Joe Knapp made a successful return to tournament play at the 2018 MWO, scoring 4.5/5 and taking clear first over John Linscott.
Knapp’s final two games were pivotal, as he had to defeat Matt Buckley in rd 4 and current NE Champ Ying Tan in rd 5 to win the event.
Full results, including the U1200 section, are at the US Chess website: