The Harrison County Chess Club got together a couple of weeks ago to say farewell to Omkar Yadav. Omkar has rapidly improved over the last year or two and we will certainly miss him. He is moving to Iowa with his parents.
We had a G/10 tournament as a send-off, which was won by Ben Good. Crosstable
L-R: Bill Haynes, Bob Greer, Sarah Good, Ben Good, Omkar Yadav, Jim Reszler, Mike Baker, Chris Greer
There were eleven participants in the Beckley Summer Open at the Erma Byrd Center. There was a four-way tie for first with a score of 3-1 between Robert Canary, Sam Timmons, Joe Craddock, and David Dawson. USCF Crosstable.
Standings after 3 Events:
Clarksburg Open
18th Mountaineer Open
2018 WV Action Championship
1. Sam Timmons 36.67 2. Ed Garner 29.75 3. Benjamin Good 27.50 4. Bob Canary 20.00 5. David Hines 15.58 6. Mike Baker 13.00 7. Mike Price 11.25 8. Daniel Preece 9.25 9. Dan Cady 8.58 10. David Bruner 8.58 11. Joe Craddock 7.50 t11. David Hundley 7.50 13. Markle Butcher 6.00 14. Lee Gustafson 5.75 15. Rich Greathouse 5.00 16. Robert Wells 4.50 17. Anthony Francis 4.00 18. Lawrence Iorio 1.00
The Clarksburg Open was held July 7, 2018 at the Harrison County Senior Citizens Center. 12 players competed in the Open section and six in the Unrated section. The Open was won by Ed Garner with a score of 3.5/4.
Unrated Action
David Bruner vs. Tournament Winner Ed Garner
12 players competed in the 2018 WV Action Championship held in Mount Nebo, WV. The event was scheduled to run concurrently with the 3rd Annual Missing Pieces Charity Event. Unfortunately, no players showed up for the charity event, although a donation was still able to be made from the proceeds. The open section was won convincingly by Sam Timmons at 5.5/6. Three players tied for second a point and a half (!) back at 4/6.
The 18th Mountaineer Open was held on April 28, 2018 at the WVU Mountainlair. Proceeds from the event went to Empty Bowls of Monongalia County and a WVU student food pantry.
Benjamin Good and Matthew Campbell won the open section with 2 wins and 2 draws each. Daniel Preece was first U1500 with 2.5/4. Dave Hines and Mike Baker were first U1900 at 2/4.
The Scholastic Section was won by Vinu Chandrasekar with a perfect 4/4.
The event was sponsored by the WVU Chess Club and directed by Robert Greer.
The latest WVCA bulletin has been released. Get it here.
74 players competed in the 49th Annual WV Scholastic Championship, held at the Bridgeport Conference Center.
Vishnu Kasireddy (Capital High) won the High School section with a perfect 4-0. 5 players were tied for second with 3 points. The Capital High School Blue team took first place team honors by 1½ points over George Washington.
Jack Morris (John Adams) won the Middle School section with a perfect 5-0. Ethan Burdette (John Adams) was second at 4.5. John Adams dominated the team scores with a 5.5 point lead over Horace Mann.
Ankit Patiblanda and Aiden Hoeft won the Elementary section with 3.5-0.5, having drawn each other in the final round. Weberwood Elementary took the team title.
Landon Jackson swept the Primary section with a 4-0 score. Mountaineer Montessori had the highest team total.
USCF Crosstable
Full Results: wvsca.com
Pictures by Connect-Bridgeport.com
I modified the website this evening to use a plugin which will better organize upcoming events. There is a link at the top to a list of the events and a list of events on the right as well. If you have any trouble finding upcoming events, please let me know.
The prize fund for the 2017-2018 Grand Prix will include a $500 donation from the Ripley Chess Club. Additionally, the top three finishers will receive $20, $10, and $5 per event, respectively. Any tournament organizer wishing to host a Grand Prix event should submit the request to the WVCA more than 30 days prior to the event. There is no longer a $10 event fee required of the organizers.
Grand Prix Event Schedule:
Mountaineer Open – April 28, Morgantown
WVCA Action Championship – June 2, Mount Nebo
Mid-Ohio Valley Open – Aug 19, Parkersburg
2018 WV State Championship – Sept 8-9, 2018, Ripley