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Partners
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North East Chess
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http://www.masschess.org/hosted_sites/NorthEast_Chess/NorthEast_Chess_Top.htm
The North East Chess Summer Getaway is here in August! -FLYER
August, 15-17 5-SS 40/2, SD/1 Summer Getaway
$$ 16,300 b/290 with $2,000 awarded as club prizes
Hotel rooms $55 (1-4 ), VERY NICE ROOMS, Mention Chess Getaway. Reserve Hotel by 8/1/2003. CALL 978-452-1200
[Make sure to register under "MetroWest CC" Ed.]
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Severine Wamala |
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Club
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20th Anniversary Party
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The celebration was fantastic! You can read about it in the Sunday
August 3, 2003 Boston Globe West starting at the front page. You can read the article online at: http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/215/west/Local_chess_club_marks_birthday_in_kingly_fashion+.shtml
FM Igor Foygel played 22 people. He lost 0 games, and drew 2, the rest were wins. Scott McLaughlin and Severine Wamala held our resident Master to a draw.
Scott and Severine each received a prize of "Still More Chess Caviar" from our original resident Master, SM John Curdo.
The results of the "Best Games" contest are:
- Best Opening: Jeff Penta; runner up: Henry Forber-Pratt
- Best Middlegame: Matthew Phelps; runner up: William Stein
- Best Endgame: Mary Murphy and Anthony Payne; and also
posthumously dedicated to Lomer Cormier
We will also have pictures online soon, stay tuned...
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Mary Murphy |
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Board Activity
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Next Board meeting is Thursday August 14. Agenda will be posted
soon. The Board meeting is open to all members, please contact me
for more info.
To learn more about our governance, click here.
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Mark Kaprielian, President |
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Community
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Collections
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No updates. Taking it easy in the summer :-)
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Plamen Krastev |
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Volunteers
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To see who the 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 during Round 1 of the August Monthly
Tournament. 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,
Stateline Chess |
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Compete
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Monthly Tournaments
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TOURNAMENT |
| What |
MCC Late Summer Swiss
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August 5, 12, 19, 26 2003
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| Format |
4-SS 40/90, SD/30 |
| Prizes |
$610, 100% G |
| Sections |
Open
U1800
U1450 |
$ 200 - 100 - 50
$ 80 - 50 - 30
$ 50 - 30 - 20 |
| Entry
Fee |
all sections:
Masters > 2200 Free;
MCC Members $ 15
Others $ 20 |
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PREVIOUS TOURNAMENTS |
| Results |
July
2003 standings. Congratulations to the winners of the
July Swiss:
Open - Igor Foygel
U1700 - Eric J. Sonnenstuhl (see commentary below)
U1400. - Jenshiang Hong
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July
2003 commentary Read the amazing story of Sonnenstuhl!
If you haven't read the commentary for a while, please give
it a try. Larry does a great job of capturing the buzz and
tense excitement for each round.
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Crosstables and Ratings |
The June event has been rated and the
crosstable
is posted.
PLEASE READ
The official USCF August Rating Supplement has just come out and will be used for the Club's August and
September events as per the USCF rules.
The MCC June and July events are not reflected in your new official rating. The USCF rated the club's June event very late and the and ratings were "locked down" early in July so that the printed copy could be produced and distributed by August 1st.
You may notice some odd looking sequence of rating changes on the USCF site due to the timing of events at the USCF.
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SPECIAL NOTES |
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Scores |
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 games at
metrowestchess.org for questions.
Unrated players may not win more than $50 except in the Open
section
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| Equipment |
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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James Krycka |
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Scholastic Tournaments
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The MCC Summer Scholastic Chess Program has completed tournaments #1
and #2. Tournament #3 starts in Aug for the dates of: August
7, 14, 21 on Thursdays.
To see the the Scholastic Tournaments program: http://www.metrowestchess.org/Compete/Scholastics/Top_Scholastics.htm
For more info, contact me at info at metrowestchess.org
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John Bottini
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Team Email Matches
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You can view the MCC-2 live games by following the link from the
pairing page (near top), or just click
here. The games are the current position minus 3 moves, to
discourage accidental analysis with the players.
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James Krycka |
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Special Events
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No special events scheduled.
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Mark Kaprielian |
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Learn & Improve
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Weekly Group
Lessons
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We will hold the Round 1 Weekly Group Lesson in the same room as
the bookseller. So, for Round 1 we will have the lights on, and we
will improvise a little on the room setup.
I look forward to seeing everyone!
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John Chamberlain |
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Chess School
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ROOK ENDINGS continue Thursday
August 21, 2003 .
Don't miss out on the
highlight of the course.
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Howard Goldowsky
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Game Advice
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We will be re-vitalizing this program for Fall 2003,
stay tuned.
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Derek Slater |
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Library
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The MCC Library now has it's own glass door
bookcase so members can see more of the books easily. We are still in
transition period, but it looks great already, go check it out!
If you have questions or comments, please email
Library at MetroWestChess.org
or see me on Tuesday nights.
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