The 102nd 2007 Illinois Open State Checker Tournament
Saturday & Sunday - March 31st & April 1st -  Illinois Centre Mall in Marion, Illinois
7 Rounds - 2 Games per Round - Swiss Style - 3 move - 33 Players


Photos taken by Judy Grisley

Rd1 Gm1 John Grisley v Alan Millhone 07IL12.JPG (198356 bytes) Rd1 Gm1 Byron Polanco v Byron Woolum 07IL13.JPG (201874 bytes) Rd1 Gm1 Albert Tucker v Alex Moiseyev & Clayton Nash v D L Fogle 07IL14.JPG (193159 bytes) Rd1 Gm 1 Don West v Larry Keen 07IL15.JPG (212207 bytes) Rd1 Gm1 Clayton Nash v D L Fogle & Alex Moiseyev v Albert Tucker 07IL16.JPG (188866 bytes) 2007 Illinois Group 07IL17.JPG (241051 bytes) 2007 Illinois Group 07IL19.JPG (240058 bytes)  Rd1 Gm1 Jerry Askins v Andrew Lurie 07IL1.JPG (209985 bytes)Rd1 Gm1 Ken Christian v Gene Ellison & Bill Wethington v Victor Habgood 07IL2.JPG (204970 bytes)Rd1 Gm1 Gayle Helterbrand v Howard Hoover &  Partick Parker v Gene Lindsay 07IL3.JPG (196886 bytes)Rd Gm1 Gene Lindsay v Partick Parker & Howard v Gayle Helterbrand 07IL4.JPG (189473 bytes)Rd1 Gm1 Ken Christian v Gene Ellison & Bill Wethington v Victor Habgood 07IL5.JPG (204009 bytes)Rd1 Gm1  Victor Habgood v  Bill Wethington &  Gene Ellison v Ken Christian 07IL6.JPG (198132 bytes)Rd1 Gm1 Kenneth Ellison v Matthew Snyder 07IL7.JPG (207872 bytes)Rd1 Gm1 Bob Rice v Ted Meriwether 07IL8.JPG (195226 bytes)Rd1 Gm1 Flavious Burgess v Jennifer Kelton 07IL9.JPG (249922 bytes)Rd1 Gm1 Earl Harvell v Roger Blaine 07Il10.JPG (209381 bytes)Rd1 Gm1 Neil Wenberg v Roger Doll 07IL11.JPG (211846 bytes)John Grisley 1st Place Illinoisan A group trophy & Illinois State Champ 07IL24.jpg (77400 bytes)Kenneth Ellison 1st Place Illinoisan B group trophy from Gene Ellison 07IL20.jpg (85410 bytes)Rd7 Gm2 Alex Moiseyev v Brandon Like (Alex had a win) time-draw 07IL21.jpg (61732 bytes)Alex Moiseyev autographing his new book to Brandon Like 07IL22.jpg (65257 bytes) 07 Ill Gene Ellison.jpg (10810 bytes)07 IL Howard Hoover.jpg (11410 bytes)07 Ill John GrisleyIllinois Champ.jpg (10991 bytes)07 Il Gene Ellison presents Kenneth Ellison Class B  Champ .jpg (11372 bytes)07 IL Alex Moiseyev win Tourney.jpg (12753 bytes)Alex Moiseyev 1st Place Winner of Tourney & John Grisley Illinois State Champ 07IL23.jpg (75117 bytes)
Group Picture


Photos taken by Patrick Parker

Rd4 Bob Rice v Neil Wenberg 07ILPat8.jpg (50720 bytes)Rd4 Bill Wethington v Larry Keen 07ILPat10.jpg (65411 bytes)Rd1 John Grisley v Alan Millhone 07ILPat3.jpg (70781 bytes)Rd1 Byron Polanco v Byron Woolum 07ILPat2.jpg (61451 bytes)Rd1 Brandon Like v John Cohen 07ILPat1.jpg (70874 bytes)Rd4 Ted Meriwether v Howard Hoover 07ILPat7.jpg (54516 bytes)Rd4 John Cohen v Gene Ellison 07ILPat6.jpg (64767 bytes)Rd4 Jennifer Kelton v Andrew Lurie 07ILPat5.jpg (65542 bytes)Rd4 Gayle Helterbrand v Jerry Askins 07ILPat4.jpg (49119 bytes)Rd4 D L Fogle v Victor Habgood & Alex Moiseyev v Gene Lindsay 07ILPat9.jpg (53544 bytes)Rd1 D L Fogle v Clayton Nash & Alex Moiseyev v Albert Tucker 07ILPat13.jpg (69298 bytes)Rd1 Alan Millhone v John Grisley 07ILPat11.jpg (61090 bytes)Rd1 Larry Keen v Don West 07ILPat12.jpg (64244 bytes)Rd1 Jennifer Kelton v  Flavious Burgess 07ILPat15.jpg (115037 bytes)Rd1 Earl Harvell v  Roger Blaine & John Grisley v Alan Millhone 07ILPat14.jpg (133772 bytes)Rd1 Bill Wethington v Victor Habgood 07ILPat16.jpg (90753 bytes)


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