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

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


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