65th Ohio Chess Congress Report
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
3rd Annual Christmas Season Open Dec 13-14
Christmas right around the corner what would be better than a nice relaxing chess tournament at the Dayton Chess Club? HA! Talk about self promotion. Seriously though instead of going holiday shopping come on down to the DCC for the 3rd Annual Christmas Season Open here are the details: 5 Rounds – SS – December 13-14 December 13th, Saturday Time Controls: Rds 1 & 2 are G/75 then Game/2hr30min December 14th, Sunday $600 b/32 paid entries, re-entries $15 count as 1/2 entry. OPEN: $200-100. U1800: $200-100. USCF Rated. One bye permitted – sign up by end of round 1. Reg: Sat: 9:00-10:30 am. Rds: Sat – 11-2-5:30, Sun – 10-3:30. Sections: OPEN and U1800. EF: $25/$35 adv/after 12/11 DCC mbr disc. $3, EF refunded to 2200 and up if they complete the schedule. Don’t forget to sign up for the DCC Newsletter for coupons and insights at the Dayton Chess Club!
Early Turkey Open Open Fun Stuff
If you didn’t know this morning kicked off the Early Turkey Open Open with a wide range of players it looks like there are going to be some interesting games. In between rounds the players were eager to see the scarlet and gray beat up on the wolverines. While the tournament is still rolling along today and tomorrow Sharon was able to snap off some shots: For more photos see them over at our Flickr Page Then Riley decided to share from Iraq:
Women in Chess?
More women in chess! Yes….no doubt about it… With the multi-tasking skills we are so capable of performing admirably, chess is right up our alley. I’ve often wondered why is this. I really love it when I see an article about young women excelling in the game …
