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Ninety-six players competed in the Maine Scholastic Individual Championship on March 29, 2008 at the University of Maine, Orono. Regarded as the elite scholastic tournament of the year, the "Individual States" decided state champions in five sections: High School Championship, High School Reserve, Junior High School Championship, Elementary (K-6) Championship and Primary (K-3) Championship. Games and USCF Crosstables are coming soon. We hope you enjoy this richly illustrated tournament report with video impressions. |
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On February 2, 2008 the Bobcat Open was played at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. Forty players turned out in three sections--Open, Under 1601 and the Rated Beginners Open (Under 1200). Steven Dillon took clear first in the Open with 3.5 points. He was trailled by Eric Moskow who made the trip up from Florida to participate in this tournament and Andrew Tichenor.
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Melanie Creamer, a news assistant for the Portland Press Herald and Maine Sunday Telegram, recently wrote an article highlighting the Cape Elizabeth chess program--this year's Elementary and Junior High School Scholastic State Champions. In case you missed it, here's the full text of the article that appeared in the Portland Press Herald on March 26th.
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The Girls Scholastic Championship, played at the University of Maine, Orono on Saturday, March 22nd, went down to the last games in both the Championship and U600 sections. Sorel Edes managed a draw in her last round game vs. Haley DeLuca Lowell to give her 3.5 points and the title in the Championship section. In the last round of the U600 section, Julia Shaffer defeated Anne Witick to score a perfect 4.0 and take clear first. We bring you the illustrated tournament report with crosstables and video.
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The third in a trilogy of scholastic tournaments--the Scholastic Individual State Championship--will take place on Saturday, March 29th in the Memorial Union at the University of Maine, Orono. And for those players not playing in the scholastic tournament, the Fourth Annual Sidekick Quads, a fundraising tournament for Maine Scholastic Chess offering rated and unrated sections, will be played concurrently. This reminder contains a list of players invited to participate in the scholastic individuals at no cost.
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The second of three consecutive state scholastic championship tournaments--the Maine Scholastic Chess Championship for Girls to determine Maine's representative to the Susan Polgar National Invitational for Girls
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The Scholastic Team State Chess Championship took place at the University of Maine, Orono on Saturday, March 15th. The largest chess event of the year in Maine by far, the team championship drew players from across the state to compete for state titles in High School (K-12), Junior High (K-8), Elementary (K-6) and Primary (K-3) sections. Here's the gigantic illustrated tournament report with video impressions. We apologize for the delay in getting this report up and hope it was worth the wait.
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The Elementary, Junior High and High School Team State Championships will take place tomorrow, Saturday, March 15th as scheduled in the University of Maine, Orono Memorial Union. Coaches and Parents: If you will be delayed due to weather please communicate with your respective tournament leader (contact information is provided below)--you may request a 1/2-point bye for the first round. We look forward to a great day for traditionally the largest chess tournament on the Maine calendar.
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The Scholastic Team State Championship to be played on Saturday, March 8, 2008 at the University of Maine, Orono, has been cancelled due to weather and rescheduled for Saturday, March 15, 2008. Other information in the registration form (location, round times, etc.) remains correct. The Championship for Girls, previously scheduled for March 15th, will be played at a later date.
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Roger Morin and Roger Peterson both had perfect scores after three rounds at the Washington County Chess Federation February Swiss played on February 16th in East Machias. They met each other in the last round and agreed to a draw to share first place. Ezra Briggs scored three points, his only loss being to Peterson, to take first in the K-8 scholastic section.
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Because of last week's snow cancellation, the Scholastic Team State Championship to be played on Saturday, March 8, 2008 at the University of Maine, Orono, will be the first major scholastic event of the year. Historically the largest tournament of the year, the "Team States" as they are known, will attract elementary, middle and high school players from accross the state. There are rumblings of another (!) weather event on Friday into Saturday so stay tuned here for updated cancellation information.
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Forty-seven players turned out in four sections for the All Saints Winter Warm-Up Tournament played on February 23, 2008 at the All Saints School in Bangor. Winners in the Open section were Roger Morin and John Bapst High School senior Fritz Eyerer whose rating has skyrocketed more than 200 points in the past year. The two players drew each other in the final round to share first place.
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