2025 New England States Open & District 1 “GAYP” Checker Tournament 
District 1 contains States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, & Vermont
District 1 Manager: Richard White

 Saturday - July 19, 2025
Richard White at 781-898-8017 or email me at RW27818@gmail.com

Richard White email (May 5, 2025, 4:20 PM) the 2025 New England States Open & District I "GAYP" Checker Tournament will be held July 19 this year at my house. 
9 Bridlefield LN
Medfield, MA
 
Registration 830AM, 1st round 9AM. Format, as usual, round-robin, go-as-you-please. 
Titles to be awarded - New England champion (must be a resident) and state champions. 
 
If you have friends who play, please let them know. All are welcome.
 
You can reach me at rw27818@gmail.com or 781-898-8017. 
 
Thanks everyone,
Richard and Catherine White

Results:
(Richard White - email July 23, 2025, 7:43 AM)

2025 New England States Open & District 1 “GAYP” Checker Tournament held in Medfield, MA on 7/19/2025

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 Players

Opponents:
  1  2 3 4  5  6 7 8

Points

Recognized District & State Titles:
1 Joe Margolin - MA

 x 1 2 2 1 2 2 2

 12 Dist 1 and MA champion
2 Jay Bailey - CT   1 x 1 1 2 1 2 2 10 CT champion
3 Fred Follis - MA  0 1 x 1 2 1 2 2 9  
4 Mike Magnelli - RI  0 1 1 x 0 2 2 2 8 RI champion    
5 Richard White - MA  1 0 0 2 x 2 1 2 8  
6 Steve Catanese - MA  0 1 1 0 0 x 0 2  4  
7 John Hanagan - MA  0 0 0 0 1 2 x 0 3  
8 Eric Reid - MA      0 0 0 0 0 0 2 x 2  
     2 4 5 6 6 ABC     

No prize money awarded, as usual, but 2 checker books were presented as a prize for the 1st & 2nd place tournament finish positions received the American Tournament book, and 2nd place received the book British Draughts Player

Thanks to all participants and special nod to Eric for triple-checking my math.  

Richard White      

  2025 Tournament Dates