2026 Ohio State Open

2026 Ohio State Checker Tournament
Friday & Saturday, August 21^stand August 22^nd 2026

Ohio State Tournament, August 21 & 22 (Fri. - Sat.), Willoughby Courtyard Marriott, Willoughby Ohio.

Ohio State Checker Tournament -- August 21 & 22 (Fri. & Sat.) – Courtyard by Marriott, Willoughby, Ohio. Entry fee is $10.00. Registration on Friday from 9:00-9:30 am, with play beginning at 9:30 am. Seven rounds of play using 3-move restriction (156-opening deck), scheduled as 4 rounds Friday and 3 rounds Saturday, but format could be adjusted depending on turnout. ACF membership (full or associate) required. Please note that by updated 2025 ACF rules, clocks will be required for Master and Major players.

The hotel is located at 35103 Maplegrove Rd, Willoughby OH 44094 (phone 440-530-1100) and is just North of the Interchange of I-90 with Ohio 91 (which is just east of the I-90 & I-271 interchange east of Cleveland).

For additional info, contact:
Richard Beckwith, 34490 Ridge Rd. #115,
Willoughby, OH 44094-3035
(440-725-3886), e-mail: beckwith24@msn.com

2026 Ohio State Tournament, August 21 & 22 in Willoughby, Ohio, Courtyard Marriott

Place	Title	Player's Name	State	Points	Cash Prize
1	GM	Alex Moiseyev	OH	24	$400
2	EX	Mark Sokolovsky	IL	21	$250
3	MS	Richard Beckwith	OH	20	$190
4		Crist Miller	OH	17	$130
5	EX	Alan Millhone	OH	15	$90
6		John Troyer	OH	8	$60
7		Leon Barrick	OH	7	$40
8		Karson Coffman	OH	0	$20 + book
					TOTAL $1,180

Congratulations to Alex Moiseyev, who has won this state title every year that it was played
since 2003 (and Alex also won this tournament three additional times prior as a PA resident).

Tournament was 7 rounds using round robin. Master players used clocks (55 minutes + 10 seconds for TWO games).
$1,180 in prize money was awarded. A special recognition goes to our donors: Joe McDaniel
($1000), Richard Beckwith (playing room costs, water, snacks, $100). Submitted by Richard Beckwith.