The 109th Illinois State Checker Tournament
Saturday & Sunday - April 5th & April 6th, 2014
held at the Illinois Centre Mall, Marion, Illinois

1st Row: Flavious Burgess, Albert Tucker, Ted Williamson, Jennifer Kelton, Alex Moiseye, Boone Wooden, Roger Doll, Larry Keen, Bobby Rice, 2nd Row: Carson Gullett, Ken Christian, Gene Ellison,
Roger Blaine, Vonda Jones, Alex Holmes, Michael Holmes, Joe Tucker, Willis Shoecraft, 3rd Row: Don West, Bill Wethington, John Grisley, Derrick Bartotto, Earl Kennell, Mike Choate, Nick Boatman, Gary Ellison.

 

Congratulations, Alex Moiseyev! 1st Place Winner	Congratulations, Gene Ellison! IL State Champion

 3-Move / Six 2 game rounds (Swiss) of 1^1/4 hour per game & final as King-of-the-Hill - playing 4 rounds Saturday, and 3 on Sunday. Two division classes  (A and B).

2014 - The Illinois Open Masters (A Class) 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

H Pt.

Cash

Comments

1

GM Alex Moiseyev

Dublin, OH

10157

2278

2267

8

1T4

5T8

11T11

10T14

14T17

9T20

4T22

$185.00

2014 IL Open Tournament Winner (8th time)

2

IM Larry Keen

Halls, TN

10149

2144

2140

4

9T3

14T5

10T6

12T8

5T11

11T15

8T17

100

$90.00

3-way tie 2nd place & separated by Honor Points

3

IM Michael Holmes

Louisville, KY

10144

2107

2114

10

2T3

11T5

4T8

8T9

12T11

14T13

13T17

93

$90.00

4

Nick Boatman

Pegram, TN

12443

1989

2044

9

4T1

6T3

1T5

13T9

11T13

8T14

14T17

90

$90.00

5

Bill Wethington

High Ridge, MO

10132

1928

1963

5

3T4

8T4

7T8

11T8

4T9

2T13

12T15

92

$37.50

2-way tie 5th place & separated by Honor Points

6

CM Albert Tucker

Minden, LA

10127

1997

1997

12

7T2

13T4

14T6

4T8

10T10

6T13

5T15

89

$37.50

7

IM Don West

Mayfield, KY

10138

2000

2013

14

13T3

4T5

12T7

1T10

8T11

10T13

9T14

100

8

Carson "Bill" Gullett

Rush, KY

12670

1856

1882

7

12T2

2T4

5T4

6T7

3T9

1T12

11T14

75

9

Alex Holmes

Sellersburg, IN

10066

1964

1966

11

6T4

10T6

8T7

4T11

9T11

4T11

7T13

10

Gene Ellison

Norris City, IL

10133

1858

1866

1

8T0

3T3

9T5

14T6

13T8

7T9

6T12

90

2014 IL State Champion +Trophy (4th time)

11

Mike Choate

Madisonville, TN

12521

1912

1902

13

14T1

12T3

2T6

9T6

1T8

3T12

10T12

86

12

Joe Tucker

Doniphan, MO

10131

1848

1825

3

5T0

1T1

6T3

2T6

7T8

13T8

2T11

13

John Grisley

Marion, IL

10128

1872

1822

6

11T0

9T2

3T4

7T5

2T7

12T8

1T9

14

Gary Ellison

Eldorado, IL

10121

1860

1795

2

10T1

7T3

13T4

3T5

6T7

5T7

3T8

$530.00

Total Prize Fund $530 + $380 = $910.00

• Congratulations! To GM Alex Moiseyev from Dublin, Ohio as the 2014 Illinois State Open Tournament Winner, his eight time (03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 09  11, & 14).

• Congratulations! To Gene Ellison from Norris City, Illinois as the 2014 Illinois State Champion, his forth time as a Master State Champion (2006, 2008, 2012, & 2014).

• Congratulations! To Flavious Burgess from Fancy Farm, Kentucky as the 2014 Illinois State Open Class B Tournament Winner.

• Congratulations! To Earl Kennell from of Roanoke, Illinois as the 2014 Illinois State Open Class B Champion, his fifth time as a Class B State Champion (06, 10, 11, 13, & 14).

• We Congratulate To Derrick Bartotto from Sainte Genevieve, Missouri for his first attempt at tournament checkers, we welcome him and hope he will play again!

• GM stands for Grand Master, IM for International Master, and CM for Candidate Master, which are earned titles given by WCDF to distinguish a player's tournament status.

• ACF Rating - Ratings supplied by ICH Checkers www.icheckers.net updated immediately by Joe Moore, as our ACF ratings processor. icheckers ratings

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

• Flavious Burgess dominated the B Class Division after the third round with an outstanding performance, accumulating 24 out of a possible 28 points, with 6 wins and a draw which requires him to move up to the A Class Division next year.

• Please note, this was Derrick Bartotto's first ACF rated tournament so his before 1600 base rating is provisional, and his performance against other rated players who won games will not increase their ratings until he completes his first 20 games.  His performance against other rated players will stabilize his provisional rating after his initial 20 games.

• Roger Doll, IL State Open Tournament Director gave a warm welcome to 26 players from 8 states (14 Masters and 12 Majors)  7 from IL; 6 from KY; 5 from TN; 3 from MO; 2 from IN, and 1 from LA, OH, & WV.  In the 9:00AM business meeting Roger conducted ISCA business, re-elected officers (accepted Ramon Dionisio, President's resignation and Roger Doll accepted the acting position of Pres/Sec/Tres). He covered tournament rules and schedule.  He recognizing the longest distance travelers and also the various state champions.

• The ISCA leadership voted last year to withhold the required American Checker Federation membership for all participants in any Illinois tournament, no ACF Membership is required to play in Illinois. 

• Illinois State Checker Association contributed $200, Ramon Dionisio $300, Larry Keen $100, and a $50 donation toward the prize fund was greatly appreciated. 

• Entry fees were $10.00 x 26 = $260.00 and the $650 contributions made a $910 Total Tournament Cash Prize Fund.  Approximately 58% paid out to Masters and 42% to Majors.

• Please mark your calendar to the first weekend in October (10/4-5) for the Illinois 101 Tournament. The 80th Illinois 101 Counties Open will be held on our traditional dates as the 4th & 5th this year, at the same venue which we have used for both IL State and the 101 Tournament.  I've hear comments from those who attend say, "This is a great tournament location because it gives checkers the much needed attention and exposure in the Mall."  The Super 8 is clean, well maintained, has all the necessary amenities, and conveniently located to the Mall, plus reasonable rates for good value.  We appreciate ISCA for negotiating the $52 room rates which are usually in the $65-75 range.    

• Roger Doll presented the Illinois Class A and Class B winners Gene Ellison and Earl Kennell their respective trophies as the IL State Open Class A & B Champions in the closing tournament ceremony.

• Judy Grisley continues to do an outstanding job photographing the tournament and getting the group picture.  We appreciate her effort and talent.  I also want to mention that the bulk of our photos are by Linda and Mike Choate.

• Results submitted by Roger Doll, ISCA Secretary/Treasurer & Illinois State Open Tournament Director - email Sunday, April 6, 2014 at 10:18 PM - "On April 5 and  6, 2014 the 109th Illinois State Tournament was held in Marion, IL.  Twenty-six players attended from eight states.  Play was very competitive with the winner for both classes and the Illinois Championship determined in final round play.  The Illinois State Champion is Gene Ellison.  The tournament champion is Alex Moiseyev.   The B Class top Illinois player is Earl Kennell.  The top scorer in the B Class is Flavious Burgess.  Tournament played 6 Swiss paired rounds with the final round using King of the Hill pairing  A good time was had by everyone. Prize fund was a healthy $910 thanks to generous donations.  Please mark your calendar to the first weekend in October for the Illinois 101 Tournament."   Submitted by Roger Doll, ISCA Secretary/Treasurer.

  Congratulations, Flavious! 1st Place Class B Winner	Congratulations, Earl! IL State Class B Champion