2027 Kentucky & Tennessee State “3-Move” Open Tournament  

March 5^th & 6^th 2027
Comfort Suites in Lebanon, TN 37090
Usually scheduled on 1^st Friday and Saturday weekend in March)

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2027 Annual Kentucky & Tennessee State Open “3-Move” Checker Tournament will be held on Friday and Saturday, March 5^th and 6^th at the Comfort Suites in Lebanon, TN. 37090. The hotel is located on highway 231 (904 Murfreesboro Road) near I-40 (take exit 238 north off I-40 ramp and make left turn onto US-231 N/S Cumberland St. / TN-10 N, back across I-40, hotel on right).   Kentucky & Tennessee State Open – March 5 & 6, 2027   Room rates: 3/4/27 Thursday Econo Lodge $54.95 and $64.95 3/5/27 Friday.  Comfort Suites  3/4/27 Thursday $89.95 and 3/5/27 Friday $114.95.

For reservations at Comfort Suites (4.4 star by Google reviews), call 615-443-0027 for the 4^th $90 rate and $115 on the 5^th plus 18.75% tax., so Total Cost for Thursday & Friday = $243.32, this is ≈ $121.66 per night or Econo Lodge  (3.7 star by Google reviews), located 829 S Cumberland Street, 615-444-1001 for the 4^th cost $55 and $65 on the 5^th plus tax, so Total Cost for Thursday & Friday = $142.38 or 71.19 per night.  Please call before midnight February 18^th, (2 weeks in advance) for reservations. There is no guarantee that the rates will apply or that the rooms will be available after that date. Please make your reservations early, since you may cancel them as late as 4pm the day before your arrival. Our conference room cost is a daily fee of $150.00 + 18.75% tax = $178.13 for a total $356.26.

A nice hot breakfast is available at Comfort Suites for all checker players even if you lodge at Econo Lodge. We play in the main conference room on the 1^st floor at Comfort Suites. Ms. Tamara Tomlin, Sales & Mk Mgr - gm.TN316@choicehotels.com is our contact person. The tournament will consist of 4 rounds played on Friday and 3 rounds on Saturday. Registration will begin at 8am on Friday followed by a business meeting at 9am. Play will start immediately following the business meeting and end on Saturday. There will be a Pizza Party for all tournament players & family Friday evening. For more information, call Larry Keen at 731-413-8310, President of Tennessee Checker Association (TCA). You may also contact Jerry Askins at 606-348-8689.  Randy Keen, Larry's son will also help referee and score-keep.

As voted in the 2025 TN Open, time clocks are mandatory in this tournament. A 3-Move Restriction format, at 2½ hours per round (1¼ hours) per game using required GDT North American time clocks or LEAF time clocks set as 35 minute + 3 second back with each press of clock.  This allows each side their ½ of 75 minutes.  Clocks and Game Recorder sheets will be provided.

The Kentucky Players  requested and voted in 2025 that since they no longer hold a Kentucky State Tournament and they actively participate in the Tennessee State Open, ask the TCA to recognize the highest Kentucky Master as the 2026 Kentucky State Champion and a Majors Division Kentucky Champion.  Tennessee Checker Association (TCA) agreed to recognize a Kentucky State Champion, and a Majors Division Kentucky State Champion.  In 2026 TCA decided to add Kentucky to the tournament name as: “Kentucky & Tennessee State Open” since both tournaments have merged into this single event.