(11/28/2013) - 2014 Championships points standings updated.

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.

The current standings, with only one more tournament to go, are at http://www.metrowestchess.org/Compete/Championships/2014/2014_Championship_Points_Standings.html.



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(11/28/2013) - December tournament will be a three (3) round swiss

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.

See http://www.metrowestchess.org/Compete/Monthly/PDFs/WEB_MCC_Future_Events.pdf for details.


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(10/08/2013) Weekly Group Lesson, October 2013 Round 2

Lecture: Vadim Martirosov
When: Round 2, at 6:30 pm Tue Oct. 8, 2013
Topic: “Essential Endgame knowledge”

#MetroWestCC #chess 

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(10/01/2013) - 2014 Championship points standings updated

The 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 http://www.metrowestchess.org/Compete/Championships/2014/2014_Championship_Points_Standings.html

(09/30/2013) - No Online Registration for October Swiss

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.

(07/30/2013) Weekly Group Lesson, July 2013 Round 5

Lecture: Igor Foygel
When: Round 5, at 6:30 pm Tue Jul 30, 2013
Topic: “Blunders, calculation, tactics and other nightmares”
This should prove to be an exciting lecture; we hope to see you there.

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(07/16/2013) Weekly Group Lesson, July 2013 Round 3

Endgames: How to study them.
Presented by Igor Foygel
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(07/09/2013) Weekly Group Lesson, July 2013 Round 2

Openings: How to study them

Igor Foygel

Weekly Group Lesson, Tuesday, July 9 2013

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(7/2/2013) - 2014 Championship Points Standings Posted

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!

There still half a year left to earn points and make the top six.

http://www.metrowestchess.org/Compete/Championships/2014/2014_Championship_Points_Standings.php

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(06/02/2013) Weekly Group Lesson, June 2013 Round 2

Metrowest CC Recent Games

Ilya Krasik

Weekly Group Lesson, Tuesday, June 11 2013

(06/02/2013) June 2013 newsletter available

MetroWest CC June 2013 newsletter available: http://metrowestchess.org/Community/History/News/Top_Newsletter.htm  #chess #MetroWestCC

(5/27/13) - Online Pre-registration for the June Summer Solstice Swiss is open

Online registration for the June Summer Solstice Swiss is now available via MACA. Please take advantage of this new service to avoid the lines on-site and make our job a little easier on the usually hectic opening night of a tournament.

This will help make sure the first round starts on time!

Again, click here to register. PayPal membership is not required. Just hit the "Pay with credit card" link at checkout.

On site registration with cash or check before 7:20 is still available. Those members who receive free entries (e.g Masters who are MCC members, and TDs) can not register in advance.

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(5/6/13) MCC Championship 2013 Games... and Analysis?

The 2013 Metrowest Chess Club Championship was a hard fought event... a no-holds-barred slugfest that wasn't decided until the last round.  Congratulations to our two co-champions,  IM James Rizzitano and IM Jonathan Yedidia, both of whom scored 3.5/5.  Honorable mention to round 4 leader, NM Vadim Martirosov, who fell to IM Yedidia, finishing tied for 3-4, with NM Mika A.Brattain at 3/5.  Of course, there is no honor in losing... but, I wanted to make him feel good.  Finishing 5th was NM Ilya Krasik at 2/5 and last was NM Lawyer Times with no points and a lot of bruises for his trouble.

I included all but two of the games below. (if anybody has them, send them to me and I'll add them)  We should all go over them carefully... who knows when we will face one of these guys.  Some of the games are annotated just to irritate the participants.  And I hope you all will add your comments and questions.     Let's turn this blog into a real learning tool... and say very nasty things about all the stupid moves our club champions made.

Hope you enjoy...
Games temporarily unavailable... To be fixed soon!
For now, please check them out on Chess Beat Reporter
Sorry for the inconvenience.

Mark LaRocca

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(5/5/2013) Weekly Group Lesson, May 2013 Round 2

MCC Championship 2013 Decisive Moments

IM James A Rizzitano

Weekly Group Lesson, Tuesday, May 14 2013

I will be looking at one interesting game from the Class Championship section and five interesting positions from the Club Championship section.

Here are the games:

Rd. 1 Class: Thompson - Hori

Rd. 3 Championship: Krasik - Martirosov

Rd. 3 Championship: Rizzitano - Yedidia

Rd. 4 Championship: Martirosov - Rizzitano

Rd. 4 Championship: Brattain - Yedidia

Rd. 5 Championship: Yedidia - Martirosov

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(5/4/13) Online pre-registration for May's Swiss now available!

The MCC now accepts online pre-registration for our monthly
tournaments via the MACA tournament listings web site.

Players can still register onsite with cash or check payment as usual.

Players can enter the May swiss ("The MCC 30th Anniversary Swiss")
through Sunday night, May 5 (before the first Tuesday of the month) by
going to http://masschess.org/Events/Event_Details.aspx?Event_ID=4165
We will provide a link on the Club's home page. 

After choosing the appropriate section to enter, and entering your
USCF ID and name, you can pay with a PayPal account, or just click on
the "Pay with credit card" link when you check out if you don't have a
PayPal login.

Those players who receive free entries (MCC member masters, TDs,
volunteers, etc.) can just show up on Tuesday before 7:20 to enter as
usual.

Questions can go to email:  Info AT metrowestchess DOT org.



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(05/02/13) Rizzitano, Yedidia are 2013 Club Co-Champions, Hori wins Class

IMs James Rizzitano and Jonathan Yedidia tied for first in the 2013 MetroWest Chess Club Championships both scoring last round wins to finish at 3.5 points in the six player round robin.

 Calvin Hori took clear first in the Class (U2000) Championships going undefeated with three wins and two draws.

 Final standings are posted here.

Congratulations to the 2013 Champions!

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(04/02/13) Games posted April 2013 Round 1 Club Ch

Games posted April 2013 Round 1 Club Ch :: NM Krasik-IM Rizzitano (0-1), NM Times-IM Yedidia (0-1), NM Martirosov-NM Brattain (1-0) #chess #MetroWestCC

(03/31/2013) March 2013 newsletter available

MetroWest CC March 2013 newsletter available: http://metrowestchess.org/Community/History/News/Top_Newsletter.htm  #chess #MetroWestCC

(03/30/13) Championships!

Championships!

Matt Phelps, Championship Director

Club Championship Pairings:

1. Martirosov	2. Times	3. Krasik
4. Rizzitano	5. Yedidia	6. Brattain

Rd 1	Martirosov Brattain	Times Yedidia	Krasik Rizzitano
Rd 2	Brattain Rizzitano	Yedidia  Krasik	Martirosov Times
Rd 3	Times Brattain	Krasik  Martirosov	Rizzitano  Yedidia
Rd 4	Brattain  Yedidia	Martirosov Rizzitano	Times Krasik
Rd 5	Krasik Brattain	Rizzitano Times	Yedidia Martirosov

Class Championship Pairings:

1. Cousin	2. Thompson	3. Poliannikov
4. Abbot	5. Hori	6. Liu

Rd 1	Cousin Liu	Thompson  Hori	Poliannikov Abbot
Rd 2	Liu Abbot	Hori  Poliannikov	Cousin  Thompson
Rd 3	Thompson  Liu	Poliannikov Cousin	Abbot   Hori
Rd 4	Liu Hori	Cousin  Abbot	Thompson  Poliannikov
Rd 5	Poliannikov Liu	Abbot  Thompson	Hori  Cousin

Both the Club Championship and the Class Championship use the following pairing table:

Pairing table:

Round 1:  1-6,  2-5,  3-4
Round 2:  6-4,  5-3,  1-2
Round 3:  2-6,  3-1,  4-5
Round 4:  6-5,  1-4,  2-3
Round 5:  3-6,  4-2,  5-1

(03/30/13) Games posted March 2013 Round 4

Games posted March 2013 Round 4 :: Arun-Godin (1-0), NM Martirosov-Brattain (1/2-1/2) #chess #MetroWestCC

(03/30/13) Games posted March 2013 Round 3

Games posted March 2013 Round 3 :: Arun-NM Times (1-0), Brattain-Krasik (1-0) #chess #MetroWestCC

(03/24/13) Games posted March 2013 Round 2

Games posted March 2013 Round 2 :: NM Times-NM Martirosov (0-1), NM Brattain-Godin (1-0) #chess #MetroWestCC

(03/24/13) Games posted March 2013 Round 1

Games posted March 2013 Round 1 :: Godin-IM Yedidia (1-0), NM Martirosov-Slater (1-0) #chess #MetroWestCC

(03/24/13) Weekly Group Lesson, March 2013 Round 4

Weekly Group Lesson, March 2013 Round 4: Instructor: David Harris; Topic: Perspectives on openings and related topics #MetroWestCC #chess

(03/21/13) Final rosters for 2013 Club and Class Championships set

The final rosters for the 2013 MetroWest Chess Club Championships are set. The Club Championship (for all ratings) will have IM James Rizzitano, IM Jonathan Yedidia, FM Lawyer Times, NM Mika Brattain, NM Ilya Krasik, and NM Vadim Martirosov. The Class Championship (for players rated under 2000 in December 2012) will have Ames Abbot, Oleg Poliannikov, Neil Cousin, Calvin Hori, Ethan Thompson, and Henry Liu. The tournaments are six player round robins to be played during the five Tuesdays in April, beginning April 2nd. (There will be a regular five round swiss tournament in April also of course.) The seedings for each of the round robin tournaments will be determined by a random drawing on Tuesday, March 26th shortly before the start of the final round of the March tournament. The pairings for all the rounds will be posted shortly thereafter, both online and at the club.

(03/03/13) CORRECTION Games posted February 2013 Round 2

CORRECTION:: Games posted February 2013, Round 2 :: Slater-NM Krasik (0-1) #chess #MetroWestCC

(03/03/13) Games posted February 2013 Round 4

Games posted February 2013, Round 4 :: NM Yang-NM Krasik (0-1), NM Martirosov-IM Yedidia (1/2-1/2) #chess #MetroWestCC

(03/03/13) Games posted February 2013 Round 2

Games posted February 2013, Round 2 :: Slater-NM Krasic (0-1), Fauman-Yang (0-1) #chess #MetroWestCC

(02/18/13) Weekly Group Lesson, February 2013 Round 3

Weekly Group Lesson, February 2013 Round 3: Instructor: Life Master Vadim Martirosov; Topic: Review instructive games and related topics #MetroWestCC #chess

(02/03/2013) February 2013 newsletter available

MetroWest CC February 2013 newsletter available: http://metrowestchess.org/Community/History/News/Top_Newsletter.htm  #chess #MetroWestCC

(02/03/13) Games posted January 2013 Round 4

Games posted January 2013, Round 4 :: IM Yedidia-Martirosov (1-0), NM Times-Brattain (0-1) #chess #MetroWestCC

(02/03/13) Games posted January 2013 Round 3

Games posted January 2013, Round 3 :: Brattain-King (1-0) #chess #MetroWestCC

(01/21/13) Important discussion topics posted

Two new “Topic” papers have been posted to the web site and will be announced tomorrow before the round starts:

1. June 2012 - A discussion on whether or not to allow people to play up
• http://www.metrowestchess.org/Community/Club/Governance/Topic_Archive/Sections/Playing_Up_2012-06.pdf 
2. January 2013 -  A discussion on the merits of adding a fifth section
• http://www.metrowestchess.org/Community/Club/Governance/Topic_Archive/Sections/Sections_2013-01_Adding_a_Fifth_Section.pdf

#chess #MetroWestCC

(01/18/13) Games posted January 2013 Round 2

Games posted January 2013, Round 1 :: Brattain-IM Yedidia (0-1), Martirosov-Xu (1-0) #chess #MetroWestCC

(01/18/13) Games posted January 2013 Round 1

Games posted January 2013, Round 1 :: IM Yedidia-GM Bisguier (1-0), Nicholas-Martirosov (0-1) #chess #MetroWestCC

(01/18/13) ADDENDUM :: Games posted December 2012 Round 3

ADDENDUM :: Games posted December 2012, Round 3 :: IM Yedidia-Nicholas (1-0) #chess #MetroWestCC

(01/08/2013) Bookseller January 2013

"Books from Europe" bookseller will be at MetroWest CC during Round 2 #chess #MetroWestCC

(01/08/13) CORRECTION :: Games posted December 2012 Round 3

CORRECTION :: Games posted December 2012, Round 3 :: GM Bisguier-IM Rizzitano (0-1), IM Yedidia-GM Bisguier (1-0) #chess #MetroWestCC

(01/07/13) Weekly Group Lesson, January 2013 Round 4

Weekly Group Lesson, January 2013 Round 4: Instructor: Mark Kaprielian; Topic: "An example of how to use the Repertoire and custom book features of ChessBase to know when you have gone out of book" #MetroWestCC #chess

(01/06/2013) January 2013 newsletter available

MetroWest CC January 2013 newsletter available: http://metrowestchess.org/Community/History/News/Top_Newsletter.htm  #chess #MetroWestCC

(01/05/13) Games posted December 2012 Round 3

Games posted December 2012, Round 3 :: GM Bisguier-IM Rizzitano (1-0), IM Yedidia-GM Bisguier (1-0) #chess #MetroWestCC

(01/05/13) Games posted December 2012 Round 1

Games posted December 2012, Round 1 :: Brattain-IM Foygel (1/2-1/2) #chess #MetroWestCC