34 players competed in the 2020 Harrison County Open and Scholastic. Bob Canary won the open with a perfect 4-0 score. Matthew Ellis won the K-12, Sohan Kukkillaya won the K-8, and Gagana Sadineni won the K-5.
USCF Crosstable
20th Mountaineer Open
22 players competed in the open section of the 20th Mountaineer Open tournament. David Hines won the event with a 3.5/4 score.
USCF Crosstable
Thomas O. Bergquist 1928-2019
It is with sadness that I announce Tom Bergquist, Secretary-Treasurer of the WVCA for 53 years, passed away early last year. Tom was first elected President of the WVCA in 1959. He moved to the Secretary-Treasurer position in 1960, which he held until 2013. Tom was 90 years old.
Tom, fourth from left, at a reunion dinner in 1996.
2020 Winter Open
Robert Canary won the 2020 Winter Open, held in St. Albans, on January 18, 2020. 25 players competed in the 4-round open event.
Bridgeport Library #15
A record crowd was in attendance for the 15th Bridgeport Library tournament on an extremely warm day for January. 28 players competed in the open and under 1000 sections. Ben Good and Robert Canary tied for 1st in the open section with 2.5/3. Connon McCauley won the under 1000 with a perfect 3-0.
6th WV Senior Championship
Markle Butcher and John Roush each finished with 3 points to take the WV Senior Championship title. The event was held Saturday, December 14, 2019 in Clarksburg.
USCF Crosstable
3rd Annual Concord Southern Open
14 players competed in the 3rd Annual Concord Southern Open on November 16, 2019. Mike Baker and Markle Butcher shared first place with a score of 3.5/4.
2018-2019 Grand Prix Donation
The Ripley Chess Club has issued checks to the top 10 finishers in the 2018-2019 Grand Prix as mentioned at the 2018 WVCA Business Meeting. Thank you to the Ripley Chess Club and congratulations to the winners!
2018-2019 Grand Prix Final Standings
By the slimmest of margins, Mike Baker has won the 2018-2019 Grand Prix. Congratulations!
1. Joseph Michael Baker 61.00
2. Lewis Sanders 60.83
3. Sam Timmons 59.17
4. Edward Garner 59.00
5. Markle W Butcher 33.50
6. David Wayne Hundley 33.24
7. David Lee Bruner 27.67
8. Robert Canary 20.58
9. Brian Lucas 17.83
10. Benjamin Good 17.75
11. Michael Felton 16.75
Richard Keith Lilly 16.75
13. John Roush 14.50
14. Dan O'Hanlon 13.67
15. Jimmy Fuller 13.33
16. Marty Clevenger 11.17
17. James Reszler 9.25
18. Brian Lee Cox 9.00
19. Samuel Rhodes 8.17
20. Daniel Preece 6.67
21. Abram John Leyzorek 6.40
22. Aiden Hoeft 5.67
23. Stephen William Logan 3.50
24. Robert A Wells 3.25
25. Phillip W Setterlund Jr 3.00
26. Mike D Price 2.00
27. Craig Timmons 1.00
Levi Durfee 1.00
Rodney R Adkins 1.00
Events Included:
81st WV State Championship
Parkersburg Homecoming
Beckley Summer Open
WV Action Championship
Clarksburg Open
Concord Southern Open
19th Mountaineer Open
81st WV State Championship
Sam Timmons won his third consecutive state championship, while Mike Baker joined him as co-champion (his first). Pratik Shriwas of Ohio was 1/2 point ahead of them and took the first place prize.