The 11-Man Ballot National will take place February 17-19 in Greensboro, NC.The 2012 National 3-move Tournament is scheduled for July 30-August 4 in Lebanon, TN. This bid was awarded to Frank & Mary Davis.Joe Moore has assumed role of ACF ratings processor. ACF ratings appear here at http://icheckers.net/ratings/ Updated WCDF ratings are anticipated by the end of January.
Richard Beckwith,ACF Player Rep
The WCDF are now seeking bids from affiliated organisations for the hosting of the following three events for 2012: World GAYP Championship Match 2012Ron King (Barbados) Vs Sergio Scarpetta (Italy)World GAYP Women’s Championship Match 2012Amangul Berdiyeva (Turkmenistan) Vs Erika Rosso (Italy)World Qualification Tournament (3 Move) 2012All organisations should indicate prior to 1st December 2011 if they are intending to make a bid to host any of these events, with the final bid being received prior to 22nd February 2012. There is no specific information available regarding the venue and details for the forthcoming 2nd World Mind Sports Games scheduled to be held next August 2012. The WCDF have an agreement with the FMJD that we (Checkers) will receive 20% of the available places allocated to draughts.
The GAYP World Qualifying Tournament, Oct. 19-22, was won by Sergio Scarpetta of Italy. He has earned the right to challenge Ron King of Barbados for the GAYP world title in 2012. The tournament was held at the Nyala Hotel in San Remo, Italy. Runner-up was Lubabalo Kondlo (South Africa), who edged Jack Francis (Barbados) on tiebreaker points. Jim Morrison of USA was 4th. The Italians swept the other divisions, with Erika Rosso winning the ladies division, and Alessio Scaggiante becoming youth champion. For more coverage and standings, see: http://www.cdadamello.com/public/tornei/2011/GAYP_WCT/index.htmlThe Qualifying Tournament was preceded by the two-day GAYP, inaugural San Remo Open Tournament, Oct. 17 & 18. This opening event had co-champions of Richard Beckwith (USA) and Ron King (Barbados), with Sergio Scarpetta taking third.
Bids for the 2012 Three-move National Tournament will be accepted through December 31, 2011. Please enclose a synopsis that includes hotel accommodations and rates, dates (usually a 5-6 day event), amount of bid, airport information, etc. to Alan Millhone, PO Box 1 Belpre, OH 45714, or by e-mail (millhone@wirefire.com). A bid “checklist” form is available upon request.
For the fourth consecutive year, a Cleveland-area world title match went down to the last game. Alex Moiseyev (Dublin, Ohio) retained his three-move world title over Michele Borghetti (Livorno, Italy) by a score of 7-6 with 27 draws. Alex clinched a match tie with a draw in Game 39, and drew Game 40 for a one-game match victory.
Amangul Berdiyeva successfully defended her Ladies 3-Move world title over Hurmagul Toyeva by a score of 9-1 with three draws. The WCDF-supported match was held in Balkanabat, Turkmenistan and was scheduled for 20 games on August 3-7, but the match ended early. Both participants reside in Turkmenistan.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/USA-Checkers/207619882617061John Acker has been updating the ACF Facebook page with pictures and news of the currently ongoing blitz tournament. Â The same will be done for the National Tournament starting tomorrow.
