Results:

Congratulations, Richard! 1st place	Congratulations, Jack! 2nd place	Congratulations, “Dick”! 3rd place	Congratulations, Clayton! 4th place

(Official Cross-Table Results)
Masters Division GAYP | Ten 2 game rounds of Round Robin + 1 Round of Swiss Repair
1 ½ hour per game / 3 Hour Rounds - playing 2 Rounds Monday, 3 Rounds Tuesday, 3 Rounds Wednesday, & 2 Rounds Thursday

2015 GAYP National Open Masters By Round, 2Gm

9rd RR+1Swiss

member

before

after

Top 5 Oldbury

Top 5 Master

Total

Finish

Name

City, State

subscription

ACF#

Rate

Rate

Op

Rd1

Rd2

Rd3

Rd4

Rd5

Rd6

Rd7

Rd8

Rd9

Rd10

Pts

HPts

Fund

Cash

Cash

Comments

1

GM Beckwith, Richard

Willoughby, OH

B 2/17

10151

2147

2166

1

2T2

3T2

5T2

7T2

9T2

10T4

8T3

6T2

4T2

3T2

23

185

$200

$370

$570

US Masters GAYP National Champion

2

GM Francis, Jack

St. James, Barbados

P 9/16

10008

2202

2179

3

4T2

1T2

7T2

10T3

6T2

2T2

5T2

9T2

8T3

1T2

22

187

$175

$275

450

3-way tie for 2nd Place

2

GM Hallett, Richard

Hallendale, FL

P 9/16

10155

2218

2184

4

3T2

7T3

10T2

6T2

2T2

5T2

9T3

8T2

1T2

7T2

22

186

$150

$300

450

2

Nash, Clayton

Columbus, MS

E Life

10150

2124

2144

7

8T3

4T1

3T2

1T2

10T4

6T2

2T2

5T2

9T2

4T2

22

186

$125

$325

450

5

Bryan, Paul

Marengo, OH

E 9/16

10123

1980

2074

2

1T2

5T2

9T2

8T2

4T2

3T2

7T2

10T2

6T2

6T2

20

186

$100

$125

225

3-way tie for 5th Place

5

GM Morrison, Jim

Glasgow, KY

B 2/16

10156

2174

2146

6

5T2

9T2

8T2

4T2

3T2

7T2

10T2

1T2

2T2

2T2

20

186

225

5

IM Keen, Larry

Halls, TN

P 2/16

10149

2108

2109

5

6T2

2T2

1T2

9T2

8T2

4T2

3T2

7T2

10T2

9T2

20

185

225

8

Sokolovsky, Mark

Cleveland, OH

P 2/16

12653

1999

2066

9

10T2

6T2

2T2

5T2

1T2

8T2

4T1

3T2

7T2

5T2

19

187

150

9

IM Schwartz, Joe

Hallendale, FL

E Life

10152

2149

2116

8

7T1

10T2

6T2

2T2

5T2

9T2

1T1

4T2

3T1

10T3

18

182

110

10

IM Webster, John

Stoneville, NC

B Life

10147

2115

2060

10

9T2

8T2

4T2

3T1

7T0

1T0

6T2

2T2

5T2

8T1

14

186

100

$750

See Schedule

$2,955

Total Masters Cash Prize Fund

Congratulations, Loren! 1st place	Congratulations, Alan! 2nd place	Congratulations, Alex! 3rd place	Congratulations, Aden! 4th place

(Official Cross-Table Results)
Majors Division GAYP | Ten 2 game Rounds of Swiss
1 ¼ hour per game / 2 ½ Hour Rounds - playing 2 Rounds Monday, 3 Rounds Tuesday, 3 Rounds Wednesday, & 2 Rounds Thursday

2015 GAYP National Open Majors By Round, 2Gm

10 rounds Swiss

member

before

after

Finish

Name

City, State

subscription

ACF#

Rate

Rate

Op

Rd1

Rd2

Rd3

Rd4

Rd5

Rd6

Rd7

Rd8

Rd9

Rd10

Pts

HPts

Cash

Comments

1

Wells, Lorne

Edmonton, Canada

E 9/16

12823

1600

1855

15

11T3

6T3

2T3

1T4

12T3

14T4

9T4

13T4

4T2

6T2

32

$275

Wins 2015 GAYP National Majors Open Tourney

2

CM Millhone, Alan

Belpre, OH

E Life

10142

1937

1916

6

12T3

15T1

10T2

13T3

1T4

2T2

14T3

4T2

9T2

15T2

24

220

2015 US GAYP National Majors Champion

3

Weaver, Alexander

Hackensack, NJ

E 9/16

10042

1776

1835

12

6T1

11T4

5T3

4T3

15T1

9T2

2T4

3T3

13T0

14T2

23

207

175

2-way tie for 3rd Place

4

Keim, Aden

Fredericksburg, OH

P 6/16

12609

1809

1841

4

7T2

13T2

9T4

12T1

2T1

3T3

1T3

6T2

15T2

3T3

23

202

175

5

Clark, Matthew

Fort Mill, SC

E Life

10492

1892

1868

2

3T3

10T3

15T1

5T3

4T3

6T2

12T0

14T2

11T3

13T2

22

206

107

3-way tie for 5th Place

5

Weaver, Joe

Dundee, OH

B 6/16

12535

1715

1817

13

8T2

4T2

14T2

6T1

3T1

7T4

5T4

15T0

12T4

2T2

22

204

107

5

Webster, Jeff

Stoneville, NC

E Life

10218

1798

1831

14

1T2

3T2

13T2

8T3

5T4

15T0

6T1

2T2

16T4

12T2

22

197

107

8

Ramsey, Dallas

Pine Hill, AL

P Life

10078

1756

1793

9

5T2

7T2

4T0

10T4

11T3

12T2

15T0

16T4

6T2

11T2

21

193

80

2-way tie for 8th Place

8

Gerhauser, George

Islip Terrace, NY

E 4/16

10011

1816

1806

3

2T1

14T2

8T2

11T2

13T3

4T1

16T4

12T1

1T4

4T1

21

187

80

10

McClard, Hollis

Lafayette, TN

P 9/16

10099

1741

1743

5

9T2

16T4

12T1

2T1

14T0

8T2

13T0

7T4

10T2

1T4

20

80

11

Steelman, Lynn

Crandall, GA

B 4/16

10111

1839

1783

11

15T1

12T0

16T4

3T2

9T1

10T2

7T3

8T3

2T1

9T2

19

60

12

Stallsworth, George

Saint Joseph, MO

B 2/16

10226

1643

1671

10

16T2

2T1

6T2

9T0

7T2

11T2

8T2

1T2

5T2

8T2

17

170

55

2-way tie for 12th Place

12

Powell, Harvey

Hendersonville, TN

P 4/16

10064

1775

1691

8

13T2

1T1

3T2

14T1

16T3

5T2

10T2

11T1

7T1

10T2

17

168

55

14

Christian, Ken

Watertown, TN

B 8/16

10119

1715

1685

1

14T2

8T3

7T4

15T0

6T0

16T4

4T1

10T2

3T0

5T0

16

50

15

Perry, Billy

Brownsville, TN

B 4/16

10246

1591

1585

7

4T2

9T2

1T0

16T2

10T2

13T0

11T1

5T0

8T3

16T2

14

40

16

Wolverton, Wilma

Grain Valley, MO

P 2/16

10114

1633

1541

16

10T2

5T0

11T0

7T2

8T1

1T0

3T0

9T0

14T0

7T2

7

40

2015 US GAYP National Women Champion

$1706

Total Majors Cash Prize Fund

Congratulations, Grover! 1st place	Congratulations, John! 2nd place	Congratulations, Harley! 3rd place

(Official Cross-Table Results)
Minors Division GAYP | Ten 2 game Rounds of Double Round Robin
1 ¼ hour per game / 2 ½ Hour Rounds - playing 2 Rounds Monday, 3 Rounds Tuesday, 3 Rounds Wednesday, & 2 Rounds Thursday

2015 GAYP National Open Minors By Round, 2Gm

10 rounds Swiss

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after

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Name

City, State

subscription

ACF#

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Rate

Op

Rd1

Rd2

Rd3

Rd4

Rd5

Rd6

Rd7

Rd8

Rd9

Rd10

Pts

Cash

Comments

1

Minor, Grover

Greensboro, NC

P 9/15

12659

1635

1623

5

6T2

2T4

1T2

4T4

3T3

6T3

2T1

1T4

4T1

3T3

27

$175

Minors Champ + "The Sixth" signed & gifted by Moiseyev

2

Gibson, John

Tuscumbia, AL

P Life

10074

1540

1595

2

1T3

5T0

4T3

3T3

6T2

1T4

5T3

4T4

3T1

6T3

26

150

3

Hochstelter, Harley

Sugarcreek, OH

P 9/16

12531

1593

1574

3

4T1

1T4

6T2

2T1

5T1

4T2

1T4

6T3

2T3

5T1

22

125

4

McDaniel, Joe

Tulsa, OK

B Life

12769

1578

1520

4

3T3

6T3

2T1

5T0

1T3

3T2

6T1

2T0

5T3

1T3

19

90

2-way tie for 4th Place

4

Smith, J.R.

Greensboro, NC

B Life

10098

1508

1506

6

5T2

4T1

3T2

1T2

2T2

5T1

4T3

3T1

1T4

2T1

19

90

6

Coleman, Joe

Burlington, IA

P 4/16

10441

1233

1248

1

2T1

3T0

5T2

6T2

4T1

2T0

3T0

5T0

6T0

4T1

7

70

$700

Total Minors Cash Prize Fund

• Congratulations! To GM Richard Beckwith from Willoughby, OH as the 2015 GAYP National Open Champion.  Congratulations! GM Jack Francis from St. James, Barbados as 2nd Place Master Finisher. Congratulations! GM Richard Hallett from Hallandale, FL as 3rd Place Master Finisher and Clayton Nash from Columbus, MS as 4th Place Master Finisher.

• Congratulations! Loren Wells from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada as the 1st Place Majors Finisher and winner of the 2015 GAYP National Open Majors Tournament.  Congratulations! CM Alan Millhone from Belpre, OH as 2nd Place Majors Finisher and the US GAYP National Open Majors Champion.  Congratulations! Alex Weaver from Hackensack, NJ as the 3rd Place Finisher and Aden Keim from Fredericksburg, OH as the 4th Place Finisher.

• Congratulations! Grover Minor from Greensboro, NC as the US GAYP National Open Minors Champion.  Congratulations! John Gibson from Tuscumbia, AL as 2nd Place Minors Finisher and Harley Hochstelter from Sugarcreek, OH as 3rd Place Minors Finisher.

• Congratulations! Wilma Wolverton from Grain Valley, MO as the 2015 GAYP National Open Women Champion.

• Frank Davis opened the tournament by welcoming a field of 32 players from 14 states that registered to play.  There were at least 10 other checker players who visited during the National but didn't register to play: Bobby Rice-Columbia, KY; Anthony Bishop-College Grove, TN; Steve Watkins-Clarksville, TN; Ernie Stephens-Ringgold, GA; Larry Hunt from Watertown, TN; Michael Holmes-Louisville, KY.  I can't recall others, but Albert Tucker was on his way Sunday to play in the tournament and had to turn back because of illness.

• There were 7 entrants from OH, 5 from TN, 4 from NC, 2 from AL, MO, & FL and 1 each from KY, GA, OK, IA, SC, MS, NY, & NJ  and a player each from Barbados and Canada.  This field included 8 ACF & WCDF Grand, International, or Candidate Masters, and 6 more soon to be titled master players, and all participating for the ≈ $5,400 prize funds.

• Players were welcomed to Comfort Suite - Lebanon by a nice front desk counter display sign announcing: Welcome!  The 20th GAYP National Open Checker Tournament - July 27th - 30th 2015 | Comfort Suites in Lebanon, TN - Sponsored by American Checker Federation | "IM John R. Webster GAYP National Tournament Honoree"

• Frank Davis begin our pre-tournament business meeting by calling on Ken Christian for our opening invocation. Frank announced this GAYP National Tournament was special since it was dedicated to and named for IM John R. Webster, our “Tournament Honoree” who was particularly selected because of his lifetime of dedication to checkers. He played, supported, and promoted tournaments checkers.  There was numerous pictures and articles on the playing room wall about John Webster's checker accomplishments.  A number of players gave praise, kind words, and testimonials about John helping them, introducing checkers to them, and bring players into the game.  Jeff Webster, John's nephew, (his oldest brother's son) presented the main ceremony, giving some early history about their family connection to Newell Banks.  John's Father owned a general store and frequently invite Banks to their home. Mr. Webster would bring in Banks for checker exhibitions.  John was presented a nice plaque.  At the closing John spoke about how much he loved checkers and appreciate the recognition.  It was a fitting tribute to John, and he even got in some humor by saying he thought about giving us a picture of himself, but no need for that, since we must have found one at the Post Office.

• Frank covered Tournament Format & Schedule, Playing Rules, and Prize Fund Payout Schedule.  He opened the floor for discussion on Master to decide on clocks, length of time per round, how to handle forfeit & bye, and endgame decisions if not decided by the clock rules.  Masters voted for 3 hour rounds or 1½ hour per game and if either opponent wanted a time clock then both games are played under clock rules. As it turned out, this was not an issue since there were 10 Masters who played a round robin and a final round of Swiss. The Majors division had 16 players and there was no withdrawals so they played 10 rounds of Swiss with their final round as a  repair round when necessary.  There were 6 Minors players who played a double round robin.

• This year’s prize fund would not have been possible if not for the generous contributions from many players and particularly Joe McDaniel.

• All GAYP Tournament Contributors will get a copy of this year's select Master games and past 3 years of National games if they request them.

• There was plenty of cold bottle water available from an ice chest in the playing room and a variety of soda on the back table with cups and ice.

• Comfort Suites staff was excellent by keeping hot coffee available all day in the lobby and a tray of freshly baked cookies in the evenings.

• Grover and Carolyn Minor shared their 60th Anniversary cake with the players Monday afternoon.

• All players received door prizes of some type which were supplied by several local merchants, Wilson County Visitors Center, Wilson County Chamber of Commerce, Wilson  Bank & Trust, and Cracker Barrel.

• We experienced a first time tournament player but a deftly skilled internet player who overwhelmingly dominated the Majors Division.  Welcome to our National, Mr. Loren D. Wells!

• Joe Schwartz suggested we take up a collection by passing his hat to support Frank and Mary in their sponsor and directorship of this tournament.

• We appreciate Frank Davis, Tournament Director and Referee in addition to Mary Davis, scorekeeper who did a fantastic job as usual.

• Wednesday evening Joe Schwartz graciously invited all players, family, and friends to dinner at Ryan’s on 405 S Cumberland Street.  Everyone enjoyed the good food & fellowship and it was definitely much appreciated by all who partook.

• George Gerhauser made a nice video of our 2015 GAYP National and put it on YouTube.  Also Joe Moore posted results and pictures on facebook - “USA Checkers”.

• We collected a nice number of ACF renewals and new memberships, making us 100% for this National!

• I noticed GM Jack Francis demonstrating his draughts ambassador skills by playing nearly everyone at the tournament; a gentleman with great sportsmanship qualities!

• We had an exceptional good number of wives who attended this tournament.

• Richard Beckwith had some checker books and magazines for sale, and particularly a supply of the newest edition of the 2015 International Checkers Hall of Fame (ICHF) Checkers Annual magazine.

• There was a list of nearby Restaurants and Things To Do! in Lebanon posted on the wall.

• Most players enjoyed at least several meals with each other at either Shoney's breakfast & lunch buffet, O’Charley’s, Cracker Barrel, Applebee's, Ryan's, Subway, or Demos’.

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