Tennessee State Open

[JR Smith]

The 2014 Tennessee State Open Checker Tournament will be held on (Friday thru Sunday) March 7 - 9, 2014, at the Days Inn in Lebanon, TN 37087.
The inn is located on Highway 231 (822 Cumberland Street) near I-40 (take exit 238 north off I-40).
This year the tournament will be held in memory of Leonard Hickman. We anticipate a generous prize fund in the $5-$6,000 range.
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 on Friday, followed by a business meeting at 3 PM. Play will start immediately following the business meeting 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 at Checker Player's 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. Submitted by Frank Davis.
View the NCCA link announcing this Tournament http://www.nccheckers.org/NCCA/2014%20T ... cement.htm

[Alex_Moiseyev]

It looks like this year I should have everything at high quality in Lebanon: I will drive with Mark Sokolovsky (high quality friend) in his new 2012 car (high quality car) and stay in Ramada Hotel (high quality hotel across Days Inn) with John Acker (high quality gentleman). Mark choose to stay in Days Inn.

Me and Mark are leaving soon and plan to be in Lebanon before 11 PM local time.

Prices this year in TN State 2014 also prove to be high quality !

See you all there, folks !

AN

[JR Smith]

TN Open Minors:
1.Trey Stanley & Grover Minor Co-Champions 23 points
3.Bobby Rice 21 points
4.Vonda Jones 17 points (Highest Tennessee Minors Player)
5.JR Smith & Ted Williamson tied for 5th Place with 15 points
6 Ali Davis 5 points (1st tournament 12 year old girl)

[Alex_Moiseyev]

Masters:

1. A. Moiseyev 24
2. J. Webster 20
3-5. L. Keen 18
3-5. J. Morrison 18
3-5. T. Stanley 18
6-7. M. Holmes 17
6-7. A. Tucker 17
8. A. Bishop 16
9. H. Kelley 15
10-11. N. Boatman 14
10-11. F. Davis 14
12. M. Sokolovsky 13
13. B. Gerringer 12
14. L. Steelman 8

There were two important announcements at tournament:

1) John Acker made an official statement that he runs for ACF President Position & I ran for ACF Player Representative position next year. In his speach John concentrated on 4 issues: membership, financies, communications and online checkers. I didn't have a special speech and just confirmed generally that we have a lack of leadership and need changes.

2) Michael Holmes ran a voting among players what system we should use in Nationals this year.

I was curious - what happened with official ACF voting via ACFB. It seems like Michael or ACF cancelled it, ignore or just forgot.

Many thanks to Frank and Mary for running event with the highest quality as usual ! Pizza was awesome and my hair cut got enough attention and appreciations.

Respectfully,

Alex Moiseyev

[Irma Sierra]

Only 20 players?....when I went the first time we were:
21 MINORS
12 MAJORS
23 MASTERS

Very sad in these days there are so few...

[Alex_Moiseyev]

Only 20 players?

I think 40 or 42 in 3 Divisions. Less than 56 but more than 20. Not much new players, perhaps none this year except two nice small girls, both around 8-9 years old.

[Michael Holmes]

I noticed alex moiseyev has not concentrated on his or acker's lack of integrity as he generally agreed that there is a current lack of leadership.
I am curious how long players will allow you to be rude to them just because you can play good checkers. I am looking forward to continuing to address everything that you and acker say that is not true.

[Alex_Moiseyev]

lack of leadership.

"Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help or concluded you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership."

Colin Powell