79th Illinois 101 Counties Open Tournament
(Usually scheduled 1st weekend in October)

October 5th & 6th, 2013, Illinois Centre Mall Food Court, Marion, IL 62959
 
RESULTS:


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Congratulations, Albert!
1st Place - Wins The 79th 2013 IL 101 Open
Congratulations, Don!
2nd Place -  The 79th 2013 IL 101 Open
Congratulations, Gene!
 2013 IL 101 Open A Class Co-Champion
Congratulations, John!
2013 IL 101 Open A Class Co-Champion
Congratulations, Bryce!
2013 IL 101 Open A Class Co-Champion

A Class & B Class Divisions, Two-Day Round Robin, 3-Move Ballot - October 5 & 6, 2013 - Illinois Centre Mall Food Court, Marion, IL
A Class Division

Finish Player City, State  ACF #  Before
Rated
 After
Rated
Op  Rd1 Rd2  Rd3  Rd4  RD5  Rd6  Rd7  Pts  HPts  Prize Comments
1  CM Albert Tucker  Minden, LA 10127 2010 2026 4 4T2 2T3 1T2 7T2 6T4 5T4 ByeT3 20   $70  1st Place - Won The IL 101 A Class Open Tournament
2  Don West  Mayfield, KY 10138 2043 2000 3 3T2 1T2 2T3 ByeT3 5T3 6T2 7T2 17   $45  2nd Place
3  Gene Ellison  Norris City, IL 10133 1851 1858 1 2T2 3T2 4T2 6T2 7T1 ByeT3 5T2 14 91 $19  4-way tie for 3rd 2013 IL 101 A Class Co-Champions
3  John Grisley  Marion, IL 10128 1851 1872 6 6T2 ByeT3 7T1 1T2 4T0 3T2 2T4 14 91 $19  4-way tie for 3rd 2013 IL 101 A Class Co-Champions
3  Bryce Morville  Dalton City, IL    12662 1836 1852 7 ByeT3 5T1 6T3 4T2 1T3 2T0 3T2 14 91 $19  4-way tie for 3rd 2013 IL 101 A Class Co-Champions
3  Joe Tucker  Doniphan, MO 10131 1836 1848 5 5T2 7T3 ByeT3 2T3 3T1 4T0 1T2 14 91 $19  4-way tie for 3rd place  
7  Gary Ellison  Eldorado, IL 10121 1897 1860 2 1T2 4T1 3T1 5T1 ByeT3 7T4 6T0 12      
                                $191.00  
 

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Congratulations, Earl!
2013 IL 101 B Class Champion

Congratulations, Howard!
2nd Place - 2013 IL 101 B Class Open

B Class Division
Finish Player City, State  ACF #  Before
Rated
 After
Rated
Op  Rd1 Rd2  Rd3  Rd4  RD5  Pts  Prize Comments
1  Earl Kennell  Roanoke, IL 10195 1585 1641 6 5T2 2T4 3T4 4T4 1T3 17 $55  2013 IL 101 B Class Champions
2  Howard Hoover  Odin, IL 10115 1553

1570

5 6T2 4T4 2T3 1T4 3T2 15 $35  2nd Place
3  George Stallsworth  Saint Joseph, MO 10226 1630 1599 3 4T4 1T4 6T0 2T3 5T2 13 $25  3rd Place
4  Boone Wooden  Shawneetown, IL 12697 1551 1520 1 2T4 3T0 4T4 5T0 6T1 9 $15  
5  Roger Doll  O'Fallon, IL 10087 1503 1472 2 1T0 6T0 5T1 3T1 4T4 6    
6  Jennifer Kelton  Mt. Vernon, IL 10072 1062 1042 4 3T0 5T0 1T0 6T0 2T0 0    
                          $130  


The 79th Illinois 101 Counties Open Tournament was held in Marion, IL on October 5th & 6th, 2013 by the Illinois State Checker Association. Thirteen players attended from four states.  Play was very competitive. The Illinois 101 Champion is a tie between Gene Ellison, John Grisley and Bryce Morville, they all share as co-champions.  The tournament champion is Albert Tucker. The B Class top Illinois player and top scorer is Earl Kennel.  Congratulation to these winners! The tournament played using round-robin pairing.  Total cash prize of $221.00 was distributed.  A good time was had by everyone.  Please mark your calendar to the first weekend in April 2014 for the Illinois State Tournament.  Submitted by Roger Doll, Secretary/Treasurer, via email Sun, Oct 6, 2013 at 9:28 PM. 

Before & After Ratings are from ACF Rating Processors, JR Smith & Joe Moore. We are using the icheckers rating site to re-calculate and update tournament players' ratings.

Review:  ICF Checkers Rating Analysis - Class A     or    ICF Checkers Rating Analysis - Class B

Only IL residences may be a IL State Championship title holder or a 101 State Champion. When an out of state player wins an IL open tournament the player is recognized as the "Open Tournament Winner." The Illinois 101 Counties Tournament was founded in the 1920s for downstate checker players at a time when players from Chicago, Illinois dominated the Illinois checker scene with several active checker clubs and also home of such checker greats as Alfred Jordan, Joe Duffy, S.S. Bell, G. M. Tanner and Frank R. Wendemuth.

The state of Illinois has 102 counties. Excluding Chicago’s Cook County gives us the name, Illinois 101 Counties Tournament, aka "Illinois 101."  The first 101 Counties Tourney was in February 19 thru 20, 1926 the "Illinois Down State Tournament" was held at Champaign with H.H. Lewis winning the title. In 1977 the tournament became an open tournament for all players. This above paragraphs were submitted by Roger Doll, Secretary/Treasurer, 101 Tournament.


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