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Craig Jones is the 2010 US Masters Champion! Print E-mail
By CLO   
March 22, 2010
craiglead.jpgCraig Jones won clear first at the 2010 US Masters, held in Hendersonville, North Carolina (March 13-21) with 7/9. Jones is the manager and a player on the US Chess League Carolina Cobras team. Check out an article on him last year in Durham News and see one of Jones' key victories below.
 
Peter Bereolos won clear second with 6.5 points, Klaus Pohl was in third with 6.0 points while 11-year-old Justus Williams finished with 5.5 points and took down the U2300 prize.

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Check out full standings from the US Masters and reserve events which were held at the same time.
 
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