Welcoming event before the prestigious 11th MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference. Here is the list of speakers: http://www.sloansportsconference.com/current/speakers/
RIP Mr. Harold Dondis
I just received sad news that Mr. Harold Dondis has passed away last night during a chess game in the Boston area. He was a long time chess columnist for the Boston Globe as well as very important figure...
Webster U junior Corrales Jimenez wins Boston Chess Congress
The 3rd Annual Boston Chess Congress was held from January 9-11, 2015, at the Hyatt Harborside at Logan Airport, 101 Harborside Dr, Boston, Massachusetts. The 5-round Swiss event had 6 sections: Premier, Under 2100, Under 1900, Under 1700, Under...
She is a phenomenon
Chess Notes for July 9By Harold Dondis and Patrick WolffJuly 09, 2012 Here is the story of 8-year-old Carissa Yip. Carissa’s mother is from China, her father, Percy Yip, is from Hong Kong. Carissa was born in the United...
Law student and chess master
Law Student and ChessmasterBy Melissa Beecher | Chronicle Staff Published: January 21, 2010 Charles Riordan was in seventh grade, a self-described “class nerd,” when he answered a challenge from a classmate to play a game of chess. “I got...
Custom Made Chess Sets in Boston
Galleria Florentia to Exhibit World-Renowned Artist Aldo Marsili’s Custom Made Chess Sets in BostonExhibit Will Launch with Chess Tournament May 22Last update: 8:00 a.m. EDT May 5, 2009 BOSTON, May 05, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Galleria Florentia, 79 Newbury...
I’m going with whoever gives me better conditions
It’s Hub-NYC chess match with trash talk, fans, logosBy Ryan KostGlobe Correspondent / August 29, 2008 You could be forgiven if you haven’t heard much about what one man called “by far the biggest rivalry going on in the...
Dallas wins the USCL title
After an exciting overtime blitz playoff, the Dallas team defeated Boston to win the USCL title. Congratulations to Dallas and to Greg Shahade for doing a good job with this league. Here is a sample piece from the official...
Dallas vs Boston for the USCL title
Board 1 – IM Drasko Boskovic 1/2 GM Larry ChristiansenBoard 2 – SM Jorge Sammour Hasbun 1-0 IM Davorin KuljasevicBoard 3- IM Jacek Stopa 1/2 NM Denys ShmelovBoard 4- NM Chris Williams 0-1 WFM Bayaraa Zorigt Score: 2-2 Games...
Family sharing the love for chess in New England
Chess matesFamily shares love, talent for gameBy Susan Chaityn Lebovits April 22, 2007 If you see more chess wizards emerging from the area, thank members of an extended family, transplants from the former Soviet Union. Valery Frenklakh of Newton...