2015 WV Action Championship

The 2015 West Virginia Action Championship was held yesterday, March 28th, at the Community Building in Spencer, WV. Eleven players competed for the title. Armando Lopez of Daniels, WV and John Roush of Ripley, WV tied for first place with scores of 5/6, although Dr. Lopez took home the trophy due to tie breaks. Miguel Lopez of Daniels, WV won the U1900 class prize with a score of 3.5/6, while the U1500/Unrated class prize was shared between Travis Martin of Independence, WV and first-time tournament player Russell Stump of Spencer, WV with scores of 3/6. This event also marked the return to tournament play of John Richardson after a 30 year absence. Congratulations to the winners, and thanks to all who came out to play or watch!

March 11 Meeting Location Change

In light of the upcoming book sale at the Vienna Public Library, we need to switch rooms for our March 11, 2015 meeting. Instead of the conference room, we will meet in the computer room located to the immediate right of the main library entrance.

2015 WV Action Championship

The 2015 WV Action Championship will be held on Saturday, March 28, 2015 at the community building in Spencer, WV:

Date:	March 28, 2015
Site:	Spencer Community Building, 110 Church Street, Spencer, WV 25276
Format:	6 Round Swiss System, G/30 d/0
Registration:	9-9:45
Rounds:	10-11:15-1-2:15-3:30-4:45
Byes:	Maximum one half-point bye per player. Bye must be requested before the first round.
Entry Fee:	$25 postmarked by 3/21, $30 at site
Prizes:	$$b/20: $125-$75, U1900: $50, U1500/Unr: $50 Trophy and WV Action Championship title to top WV resident.
Entries:	Matthew Richardson, 1225 20th Street, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Checks payable to “Matthew Richardson”)
Misc:	No Smoking. No Computers. Wheel Chair Accessible. WVCA and USCF membership required (available onsite).

A downloadable entry form can be found here