Virginia Chess Federation BRIEF REVIEW:
Below are the results from the VA Senior Open tournament held
in 2012. The venue was the same as 2014 but the format was different in that there were only 4 rounds - but each was a 30/90, Sd/60, d5
game instead of this year's G/120, d5. Geoff McKenna (on left in photo) won the VA Senior Open for 2012!
VA Senior Open 2012

| # | Name/Rtng/ID | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Prizes |
| 1 | Geoffrey Mc Kenna | W 9 | B 12 | W 7 | B 3 | $300-Trophy 1st place |
| 2283 10187664 (2165) | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | Top Virginian | |
| 2 | William Marcelino | B 26 | W 18 | B 5 | W 10 | $175 (2nd) |
| 2190 12423786 (2119) | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | ||
| 3 | Neal Goldberg | W 16 | B 14 | W 4 | W 1 | $70 (Tied 3rd/U2000) |
| 2122 10132754 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | ||
| 4 | Stephen M Miller | B 11 | W 24 | B 3 | W 12 | $70 (Tied 3rd/U2000) |
| 1965 12477735 (2004) | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | ||
| 5 | Keith R Carson | W 21 | B 27 | W 2 | B 7 | $70 (Tied 3rd/U2000) |
| 1962 10248744 (1915) | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | Trophy Top Age 60-69 | |
| 6 | Harry L Hopewell | B 32 | B 7 | W 29 | W 18 | $70 (Tied 3rd/U2000) |
| 1756 12459344 (1466) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | ||
| 7 | Miloslav Nekvasil Jr | B 20 | W 6 | B 1 | W 5 | |
| 2039 10168791 (2031) | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | ||
| 8 | James Rober Guill | W 10 | B 22 | W 15 | ---- | |
| 1992 10186498 (1737) | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | U2.5 | ||
| 9 | Saad Al-hariri | B 1 | W 33 | B 18 | W 21 | |
| 1743 14011581 (1738) | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | ||
| 10 | Michael S Hirsch | B 8 | W 13 | B 25 | B 2 | $62.50 (Tied U1700) |
| 1649 12940228 (1602) | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | ||
| 11 | Noel Lacsamana | W 4 | B 31 | W 32 | W 22 | $62.50 (Tied U1700) |
| 1646 12690052 (1633) | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | ||
| 12 | Seymour Samet | B 33 | W 1 | B 20 | B 4 | Trophy Top Age 70-79 |
| 1961 10133670 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | ||
| 13 | Peter Snow | W 22 | B 10 | B 24 | W 30 | |
| 1850 10186714 (1771) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | ||
| 14 | Peter Dessaules | B 17 | W 3 | bye | bye | |
| 1837 10022941 (1622) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | ||
| 15 | John T Campbell | W 30 | B 23 | B 8 | bye | Trophy Top Age 80+ |
| 1800 10191572 (1715) | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | ||
| 16 | Bill Simmons | B 3 | bye | W 23 | W 24 | |
| 1707 12691769 (1432) | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | ||
| 17 | Frank H Huber | W 14 | B 29 | B 33 | W 26 | |
| 1523 12408164 (1515) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | ||
| 18 | Allan Salgado | B 28 | B 2 | W 9 | B 6 | |
| 1901 12862449 (1829) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||
| 19 | Franc Mc Cullough | W 23 | bye | B 21 | ---- | |
| 1817 10223849 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | U1.5 | ||
| 20 | James K Williams | W 7 | B 28 | W 12 | B 23 | |
| 1698 12424913 (1644) | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | ||
| 21 | Joe Faries | B 5 | W 26 | W 19 | B 9 | |
| 1621 12457824 (1553) | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||
| 22 | Gary R McMullin | B 13 | W 8 | W 31 | B 11 | |
| 1567 12490569 (1500) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||
| 23 | J Robert Mahan | B 19 | W 15 | B 16 | W 20 | |
| 1458 10199204 (1487) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | ||
| 24 | Patty Meade | W 31 | B 4 | W 13 | B 16 | $120(U1400) |
| 1332 12550200 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||
| 25 | David W Hulvey | W 27 | B 30 | W 10 | ---- | |
| 1907 10193206 (1800) | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | U1.0 | ||
| 26 | Glenn C Flodstrom | W 2 | B 21 | W 28 | B 17 | |
| 1707 11228411 (1437) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| 27 | Rene Stolbach | B 25 | W 5 | ---- | ---- | |
| 1600 10188563 (1552) | 1.0 | 1.0 | U1.0 | U1.0 | ||
| 28 | Theodore Covey | W 18 | W 20 | B 26 | B 32 | |
| 1568 12457323 (1519) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ||
| 29 | Todd B Hammer | ---- | W 17 | B 6 | ---- | |
| 1540 12320800 (1606) | U0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | U1.0 | ||
| 30 | Michael Wi Zelina | B 15 | W 25 | bye | B 13 | |
| 1087 12776596 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| 31 | William Carroll | B 24 | W 11 | B 22 | ---- | |
| 1802 10130191 (1690) | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | U0.5 | ||
| 32 | William F Nugent | W 6 | bye | B 11 | W 28 | |
| 1072 12752006 (1148) | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | ||
| 33 | Alan Auman | W 12 | B 9 | W 17 | ---- | |
| 1616 12441461 (1474) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | U0.0 |