Ratings from 2012 South Bend Pool & International Checkers
SOUTH BEND POOL CHECKER RATINGS NOVEMBER 2012
Here are the new ratings from the 14th Annual Pool Checker Festival in South
Bend, Indiana, Nov. 10, 2012. They were calculated using the linear
approximation formula from the old Official Chess Handbook. They are based on
South Bend playing history only, without regard to the National or any other
tournaments.
Winner of the tournament was former National Champion Al Lambert.
Biggest rating gain was shown by Ernest Lee, with an
outstanding +127, and Herman Joiner gained +117.
Capital letters indicate players in this year's tournament. Other players kept
their ratings from earlier years. (Note this is only for 64-square Pool
Checkers. Big-Board ratings are on a separate list below.)
| Player | Rating |
| Igor Rybakov | 2482 |
| AL LAMBERT | 2248 |
| CHARLES THOMPSON | 2206 |
| CLORIUS LAY | 2177 |
| George Robinson | 2140 |
| DON LOWE | 2090 |
| Jackie Carr | 2086 |
| WAYNE LOCKHEART | 2068 |
| EUGENE HAMPTON | 2065 |
| Lozie Goolsby | 2012 |
| ED DANZY | 1997 |
| FRED D. SHURN | 1995 |
| JAMES SHARP | 1981 |
| JOHNNIE COLEMAN | 1983 |
| Orlando Williams | 1958 |
| THERMAN EARNEST | 1922 |
| ERNEST LEE | 1918 |
| Eddie Smith | +1891 |
| Lee Pittman | 1886 |
| CHARLIE WILLIAMS | 1873 |
| Jack Williams | 1824 |
| Rush Addair | 1795 |
| ANDREW YOUNG | 1790 |
| DION TAYLOR | 1773 |
| ARTHUR BELL | 1757 |
| ROD POLK | 1736 |
| STANLEY POLK | 1687 |
| HERMAN JOINER | 1684 |
| Willie Coleman | 1676 |
| LESTER GOSS | 1621 |
| LARRY SEALY | 1582 |
| ED WILLIAMS | 1544 |
| Donell Guy | 1536 |
| STONEY BURKE | 1512 |
| Neil Wenberg | 1504 |
| Sylvester Johnson | 1498 |
| Wayne Purdy | 1494 |
| Roberto Ernest | 1468 |
| Roger Blaine | 1425 |
| Vern Cloud | 1414 |
| Rob Adams | 1346 |
| Jeff Stutzman | 1299 |
SOUTH BEND INTERNATIONAL CHECKER RATINGS NOVEMBER 2012
2012 Tournament Dates |
2012 Results |
2012 Pool & International
Announcement
Ratings from the 14th Annual International (Big-Board) Checker Festival,
November 11, 2012 in South Bend, Indiana.
Johnnie Coleman won the event. Capital letters indicate players
in this year's tournament. + indicates deceased players.
Player
Rating
Igor Rybakov
2412
Orlando Williams
2129
Roy Lipscomb
+2120
Len Edwards
+2104
JOHNNIE COLEMAN
2004
Charles Thompson
1966
Rev. Bill Moore
+1795
ARTHUR BELL
1722
Ramon Dionisio
1686
Donell Guy
1684
Vern Cloud
1641
Lozie Goolsby
1619
Neil Wenberg
1583
ROGER BLAINE
1580
Peter Kuhr
1515
Roberto Ernest
1508
Larry Sealy
1504
David Rockwell
1481
Rob Adams
1476
Jeff Stutzman
1397
Phillip Joechle
1394
Steve Mar
1359
Madi Eberle
1272