Alex Moiseyev Wins Ty & D6 Champion	Alex Holmes Indiana State Youth Champion

3^rd floor of the Davis Mercantile building, in Shipshewana, Indiana

2009 Indiana State & District 6 B Class   August 28 - 29, 2009

By Round, 2Gm

PLYR #

Name

WCDF

Rate

Rd 1

Rd 2

Rd 3

Rd 4

Rd 5

Rd 6

Rd 7

Pts-H Pts

Place

Cash

Comments

1

Alex Moiseyev - Dublin, OH

101001

2547

7T3

13T7

5T11

9T15

6T19

2T23

3T27

27

1

$160.00

wins Ty & District 6 Champion

2

Kenny Miller - Middlebury, IN

101xxx

unrated

18T2

12T6

10T8

4T11

7T15

1T15

8T17

17- 104

2

$ 40.00

2009 Indiana State Champion

3

Jerry Miller - Middlebury, IN

101361

1565

7T2

10T2

20T6

15T9

11T13

12T17

1T17

17-  97

3

$ 40.00

8

Ed Bucker - Mooresville, IN

101121

1741

13T1

16T4

6T5

17T9

9T11

5T15

2T17

17-  83

4

$ 40.00

4

Wade Holder - Fayetteville, NC

101137

1884

16T2

17T4

11T8

2T9

5T11

10T14

7T16

16

5

6

Gene Ellison - Norris City, IL

101046

2033

3T2

18T4

8T7

10T11

1T11

9T13

12T15

15- 105

6

7

John Acker - Columbus, OH

101037

2125

1T1

15T3

18T7

5T9

2T9

16T13

4T15

15-  95

8

9

Neil Wenberg - Harmony, PA

101062

1927

14T4

5T5

17T9

1T9

8T11

6T13

10T15

15-  99

7

10

Earl Kennell - Roanoke, IL

101284

1766

12T2

3T6

2T8

6T8

13T12

4T13

9T15

15-  94

9

11

Marvin Yoder - Shipshewana, IN

101xxx

unrated

5T0

19T4

4T4

14T8

3T8

13T10

18T14

14-  79

11

$10.00

2nd Amateur (tie)

12

Pete Schmucker - Shipshewana, IN

101366

1565

10T2

2T2

19T6

13T8

15T12

3T12

6T14

14-  87

10

$10.00

2nd Amateur (tie)

5

Howard Hoover - Odin, IL

101090

1780

11T4

9T7

1T7

7T9

4T11

8T11

13T13

13- 104

12

13

Alex Holmes - New Albany, IN

101209

1530

8T3

1T3

16T6

12T8

10T8

11T10

5T12

12- 100

13

Indiana State Youth Champion

14

John Drexel - Comstock Park, MI

101xxx

unrated

9T0

20T3

15T4

11T4

18T6

19T10

16T12

12-  72

14

15

Lonnie Lambright - Goshen, IN

101xxx

unrated

17T1

7T3

14T6

3T7

12T7

18T9

21T11

11-  86

16

16

Ray Yoder - Goshen, IN

101374

1364

4T2

8T3

13T4

18T7

17T9

7T9

14T11

11-  83

17

17

Ed Lucas - Greenwood, IN

101357

1677

15T3

4T5

9T5

8T5

16T7

21T8

19T11

11-  87

15

18

Ted Williamson - Kenova, WV

101321

1771

2T2

6T4

7T4

16T5

14T7

15T9

11T9

9-  84

18

19

Andrew Kravetz - Indianapolis, IN

101196

1354

a

11T0

12T0

20T1

21T1

14T1

17T2

2

21

20

Roger Blaine - Mishawaka, IN

101117

1678

a

14T1

3T1

19T4

wd

4

20

w/d after R5 to make even no.

21

Keith Hershberger - LaGrange, IN

101xxx

unrated

LE

19T4

17T7

15T9

9-  24

19

joined R5 and Roger dropped out

$300.00

Congratulations to: Alex Moiseyev, tournament winner & District 6 Champion; Kenny Miller, Indiana State Champion; and Alex Holmes, Indiana State Youth Champion.
a.  Andy Kravetz & Roger Blaine sat out 1^st Round (Andy arrived for rd 2).   Keith Hershberger joined R5 (Blaine w/d after R5 to make even numbers, also the director & scorekeeper).
2^nd Amateur (tie) – Schmucker, M. Yoder, each $10.    Novice (1-day entries) - Hershberger, set & board;  Kravetz, board.  Kenny Miller, of Middlebury, Ind. became the Indiana State Champion by honor points as he, his brother Jerry Miller, and last year's champion, Ed "Pal" Bucker, of Mooresville, Ind. all tied for second place with 17 points.  Kenny and Jerry both got some world-class experience by playing Alex, while Pal showed a remarkable improvement with his winning score against high-rated opponents.  Shipshewana is a small town in LaGrange County at the northern edge of Indiana, a heavily Amish area which has become a tourist attraction.  Mr. Alvin Miller invited the tournament to come to the Davis Mercantile building, a three-story indoor mall with all-wooden construction.  A total of 21 players from 7 states made a fine attendance for an Indiana event.  Above results submitted by John Acker via ACF Forum - Tournaments Discussion - Aug 29, 2009, 8:09 pm.
Tournament Notes: (by John Acker)
- We had twenty players in the tourney, six or so of whom were local to the area. Before everyone had arrived, there was a vote regarding playing in divisions, and the majority (12-4) voted to remain in one division. In my opinion this was a bad decision, since it resulted in a lot of easy victories and uneven pairings.
- Roger Blaine did an able job of directing the tournament, playing three rounds and keeping the pairings and games running smoothly. Unfortunately the playing room was noisy at times since most players stayed there for practice games and assorted kibitzing/conversation, but Roger did keep the noise under control for the most part. Prize fund included entry fees and a $10 contribution by Ted Williamson.
- Our venue was the Davis Mercantile Building in Shipshewana, IN, deep into Amish Country. Accordingly, most buildings in the town were either souvenir shops, restaurants (no franchises or fast food though), or agriculture-related. There was a lot of shopping available for those into arts and crafts, but not much else to do. One local restaurant did offer checker players 10% off meals, so most players ate there during the daytime.
- Andy Kravetz brought a table with an inlaid chess & checker board to sell, along with a chess set. Several players played casual games of chess over the weekend, and I believe Alex Holmes ended up buying the table. I played much better chess than I did checkers, which should probably tell me something! Actually there were several multi-game players present, including TD Roger Blaine.
- Alex Holmes (Michael's son) held his own against many more experienced players, and even managed to win a pile of quarters in one round. His mom came around every couple of rounds to check on him, particularly when he neglected to answer his cell phone.
- Alex Moiseyev (or "big Alex," as we referred to him during the tournament) won all but one of his games, drawing the first one of the tournament against some patzer from Columbus. And incidentally, when told that Alex had gone out for a smoke break, one player got very concerned-- until he realized we weren't talking about Alex Holmes!  (all above text contents by John Acker)
Notes by Alex Moiseyev: New IN State champion - local and very good player Kenny Miller, 17 points. His brother, Jerry Miller (3rd place) and Pal Bucker (4th place) also got 17 points. Unfortunately I didn't have a chance to play with Palomino, otherwise he would definitely have more points. I've got prize money $160, and Kenny, Jerry and Pal split prizes fund, each got $40. Nice place, nice people, lovely friendly atmosphere. I will post later few games.
-WCDF #4 Jan/Jun 2009 Ratings. T separates player's opponent from player's accumulated game points. Win is 2 points, Draw is 1, and Bye is 3.  wd stands for withdrawal, and forf stands for forfeit, and LE for late entry.
-Top-scoring resident of: Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, or Ohio will be recognized as District 6 Champion.

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