WVCA News
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.
2009.06.20 -- The details for the state championship have been added to the upcoming events list. We hope to see everyone this Labor Day in Bridgeport! Remember to reserve your rooms early because of the Italian Heritage Festival and first WVU home game!
2009.06.07 -- The standings for the 2008-2009 Grand Prix have been updated.
2009.05.31 -- The 2009 State Championship tournament will be held in Bridgeport over Labor Day weekend (Sept 5-7). The full announcement will be posted soon. Keep in mind that this is usually a very busy weekend in the area due to the Italian Festival in Clarksburg and the first WVU home football game in Morgantown. So reserve your rooms early!
2009.05.06 -- The Mid-Ohio Valley Club has started a new website. Check it out here.