2017 Ohio State Open
To be held at 5600 Spotswood, Lyndhurst, Ohio 44124 - September 30 & October 1, 2017  ( map )

Ohio State Checker Tournament -- September 30 & October 1, 2017 -- Lyndhurst, Ohio (at Mark Sokolovsky’s residential complex party room)
Entry fee is $10.00.  Registration on Saturday from 9:00-9:30 am, with play beginning at 9:30 am.  Seven rounds of play using 3-move restriction (156-opening deck).
Scheduled as 4 Rounds Saturday and 3 Sunday.

The party room is located off I-271 in Lyndhurst, Ohio. Exit I-271 to Brainard Rd. (heading South). Turn Left at Cedar Rd. at same interchange.  Go 0.2 miles and turn left into Georgetown complex (29033 Cedar Road, Lyndhurst, OH 44124).  If the gate is down, enter “172” into the panel.  Then proceed forward, turn left onto York Dr. and turn right onto Glouchester.  The party room is a small brick building on the right.  ACF membership (full or associate) required.  Area hotels include Super 8 (855-799-6862) in Beachwood (to the South), and Motel 6 (866-599-6674) or Skylight Inn (440-278-4136) in Willoughby (off I-90 & OH-91 interchange to the North). 

For additional info, contact:
Richard Beckwith, 34490 Ridge Rd. #115,
Willoughby, OH 44094-3035
(440-516-1284), e-mail: beckwith24@msn.com
or Mark Sokolovsky: (440-799-3527)

RESULTS:

2017 Ohio State Tournament Results, Sept. 30 & October 1 in Lyndhurst, Ohio

1. Alex Moiseyev (OH) - 20  $360
2. Richard Beckwith (OH) - 18  $200
3. Mark Sokolovsky (OH) - 16  $140
4. Alan Millhone (OH) - 14 (128)  $80
5. Louis Cowie OH) - 14 (116)  $80
6. Joe LoConti (OH) - 2  $40

Congratulations to Alex Moiseyev, who has won this state title every year beginning in 2003 (and also won this tournament three additional times prior as a PA resident). $900 in prizes were awarded. Special thanks to Joe LoConti, and Joe McDaniel who contributed heavily to prize fund. Mark Sokolovsky, and Richard Beckwith helped provide the meeting room. Joe LoConti also offered two hotel rooms (each two nights). Submitted by Richard Beckwith (referee) on Sun Oct 01, 2017 8:50 pm

FINAL RESULTS OF OHIO STATE TOURNAMENT, SEPTEMBER 30 & OCTOBER 1, 2017, GEORGETOWN PARTY ROOM, LYNDHURST, OHIO
 
 
 

POS

 Player

    State

RD1

OP

RD2

OP

RD3

OP

RD4

OP

RD5

OP

RD6

OP

RD7

OP

Pts

S.B.

Prize
 

1

Moiseyev, Alex (OH)

WW

6

WD

4

DD

2

WW

3

WD

5

DD

2

DD

3

20

 

$360
 

2

Beckwith, Rich (OH)

LD

3

WD

5

DD

1

WD

4

WW

6

DD

1

WD

5

18

 

200
 

3

Sokolovsky, Mark (OH)

WD

2

WD

6

WD

5

LL

1

WD

4

DD

4

DD

1

16

 

140
 

4

Millhone, Alan (OH)

DD

4

LD

2

WW

3

LD

6

LD

1

DD

6

WD

2

14

128

80
 

5

Cowie, Louis (OH)

DD

5

LD

1

LD

6

WW

2

LD

3

WW

3

LD

6

14

116

80
 

6

LoConti, Joe (OH)

LL

1

LD

3

LL

4

LL

5

LL

2

LL

5

LD

4

2

 

40
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

Congratulations to Alex Moiseyev, who has held state title sice 2003.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

All players played as one group using 3-move.   Format was round-robin plus 2 rounds of Swiss (no 3-time re-pairing), scored by game.

 
 

 

Masters used time controls of 1:15 hours:minutes (total for both games) for each player, with 10 s added with each press of clock 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

Ibe Nnaji and Patrick Nwokolo from Toledo visited the tournament.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

$900 in prize money awarded.  Contributions were received from Joe LoConti ($400 plus two hotel rooms for 2 nights),

 

 

 

 
 

 

Joe McDaniel ($300), Rich Beckwith ($130, party room costs), and Alan Millhone ($10).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

Loconti, Beckwith, Millhone brought food and snacks.   Joe donated back his prize.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

Thanks to Mark Sokolovsky for bidding for tournament by setting up the party room at his residential complex.

 

 

 

 
 

 

Referee:  Rich Beckwith. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

POS

 Player

 (State)

Rd 1

Rd2

Rd3

Rd4

Rd5

Rd6

Rd7

1

Moiseyev, Alex (OH)

6T4

4T7

2T9

3T13

5T16

2T18

3T20

2

Beckwith, Rich (OH)

3T1

5T4

1T6

4T9

6T13

1T15

5T18

3

Sokolovsky, Mark (OH)

2T3

6T6

5T9

1T9

4T12

4T14

1T16

4

Millhone, Alan (OH)

4T2

2T3

3T4

6T8

1T9

6T13

2T14

5

Cowie, Louis (OH)

5T2

1T3

6T7

2T8

3T9

3T11

6T14

6

LoConti, Joe (OH)

1T0

3T1

4T1

5T1

2T1

5T1

4T2

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