethangilsdorf.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.fantasyfreaksbook.com/" target="_blank">http://www.fantasyfreaksbook.<wbr>com</a><br />617-718-7007<br /><br />My book "FANTASY FREAKS AND GAMING GEEKS: An Epic Quest for Reality Among Role Players, Online Gamers, and Other Dwellers of Imaginary Realms" is now available from The Lyons Press/Globe Pequot Press.<br /><br />* All-new website here: <a href="http://www.fantasyfreaksbook.com/" target="_blank">http://www.fantasyfreaksbook.<wbr>com/</a> *<br /><br />* Blogging for Psychology Today -- "Geek Pride": <a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/geek-pride" target="_blank">https://www.psychologytoday.<wbr>com/blog/geek-pride</a> *<br /><br />* Read my blog: <a href="http://www.ethangilsdorf.com/ethanfreak-blog/" target="_blank">http://www.ethangilsdorf.com/<wbr>ethanfreak-blog/</a> *<br /><br />* INTRODUCTORY VIDEO: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0knQcSAaws" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?<wbr>v=f0knQcSAaws</a> *<br /><br />* Join the Facebook Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks Fan page! <a href="http://www.facebook.com/fantasyfreaksbook" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/<wbr>fantasyfreaksbook</a> *<br /><br />* Enter the Great Geek Giveaway contest! cool prizes! <a href="http://www.ethangilsdorf.com/greatgeekgiveaway/" target="_blank">http://www.ethangilsdorf.com/<wbr>greatgeekgiveaway/</a> *<br /><br />* Follow me on Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/ethanfreak" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/ethanfreak</a> *</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9099913-6962718125299298026?l=boylston-chess-club.blogspot.com'/></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BCC-Weblog/~4/znrEfYIQzQk" height="1" width="1"/>Robert Oresickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08412551011853414606noreply@blogger.com0http://boylston-chess-club.blogspot.com/2009/10/ethan-gilsdorf-will-speak-about-his.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099913.post-74207041202308916512009-10-27T08:02:00.006-04:002009-10-27T08:17:44.733-04:002009-10-27T08:17:44.733-04:00Denys Shmelov wins 76th Greater Boston Open amid big turnout in Natick<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h91cbA_dNFc/Subi-suLH4I/AAAAAAABALQ/bbueehJH81A/s1600-h/shmelov,+denys++photo+tony+cortizas.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h91cbA_dNFc/Subi-suLH4I/AAAAAAABALQ/bbueehJH81A/s400/shmelov,+denys++photo+tony+cortizas.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397250770234711938" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">photo: Tony Cortizas, Jr.</span><br /></div><br />Congratulations to SM <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">Denys Shmelov</span> for becoming the champion of Boston.<br /><br />He is the latest in a long list of distinguished champions.<br /><br /><table str="" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 288pt;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="384"><col style="width: 49pt;" width="65"> <col style="width: 239pt;" width="319"> <tbody><tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl29" style="height: 12.75pt; width: 49pt;" num="" height="17" width="65">2009</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 239pt;" width="319">SM Denys Shmelov</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" num="" height="17">2008</td> <td class="xl28" style="border-left: medium none;">FM William Kelleher</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">2007</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">WIM Ester Epstein</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">2006</td> <td class="xl28" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Avraam Pismenny<span class="font7">, FM John Curdo</span></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">2005</td> <td class="xl28" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Avraam Pismenny<span class="font7">, Leonid Tkach</span></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">2004</td> <td class="xl31" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Avraam Pismenny</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">2003</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">IM Igor Foygel, FM John Curdo, Jack Stolerman, Patrick Sciacca</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">2002</td> <td class="xl31" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">FM Charles Riordan</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">2001</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Henry "Hal" Terrie</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">2000</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">IM Igor Foygel</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1999</td> <td class="xl31" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">GM Alexander Ivanov, IM William Paschall<span class="font7">, Mark LaRocca</span></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1998</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">GM Sergey Kudrin</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1997</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1996</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1995</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1994</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1993</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1992</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1991</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1990</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1989</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1988</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1987</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1986</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1985</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Charles Hertan</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1984</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1983</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1982</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">IM Igor Ivanov, GM Roman Dzindzihashvili</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1981</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1980</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1979</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1978</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1977</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">John Curdo</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1976</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1975</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Frank Thornally</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1974</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Allan Savage</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1973</td> <td class="xl31" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">John Peters / Dan Harrington</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1972</td> <td class="xl31" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">John Peters / William Robertie / Norman Weinstein</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1971</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1970</td> <td class="xl31" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Dan Harrington</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1969</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1968</td> <td class="xl31" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Dan Harrington</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1967</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1966</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1965</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1964</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1963</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1962</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1961</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1960</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1959</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1958</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1957</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1956</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1955</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1954</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1953</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1952</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1951</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1950</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1949</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1948</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Gerhard Katz, Charles Reams</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1947</td> <td class="xl28" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Harlow Daly</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1946</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Gerhard Katz</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1945</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Milton Kagan</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1944</td> <td class="xl28" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Weaver Adams</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1943</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Milton Kagan</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1942</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Gerhard Katz</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1941</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Gerhard Katz</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1940</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Oscar Shapiro</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1939</td> <td class="xl28" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Weaver Adams</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1938</td> <td class="xl28" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Weaver Adams</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1937</td> <td class="xl28" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Harlow Daly, Harry Lyman</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1936</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Sidney Coggan</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1935</td> <td class="xl28" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Weaver Adams</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1934</td> <td class="xl30" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;">Harlow Daly</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;" height="16"> <td class="xl27" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12pt;" num="" height="16">1933</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;"><br /></td> </tr> </tbody></table>..<br /><br /><br />Read <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">George Mirijanian's</span> full account on the <a href="http://www.masschess.org/"> MACA site News section</a>.<br />.<br />.<br />.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9099913-7420704120230891651?l=boylston-chess-club.blogspot.com'/></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BCC-Weblog/~4/N2hbBuGsWo0" height="1" width="1"/>Robert Oresickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08412551011853414606noreply@blogger.com0http://boylston-chess-club.blogspot.com/2009/10/10262009-denys-shmelov-wins-76th.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099913.post-58624664318163432322009-10-26T12:10:00.005-04:002009-10-26T12:24:12.474-04:002009-10-26T12:24:12.474-04:00IM Marc E - Maven of the Smith-Morra<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h91cbA_dNFc/SuXMASy-TsI/AAAAAAABAFs/PWeOlHMb1wg/s1600-h/esserman.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 305px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h91cbA_dNFc/SuXMASy-TsI/AAAAAAABAFs/PWeOlHMb1wg/s400/esserman.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396944033891110594" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:verdana;" >Photo: Tony Cortizas</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">When he is not playing tennis, IM <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">Marc Esserman</span> serves on the new executive board of the<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"> Boylston Chess Foundation</span> and plays for the <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">Boston Blitz.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">Esserman</span> who plays the<span style="font-weight: bold;"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">Smith-Morra</span></span> had a recent game featured by <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">Dylan Loeb</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 51);">Mclain</span> in the NYT</span><br /></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(0, 51, 51);" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/25/crosswords/chess/25chess.html?_r=1&amp;partner=rssnyt&amp;emc=rss" target="_blank">http://www.nytimes.com/2009/<wbr>10/25/crosswords/chess/<wbr>25chess.html?_r=1&amp;partner=<wbr>rssnyt&amp;emc=rss</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9099913-5862466431816343232?l=boylston-chess-club.blogspot.com'/></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BCC-Weblog/~4/UDPLeyiH0WI" height="1" width="1"/>Robert Oresickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08412551011853414606noreply@blogger.com0http://boylston-chess-club.blogspot.com/2009/10/im-marc-e-maven-of-smith-morra.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099913.post-21805680674800724322009-10-21T09:30:00.000-04:002009-10-21T09:32:59.060-04:002009-10-21T09:32:59.060-04:00Zimbabwe: Chess - Street Gamblers' Latest Find<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;">The Herald (Harare)</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Published by the government of Zimbabwe</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Zimbabwe: Chess - Street Gamblers' Latest Find</span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Richmore Tera</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Nyore Madzianike</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">20 October 2009</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Harare</span> — LUNCHTIME in the streets of Harare has been spent in different ways over the years ranging from having eats, just relaxing, playing draughts, tsoro and lately computer games.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">A new form of whiling up lunchtime has since emerged in the form of playing chess. But the game has been taken to another level as players place bets, gambling to be precise.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Although in the past cards and draughts were the in-thing, with people gambling even their bottom dollar, and in extreme cases wives, chess has recently taken the fancy of many.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">While it started off as a pastime to divert the pangs of hunger, with chess lovers gathering along the First Street Mall in Harare where some of the "chess boards" are still etched on the pavement today, the interest on the game has grown bigger.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Some enterprising people with a mind towards "making a quick buck" are using chess to make a few dollars.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Rezende Street Bus Terminus and the pavements facing Causeway Post Office have become centres of gambling.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Naturally interest in the game grows during lunch hour.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Although they play the game under social guise, investigations have shown that gambling for cash was the major attraction.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">While some people interviewed by The Herald denied that they were gambling, street kids, vagrants and the unemployed were using the game as a way of "making a living".</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Those playing the game along Rezende Street said they started off as a chess club back in 2000.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">"We are into it on a social basis and we use it as a training ground since we don't have premises to use.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">"The club has been here for quite some time and if something fishy happened it could have been known by now. I think we have accommodated a lot of people who come here to play the game and leave.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">"We do not bet, we play the game for the love of it," said Danny Kanojerera chairman of Rezende chess club.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Although there are some bona fide chess players such as Charles Kuwaza, of the Zimbabwe Chess Federation who believe in the "sanctity" of the game, investigations showed chess was no longer just a game but some form of business.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">While some professed ignorance over the gambling issue, others were busy staking their money against one another.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Others said they were taking the game seriously like any other sport.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">One player who identified himself as Tariroyashe Takavarasha, otherwise known as G M Tarov, based at Rezende Bus Terminus denied they were gambling.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">"We have even participated at national level and at one point we were on top of the national chess league. We are operating from here owing to lack of sponsorship," he said.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">But one player who spoke on condition of anonymity said they were using the game to earn money.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">"When someone passes by and is new on the scene we throw in challenge matches. Sometimes we bet on our own in order to get money for lunch," he said.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">He said they can go for a US$2 bet or more depending on who will be playing, adding that games that involved money were more interesting.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">"It's more interesting to watch a game in which a person would be defending his money. If there was no money no one would come here to play the game as very few people know about the game. The nature of the game needs patience and who would wait until the game is over?" he asked.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Pressed on how much time the game took considering that a single match could take hours, he said: "Since the games are not of standard form we relax the rules so that we come out with a winner.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">"We can also play 'time game' where we allocate time to players. Arohwa, arohwa toverenga mapiece," he said.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Some players said quarrels were common, which is typical in most gambling games.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">"Arguments are common even in soccer or any other games.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">"Sometimes there are people who quarrel among themselves although we have never witnessed fistfights.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">"Most people are professionals and they resolve the issues professionally but when other people are involved in arguments, it will attract the attention of the general public," he said.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">One person who works at a shop near one of the places where the chess players frequent described them as dubious characters.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">"We keep an eye on these people as some of the characters that come here are suspicious. The other thing is, why are Harare City Council officials allowing them do play their games here?" charged the man who identified himself only as Mike.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9099913-2180568067480072432?l=boylston-chess-club.blogspot.com'/></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BCC-Weblog/~4/nqoiObzuKaU" height="1" width="1"/>Robert Oresickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08412551011853414606noreply@blogger.com0http://boylston-chess-club.blogspot.com/2009/10/zimbabwe-chess-street-gamblers-latest.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099913.post-77423609036990272072009-10-20T13:49:00.004-04:002009-10-20T14:55:36.292-04:002009-10-20T14:55:36.292-04:00Chess Geeks and Nerds Rule<p style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Several years ago it was a typical Saturday $10 open with the usual cast of characters toiling in the chess hall.<br /></span></p><p style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">.</span></p><p style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Meanwhile in the skittles room sat director <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Berna</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">rdo Iglesias</span> at the PC with <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Kent Leung</span> giving a chess lesson to a young beginner. The boy's mother was just sitting soaking in the quiet ambiance of the BCF chess world. When suddenly in stormed <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Scott Didham</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h91cbA_dNFc/St4HkkpDg8I/AAAAAAAA-RE/4J-bQKssYJc/s1600-h/didham,+scott+2-11-2007+6-10-02+PM.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h91cbA_dNFc/St4HkkpDg8I/AAAAAAAA-RE/4J-bQKssYJc/s320/didham,+scott+2-11-2007+6-10-02+PM.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394757728528991170" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"> who began moving pieces of a chess set with authority while talking in a loud voice at the piec</span><span style="font-size:100%;">es. He was criticizing himself for a series of moves and told himself never to make those particular moves ever again. Scott then quickly left. The mother had a shocked expression on her face and Kent calmly said to her, not to worry, Scott is an ok person.<br /></span></p><p style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">.</span></p><p style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">But it gave me room for thought about how chess players, very intelligent people, who occasionally can respond to their play results in a quirky way due to the tension and adrenalin generated in the heat of the battle. This is a byproduct of the concentration and effort used in playing. To an outsider the reactions of us nerds might be taken as eccentric behavior, but to us insiders we learn to accept these responses within reason as just part of the game.<br /></span></p><p style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">.</span></p> <p style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">In fact most of us quite enjoy the machinations and expressions of our chess comrades. I especially love to watch postmortems and the interplay between players. There are very few things in life where we get the opportunity to reconstruct what happened and even get to pick the brain of your opponent to get their perspective. It's especially entertaining if there is a theoretical difference of opinion. There is an honesty about it all, which is very important in seeking chess truth.</span></p><p style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">.</span></p> <p style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I always felt that the organizers of the Kasparov vs Deep Blue should have anticipated a victory by Deep Blue and realized that they should give <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Gary Kasparov</span> several minutes to decompress, if he lost, before interviewing him. I though it was bad planning on their part to let him vent in public.</span></p><p style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">.</span></p><p style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">And in my games when an opponent is not so happy for blowing their game, I give them a little leeway because I have been in that position of not taking a loss so well. Some losses still give me pain years later.<br /></span></p><p style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">.</span></p><p style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Are you more accepting of a chess player's reaction to bad outcomes as compared to say a pro athlete's behavior? Where is <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Bill Lambeer</span> today anyway?<br /></span></p><p style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h91cbA_dNFc/St4G2DzNxUI/AAAAAAAA-Qk/WXxsygwk_lw/s1600-h/bill-laimbeer-larry-bird.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 229px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h91cbA_dNFc/St4G2DzNxUI/AAAAAAAA-Qk/WXxsygwk_lw/s400/bill-laimbeer-larry-bird.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394756929439253826" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h91cbA_dNFc/St4G1yrcljI/AAAAAAAA-Qc/nmWcQnb3ad8/s1600-h/bill-laimbeer-.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 387px; height: 293px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h91cbA_dNFc/St4G1yrcljI/AAAAAAAA-Qc/nmWcQnb3ad8/s400/bill-laimbeer-.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394756924843267634" border="0" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">(Bill Lambeer invites Larry Bird to a post-game analysis.)</span><br /></span></p><p style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Please Comment. Thank You. <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Mike Griffin </span>10/20/2009</span></p> <span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Laimbeer" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/<wbr>Bill_Laimbeer</span></u></a></span><br /><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" > </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9099913-7742360903699027207?l=boylston-chess-club.blogspot.com'/></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BCC-Weblog/~4/wJOm4xU_Vcs" height="1" width="1"/>Robert Oresickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08412551011853414606noreply@blogger.com0http://boylston-chess-club.blogspot.com/2009/10/chess-geeks-and-nerds-rule.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099913.post-35964105915472007922009-10-20T00:16:00.001-04:002009-10-30T07:30:44.502-04:002009-10-30T07:30:44.502-04:00Boston blitzed and knocked-out by New Jersey<big><span style="font-weight: bold;">Monday, October 19th, 2009</span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span><small><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><img style="width: 45px; height: 45px;" alt="" src="http://www.uschessleague.com/nj_small.jpg" align="middle" /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> <big>New Jersey Knockouts (6.0 - 1.0)</big></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><big> vs </big></span></small></big><big><small><span style="font-weight: bold;"><big>Boston Blitz</big></span></small></big><big><small><span style="font-weight: bold;"> <big>(6.0 - 1.0) </big></span></small></big><big><small><span style="font-weight: bold;"><img alt="" src="http://www.uschessleague.com/boston_small.jpg" style="border: 0px solid ; width: 53px; height: 45px;" align="middle" /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></small></big><big><small><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">All Time Series Record: (New Jersey leads 1.5 - 0.5)</span></small><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"></span><br /><br /></big>Starts at 7:00 PM ET Time Control - Game in 90 with 30 second increment <big><br /><br /></big> <table style="text-align: left; width: 400px; height: 200px;" border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2"><tbody><tr> <td style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 51);">New Jersey Knockouts</span><br /> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><br /> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><br /> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Boston Blitz</span><br /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.uschessleague.com/BorisGulko.html">GM Boris Gulko: 2609</a><br /> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;">1.0<br /> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;">0.0<br /> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.uschessleague.com/EugenePerelshteyn.html">GM Eugene Perelshteyn: 2588</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.uschessleague.com/DeanIppolito.html">IM Dean Ippolito: 2535</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;">1.0<br /> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;">0.0<br /> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.uschessleague.com/JorgeSammourHasbun.html">SM Jorge Sammour-Hasbun: 2603</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.uschessleague.com/VictorShen.html">NM Victor Shen: 2305</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;">1.0<br /> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;">0.0<br /> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.uschessleague.com/MarcEsserman.html">SM Marc Esserman: 2461</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.uschessleague.com/AndrewNg.html">NM Andrew Ng: 2182</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;">1.0<br /> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;">0.0<br /> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><a href="http://www.uschessleague.com/AndrewWang.html">Andrew Wang: 2136</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Avg Rating: 2408<br /> </span></td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><br /> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><br /> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Avg Rating: 2447<br /> </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;">New Jersey Total -------<br /> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;">4.0<br /> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;">0.0<br /> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;">------- Boston Total</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9099913-3596410591547200792?l=boylston-chess-club.blogspot.com'/></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BCC-Weblog/~4/2VXU-skthXY" height="1" width="1"/>Robert Oresickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08412551011853414606noreply@blogger.com0http://boylston-chess-club.blogspot.com/2009/10/boston-blitzed-and-knocked-out-by-new.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099913.post-52217013955930287122009-10-19T15:03:00.004-04:002009-10-19T15:13:31.037-04:002009-10-19T15:13:31.037-04:00IM Esserman- now officialA <a href="http://boylston-chess-club.blogspot.com/2009/06/congratulations-to-new-im-mark-esserman.html">few months ago</a>, we reported here that Boylston Chess Club Board member Marc Esserman had reached the International Master title qualifications. Some people balked at the many "good jobs" and "way to gos" as <a href="http://www.haloscan.com/comments/bccadmin/5408792553424219329/">premature</a>, as FIDE had yet to officially recognize it.<br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 171px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394390810017311618" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3CBDfm10y7I/Sty53Gq2q4I/AAAAAAAAALE/gbkshn6dAdU/s320/Esserman.jpg" /> Photo by Tony Cortizas</p>It is now officially recognized by FIDE. See <a href="http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/4148--titles-approved-at-the-80th-fide-congress">here</a>.<br /><br />Congratulations, Marc! Well deserved. Keep banging out miniatures as you do in the US Chess League, and we may soon be posting a GM notice on these pages.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9099913-5221701395593028712?l=boylston-chess-club.blogspot.com'/></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BCC-Weblog/~4/HSQg8uBYJiE" height="1" width="1"/>Rihelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948914877617967250noreply@blogger.com0http://boylston-chess-club.blogspot.com/2009/10/im-esserman-now-official.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099913.post-40581429284097441002009-10-18T12:54:00.000-04:002009-10-18T12:55:37.514-04:002009-10-18T12:55:37.514-04:00Blitz over the Pioneers<div class="post-1808 post hentry category-photographs tag-blitz tag-photos" id="post-1808"> <h2 class="title"><a href="http://boston-blitz.com/2009/10/photographs-blits-vs-pioneers-week-7/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Photographs, Blitz vs Pioneers, Week 7">Photographs, Blitz vs Pioneers, Week 7</a></h2> <div class="postdate"><img src="http://boston-blitz.com/wp-content/themes/new_bordeaux/new_bordeaux/images/date.png" /> October 15th, 2009 <img src="http://boston-blitz.com/wp-content/themes/new_bordeaux/new_bordeaux/images/user.png" /> Matt Phelps </div> <div class="entry"> <div class="ngg-galleryoverview" id="ngg-gallery-4-1808"> <!-- Piclense link --> <div class="piclenselink"> <a class="piclenselink" href="javascript:PicLensLite.start({feedUrl:'http://boston-blitz.com/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/xml/media-rss.php?gid=4&amp;mode=gallery'});"> [View with PicLens] </a> </div> <!-- Thumbnails --> <div id="ngg-image-132" class="ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box"> <div class="ngg-gallery-thumbnail"> <a href="http://boston-blitz.com/wp-content/gallery/blitz-week-7-vs-queens-pioneers/p1000876_0.jpg" title="The Playing Site; the Pratt conference room at the Harvard - Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics" class="shutterset_blitz-week-7-vs-queens-pioneers"> <img title="The Playing Site" alt="The Playing Site" src="http://boston-blitz.com/wp-content/gallery/blitz-week-7-vs-queens-pioneers/thumbs/thumbs_p1000876_0.jpg" height="75" width="100" /> </a> </div> </div> <div id="ngg-image-133" class="ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box"> <div class="ngg-gallery-thumbnail"> <a href="http://boston-blitz.com/wp-content/gallery/blitz-week-7-vs-queens-pioneers/p1000877_0.jpg" title="Marc Esserman faces IM Yury Lapshun" class="shutterset_blitz-week-7-vs-queens-pioneers"> <img title="Marc Esserman" alt="Marc Esserman" src="http://boston-blitz.com/wp-content/gallery/blitz-week-7-vs-queens-pioneers/thumbs/thumbs_p1000877_0.jpg" height="75" width="100" /> </a> </div> </div> <div id="ngg-image-134" class="ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box"> <div class="ngg-gallery-thumbnail"> <a href="http://boston-blitz.com/wp-content/gallery/blitz-week-7-vs-queens-pioneers/p1000878_0.jpg" title="Andrew faced Jeff Kelleher" class="shutterset_blitz-week-7-vs-queens-pioneers"> <img title="Andrew Wang" alt="Andrew Wang" src="http://boston-blitz.com/wp-content/gallery/blitz-week-7-vs-queens-pioneers/thumbs/thumbs_p1000878_0.jpg" height="75" width="100" /> </a> </div> </div> <div id="ngg-image-135" class="ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box"> <div class="ngg-gallery-thumbnail"> <a href="http://boston-blitz.com/wp-content/gallery/blitz-week-7-vs-queens-pioneers/p1000879_0.jpg" title="Eugene faced IM Dimitry Shneider" class="shutterset_blitz-week-7-vs-queens-pioneers"> <img title="Eugene Perelshteyn" alt="Eugene Perelshteyn" src="http://boston-blitz.com/wp-content/gallery/blitz-week-7-vs-queens-pioneers/thumbs/thumbs_p1000879_0.jpg" height="75" width="100" /> </a> </div> </div> <div id="ngg-image-136" class="ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box"> <div class="ngg-gallery-thumbnail"> <a href="http://boston-blitz.com/wp-content/gallery/blitz-week-7-vs-queens-pioneers/p1000880_0.jpg" title="More fans arrived after this photo was taken. " class="shutterset_blitz-week-7-vs-queens-pioneers"> <img title="Audience" alt="Audience" src="http://boston-blitz.com/wp-content/gallery/blitz-week-7-vs-queens-pioneers/thumbs/thumbs_p1000880_0.jpg" height="75" width="100" /> </a> </div> </div> <div id="ngg-image-137" class="ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box"> <div class="ngg-gallery-thumbnail"> <a href="http://boston-blitz.com/wp-content/gallery/blitz-week-7-vs-queens-pioneers/p1000881_0.jpg" title="This night we had donuts from Dunkin'. They didn't last long." class="shutterset_blitz-week-7-vs-queens-pioneers"> <img title="Donuts" alt="Donuts" src="http://boston-blitz.com/wp-content/gallery/blitz-week-7-vs-queens-pioneers/thumbs/thumbs_p1000881_0.jpg" height="75" width="100" /> </a> </div> </div> <div id="ngg-image-138" class="ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box"> <div class="ngg-gallery-thumbnail"> <a href="http://boston-blitz.com/wp-content/gallery/blitz-week-7-vs-queens-pioneers/p1000882_0.jpg" title="Ilya Krasik and Mark LaRocca watch and analyze in &quot;The Fishbowl&quot;" class="shutterset_blitz-week-7-vs-queens-pioneers"> <img title="Krasik and LaRocca" alt="Krasik and LaRocca" src="http://boston-blitz.com/wp-content/gallery/blitz-week-7-vs-queens-pioneers/thumbs/thumbs_p1000882_0.jpg" height="75" width="100" /> </a> </div> </div> <div id="ngg-image-139" class="ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box"> <div class="ngg-gallery-thumbnail"> <a href="http://boston-blitz.com/wp-content/gallery/blitz-week-7-vs-queens-pioneers/p1000883_0.jpg" title="Ilya feverishly working his computer." class="shutterset_blitz-week-7-vs-queens-pioneers"> <img title="Ilya Krasik" alt="Ilya Krasik" src="http://boston-blitz.com/wp-content/gallery/blitz-week-7-vs-queens-pioneers/thumbs/thumbs_p1000883_0.jpg" height="75" width="100" /> </a> </div> </div> <!-- Pagination --> </div> </div> <div class="postmeta"><img src="http://boston-blitz.com/wp-content/themes/new_bordeaux/new_bordeaux/images/folder.png" /> Posted in <a href="http://boston-blitz.com/category/photographs/" title="View all posts in Photographs" rel="category tag">Photographs</a> <img src="http://boston-blitz.com/wp-content/themes/new_bordeaux/new_bordeaux/images/comments.png" /> <a href="http://boston-blitz.com/2009/10/photographs-blits-vs-pioneers-week-7/#respond" title="Comment on Photographs, Blitz vs Pioneers, Week 7">No Comments »</a></div> </div><!--/post-1808--> <h2 class="title"><a href="http://boston-blitz.com/2009/10/boston-blitz-2%c2%bd-1%c2%bd-queens-pioneers-2/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Boston Blitz 2½-1½ Queens Pioneers">Boston Blitz 2½-1½ Queens Pioneers</a></h2> <div class="postdate"><img src="http://boston-blitz.com/wp-content/themes/new_bordeaux/new_bordeaux/images/date.png" /> October 15th, 2009 <img src="http://boston-blitz.com/wp-content/themes/new_bordeaux/new_bordeaux/images/user.png" /> Chris Bird </div> <table class="matchresult" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr> <td align="center" width="10%"><strong>Board</strong></td> <td width="40%"><strong>White</strong></td> <td style="text-align: center;" width="10%"><strong>Result</strong></td> <td width="40%"><strong>Black</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="10%">1.</td> <td width="40%"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">GM Larry Christiansen (2662)</span></strong></span></span></td> <td style="text-align: center;" width="10%">0-1</td> <td width="40%"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">IM Eli Vovsha (2539)</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="10%">2<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>.</strong></span></td> <td width="40%"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">IM Dmitry Schneider (2510)</span></td> <td style="text-align: center;" width="10%">½-½</td> <td width="40%"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><strong>GM Eugene Perelshteyn (2588)</strong></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="10%">3.</td> <td width="40%"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Marc Esserman (2461)</span></strong></span></td> <td style="text-align: center;" width="10%">1-0</td> <td width="40%"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">IM Yury Lupshan (2504)</span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="10%">4.</td> <td width="40%"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Jeff Kelleher (2070)</span></td> <td style="text-align: center;" width="10%">0-1</td> <td width="40%"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><strong>Andrew Wang (2136)</strong></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="10%"> </td> <td style="border-width: 1px; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="40%"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><strong>Boston Blitz</strong></span></td> <td style="border-width: 1px; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;" valign="top" width="10%">2½-1½</td> <td style="border-width: 1px; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="40%">Queens Pioneers</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9099913-4058142928409744100?l=boylston-chess-club.blogspot.com'/></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BCC-Weblog/~4/rWyD1OkIdTI" height="1" width="1"/>Robert Oresickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08412551011853414606noreply@blogger.com0http://boylston-chess-club.blogspot.com/2009/10/blitz-over-pioneers.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099913.post-63566436465981767762009-10-16T22:44:00.004-04:002009-10-16T22:52:43.102-04:002009-10-16T22:52:43.102-04:00annual meeting of the BCF<meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 69px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h91cbA_dNFc/StVAWrsM2EI/AAAAAAAA9xA/jWOz0Rj5lHs/s400/BU+Open+2009+color+sign+text.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392286887275452482" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h91cbA_dNFc/StVAXBmrOXI/AAAAAAAA9xI/inl8i-k1Cm8/s1600-h/BU+Open+2009+color+sign+image.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 223px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h91cbA_dNFc/StVAXBmrOXI/AAAAAAAA9xI/inl8i-k1Cm8/s400/BU+Open+2009+color+sign+image.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392286893157857650" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">The </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Boston University Chess Club</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">(in association with the Boylston Chess Foundation)</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">presents the 15th annual</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >Boston University Open Chess Tournament</span><br /></div><ul><li>4-SS, G/60</li><li>3 Sections OpenU1900U1600</li><li>Registration: 9:00 - 9:45 am</li><li>Rounds: 10:00, 12:30, 2:45, 5:00</li></ul><ul><li>Entry Fee:</li></ul><div style="text-align: left;"><blockquote>$15…for BU students (BUID)<br />$20… if check received by Nov 6<br />$20 by web or email by 5 pm, Fri. Nov 6<br />(email-registrants must check in with the TD by 9:45 to be paired)<br />$30… for all others at site<br />GMs and IMs free entry.</blockquote></div><ul><li>No Computers, No Smoking</li><li>Wheelchair accessible</li><li>Parking in adjacent lot $6/day</li><li>USCF membership must be current.</li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >Saturday, Nov. 7</span><br />Boston University<br />George Sherman Union -- Backcourt<br />775 Commonwealth Ave. Boston<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h91cbA_dNFc/StzW4M1Z6EI/AAAAAAAA-OE/usOYetQxRz0/s1600-h/buopen2005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h91cbA_dNFc/StzW4M1Z6EI/AAAAAAAA-OE/usOYetQxRz0/s400/buopen2005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394422714689251394" border="0" /></a></div><br />Prize fund: $1000 b/100, minimum $500<br />Open section: 1st &amp; 2nd, Top under 2200,<br />U1900 section: 1st &amp; 2nd<br />U1600 section: 1st &amp; 2nd, Top under 1200<br />Allan Ong Prize for the top undergraduate BU student<br />Trophies for 3-player teams: Top college, Top high school, Top elementary / middle school<br /><br />Bring sets and clocks!<br /><br />(Because prize checks will be mailed by Boston University, winner must provide home address &amp; social security number to receive a check.)<br /><br />Mail entries to BU Open Entries, c/o Robert Oresick, BUCC advisor<br />Boston University, 871 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA 02215<br /><br />Please include:<br /><br /><blockquote>check payable to BU Chess Club<br />your name<br />section desired: _____Open _____Under 1900 _____Under 1600<br />USCF ID<br />your school, if any<br />your email address</blockquote><br />for more info contact:<a href="http://www.blogger.com/oresick@bu.edu"> oresick@bu.edu</a><br /><br />Partially funded by Boston University’s undergraduate student fee.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9099913-6881080331201344244?l=boylston-chess-club.blogspot.com'/></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BCC-Weblog/~4/1M_4B9qM9rQ" height="1" width="1"/>Robert Oresickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08412551011853414606noreply@blogger.com0http://boylston-chess-club.blogspot.com/2009/10/15th-annual-bu-open-sat-nov-7.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099913.post-82615535467698977572009-10-13T10:53:00.000-04:002009-10-13T10:55:22.691-04:002009-10-13T10:55:22.691-04:00Max Malyuta Memorial<div><span style="font-size:180%;color:#0000ff;"><strong><span style="color:#000000;">Come by to visit or play<br /></span>This SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2009<br /><br /></strong></span></div> <div><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong><span style="color:#bf00bf;"><u>3rd MAX MALYUTA MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT<br /><br /></u></span><span style="color:#0000ff;">at the BLACKSTONE ACADEMY in PAWTUCKET, RI</span></strong></span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>100% PROCEEDS HELP TOP R.I. HIGH SCHOOL BOY/GIRL </strong></span></div> <div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>ATTEND THE DENKER/POLGAR US NATIONALS !!!</strong></span></div> <div> </div> <div>PRIZES: $600 b/60</div> <div>SECTIONS: OPEN, U2000, U1600</div> <div>VERY NICE TROPHIES!!</div> <div><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); text-decoration: none;"></span></span> </div> <div>Suggested Donation: $25 advance</div> <div>Register online at our website: <a href="http://www.richess..org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.richess.org</a> </div> <div> </div> <div><br /></div> <div style="font-weight: bold;"> Frank DelBonis</div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span> <p><span style="font-family:Arial;">Rhode Island Chess Association</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Arial;">P.O.Box 15444</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Arial;">Riverside, RI 02915</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Arial;">(401) 212-1335</span></p> <p>Visit our website: <a href="http://www.rhodeislandchess.org/" target="_blank">http://www.rhodeislandchess.<wbr>org/</a> </p> <p><a href="mailto:rhodeislandchess@yahoo.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">rhodeislandchess@yahoo.com</a> </p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9099913-8261553546769897757?l=boylston-chess-club.blogspot.com'/></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BCC-Weblog/~4/jZrkFmHoN6g" height="1" width="1"/>Robert Oresickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08412551011853414606noreply@blogger.com2http://boylston-chess-club.blogspot.com/2009/10/max-malyuta-memorial.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099913.post-26819467085199608482009-10-11T12:40:00.006-04:002009-10-11T14:07:34.910-04:002009-10-11T14:07:34.910-04:0047 players enjoy the October BCF $10 Open<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">In what is probably a record turnout for a <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">$10 Open</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">47</span> players competed on Oct. 10th, among them,<span style="font-weight: bold;"> 28 </span>in a very strong open section.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h91cbA_dNFc/StIez9LoqDI/AAAAAAAA9q8/vOe25tzsNYM/s1600-h/10dollaropen.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h91cbA_dNFc/StIez9LoqDI/AAAAAAAA9q8/vOe25tzsNYM/s400/10dollaropen.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391405581861431346" border="0" /></a><br />GM <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Alexander Ivanov </span>and IM <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">David Vigorito</span> shared first place with scores of 3.5 of 4. NM <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Charles Riordan</span>, <span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Christopher Chase</span>, <span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Lawyer Times</span>, had 3.0, along with young <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Zongyaun "Ben" Yuan </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">- now rated 2127 after 32 rated games in the United States.</span></span><br /><br />Other masters in the open section were: FM <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Teddy Coleman</span>, WFM <span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Roza Eynullayeva</span>, NM <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Carey Thei</span>l, and NM <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Chris Williams</span>.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Dustin Richwine</span> won sole 1st in the under 1800 section with 4.0. <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Eric Lawless</span>, <span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Greg Siciliano</span>, and <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Timothy Pan </span>shared second with 3.0.<br /></div><br /></div>Complete crosstable are available at the USCF site.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feat=flashalbum&amp;RGB=0x000000&amp;feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Foresick%2Falbumid%2F5391400622221821217%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" height="192" width="288"></embed></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9099913-2681946708519960848?l=boylston-chess-club.blogspot.com'/></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BCC-Weblog/~4/zSMHxapqgWo" height="1" width="1"/>Robert Oresickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08412551011853414606noreply@blogger.com0http://boylston-chess-club.blogspot.com/2009/10/47-players-enjoy-october-bcf-10-open.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099913.post-36628534805636573092009-10-11T10:20:00.005-04:002009-10-11T11:00:31.288-04:002009-10-11T11:00:31.288-04:00Blitz Blank the CobrasPhotos by <span style="font-weight: bold;">Tony Cortizas</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h91cbA_dNFc/StHx608ffXI/AAAAAAAA9fI/IfBs7Zn7QHA/s1600-h/Blitz+eugene.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h91cbA_dNFc/StHx608ffXI/AAAAAAAA9fI/IfBs7Zn7QHA/s200/Blitz+eugene.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391356221886266738" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h91cbA_dNFc/StHx6MTsdMI/AAAAAAAA9e4/xWC3OMb5WDU/s1600-h/Blitz++++esserman.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h91cbA_dNFc/StHx6MTsdMI/AAAAAAAA9e4/xWC3OMb5WDU/s200/Blitz++++esserman.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391356210977731778" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h91cbA_dNFc/StHyFTY65zI/AAAAAAAA9fo/jzJXooTGff0/s1600-h/Blitz+wgm+anya+corke.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h91cbA_dNFc/StHyFTY65zI/AAAAAAAA9fo/jzJXooTGff0/s200/Blitz+wgm+anya+corke.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391356401857259314" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h91cbA_dNFc/StHx7ewzmLI/AAAAAAAA9fQ/YgKmGgNDErY/s1600-h/Blitz+krasik.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h91cbA_dNFc/StHx7ewzmLI/AAAAAAAA9fQ/YgKmGgNDErY/s200/Blitz+krasik.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391356233111541938" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><h2 class="title"><a href="http://boston-blitz.com/2009/10/boston-blitz-4-0-carolina-cobras/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Boston Blitz 4-0 Carolina Cobras">Boston Blitz 4-0 Carolina Cobras</a></h2> <div class="postdate"><img src="http://boston-blitz.com/wp-content/themes/new_bordeaux/new_bordeaux/images/date.png" /> October 8th, 2009 <img src="http://boston-blitz.com/wp-content/themes/new_bordeaux/new_bordeaux/images/user.png" /> Chris Bird </div> <table class="matchresult" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr> <td align="center" width="10%"><strong>Board</strong></td> <td width="40%"><strong>White</strong></td> <td style="text-align: center;" width="10%"><strong>Result</strong></td> <td width="40%"><strong>Black</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="10%">1.</td> <td width="40%"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">IM Jonathan Schroer (2429)</span></span></td> <td style="text-align: center;" width="10%">0-1</td> <td width="40%"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">G</span></strong></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">M Eugene Perelshteyn (2628)</span></strong></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="10%">2.</td> <td width="40%"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Marc Esserman (2461)</span></strong></span></td> <td style="text-align: center;" width="10%">1-0</td> <td width="40%"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">FM Oleg Zaikov (2388)</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="10%">3.</td> <td width="40%"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">FM Ron Simpson (2290)</span></td> <td style="text-align: center;" width="10%">0-1</td> <td width="40%"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">WGM Anya Corke (2304)</span></strong></span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="10%">4.</td> <td width="40%"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Ilya Krasik (2252)</span></strong></span></td> <td style="text-align: center;" width="10%">1-0</td> <td width="40%"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Udayan Bapat (2214)</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="10%"><br /></td> <td style="border-width: 1px; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="40%"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><strong>Boston Blitz<br /><br /><br /></strong></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h91cbA_dNFc/StHyE3JWlWI/AAAAAAAA9fY/6oQr4R8wQ_w/s1600-h/blitz+phelps.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h91cbA_dNFc/StHyE3JWlWI/AAAAAAAA9fY/6oQr4R8wQ_w/s200/blitz+phelps.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391356394275771746" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h91cbA_dNFc/StHx58zndgI/AAAAAAAA9ew/sX6gzTDQGRc/s1600-h/Blitz+-+-09_5026.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h91cbA_dNFc/StHx58zndgI/AAAAAAAA9ew/sX6gzTDQGRc/s200/Blitz+-+-09_5026.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391356206816654850" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h91cbA_dNFc/StHyFBlcP9I/AAAAAAAA9fg/s00njiDK_j8/s1600-h/Blitz+ruben+09_5030.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h91cbA_dNFc/StHyFBlcP9I/AAAAAAAA9fg/s00njiDK_j8/s200/Blitz+ruben+09_5030.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391356397077938130" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h91cbA_dNFc/StHx6dDqXFI/AAAAAAAA9fA/DixbrpvB-tw/s1600-h/Blitz++fabs+09_5017.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h91cbA_dNFc/StHx6dDqXFI/AAAAAAAA9fA/DixbrpvB-tw/s200/Blitz++fabs+09_5017.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391356215473888338" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /></td> <td style="border-width: 1px; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;" valign="top" width="10%">4-0</td> <td style="border-width: 1px; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="40%">Carolina Cobras<br /><br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9099913-3662853480563657309?l=boylston-chess-club.blogspot.com'/></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BCC-Weblog/~4/lAMlrESm9bg" height="1" width="1"/>Robert Oresickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08412551011853414606noreply@blogger.com0http://boylston-chess-club.blogspot.com/2009/10/blitz-blank-cobras.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099913.post-16730686379577711392009-10-08T10:05:00.002-04:002009-10-08T10:08:37.340-04:002009-10-08T10:08:37.340-04:00Boylston Chess Foundation annual meeting is Wed., Oct. 14 at 7 pmThe Boylston Chess Foundation annual meeting is Wed., Oct. 14 at 7 pm.<br /><br /><ul><li>All members are invited to attend. </li><li>Elections for open positions on the board will be held.</li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9099913-1673068637957771139?l=boylston-chess-club.blogspot.com'/></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BCC-Weblog/~4/R9S8ZNfVjf8" height="1" width="1"/>Robert Oresickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08412551011853414606noreply@blogger.com0http://boylston-chess-club.blogspot.com/2009/10/boylston-chess-foundation-annual.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099913.post-73975441534377716712009-10-05T22:08:00.000-04:002009-10-06T23:18:33.842-04:002009-10-06T23:18:33.842-04:00Jason Rihel doppleganger circa 1983There is a wonderful new picture book about the<a href="http://www.harvardsquarebook.com/"> history of Harvard Square</a>. Several photos from the book are hanging in Club Passim, the Harvard Coop, and other stores around the Square.<br /><br />Walking through the Square, I was gobsmacked to see a photo of chessplayer and Harvard Square mainstay Murray Trunbull, playing in 1983 against.......<br /><br />me???<br /><br />Since I moved here in 1998, that just isn't possible. I was also 7 years old in 1983. My wife suggests that perhaps I am about to time travel, but I must wonder how sad I must be if, after doing something as cool as time travel, I can only think of playing chess in Harvard Square.<br /><br /><br />Judge for yourself:<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389643316309969234" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3CBDfm10y7I/SsvcCma2yVI/AAAAAAAAAK8/LRzLTRwRMkM/s320/Jason_vs_Murray.jpg" /><br />Jason 2009<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 227px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384341095817735762" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3CBDfm10y7I/SrkFsv3A7lI/AAAAAAAAAK0/GCan_-5_qhk/s320/looks+like+me.jpg" /> Doppleganger, 1983<br /><br />Does anyone know who that is?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9099913-7397544153437771671?l=boylston-chess-club.blogspot.com'/></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BCC-Weblog/~4/vbc9uVzY1HE" height="1" width="1"/>Rihelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948914877617967250noreply@blogger.com0http://boylston-chess-club.blogspot.com/2009/09/jason-rihel-doppleganger-circa-1983.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099913.post-39810569057017713902009-10-02T21:48:00.006-04:002009-10-03T14:57:22.346-04:002009-10-03T14:57:22.346-04:00Pachman FeverAfter my most recent Hauptturnier game, I was chatting with David Pressman at the club about chess study. Magnus Carlsen is hardly about to pay big bucks to work with me, so I'll freely share some of my own methods (for anyone who might enjoy bouncing up and down off a 1700 USCF rating floor like me).<br /><br />Because I pretty much play only in weeknight tournaments at our club, I normally have a week between games. For the fraction of that week which I use on chess, I generally concentrate entirely on opening preparation for my next opponent. At this moment, that would be <span style="font-style: italic;">you</span>, d(f)an. ;-)<br />(Actually, I'm probably looking forward more to an enjoyable postmortem, regardless of the result.)<br /><br />I often play through entire games in various "likely" opening variations, generally using books that have wordy descriptions of strengths and weaknesses, which are far more useful to me than charts of numerous move variations followed by symbolic evaluations of the position. In this fashion, I'm also studying middlegames and endgames which might develop from an opening that I expect may appear.<br /><br />I've never really enjoyed doing chess puzzles, which will surprise no one who knows of my atrocious ("<a href="http://boylston-chess-club.blogspot.com/2009/03/with-tactical-wizardry-of-squib.html">squib-tastic</a>") tactical skill. Consequently, I rarely study middlegames specifically. I am, however, fond of the endgame, and I often keep such a book or two at work, for occasional reading while eating lunch.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_31CbsFSaHHA/SsaufB9Cz4I/AAAAAAAAAY4/UorQMiVfnq8/s1600-h/Pachman.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 205px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_31CbsFSaHHA/SsaufB9Cz4I/AAAAAAAAAY4/UorQMiVfnq8/s320/Pachman.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388185852319027074" /></a><br />Recently I've been looking over <span style="font-style:italic;">Chess Endings for the Practical Player</span> (1983) by Ludek Pachman. The other day I was digesting the concept of the shorter side of the board in rook endings along with a tuna sub. Pachman's engaging writing style keeps me interested in reading and rereading sections of his book. Is there a finer compliment for a chess author?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_31CbsFSaHHA/Ssaun-ImHfI/AAAAAAAAAZA/otdWeHJ2BGM/s1600-h/RenaudKahn.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 194px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_31CbsFSaHHA/Ssaun-ImHfI/AAAAAAAAAZA/otdWeHJ2BGM/s320/RenaudKahn.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388186005912559090" /></a><br />I'm currently also keeping <span style="font-style:italic;">L'Art de Faire Mat</span> (1973) by Georges Renaud and Victor Kahn at work. That French language book was translated into English, and also converted from algebraic to <span style="font-style:italic;">(shudder)</span> descriptive notation, as <span style="font-style:italic;">The Art of Checkmate</span>. Occasionally I'll review some of those checkmate tactics over lunch. Probably I don't do those test exercises often enough. Okay, okay, I never do those exercises - didn't I say I don't like doing chess puzzles?<br /><br />I did enjoy reading some of that book's back rank mate material recently. Back rank weakness was present (though not always critical) in wins I had this year against Harold Dondis and Larry Eldridge. Heck, I could have won against Simon Warfield with such a tactic, too, but he's apparently not rated close to master for nothing....<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9099913-3981056905701771390?l=boylston-chess-club.blogspot.com'/></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BCC-Weblog/~4/w5W62dHU2zc" height="1" width="1"/>Ken Hohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00504808533276465046noreply@blogger.com0http://boylston-chess-club.blogspot.com/2009/10/pachman-fever.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099913.post-16118620329629461752009-10-01T18:09:00.017-04:002009-10-02T11:53:32.546-04:002009-10-02T11:53:32.546-04:00Chess Fathers and Sons (and sometimes Mom)<p style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Chess Fathers &amp; Sons (and sometimes Mom)</span> </p> <p style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">It was several years ago at tournament at Natick where <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">Richard Kahn</span> and myself were sitting besides a then very young<span style="font-weight: bold;"> <span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">Andrew Wang</span> </span>and his opponent. Andrew and I were diagonally across from each other. Richard and my game had a tense log jam where all pieces were vectored into the center. Then BOOM! There followed many exchanges and when the dust settled I was the exchange down but had two connected passers on the sixth rank of the d and e files and one of these guys was sure to make it untouched into the end zo</span><span style="font-size:100%;">ne: game over. My eyes caugh</span><span style="font-size:100%;">t Andrew who was staring at this frenzied mêlée when his whole body was involved in a huge smile and our eyes met. Message sent: that was really cool, and it was really cool. I realized that Andrew got great joy out of seeing a special chess moment.</span></p> <p style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Many times you hear about the stereotypical bad dads with the "Looking for Bobby Fischer" vicarious drive to make their kids world champ. This usually happens with dads that really don't understand the game or the collateral benefits and joy th</span><span style="font-size:100%;">e game provides besides winning. </span></p> <p style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h91cbA_dNFc/SsVrdDrXp4I/AAAAAAAA9UY/iG_E-iEkwyQ/s1600-h/wang,+andrew+and+frank+12-6-2008+6-08-37+PM+624x756.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 264px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h91cbA_dNFc/SsVrdDrXp4I/AAAAAAAA9UY/iG_E-iEkwyQ/s320/wang,+andrew+and+frank+12-6-2008+6-08-37+PM+624x756.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387830676166256514" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;">I am envious of father and sons that play competitive chess together and get the extra dimension of sharing their joy of the ga</span><span style="font-size:100%;">me together. <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">Frank and Andrew Wang</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">,</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);"> </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">Vlad &amp; Max Enkin, </span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">Walter(s) Driscoll II&amp;IV</span>,</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">Joshua Haunstrup</span> </span>and his dad just to name a few. Shared activities like chess becomes a the medium that presents events and situations allowing feelings </span><span style="font-size:100%;">and communication between son and dad: mortar that forms emotional bonds.</span></p> <p style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h91cbA_dNFc/SsVsM4vVGEI/AAAAAAAA9Ug/REPq-2aaQ0g/s1600-h/fang,+joe+and+max+enkin+1-1-2007+4-20-40+PM.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 190px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h91cbA_dNFc/SsVsM4vVGEI/AAAAAAAA9Ug/REPq-2aaQ0g/s320/fang,+joe+and+max+enkin+1-1-2007+4-20-40+PM.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387831497863796802" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;">Me and my da</span><span style="font-size:100%;">d shared sports. And even today, 17 y</span><span style="font-size:100%;">ears after h</span><span style="font-size:100%;">is passing, certain situations occur and </span><span style="font-size:100%;">I still know and can feel what his reaction is/would be.</span></p><p style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">.</span></p><p style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">.</span></p><p style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h91cbA_dNFc/SsYGZnklhpI/AAAAAAAA9VE/Obe9qaMoikc/s1600-h/griffins.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 222px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h91cbA_dNFc/SsYGZnklhpI/AAAAAAAA9VE/Obe9qaMoikc/s320/griffins.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388001041384310418" border="0" /></a></span></p> <p style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></p><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51, 0, 51);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><span style="font-family:Arial;">31 year old wallet worn photo of two week old WarCraft champ <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mike Griffin </span>holding a Knight,<br />son of Mass chess Class B champ<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Mike Griffin.<br />..</span></span></span><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">.</span></span></span></span></div><p style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Once at postmortem with m</span><span style="font-size:100%;">y opponent <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">Doug Southall</span> at a Wamala tournament in Lowell, we were reviewing our very complex exchange Gruenfeld game when a Chinese mother stepped in providing line after line of amazing suggestions. Clearly this women was much stronger than us and knew this variation cold!? I asked her: "It's obvious you are very good at this game why aren't you playing today?" Her response was that she was here for her son today. </span></p><p style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Do you wish you had a chess dad, mom, or son?</span></p><p style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">.</span></p><p style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">.<br /></span></p><p style="font-family:verdana;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h91cbA_dNFc/SsYSXE28eBI/AAAAAAAA9WE/sIJMXCZCBN4/s1600-h/oresick,+eric+playing+joel+benjamin.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 221px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h91cbA_dNFc/SsYSXE28eBI/AAAAAAAA9WE/sIJMXCZCBN4/s320/oresick,+eric+playing+joel+benjamin.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388014191845865490" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family:verdana;">[ I, Oresick, did have that wish. My son Eric learned chess very early and very easily and so I thought I had a player in the family. But he lost interest in favor of Magic and Warcraft. <br /></p><p style="font-family:verdana;">.</p><p style="font-family:verdana;">In fact the only time I got to play in a chess tournament in Florida was when I accompanied him to a impressively large, well-run Magic tournament at Disney. <br /></p><p face="verdana">.</p><p face="verdana">I tried to rope him into chess - I dragged him to a simul Joel Benjamin once gave at the BU Chess Club. I said this is an opportunity to play against one of the strongest and most famous chess players in the United States. Eric seemed so bored - he couldn't wait to get out of there, but he did end up one of the last to lose against the GM. rjo]</p><p face="verdana"><br /></p><p face="verdana">.<br /></p><p face="verdana"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h91cbA_dNFc/SsYSWxmddNI/AAAAAAAA9V8/FDyQtx84KF8/s1600-h/oresick,+eric+playing+joel+benjamin+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 315px; height: 219px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h91cbA_dNFc/SsYSWxmddNI/AAAAAAAA9V8/FDyQtx84KF8/s320/oresick,+eric+playing+joel+benjamin+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388014186676450514" border="0" /></a></p><p face="verdana"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p face="verdana"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p face="verdana"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p face="verdana"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family:webdings;"><span style="font-size:100%;">.</span></p><p style="font-family:webdings;"><span style="font-size:100%;">.<br /></span></p><p style="font-family:webdings;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Please Comment<br /></span></p><p style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Thank You<br /></span></p><p style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:webdings;" >Mike Griffin </span><br /></span></p><p face="verdana"><span style="font-size:100%;">10/01/2009</span> </p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9099913-1611862032962946175?l=boylston-chess-club.blogspot.com'/></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BCC-Weblog/~4/iJMm2mbfEy0" height="1" width="1"/>Robert Oresickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08412551011853414606noreply@blogger.com0http://boylston-chess-club.blogspot.com/2009/10/chess-fathers-and-sons-and-sometimes.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099913.post-72298306783612016212009-09-29T16:23:00.000-04:002009-09-29T16:24:55.089-04:002009-09-29T16:24:55.089-04:00Blitz rule over Kingfishers<h2 class="title"><a href="http://boston-blitz.com/2009/09/boston-blitz-2%c2%bd-1%c2%bd-baltimore-kingfishers/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Boston Blitz 2½-1½ Baltimore Kingfishers">Boston Blitz 2½-1½ Baltimore Kingfishers</a></h2> <div class="postdate"><img src="http://boston-blitz.com/wp-content/themes/new_bordeaux/new_bordeaux/images/date.png" /> September 29th, 2009 <img src="http://boston-blitz.com/wp-content/themes/new_bordeaux/new_bordeaux/images/user.png" /> Chris Bird </div> <table class="matchresult" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr> <td align="center" width="10%"><strong>Board</strong></td> <td width="40%"><strong>White</strong></td> <td style="text-align: center;" width="10%"><strong>Result</strong></td> <td width="40%"><strong>Black</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="10%">1.</td> <td width="40%"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">GM Leonid Kritz (2654)</span></span></td> <td style="text-align: center;" width="10%">0-1</td> <td width="40%"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">GM Larry Christiansen (2662)</span></strong></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="10%">2.</td> <td width="40%"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Denys Shmelov (2474)</span></strong></span></td> <td style="text-align: center;" width="10%">0-1</td> <td width="40%"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">GM Sergey Erenburg (2616)</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="10%">3.</td> <td width="40%"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">FM Shinsaku Uesugi (2354)</span></td> <td style="text-align: center;" width="10%">½-½</td> <td width="40%"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Marc Esserman (2461)</span></strong></span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="10%">4.</td> <td width="40%"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Ilya Krasik (2252)</span></strong></span></td> <td style="text-align: center;" width="10%">1-0</td> <td width="40%"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Ian Harris (2172)</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="10%"> </td> <td style="border-width: 1px; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="40%"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><strong>Boston Blitz</strong></span></td> <td style="border-width: 1px; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;" valign="top" width="10%">2½-1½</td> <td style="border-width: 1px; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" valign="top" width="40%">Baltimore Kingfishers</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9099913-7229830678361201621?l=boylston-chess-club.blogspot.com'/></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BCC-Weblog/~4/w_qkczBZlw4" height="1" width="1"/>Robert Oresickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08412551011853414606noreply@blogger.com0http://boylston-chess-club.blogspot.com/2009/09/blitz-rule-over-kingfishers.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099913.post-92011041414574008952009-09-25T12:42:00.010-04:002009-09-26T11:27:41.884-04:002009-09-26T11:27:41.884-04:00FM Nathan Resika<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h91cbA_dNFc/Srz2UTHQT7I/AAAAAAAA9Lk/blHfxf0inLk/s1600-h/resika-hotos_r2_c11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 136px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h91cbA_dNFc/Srz2UTHQT7I/AAAAAAAA9Lk/blHfxf0inLk/s320/resika-hotos_r2_c11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385450083016789938" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Nathan Resika commented </span>on a previous post about multiple Mike's, Capablanca's, and Marisol's.<br /><br />Following his invitation I did visit his website, and recommend you go to his audio samples - <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://resika.com/media.htm">http://resika.com/media.htm</a> - he has a beautiful voice - perfect for loading your ipods for a big tournament. rjo<br />....................................<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Hi </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Bernardo</span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">!! I knew the resemblance was uncanny , Maestro! check my website! <a href="http://resika.com/">http://resika.com/ </a> <span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">... and yes I still play chess for fun and I'm now Fide master. I learned a lot at the Boylston club. I remember playing you in my first Boylston tourney in 86! at the Combat zone location.;p with Lukowiak giving a lecture. Best always and How are you?</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" > <span>Nathan Resika</span> | Homepage | 09.24.09 - 10:05 pm | # </span><br /><br />..........................................................<br />from his bio on his website: <blockquote><span style="font-family:verdana;">While carving out a niche for himself as a Mozartian singer who also often interprets modern works, Bass Nathan Resika has been praised for his “sonorous” voice by more than one critic. Metropolitan Opera tenor and diction coach Nico Castel wrote that Nathan is ”gifted with a splendid bass instrument…musical…intelligent..He had an excellent working relationship with his colleagues”. Of Nathan's february'09 performance in Center for Contemporary Opera's "Dr.Jekyll and Mr. Hyde", Award winning composer Barry O'Neal noted "Nathan can really act with his voice,which has an amazingly rich, dark sound,with powerful low notes". </span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"> Raised in New York City by a musical family, Nathan sang, acted, and played classical &amp; folk guitar from an early age,and continued his studies at both New England Conservatory and the Longy School. </span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"> Nathan’s rising career has seen him performing roles with, among others, the Caramoor Opera Festival, the Center for Contemporary Opera, New Jersey Opera, Connecticut Lyric Opera, the Belleayre Music Festival, Utah Festival Opera, and Opera Orchestra of New York’s Artist Program. </span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">Upcoming performances include a May 9th concert as bass soloist in Beethoven's Ninth Symphony with the New Britain Symphony and Hartford Chorale , Colonna(cover) in Wagner’s Rienzi with Opera Orchestra of New York at Carnegie Hall(2010) , Colline in La Boheme with Opera in the Heights(Houston, 2010), as well as Don Silva in Ernani(2011), also with the latter. </span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"> Highlights of the pastyear and 1/2 have seen Nathan performing the title role in Le Nozze di Figaro with Opera in the Heights, Polyphemus in Handel’s Acis and Galatea at the Irvington Music Festival, Colline in New Jersey Verismo Opera’s La Boheme, Il Commendatore in Don Giovanni with St.Petersburg Opera, and Don Alfonso in Cosi Fan Tutte with Underworld Productions at Symphony Space, NYC. In July, Mr.Resika made his debut at Caramoor as the Marchese di Calatrava in La Forza del Destino(while covering Padre Guardiano), and accompanied tenor Barry Banks on classical guitar in Il Barbiere di Siviglia (while covering Don Basilio). </span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"> Recently performed roles also include Ferrando in Il Trovatore, Bartolo in Le Nozze di Figaro, Masetto in Don Giovanni, Ramfis in Aida, Sparafucile and Monterone in Rigoletto, Police Sergeant in Pirates of Penzance, and Superintendent Budd in Britten’s Albert Herring. Nathan has performed in concert in Hungary, Greece, throughout the United States, and has sung the national anthem at several sporting events. </span> <span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" > <span style="font-weight: bold;">Also a chessmaster and tutor, Mr.Resika has been ranked among the top 200 players in the USA. </span></span></blockquote><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9099913-9201104141457400895?l=boylston-chess-club.blogspot.com'/></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BCC-Weblog/~4/cFyk2w2J9SU" height="1" width="1"/>Robert Oresickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08412551011853414606noreply@blogger.com0http://boylston-chess-club.blogspot.com/2009/09/fm-nathan-resika.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099913.post-28493260926736368852009-09-24T20:36:00.002-04:002009-09-24T20:40:56.813-04:002009-09-24T20:40:56.813-04:00The Purposeful Rook<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h91cbA_dNFc/SrwRcPvdEeI/AAAAAAAA9Jo/lITzyrybxi4/s1600-h/theil,+carey+8-4-2008+9-44-37+AM+3008x2000.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h91cbA_dNFc/SrwRcPvdEeI/AAAAAAAA9Jo/lITzyrybxi4/s400/theil,+carey+8-4-2008+9-44-37+AM+3008x2000.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385198431387849186" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" >THE PURPOSEFUL ROOK<br /><br /></span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">A guide for the class player on activating your rooks— with meaning!</span> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" ><br /><br />CAREY THEIL</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Chess Life </span></span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">September 2009</span><br /><br />In case you missed it, our own Boylston master and board member has written a readable article well-worth reading in the September Chess Life. <span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9099913-2849326092673636885?l=boylston-chess-club.blogspot.com'/></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BCC-Weblog/~4/2ALgADdMb60" height="1" width="1"/>Robert Oresickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08412551011853414606noreply@blogger.com0http://boylston-chess-club.blogspot.com/2009/09/purposeful-rook.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099913.post-69609949343452482362009-09-22T14:46:00.008-04:002009-09-23T12:55:15.637-04:002009-09-23T12:55:15.637-04:00Julian Chan is the 2009 BCC Blitz Champion<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h91cbA_dNFc/SrpRTBnOm0I/AAAAAAAA9C8/uOaeKqFX25Q/s1600-h/chan.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 335px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h91cbA_dNFc/SrpRTBnOm0I/AAAAAAAA9C8/uOaeKqFX25Q/s400/chan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384705691767184194" border="0" /></a><br /><a name="35"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Julian Chan </span></span>is the 2009 <span style="font-weight: bold;">BCF Blitz Champion</span>. Congratulations.<br /><br /><br />1.JULIAN CHAN 17<br />2.CAREY THEIL 16<br />3.ZONGYUAN YUAN 10.5<br />4.SETH LIEBERMAN 10<br />5.ANDREW LIU 9.5<br />6.NICHOLAS LESIEUR 7.5<br />7.STEVEN STEPAK 6.5<br />8.BERNARDO IGLESIAS 5.5<br />9.ANTHONY DI NOSSE 3.5<br />10.MAX WIEGAND 2<br /><br />Julian Chan won $30, Carey Theil $10 and Seth Lieberman $10 for U1800<br /></a><a name="35"><b><br /><br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="288" height="192" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Foresick%2Falbumid%2F5384646291250479153%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed><br /><br />........................................<br />Tonight is the night for all you blitz fans</b> - the game that is - tomorrow is the team Blitz match.<b><br /><br /></b>Come try your best at the <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">annual<span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);"> <span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">BCF Blitz Championship</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">.</span> Win honor and money, or at least have some fun.<b><br /></b></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h91cbA_dNFc/Srkc2RzFsuI/AAAAAAAA870/dCOnkKp0NYM/s1600-h/clock.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 287px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h91cbA_dNFc/Srkc2RzFsuI/AAAAAAAA870/dCOnkKp0NYM/s400/clock.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384366548314338018" border="0" /></a><a name="35"><br /><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);">Tuesday, September 22: BCF Annual Blitz Championship</span></b> RR/5’(02’’dl) EF: $8, $5 to BCF members. Possible sections. Prizes: $100/b20. Reg: 6:00 – 6:50PM Rds: 7PM </a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9099913-6960994934345248236?l=boylston-chess-club.blogspot.com'/></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BCC-Weblog/~4/wi2YOzWg3go" height="1" width="1"/>Robert Oresickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08412551011853414606noreply@blogger.com0http://boylston-chess-club.blogspot.com/2009/09/annual-bcc-blitz-championship.html