The 2009 Cranston-Warwick Chess Club Championship was completed on February 24, 2009. Tomas Ramirez is the new club champion by virtue of his score of seven (7) points out of eight possible. Gary Point also finished with a score of 7 but was defeated by Ramirez in their individual game, which was the first tie-break option.

This was the first year that the format of an open Swiss tournament (open to all CWCC members in good standing) was used to determine the club champion. This format allowed all to compete without having to run a separate tournament on the side as in previous years. Positive feedback was received by many club members after the event was completed. There were two prize sections within the tournament, an Open section and an Under Median section. The following individuals were the top finishers:

Open:

      1st (7. 0 points) Tomas Ramirez
      1st (7.0 points) Gary Point
      2nd (5.0 points) Rick Massimo
      2nd (5.0 points) Carlos Avalos
      2nd (5.0 points) Frank Vogel

Under Median:

      1st (4.5 points) Edwin Burnett
      2nd (4.0 points) Boris Zhevelyuk
      3rd (3.5 points) Ray Pascone

Congratulations on the winners and all who participated in this great event! The regular monthly 4-round Swiss tournaments will restart in March and continue throughout the year.