Josiah Hereford, Murray’s 16 year old rising chess star,
continued to impress all who watch him play by defeating a multiple state
champion winner – Jerry Baker – in the last round to win the First Murray Summer Open
which was held at the Curris Center on June 28th. Hereford got the nod on tie breaks over
Michael Robertson from Tennessee who also had scored three wins and one
draw.
The tournament was directed by Thomas Knight a teacher and
chess coach at Graves County H S who is a rising organizational star in Western
KY chess. The tournament, held for the
first time this year, attracted 24 players from 4 states and the organizer
Wayne Bell expects that it will grow in future years.
In other categories Brad Smith of TN won Class C, Nathan
Summerville of Graves Co won class D, and the MSU Chess Club Sponsor,
Engineering Professor James Hereford, won the under 1200 category.
The Novice section was won by seventh grader Mason Lu with 3
wins and one draw. Asher Cunningham finished
second, Justin Wallace was third, and Bristal Watkins won the under 800
category.
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