WCC News 2019 ♔

Five WCC members competed in the 29th Mass G/60 Championship held this Sunday, May 5th in Westford.
Here are their rating updates.

Seven WCC players competed in various outside tournaments this weekend & last. Here are the rating updates:

Hello All,
I've recorded, edited, and uploaded Wednesday night's game vs Don Ostrowski (1627), in a Scotch Opening.
My astronomy piece is on primordial black-holes. The chess starts at 07:17. https://youtu.be/jIIFVhloMyo
Hope you like it,
Roger
[See this & all of Roger Cappallo's other videos at Roger's YouTube channel.]

The following ratings are in effect for the Martin Laine Memorial, which begins Wednesday, April 17, in Room C159 of the McKay Complex at Fitchburg State University.
Registration is from 6:30 to 7 p.m., with Round 1 starting at 7:15 p.m.
Deadline for all subsequent rounds is 7:10 p.m. Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 p.m.

Andrew Jeselson, a Wachusett Chess Club member from Leominster and a student at Fitchburg State University, posted a perfect score of 4-0 to claim first place in the students section of the Worcester State University Intercollegiate Tournament, held on Saturday, April 13, in Sheehan Hall at the university. Capturing 2nd place on tiebreak with a 3-1 tally was Christian Scillitoe of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, while Dermot McCormick of Worcester State University was awarded 3rd place on tiebreak with the same score. Jeselson defeated both Scillitoe and McCormick. The tournament, which had a total of 37 players - 13 in the students section and 24 in the non-students (Open) section, was hosted by Bill Shakalis and Alvin Marchena of Worcester State University. Joe Alfano of Assumption College was the tournament director.
-George M

Michael David, a Wachusett Chess Club member from Groton, scored an undefeated result of 3-1 to tie for first place in the Under 1600 section of the Westford April Open , held April 13-14 at the Westford Regency Inn & Conference Center. The director of the Billiards Cafe Chess Club in Ayer shared top honors with fellow Bay State players Robert Kauffman, Prachi Dayal and Meghana Kunamneni. David defeated Dayal and drew Kauffman and Kunamneni.

Winning the Championship section with a score of 3.5-0.5 was 30-year-old GM Jianchao Zhou of China. [Close behind with scores of 3.0-1.0, a trio of Massachusetts residents including GM Fidel Corrales Jimenez (winner of the 2018 USChess Grand Prix), GM Alexander Ivanov, & NM Karthik Padmanadhan finished in a tie for second place overall.] The four-section tournament drew a total of 53 players.
-George M

Hello All,
This week my game was with Mike Meehan, who played the White side of a Stonewall Attack against me. I've also included a bit of information about the EHT black hole image result, in which I was involved. Hope you enjoy them.
Hope you enjoy it,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3u0gosq-qwo
Cheers,
Roger
[See this & all of Roger Cappallo's other videos at Roger's YouTube channel.]

Wachusett CC's Michael David wins prize in 28th Eastern Class Championships
Michael David, a Wachusett Chess Club member from Groton, tied for 3rd-5th place, sharing the 3rd-4th place prizes in the Class C section of the 28th annual Eastern Class Championships, held April 5-7 at the Host Hotel at Cedar Lake in Sturbridge. David, who is the director of the Billiards Cafe Chess Club that meets Sunday nights at the Billiards Cafe at 39 Main St. in Ayer, Mass., finished with a score of 3.5-1.5 (3 wins, 1 loss, 1 draw), which included a draw with section co-winner Terrence Mooney of Connecticut.
The seven-section tournament drew a total of 225 players, not counting a blitz tournament, including four WCC members. Here are the rating updates:

Three of the Wachusett Chess Club's most active players are among the more than 200 contestants set to compete this weekend, April 5-7, in the 28th annual Eastern Class Championships at the Host Hotel at Cedar Lake in Sturbridge. Taking part in the 3-day tournament, sponsored by the Continental Chess Association, are Wachusett CC members Mike Commisso of Brookline, NH and Jim Donahue of Stow, playing in the Class B section, as well as Michael David of Groton, playing in the Class C section. David was the winner of the "B" Division Championship at the Wachusett Chess Club in 2018, while Commisso was one of the runners-up in that event.
-George M

Wachusett Chess Club's Andrew Jeselson wins U2100 section in Modern Chess Conceptions Classic
Andrew Jeselson, a Wachusett Chess Club member from Leominster and a student at Fitchburg State University, scored 3.5-0.5 to capture first place in the 13-player Under 2100 section of the Modern Chess Conceptions Classic, held Sunday, March 31, at the Westford Regency Inn & Conference Center in Westford. The Class A player, who hails from Rome, New York and started playing rated chess in late August 2015, gained 86 rating points and boosted his rating to 1922. Winning the 11-player Championship section with a score of 4-0 was 62-year-old GM Alexander Ivanov of Newton, a 14-time Massachusetts state champion.
The four-section tournament drew a total of 51 players including seven WCC members. Here are the rating updates:

Grandmaster Hikaru Nakmura, the 1th-ranked player in the world, won the 2019 U.S. Championship on Sunday, March 31, at the St. Louis Chess Club. The 31-year-old GM won his 5th national title by defeating GM Jeffery Xiong in the 11th and final round, finishing with a score of 8-3. Nakamura's previous U.S. Championship victories came in 2005, 2009, 2012 and 2016. Tying for 2nd-3rd with 7.5 points each were GM Fabiano Caruana, the No. 2 player in the world and 2016 U.S. champion, and GM Leinier Dominguez, a 5-time Cuban national champion who was making his debut in a U.S. Championship. Caruana drew with 2018 U.S. champion Sam Shankland, while Dominguez was held to a draw by GM Timur Gareyev. Tying for 4th-5th place with 6 points apiece were 2017 U.S. champion Wesley So and Massachusetts' GM Sam Sevian. Shankland ended in clear 6th place with 5.5 points. Xiong and GM Awonder Liang, who beat So, tied for 7th-8th place with 5 points each. Deadlocked in 10-12th place with 4 points apiece were GM Aleksandr Lenderman, who drew Sevian, GM Varuzhan Akobian, who defeated GM Ray Robson, and GM Gareyev. Robson finished 12th and last with 3.5 points.

Jennifer Yu clinched this year's U.S. Women's Championship in Round 10 on Saturday. She ended the tournament with a win against Massachusetts' Carissa Yip in Round 11 and finished with a phenomenal score of 10-1. Tied for 2nd-3rd place with 7.5 points each were 3-time U.S. women's champion Anna Zatonskih and Tatev Abrahamyan. In 4th place with 7 points was Annie Wang. Tied for 5th-7th place with 5 points apiece were 7-time U.S.women's champion Irina Krush, Anna Sharevich and Ashritha Eswaran. Ending up in 8th place with 4.5 points was Carissa Yip. Deadlocked in 9th-11th place with 4 points each were Maggie Feng, Sabina Foisor and Akshita Gorti. Taking 12th and last place was Emily Nguyen. Results of Round 11 games were as follows: Foisor 1-0 Zatonskih, Gorti 1/2-1/2 Abrahamyan, Wang 1/2-1/2 Sharevich, Krush 1-0 Feng, and Nguyen 0-1 Eswaran.

"Chess Chat," a program produced by the Wachusett Chess Club at Fitchburg State University for Fitchburg Access Television (FATV) will present on Monday, April 1, at 7 p.m. a LIVE program about the 2019 U.S. Championship, complete with final results in the Open Division and the Women's Division. The program will coincide with the closing ceremony of this year's U.S. Championship, taking place at the St. Louis Chess Club. Hosts George Mirijanian and Dave Couture will present with analysis one of the best games from the championship: GM Sam Sevian's win in Round 7 against GM Ray Robson. The "Chess Chat" program can be seen anywhere in the world at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 1, via LIVE STREAMING at www.fatv.org
-George M

The 11th and final round of the U.S. Championship will be packed with tension on Sunday, March 31, when GMs Hikaru Nakamura, Leinier Dominguez and Fabiano Caruana square off in an attempt to win to become this year's U.S. champion. All three are deadlocked in first place with scores of 7-3. In Round 10, played on Saturday, March 30, Nakamura drew Dominguez, while Caruana defeated Aleksandr Lenderman to become one of the three leaders. A full point behind the leaders is Wesley So, who drew Massachusetts' Sam Sevian. who stands at 5.5-4.5. Results of other Round 10 games were as follows: Awonder Liang 1/2-1/2 Jeffery Xiong, Varuzhan Akobian 1/2-12 Sam Shankland, Timur Gareyev 1-0 Ray Robson. The three critical Round 11 games are as follows: Xiong vs. Nakamura, Dominguez vs. Gareyev, and Shankland vs. Caruana.
Jennifer Yu clinched 1st place in the Women's Championship on Saturday, defeating rival Anna Zatonskih in Round 10. Jennifer stands at a phenomenal 9-1 with one round to play. Despite the loss, Zatonskih remains in 2nd place with 7.5 points. A half point behind Zatonskih is Tatev Abrahamyan, who beat Sabina Foisor. Annie Wang is in 4th place with 6.5 points after beating Massachusetts' Carissa Yip, who is tied for 5th-6th place with Anna Sharevich, both of whom have 4.5 points. Sharevich downed Emily Nguyen. Results of other games were as follows: Maggie Feng 0-1 Akshita Gorti, Ashritha Eswaran 1/2-1/2 Irina Krush.
-George M

U.S. Championship leaders Hikaru Nakamura and Leinier Dominguez are set for a big battle on Saturday, March 30, when they face each other at the Saint Louis Chess Club in Round 10, after scoring wins in Round 9 on Friday to maintain their joint lead in the 12-player round robin with 6.5 points apiece. Nakamura beat Ray Robson, while Dominguez defeated Awonder Liang. Just a half point behind them is Fabiano Caruana, who downed Varuzhan Akobian. Wesley So is in 4th place with 5.5 points following his win against Aleksandr Lenderman. Massachusetts' Sam Sevian holds onto 5th place with a 5-4 score after drawing Jeffery Xiong. In the only other decisive game, defending U.S. champion Sam Shankland beat Timur Gareyev.
The Women's Championship will also see a big game in Round 10 on Saturday, when tournament leader Jennifer Yu, who stands with an 8-1 score, faces Anna Zatonskih, who is in second place with 7.5 points. In Round 9, Yu drew with Tatev Abrahamyan, who is in 3rd place with 6 points, while Zatonskih defeated Annie Wang, who is in 4th place with 5.5 points. Massachusetts' Carissa Yip maintains 5th place in the standings with 4.5 points after defeating Emily Nguyen. Results of other games were as follows: Ashritha Eswaran 0-1 Maggie Feng, Irina Krush 1/2-1/2 Anna Sharevich, Sabina Foisor 1-0 Akshita Gorti.
-George M

After 8 rounds of play in the U.S. Championship at the Saint Louis Chess Club, Leinier Dominquez is now tied for the lead with 4-time U.S. champion Hikaru Nakamura. The 35-year-old, 5-time Cuban national champion, who changed federations in December 2018, defeated Massachusetts' top player, 18-year-old Sam Sevian, on Thursday, March 28. The win gave Dominguez a total of 5.5 points and put him even with Nakamura, who drew defending U.S. champion Sam Shankland. Just a half-point behind Nakamura and Dominguez is 2016 U.S. champion Fabiano Caruana, who drew with 2017 U.S. champion Wesley So. Standing at 5.5. point each are So and Sevian. Results of other games were as follows: Aleksandr Lenderman 1/2-1/2 Jeffery Xiong, Awonder Liang 1/2-1/2 Ray Robson, Timur Gareyev 1/2-1/2 Varuzhan Akobian.
Jennifer Yu continues to hold her lead in the Women's Championship with a terrific score of 7.5-0.5, defeating Akshita Gorti in Round 8. Anna Zatonskih still remains in second place, with 6.5 points, after drawing Emily Nguyen. Tied for 3rd-4th place with 5.5 points apiece are Annie Wang and Tatev Abrahamyan, who drew each other in the round. Massachusetts' Carissa Yip, who lost to 7-time U.S. Women's champion Irina Krush, is tied for 5th-6th place with Ashritha Eswaran, who drew Anna Sharevich. Both have 3.5 points. In the only other decisive game, Maggie Feng beat 2017 U.S. women's champion Sabina Foisor.
-George M

Four-time U.S. champion Hikaru Nakamura has taken over the lead in this year's U.S. Championship, after he defeated fellow GM Timur Gareyev in the 6th round on Monday, March 25, at the St. Louis Chess Club. Nakamura now stands at 4-2 in the 12-player field. Tied for the runner-up spot with 3.5 points are Massachusetts' Sam Sevian, who drew defending U.S. champion Sam Shankland, 2016 champion Fabiano Caruana, who drew former tournament leader Jeffery Xu, 2017 champion Wesley So, who beat Leinier Dominguez, and Dominquez himself, who is making his debut in a U.S. Championship. Results of other games were as follows: Awonder Liang 1-0 Varuzhan Akobian, Aleksandr Lenderman 1/2-1/2 Ray Robson.
Jennifer Yu holds onto the lead in the Women's Championship with a score of 5.5-0.5 after defeating Maggie Feng in Round 6. Four-time Women's champion Anna Zatonskih is in 2nd place with a 5-1 tally following her win against Ashritha Eswaran. Tatev Abrahamyan has taken over 3rd place with a 4.5-1.5 record after she bested 7-time Women's champion Irina Krush. Annie Wang downed Sabina Foisor to move into 4th place with a 4-2 score. And Massachusetts' own Carissa Yip is now in 5th place after she drew Anna Sharevich. In the only other decisive game, Akshita Gorti beat Emily Nguyen.
The players will take a rest on Tuesday, March 26, only to resume play for Round 7 on Wednesday, March 27. The 11th and final round will be played on Sunday, March 31.
-George M

Round 5 on Sunday, March 24, in the U.S. Championship at the St. Louis Chess Club produced two decisive games in the Open division, where 18-year-old Sam Sevian of Holden, Mass. defeated Varuzhan Akobian and Timur Gareyev beat Awonder Liang. Sevian's win now puts him in a 5-way tie for first place at 3-2 with Wesley So, Hikaru Nakamura, Leinier Dominguez and Jeffery Xiong. The games Ray Robson-So, Nakamura-Fabiano Caruana, Dominguexz-Xiong and Sam Shankland-Aleksandr Lenderman ended in draws.
Jennifer Yu, the 17-year-old Woman Grandmaster, still remains in first place in the Women's Championship with a score of 4.5-0.5 after drawing WIM Annie Wang in Round 5. In current possession of 2nd place with a 4-1 record is IM Anna Zatonskih, who drew WGM Anna Sharevich. WGM Tatev Abrahamyan is in 3rd place with 3.5 points after defeating WIM Ashritha Eswaran for her third win in a row. In the only other decisive game, 15-year-old WIM Carissa Yip of Andover, Mass. beat WIM Maggie Feng to move into a tie for 4th place with Wang. Drawn were the games Irina Krush-Akshita Gorti and Emily Nguyen-Sabina Foisor.
-George M

Jennifer Yu, the 17-year-old Woman Grandmaster from Ashburn, Virginia, chalked up her fourth win in a row on Saturday, March 23, defeating WIM Emily Nguyen in the U.S. Women's Championship at the Saint Louis Chess Club. Four other games also ended decisively as follows: Anna Zatonskih 1-0 Carissa Yip, Tatev Abrahamyan 1-0 Anna Sharevich, Sabina Foisor 1-0 Irina Krush and Akshita Gorti 1-0 Ashritha Eswaran. The game Maggie Feng vs. Annie Wang was drawn. Currently in 2nd place with a score of 3.5-0.5 is Zatonskih, while Abrahamyan and Wang are tied for 3rd with tallies of 2.5-1.5.
In the all-Grandmaster main event, Jeffery Xiong lost to Ray Robson to fall into a 4-way for first place with 2.5 points out of 4 with Wesley So, who drew Sam Shankland, Hikaru Nakamura, who drew Awonder Liang, and Leinier Dominguez, who drew Fabiano Caruana. Results of other Round 4 games were as follows: Sam Sevian 1/2-1/2 Timur Gareyev, Aleksandr Lenderman 1/2-1/2 Varuzhan Akobian.
-George M

Round 3 of the U.S. Championships on Friday, March 22, at the St. Louis Chess Club produced new tournament leaders in both divisions of play. Jeffery Xiong scored a major win in the main event by defeating defending U.S. champion Sam Shankland. The win now puts Xiong in the lead with a score of 2.5-0.5. Tied for the runner-up spot are Hikaru Nakamura, who beat Massachusetts' Sam Sevian; Wesley So, who drew Varuzhan Akobian; and Leinier Dominguez, who defeated Ray Robson. So, Nakamura and Dominguez have 2-1 tallies. Other Round 3 results were as follows: Awonder Liang 1/2-1/2 Fabiano Caruana, Timur Gareyev 1/2-1/2 Aleksandr Lenderman. WGM Jennifer Yu took over the lead in the Women's Championship, defeating former U.S. Women's champion GM Irina Krush for her third win in a row. IM Anna Zatonskih is now in 2nd place with a score of 2.5-0.5 after beating WIM Maggie Feng. Tied for 3rd place with 2-1 tallies are WIM Carissa Yip of Massachusetts, who lost to former U.S. Women's champion WGM Tatev Abrahamyan, and WIM Annie Wang, who drew WIM Emily Nguyen. Results of other games were as follows: WIM Ashritha Eswaran 1-0 WGM Sabina Foisor, WGM Anna Sharevich 0-1 WIM Akshita Gorti.
-George M

Hello All,
Here is a link for my video on last night's game against Larry O'Rourke, in which he assayed the Slav Defense. The astronomy segment addresses the question, "Which planet, on average, is closest to the Earth?"
Hope you enjoy it,
https://youtu.be/_6W7ozE--6c
Cheers,
Roger
[See this & all of Roger Cappallo's other videos at Roger's YouTube channel.]

Yip and Yu tied for lead in U.S. Women's Championship; Sevian shares lead in main championship after Round 2
Carissa Yip, the youngest participant in this year's U.S. Women's Championship, won again in the 12-player round-robin event by defeating 16-year-old WIM Akshita Gorti in Round 2 on Thursday, March 21, at the Saint Louis Chess Club. The win puts the 15-year-old WIM from Andover, Mass. in a tie for the lead with 17-year-old WGM Jennifer Yu, who beat WIM Ashritha Eswaran. Both Carissa and Jennifer have 2 points and currently lead the field. Results of the other Round 2 games in the Women's Championship were as follows: WIM Annie Wang 1/2-1/2 GM Irina Krush, WGM Tatev Abrahamyan 1/2-1/2 IM Anna Zatonskih, WGM Sabina Foisor 1/2-1/2 WGM Anna Sharevich, WIM Maggie Feng 1/2-1/2 WIM Emily Nguyen.
Massachusetts' other participant in the U.S. Championship, 18-year-old GM Sam Sevian of Holden scored a win in the main event's 2nd round over GM Awonder Liang to now share the lead with 1.5 points with GMs Jeffery Xiong and Wesley So. Xiong drew with GM Varuzhan Akobian, while So defeated GM Timur Gareev. Results of the other games were as follows: GM Fabiano Caruana 1/2-1/2 GM Ray Robson, GM Aleksandr Lenderman 1/2-1/2 GM Hikaru Nakamura, GM Leinier Dominguez 1/2-1/2 GM Sam Shankland.

Yip wins, Sevian draws in Round 1 of U.S. Championships in St. Louis
The two Massachusetts players competing in this year's U.S. Championships got off to a good start on Wednesday, March 20th, in Round 1 of the round-robin event being played at the Saint Louis Chess Club. Fifteen-year-old WIM Carissa Yip of Andover, 2014 Wachusett CC champion and 2016 Boylston CC champion, defeated WGM Sabina Foisor in the Women's Championship, while 18-year-old GM Sam Sevian of Holden held the top seed and the world's No. 2 player, Fabiano Caruana, to a draw in the main event. All the games in the women's division were decisive, with the following results in addition to Carissa's win with White over Foisor: GM Irina Krush 1-0 Emily Nuguyen, Anna Zatonskih 1-0 Akshita Gorti, WGM Tatev Abrahamyan 0-1 FM Maggie Feng, WIM Ashrita Eswaran 0-1 WIM Annie Wang, WGM Anna Sharevich 0-1 WIM Jennifer Yu. In the all-GM main event, the only decisive game was Jeffrey Xiong's win (with Black) over Timur Gareev. In addition to Sevian's draw with Caruana, results of the others games were as follows: Hikaru Nakamura 1/2-1/2 Wesley So, Sam Shankland (defending U.S. champion) 1/2-1/2 Ray Robson, Awonder Liang 1/2-1/2 Aleksandr Lenderman, Varuzhan Akobian 1/2-1/2 Leinier Dominguez.
-George M
[Follow the games on YouTube at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmByUlYjiqA Round 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAeKjJlM8Qs Round 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG8f8P4lHAo Round 1
or live at USChess:
https://www.uschesschamps.com/2019-us-championships-live]

This Sunday's Worcester Telegram & Gazette (March 17th 2019) contains a feature story by correspondent, Paula J. Owen, about WCC Program Director, George Mirijanian.
You can read the entire article at the Worcester Telegram web site:
Sunday Sitdown: George M. Mirijanian, chess player at Wachusett Chess Club
https://www.telegram.com/news/20190317/sunday-sitdown-george-m-mirijanian-chess-player-at-wachusett-chess-club

Hello All,
Well, I finally bit the bullet and analyzed my lost to Steve Murray (1651), against whom I adopted a French Defense. As a bonus, I've included a short segment on "The Myth of Infrared". Hope you enjoy it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VSXmJbJgM4
Cheers,
Roger
[See this & all of Roger Cappallo's other videos at Roger's YouTube channel.]

The Chinese women's team dominated this year's World Team Championship by winning on Thursday, March 14, the 10-team round-robin event in Astana, Kazakhstan. The Chinese won all nine matches, with Russia, scoring 6 match wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, ending up in 2nd place. The U.S. women's team finished in 7th place, with a 2.5-1.5 win over Egypt in the final round. Drawing on board 1 was WGM Katerina Nemcova, losing on board 2 was WIM Carissa Yip, winning on board 3 was WGM Sabina-Fransceca Foisor and on board 4 WCM Rochelle Wu. Carissa's loss was to 21-year-old WGM Shrook Wafa (FIDE-rated 2166), a former Women's African chess champion.
-George M

The U.S. women's team was soundly defeated, 4-0, by India in Round 7 of the World Team Championship, played Tuesday, March 12, in Astana, Kazakhstan. All members of the U.S. team, WGM Tatev Abrahamyan on board 1, WGM Katerina Nemcova on board 2, WIM Carissa Yip on board 3, and WGM Sabina-Francesca Foisor on board 4 lost to their Indian opponents. Carissa lost to 17-year-old International Master and Woman Grandmaster Padmini Rout (FIDE rated 2332), four-time Indian women's champion (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017). Despite the loss, the U.S. team still remains in 7th place in the standings, with two rounds left to play.
-George M

The U.S. women's team lost to Russia on Monday, March 11th, in round 6 of the World Team Championship in Astana, Kazakhstan. Draws were gained by WGM Tatev Abrahamyan on board 1, WGM Katerina Nemcova on board 2, and WCM Rochelle Wu on board 4. Suffering the team's only loss was 15-year-old WIM Carissa Yip on board 3. Carissa, a former Wachusett CC and Boylston CC champion, lost to 20-year-old GM Aleksandra Goryachkina (FIDE rated 2504), a two-time Russian women's champion and a two-time World Girls Under-20 champion. The loss now puts the U.S. women's team in 7th place in a field of 10 teams, with three rounds yet to play.
-George M

The following ratings are in effect for the Gail S. Lingner Memorial, which begins Wednesday, March 13, in Room C159 of the McKay Complex at Fitchburg State University.
Registration is from 6:30 to 7 p.m., with Round 1 starting at 7:15 p.m.
Deadline for all subsequent rounds is 7:10 p.m. Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 p.m.

The U.S. women's team rebounded from its loss to Kazakhstan on Friday to defeat Armenia, 3-1, in Round 5 of the 2019 World Team Championship on Saturday, March 9, in Astana, Kazakhstan. Winning for the USA were WGM Tatev Abrahamyan on board 1, WGM Katerina Nemcova on board 2, and WIM Carissa Yip on board 3. WGM Sabina-Francesca Foisor suffered the team's only loss on board 4. Carissa's victory was against 17-year-old Woman FIDE Master Anna M. Sargsyan.
-George M
[Follow the event here: http://chess-results.com/tnr421067.aspx?lan=1&art=46]

My last-round game against Gary Brassard , on the Black side of a London/Indian Defense. The astronomy segment is 'The Color of Stars'
I've published episode 58 of MWATC, my game last night in the 5th round of the George O'Rourke Memorial. I had the black pieces against Gary Brassard (1742) and we ended up in a London / Indian hybrid. The astronomy segment is 'The Color of Stars'. I hope you enjoy it.
Cheers,
Roger
[See this & all of Roger Cappallo's other videos at Roger's YouTube channel.]

2019 George O'Rourke Memorial Rd 5
Hey,
I made a video about my game with Ritvik [Pulya] for those who are interested:
https://youtu.be/JTGdFMUBmvk
See you next week.
Brett