Club returned from its holiday break with a night of USCF-rated g/15 quick chess on Thursday, January 2, and a a few players returned to club after multiple year absences to shine in the tourney. Antonius Raelund, last seen locally at the 30th Collyer Memorial, returned after wandering the region for awhile. He had a successful night, sweeping all four games to top the 10 player field. Michael Cambareri (3.0) was second. Khai Le, absent from club since early 2008, scored 2.0 to win the under 1500 prize.