Hello Kyle, nice talking to you on the phone. You asked what was
important or why we wanted Grand Master Alex Moiseyev, the current World
Champion of 11-Man Checkers to attend our North Carolina Open Checker
Tournament. I believe it is fitting to have the best talent you can
attract to a State Championship Tournament. This is our 126th annual NC
State Open.
Mr Moiseyev resides in Dublin, OH and is scheduled to play an Italian
Draughts Grand Master for the World Title 3-Move in Rome later this
year. I recall Alex Moiseyev telling me he wanted to tune-up his 3-Move
play at our tournament which would help him in his quest to win back his
3-Move World Title. North Carolina has some of the best checker player
in the country. We have International Master John Webster from
Stoneville, a retired veterinarian who won the 2014 NC State
Championship and has won this title 8 times. International Master Tim
Laverty from Graham, NC was the 2015 North Carolina State Champion and
has won the title eleven times. IM Laverty will not defend his title
this year because he has a family reunion to attend on the dates of our
tournament.
http://nccheckers.org/NCCA/nc_state_champions.htm
Anytime you can attract world talent to a tournament you bring dignity
and status to your event. You have the best of the best competing for
recognition. This is a top tournament for checkers and in a class with
Tennessee State Open, the Southern States Open, and our ACF (American
Checker Association) 50th 3-Move National in July 27
through 30 playing for $14,000 prize fund.
This two-day North Carolina State Open Checker Tournament will
feature some of the best checker players across the state. It is an
open format allowing anyone interested to sign up and compete. The
highest finishing North Carolina player will be recognized as the
2016 State Champion. The tournament consists of three divisions.
Registration will begin at 8:00 a.m. Friday, followed by a business
meeting at 8:30 a.m. Play will start at 9 a.m. Friday, and end
Saturday evening. We play 3-Move using the Swiss pairing system for
scoring, with 8 rounds (two game per round) scheduled as: 4 rounds
Friday, 4 rounds on Saturday. This is an American Checker Federation
(ACF) and North Carolina Checker Association (NCCA) sanctioned
tournament. Contact: Teal Stanley, President of NCCA 336-215-7066.
http://nccheckers.org/NCCA/2016%20NC%20State%20Ty%20Announce.htm
I will be glad to answer or provide more information for your
article. I have attached a picture of Alex
NCCA Correspondence
