2025 Virginia Commonwealth & District 4 Open 3-Move Checker Tournament  
"The  108th Annual Old Dominion Checker Association's Tournament for The Commonwealth of Virginia"
and Our "79th ACF District 4 Tournament"

Friday & Saturday - September 19^{th &} 20^th 2025
^{Ryan Pronk email: Ryan.Rronk@gmail.com 480-262-0037 | Buck Smith, ODCA President:  BuckandBJ@AOL.com  540-290-3566 or 540-997-0332 | JR Smith 336-209-5656 JRSmithnccheckersgmail.com}

We have a block of 12 rooms reserved under "Checker Tournament" - 2025 Dutch Inn Group Contract of $79 + 11.3% tax = $87.93 for king or double, non-smoking, first floor available September 18th through 21st; however, most players will book the 18th & 19th. Same venue we have used in the past years under the Quality / Dutch Inn hotel chain name. You must let desk receptionist, know you are a checker player to get discount and please make your reservation by phoning 276-647-3721. Please reserve your room early since you may cancel anytime prior to check-in, until 4:00 PM on the date of your arrival without charge or penalty. We have the "Rembrandt" a large banquet / conference (52 capacity) playing room for our tournament on the 19th & 20th for $100 per day. We combined our ACF District 4 tournament with the Virginia Open. There are prize funds for each division. The Hotel Restaurant / Dinning Room is open for brunch (11-3) on the weekends (Friday thru Sunday). Treat yourself to the new brunch buffet, just $14.95 and enjoy 10% off to seniors. The Restaurant is open daily (11-10:30 PM). The Bar & Grill "Rosie's 777 Game Room" on 2nd floor is open for club sandwiches, burgers, etc. Hotel also provides hot coffee in the lobby. There are also various eateries close by so click above, on “Collinsville Eateries & Restaurants.”  Get directions by: click “map”  above. Registration begins at 8:00 AM and VA & D4 Business Meeting: 8:30 - 9:00 AM, Tournament Starts at 9:00 AM. The public is welcome and our tournament players are invited to renew old friendships and play some excellent checker games.  

• Congratulations! To GM Alex Moiseyev from Dublin, Ohio as the highest finisher of the 2025 VA Open & District 4 Tournament, but only a resident of Virginia is recognized as a 2025 VA Commonwealth Tournament Winner and the same for our District 4 champion.
• Congratulations! To MS Ryan Pronk from Chesapeake, VA  as our 2025 Virginia Commonwealth Champion and 2025 District 4 Co-Champion.
• Congratulations! To MS Teal Stanley Greensboro, NC as our 2025 District 4 Co-Champion
• Congratulations! To  MS Dr. John Webster from Stoneville, NC as forth place winner of our 2025 VA Open & District 4 Tournament.
• MS Tim Laverty from Graham, NC attended the tournament but did no play, he was still recovering from recent heart surgery.
• We were able to get a $10.00 discount on our room rate because the Hotel Restaurant / Dinning Room closed their brunch & dinner menues in addition to discontinuing their continental breakfast, so no more all-you-can-eat buffet, salad & dessert bar. Only fresh hot coffee was available in the lobby. These things were included in our 1/3/2025 reservation agreement. Management adjusted the rate to $69 instead of $79, so 11.3% tax made a total of $76.80 per night for a double queen, non-smoking, downstairs room.
• We only had 6 players attend VA Open & D4 Checker Tournament so Ryan Pronk suggested we should consider playing a one day 5 round, Round Robin instead of 7 rounds over 2 day. We discussed and decided to play a one day Friday Tournament. The extra $100 savings on playing room expense was applied toward the tournament budget.
• Buck Smith, President of Old Dominion Checker Association celebrated his 94 birthday on March 16, 1931 and recognized as our oldest player.
• All players paid a $25 entry fee at registration for a total player's fee of $150.00.
• The $1,497.45 Tournament Budget was a combination of $150.00 entry fees, $105 contributions from Ryan Pronk, $100 from Alan Millhone, $100 from Dave Beachy for pizza, $200 from ACF for the playing room, JR & Gayle $142.45, and a $700 withdrawal from the NCCA trust account.
• We played in the "Hagan" and adjoining "Windmill" rooms with six white linen tablecloth 30" W x 96" L tables with 4  padded chairs per table, plus a 30" W x 36" L table for the referee/scorekeeper. NCCA provided a cooler of chilled bottle water for the playing room.
• Alex Moiseyev used the GDT North American time clock which kept his games and the tournament on schedule. We started at 9:00AM and allotted  2.5 hrs per round, Alex loaded the total round time as: 1 hour, 10 minutes plus 5 seconds per side. He finishing his last round with Teal Stanley at 7:30 PM. Some pairings finished early and played ahead because the Round Robin pairings were predetermine. The tournament ran smoothly and on time.
• The players decided they wanted Subway sandwiches, chips, & drink instead of pizza so Gayle ordered and delivered lunch at 12:30PM.
• We appreciate ACF, Ryan, Alan, Dave, JR & Gayle, and NCCA for their donations and contributions.
• We offer a big Thank You to all who help make this tournament a success, especially Gayle, our referee and score-keeper.
• JR & Gayle celebrated their 57th anniversary September 15.
• 2025 VA + D4 budget: Contributors/Expenses
• Some tournament 2025 VA-D4 photos:

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