The 23rd Annual Parkersburg Homecoming Chess Tournament is less than one month away!
The tournament will be held on Sunday, August 16, 2015 at the Parkersburg Municipal Building at 2nd & Market Streets in Parkersburg, WV. The format will be four-round Swiss System G/60 d/5. Registration is from 9-9:45 and rounds will be at 10:00, 12:45, 3:00, and 5:15. There will be both rated and non-rated sections. The entry fee for the rated section is $15 postmarked by 8/10 or $20 at the site. The entry fee for the non-rated section is $10.
We've had good turnouts the past few years, and are hoping to continue this Parkersburg Homecoming tradition. This is a WVCA Grand Prix event.
For an entry form and more information, visit the Parkersburg Homecoming Chess Tournament page on this website.
Monday, July 20, 2015
Sunday, March 29, 2015
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!
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
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.
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