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Erenburg, Gareev Top Festival Field
GM Sergey Erenburg went undefeated to win the 2008
New England Masters with a score of 7.5/9. GM Timur
Gareev led the field after defeating local favorite
Jorge Sammour-Hasbun in round 4. But in the final
round Erenburg slipped ahead of Gareev by defeating
Parker Zhao, while Timur was held to a draw by IM Jacek
Stopa of Poland.
Parker Zhao and Victor Kaminski each earned their
first IM norm. A full report and links to ongoing
media coverage and photo galleries can be found
at the
New England Masters
web site.
The Blackstone Chess Festival Open ended in a three way
tie amongst Gareev, IM Justin Sarkar, and GM Keith Arkell.
Gareev defeated Sarkar in the blitz playoff, to earn the
tie-break bonus.
Full report, standings, and games from the event.
Media coverage
June Blitz Splits
June 27 - Sinclair Banks and Jim Dickson
shared first place in the BCA June Blitz.
It was a 4 round double-swiss,
game in 7 minutes. They each finished with a score
of 7 wins and one loss in a field of 14 players.
Jim Dickson Runs Blackstone Rapids
June 7 - Expert Jim Dickson prevailed at the
Blackstone Rapids to take 1st place, and $150,
with a score of 2.5-.5. Daniil Mosiyenko and David
Harris shared second, while Miro Reverby took third.
Gary Point claimed the under 2000 prize.
Boston Blitzer Blitzes Blackstone Blitz
May 16 - Jorge Sammour-Hasbun took the Blackstone Chess Academy May Blitz,
with a score of 7.5-0.5. Not far behind at 6.5-1.5 was Carlos Avalos,
the champion of the Cranston-Warwick Chess Club. Daniil Mosiyenko
and David Harris shared third place at a respectable 6-2. The results
are now posted on the
May Blitz Crosstable.
Jorge began the evening with an illuminating chess lecture.
After the lecture, Tomas Ramirez presented a poster
in honor of Jorge's Dos Hermanas victories.
You can see the poster in the backdrop of Chris Bird's
interview with Jorge at the Blackstone Chess Academy.
Visit the new
Boston Blitz Blog!
Champions Prevail at Blackstone Blitz
April 24 - Dos Hermanas ICC Blitz champion
Jorge Sammour-Hasbun took top honors at the
first Thursday Blitz at the Blackstone Chess Academy. The new
Rhode Island Champion Miro Reverby finished second, his only
losses coming at the hands of Jorge. Ryan Chin placed a respectable
third, just a "chin" behind the top dogs.
This event was a 4 round Swiss, two games per round. The time control
was five minutes, with a two second delay. There were three Masters
and two Experts in the ten player field. The top three received
prizes of $50, $30, and $20 respectively. Everyone got cookies.
Blackstone Chess Announces Blackstone Chess Festival
Mar. 12 - Blackstone Chess announces the Blackstone Chess Festival,
August 11-17, 2008. The festival will feature the first FIDE tournament
in Rhode Island, the New England Masters, and the
Blackstone Chess Festival Open.
The New England Masters
is a FIDE rated 9 round Swiss open to players with a FIDE rating
of at least 2100. The first round is 6:00pm Monday, August 11,
followed by two rounds per day Tuesday through Friday. This is
an excellent chance for attaining GM
and IM norms. See the
tournament web site
for further details.
The Blackstone Open is a 4 round Swiss taking place over the
weekend of August 16-17th. Details will be announced in the
near future. Free entry for IM or GM, only $50 to participants
in the Masters with advance entry.
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