2015 Mid-Ohio Checker Meet

2015 (10th Annual) Mid-Ohio Checker Meet
Friday & Saturday, August 21^st and August 22^nd 2015
(Usually Scheduled on third Friday & Saturday of August)

The Annual Mid-Ohio Checker Meet will be held at Crist & Rosanna Miller's home at 10250 S. Kansas Road, Fredericksburg, Ohio 44627 (map). Friday & Saturday, August 21^st and August 22^nd. Registration opens at 12:00 pm, we will begin at 1:00 pm the evening of the 21^st and continuing into Saturday. The time was move up so a planned cook out could supplement the tournament. This year we play 3-Move, we switch every other year between GAYP and 3-Move Restriction. We will play 8 total rounds of Swiss (1 1/2 hours per 2 game rounds) as 4 rounds Friday and 4 rounds Saturday with play starting at 8:00am on Saturday. Snacks & drinks provided, with free breakfast and lunch on Saturday. For more information, contact Crist Miller, coordinator at 330-231-5034 or 330-359-7877. We will play in the large building on the right side of Crist & Rosanna Miller's home. Tournament entry fee is $20.00, and any donations are appreciated to help defray expenses. All funds over tournament and food expense will be contributed to the Ohio Crippled Children's Fund. In previous years the top prize has been handmade furniture. (wall clock, table, stool, etc.) This year a laser engraved clock will be awarded to the winner of the meet. Here is Crist Miller's August 3, 2015 invitation letter and his 2015 Tournament Flyer that was mailed out shortly after last year's meet. Notes: Expect a good Amish/Mennonite participation and some with master talent. The playing facility has a shower (bring your own towels), a kitchen with a fridge & microwave, and plenty of concrete/carpeted floor space for players who want to camp out or bring air mattresses. We have extra air mattresses and plenty of private space to pitch a tent. The nearest hotels are in Orrville (about 15 miles / 25 minutes north) which has at least 8 and, Wooster (about 16 miles / 26 minutes northwest) and has at least 12 hotels or motels. Also Crist indicated that, "There are players from the local area who would be happy to be the host to an overnight guest as well, just ask and let it be known. "Dalton is about the same distance but no hotel. Travel Time: Greensboro, NC to Fredericksburg, OH 450 miles / 8hrs

RESULTS

Congratulations, Clint!
1st place winner

(Official Cross-Table Results)
Single Division 3-Move | Eight 2 game rounds of Modified Swiss with no repairing
45 minutes per game / 1 ½ Hours per 2 Game Rounds - playing 4 Rounds Friday & 4 Rounds Saturday

2015 3-Move Mid-Ohio Single Division By Rd, 2Gm

(8rd Swiss)

ACF Member

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after

Finish

Name

City, State
Subscription
ACF#

Rate

Rate

Op

Rd1

Rd2

Rd3

Rd4

Rd5

Rd6

Rd7

Rd8

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Comments

1 Clint Olsen Kitchener, Ontario
10281 2215
2204
9 ByeT3 8T4 6T3 3T3 4T2 10T4 12T4 2T4 27 1st Place Winner received an engraved wall clock

2 Abe Keim Newcomerstown, OH 12528 1719 1858
3

12T2

10T4
1T4 9T1 6T3 4T2 13T4 5T3 23

3 Laverne Wray York, PA 12516 1980 1986
4

10T2

2T4
12T3 6T2 9T2 3T2 1T4 13T3
22

4 Ike King Holtwood, PA
12651

1805
1848 10 4T2 3T0 7T4 2T4 12T4 9T0 6T4 1T1 19

5 Teal Stanley Greensboro, NC B Life
10107

2001
1904 12 3T2 7T4 4T1 13T3 10T0 5T4 9T0 6T2 16

6 Joe Weaver Dundee, OH
B 6/16
12535 1817 1807
6

5T4

1T3
9T1 4T2 3T1 13T2 10T0 12T2
15

142

3-way tie for 6th Place on game points

7
Lloyd Auker

Manheim, PA

12652

1756
1736
1

11T4

6T1
3T0 5T2
13T2

2T3
4T0 10T3
15

117

8 Neil Wenberg Fargo, ND E 2/16
10126

1671
1677
2

7T3

4T0
8T4 10T0 ByeT3 1T1 5T4 9T0
15

108

9 Crist Miller Fredericksburg, OH
12530

1667
1682 13 8T1 5T3 11T4 12T1 1T2 6T2 3T0 4T1 14

10 Harley Hochstetler
Sugarcreek, OH
P 9/16
12531

1574
1526
5

6T0

13T1
ByeT3 1T2 7T1 12T0 2T0 3T1
8

11 John Troyer Millersburg, OH
12533

1672
1664 8 13T3 9T0 2T0 11T4 wd wd wd wd 7

12
JR Smith

Greensboro, NC
B Life
10098

1506
1512
7

2T1

12T0
10T0 ByeT3 5T3 wd wd wd
7

13 Mose P. Miller Fredericksburg, OH
12536 1433 1400 11 1T0 ByeT3 13T0 8T0 wd wd wd wd 3

Congratulations! to Clint Olsen from Kitchener Ontario, Canada as the winner of the 2015 (10th Annual) Mid-Ohio Open Checker Meet, and for his outstanding performance he was presented a handcrafted wooden engraved wall-clock created for the occasion.
Congratulations! to Abe Keim who has vastly improved as a Master Player and took 2nd place.
Crist had the playing room set up with plenty of tables & chairs, with boards & checkers provided on each. He also had a packet printed to record your games and keep up with everything.
Crist Miller has a 3-move deck which the referee has one of the opponents draw which determines the color and opening you play.
Prior to our 1:00 PM start time, Crist Miller, director of the 2015 Annual Mid-Ohio Checker Meet, opened our pre-tournament meeting with a moment of silent prayer and then warmly welcomed 13 checker enthusiast from 4 different states and Canada. Crist Miller covered the playing rules, tournament schedule, and discussed what amenities and lodging was available.
We appreciate Crist and Rosanna Miller for opening their home and hosting the 10th Annual Mid-Ohio Checker Meet and providing our playing facility. They did an exceptional job of planning, organizing, and sponsoring this checker meet. Mrs. Miller kept us supplied in treats, snack, coffee, water, and drinks through the tournament. Players could relax and help themselves to the refrigerator and ice chest anytime during our stay.
Rosanna is a wonderful hostess. She prepared Friday's lunch, dinner, and Saturday's breakfast and lunch. The food (delicious garden fresh sweet corn! & beef salami, meat loaf, and potato casserole!) and the hospitality was much more than expected. This was a most enjoyable weekend checker tournament with wonderful fellowship, delicious food, and top level checker competition right in the heart of Amish country. You will have to attend next year's meet to know what we are talking about!
"T" separates player's opponent from player's round game points: Draw is 1, Win is 2 points, Bye is 3, and Forfeit is 4.
Before and After Ratings are the results of a player's rating before this tournament and after it was recalculated from this score-sheet by ACF rating processor. | icheckers ratings
Neil Wenberg had many of his checker books for sale.
The $20 entry fee covered all tournament and food expenses, with left over proceeds going to the Ohio Crippled Children's Fund. There was also a "tip the cook bucket."
The Annual Mid-Ohio Checker Meet alternates between “GAYP” and “3-Move” every other year, so it will be “GAYP” in 2016.
Everyone was invited to enjoy the campfire party planned for Friday evening after the 4th round for some music, singing, and the evening stars. Lloyd Auker a gifted vocalist and accordionist entertained us with Amish folk, hymnals, and classic gospel songs. Abe Keim assisted Lloyd in the evening entertainment by some great yodeling. John Miller, Crist's brother had the fire blazing when we arrived. The crackling fire, glowing embers, flying sparks is a delightful and pleasant way to relax with friends. In addition to the log fire, John had a hollow log he placed over the campfire which added a display of flame and sparks. John is creative in making a fire produce extra magic display of colors of light as it burned like a chimney with flames and sparks shooting out the top. You could really feel the heat and see the embers inside as it burned. This was different than the vertical log he used last year.
Crist Miller mailed out 2016 Mid-Ohio Invitation Letter, 2015 Mid-Ohio Player List, 2015 Mid-Ohio Score-Sheet, and Dave Beachy's 2016 Sarasota Checker Meet Announcement.
Again, “A-Big-Thank-You” to Crist & Rosanna Miller for planning, organizing, & directing a Great Checker Meet.