2012 11-Man National
was held on Friday, February 17^th thru Sunday, February 19^th 2012 in Greensboro, NC 27406
at Libby Hill Seafood Restaurant, 3011 Randleman Road

Congratulations to Dr Richard Beckwith! Alan Millhone
presents Richard his 2012 1st Place 11-Man National Trophy.

Congratulations to Teal Stanley! Alan Millhone
presents Teal his 2012 2nd Place 11-Man National Trophy.

(Official Results - Masters - 7 Rounds of Round Robin & 2 Rounds of Swiss)

POS OP # Player City State Rated RD1 RD2 RD3 RD4 RD5 RD6 RD7 RD8 RD9 Pts H Pts Cash Comments

1 1 GM Richard Beckwith Willoughby OH 2235 8T2 7T5 6T9 5T11 4T15 3T17 2T21 8T23 7T24 24 $200.
+ Trophy Wins 11-Man National

7 2 Michael Jordan Palm Bay FL unrated 7T0 5T1 3T1 8T1 6T3 4T3 1T3 ByeT6 ByeT9 9 $20.
+ Farthest Distance Player $5 check (650 Miles)

5 3 IM Tim Laverty Graham NC 2085 6T4 4T6 2T10 7T11 5T13 1T15 8T17 4T19 8T21 21 $60.

6 4 Alan Millhone Belpre OH 1952 5T1 3T3 8T5 6T6 1T6 2T10 7T11 3T13 5T13 13 $40.

3 5 Ryan Pronk Lynchburg VA 2094 4T3 2T6 7T8 1T10 3T12 8T14 6T17 7T19 4T23 23 138 $125.
2nd and 3rd place split $150+$100

6 Bill Salot Colonial Heights VA 1913 3T0 8T1 1T1 4T4 2T6 7T6 5T7 withdrew

2 7 Teal Stanley Greensboro NC 1990 2T4 1T5 5T7 3T10 8T11 6T15 4T18 5T20 1T23 23 159 $125.
+ Trophy Wins 2nd Place 11-Man National

4 8 IM John Webster Stoneville NC 2194 1T2 6T5 4T7 2T11 7T14 5T16 3T18 1T20 3T22 22 $80.

Total $670.00 $20 difference in next year's account

Congratulations to Mike Ross! Alan Millhone presents
Mike his 2012 1st Place Majors 11-Man National Trophy.

Congratulations Bill Stanley! Senior Players' Trophy. Bill's 91st birthday is July 22nd, and playing checkers for over 87 years.

(Official Results: Majors - 8 Rounds of Swiss)

POS OP # Player City State Rated RD1 RD2 RD3 RD4 RD5 RD6 RD7 RD8 Pts H Pts Cash Comments

7 1 Atkins, James Julian NC 1574 4T3 9T3 14T4 13T7 10T9 3T10 2T14 12T16 16 95 $ 27.50
6th and 7th place split $35+$20

12 2 Auman, Morris Sophia NC 1515 6T0 ByeT3 12T3 10T3 13T3 11T5 1T5 11T5 5 $ 5.00
+ Low Pts Finisher $5 check

4/5 3 Belcher, Dustin Madisonville TN 1685 8T2 4T2 10T6 7T8
6T10
1T13 5T15 13T17 17 126 $ 50.00
4th and 5th place split $55+$45

4 Martin, James Monroe NC 1654 1T1 3T5 6T7 12T11 withdrew 11

3 5 McClellan, Joe Wilmington NC 1930 12T3 13T6 9T9 6T11 8T14 14T17 3T19 8T19 19 $ 65.00

2 6 McClintock, Bill Greensboro NC 1879 2T4 7T7 4T9 5T11 3T13 8T15 13T18 10T22 22 116 $ 80.00
1st and 2nd place split $85+$75

8 7 Pritchett, Taurus Cameron NC 1626 ByeT3 6T4 11T6 3T8 12T9 10T11 8T12 14T15 15 118 $ 20.00

1 8 Ross, Mike Burlington NC 1917 3T2 10T5 13T8 9T12 5T13 6T15 7T18 5T22 22 124 $ 80.00
+ Trophy Wins Majors 11-Man National

9 Shultz, Ken Cosby TN 1784 10T2 1T6 5T7 8T7 14Tforfeit withdrew

9 10 Smith, J.R. Greensboro NC 1546 9T2 8T3 3T3 2T7 1T9 7T11 11T15 6T15 15 113 $ 20.00

10 11 Stanley, Bill Greensboro NC 1426 13T1 12T3 7T5 14T5 ByeT8 2T10 10T10 2T14 14 $ 20.00
+ Oldest Senior Player Trophy

6 12 Stanley, Trey Julian NC 1434 5T1 11T3 2T7 4T7 7T10 13T10 14T14 1T16 16 104 $ 27.50
+ Youngest Player $5 check

4/5 13 Ted Williamson Kenova WV 1727 11T3 5T4 8T5 1T6 2T10 12T14 6T15 3T17 17 126 $ 50.00
4th and 5th place split $55+$45

11 14 Lyles, James Greensboro NC 1581 Late entry 1T3 11T7 9T10 5T11 12T11 7T12 12 $ 10.00

Total $470.00
$15 difference in next year's account

Congratulations! to GM Dr. Richard Beckwith of Willoughby, Ohio who won the tournament, which was a down to the wire finish, read more about this. Dr. Beckwith may challenge the 11-Man Ballot World Champion for this title. GM Alex Moiseyev won the title in 2008 and has defended it the last three years. If this is his wish we should schedule a WTM later this year.

Congratulations! to Teal Stanley of Greensboro, North Carolina who was our 2nd Place 11-Man Ballot National Champion.

Congratulations! to Mike Ross of Burlington, North Carolina who won our Majors Division and now the 2012 11-Man Ballot Majors National Champion. When you win a divisional title you must move up to the next level for the next 3 years.

Prize funds are only paid out to those players completing the tournament, and those amounts not paid are applied to next years fund if the payout schedule is already figured. Withdrawn players are also not placed as a finished position.

GM stands for Grand Master, IM for International Master, and CM for Candidate Master, which are earned titles given to distinguish players by WCDF.

ACF Rating - January 2012, Ratings supplied by ICH Checkers www.icheckers.net Program written by Vadim Khavinson, and calculated by Joe Moore and Eric Strange.

"T" separates player's opponent from player's accumulated game points. Win is 2 points, Draw is 1, Bye is 3.

We voted to play two classes; a Masters Class of 9 rounds as outlined in the tournament announcement, and a Majors Class of 8 rounds at 2 hours per round, 4 rounds per day with Majors tournament ending Saturday evening.

Ken Shultz's wife Paralee become sick from a flue shot she took Thursday, so Ken withdrew Saturday morning to return home.

We had beautiful weather until Sunday, it started sleeting Sunday afternoon and later turn into snowing that evening.

We appreciate Tim Laverty as our official referee and scorekeeper.

An 11-Man Deck & System Poster Board was displayed at the tournament by Gayle Smith.

Tim submitted all recorded games to Alan Millhone who will turn them over to Jim Loy so he can review, correct, verify, and annotate them for publication.

We appreciate the donations and contributions which totaled $700.00. This and the $550 entry fees collected made $1,250.00 less expenses = 1,140.00 total cash prize.

Mrs. Frances McClintock baked a delicious white icing carrot cake, this was a big hit, and greatly appreciated.

Players had the opportunity to purchase a variety of checker books which Dr. Beckwith had on display, and Mike Ross had his honey for sale.

Locals like Garland Phillips from Greensboro, our District Mgr. Larry Michael and Judy came by to visit us, as well as several wives and family members to socialize, eat lunch, and enjoyed the tournament.

Several ACF memberships were renewed and 3 new ones joined.

All players received a memorial coffee mug and a nice deck of laminated 11-Man Ballot Cards. Incidentally, if you were unfortunate to get a mug with an up side down print please let me know and I will exchange it for a good mug. We didn't check the box, only a few off the top layer was inspected since they were individually cellophane wrapped. John Webster got one of these, and the only one brought to our attention so far.

Most players enjoyed a variety of good seafood served by Libby Hill, our tournament venue.

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

Some GAMES in pdn.


Congratulations to Dr Richard Beckwith! Alan Millhone presents Richard his 2012 1st Place 11-Man National Trophy.	Congratulations to Teal Stanley! Alan Millhone presents Teal his 2012 2nd Place 11-Man National Trophy.


Congratulations to Mike Ross! Alan Millhone presents Mike his 2012 1st Place Majors 11-Man National Trophy.	Congratulations Bill Stanley! Senior Players' Trophy. Bill's 91st birthday is July 22nd, and playing checkers for over 87 years.