SHEPHERDSTOWN -- Chess lovers from throughout the region and beyond gathered together in the War Memorial Building on Saturday, for the Shepherdstown Chess Club's second tournament.

Twelve players -- nine from the local area, two from Virginia and one from New York -- could be found battling it out for dominance, separated into playing sections of those who were United States Chess Federation (USCF) rated and those who were USCF unrated. In the end, local resident Evan Dokken won the unrated section of the tournament with three points and Virginia-based USCF-rated player Andrew Tichenor won the USCF-rated section of the tournament with three points. They each took home with them an $80 cash prize.

According to organizer Anya Ellis, holding tournaments like this one enables more local peo

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