2nd Annual Branson Missouri Open Checker Tournament
 2015 Missouri Mixer Open

" Joe McDaniel presented a plaque from the MCA for his support and generous contributions to checker "
Friday thru Sunday, June 19^th thru 21^st 2015
Ozark Valley Inn, 2693 Shepherd of the Hills Expressway, Branson, MO 65616 (map)

Results:

Congratulations Alex! Co-Champion - 2015 MO Mixer	Congratulations GM Kondlo! Co-Champion - 2015 MO Mixer

(Official Crosstable Results)
2^nd Annual Branson Missouri Open Checker Tournament - “Missouri Mixer”
June 19, 20, & 21, 2015 - Masters Division 3-Move / 11-Man | Eight 2 game rounds (Swiss) of 1 hour per game - playing 3 rounds Friday, 3 rounds Saturday, 2 rounds Sunday

2015 MO Mixer Open Masters By Round, 2Gm		(Swiss)		before	after
Finish	Name	City, State	ACF#	Rate	Rate	Op	Rd1	Rd2	Rd3	Rd4	Rd5	Rd6	Rd7	Rd8	Pts	HPts	Cash	Comments
1	GM Lubabalo Kondlo	Port Elizabeth, S Africa	10003	2259	2282	7	1T3	12T3	5T3	9T2	18T3	14T4	16T3	9T2	23	134	$1,400.00	2015 MO Mixer Co-Champion
2	GM Alex Moiseyev	Dublin, OH	10157	2277	2279	9	4T4	14T2	6T3	7T2	1T4	16T4	12T2	7T2	23	130	$1,400.00	2015 MO Mixer Co-Champion Alex won coin toss for plaque
3	GM Jim Morrison	Glasgow, KY	10156	2140	2174	12	3T3	7T1	13T2	17T4	14T2	15T4	9T2	18T2	20	130	$900.00
4	IM Joe Schwartz	Hallendale, FL	10152	2130	2149	18	5T2	2T3	14T2	6T3	7T1	1T3	15T2	12T2	18	126	$600.00	2-way tie for 4th place on game points Split $700+$500=$1,200/2
5	IM Michael Holmes	Louisville, KY	10144	2069	2109	5	18T2	19T4	7T1	1T0	11T4	13T3	6T1	17T3	18	122	$600.00
6	IM Tim Laverty	Graham, NC	10153	2094	2117	6	10T3	13T3	9T1	18T1	15T1	2T3	5T3	13T2	17	124	$350.00	2-way tie for 6th place on game points Split $400+$300=$700/2
7	IM Clayton Nash	Columbus, MS	10150	2147	2124	13	8T3	6T1	12T2	11T3	16T2	5T1	4T3	6T2	17	117	$350.00
8	IM John Webster	Stoneville, NC	10147	2105	2115	14	11T4	9T2	18T2	16T2	12T2	7T0	1T2	16T2	16	131	$144.00	4-way tie for 8th place on game points Split $200+$150+125+$100=$575/4
9	IM Larry Keen	Halls, TN	10149	2081	2101	1	7T1	8T3	17T3	5T4	9T0	18T1	14T2	15T2	16	129	$144.00
10	Eric Strange	Colorado Springs, CO	12345	2120	2108	15	16T1	4T2	2T2	3T4	6T3	12T0	18T2	1T2	16	115	$144.00
11	Larry Pollard	Brilliant, AL	10093	1957	1996	11	14T0	ByeT3	8T3	13T1	5T0	19T4	10T2	10T3	16	108	$144.00
12	Chee Xiong	Brooklyn Park, MN	12815	1600	1794	16	15T3	17T2	10T3	14T2	13T2	9T0	7T1	14T2	15	126	$75.00	4-way tie for 12th place on game points Split $90+$80+$70+$60=$300/4
13	Laverne Wray	York, PA	12516	1982	1980	17	ByeT3	16T2	1T1	12T0	4T2	8T2	3T4	5T1	15	107	$75.00
14	CM Gerry Lopez	Murrieta, CA	10245	2091	2046	2	19T2	18T1	15T2	10T2	3T2	6T1	8T2	ByeT3	15	104	$75.00
15	IM Anthony Bishop	College Grove, TN	10143	2040	1988	19	2T2	5T0	3T1	4T3	8T2	11T0	ByeT3	3T4	15	97	$75.00
16	CM Albert Tucker	Minden, LA	10127	1874	1926	4	9T0	15T2	ByeT3	19T1	17T2	10T3	13T1	8T2	14	114	$40.00	3-way tie 16th place on game points Split $50+$40+$30=$120/4
17	Brian Hinkle	O'Fallon, MO	10317	2104	2026	8	13T1	1T1	11T1	ByeT3	19T2	17T2	2T2	4T2	14	108	$40.00
18	Teal Stanley	Greensboro, NC	10107	2039	1988	10	6T1	3T3	16T1	2T2	ByeT3	4T1	11T2	11T1	14	103	$40.00
19	Bill Salot	Colonel Heights, VA	12510	1904	1870	3	12T1	10T1	19T3	15T0	2T2	ByeT3	17T0	19T0	10	110	$20.00
																	$6,616.00	Total Masters Cash Prize

• Congratulations! To GM Alex Moiseyev from Dublin, OH  and GM Lubabalo Kondlo of Port Elizabeth South Africa as the 1st place finishers of 2015 Missouri Mixer Open Checker Tournament.  They were recognize as Co-Champions of the Tournament. They split 1st and 2nd place prize money and flipped a coin for the 1st Place Trophy Plaque which Alex won the toss.
• Congratulations! To GM Jim Morrison from Glasgow, KY as 3rd Place Finisher.
• Congratulations! To Arthur Mays from Campbellsville, KY as the 2015 Missouri Mixer Open Majors Checker Tournament Champion. He received a nice trophy plaque and a signature copy of “The Sixth” signed and gifted by Alex Moiseyev in addition to his prize money.
• GM stands for Grand Master, IM for International Master, and CM for Candidate Master, are earned titles given by WCDF to distinguish players.
• ACF Rating - Ratings supplied by ICH Checkers www.icheckers.net and updated by Joe Moore, our ACF ratings processor. icheckers ratings  
• "T" separates player's opponent from player's round game points: Draw is 1, Win is 2 points, Bye is 3, and Forfeit is 4.  (F) indicates a Forfeit and (wd) designates a Withdrawal.
• Players were welcomed to Ozark Valley Inn by a nice front desk counter display sign announcing: Welcome! The Missouri Mixer Open State Checker Tournament - July 19th through 21st 2015 - Playing in Hospitality Room - lower level (in back).
• George Stallsworth, President of Missouri Checker Association opened the tournament by welcoming 35 players, their wives and family.  He state that MCA helped organize the tournament but wanted to thank Joe and Jeannie McDaniel, David Seres, and Dr. Ken Seres for their generous support that made it possible.  Their huge contributions to the prize fund are much appreciated. 
• George, announced where the restroom facilities were and players were welcome to fruit, snacks, candy, cookies, drinks, water, & coffee at the back of playing room. 
• Lunch will be provided at 12:30 -1:30 PM by Joe & Jeannie McDaniel. Sub & Club Sandwiches Friday and Pizza Saturday. Tournament Schedule was posted on the wall.
• There were clocks available to anyone who wanted to use them, and game recorder-sheets , 3-Move, and 11-Man Decks were available, playing 4 rounds of 3-Move and then 4 rounds of 11-Man. 
• He covered the playing schedule, rules and time allowed for game & round.  Pairing as Swiss with a last round re-pair if necessary. Scoring by game as 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 3 points for a bye.  No multiple bye, but given to the next lowest player.
• Players were grouped in two divisions using the most current ACF ratings as 1900 and above would be in the Masters Division, all others in the Majors Division.  Our entry fee was $20.00 for both divisions which (35 x $20 = $700.00) was added to the prize fund that tota  
• A Tournament Supporters page was posted on the playing room wall so player could send these individuals a thank you card.
• There was some 11-Man History about the 11-Man Ballot posted on the wall,  11-Man Time-Line,   11-Man Champions, and our MO Mixer Tournament Schedule,   2015 MO Mixer 6-21-2015 Pay-Out Schedule,  MO Mixer email flyer, and up coming checker tournaments.
• If you look closely at the 11-Man performance and consider pts/h pts you may be able to identify some future top contenders: GM Lubabalo Kondlo 12/134, GM Alex Moiseyev 12/130, GM Jim Morrison 10/130, IM Joe Schwartz 8/126, IM Michael Holmes 11/122, IM Tim Laverty 9/124, Clayton Nash 8/117, IM John Webster 6/131, IM Larry Keen 5/129, Eric Strange 7/115, Larry Pollard 9/108, Chee xiong 5/126, Laverne Wray 9/107, CM Gerry Lopez 5/104, IM Anthony Bishop 6/97, CM Albert Tucker 8/114, Brian Hinkle 8/108, Teal Stanley 4/103, Bill Salot 2/110. Majors: Author Mays 14/122, Larry Atwood 14/124, Glenn Fuquay 8/131, Howard Gain 10/116, Watson Franks 10/114, Hugh Hawkins 10/130, Wilma Wolverton 7/129, George Stallsworth 7/126, Paul Hines 7/101, Quint Hodges 9/98, Neil Wenberg 3/133, Roger Doll 5/117, Kent Henderson 8/123, Rob Gully 5/106, Joe McDaniel 6/100, JR Smith 6/106.  
• There was also a 2015 GAYP National Tournament Announcement Poster, a List of 2015 GAYP National Ty Contributors, and email flyer to contributors.
• We welcome Rob Gully from Springfield, MO who played his first tournament and also brought his grandfather, Robert Hunsucker from Camp Point, Illinois. There were many wives and family members that accompanied players to the tournament.
• Saturday evening a group of the younger players, wives & friends gathered on the upstairs balcony breezeway for a checker impromptu get-to-gather. I recall seeing Lubabalo, Clayton, Eric, Chee, Quint, Rob, and Kent, etc. who were reviewing games, practicing, and demonstrating endings and positions. I enjoyed some of this friendly fun, pleasant fellowship and checker sharing.
• Eric Strange brought a large tote box of Bob Murr's and his own checker library for sale.  These books were in excellent condition and there were many popular and rare titles for sale at a reasonable price.  I noticed a good number of players buying them including myself.
• The daily results were posted to ACF Forum under “Tournament Discussion” at the end of the day as Topics: Missouri Mixer - 19th thru 21st.  The post was update each day after all score cards were turned in and Darlene completed her spreadsheet.
• Gerry Lopez was our oldest player who had his 93rd birthday February 14th this year, and our youngest was Eric Strange age 30, but will have his 31st birthday July 24th.
• We appreciate George Stallsworth as our director/referee and his wife Darlene as score-keeper. 
• During the opening of our closing tournament ceremony George Stallsworth presented Joe McDaniel a plaque from the MCA for his support and generous contributions to the entire checker world.
• This was a wonderful and exciting checker tournament with the most Master talent representing any tournament in recent years.  Thanks again Joe & Jeannie, MCA and all others who contributed!