Adolfo Prieto gains 2016 County Championship Title
Adolfo Prieto, left and David Antonuucci prepare to play their second
round game of the Jefferson County Chess Championship & Open
David Antonucci, a candidate expert chess player from Columbus, Ohio won the Open Section of the 2016 Jefferson County Championship and Open on October 29th played in Watertown, NY. Local resident Adolfo Prieto was awarded the Jefferson County 2016 Chess Championship title as the highest tournament standing local resident. Chess Players from Buffalo and the Akwesasne Nation joined local players in the four round chess tournament. Mr. Antonucci drew the higher seeded Mr. Prieto and won all his remaining games. Mr. Prieto had to accept a draw in round three against local player Don Klug, the event organizer. The tournament standings follow: