From the Editor
This is the second month of the new website and new
newsletter format. We appreciate all of the feedback. Most of the feedback
has been very positive, except for concerns about filesize. We have
addressed the filesize concerns with this issue of the newsletter. There
were additional requests for adding the filesizes next to the links to the
historical PDFs which can be large. This request is still under
consideration.
As always, feel free to comment & critique
at info at metrowestchess.org.
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Harvey Reed
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Newsletter
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Features
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Partners
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North East Chess
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I thank all of you for your support in this most recent
North East Chess Getaway weekend. The crosstables will be posted on the
MACA site as soon as it is available. .
Here are the next North East Chess dates:
June 15
(Sunday) for the June 2003 June North
East Chess monthly one-day event.
July 12 (Saturday) for the June 2003
July North
East Chess monthly one-day event.
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Severine Wamala |
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Columns
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Club
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Email Lists Changing
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We are considering modifying how we handle email
lists, in order to reduce unwanted SPAM for MCC volunteers. We will
keep everyone posted on what we decide to do.
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Harvey Reed |
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20th Anniversary Survey
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Mary will be distributing member surveys next
Tuesday for Round 1 of the May tournament. The survey will ask the
membership what we should do to celebrate our 20th anniversary. Your
response could range from "nothing" to a "dinner
cruise" with a bunch of choices in between.
If you have ideas, or an opinion, please fill out
the survey, and also feel free to talk to Mary, our newest Director!. You can
reach Mary at info at metrowestchess.org.
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Mary Murphy |
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Board Activity
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Mary Murphy was appointed as Director. Mary also volunteered to
start training to become an MCC TD. The minutes from the last Board meeting will be posted this
weekend, before Round 1 of the May tournament.
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Mark Kaprielian, President |
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Community
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Collections
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We have updated the Digital Clock knowledge page. From the home
page, go to: Community->Collections->Knowledge->Digital
Clocks.
Enjoy!
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Plamen Krastev |
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Volunteers
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As we wrote above, Mary is our newest Director, and
will also train to be a TD. We will update the volunteer page soon to
add her. To see who the other MCC Volunteers are, click
here.
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Mark Kaprielian
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Shopping
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I will be at the club Tuesday 5/6. I will have the new American chess magazine
"Squares" for sale for $9.50. I will also have all the books I have from the S1 Editrice Publisher on sale at 40% off. The books I have from them are on specific openings or opening variations. Some of the openings are Caro-Kann 3 books, English 2 books and Sicilian 4 books etc. Please email me at
statelinechess at hotmail.com if you need me to bring a particular
book or piece of equipment.
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Randi Macuit,
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Compete
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Monthly Tournaments
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| What |
MCC May Swiss -- FLYER
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May 6, 13, 20, 27 2003
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4-SS 40/90, SD/30 |
| Prizes |
$610, 100% G |
| Sections |
Open
U1800
U1450 |
$ 200 - 100 - 50
$ 80 - 50 - 30
$ 50 - 30 - 20 |
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all sections:
Masters > 2200 Free;
MCC Members $ 15
Others $ 20 |
| Commentary |
Last
month's April 2003 commentary by Larry Eldridge was great. You
can always view commentary by looking for the link at the top
of the page when you read the tournament standings. If you
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Crosstables |
March
2003 crosstable posted. |
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Notes |
If you are in the Open section, please use the 'carbonless score
sheets' that we provide, and turn in a copy of your game score
when you are done with your game. Ask Plamen Krastev at info at
metrowestchess.org for questions.
Unrated players may not win more than $50 except in the Open
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Please bring your own sets and
clocks. We have a limited number available for use by those new
to the game without their own equipment yet.
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Scholastic Tournaments
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The MCC Scholastic Tournaments will start
June 19, 2003, and continue
June 26, July 10, 17, 24, 31, August 7, 14,
and finish August 21.
The program will be open to all players age 14 and younger as of June 19
(it's ok if you turn 15 during the summer). Depending on attendance, I
will run three or four sections. By running several sections, I expect
that players will be matched against suitable competition.
Promotional flyer (Word) available here. For more info, contact me at info
at metrowestchess.org
The first evening is Thursday, June
19. This event is a great way to introduce a child to tournament chess.
I am delayed, so details will be on the website by mid-May.
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John Bottini
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Team Email Matches
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MCC-2 captain: James A. Krycka
Play started in April. For complete pairings with IECC click
here. We will have a complete update next month.
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James Krycka |
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Special Events
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No special events scheduled.
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Learn & Improve
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Weekly Group
Lessons
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Round 1 starts another month of reviewing top-level games. Details
TBD.
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Chess School
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Next class Thursday May 15, 2003.
Thursday, April 17, was the latest,
and the smallest session of the MCC Chess School yet, due to Easter
and Foxwoods. We covered the second session on Bishop endgames, and
it was fun and intimate.
The next session of the chess school will cover bishop vs. knight endings, and NM Lou Mercuri will be present for a one hour lecture/Q&A session
Hope to see you there!
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Howard Goldowsky
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Game Advice
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Are you seeking expert advice? Any MCC member can
ask an MCC Expert for advice on their games. Just go to our new
website, and in the left column under "Learn & Improve"
click on "Game Advice". On this page, I explain how to
submit your game, via email to us.
Simple as that. We have a group of Experts lined up
for this, so don't be shy, throw us your hardest questions!
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Library
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Using the Readerware software purchased by the Club, the cataloging of all books that are on-site has been completed. Reconciliation of the on-loan cards and the old Microsoft Access database is in progress.
Members that have books that have been out longer than six months will be notified by email and asked to return the items immediately.
If you have questions or comments, please email
Library at MetroWestChess.org
or see me on Tuesday nights.
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