The News & Advance - Lynchburg, VA (newsadvance.com Lynchburg,VA) - Saturday, September 23, 2014 - “One will be kinged” - “12 men gather in Bedford for the 97th annual Virginia State Checkers Tournament” Newspaper Link - The News & Advance - Lynchburg   This article on The 2014 Virginia Open ran Saturday Morning and also in both Richmond Times-Dispatch Times-Dispatch Newspaper Link and The Roanoke Times Newspaper Link.  Richmond Times-Dispatch is the largest newspaper in the state.

After a two-day competition, Alex Moiseyvev won the 97th annual Virginia State Checker Tournament on Saturday in Bedford. Moiseyvev had an almost perfect game except for one draw to the reigning Virginia champion Ryan Pronk. Pronk is a designer for The News & Advance.

He placed second but was the highest-placing Virginia resident. John Webster, of North Carolina, placed third.