Copeland, Davis tie for 1st in Sardinia

Barry Davis and Sam Copeland drew against each other in round 3 and ended up tied for 1st in the Sardinia tournament last Saturday.

Due to the large turnout (thanks everyone!) the tournament was extended from 3 to 4 rounds. Even though the time control was lowered to G/30, there were some excellent games played

Ryan Madden won his first 3 games but hung a rook against Barry in the endgame in Rd 4 and finished 3rd. Sam beat Glenn Westcott in Rd 4.

Pat Patterson and Bob Simpson finished with 2.5, while Justin Craddock, Chris Darling, and Steve Baer had 2pts.

Bob Simpson won the u1500 class prize with Chris Darling and Steve Baer tying for 2nd.

In the scholastic section James Lyon from Hamburg won with 4pts. Max Peters and Zach Madden had 3.5 and Wes darling finished with 3pts. Also participating were Todd Thompson and in his first tournament Sean Taggart.

Due to the Arkport( located near Hornell,NY) tournament Oct 1, there will be no tournament next month. see you in November!