Pennsylvania/District 3 Tournament, June 9th - 10th, 2012
District 3 contains States: District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.), Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania - Ray Shelly is D3 Manager

The even has been moved back to the Days Inn, 101 Alexander Spring Road,Carlisle, PA 17015, where it was held last year. The Pennsylvania/District 3 Tournament will be held June 9th - 10th, 2012. Rooms are $62 + tax per night, mention you are there for the checker tournament for the discounted rate. The phone number is 717-258-4147.  Up to four people may share a room.

$1,000.00 in prize money guaranteed, registration is $50 if received before June or $60 during June. This is an ACF tournament and those dues may be paid at the door if you haven't already paid them. An active ACF membership is required to participate and may be purchased at the event if needed. All participants will receive a portion of the prize fund as long as ALL of their games are recorded and handed in.

A meeting will be held at 7:30am on June 9th with play to begin at 8:00. There will be 4 divisions with a maximum of 8 players each. Division placement will be based on players performance in other tournaments. Each division will be round robin for a total of 7 rounds with 2 hours allotted for each round. There will be a half hour between rounds and an hour and a half break for lunch.

Classes of players will be,
1. Minor, 16 years old or younger. Will be playing GAYP.
2. Minor, for those that have never won a Minor tournament anywhere. 3 move.
3. Major, for those that have never won a Major or "Class 'B' " tournament anywhere. 3 move.
4. Master, for those that have never won a Master tournament. 3 move.
5. Grand Master, for those that have taken first place in a Masters tournament before. 3 move.
Everyone will pay the same 50 dollar registration fee (If paid before June or $60 after that.) and be a member of the ACF.
ACF dues may be paid on site.
Only eight players per class, so get your money in right away.
To receive your prize money, you must be signed into your correct class, be present, let all players finish, all players are required to record all games and turn a copy into the scorekeeper.

To pre-register send name, address, and payment to: Jason Solan, ATTN: District 3, 127 B St., Carlisle, Pa. 17013
Spots will be filled on a first come first serve basis so get registered early to secure your spot.

For more information contact Ray Shelly 410-228-7192 / rayhshelly@gmail.com or Jason Solan 717-884-8805 / jason.solan66@gmail.com or solman66@yahoo.com 

Get ready for a great tournament. Shelly & Solan did a great job on this. RESULTS

North Carolina Open Checker Tournament, May 18th - 19th, 2012

The 122nd North Carolina Open will be held at Libby Hill Seafood Restaurant, 3011 Randleman Road, Greensboro, NC 27406 (336)-275-7688. We will play 3-Move - eight 2 game rounds (Swiss Style) of 1 hour & 15 minutes for each game. Entry fees: $25.00 Masters, $20 Majors, $15.00 Minors - Registration Opens: 8:30AM - Play begins 10:00AM - Lunch break after two rounds (We agreed to eat lunch with Libby Hill for the privilege to use their private room 8:30am - 6:00pm) Tim Laverty - Referee & Scorekeper.  Location will have a “Checker Tournament” sign at driveway entrance.

Out of town accommodations are at Continental Inn & Suites, 6102 Landmark Center Boulevard, Greensboro, NC 27407 (336) 553-2763 or (800) 267-7460 & (336) 553-2768 (Fax) www.continentalinngreensboro.com use this email: reservation@continentalinngreensboro.com

We have a block of 15 rooms reserved under "North Carolina Checkers" at a special rate of $45.00 + tax ($51.19) for 2 queens available May 12th –14th. Request 2nd floor room away from the lobby. Reserve room early. Directions: Take Wendover Ave W off I-40, Greensboro, Exit 214, going west, turn left onto Landmark Center Dr, (beside Red Lobster), then turn right onto Landmark Center Boulevard, Continental Inn on right. From Hotel to Libby Hill, go back to I-40, take I-40 E toward Durham about 5 miles, take Randleman Rd Exit 220, exit to the left, (large overhead Randleman Rd sign) turn right onto Randleman Rd, go South about 1.5 miles to 3011 Randleman Rd (Libby Hill Seafood Restaurant) which is on the left. (12 minutes - 8 miles) For those arriving from the West or South US 220 this will be Exit 36 off N. I-85 / US29 / E. US70 and if arriving from South US 421 you intersect I-40/85 at Exit 222 so you need to go N. I-85 about 1.5 miles to Exit 220. More details on NC Checkers website - http://www.nccheckers.org with MAP
For more information please contact Teal Stanley or JR Smith at 336-215-7066 (Teal); 336-209-5656 (JR). RESULTS

^{Tennessee State Open, March 2nd - 4th, 2012}

 The Tennessee State Open Checker Tournament will be held Friday thru Sunday, March 2 - 4, 2012, at the Americas Best Value Inn & Suites, in Lebanon, Tennessee 37087. The inn is located on Highway 231 (822 Cumberland Street) near I-40 (take exit 238 north off I-40). The tournament consists of (3) divisions. Two rounds will be played on Friday, four on Saturday, and two on Sunday. Registration will begin at 1 PM followed by a business meeting at 3 PM. Play will start at 4 PM on Friday and end Sunday at 1 PM. For reservations, call 1-615-449-5781 and tell them you are a checker player. King or Doubles Checker Players rate is $42.00 (Tennessee Tax 16.24% = Total $48.82 per night) Please make your reservations early. For more information, call Frank Davis at 1-931-552-4246. For more information please contact Frank Davis at 1-931-552-4246.  RESULTS