Bishop Timon-St. Jude Open

17 players participated in the Bishop Timon- St. Jude Open held March 27,2010. In the open section there was a 3 way tie for first between Barry Davis(2065) Mark Johnson (1738) and David Biddle (1705). In the Under 1500 section newcomer Eric Muhammad made a smashing debut scoring 3.5 out of 4. En route to victory Eric defeated Shaka Davis (264) Robert Simpson (1230) Mike Jocko (1583) and drew Dr. James Paul (1391). Second place in the under 1500 was Khadir Muhammed another newcomer. Khadir scored 3 out of 4 losing only to John T. Nelson after having a winning position. Congratulations to all the winners and thank you for supporting Buffalo Chess. The cross table is at http://main.uschess.org/assets/msa_joomla/XtblMain.php?201003273951