2013  Tennessee State Open 
was held on March 1^st thru 3^rd 2013 in Lebanon, TN 37087
at Days Inn-Lebanon, (822 Cumberland Street) on Highway 231 at exit 238 north off I-40

Congratulations, Alex! (1st place)	Congratulations, Michael! (2nd place w/Honor Pts)	Congratulations, John! (3rd place w/Honor Pts)	Congratulations, Nick! (2013 Tennessee Champion)	Congratulations, Chuck! (5th place w/Honor Pts)	Congratulations, Jim! (6th place w/Honor Pts)	Congratulations, Alex! (youngest Master, 14 years old)

(Official Crosstable Results)
3-Move / Eight 2 game rounds (Swiss) of 1^1/4 hour per game - playing 2 rounds Friday, 4 rounds Saturday, and 2 Sunday

2013 Tennessee Open Masters By Round, 2Gm

before

after

Finish

Name

City, State

ACF#

Rate

Rate

Op

Rd1

Rd 2

Rd 3

Rd 4

Rd 5

Rd 6

Rd 7

Rd 8

H Pt.

Cash

Comments

1

GM Alex Moiseyev

Dublin, OH

10157

2305

2269

8

5T3/3

7T2/5

6T3/8

3T2/10

12T3/13

14T3/16

9T2/18

6T2/20

126

$200.00

2013 TN Open Masters Champ (10th time)

2

IM Michael Holmes

Louisville, KY

10144

2154

2172

6

2T4/4

10T2/6

8T1/7

9T2/9

7T2/11

3T3/14

1T3/17

8T2/19

126

$114.00

2nd$150, 3rd$100, 4th$90 3way-tied for 2nd Place split $340/3=$114

3

IM John Webster

Stoneville, NC

10147

2133

2157

14

7T2/2

9T2/4

13T4/8

12T2/10

3T2/12

8T1/13

4T4/17

7T2/19

123

$114.00

4

Nick Boatman

Pegram, TN

12443

2043

2093

1

3T1/1

11T4/5

12T0/5

10T3/8

9T2/10

4T4/14

6T1/15

12T4/19

112

$114.00

2013 Tennessee Champion (1st Time)

5

IM Charles Freeman

Louisville, KY

10318

2106

2129

3

1T3/3

12T2/5

10T4/9

8T2/11

14T2/13

6T1/14

7T2/16

9T2/18

128

$70.00

5th$80, 6th$70, 7th$60 3way-tied for 5th Place - split $210/3=$70

6

GM Jim Morrison

Glasgow, KY

10156

2163

2155

9

13T2/2

14T2/4

5T2/6

6T2/8

1T2/10

4T4/14

8T2/16

3/T2/18

125

$70.00

7

IM Larry Keen

Halls, TN

10149

2165

2166

7

14T2/2

8T2/4

4T2/6

5T3/9

6T2/11

12T3/14

3T2/16

14T2/18

124

$70.00

8

CM Albert Tucker

Minden, LA

10127

1965

1989

13

9T2/2

4T2/4

14T0/4

11T2/6

2T3/9

10T3/12

12T2/14

5T2/16

103

9

Teal Stanley

Greensboro, NC

10107

2044

2043

12

4T3/3

3T2/5

1T4/9

14T2/11

8T1/12

7T1/13

13T2/15

1T0/15

129

10

Alex Holmes

Sellersburg, IN

10066

1979

1973

5

8T1/1

2T3/4

9T2/6

7T1/7

11T3/10

1T0/10

11T2/12

13T2/14

114

11

Larry Pollard

Brilliant, AL

10093

1978

1946

10

11T3/3

6T2/5

3T0/5

1T1/6

4T2/8

13T1/9

2T2/11

2T2/13

108

12

Wayne Gober

Shawnee, OK

10014

2007

1964

4

12T1/1

13T2/3

7T2/5

2T3/8

10T2/10

9T0/10

14T0/10

11T2/12

111

12th, & 13th 2way-tie for 12th place

13

Frank Davis

Clarksville, TN

10070

1938

1909

2

6T0/0

5T1/1

11T3/4

4T1/5

13T11/6

11T2/8

10T2/10

10T2/12

98

14

Dr. Robert Shuffett

Greensburg, KY

10135

1897

1884

11

10T1/1

1T0/1

2T1/2

13T2/4

5T1/5

2T2/7

5T2/9

4T2/11

100

$752.00

• Players were welcomed to Days Inn, Lebanon, TN by a nice office desktop display announcing "Welcome !  2013 Tennessee Open Checker Tournament"

• Congratulations! To GM Alex Moiseyev of Dublin, Ohio as winner of the 2013 Tennessee Open Tournament, his tenth time winning this title.

• Congratulations! To Nick Boatman of Pegram, TN as the 2013 Tennessee State Champion, his first Tennessee State Championship Title.

• Congratulations! IM Michael Holmes of Louisville, KY; GM John Webster of Stoneville, NC; and Nick Boatman of Pegram, TN who finished 2nd Place in a 3-Way Tie on game points and separated by honor points.

• Congratulations! IM Chuck Freeman of Louisville, KY; GM Jim Morrison of Glasgow, KY; and IM Larry Keen of Halls, TN who finished 5th Place in a 3-Way Tie on game points and separated by honor points.

• Congratulations! Alex Holmes of Sellersburg, IN who is the youngest Master on ACF records at the age of 14 years old.

• Congratulations! To Ken Shultz of Cosby, TN and Raleigh Johnson of Murfreesboro, NC as our Major Division Champions of the 2013 Tennessee Open.  Ken is recognized at the Tennessee Majors Champion over Raleigh on honor points.

• Congratulations! To Bryce, Mike, and John who finished 3rd Place 2013 TN Majors Division in a 3-Way Tie on game points and Bryce separated by honor points.

• GM stands for Grand Master, IM for International Master, and CM for Candidate Master, which are earned titles given by WCDF to distinguish players.

• ACF Rating - Ratings supplied by ICH Checkers www.icheckers.net  Program written by Vadim Khavinson, calculated by Joe Moore/Eric Strange, and updated immediately by Joe Moore, as ACF ratings processor. icheckers ratings

• "T" separates player's opponent from player's round points and a / separates his accumulated game points.  Draw is 1, Win is 2 points, Bye is 3, and Forfeit is 4.

• There is a slight difference in Frank Davis Scoresheet and the below honor points for the Majors Division as Jerry Askins, Neil Wenberg, and Trey Stanley but it doesn't change the finish positions.

• In the 3:00 pm business meeting, Frank Davis, President of Tennessee Checker Association welcomed 32 players from 10 States: 9 from TN, 9 from KY, 6 from NC,  2 from AL, and 1 from IL, IN, LA, OH, OK, and PA.  This group of players included 9 State Champions, 3 Grand Masters, 3 International Masters, 1 Candidate Master, and the 3-Move / 11-Man World Champion.  Mr. Davis call these players' names and recognized their accomplishment in checkers which was basically all of the Master Players.

• The Arifilms Production crew was present all three days of the tournament doing a TV production about "Backyard Oil Barons" which involved Jimmy Reliford who owns Jimmy Reliford  Drilling Company in Columbia, KY.  They are filming Jimmy Reliford and some of the other drilling companies in the area.  The Tennessee Open was filmed because it was part of some of the activities Reliford does and enjoys.  This episode is to be shown April 26 on the Discovery Channel after “Deadliest Catch.”

• Frank Davis referenced a letter he received from Alan Millhone about deceased ACF Life-Time members and that he also mentioned he would not be attended the TN Open because of prior commitments, but hopefully others in near future.

• Frank Davis also referenced a letter he received from Leonard Hickman's attorney stating Leonard willed Tennessee Checker Association $10,000 to be use over the next 10 years.  Mr. Davis express our appreciation and gratitude for this gift to encourage younger players to participate in the Tennessee Tournaments by applying the prize fund only to the minors and majors division.  You can read the specific details here: Leonard Hickman $10,000.00 gift.  In addition to Leonard Hickman who died January 2, 2013 there were other deceased Tennessee Tournament players in 2012 that Frank remembered: James Nash,  Gayle Helterbrand, Bill McClintock, James Atkins, Earle Sweatmon, and Bob Finchum who you may review their obituaries on this site.

• Frank Davis recognized Ken Christian for the excellent job in gathering up plenty of door prizes supplied by several local merchants, Wilson County Visitors Center, Wilson County Chamber of Commerce, and Wilson  Bank & Trust, all in the form of merchandise for door prizes and arranging player's discounts & coupons for the tournament.  Players' names are randomly drawn from a hat until all door prizes are given out.

• Frank reported on the Gene Lindsay Fund, reporting this year's interest $337 was down from last years, but the principal was secure in a deposit account at F&M Bank in Clarksville, TN requiring 3 signatures (Davis, Christian, & Burton).  The interest yield will hopefully increase.  Only interest is used to fund the TN Open.  We voted to keep the same TCA officers: Frank Davis - President & the TN Open Director, Ken Christian - Vice President, and Mary Davis - Secretary/Treasurer of TCA & administrator / score-keeper for TN Open.

• Tournament rules were reviewed and we voted to re-pairing opponents so that it could only occur in last round when necessary (one time).  Frank indicated he would make a judgment call on overtime game endings or elect another Masters to help him, if a computer analysis was requested by a Master it should show a KingsRow's score value of 60 point for a win.  Other rules were reviewed such as: player may request their 1st game completed by the referee's decision so their 2nd game of that round starts on time for equal time & fairness; a 3 point bye round would be awarded as the first bye, thereafter to the lowest opponent; only two points per multiple byes will be awarded; if a player is 15 minutes late, then the game will be forfeited; if a player is 1 hour late or more, then both games will be forfeited; 4 points for a forfeit (2 per game) (Posted Rules)

• Under new business Hollis McClard spoke about the availability of Comfort Suites and their nicer playing room which cost approximately $32 more per night but provided bigger & nicer rooms, and playing facilities.  Discussion followed, motion was made to vote on keeping the tournament at Days Inn or moving to Comfort Suites in 2014.  The members voted to keep the Days Inn as the Tennessee Open and Southern venue for 2014.  There was also discussion about changing the Tennessee Open's dates, but after discussion a motion was made to keep or change, and the members voted to keep the dates for the Tennessee Open as traditionally set for the 1st weekend in March (Friday, Saturday, & Sunday).

• Frank Davis also recognized the Stanleys...  (Mr. Bill - Grandfather,  Teal - Son,  and Trey - Grandson) Teal was presented a nice set of Crisloid Catalin interlocking yellow & red tournament checkers to give to Bill who did not make this tournament.

 Incidentally this size, type, and color was said to be the kind of checkers Marion Tinsley preferred over all others including the official ACF red & white pieces.

• Other tournaments were announced as: Joe Schwartz - Hallandale, FL 3-Move, March 22-24th;  Lexington, KY Checker Club  March 29th;   Illinois State Open is April 6 & 7th; Missouri State 3-Move, April 20th;  Greensboro, NC 3-Move April 20th; and the Strawberry 3-Move, May 10 & 11th.

• Neil Wenberg had a full ECB set (Elam's Checker Board and all Elam’s Advocate Vol 1-11, 1936-1946 +  all "CB" published by Emin Elam, Mt. Sterling, Kentucky) and numerous other old classic checker books for sale.  He needs to sell off his library since he didn't want to move it with him to North Dakota.

• Mike Ross had his honey for sale which seems to be an anticipated & requested item.

• Neil Wenberg was the only player to sign up to play Minors, so the tournament director move him up to make an even number of 18 players in the Major Division, and there were 14 Masters,  making the total field of 32 players this year.

• We appreciated the donations and contributions which totaled $1,377.00 for the total cash prize fund, which was displayed on the bulletin board indicating all donations and fund amounts.  Pay-Out is a few dollars more than posted prize fund because Frank rounds up to whole $ during pay out. 

• Steve Watkins, Vonda and Otis Jones, Hugh & Peggy Burton all attended the tournament.  Wives and player friends attending were: Sue Tucker,  Mickey Webster, Shirley Lerum, Mary Davis, Bernice Powell, Terry Gober, Helen Vinson,  Mary Morville, Carol Estes, Carol Wenberg, and Jim Worley, “Worley Bird” who is Jimmy Reliford's friend from Columbia, KY.

• Management at Days Inn again confirmed their appreciation for the TN Open venue by providing pizza and soft drinks on Friday evening which everyone (players, spouses, & family) enjoyed! This makes the seventh year TN Checker Association has chosen this location after moving it from Best Western Executive Inn, Lebanon in 2006 which ended that long time venue.

• We appreciate Frank Davis, Tournament Director and Referee in addition to Mary Davis, scorekeeper who did a fantastic job as usual.  We really appreciate these well run tourneys and also John Acker for reporting the results in a timely manner by Michael Holmes and JR Smith calling in or emailing results to John so he could post his scoresheet on the ACF forum or give a link to his blog (documents.)

• Weather reporters were calling for snow Friday & Saturday which we did get a little snow, but and it was cold all weekend.

• Sunday service was enjoyable with a message about you having the opportunity to be of service and a witness for Christ by Larry Pollard.

• Most players enjoyed at least several meals with each other at either Shoney's breakfast & lunch buffet, Cracker Barrel, Sunset, or Demo's.

• A delightful tournament & wonderful fellowship was had by all who attended.