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Grand Masters/Masters Division - Round Robin
| 2012 D3 & PA State | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Total | Finish | Prize | Note | |||||||||||
| # | Player | City, State | ACF # | Rating | Opp | Score | Opp | Score | Opp | Score | Opp | Score | Opp | Score | Opp | Score | Opp | Score | ||||
| 1 | Michael Holmes | Louisville, KY | 10144 | 2198 | 2 | 2 (DD) | 3 | 2 (DD) | 4 | 2 (DD) | 6 | 3 (WD) | 7 | 3 (WD) | Bye | 3 (Bye) | 5 | 3 (WD) | 18 | 3rd | $162.00 | |
| 2 | Richard Beckwith | Willoughby, OH | 10151 | 2199 | 1 | 2 (DD) | 4 | 2 (DD) | 3 | 2 (DD) | 5 | 4 (WW) | Bye | 3 (Bye) | 7 | 3 (WD) | 6 | 3 (WD) | 19 | 2nd | $170.00 | |
| 3 | Joe Moore | Levittown, PA | 12644 | 2065 | 4 | 1 (LD) | 1 | 2 (DD) | 2 | 2 (DD) | Bye | 3 (Bye) | 5 | 2 (DD) | 6 | 3 (WD) | 7 | 3 (WD) | 16 | 4th | $154.00 | District 3 and Pa State Champion |
| 4 | Tim Laverty | Graham, NC | 10153 | 2102 | 3 | 3 (WD | 2 | 2 (DD) | 1 | 2 (DD) | 7 | 4 (WW) | 6 | 3 (WD) | 5 | 4 (WW) | Bye | 3 (Bye) | 21 | 1st | $200.00 | 1st Place Tournament Winner |
| 5 | Alan Millhone | Belpre, OH | 10142 | 1932 | 6 | 2 (DD) | 7 | 2 (DD) | Bye | 3 (Bye) | 2 | 0 (LL) | 3 | 2 (DD) | 4 | 0 (LL) | 1 | 1 (LD) | 10 | t-6th | $134.00 | |
| 6 | Laverne Wray | York, PA | 12516 | 1927 | 5 | 2 (DD) | Bye | 3 (Bye) | 7 | 2 (DD) | 1 | 1 (LD) | 4 | 1 (LD) | 3 | 1 (LD) | 2 | 1 (LD) | 11 | 5th | $146.00 | |
| 7 | Alex Holmes | Sellersburg, IN | 10066 | 1867 | Bye | 3 (Bye) | 5 | 2 (DD) | 6 | 2 (DD) | 4 | 0 (LL) | 1 | 1 (LD) | 2 | 1 (LD) | 3 | 1 (LD) | 10 | t-6th | $134.00 | |
| Total Cash Prize | $1,100.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Majors Division - Round Robin
| 2012 D3 & PA | Majors | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Total | Finish | Prize | Note | ||||||
| # | Player | City, State | ACF # | Rating | Opp | Score | Opp | Score | Opp | Score | ||||
| 1 | Neil Wenberg | Harmony, PA | 10126 | 1725 | 2 | 2 (DD) | 3 | 2 (WL) | Bye | 3 (Bye) | 7 | 2nd | $114.00 | |
| 2 | JR Smith | Greensboro, NC | 10098 | 1569 | 1 | 2 (DD) | Bye | 3 (Bye) | 3 | 1 (LD) | 6 | 3rd | $106.00 | |
| 3 | Jason Solan | Fallentimber, PA | 10282 | 1834 | Bye | 3 (Bye) | 1 | 2 (WL) | 2 | 3 (WD) | 8 | 1st | $122.00 | District 3 and Pa State Major Champion |
| Total Prize | $342.00 | |||||||||||||
Minors Division - Round Robin
| 2012 D3 & PA | Minors | Round 1 | Total | Finish | Prize | Note | ||||
| # | Player | City, State | ACF # | Rating | Opp | Score | ||||
| 1 | Ray Shelly | Cambridge, MD | 10049 | 1527 | 2 | 4 (WW) | 4 | 1st | $98.00 | Maryland State Champion |
| 2 | Terry McGrath | New Market, MD | 12642 | 1427 | 1 | 0 (LL) | 0 | 2nd | $90.00 | |
| Total Prize | $188.00 | |||||||||
Youth Under 17 Division - Round Robin
| 2012 D3 & PA | Youth Under 17 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Total | Finish | Prize | Note | |||||||
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City, State | Age | ACF # | Rating | Opp | Score | Opp | Score | ||||
| 1 | 4 | Hunter Kane | Cambridge, MD | 11 | 12666 | 1600 | 3 | 4(WW) | 2 | 4(WW) | 8 | 1st | $82.00 | 2012 MD Youth Champion |
| 2 | 2 | Khloe Kues | Cambridge, MD | 9 | 12664 | 1600 | 1 | 2(WL) | 3 | 2 (WL) | 4 | 2nd | $74.00 | 2012 MD Youth Lady's Champion |
| 3 | 1 | Allison Loeffler | Cambridge, MD | 11 | 12663 | 1600 | 2 | 2(LW) | 4 | 0 (LL) | 2 | t-3rd | $66.00 | 2nd Place MD Youth Lady's Champion |
| 3 | 3 | Ian Leverage | Cambridge, MD | 10 | 12665 | 1600 | 4 | 0(LL) | 2 | 2 (LW) | 2 | t-3rd | $58.00 | 2nd Place MD Youth Champion |
| Total Prize | $280.00 | |||||||||||||
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Congratulations! to IM Tim Laverty of Graham, NC as 2012 winner of the District 3 - Pennsylvania State Tournament.
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Congratulations! to Joe Moore, Jr. Levittown, PA as the 2012 Pennsylvania State Champion and the District 3 Champ.
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Congratulations! to Jason Solan, Carlisle, PA as the 2012 Pennsylvania State Majors Champion.
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Congratulations! to Ray Shelly of Cambridge, MD as the 2012 Maryland State Champion.
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Congratulations! to Hunter, Allison, Khloe, and Ian, our youth players as various 2012 Maryland State Youth Champions.
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GM stands for Grand Master, IM for International Master, and CM for Candidate Master, which are earned titles given by WCDF to distinguish accomplished players.
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Ray Shelly, District 3 Manager & Tournament Director open the pre-tournament meeting by welcoming 16 players, he covered the new tournament format, schedule, rules, and what to expect from future PA/D3 tournaments.
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This year Jason Solan & Ray Shelly, Sponsor/Director of the Pennsylvania/District 3 planned a different format with intentions of creating interest and increasing participation.
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The tournament consisted of five classes, Grand Masters, Masters, Majors, Minors, and Youth Minors so 8 participants would fill each class bracket. This would group talent more equal that playing a single division or an A & B group, provided enough participants attended. The Grand Masters/Masters (combined) division ran smoothly because there was enough entrants to fill the division, others suffered because of the lack of attendance.
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We commend Ray Shelly on implementing new ideas and generating youth interest in the game of checkers in the Cambridge area by teaching and promoting checkers.
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4 youth players from the Cambridge, Maryland Elks Lodge # 1272 Chess & Checker Club attend and played in the youth minors division. We welcome these youth players.
Edgar Akinson from Harrisburg, PA and Lloyd Auker from Manheim, PA visited with checker friends and watched tournament games both days.
ACF Rating - June 2012 before this tournament, ratings supplied by ICH Checkers www.icheckers.net. Program written by Vadim Khavinson, calculated by Joe Moore/Eric Strange, and updated by ACF Rating Processor, Joe Moore. icheckers ratings Your new rating will be available in a few days after ACF Rating Processor, Joe Moore updates and recalculates this scoresheet. All youth players were unrated before they played in this tournament so they were put into the system as a 1600 base average rating, he or she will + or - according to their performance with other rated players. An unrated player is considered provisional for the first 20 games and 1600 was the average ACF rating when Eric Strange took over the old Dave Butler rating system and started this new rating program.
Entry Fees of $50.00 + a current ACF Membership was required to play in this ACF sanctioned tournament as announced in ACFB, ACF website, and checker event calendar.
All player were required to turn in their games to the scorekeeper in complete move notation on the provided tournament recorder sheets.
Entry Fees $50 x 16 = $800 + Donations + Keystone Checkers Trust interest: $192.90 = Total Prize Fund $1,910.00
Thanks to Jason Solan and Ray Shelly for organizing the tournament, Jason for scorekeeping, and Ray for refereeing this tournament.
We enjoyed the closing ceremony presentation by Ray Shelly where recognition, award medallions (Solan, Beckwith, & Smith), framed certificates, and cash prizes were given out to all tournament participants. Jason Solan was recognized for performance & assistance Third District Manager Award, Dr Richard Beckwith for his past & present performance and assistance to PA/D3 tournaments and manager award, JR Smith for ACF 3rd District Promoter Award.
Ray Shelly, District 3 Manager announced during closing ceremony that Jason Salon will move up to Masters and Ray Shelly will move up to Majors in next years PA/D3 Tourney. Alan Millhone and Alex Holmes (tied 6th Place Masters/Grand Masters) will have the option to play down in Majors next year or stay in Masters.
Nice Venue! Welcome ACF Players counter displays! convenient location, just off I-81, good hotel accommodations & amenities, and adequate playing room.
Richard Beckwith had various books, pp manuals, & Walker's "ICHF 2012 Checkers" for sale, Michael Holmes had Clint Holmes' handcrafted wooden pens for sale, Ray Shelly had ACF "I Play Checkers" caps, and Alan Millhone had ACF 3-Move Decks for sale.
All players signed a seriously ill sympathy card for James Atkins of Julian, NC who has been diagnosed & taking chemo/morphine for late stage pancreatic cancer.
We appreciate Jason Solan for documenting the recorded games in pdn and making them available immediately after the tournament. Link to Games below.
Neil Wenberg announced he would sponsor the 2013 Pennsylvania State C. T. separately from the District 3 Tournament, with date and venue to be announced later.
ACF Player's Representative Richard Beckwith, wrote a summary of "What was new at the PA Tournament?"
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