Ed Garner of Pennsboro has won the 2024 Thomas Bergquist Memorial WV State Championship. Ed scored 4 straight wins and a last-round draw with the 2023 champion, John Boylin IV. Ed was previously state champion in 1984, 1986, and 2014. John Boylin finished second, while Charles Adams and Tristan Johnston shared third place. 24 players competed in the event, held September 14-15 in Clarksburg.
2023-2024 Grand Prix Final Standings
Final Standings
Events included: Thomas Bergquist Memorial, WV Italian Heritage Festival, Clarksburg Open, Action Championship, 23rd Mountaineer Open
1. Lewis F Sanders 51.50 $200
2. Edward A Garner 48.50 $100
3. Benjamin M Good 47.75 $50
4. Hardy Gu 43.15
5. Markle W Butcher 33.83
6. John Everett Roush 32.58
7. Luke Garlick 27.75
8. Tristan A Johnston 26.85
9. Elijah David Schultz 26.33
10. John Boylin IV 23.00
11. Pushkal Solanki 20.17
12. David Wayne Hundley 19.00
13. Cortland Nesley 18.17
14. David Lee Bruner 17.00
15. Christopher Leach 16.00
16. James William Sutherland 12.00
Michael Felton 12.00
Charles B Adams 12.00
19. Gallagher Kelsch 10.50
20. David Comer 9.00
21. Tristan Marc Bly 7.83
22. Vishwadhipa Venkata Voore 7.75
23. Ryan T Vanbibber 7.67
Richard Rene Colina 7.67
25. David F Hines 7.25
26. Sam Timmons 6.00
William Cole Hutzler 6.00
Michael James Wilson 6.00
29. Anika Arora 4.00
Amber Arora 4.00
Ishaan Patel 4.00
32. Lawrence E Iorio 3.50
Lance Pitrolo 3.50
Mike Price 1976-2024
Mike Price of Parkersburg has passed away at the age of 48. He will be missed. Mike played in several events over the last 30+ years. His obituary can be found here.
Clarksburg Open
Benjamin Good won the Clarksburg Open with a score of 3.5/4.
Learn to Play Chess at the KCPL
Visit the KCPL on July 19 where WVCA President Elijah Schultz will be hosting a class for beginners.
WV Action Championship
Hardy Gu, fresh off his second place finish at the K-3 National Championship, beat all comers to win the WV Action Championship with a perfect 6-0 score. Lewis Sanders was second at 4.5-1.5.
Hardy Gu featured in WBOY story
Hardy Gu, our recent K-5 champion, was featured in a story by WBOY. Check out the article at wboy.com.
WV Scholastic Championship
The WV Scholastic Championship was held March 16, 2024, in Clarksburg. 84 players competed in four sections: K-12, K-8, K-5, and K-3.
The winners were:
K-12 – Tristan Johnston (4/4)
K-8 – Lance Pitrolo (5/5)
K-5 – Hardy Gu (4/4)
K-3 – Julian Schmidt (4/4)
Congratulations to all and we are looking forward to seeing you represent West Virginia in the national events later this year!
WV Scholastic Chess League
The Team portion of the WV Scholastic Chess league is complete. Weberwood Kings took first over Kelsch Budwany on tiebreaks in the K-5 section. The Camden Crusaders dominated the MS/HS section (four of them scored a perfect 6-0!). The USCF crosstable can be found here.
Pictured is the MS/HS winning team, the Camden Crusaders.
23rd Mountaineer Open
Benjamin Good won the 23rd Mountaineer Open with a 4-0 score. Lewis Sanders and Christopher Easthom were 2nd with 3.5. More to come.
