2010 Homecoming Results

The 18th Annual Parkersburg Homecoming Chess Tournament was held on Sunday, August 22nd at the Municipal Building in Parkersburg, WV. Thirty-two players competed for the title.

The first place award in the rated section went to Benjamin Good of Stonewood, WV. Ben has been a West Virginia state chess champion for the past two years, but this marks his first victory at the Homecoming tournament.

The second place award in the rated section went to Thomas Magar of N. Versailles, PA. Tom has been a frequent supporter of the Homecoming Tournament and has won it several times in years past.

The following players won class prizes in the rated section:

Robert Canary of Mullens, WV (U2000)
Edward Garner of Pennsboro, WV (U2000)
Grant Perks of Columbus, OH (U2000)
Lewis Sanders of Charleston, WV (U2000)
Simbarashe Nkomo of Morgantown, WV (U1700)
Berty Ruan of Pittsburgh, PA (U1400)

The first place award in the non-rated section went to Jonathan Crooks of Parkersburg, WV, who competed in the Homecoming tournament for the first time.

The second place award in the non-rated section went to Kara Haskins of Export, PA, who was also a first-time competitor.

Congratulations to the prize winners, and thanks to everyone who turned out to make this a great tournament! We hope to see you all next year!

A crosstable for the event can be found here.

Parkersburg Homecoming Tournament

The Parkersburg Homecoming Tournament is only one week away! We currently have 10-12 players who are planning to compete in the event, and we expect many more at the door. If you've been sitting on the fence, I'd encourage you to stop by and take in the tournament and the Homecoming festival.

USCF Dues Increase

The USCF recently passed a motion to increase two and three year regular adult dues effective January 1, 2011. These rates should have been increased a year ago when the one year rate was increased from $29 to $34, but that was left out of the motion. Two year regular adult memberships will go from $52 to $63. Three year regular adult memberships will go from $74 to $91.

In both cases those are the rates for memberships submitted online. Memberships submitted by mail or phone are $7 higher.

Tournament Update

Beckley Chess Club Open

The Beckley Chess Club Open will be held on Sunday, October 17th at the Pikeview Manor Apartments Community Center, 315 Manor Drive in Beckley, WV. The format is a 4-round Swiss System G/60. The entry fee for the tournament is $20 for adults and $10 for juniors. 40% of the entry fees will go to the winner and 40% of the entry fees will go to top player under 1600. There is a maximum of one prize per person. Registration is from 8:30-9:00. Rounds are at 9:00, 11:30, 2:00, and 4:15.

For more information, contact Mike Turner at turnermichaele@hotmail.com.