Correspondence Chess News - as of June 9, 2001:

1993 Golden Knights (46th Annual Championship) has finished. Anthony D. Eaker (Hoover, AL) achieves the title of 1993 USCF Golden Knights Champion. Mr. Eaker will also receive a plaque and a check in the amount of $1500.00. Congratulations to all participants. Those receiving cash prize checks will receive them soon. (*players are prohibited from winning more than one cash prize)

Final weighted-point scores.

A. D. Eaker-44.60-$1500.00/title/plaque

R. Ducret-42.85-$800.00

R. Warren-40.60-$400.00

J. Z. Koziol-39.65-$250.00

R. Cook-39.50-tied-$112.50

D. M. Fleetwood-39.50-tied-$112.50

C. W. Wallace-39.50-tied-$112.50

C. VanBuskirk-39.50-tied-$112.50

J. Mousessian-39.00-$100.00

C. I. O'Connell-39.00-$100.00

P. D. Cullen-38.95-$100.00

R. Ducret-38.95-*

T. S. Ashley-37.85-$100.00

M. P. Shedd-37.35-$100.00

R. Warren-37.25-*

T. Miller-37.20-$100.00

L. Rawley-36.15-$100.00

R. Title-35.10

M. Ogaki-35.00

K. S. Wieder-35.00

D. J. Zechiel-34.50

D. D. Davis-33.85

G. M. Shure-33.85

J. Snedeger-32.85

M. R. White-32.85

D. Gray-32.75

D. E. Marshall-32.75

M. W. Bates-32.25

W. J. Brower-32.25

D. Valentine-31.75

W. R. Evans-30.00

H. Hamilton-30.00

B. Martinec-29.50

G. Crawford-29.45

M. J. Wierzbicki-29.40

W. L. Hanousek-29.35

L. P. Helmar-29.35

L. F. Gray-28.85

J. A. Baffo-28.35

J. Albert-27.70

A. Katz-27.10

A. J. Zawadski-26.00

J. P. Fitzsimons-25.50

P. Nabours-25.50

M. Rasmussen-25.50

M. R. White-25.50

T. J. Liptak-24.85

F. M. Baker-23.85

S. L. Golembiewski-23.85

R. F. McLaughlin-23.25

J. M. Clark-19.25

M. Caglioti-18.25

J. Arnold-18.10

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2000 Absolute Correspondence Chess Championship:

We are pleased to announce the thirteen players whose CC rating (as of Dec. 31, 2000) have qualified to make up the 2000 Absolute Correspondence Chess Championship:

Corky Schakel-2429

David J. Novak-2402

Wesley T. Brandhorst-2399

Richard Title-2393

Jan Z. Koziol-2344

Robert B. Potter-2336

Gordon T. Everitt-2332

Michael W. Bates-2319

Antonie Boerkoel-2313

Kurt H. Ehrgott-2313

John V. Boland-2310

N. Eric Pedersen-2310

Kristo Miettinen-2299

An additional 26 players who bid for the Absolute but did not make the cut are playing in quads.

Congratulations to all contestants and our best wishes for some great chess games.

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Other Golden Knights Finals which recently finished are as follows but some Final sections are still active.

1994NF1:

T. J. Ozimec-35.10

F. J. Halwick-34.00

B. Lewis-33.85

B. Martinec-32.75

H. D. Trimpi-28.25

M. Van Lith-25.50

1995NF1:

R. Smouse-38.50

C. T. Sergel-36.20

H. D. Trimpi-35.10

R. F. McLaughlin-28.25

P. Y. Connor-27.75

M. Coppotelli-26.00

F. J. Halwick-22.60

1995NF2:

S. Sinding-38.35

C. Schakel-33.85

T. A. Green-32.75

F. J. Halwick-31.10

J. R. Addison-28.25

PRIZE TOURNAMENT WINNERS: receive or if tied share 1st place prize of $130.00

J. Johnsrud-99UA10

R. Newman-99UA10

TEAM Championship: 1998 receive $15.00 gift certificate

W. L. Rohricht-98TD2B1

T. Tretter-98TD4B3

W. Boucher-98TD1B2

G. Adams-98TD3B1

B. Moore-98TD2B3

L. Cutter-98TD4B2

1998 TROPHY: receive a trophy (those who tie each receive a trophy)

T. Langland:98QM2

R. Bull-98QD6

B. Willard-98QD9

R. Charucki-98QC18

J. Simons-98QD22

B. Pascoe-98QD22

W. Thompson-98QD23

M. Hall-98QD26

For any information pertaining to USCF Correspondence Chess please check Chess Life and/or call: 1-800-388-5464.