Here is the announcement for the 2019 WV Scholastic Chess League. Team play is on January 19 and 26. The individual tournament is on February 9.
There will be an announcement forthcoming for the 50th WV Scholastic Chess Championships on March 24 once the details are finalized.
Jerry Engle of St. Albans has passed away at the age of 61. His obituary can be found here.
We are sad to announce that Marvin R. Barker, Jr., known as Joe to most of us, has passed away.
Obituary
Joe Barker’s visitation will be Friday, October 5, 2018 at Barlow Bonsall Funeral Home, 1118 Virginia Street East, Charleston at 1 pm. Service to follow at 2 pm.
Here is one of Ed Garner’s games from the Senior Invitational Tournament held during the summer. Ed had the advantage in the opening, but let it slip. His opponent then made a mistake in a winning endgame and the game ended in a draw.
I have been informed that the website has been down at least once recently, and I noticed it myself another time. I have made some adjustments to prevent the problem from recurring. If you notice any issues, please let me know at webmaster@wvchess.org.
Final Standings
Events Included:
80th WV State Championship
25th Parkersburg Homecoming
Clarksburg Open
18th Mountaineer Open
2018 WV Action Championship
1. Sam Timmons 64.84 $200
2. Edward Garner 44.00 $150
3. Robert Canary 43.75 $125
4. Benjamin Good 27.50 $100
5. David Hundley 25.42 $100
6. Daniel Preece 24.92
7. Mike Baker 19.00
8. Mike Price 17.00
9. Lewis Sanders 16.67
10. David Hines 15.58
11. Markle Butcher 12.00
12. David Bruner 11.58
13. John Roush 11.50
14. Jimmy Fuller 10.00
Samuel Rhodes 10.00
Keith Lilly 10.00
17. Sefus Ellis 9.67
18. Dan Cady 8.58
19. David Comer 8.50
20. Craig Timmons 8.00
21. Joe Craddock 7.50
Anthony Francis 7.50
23. Mike Felton 6.00
24. Lee Gustafson 5.75
25. Rich Greathouse 5.00
Tyrone McNeely 5.00
27. Robert Wells 4.50
28. James Reszler 3.50
29. Lawrence Iorio 1.00
Philip Arabia 1.00
The Sept. 29 tournament has been moved from the Bridgeport Library to the Benedum Civic Center on West Main Street in downtown Bridgeport.
Sam Timmons and Lewis Sanders are the 2018 WV State Champions. Each finished with 3.5/5. Pratik Shriwas of Ohio won the tournament with a perfect 5-0 score.
The minutes from the 2018 WVCA Business Meeting can be found here: 2018 WVCA Business Meeting Minutes.
The most notable topic was the removal of the Bulletin Editor and At-Large Member from the Board of Directors. The WVCA Bulletin is not what it was in the days before the Internet, and we have had a hard time getting content and a willing editor. Considering that the information was available on the website, the time to retire the WVCA Bulletin has come.
Other points of interest are that $1000 from the Ripley Chess Club will be added to the 2018-2019 Grand Prix, and John Roush and Bob Greer have been made Honorary Life Members of the WVCA for their support in directing tournaments over the years.
23 players competed in the 25th Annual Parkersburg Homecoming tournament, played at the Blennerhasset Hotel. Tom Magar of PA and Bob Canary tied for 1st with 3.5/4. Our state champions, John Roush and Sam Timmons were just behind them at 3/4. The U1600 winners were David Hundley and Richard Hayes (2.5/4). U1300 were Mike Price and Craig Timmons (2/4).
We also had the return of several players who have not played for some time, including Konnie Dolgovskij, David Comer, and Reggie Best.