The annual Turkey Open in Missoula drew a very large turnout of 43 players, including seven with Spokane CC ties. Top seed Michael Cambareri went a perfect 5-0 to win the event by a full point. Third seed Brad Bodie finished 4-1 in a multi-way tie for second place. They paced the Spokane connection. Dave Griffin finished second in class C and Jim Burney finished second in class D. Your editor split his games, but still came away with a few extra rating points, something that seldom happens to me over there!
The turnout reflected the growing interest in OTB chess in this region and came on the heels of the near-record 48 players who turned up for the Montana Open in Helena in May. The Turkey Open is my favorite event to travel to and I recommend it to all with an interest in travelling for chess.