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July 20, 2008
THOMPSON WINS CHICAGO BIG-BOARD CHECKERS TOURNEY!
Charles "Pecan" Thompson, Carol Stream, Illinois, won the Chicago Big-Board Checkers tournament on Saturday, July 19, 2008, with a perfect 10 points in 5 games. He defeated his fellow Chicago master, Orlando "Panama" Williams, in the climactic last round. Williams had been nicked for a draw by Neil Wenberg, of Pennsylvania, in an earlier games, so he needed a win, not a draw, to stop Thompson. But it was not to be, and Williams placed second with 7.
The 6-player tourney was held in the Holiday Inn-Countryside/Lagrange, near Chicago, after the end of the National Pool Checkers Tournament. Dr. Don Guy, New Castle, Delaware, guaranteed a $600 prize fund, and Roger Blaine was the tournament director.
A pleasant surprise was the appearance of Ramon Dionisio, of nearby Darien, Ill., who is one of the strong young players of straight checkers. Dionisio had just learned the 100-square game two months ago, playing on the Internet, and did well against the older experienced players! Dionisio, Wenberg, and Guy tied for third with 4 points each.
The standings (1 points per win, 1 per draw):
Rank --- name -------------city, state --------points---prize:
1. CHARLES THOMPSON Carol Stream IL 10 $300
2. Orlando Williams Chicago 7 $150
3. Neil Wenberg Harmony PA 4 $50
4. Ramon Dionisio Darien IL 4 $50
5. Donell Guy New Castle DE 4 $50
6. Roger Blaine Mishawaka IN 1 -
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LAY, COLEMAN WIN SOUTH BEND
FESTIVAL TOURNEYS!
Clorius "The
Mongoose" Lay, of Gary, Ind.,
won the Pool Checkers
tourney on Saturday,
Oct. 6, 2007, at the 9th Annual Pool and International
Checkers Festival in South
Bend, Indiana. He scored 46 out of a
possible 56 points,
using the system of 2 points per win and 1 point per
draw.
Second place also went
to an Indiana master, Eugene
"Hamp" Hampton of
Indianapolis, who made
43, and Lee Pittman of Chicago was
third at 42.
It was a very full day
with 15 players in a double round robin, with
competition going to midnight.
Some of our usual
competitors, such as "Pecan" Thompson and Fred
Shurn, could not make it
this time, but sent in registration fees to help
support the
tournament. Thanks to them, and also to
Roberto Ernest,
Willie Coleman, and Panama
Williams for their extra contributions.
Johnnie Coleman, who
came 800 miles from the Washington, D.C. area,
won the International or
Big-Board tourney on Sunday, with Arthur
"Sonny" Bell
of South Bend, in second. Sunday was quiet by comparison, with
only 5 players.
Pool Checkers -- Saturday,
Oct. 6, 2007:
1. CLORIUS LAY
IN 46 "Mongoose" 1st prize
2. Eugene Hampton
IN 43 "Hamp" 2nd prize
3. Lee Pittman IL 42 3rd prize
4. Orlando
Williams IL 41 "Panama"
5. Therman Earnest
IL 41 "Chicken"
6. Johnnie Coleman
MD 31
7. Jack Williams
IN 30
8. Arthur Bell
IN 28
9. Willie Coleman
IN 27 Top Amateur prize
10. Ernest Lee
IL 26 2nd Amateur prize
11. Roberto Ernest
IL 16
12. Roger Blaine
IN 12
13. Wayne Purdy
MI 12
14. Herman Joiner
IL 12
15. Neil Wenberg
PA 11
International Checkers -- Sunday,
Oct. 7, 2007:
1. JOHNNIE COLEMAN
MD 7 1st prize
2. Arthur Bell IN 5 2nd prize
3. Neil Wenberg
PA 4 Top Amateur prize
4. Roberto Ernest
IL 2
5. Roger Blaine
IN 2
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The Results of the Checkers Tournament-
From Roger
LAGRANGE AMATEUR
checkers tourney in LaGrange,
Indiana, on June
2, 2007, had 15 players in a 5-round event. This is a
center of Amish population, and 6 of the top 8 players were Amish. The
winner was Kenny Miller of Middlebury,
IN. The youngest players,
Sarah and Hanna Eberle, were only 5 and 6 years old!
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------name-----------state---pts.-----HP
>1. Kenneth
Miller IN 18
>2. Harley Hochstetler OH
14
>3. Pete
Schmucker IN 13
>4. Roberto
Ernest
IL 12 60
>5. Arthur
Bell
IN 12 38
>6. Marvin
Yoder IN 11 60
>7. Eli
Raber IN 11 46
>8. Crist
Miller OH
10
>9. David Rockwell IL
8 52
>10. Alan
Wagner
IN 8 34
>11. Ed
"Pal" Bucker IN 7
>12. James
Wolf
IN 6 45
>13. Hannah
Eblerle IN
6 41
>14. Sarah
Eberle IN 2 39
>15. Roger
Blaine IN 2 11 (played
only 1 round)
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Announcements!!
Hi Checker players, This is a Straight Checkers tournament.
Hope to see you Saturday! Players are planning to come even from
Chicago, Ill., and Holmes County, Ohio!
>LaGrange Amateur CHECKERS TOURNEY!
>Saturday, June 2, 2007
>
>MUGGS GOURMET COFFEE HOUSE, 102 W. Michigan St., LaGrange, Indiana.
>(Across the street from the north side of the Court House) Same
building
>as Carney's Furniture.
>
>“Go as you please” (no restriction on openings)
>Entry fee $3.00. Prizes – gift certificates, books, etc.
>Register 9:45-10 a.m. Tourney lasts until about 4 p.m.
>Approx. 5 rounds of 2 games each.
>Some games outdoors if the weather is nice! Please bring red & white
>checkers, green & buff board if you have them. (We will have some
extras.)
>
>EXCELLENT coffee & sandwiches for lunch at MUGGS !
>
>Director: Roger Blaine, P.O. Box 353, Osceola IN 46561.
>Phone (574) 257-9033, e-mail reblaine@hotmail.com Muggs ph. (260)
>463-9971
>
>The old-fashioned game of CHECKERS is FUN!!
. We have a little Straight Checkers tourney coming on June 2. Note this
is LaGrange, Indiana, not LaGrange, Illinois! (it is a little town 20 mi.
east of Elkhart)
LaGrange Amateur CHECKERS TOURNEY! Saturday, June 2, 2007
Roger
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Come to Indiana for the Eighth Annual
POOL CHECKERS and INTERNATIONAL CHECKERS FESTIVAL!
Nov. 11-12, 2005
Signature Inn, 215 Dixie Way South, South Bend IN 46637
(Town of Roseland, on Ind. 933 / Business U.S. 31, just north of
South Bend-Notre Dame Exit 277 from Indiana Toll Road I-80-90)
Next to Denny’s and many other restaurants—
˝ mile north of Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s College
Saturday, Nov. 11 – American Pool Checkers
Sunday, Nov. 12 – International (Big-Board) Checkers
Defending champions: Orlando “Panama” Williams & Johnnie Coleman
Entry fee $20 for one day, $30 for both days.
Register 9:30 a.m., begin at 10. Round robin or Swiss
format, no. of rounds may be adjusted according to entries.
100% of entry fees will go into prize fund.
Place prizes and special bonus for game scores!
Signature Inn Reservations: 1-800-822-5252.
Local phone (574) 277-3211.
Organizer: Fair Play Games Tournaments,
Roger Blaine, P.O. Box 353, Osceola IN 46561.
Phone (574) 257-9033, Fax (574) 259-0399,
E-mail reblaine@hotmail.com
South Bend is 100 miles from Chicago,
140 miles from Indianapolis, 200 miles from Detroit.
Studebaker National Museum – University of Notre Dame – College
Football
Hall of Fame
“We’re nuts about checkers!”
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>From: "Pedro Saavedra" <psaavedr@hotmail.com>
>Subject: Gold Token
>
>Gold-Token has just implemented International, Brazilian, Russian,
straight
>English and American Pool checkers in its server. Gold Token is a
>turn-based server (you make your move and your opponent makes his move
when
>he logs on) and may be the first such to offer American Pool Checkers
(It's
>Your Turn offers International, Russian straight English and Italian).
>
>I am personally a fan of turn-based as for health reasons (bad neck
and a
>sleep disorder) I do not attend tournaments, and prefer to take my
time in
>analysis when I need it. I would love to see other Pool Checkers
players
>in the server. I hope to see other Pool Checkers players in Gold
Token.
>(www.GoldToken.com).
>Pedro Saavedra
>(Guanarteme in Gold Token and vatecubano in It's Your Turn)
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The following items show a history of the Fair Play Games-
ru 2007
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