WVCA News
2009.06.20 -- The details for the state championship have been added to the upcoming events list. We hope to see everyone this Labor Day in Bridgeport! Remember to reserve your rooms early because of the Italian Heritage Festival and first WVU home game!
2009.06.07 -- The standings for the 2008-2009 Grand Prix have been updated.
2009.05.31 -- The 2009 State Championship tournament will be held in Bridgeport over Labor Day weekend (Sept 5-7). The full announcement will be posted soon. Keep in mind that this is usually a very busy weekend in the area due to the Italian Festival in Clarksburg and the first WVU home football game in Morgantown. So reserve your rooms early!
2009.05.06 -- The Mid-Ohio Valley Club has started a new website. Check it out here.
2009.04.05 -- Congratulations to Sid Parhi for winning the 2009 high school championship. Sid and Rebekah Deskins will represent West Virginia in the Denker and Polgar tournaments.
2009.03.28 -- I just played in the Champion of Champions tournament of US state champions on the Internet Chess Club. I finished sixth out of eight players at 3.5/14. Ronald Simpson of NC (2345) won our division after a tiebreak with Dov Gorman of Virginia (2337).
2009.02.15 -- The club directory has been updated.
2009.01.27 -- David Bruner is trying to rekindle interest in a chess club in Elkins. They are having the first meeting Thursday January 29, 2009 at the First Baptist Church at 6:30 PM.
2009.01.19 -- Some new events have been added to the Upcoming Events page.
2008.12.27 -- Hope everyone has had a merry Christmas! I've updated the Grand Prix to show the final standings for 2007-2008. We had 40 participants in the Grand Prix. Congratulations to the winners!
2008.12.04 -- I've added information on the new chess club in Bridgeport to the clubs page.
2008.12.04 -- An updated version of the KVSCL entry form has been posted.
2008.12.04 -- The Susan Polgar National Open for Girls/National Open for Boys tournaments are scheduled for February 13-16, 2009 in Arizona. If anyone is interested, you can download the flyer here.
2008.11.05 -- The announcement for the 2009 season of the KVSCL has been uploaded.
2008.10.28 -- Results from the 10th Morgantown Open and St. Francis Fall Tournament have been posted. I have also just begun to receive game scores from the 2007 State Championship and will be inputting them soon.