Carlos Avalos has successfully defended his club champion title and is now 2008 Cranston-Warwick Chess Club Champion! The event began on January 15th and ended on March 18th after a grueling 10 round double round-robin tournament. Each player had one game with black and one with white against each opponent. The selection of the players was based upon their year long results at the monthly club tournaments and USCF rating. A few of the stronger players were unable to make the commitment to play but every participant had a USCF rating of 1600 or higher. The final results are as follows::

1. Carlos Avalos - 7 points
2. Tomas Ramirez - 6.5 points
3. Rick Massimo - 6 points
4. JZ Perrotta - 4 points
5. Roy Jones - 3.5 points
6. Richard Dusza- 3 points

The prize fund for the winners was:
1st Place - $100
2nd Place - $75
3rd Place - $50

Congratulations to all 6 players for their hard fought games and good sportsmanship throughout the tournament!

John Magill