NC Checker Association

The American Tourney (AT) printed as journals go further back and these were sponsored and published by the early national checker groups like the American Checker Association (ACA) officially formed in 1906. It later joined together with the National Checker Association (NCA) on Sept 1st, 1947, this merger forms the present ACF. Officially the ACF... was formed the following year by changing their name to the American Checker Federation which was chosen by full vote on May 1st, 1948. By researching the July 1896 issue of The North American Checker Board as listing John A. Murdoch as the state champion of North Carolina, so we supplement Harry's chart to reflect the title change and the note about Murdock resigning his title in 1897 with a Note. Mr. H.C. McNair of Maxton in Robinson and Scotland county has the distinction of winning the first NC State Championship by playing Mr. A.F. Bowen of Raleigh at Raleigh, NC in 1890, and after two brief losses in 1894 and 1896, held it for a total of 21 consecutive years from 1897-1917. This worthy State Champion was significant in organizing and supporting checkers back then, and gets the credit for being the major principal in setting up the North Carolina Checker Association in 1918. You can read about these historical events from a NCCA Booklet published in 1952. It is from this establishment that we get the majority of our records of the early North Carolina State Champions, who won State Tournaments sponsored and sanctioned by this organization. Harry and Ed Scheidt played in this 1st NCCA organized tournament held at Lowell in 1918. Harry was 18 and Ed was 15 year old. The players were required to recorded their tournament games which was also the first year players' moves were recorded for posterity. No doubt that Harry Anderson authored the history for this booklet, and our state championship list. Harry was an active player, officer, and director in NCCA and the Winston-Salem Chess & Checker Association. One would see this State Checker Tournament is one of the ...Read More