05.13.07 After five rounds of the National Elementary (K-6) Championship in Nashville, Tennessee, Maine players are showing their stuff and holding their own against very strong opposition. With two rounds to go, Hayden Ciomei is leading his K-6 U1000 team with 4.0 points and Matthew Fishbien playing in the K-3 Championship section also has scored 4.0 points with his only loss being to second seed Kyle Shin (1675).

Action in the K-3 section of the Burt Lerner National Elementary Championship in Nashville, Tennessee.

A full photo essay report of Maine players at the Elementary Nationals is coming soon!

Thanks to Dan Fishbein for contributing to this report.

Official site of the 2007 National Burt Lerner Elementary (K-6) Championship
For current results click on the Results link in the left-hand margin.

Results for Maine Players after Round 5

K-6 U1000

Deer Isle-Stonington Elementary
CIOMEI, HAYDEN E (4.0, 861)
GRINDLE, SAM (3.5, 811)
MOREY, CONNOR (2.0, 800)
BROWN, CHELSEA (2.0, 677)
DAVIS, NATHAN (2.0, 548)

K-5 U900

Deer Isle-Stonington Elementary
ZEMBRUSKY, IVAN (2.5, 789)
TURNER, ANDREW (2.5, 504)
KUMIEGA, WALTER (2.0, 452)
BARTLETT, REID (1.0, 588)
BARTLETT, TYLER (1.0, 524)
ZEMBRUSKY, SASHA (1.0, 447)

Cape Elizabeth
REALE-HATEM, MATTHEW (2.5, 301)

K-3 Championship

Cape Elizabeth
FISHBEIN, MATTHEW (4.0, 1284)