SOUTH BEND POOL CHECKER RATINGS                      NOVEMBER 2014

Here are the new ratings from the 16th Annual Pool Checker Festival in South Bend, Indiana, Nov. 8, 2014.  They were calculated using the linear approximation formula from the old Official Chess Handbook.  They are based on South Bend playing history only, except that new players who have National ratings are started out with their National ratings and modified with their South Bend results. 

Winner of the tournament was Top Master Fred D. Shurn from Maywood, Illinois.     

Capital letters indicate players in this year's tournament.  Other players kept their ratings from earlier years.    + indicates deceased players.  (Note this is only for 64-square Pool Checkers.  Big-Board ratings are on a separate list below.)


Player Rate
 Igor Rybakov  2482
 Al Lambert 2204
 Clorius Lay  2178
 Charles Thompson  2157
 George Robinson 2149
 Don Lowe 2090
 Jackie Carr 2081
 Eugene Hampton + 2065
 Lozie Goolsby 2012
 Thomas Fletcher 2002
 Ed Danzy 1997
 RED D. SHURN  1988
 Johnnie Coleman 1983
 James Sharp  1981
 Orlando Williams  1958
 ERNEST LEE   1947
 Therman Earnest  + 1922
 WAYNE LOCKHEART 1899
 Eddie Smith  +      1891
 LEE PITTMAN 1874
 Charlie Williams 1873
 Oliver Griffin   1812
 ARTHUR BELL    1803
 WILLIE COLEMAN   1797
 Rush Addair  1795
 Dion Taylor    1773
 JACK WILLIAMS 1757
 Tal Roberts 1740
 Rod Polk 1736
 Stanley Polk 1687
 Herman Joiner 1684
 ANDREW YOUNG 1680
 LESTER GOSS 1676
 Ed Williams   1544
 Donell Guy 1536
 ROGER BLAINE 1520
 Stoney Burke + 1512
 Neil Wenberg 1504
 LARRY SEALY           1503
 Sylvester Johnson  1498
 Wayne Purdy     1494
 ROBERTO ERNEST 1440
 Vern Cloud 1414
 Rob Adams 1346
 Jeff Stutzman 1299


SOUTH BEND INTERNATIONAL CHECKER RATINGS             NOVEMBER 2014

 
Ratings from the 16th Annual International (Big-Board) Checker Festival in South Bend, Indiana, Nov. 9, 2014.  
Vern Cloud won the event.  Capital letters indicate players in this year's tournament.   + indicates deceased players.


Player Rate
 Igor Rybakov    2412
 Orlando Williams 2129
 Roy Lipscomb + 2120
 Len Edwards  +   2104
 Thomas Fletcher 2034
 Johnnie Coleman 2004
 Charles Thompson 1966
 Rev. Bill Moore + 1795
 Oliver Griffin   1726
 Ramon Dionisio 1686
 Donell Guy 1684
 VERN CLOUD 1683
 Tal Roberts 1675
 Arthur Bell 1659
 Lozie Goolsby  1619
 Neil Wenberg 1583
 ROBERTO ERNEST 1546
 ROGER BLAINE  1533
 Peter Kuhr 1527
 Larry Sealy 1504
 David Rockwell   1481
 Rob Adams 1476
 Jeff Stutzman  1397
 Phillip Joechle     1394
 Steve Mar 1359
 Madi Eberle   1272


2014 Tournament Dates  |  2014 16th Annual Pool Checkers Festival Announcement   |  2014 16th Annual Pool Checkers Festival Results