Well, I thought I would get the ball rolling here on the news/blog front and bore you with some of the tasks of the organizers.

The New England Masters starts tomorrow, Monday, with an opening ceremony at 4:00 pm and the first round at 6:00 pm. The pairings should be up by 3:00 pm.

Today I have been shopping for some lights, power cords, power adapters and tape. The lighting in the playing room is fine but more light wouldn’t hurt. I’ve also updated the website, had to reconfigure my printer and will be picking up GM Keith Arkell a little later on.

On Friday night the members of the Blackstone Chess Club helped set up the room along with the boards, sets and clocks. Many thanks to all who helped with that simple but time consuming task. Friday night was also the night to check out the internet at the club (yes, it will be available to players to use) and to configure the first floor at the club for the live projection and commentary.

David Harris from the Blackstone Chess Club has also been whipping up some type of welcome brochure that will have some useful information in it. Watch the website or pick up a copy from the opening ceremony. I’m also hoping to put some in the hotel lobby so that players will find their way to the To Kalon Club since that is where everything is happening.

David has also been arranging with the club to have lunch and a buffet served everyday (for a price) and so hopefully the players will be able to hang around at the club, which will provide the spectators with the chance to meet our guests.

Live coverage of games will begin tomorrow but there are limited MonRoi devices until I get the bulk of the units back from the US Open on Tuesday. Hopefully from then on we will have the majority of the games broadcast for the remaining rounds.

Hope to see you all tomorrow!

Chris Bird
Organizer, New England Masters

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