WVCA News
2010.06.17 -- The announcements for the 2010 State Championship and State Junior Championship have been posted to the Upcoming Events page.
2010.05.26 -- As you may know, Caleb Aites was the winner of the 2010 WV Action Championship tournament with a score of 6-1. However, he did not have a WVCA membership at the time of the event (he has since paid his dues). After a long debate, the Board of Directors voted 4-1 to give the title to Caleb. We will work during the next business meeting to fix the language of our constitution/bylaws regarding the requirement for membership in order to win a state title.
2010.04.17 -- Congratulations to Lewis "Plays Like a Computer" Sanders, the 2010 WVCA Action Champion. Lewis Sanders finished with 5.5/7, including wins over previous champions Ben Good and John Roush. Caleb Aites won the first place prize money at 6-1, but was ineligible for the title as a non-member of WVCA.
*UPDATE* Caleb Aites has been awarded the title by the Board of Directors after having paid his membership.
2010.03.04 -- The WVU Chess Club has been added to the club directory.
2009.12.31 -- The WVCA is saddened to hear of the passing of Dr. Bernard Kiernan. Dr. Kiernan was a history professor at Concord University, a former WVCA president, and played in many southern WV events. His obituary can be read here.
2009.12.14 -- The KVSCL is set to begin the next season of competition on January 23. Please see the flyer here and be sure to check out the WV Scholastic Chess Association web site at wvsca.com.
2009.11.06 -- Renewing a proud legacy, the West Virginia University Chess Club will kick off its first meeting this Monday, November 9 at 6:00 p.m. in the Mountainlair food court. All are welcome to participate. Experienced or novice, stop by for a game around the 64 squares! Contact Phil DiSalvo at wvuchess@gmail.com to learn more!
2009.11.06 -- The WVU Russian club is sponsoring a charity chess tournament on November 18 at the Mountainlair. See the Morgantown Chess Club website for more details.
2009.10.01 -- The 2008-2009 Grand Prix final standings have been posted. By a margin of less than 2 points over David Hines, Ben Good repeats as Grand Prix winner. We've had a great turnout for WV tournaments over the last year and we hope this trend will continue!
2009.09.28 -- Games from the state championship have been added to the database. Thanks to everyone for turning in your scores; I have all but a handful of games from the tournament.
2009.09.20 -- The complete run of WVCA bulletins known to be in existence has been added to the website. You can find them under the history section on the left. I'll be working on the page format in the near future to make it more user-friendly. Thanks to Joe Barker for all of the leg work in tracking these downs.
2009.09.07 -- John Roush and Ben Good are the 2009 State Champions. Ben won over Dave Saville while John won over Donald Griffith in round 6. Terry Wassell was also tied for the lead but only managed a draw with Dave Hines in the last round to finish with 4.5. Sid Parhi also finished with 4.5 and is the junior champ.
2009.09.06 -- Four rounds are complete in the state championship. John Roush, Ben Good, and Dave Hines lead with 3.5. Dave Saville, Terry S Wassell, and Markle Butcher are close behind at 3. Good-Roush on board 1 in the morning.
2009.09.05 -- We have 28 players at the state championship, which started today. After 2 rounds, Marvin (Joe) Barker, John Roush, Dave Hines, and Ben Good have 2 points.
2009.09.04 -- The WV State Championship starts tomorrow! We're looking forward to a good turnout and good competition. Good luck to all of the participants. I will post updates on the site throughout the weekend.