IM Marc Esserman Lecture and Smith-Morra Simul

November 25th, 2009 Chris Bird

“My Best Games in the Smith-Morra Gambit”

Lecture: 7:00 pm, Tuesday, December 8th
Entry fee: $10/ free for BCF members

If there is sufficient interest, IM Esserman will play a Smith Morra thematic simul – EF $5 for all.

Marc is an experienced chess teacher based in Somerville, MA, a member of the board of the Boylston Chess Foundation, and a recognized expert on the Smith-Morra Gambit. (See the October NYT’s article about one of Marc’s Smith Morra games by Dylan Loeb McLain.) Recent achievements include:

  • 1st place – 2009 Eastern Class
  • 2nd place – 2008 Continental Open Miami
  • 2nd place (tied) – 2008 Miami Open

For more information please contact the Boylston Chess Club using the information below:

Club phone: 617-629-3933
Web: http://www.boylstonchessclub.org
Email: boylstonchess@aol.com
BCF Blog: http://boylston-chess-club.blogspot.com/

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75th Greater Boston Open, October 26, 2008

October 21st, 2008 Chris Bird

The 75th Greater Boston Open, organized by the Massachusetts Chess Association (MACA), will take place on October 26, 2008, at the Kennedy Senior Center (MetroWest Chess Club) in Natick.

The tournament will be split into 4 sections, Open, Under 2000, Under 1700 and Under 1400, each of which will be a 4 round Swiss with rounds at 10:00 am, 1:00 pm, 3:15 pm and 5:30 pm.  The time control for all games is G/60 minutes.

The prize fund for the tournament is guaranteed at $1700 and the entry fees are low at just $39 ($45 onsite, please see MACA tournament website for complete details) and there are discounts for unrated players, seniors and additional family members.  Onsite registration is between 8:30 am – 9:30 am.

For more details please contact George Mirijanian at (978) 345-5011 or visit the MACA tournament website.

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68th New England Open, Aug 30-Sep 1, 2008

August 28th, 2008 Chris Bird

The 68th New England Open will take place at the Holiday Inn in Boxborough, Massachusetts from August 30-September 1.

There will be 2 schedules to choose from, a 3-day and a 2-day, in each of the 4 sections available, Open, Under 2000, Under 1800 and Under 1600.  The 2-day schedule starts on August 31.

Entry for the tournament is just $49 if paid by August 28 or $60 onsite.  Registration for the 3-day is from 8:45 am-9:45 am on August 30 or for the 2-day from 8:30 am-9:30 am on August 31.

There will also be four other events: the New England Open Scholastic K-12 Grades to be held on August 30, the New England Open Scholastic K-3 Grades to be held on August 31 and the New England Open Scholastic K-6 Grades and the New England Open One Day which will both be held on September 1.

Complete details regarding these events, which are run by the Massachusetts Chess Association (MACA), can be found at the tournament website.

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GM Larry Christiansen Lecture and Simul

February 22nd, 2008 Chris Bird

The Boston Blitz board 1 and 3-time US Champion, Grandmaster Larry Christiansen, will be giving a lecture and a simul over at our good friends, the Boylston Chess Club.  Larry will be discussing games from the 2008 Corus Wijk aan Zee Tournament.  A simul will follow the event, if there is at least 10 people.

The event will take place on Wednesday, February 27th, starting at 7:00 PM.  The simul will follow the lecture at 8:30 PM.

The Boylston Chess Club is located at 240 Elm St. Suite B9, Somerville, MA.  The cost of the lecture is free to Boylston Chess Club members and just $5 to all others.  The cost of the simul is $5 for Boylston Chess Club members and $10 to all others.

For more information and directions to the Boylston Chess Club, please visit their website at http://www.boylstonchessclub.org.

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Eastern Class Ch. – Sturbridge, Feb 29-Mar 2

February 14th, 2008 Chris Bird

The Eastern Class Championship will take place in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, from Friday, February 29 to Sunday, March 2, 2008.  This annual tournament, arranged by Bill Goichberg’s Continental Chess Association, allows players to face players in their approximate rating range, especially since players can only play “up” one category.  Last year’s event saw the Blitz’s own Jorge Sammour-Hasbun tie for first place in the Master Section.

For more information on the event, please visit CCA’s Eastern Class Championship Page.

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Boston Blitz Team


Jorge Sammour
Manager
Larry Christiansen
GM
Eugene Perelshteyn
GM
Denys Shmelov
 

Marc Esserman
IM
Vadim Martirosov
 
Anya Corke
WGM
Ilya Krasik
 

Andrew Wang
 
David Vigorito
IM (Alternate)
Stuart Finney
(Alternate)
Matt Phelps
Assistant Manager

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