2022 Three-Move Qualifier, Tulsa, Oklahoma

[jimloy]

Players:

Alex Moiseyev (USA)
Richard Beckwith (USA)
Vadym Lapin (Ukraine)
Alex Holmes (USA)
Matteo Bernini (Italy)
Lubabalo Konklo (RSA)

Apparently, this will be a single round-robin (5 rounds). The Women and Youth will have a sixth round.

[John Acker]

Strong competition, but it's unfortunate that the turnout was so low. I understand that some of the African players had visa problems.

[jimloy]

After two rounds:

Alex Moiseyev (USA) 5
Matteo Bernini (Italy) 5
Lubabalo Konklo (RSA) 4
Alex Holmes (USA) 4
Richard Beckwith (USA) 3
Vadym Lapin (Ukraine) 3

No-shows that I know of: R. King, J. Francis, J. Morrison, M. Holmes, J. Moore
I don't know who is playing in the Youth and Ladies tournament.

[jimloy]

Three rounds:

Alex Moiseyev (USA) 8
Matteo Bernini (Italy) 7
Lubabalo Konklo (RSA) 6
Alex Holmes (USA) 5
Richard Beckwith (USA) 5
Vadym Lapin (Ukraine) 5

Ladies, four rounds:

Tetiana Zaitseva (Ukraine) 12
Sofia Pandolfo (Italy) 8
Kim Willis (USA) 4
Olena Zaitseva (Ukraine) 0

Youth, six rounds:

D. Tamborin (Italy) 23
M. Staroverov (Ukraine) 17
D. Staroverov (Ukraine) 8

[jimloy]

Four rounds:
Alex Moiseyev (USA) 10
Matteo Bernini (Italy) 9
Lubabalo Konklo (RSA) 8
Richard Beckwith (USA) 7
Alex Holmes (USA) 7
Vadym Lapin (Ukraine) 7

Ladies, four rounds:
Tetiana Zaitseva (Ukraine) 12
Sofia Pandolfo (Italy) 8
Kim Willis (USA) 4
Olena Zaitseva (Ukraine) 0

Youth final, six rounds:
D. Tamborin (Italy) 23
M. Staroverov (Ukraine) 17 (age 12 champ)
D. Staroverov (Ukraine) 8 (age 8 champ)

[jimloy]

Final scores from Rich Beckwith:

WCDF 3-Move World Qualifier, Mariott Courtyard Tulsa Central, April 20-22, 2022.

Pos. Name Points S-B Prize ($)
1 Alex Moiseyev (USA) 13 1600
2 Matteo Bernini (ITA) 12 1000
3 Alex Holmes (USA) 10 600
4 Lubabalo Kondlo (RSA) 9 400
5 Vadym Lapin (UKR) 8 82 250
6 Richard Beckwith (USA) 8 81 250
Men played round-robin

WCDF 3-Move Woman World Championship, Mariott Courtyard Tulsa Central, April 20-22, 2022.

Pos. Name Points Prize ($)
1 Tetiana Zaitseva (UKR) 21 1200
2 Sofia Pandolfo (ITA) 14 825
3 Kim Willis (USA) 11 500
4 Olena Zaitseva (UKR) 2 200
Women played double round-robin

WCDF 3-Move Youth World Championship, Mariott Courtyard Tulsa Central, April 20-21, 2022.

Pos. Name Age Points Prize ($)
1 Davide Tamborin (ITA) 19 23 500
2 Maksym Staroverov (UKR) 11 17 200
3 Dmytro Staroverov (UKR) 8 8 50
Youth played double round-robin (with a bye)

Special thanks to Joe McDaniel for $4500 bid. Other donations
received by G. Hay ($72), R. Ford ($4), G. Manghisi ($1)
Total prize fund (with $3000 WCDF funds) = $7575.
Referees were Richard Beckwith and Charles Walker

[George Hay]

Congratulations to Alex Moiseyev on winning the Three-Move Qualifier, earning the right to challenge WCDF World Champion Sergio Scarpetta. Congratulations to Matteo Bernini for 2nd place, and congratulations to Alex Holmes scoring 3rd place with double digit points.

Congratulations to Tetiana Zaitseva for retaining her Women's Three-Move World Championship, (and Tetiana is also the Women's GAYP Checkers World Champion). Congratulations to Sofia Pandolfo for 2nd place, and congratulations to Kim Willis for 3rd place.

Congratulations to Youth Champion D. Tamborin.
Congratulations to Youth Champion (age 12 champ) M. Staroverov.
Congratulations to Youth Champion (age 8 champ) D. Staroverov.

....And special thanx to Joe McDaniel for hosting this fine event in Tulsa Oklahoma, USA.

--George Hay

[jimloy]

I uploaded the games to:
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