Master Davis Whaley Wins The Halloween Open!

Davis Whaley (Left) beat Chris Bush in Round Two!

 

Davis Whaley won first place in The Halloween Open with a score of 4-0!

 

Chris Bush and Johnny Owens tied for 2nd with 2.5-1.5 and new-comer Richard Williams won the Under 1400/ Unrated prize money!!

 

The rated crosstable can be viewed here:



The Halloween Chess Open Is Set For Next Saturday!!

The Halloween Chess Open will be held on October 26th at the Family Buffet in Elizabethtown!
A copy of the flyer can be viewed here:

Last year we held the Harvest Festival in October which was won by Chris Bush with a score of 4-0 and John M. Marcsik was second with a score of 3-1.

Johnny Owens Wins The ECC October Monthly Swiss!

Bob Kilmer, Rudy McKinney and Johnny Owens did battle tonight at the Elizabethtown Chess Club Monthly Swiss.  Last month only Johnny and Sal played in the monthly swiss. Sal recently had a fall and was too sore to make it this month. In the end, Johnny came out the victor.

The crosstable of the rated event can be found here:

Death of a Chess Club

I It would appear that the Club has finally ran it's course and has died a slow and agonizing death. Acute apathy and natural causes should be listed as the cause of death. Acute apathy - We just couldn't sustain a nuclius of "hard core" chess players. Players who want to play chess more than anything else. Slowly but surely our ranks dwindled without a stream of new players to breach the gap. Natural causes - Manditory overtime, illness, moving away from the area, family commitments, marriage, and simular valid reasons has depleted the ranks. I have recently fallen into the ranks of those with family problems; my wife was hospitalized for 3 days in August, 17 days in September, and 4 days (so far) in October. I am now a full time care giver. Fortunately for me I have found a way to get my "chess fix" until I am able to attend meetings again. For those who want to play, I recommend contacting "members" on the Club Contact List. Call me, text, or e-mail me if you need a Contact List.

Chris Bush Wins The E-Town Senior Open!

We had four players participate in this year's Senior Open. Chris Bush won the event with a perfect score of 3-0! David Nunn took second place with a score of 2-1.

The crosstable can be viewed here: