2009 WV State Championship
Date:2009.09.05
Rounds:6 rounds
Players:28
Winner:Ben Good, John Roush
Crosstable:Crosstable
Games:View Games
Details:
28 players attended the 71st edition of the WV State Championship. The tournament was held in Bridgeport at the Benedum Civic Center. The last appearance in the Harrison County area was in the 80s when it was held in conjunction with the Italian Heritage Festival in Clarksburg.

The most exciting top games were Roush-Saville in round 4 where Roush held with two pawns for a piece, Good's win over Saville in round 6, and Roush's win over Griffith also in round 6.

The scores at the top stayed tight throughout. Roush had a 1/2 point lead at one point, but there was a four-way tie for first going into the last round. Good and Roush won while Wassell drew, leaving Good and Roush on top at 5.

1st-2nd: Ben Good, John Roush 5
U1900 1st: Sid Parhi 4.5
U1900 2nd: Mike Felton 4.0
U1600 1st: Terry S Wassell 4.5
U1600 2nd: Ben Cowley 4.0
U1300 1st-2nd: Matt Richardson, Lewis Sanders 3.0
Junior trophy: Sid Parhi
Junior cash prize: Robert V Greer, Chris Greer, Joe Greer 1.5


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