Kristopher Meekins New Ohio Chess Champion 65th Ohio Chess Congress Report     OPEN SECTION After 6 rounds of hard fought chess, National Experts (NE) Kristopher Meekins and Matthew Marsh (from Tennessee) were tied for first place in the 65th Ohio Chess Congress.  NE Meekins, an Ohio resident, is our new state Chess Champion.  Congratulations Kris! Way to go! Meekins – Driver – Marsh At the end of four rounds of chess the final results were not yet clear – not at all. Only two players had more than 3.0 points – Matthew Marsh and Sinan Baughman with 3.5 points each.  Then came a group of players with 3.0 points National Master’s (NM) Carl Boor and John Stopa along with Kris Meekins and John Hughes (who earned a NE rating at this event). So in round 5, Marsh and Baughman played and Marsh won; Boor was paired with Meekins and Stopa was paired with Hughes. Meekins got an upset win against the tournament favorite and Stopa put an end to Hughes’ run.  Also in round 5 NE’s Sylvester Smarty and … Continue reading →