Boston Blitz

Well, we didn't make it this time... Finished in the middle of a very tough field. Next time!

https://www.chess.com/news/view/6-teams-qualify-for-pro-chess-league-you-pick-2-more

6 Teams Qualify For PRO Chess League; You Pick 2 More! - Chess.com As commenter IM David Pruess observed, heartbreak was inevitable as 38 excellent PRO Chess League teams competed for only 8 berths in the 2018 season of the PRO Chess League. The ultimate qualifiers (the...

Less than two hours till game time! Our lineup for today: Alex Katz, Jorge Sammour-Hasbun, Denys Shmelov, and Konstantin Tarlev

Qualifiers for the 2018 season start today at 4:00 EST! Watch live at https://www.chess.com/tv and https://go.twitch.tv/bostonblitz.

http://www.chessne.com/schedule
Sign your kids up, space is limited! Two convenient locations: Lexington and Needham.

Schedule - New England Chess School Winter 2016 class registration Spring 2016 class registration

NY tops Blitz (1 - 3) A closer match than it seems.
http://blog.chess.com/blog/BostonBlitz/bow-bow-bow-ny-over-bb-blues

Bow Bow Bow, NY over BB Blues (Beat Reporter: Mark LaRocca) I think it was Elwood Blues said it best… “Heere odda hilldidda hildhiruhah”. Or, was it… “Hieere odda hittomamma jizzowazzah”. Well, in any case, I think...

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New England Chess School NECS operates chess camps, and local chess clubs year round. Visit our site today to sign up for a c

Bos-Man draw... What a great match
http://www.chess.com/blog/BostonBlitz/big-bos-man-draw-tharsquos-all

Big Bos-Man Draw, Thas all!! Beat Reporter: Mark LaRocca) “Big Bos-Man, can’t you hear me when I call” The Big Boss Manhattan Applesauce (I’m a poet, dontcha know it) came to town and with their two GM top boards, they were...

Winning is Wonderful..,. Boston over Miami
http://www.chess.com/blog/BostonBlitz/winning-goood-bb-over-miami-35-05

Winning Goood! BB over Miami (3.5-0.5) (Beat reporter: Mark LaRocca) “Winning isn’t everything. It’s the only thing.”, Vince Lombardy on his first day of Green Bay Packer’s training camp. No, he didn’t invent the saying,

Does Ilya Look tired after the BB vs NJ draw?
http://www.chess.com/blog/BostonBlitz/gotw-too-bb-vs-ne-draw

GOTW Too!! BB vs NJ draw (Beat Reporter: Mark LaRocca) They say that you could have a thousand monkeys pound on keyboards for thousands of years and, eventually, they would produce the works of Shakespeare… well, maybe with...

The Boylston Chess Club, new home?, as Blitz draw Noughts
http://www.chess.com/blog/BostonBlitz/gotw-blitz-tied-by-noughts

GOTW!! Blitz tied by Noughts (Beat Reporter: Mark LaRocca) Winless in Boston… Hmmm! Maybe we should make a movie. But, for that we’d need a love interest, a leading lady. Meg Ryan? Older now, but good enough for some...

Noughts is not chess! Boston will blow out Conn!
http://www.chess.com/blog/BostonBlitz/droughts-connecticut-vs-blitz

Noughts? Connecticut vs Blitz Ok, so last week I was way, way off. However, there is a good explanation, I simply let my homer-ism get the best of me. I promise to do better, and give my true, unbiased opinion in the future (Fingers...

Anybody for a good laugh? NE over BB (1.5 - 2.5)
http://www.chess.com/blog/BostonBlitz/leave-em-laughin-ne-over-bb

Leave 'em Laughin', NE over BB (Beat Reporter: Mark LaRocca) “Never trust atoms, they make up everything.” Woo, woo, woo, woo, woo… Coitenly, this round was a comedy of errors as Moe and Larry lost easily, Curly accepted fate,

The Blitz get squashed like a bug by Philly (1 - 3)
http://www.chess.com/blog/BostonBlitz/boston-boll-weevils-lose-to-philly-1-ndash-3

Boston Boll Weevils lose to Philly Oh, de boll weevil am a little black bug, Come from Mexico, dey say, Come all de way to Boston, Jus' a-lookin' foh a place to...

Can the Blitz get it together? Week 2 is a big test.
http://www.chess.com/blog/BostonBlitz/get-your-act-together

Get your act together! The Boston Blitz began this season just as they began last season, that is, letting the netted fish slip away and drawing matches that they must win. If this season is to be a success, they must turn...

Blitz will slay some vipers this Wednesday as the 2015 season gets underway.
http://www.chess.com/blog/BostonBlitz/let-the-games-begin

Let the Games Begin Chess is a game. And, if you will, one played by gladiators, warriors of a sort not seen since the middle ages. Its mayhem is enacted over 64 squares. Its blood drawn in terms of rating points and...

Caruana rejoins US Chess Federation, is the US mens team the one to beat in the upcoming tournaments, your thoughts?

http://www.uschess.org/content/view/13060/141/

Sam Sevian continues to impress at Tata Steel, group B. After his draw against fellow American GM Sam Shankland, Sammy is in 5th place with 3 rounds to go.

Our very own Sam Sevian is competeting admirably at this years edition of Tata Steel, in Dutch Wijk Aan Zee town B group. Sam has already defeated former European Champion Vladimir Potkin as well as the current Russian woman's Champion GM Valentina Gunina. You can follow Sams games on ICC or the official Tata Steel page. Lets go Sammy!

Boston Blitz' very own IM Steven Zierk ties for first in Boston Chess Congress held this past weekend, NM Chris Williams came first under 2300.

Photo from the 2015 Boston Chess Congress, courtesy of Chris Bird.

Do we care about the USCL quarterfinals... Naahh! But, I wrote some stuff anyway.
http://www.chess.com/blog/BostonBlitz/quarterfinals-snapshot

Quarterfinals Snapshot (Beat Reporter: Mark LaRocca) The USCL quarterfinals are the goal of many, and the achievement of a select few. My congratulations to all the teams who made it to this point, and, especially, to the...

Don't miss this week 10 analysis of BOS vs NJ draw.
http://www.chess.com/blog/BostonBlitz/the-last-hurrah-bos-vs-nj-draw

The Last Hurrah, BOS vs NJ draw (Beat Reporter: Mark LaRocca) It was a season to forget, and, yet, one to remember, I know I will. We had some memorable games, some clunkers, and some if-only matches. The Blitz finished the season...

Vadim talks with others about his draw after the match.
http://youtu.be/ddLnPHRjDwk

Vadim Martirosov talks about his game Vadim and others discuss his week 10 draw

Billy Collins talks with Chris Williams about Billy's first game as a Blitz player.
http://youtu.be/l0OPRSPGWZc

Billy Collins game interview Chris Williams talks with William Collins about his first Boston Blitz game played in week 10 of the 2014 USCL season.

A special treat for Blitz fans. IM Steven Zierk analyzes his USCL week 10 win on video. The Blitz drew the match with playoff bound New Jersey.
http://youtu.be/w2ljBhjF2Kg

Stripunsky-Zierk GM Alexander Stripunsky vs Steven Zierk USCL Week 10, Oct 28, 2014

Nice match draw against playoff bound New Jersey featuring a great win by Steven Zierk against GM Stripunsky and a draw from Denys Shmelov vs GM Benjamin.

Can you spell TEAM? Week 9 analysis of the Blitz loss to BAL. And a short preview of week 10.
http://www.chess.com/blog/BostonBlitz2

BostonBlitz’s Blog (Beat reporter: Mark LaRocca) The Blitz’s hopes for a confluence of fortunate events were thwarted by the Baltimore Kingfishers in a match which I can only call courageous on both sides. Each team needed a win to have even a slight chanc... | Read More