The US Chess League final between the Boston Blitz and Dallas Destiny can be summed up in 1 word: LONG! The match started promptly at 8pm EST and didn’t finish until 2:15AM EST! The end of the match was sort of anti-climatic for the spectators since most of us wanted to just go to sleep! […]

I need to stop predicting outcomes of USCL matches, I can never seem to get it right! Boston Blitz dismantled the New York Knights last night, and what I thought would be the most important board turned out not to matter at all! Larry Christiansen was able to hold Hikaru Nakamura to a draw […]

Back on Labor Day weekend I tied for 1st with IM Igor Foygel at the 67th New England Open which was held it my hometown, Manchester, NH. This is my first New England Title, which meant a lot to me. I have won the New Hampshire title 4 times, but usually there are only a […]

In my opinion, Shmelov is the most valuable player for the Boston Blitz. Other people may suggest Sammour-Hasbun or Christiansen as potential MVPs for Boston, but let’s consider that MVP means “MOST VALUABLE player”.
Let’s imagine life without Larry on board 1. Boston would be able to use the combo of Perelshteyn and Sammour-Hasbun on […]