TIMELINE 2010-

2/20-21 KILDARE OPEN DRAUGHTS TOURNAMENT at NAAS.

MASTERS- SHANE McCOSKER, SENIORS- BERNARD COLL, INTERMEDIATE- BRENDA DAVIS.

3/5-7 TENNESSEE STATE 3-MOVE OPEN TOURNAMENT at LEBANON.

ALEX MOISEYEV WINS TOURNEY, LARRY KEEN WINS STATE TITLE.

MAJORS- WAYNE GOBER, MINORS- JIMMY RELIFORD.

APR. ENGLISH MATCHPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP 3-MOVE.

BRIAN LUCAS VS. TONY BOYLE 7-5-4 DRAWS at NOTTINGHAM.

LUCAS RETAINS TITLE.

4/6-8 NORTHERN IRELAND OPEN 3-MOVE CHAMPIONSHIP

TOURNAMENT at MOORTOWN, CO TYRONE.

MASTERS- MYLES HANNIGAN, SENIORS- SEAN McKENNA.

4/10-11 105TH ILLINOIS STATE CHECKER TOURNAMENT

at MARION.

MASTERS-LARRY KEEN, MAJORS- FLAVIOUS BURGESS. RAY DIONISIO RETAINS STATE TITLE.

4/17-18 MISSOURI STATE 3-MOVE OPEN at WINDSOR.

LARRY POLLARD WINS TOURNEY, GEORGE COOK WINS STATE TITLE FOR THE FIFTH TIME.

4/24 GREENSBORO OPEN CHECKER TOURNAMENT

at GREENSBORO, NC.

TIM LAVERTY WINS TOURNEY.

4/24-25 DANISH OPEN 3 - MOVE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at COPENHAGEN.

WINNER - BILL DOBBINS,

2nd EQUAL - PATRICIA BREEN and DANNY OLIPHANT.

5/7 WEST TENNESSEE STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL CHECKER TOURNAMENT at HUMBOLT.

MASTERS- ALEX MOISEYEV, MAJORS- MIKE CHOATE.

5/14-15 NORTH CAROLINA OPEN TOURNAMENT at SILER CITY.

ALEX MOISEYEV WINS MASTER TOURNEY. JOE McCLELLAN WINS MAJOR TOURNEY. TIM LAVERTY WINS STATE TITLE.

5/22 NEBRASKA CHECKERS ASSOCIATION 3-MOVE TOURNAMENT at OMOHA.

RAY DIONISIO WINS TOURNEY. CALVIN LATHAN WINS STATE TITLE.

5/ 22-23 GERMAN OPEN 3-MOVE TOURNAMENT

at KORBACH.

MEN- IGOR MARTYNOV, WOMEN- IRENE PAETZOLD,

YOUTH- MAXIMILIAN FESE.

6/5 ACF DISTRICT 1 AND NEW ENGLAND STATES TOURNAMENT (GAYP) at DOVER, MA.

STEVE KELLY WINS DISTRICT 1 AND MASSACHUSETTS STATE TITLE.

6/11-12 ACF DISTRICT 8 AND TEXAS STATE TOURNAMENT at McKINNEY, TX.

WAYNE GOBER RETAINS DISTRICT 8 AND OKLAHOMA STATE TITLES. ED KING RETAINS TEXAS STATE TITLE.

6/12 BURLINGTON (NORTH CAROLINA) 11-MAN BALLOT OPEN TOURNAMENT.

TEAL STANLEY WINS TITLE.

6/12-13 ACF DISTRICT 3 AND PENNSYLVANIA STATE TOURNAMENT at GROVE CITY, PA. THE "TONY KOZENSKI" MEMORIAL.

RICHARD BECKWITH WINS TOURNEY. LAVERNE WRAY RETAINS ACF DISTRICT 3 AND PA. STATE TITLES.

6/19 MISSOURI FREESTYLE (GYAP) OPEN at ST. JOSEPH.

WILMA WOLVERTON WINS TITLE.

7/9-11 SOUTHERN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at LEBANON,TN.

ALEX MOISEYEV WINS MASTER TOURNEY. TREY STANLEY WINS MINOR TOURNEY.

7/19-23 39th BRITISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP at INVERNESS, SCOTLAND.

SHANE McCOSKER WINS TITLE.

8/1-5 47th US NATIONAL TOURNAMENT (3-MOVE) AT SPRINGFIELD, IL.

ALEX MOISEYEV, THE CURRENT WORLD CHAMPION, RETAINS THE TITLE OF AMERICAN TOURNAMENT CHAMPION, BECOMING THE FIRST PLAYER TO REPEAT AS AMERICAN (3-MOVE) TOURNAMENT CHAMPION SINCE MARION TINSLEY IN 1954 AND 1956. TEAL STANLEY WINS MAJOR TOURNEY. NICK ADDANTE WINS MINOR TOURNEY.

8/27-28 ACF DISTRICT 6 AND INDIANA STATE TOURNAMENT at SHIPSHEWANA, IN.

ALEX MOISEYEV WINS TOURNEY AND DISTRICT 6 TITLE. CLYDE McFARLAND WINS STATE TITLE.

8/28 CONNECTICUTT STATE FREESTYLE (GAYP) TOURNAMENT at MOODUS, CT.

JOE MARGOLIN WINS TOURNEY WITHOUT THE LOSS OF A GAME. BILL COX WINS STATE TITLE.

9/10-11 20 GAME 3-MOVE SUBSCRIPTION MATCH.

BRUCE MORRISON VS. JOHN HERBERGER 5-4-11 DRAWS at AKRON, NY.

9/11 NEBRASKA FREESTYLE OPEN TOURNAMENT at OMAHA.

JIM ALBIN WINS TITLE.

9/11-12 OHIO STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at MEDINA. THE "LOUIS COWIE TOURNAMENT".

ALEX MOISEYEV RETAINS TITLE.

9/17-18 VIRGINIA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP OPEN TOURNAMENT at BEDFORD.

JOHN WEBSTER WINS TOURNEY. BILL SALOT RETAINS STATE TITLE.

9/18 ACF DISTRICT 7 (3-MOVE) TOURNAMENT at ST. JOSEPH, MO.

C.W. NUSS WINS TOURNEY. GEORGE STALLSWORTH WINS DISTRICT 7 TITLE.

9/18-19 WELSH OPEN FREESTYLE CHAMPIONSHIP at KNIGHTON, WALES

TERRY THOMAS WINS TITLE.

9/21 ACF DISTRICT 9 OPEN TOURNAMENT at LAS VEGAS, NV.

KEN SHULTZ WINS MASTER TOURNEY. HECTOR OROZCO WINS MAJOR TOURNEY. ERIC STRANGE WINS DISTRICT 9 TITLE.

10/2-3 76TH ILLINOIS "101 COUNTY" OPEN TOURNAMENT at MARION.

MICHAEL HOLMES WINS CLASS A TOURNEY. ROGER DOLL WINS CLASS B TOURNEY. GENE ELLISON WINS TITLE.

10/4-9 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH - FREESTYLE.

RON KING VS. RICHARD BECKWITH 2-1-21 DRAWS at MEDINA, OH.

KING RETAINS TITLE.

10/23-26 IRISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP at Radisson Hotel , DUBLIN.

RON KING WINS TITLE

2nd JOHN McELHONE - HOME BASED IRISH CHAMPION

10/27-30 WORLD 3 MOVE QUALIFIER at Radisson Hotel , DUBLIN.

1st MICHELE BORGHETTI - ITALY

2nd RON KING - BARBADOS

3rd SHANE McCOSKER - IRELAND

WOMEN'S SECTION

1st HURMAGUL TOYEVA - TURKMENISTAN

2nd JAN MORTIMER - NEW ZEALAND

3rd KIM WILLIS - USA

YOUTH SECTION

1st MASKAT DURDYEV - TURKMENISTAN

WINS WORLD YOUTH TITLE

2nd GOCHMYRAT GOCHAKOV - TURKMENISTAN

11/5-6 ACF DISTRICT 4 TOURNAMENT at LEXINGTON, NC.

ALEX MOISEYEV WINS MASTER DIVISION. NEIL WENBERG WINS MINOR DIVISION. TIM LAVERTY WINS DISTRICT 4 TITLE.

1/28 DEATH OF ALBERT "AL" KOPKO, AGE 87, OF OMAHA, NEBRASKA. BORN JUNE 6, 1923. A WELL KNOWN VETERAN AMERICAN CROSSBOARD PLAYER.

2/10-13 11-MAN BALLOT NATIONAL TOURNAMENT at GREENSBORO, NC.

ALEX MOISEYEV, CURRENT 11-MAN BALLOT AND 3-MOVE WORLD CHAMPION, WINS TITLE.

2/26 HAWAII STATE TOURNAMENT (FREESTYLE) at MILILANI.

ANTHONY BISHOP WINS TOURNAMENT. STEVEN HOO WINS STATE TITLE. JORDAN SERGENT WINS CHILDREN'S DIVISION.

2/26-27 KILDARE OPEN and BRITISH AND IRISH FREESTYLE DRAUGHTS TOURNAMENT at NAAS, Co. KILDARE.

MASTERS- PADDY DOYLE, SENIORS- BILLY KELLY,

INTERMEDIATE- DENIS FITZGERALD.

4/2-3 DANISH OPEN 3 - MOVE CHAMPIONSHIP

TOURNAMENT at COPENHAGEN.

WINNER - BILL DOBBINS,

2nd PATRICIA BREEN, 3rd LIAM STEPHENS.

4/2-3 106TH ILLINOIS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at MARION.

ALEX MOISEYEV WINS MASTER TOURNAMENT. ALEX HOLMES WINS MINOR TOURNEY. GARY ELLISON WINS STATE TITLE.

4/15-16 LOUISIANA OPEN TOURNAMENT at BOSSIER CITY.

"Louisiana National Checkers Championship was implemented at Stockwell Place Elementary to encourage children to play more checkers".

AL TUCKER WINS MAJOR TOURNEY. SHIV MACHERJEE WINS LOUISIANA STATE CHILDERN'S CHAMPIONSHIP.

4/16-17 MISSOURI STATE 3-MOVE OPEN TOURNAMENT at WINDSOR.

LARRY POLLARD WINS TOURNEY. BILL WETHINGTON WINS STATE TITLE.

4/23 GREENSBORO (NC) OPEN 3-MOVE TOURNAMENT.

TIM LAVERTY WINS TITLE.

4/26-28 NORTHERN IRELAND OPEN 3-MOVE CHAMPIONSHIP

TOURNAMENT at BALLYRONAN, CO. DERRY.

SHANE McCOSKER WINS TITLE.

2nd GARRETT OWENS, 3rd MYLES HANNIGAN.

5/6-7 WEST TENNESSEE STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL at HUMBOLDT.

ALEX MOISEYEV WINS MASTER TOURNEY. JOHN ESTES WINS MAJOR TOURNEY. DUSTIN BELCHER WINS MINOR TOURNEY.

5/9-13 ENGLISH OPEN 3 MOVE CHAMPIONSHIP

at THE ISLE OF WIGHT.

LINDUS EDWARDS RETAINS TITLE.

2nd DANNY OLIPHANT, 3rd CON BOYLE.

5/13-14 121ST NORTH CAROLINA STATE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at GREENSBORO.

JOHN WEBSTER WINS MASTERS TOURNAMENT AND STATE TITLE. JEFF WEBSTER WINS MAJOR TOURNEY. TREY STANLEY WINS MINOR TOURNEY.

5/21 NEBRASKA OPEN 3-MOVE TOURNAMENT at OMAHA.

RAY DIONISIO WINS TOURNEY. JOHN PESTAL WINS TITLE.

5/27-29 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH 11-MAN BALLOT.

ALEX MOISEYEV VS. TIM LAVERTY 5-0-7 DRAWS at GREENSBORO, NC.

MOISEYEV RETAINS TITLE.

5/28 MISSISSIPPI STATE CHAMPIONSHIP OPEN TOURNAMENT at PETAL, MS.

CLAYTON NASH WINS TOURNEY.

6/10-11 TEXAS STATE /ACF DISTRICT 8 CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at McKINNEY, TX.

AL TUCKER AND WAYNE GOBER DISTRICT 8 CO-CHAMPIONS.

ED KING RETAINS TEXAS STATE TITLE. JOHN POST WINS ARIZONA STATE TITLE. KEN SHULTZ WINS CLASS B TOURNEY.

6/11 ACF DISTRICT 1-NEW ENGLAND STATES OPEN TOURNAMENT at DOVER, MA. (FREESTYLE)

JOE MARGOLIN WINS DISTRICT 1 TITLE AND MASSACHUSETTS STATE TITLE. WALT WATROUS WINS CONNECTICUT STATE TITLE. ED MCDUFFEE WINS NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE TITLE.

6/11-12 ACF DISTRICT 3-PENNSYLVANIA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at CARLISLE, PA. IN A REMARKABLE EFFORT,JOE MOORE WINS ACF DISTRICT 3 AND PENNSYLVANIA STATE TITLES IN HIS FIRST EVER CROSSBOARD TOURNAMENT. RAY SHELLY RETAINS MARYLAND STATE TITLE.

6/18 11 MAN BALLOT OPEN TOURNAMENT at BURLINGTON, NC.

RYAN PRONK WINS TOURNEY. TIM LAVERTY WINS STATE TITLE. TREY STANLEY WINS TITLE OF YOUTH CHAMPION.

6/18 MISSOURI STATE FREESTYLE OPEN TOURNEMANT at

ST. JOSEPH, MO.

KEN KELLY WINS STATE TITLE.

7/8-10 SOUTHERN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at LEBANON, TN.

JOHN WEBSTER WINS MASTERS TOURNEY. NICK BOATMAN WINS MAJORS TOURNEY.

7/18-22, SCOTTISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP at STONEHAVEN

WINNER TOM WATSON, 2nd DANNY OLIPHANT, 3rd COLIN YOUNG

7/25 1ST AMERICAN CHECKER FEDERATION "BLITZ" TOURNAMENT at MEDINA, OH.

RON KING WINS TOURNEY.

7/26-30 18TH ACF FREESTYLE NATIONAL TOURNAMENT at MEDINA, OH. "DR. RICHARD BECKWITH GAYP NATIONAL TOURNAMENT"

RON KING OF BARBADOS WINS TOURNEY. ALEX MOISEYEV WINS TITLE OF AMERICAN FREESTYLE TOURNAMENT CHAMPION. JOE MOORE WINS MAJORS TOURNEY. NEIL WENBERG WINS MINORS TOURNEY.

8/3-7 WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH 3-MOVE.

AMANGUL BERDIYEVA VS. HURMAGUL TOYEVA 9-1-3 DRAWS at BALKANABAT, TURMENISTAN.

BERDIYEVA RETAINS TITLE.

8/13 ACF DISTRICT 7 OPEN TOURNAMENT at ST. JOSEPH, MO.

KEN KELLY WINS TITLE.

8/13-23 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH 3-MOVE.

ALEX MOISEYEV VS. MICHELE BORGHETTI 7-6-27 DRAWS at CLEVELAND, OH.

MOISEYEV RETAINS TITLE.

9/3-4 WELSH OPEN FREESTYLE CHAMPIONSHIP 2011

at KNIGHTON, WALES.

LINDUS EDWARDS WINS TITLE, 2nd - BRIAN LUCAS,

3rd - COLIN YOUNG.

9/4 CZECH OPEN, PRAGUE.

FILIP KARETA WINS TITLE, 2nd - IGOR KEDER,

3rd - JAROSLAV TICHY.

9/24-25 GERMAN OPEN, KORBACH.

WALTER CELANI WINS TITLE, 2nd - IGOR MARTYNOV,

3rd - INGO ZACHOS.

10/17-18 ITALIAN FREESTYLE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP

at SAN REMO

RICHARD BECKWITH and RON KING SHARE THE TITLE

3rd SERGIO SCARPETTA

10/19-22 WCDF QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT FREESTYLE

at SAN REMO, ITALY.

WINNER- SERGIO SCARPETTA, ITALY, 2nd LUBABALO KONDLO, SOUTH AFRICA,

3rd JACK FRANCIS, BARBADOS.

10/29-11/01 IRISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP 3 MOVE

at STROKESTOWN, CO ROSCOMMON, IRELAND.

WINNER - RON KING, 2ND SHANE McCOSKER,

3rd MYLES HANNIGAN.


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