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Reverby First in New Year

Pawtucket RI, 2011/1/8: NM Miro Reverby scored three wins out of three to take first place in the Blackstone New Year Open, and the $75 prize.

Second place was a 3-way tie between Antonio Martinez, Neil Fachon, and expert David Harris, who split the $50 seond prize.

Nine players took part in this tough 3-round swiss. Round two featured two stunning upsets, with Teddy MacKenzie taking out Massachusetts NM Sinclair Banks in his pet Caro-Kann, while Neil Fachon squeezed a point out of the Gruenfled Defense of another Massachusetts NM, Max Enkin.

The time control was Game/70 with 5 second delay. The event was USCF rated.

Ivanov Dunks Derby

Pawtucket RI, 2010/12/4: GM Alexander Ivanov swept the Blackstone December Derby, with a score of 3-zip, not as easy as it sounds. First prize was $100. NM Miro Reverby took home second prize and $60. with 2½ points. Five masters competed in this tournament. Time control was Game in 70, with a 5 second delay.

Ivanov Vamps to Top

Pawtucket RI, 2010/11/6: GM Alexander Ivanov won the Blackstone Chess November Vamp without a glitch, three wins, no losses. Second place was split between Sinclair Banks and David Harris. Time control was Game in 70, with a 5 second delay.

Finney Tops Octads

Pawtucket RI, 2010/10/2: CM Stuart Finney was merciless at the Blackstone October Octads, picking off rooks, minor pieces, and pawms en route to his 3-0 rout. David Harris limped into second place with 2-1. Time control was Game in 75, with a 5 second delay.

Sarkar Takes Throne

Pawtucket RI, 2010/8/22: IM Justin Sarkar won the Blackstone Chess Festival International, to become the 2010 Blackstone Chess Festival champion. Nelson and Andres Castaneda, and Kapil Chandran tied for 2nd. Chandran also won the prize for top junior (under 21 years).

Robert Holmgren took the under 2000 Championship, and William Petrillo won the under 1500 Championship. A clean sweep for both, at 3-0 in this one-day event, help Saturday August 23.

News Archive from 2009.

Check out the crosstables from recent events.

Announcements

Pawn Shoppe Online!

We are pleased to announce the opening of our new online shop, the Blackstone Chess Pawn Shoppe!. Buy books, software, chess odds and ends, games and puzzles at great prices, and support the club at the same time.

2010 Season

In the year 2010 we celebrate the two year anniversary for Blackstone Chess. One of our goals for the new year is to make Thursday Night USCF rated games a regular feature at the club, for both weekly club tournaments, and players seeking rated side games. You can help by coming down for a game, so more and more people in all rating brackets will start making this a regular event. If you can play 2 out of 3 weeks, sign up for the monthly tournament!

We will continue the Masters and Experts Invitational events, from Blitz to Rapids, a variety of tournaments will be offered. The Experts events will be primarily on Saturdays, and include an under 2000 section. If there are enough players in the under 2000, we will add a lower section, under 1500 or under 1700 based on the ratings of the participants.

We plan to kick off Spring with a Spring Rapids on Saturday March 20. The next major events will be the Pawtucket Open in mid-May, the Blackstone Rapids in mid June, and the annual Blackstone Chess Festival in August.

Please visit our online calendar where the details of all the upcoming events will be posted.

For 2009 announcements, visit the 2009 Archive.

Check our Online Calendar for upcoming events.