Monday, January 13, 2014

BCC 117 // TROPICAL // SPARKLING EVENT // MICHAEL YU NUMBER 1 // BERNARDO IGLESIAS CLEAR 2ND //

OPEN SECTION
Michael Yu, 10 yr old takes the Gold with 3.5/4
HATS OFF TO MICHAEL YU
CRITICAL GAME: ROUND 4
Veteran Harold Dondis, tried his best to stop the boy,
but this time, youth prevailed. Harold scored
50 percent with 2 out of 4.
IN THE RING: ROUND 3
Veteran boxer/chess player, Walter Driscoll, rated 241 points 
higher than Michael Yu, tried to break the kid; after a
credible struggle: draw!
CRITICAL GAME: ROUND 4
2 CHESS VETERNS SQUARE OFF
Walter Driscoll vs TD Bernardo Iglesias, Round 4.
Bernardo won this game with the black pieces
and took clear 2nd place. Bravo, Bernardo.
Walter broke even with 2 for 4.
David Martin vs Tony DiNosse, Round 1.
David scored 2.5 points out of 3, sharing 3-5th place.
Mark O'Brien plays black vs Jeremy Seiferth in Round 1.
Mark scored 2.5 points to share 3-5th place.
Mark Buckles (right) plays 6 yr old Derek Jin.
Rating match-up: Jin (1390) v Mark (1394).
This time, Mark took the full point to score 2.5
and a share of 3-5th place.
"Patriot" Boshen Li held the draw with Mark O'Brien
in Round 3, to go 2 for 4.
Joy Cao, new-comer to the BCC
played a good tournament: welcome Joy.
You are a joy to share chess and smiles with.
7 yr old Joy up'd her rating 125 points
to score a praise-worthy 1.5/4. Brava, Joy!
KIDS PLAY CHESS
David Tianyi Zhou plays black vs Joy Cao in Round 4 : draw!
(background): Boshen Li, black vs Mark Buckles.
Bernardo Iglesias and David Tianyi Zhou write down their moves.
Bernardo did a wonderful job, not only playing the event
but also directing.  Bravo, Bernardo!
PARTING SHOT
Joy Cao
(I played a number of off-hand skittles games with Joy.
She won a well-thought-out endgame and giggled
her way into my heart!  Skipping rope in the hall, to 
keep the blood flowing, between rounds, Joy is
truly a pleasure to have at the Club. She is
poised at the chess board, always polite, and
speaks like she is a Harvard graduate. Yet
she is just 7 yrs old. Her smile is disarming!)

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