2006 Ohio State Open Checker Tournament  
The Ohio State Open Checker Tournament will be held September 9th - 10th , 2006 in Traveler's Choice Hotel in Medina, Ohio. There will be 4 rounds Saturday and 3-rounds Sunday. Register 8:30 am Saturday, play begins 9:30. ACF Membership required and may be paid at registration. Play will be 3-move (156-deck), with Master group using clocks. $500 minimum in prizes. 

This is an officially sanctioned ACF Tournament. Clocks, game recording sheets, and ACF current membership will be required to enter.

There is easy access to the host hotel from either Interstate's 77 or 71 which is located on the northeast corner of the Exit 218 interchange with State Highway 18. Go East 3/4 mile, and the Traveler's Choice Hotel is on the left. (Need to do some type of a U-turn at the light to get around the median.)

The rate on the sleeping rooms will be $33.00 plus tax. Phone number  330-725-4571 or e-mail Jeff at Bw36067@aol.com with type of room, dates, etc.

For more information please contact Rich Beckwith at 1-440-516-1284.

RESULTS:

Congratulations Alex Moiseyev  2006 Ohio State Champion	Congratulations Neil Wenberg  2006 Class B Ohio State Champion

2006 Ohio State Tournament, September 9 & 10, Traveler’s Choice Hotel, Medina, OH (7-rounds, 3-move)

No.	Name	State	Points	Honor Pts	Cash	Comments
1	Alex Moiseyev	OH	22		$155.00	Alex's 4 time in a row as Ohio State Champion
2	Ed Bruch	NY	18	104	$92.50	90 year old Ed Bruch didn't lose a single game
3	Tony Kozenski	PA	18	94	$92.50
4	Richard Beckwith	OH	15		$50.00
5	Louis Cowie	OH	14	93	$28.33
6	Steve Holliday	OH	14	81	$28.33
7	Neil Wenberg	PA	14	79	$28.33	Class B Champion
8	John Acker	OH	13	93	$12.50
9	Alan Millhone	OH	13	89	$12.50
10	Joe LoConti	OH	12
11	Bob Amicarelli	OH	5
				Total	$500.00

• Congratulations to Alex for winning his 4th straight Ohio state title and 5th Straight Ohio Tournament. Ed Bruch at age 90 had another solid performance. I don’t believe he lost a game either. Neil Wenberg was B champ.

• Special thanks to those who donated: including Joe LoConti (always a big contributor!), Kozenski, Bruch, and Millhone. Also, thanks to Steve (and Marilyn) Holliday for assisting me with referee duties and for providing cookies & ginger bread.  Richard Beckwith - ACF Player Rep  (above table and text from ACF Forum 9/11/06 & RCB email 9/11/06.

• My thanks to Dr. Beckwith for a well run tournament and to Mr. Joe LoConti for supporting Ohio Checkers financially, thanks Joe. Those who could not attend missed a top notch tournament and the opportunity to meet and play some of the best talent available in the game today. Sincerely: Alan Millhone, President American Checker Federation - text from ACF Forum 9/11/06

Photos:
(Full Credit to John Acker who took pictures and wrote the captions)