Ryan Ackerman defeated Michael Cambareri three games to one to win the City Championship and end Michael’s streak at six consecutive titles. The event was played on the weekends of October 15-16 and 22-23, 2022. The white player won each game the first weekend, but that streak ended in game three after Michael sacrificed a pawn for an attack that Ryan ably fended off to win the ensuing endgame. Ryan gained an early advantage in the fourth game and wrote that Michael “showed great sportsmanship by resigning in epic style: without saying a word, and with a big smile on his face held up the trophy, walked around the table and handed it to the new Champion of Spokane. “
Congratulations, Ryan!