Ryan Ackerman won his second consecutive City Championship by defeating challenger Dave Rowles in a tiebreaker 2-0. Rowles won the first match game before Ackerman took the next two. Dave then took game four to force the tiebreaker. The rapid tiebreak format favored the champion who gets to keep the trophy for another year. Congratulations, Ryan!
Dave had topped a five player field with a 3-1 score to win a return to the championship match. The USCF cross table results for the Contenders event is found here: US Chess MSA – Cross Table for 2023 CITY CHAMPIONSHIP CONTENDERS (Event 202308051032)