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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.
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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.
Jump directly to the online shop, if
you are ready to
Buy.
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.
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