Craig Jones Wins UMBC Open

Alan T. Sherman
Faculty Advisor, UMBC Chess Club
March 27, 1994

With a perfect 5-0 score, UMBC's Craig Jones (computer science) won
the UMBC Open Chess Tournament held March 26-27 in the University
Center Ballroom.  Tied for second place were Damon Norko, Denis
Strenzilk, and UMBC's Kimani Stancil (physics and math) and Ishan
Weerakoon (computer science), each with 3.5 points against
strong competition.

The five-round tournament attracted twenty chess enthusiasts,
including five masters and three experts.  The tournament was
conducted in the swiss system: at each round, players with identical
tournament scores played each other.  Contestants earned 1~point for a
win, 0.5 points for a draw, and 0 points for a loss.
Organized and directed by Chris Todd (biochemistry), the tournament
was officially sanctioned by the United States Chess Federation.

In December, playing Board 1, Jones helped the top UMBC chess team
earn a third-place tie at the prestigious Pan-American Intercollegiate
Chess Tournament in DeLand, Florida.