2011 Pool & International Tournament
will be held Saturday & Sunday, November 5th &
6th at
Airport Inn & Suites, 23040 US 20 West, South Bend, IN 46628 (map)
Roger Blaine, organizer and director
RESULTS:
LAY TOPS STRONG POOL CHECKER TOURNEY IN SOUTH BEND; COLEMAN SWEEPS BIG BOARD (see below)
Clorius Lay, Gary, Ind., known as "The Mongoose," took first prize in the 13th Annual South Bend Checker Festival on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011, with 32 points. Frequent winner Charles "Pecan" Thompson, Carol Stream, Ill., was second with 29, and fellow Top Masters Eugene "Hamp" Hampton, Indianapolis, and Don Lowe, Detroit, were right behind at 28. Scoring was based on 2 points per win and 1 per draw.
The tournament doubled in size from last year, and seven of the 12 players in Division I held the rank of Top Master in the National tourneys. We welcomed 94-year-old George Robinson and National Director Wayne Lockheart from Toledo, Ohio, and a delegation from Detroit of Lowe, Ed Danzy, and Ed Williams. Robinson had played in South Bend 10 years ago, and the others competed here for the first time.
Chicagoans Ernest "Rome" Lee and Andrew "Twin" Young dominated Division II, tying for first with 27 points each out of a maximum possible 36. Rod Polk and Stoney Burke, both of Chicago, and Willie Coleman, Gary, Ind., tied for third prize with 19 each.
Updated numerical ratings will be announced later. First-time players in South Bend are indicated on the chart with TM for Top Master, JM for Junior Master, and BR for Blue Ribbon in place of ratings.
13TH ANNUAL SOUTH BEND POOL CHECKER TOURNAMENT
Nov. 5-6, 2011 South Bend, Indiana
Division I
1. Clorius Lay IN 2100 32 1st prize $150
2. Charles Thompson IL 2156 29 2nd prize $60
3. Eugene Hampton IN 2063 28 tie 3rd prize $20
4. Don Lowe MI (TM) 28 tie 3rd prize $20
5. George Robinson OH 2266 27
6. Wayne Lockheart OH (JM) 25
7. Edward Danzy MI (TM) 22
8. Fred D. Shurn IL 1885 21
9. Johnnie Coleman MD 1875 20
10. Therman Earnest IL 1952 16
11. Larry Sealy OH 1783 9
12. Arthur Bell IN 1926 7
Division II
1. Ernest Lee IL 1723 27 tie 1st-2nd prize $70
2. Andrew Young IL 1724 27 tie 1st-2nd prize $70
3. Rod Polk IL (BR) 19 tie 3rd prize $8.33
4. Stoney Burke IL 1584 19 tie 3rd prize $8.33
5. Willie Coleman IN 1748 19 tie 3rd prize $8.33
6. Ed Williams MI (BR) 18
7. Stanley Polk IL (BR) 17
8. Lester Goss IL (BR) 14
9. Herman Joiner IL 1649 13
10. Roger Blaine IN 1483 7
COLEMAN SWEEPS BIG-BOARD TOURNEY!
Johnnie Coleman, Upper Marlboro, Maryland, completely swept the 4-player field in International Checkers on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011, in South Bend, Indiana, scoring a perfect 12 out of 12 in the double round robin. Coleman, who has played the game since he was 4 years old, was recently released from a nursing home and in spite of his health conditions made the 700-mile trip with family members. Arthur Bell, South Bend, took second place with 5.
1. Johnnie Coleman MD 1976 12 1st prize $70
2. Arthur Bell IN 1756 5 2nd prize $25
3. Roger Blaine IN 1580 4
4. Peter Kuhr IN 1510 3
SOUTH BEND INTERNATIONAL CHECKER RATINGS NOVEMBER 2011
Ratings from the 13th Annual International (Big-Board) Checker Festival in South
Bend, Indiana.
Johnnie Coleman won the event--undefeated, untied, and unscored upon--and gained
22 points in his rating.
Capital letters indicate players in this year's tournament. + indicates deceased
players.
| Igor Rybakov |
2412 |
| Orlando Williams |
2129 |
| Roy Lipscomb + |
2120 |
| Len Edwards + |
2104 |
| JOHNNIE COLEMAN |
1998 |
| Charles Thompson |
1966 |
| Rev. Bill Moore + |
1795 |
| ARTHUR BELL |
1724 |
| Ramon Dionisio |
1686 |
| Donell Guy |
1684 |
| Vern Cloud |
1641 |
| Lozie Goolsby |
1619 |
| ROGER BLAINE |
1584 |
| Neil Wenberg |
1583 |
| PETER KUHR |
1515 |
| Roberto Ernest |
1508 |
| Larry Sealy |
1504 |
| David Rockwell |
1481 |
| Rob Adams |
1476 |
| Jeff Stutzman |
1397 |
| Phillip Joechle |
1394 |
| Steve Mar |
1359 |
| Madi Eberle |
1272 |
2011 GLCC Great Lakes International Checker Conference
FEUERSTEIN SWEEPS ALL OPPOSITION IN GLICC TOURNAMENT!
Andy Feuerstein, of Bat Yam, Israel, won all 10 of his games in the Great Lakes
International Checkers Conference Tournament no. 26, held in July-November 2011
on ItsYourTurn.com. Frequent winner Jesse Furry, Delaware, was second with 9 out
of 10, and Vern Cloud, Michigan, was right behind with 8 wins.
The Great Lakes International Checkers Conference was started in 2003 by a group
of Midwestern lovers of the 100-square game, using ItsYourTurn.com, and is now
in its 27th tournament. It has expanded beyond its original region and now
includes players in several countries.
GREAT LAKES INTERNATIONAL CHECKER CONFERENCE
Tournament no. 26 -- July-Nov. 2011 -- Final Standings
DAVID DOWNS TONY IN FINAL GAME!
------name-----------W---L---D----Pts.
Andy Feuerstein----10---0---0----20
Jesse Furry----------9---1---0----18
Vern Cloud----------8---2---0----16
Neil Wenberg-------5---3---2----12
Gary Kehn----------4---5---1-----9
Roger Blaine--------4---5---1-----9
Tony Boyle----------4---6---0-----8
David Rockwell-----3---5---2-----8
Frankie Gray--------3---7---0-----6
Trini Martinez-------1---7---2-----4
Matt Howard-------0--10---0-----0
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GREAT LAKES INTERNATIONAL CHECKERS CONFERENCE
New ratings after Tournament no. 26
Congratulations again to Andy Feuerstein, our winner with a perfect score,
although Jesse "Flipper Cowboy" Furry kept a higher rating based on his earlier
tournaments. Vern Cloud had the best rating improvement with a gain of 48
points.
Jesse Furry---------DE---2013----(+39)
Andy Feuerstein---ISR---1975----(new)
Vern Cloud---------MI----1819----(+48)
Tony Boyle---------ENG--1715----(-76)
Neil Wenberg------PA----1710----(+16)
Gary Kehn----------MI----1709----(-65)
Roger Blaine-------IN----1573----(+7)
David Rockwell-----IL----1522----(+5)
Frankie Gray--------IL---1387----(+17)
Trini Martinez------TX---1163----(+28)
Matt Howard-------GER--1121----(-39)
Not competing in Tournament 26, ratings remain the same: Roberto Ernest 1685,
Art Smit 1437, Jeff Stutzman 1392, Dave "Noah" Mattern 1174.
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GREAT LAKES INTERNATIONAL CHECKER CONFERENCE
Tournament no. 27 -- Standings as of Nov. 26, 2011
FRANKIE NIXES NOAH!
-----name------------rating---W---L---D----Pts.
Vern Cloud-----------1819---4---0---0-----8
Neil Wenberg---------1710---2---0---0-----4
Frankie Gray----------1378---2---2---0-----4
Gary Kehn------------1709---1---0---0-----2
Trini Martinez---------1163---1---3---0-----2
Art Smit---------------1437---0---3---0-----0
Dave Mattern "Noah"-1174---0---2---0-----0
Jesse Furry 2013, Roger Blaine 1573, Woodrow Hedd (unrated) - no games finished
yet.