Roger Blaine reports...

Jim Wood outpointed Alan Wagner to take the lead in the Elkhart

Proportional chess tourney last night, Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2007.  Wood won

the game with 2-hour time control to reach a total of 14 weighted points.

Mike Vidulich mashed Mike Timmons in an early game, then drew with Greg

Steele in a barnburner 90-minute game that went down to the final seconds.

Greg appeared headed for victory, but in the last scramble the pawns

disappeared and the material came out King + Knight vs. King = draw!

Tom Smith first drew, then beat Sam Elzerman, and Timmons drew Roger Blaine

in another late contest.  The slow-rated tournament will continue for two

more weeks.

ELKHART COUNTY CHESS CLUB -- Tuesdays 7-10 p.m. or so, First Congregational

Church, 3rd & Marion St., downtown Elkhart.