tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35272996746601046952024-02-07T12:06:00.562-05:00MetroWest Chess ClubAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07186204598291376255noreply@blogger.comBlogger242125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527299674660104695.post-38593834065433409622014-08-12T14:00:00.001-04:002014-08-12T14:00:25.764-04:002014-08-12: Photos from the 44th Continental Open postedPhotos from the 44th Continental Open where approximately 20 MCC players participated have been posted. Go to the home page, pictures, Regional Events or directly via:<br />
<a href="http://www.metrowestchess.org/Community/Pictures/Regional_Events/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.metrowestchess.org/Community/Pictures/Regional_Events/index.html</a>Mark Kaprielianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14799034872795844868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527299674660104695.post-38181208345899326432014-08-11T10:43:00.002-04:002014-08-11T11:08:02.057-04:002014-08-11: Fins and Heggadahalli win their sections at the 44th Continental OpenThe 44th Continental Open completed on August 10 with two MCC club regulars winning their sections. <br />
In the U1900 section <b>Mark Fins</b> finished with 5.5/6 to win clear first out of a field of 54 players.<br />
In the U1500 section <span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>Bharath Heggadahalli</b></span> finished with 5.5/6 to win clear first out of a field of 28 players.<br />
<a href="http://www.chesstournamentservices.com/cca/continental-open/" target="_blank">http://www.chesstournamentservices.com/cca/continental-open/</a>Mark Kaprielianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14799034872795844868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527299674660104695.post-30487075686414235672014-08-07T18:48:00.002-04:002014-08-07T18:49:46.938-04:002014-08-07: Strong turn-out for first round of August event88 people played in the first round of the August event. We haven't seen this large of a first night turn-out for about two years. Since we typically average six players registering at round two every month we may break 90 players for the second month in a row.<br />
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The Open section has 12 masters and so far has an average rating of 2223. If the average holds till the end of the month this will be the third time this year we've had a section average over 2200.<br />
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A new report was posted this week which lists all the events where a section averaged 2200 or above.<br />
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<br />Mark Kaprielianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14799034872795844868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527299674660104695.post-27271564038229571372014-08-06T12:58:00.003-04:002014-08-06T12:58:40.672-04:002014-08-06: Projected Pairings ChangeProjected Pairings for Round 2 U2000 section have changed as of 1 pm today.Mark Kaprielianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14799034872795844868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527299674660104695.post-74939762988781822002014-08-04T21:30:00.000-04:002014-08-04T21:30:34.630-04:002014-08-04: MCC Hot Summer Days Swiss starts this Tuesday August 5th.<div class="MsoNormal">
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Hot Summer Days Swiss starts this Tuesday August 5<sup>th. </sup><br />
As always, Registration closes at 7:20 pm sharp. Please arrive early to register, relax and socialize.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07186204598291376255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527299674660104695.post-49898100343562820102014-08-04T21:09:00.001-04:002014-08-04T21:09:37.969-04:002014-07-20: Photos from the Bradley Open posted on our site<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; text-align: center;">Photos from the Bradley Open </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; text-align: center;">have been added to our Regional Photo collection.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07186204598291376255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527299674660104695.post-46487667785403534662014-08-04T21:06:00.001-04:002014-08-04T21:07:36.233-04:002014-07-15: New Topic paper posted - 2014-07 - Player Distribution Analysis<span class="style73" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; text-align: center;">A new topic paper that discusses player distribution between sections has been added to the web site.<br />The new paper and supporting charts can be found from the Demographics page, "</span><a class="style73" href="http://www.metrowestchess.org/Community/People/Demographics/Top_Demographics_Turnout.htm" style="color: #0033ab; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: center;">Turnout</a><span class="style73" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; text-align: center;">" section.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"></span><strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><em style="font-weight: normal; text-align: start;"><span class="style11"><span class="style73" style="font-size: x-small;">Topic</span></span><span class="style73" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></em><span class="style73" style="font-size: x-small;"><em style="font-weight: normal; text-align: start;">- 2014-07 - Player Distribution Analysis</em></span></strong>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07186204598291376255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527299674660104695.post-39016814829362489422014-08-04T21:01:00.003-04:002014-08-04T21:01:55.659-04:002014-07-08: New ChessBase Tips added to our site<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="style73" style="font-size: x-small;">A new collection of ChessBase Tips has been created</span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><em>See "</em></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><em><span class="style73" style="display: inline !important; float: none; font-size: x-small; font-style: normal;">ChessBase 12 Tips" on the ChessBase & Fritz page</span></em></span><em style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="style73" style="display: inline !important; float: none; font-size: x-small; font-style: normal;">Go to Knowledge - Computer Chess Programs/About ChessBase and Fritz, to find the link</span></em>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07186204598291376255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527299674660104695.post-64906691588032822172014-08-04T20:59:00.005-04:002014-08-04T21:05:00.046-04:002014-07-01: New England Chess player archive photos<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">Former long time MACA photographer Tony Cortizas has made more than</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">1,300 plus photos of New England chess players at events between 2000 - 2014 available for public display.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">Tony says any help with missing names is welcome (tag the people you can identify)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><a href="https://plus.google.com/photos/108837361324770661497/albums?banner=pwa" target="_blank">Link to Photos</a></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07186204598291376255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527299674660104695.post-35291909454592908942014-06-26T09:12:00.000-04:002014-06-26T09:12:57.293-04:00(06/26/2014) - July Independance Swiss FIDE rated. FIDE rules in effect
The July Independence Day Swiss is FIDE rated for the Open section. New FIDE rules let you get a FIDE rating with only five games versus FIDE rated players over 26 months, as long as you score at least 1/2 a point.
Also, we will need to use FIDE rules. The club will not enforce the "zero tolerance" rule, meaning players can still be up to 1 hour late for their games. Also, we will not forfeit anyone who has a cell phone in the playing room.
The FIDE Laws of Chess are online on the <a href="http://www.fide.com/fide/handbook.html?id=171&view=article">FIDE web site</a>.
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The final field for the 2014 MCC Class (Under 2000) Championship has been determined. Pairings for the entire six player round-robin can be seen by checking out the wall chart at <a href="http://www.metrowestchess.org/Compete/Championships/2014/2014_Championship_Wall.htm">http://www.metrowestchess.org/Compete/Championships/2014/2014_Championship_Wall.htm</a>
<p>Note that Neil Cousin is now rated over 2000, but was under that number in the December 2013 USCF Rating List, which is the one used to determine eligibility for the Class Championship.
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<a href="http://metrowestchessclub-games.blogspot.com/">http://metrowestchessclub-games.blogspot.com/</a>
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==================================================Matt Phelpshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02750658124388913762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527299674660104695.post-49740727855357415332014-03-21T12:39:00.001-04:002014-03-21T13:22:16.694-04:00(3/21/2014) - Pairings for 2014 Club Championship postedThe pairings for the 2014 MCC Club Championship have been posted. The wall chart, which includes color information for each round is posted at <a href="http://www.metrowestchess.org/Compete/Championships/2014/2014_Championship_Wall.htm">http://www.metrowestchess.org/Compete/Championships/2014/2014_Championship_Wall.htm</a>
The tournament is very strong this year with an average rating of 2367!
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The MetroWest Chess Club - Games Commentary blog is updated with th five top board games from March 2014, round 3.
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==================================================Matt Phelpshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02750658124388913762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527299674660104695.post-10191281293815228772014-03-14T12:48:00.002-04:002014-03-14T12:48:29.073-04:00(3/14/2014) Games from Round 2, March 2014 Posted<br />
Three games from the top boards have been posted on the MCC Game Commentary Blog at <a href="https://www.blogger.com/%C2%A0http://metrowestchessclub-games.blogspot.com/%C2%A0"> http://metrowestchessclub-games.blogspot.com/</a>.<br />
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The DGT board on the #1 board failed to capture the game Times - Foygel (0-1).<br />
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==================================================Matt Phelpshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02750658124388913762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527299674660104695.post-52558664009207368722014-03-05T14:11:00.000-05:002014-03-05T14:42:16.173-05:00(3/5/2014) - Games from Round 1, March 2014 Posted
The five games from the top boards have been posted on the MCC Game Commentary Blog at <a href="http://metrowestchessclub-games.blogspot.com/">http://metrowestchessclub-games.blogspot.com/</a>
Please comment on the games! Let us know what you think about the new format.
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==================================================Matt Phelpshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02750658124388913762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527299674660104695.post-58518913850765940252013-11-28T10:27:00.001-05:002013-11-28T10:27:21.263-05:00(11/28/2013) - 2014 Championships points standings updated.<br />
The race for the coveted spots in the 2014 MetroWest Chess Club Championship invitational tournaments is close for both the Open and Class (under 2000) sections. The top six in each section who earn the most championship points during 2013, and who accept their invitations, will play in April 2014.<br />
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The current standings, with only one more tournament to go, are at <a href="http://www.metrowestchess.org/Compete/Championships/2014/2014_Championship_Points_Standings.html">http://www.metrowestchess.org/Compete/Championships/2014/2014_Championship_Points_Standings.html</a>.<br />
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==================================================Matt Phelpshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02750658124388913762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527299674660104695.post-41538624703091999052013-11-28T10:20:00.002-05:002013-11-28T10:20:56.504-05:00(11/28/2013) - December tournament will be a three (3) round swiss<br />
Because the fourth and fifth Tuesdays of December fall on Christmas and New Year's Eve respectively, December's MetroWest Chess Club's tournament will be shortened to a three round swiss. The rounds will be on December 3, 10, and 17. The prize fund and Championship points available will be set at the usual levels for a four round tournament.<br />
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See <a href="http://www.metrowestchess.org/Compete/Monthly/PDFs/WEB_MCC_Future_Events.pdf">http://www.metrowestchess.org/Compete/Monthly/PDFs/WEB_MCC_Future_Events.pdf</a> for details.<br />
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==================================================Matt Phelpshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02750658124388913762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527299674660104695.post-14171149994316722492013-10-06T12:06:00.000-04:002013-10-06T12:06:18.770-04:00(10/08/2013) Weekly Group Lesson, October 2013 Round 2<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Lecture: Vadim Martirosov<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">When: Round 2, at 6:30 pm
Tue Oct. 8, 2013<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Topic: “Essential Endgame
knowledge”</span><br />
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==================================================Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07186204598291376255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527299674660104695.post-7869834121301604352013-10-01T09:47:00.001-04:002013-10-01T09:47:24.870-04:00(10/01/2013) - 2014 Championship points standings updatedThe race for spots in the 2014 MetroWest Chess Club Championships heats up with only three events left to acquire the coveted Championship Points. For the latest standings see <a href="http://www.metrowestchess.org/Compete/Championships/2014/2014_Championship_Points_Standings.html">http://www.metrowestchess.org/Compete/Championships/2014/2014_Championship_Points_Standings.html</a>Matt Phelpshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02750658124388913762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527299674660104695.post-19392318690393133512013-09-30T12:38:00.000-04:002013-09-30T12:38:09.672-04:00(09/30/2013) - No Online Registration for October Swiss<br />
Due to a series of rare circumstances, there will not be Online Registration for October's "Trick or Treat Swiss." Online registration will return next month for the November "Thanksgiving Swiss." Please arrive well before 7:20 PM if you want to register onsite, or call the club's phone number BEFORE 7:00 PM to register by phone.Matt Phelpshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02750658124388913762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527299674660104695.post-41924233369228460732013-07-29T19:55:00.002-04:002013-07-29T20:14:33.179-04:00(07/30/2013) Weekly Group Lesson, July 2013 Round 5<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Lecture: Igor Foygel<br />When: Round 5, at 6:30 pm Tue Jul 30, 2013<br />Topic: “Blunders, calculation, tactics and other nightmares”<br />This should prove to be an exciting lecture; we hope to see you there.<br />
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Presented by Igor Foygel<br />
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==================================================Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07186204598291376255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527299674660104695.post-70652888612545979642013-07-02T16:54:00.001-04:002013-07-02T16:54:26.710-04:00(7/2/2013) - 2014 Championship Points Standings Posted<br />
At the halfway point of the season, IM Jonathan Yedidia leads all participants with Mika Brattain hot on his heels. Calvin Hori is first in the Class (Under 2000) Championships with a 41 point lead!<br />
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There still half a year left to earn points and make the top six.<br />
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