Bryan Smith in Allentown
Bryan made the simultaneous even more competitive for himself by offering to draw for colors on each board. In the end this gave the club a bit of an advantage in that we had 11 Whites and six Blacks out of the 17 total boards.
The simul was preceded by a Halloween costume contest determined by popular vote. Matthew O’Brien wore a Scream mask but the competition was tough with two other serious contenders with homemade outfits. Alex Smith wore a ghoul mask with full body spider web costume and James Quartararo wore a Samurai outfit complete with sword, headgear and wood shoes. Great Job James on going the extra mile as the contest was enjoyed by all.
The final result was 13 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses for Bryan. Here are the two wins (by Matthew J O’ Brien, Bruce R Davis Sr.) and draws(by Daniel G O’ Brien and Jonathan Pfefer).
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Bruce Davis is the president of the Lehigh Valley Chess Association. If this makes you hungry to participate in a simul be sure to sign up for Women's World Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk's simul at the K-12 National Scholastic in Dallas, Texas from December 11-13. Also see info on a Nov.5 exhibition by GM Ronen Har-Zvi in Schenectady, NY and look for an upcoming report on CLO.