Standings after 6 Events
Events Included: Action Championship, Chess Day, Concord Southern Open, Mountaineer Open 1/14, Mountain Open 4/2, YMCA Spring Open
1. Lewis F Sanders 85.17
2. John Boylin IV 84.75
3. Markle W Butcher 37.17
4. Sam Timmons 23.17
5. John Everett Roush 22.92
6. James A Fuller II 21.83
7. David Wayne Hundley 21.50
8. Pushkal Solanki 18.75
9. Weston James Robarts 18.50
10. David Comer 12.42
11. Ryan Ward 12.50
Steven Aguilar 12.50
13. Allen D Farley 11.75
14. Dustin Andrew Booker 11.50
15. Cortland Nesley 10.75
16. Benjamin M Good 10.50
17. Charles B Adams 7.25
18. Craig Timmons 7.00
19. Elijah David Schultz 6.83
20. Cameron H Collins 6.67
Ryan T VanBibber 6.67
22. David F Hines 6.00
James William Sutherland 6.00
Michael Felton 6.00
25. Gary Denver Cummings 3.50
Max Aiden Aguilar 3.50
Richard Keith Lilly 3.50
Richard T Holsberry 3.50
Robert Lawrence Rogers 3.50
30. Aditya Jain 1.00
Meghan Elkins 1.00
John Boylin swept the field (6-0) to win the 2023 WV Action Championship. Lewis Sanders was second at 4.5-1.5. The scholastic section was won by Tarunsai Bhumanapalli (4-0).
The YMCA Spring Open was held on April 8 at the Huntington YMCA. 33 players competed in total. The Open section was won by John Boylin (surprise, surprise) with a perfect 4-0 score. Lewis Sanders, Ryan Ward, Weston Robarts, and Steven Aguilar were tied for second with 3-1. The Scholastic had a tie for first between Joe DeGroff and Tarunsai Bhumanapalli, who drew each other in round 3 and won their other games for a 3.5-0.5 score.
As the January 14 event went so well, another Mountaineer Open was held on Sunday, April 2 at the Mountainlair. 35 players competed in the rated sections. In the Open section, Lewis Sanders had a perfect 4-0, while Elijah Tipton, Kevin Speray, Hardy Gu, and Pushkal Solanki were tied for second with 3-1. The Collegiate/Scholastic section was won by William Northey with a 4-0 score. Dan Nguyen and Aditya Jain were second with 3-0.
57 players (not including the unrated section) competed in the Mountaineer Open on January 14 at the WVU Mountainlair. John Boylin won the open section with 3.5/4, while seven players tied for second at 3. Christopher Easthom won the Collegiate/Scholastic section with a perfect 4/4.
John Boylin IV is the 2022 WV Junior Champion. John finished with 4/4 in a field of 22 players. Second and third place trophies went to Gagana Sadineni and Micah Barnette, each with 3/4. The beginner class trophies went to Lance Pitrolo, Aditya Jain, and Alexandrea Van Meter, who all scored 3/4. Markle Butcher had a perfect 3/3 in the Friends & Family section. Chris and Landon Leach took home a trophy for their combined parent/child score.
17 players competed in the Concord Southern Open, held on November 5, 2022 in Daniels. Harold Mitchell (pictured on the right) took first place with 3.5/4. USCF Crosstable
Jimmy Fuller has won his third consecutive WV Senior Championship title! 10 players competed in the event, which was held in Saint Albans. Jim had 2 wins and 2 draws and has qualified to represent WV in the 6th Annual John T. Irwin National Tournament of Senior State Champions.