Twenty-six chess players competed October 26th in the 17th annual Trick or Treat Mini-Swiss chess tournament. The three-round chess tournament was held in the Benes Room of Ohio Wesleyan’s Hamilton-Williams Campus Center. This U.S. Chess Federation rated event was divided into three sections based upon each player’s chess rating. The eight highest rated players formed Section A. Tom Britt, a chess master from Hilliard, won $50 for winning two of his games and drawing one. Carl R. Boor, Mansfield, Phillip Seitzer, a senior at Case Western Reserve, and Dave Rutherford, Millfield, split the $25 second place prize money for their records amassing two points. Interestingly, in the first round, when most of the games are usually decisive, three of the four games ended in draws.
Keith Motschman, Columbus, received $50 for winning two games and drawing one in Section B. Greg Clemens, Roseville, and Will Kirby, Columbus, split the $25 second place prize money for their records of two wins and one loss.
Christian Smith, Columbus, was the clear winner in Section C. He received $60 for winning all three of his games in this ten-player section. Garrett Bell, an eighth grader at LibertyMiddle School, Daniel Moyer, Dublin, Andrew Zhang, an eight year old at Glacier Ridge Elementary, and Peyman Majidi, a sophomore at Ohio Northern, split the $40 second place money for their records of two wins and one loss. A beautiful fall day and hard fought games made this a memorable tournament.
