ChessMaine.net Wins CJA Award...Again!
09.01.09 The Chess Journalists of America has again selected ChessMaine.net as the best state chess website in the nation. This award marks the second time in three years that the official website of the Maine Chess Association has received national honors.
The CJA is an American organization of chess journalists created to promote high quality chess journalism, to provide assistance to the working journalist through articles and contacts and to recognize chess journalism at its best through an annual awards program.
This year, forty-four awards were given in eighteen categories including: Chess Journalist of the Year, Best Chess Column, Best State Magazine, Best Chess Art, Best Chess Website and others. Within the Best Chess Website category three sites were recognized: Chess Life Online by Jennifer Shahade, ChessMaine.net by Daniel DeLuca and the University of Texas Brownsville and the Texas Southernmost College Blog.
The complete list of awards with links can be found here:
Our thanks to the CJA Board of Directors: Jerry Hanken, Alexandra Kosteniuk, Randy Hough and the late Dr. Ira Lee Riddle, CJA Chief Judge and Chairman of the Awards Committee Jonathan Hilton and CJA Awards Committee Members for their hard work, dedication and commitment to quality chess journalism in America. We would also like to thank Michael DeLuca for his willingness to bring ChessMaine.net from a concept to an award winning site, the tournament directors, organizers, coaches, parents and chess players of Maine for your love of the game and great support and finally, a big thank you to our readership--you make it all worthwhile.
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There is little to add to all these compliments, but from a lone voice way up north, a sincere thank you Dan for all you do for chess. Roger
Posted by: roger morin | September 4, 2009 1:57 PM
Tarrasch wrote "Chess, like love, like music, has the power to make men happy." And he didn't even have the ChessMaine.net website! Congratulations Dan on this well-deserved award and thank you for bringing happiness to all of us Maine chess nuts!
Posted by: Curt Brock | September 4, 2009 8:45 AM
Hooray!
Posted by: Michael DeLuca | September 3, 2009 2:09 PM
Congratulations, Dan. This award is so well deserved and is , as we all know, a product of your work and vision. Thanks from all of us.
Stephanie Cotsirilos
Posted by: Stephanie Cotsirilos | September 3, 2009 1:04 PM
Well-deserved, Dan! I enjoy keeping up on chess back in Maine down here in sunny Phoenix!
Posted by: Kris Fecteau | September 3, 2009 12:05 AM
I liked mainechess.org more... Just kidding! Well done again!
Posted by: Lucas McCain | September 2, 2009 8:14 PM
This award is no surprise to regular readers of Dan's web page! Congratulations on your achievement and a heart-felt THANK YOU for your outstanding work and support of all things chess in Maine.
Posted by: Lee Doucette | September 2, 2009 1:39 PM
I second the previous comments and want to add that I enjoy reading every posting and especially like the quality photo coverage in each report.
Posted by: Fred Irons | September 2, 2009 10:57 AM
Well done!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: FRANK A COLLEMER | September 2, 2009 10:38 AM
You make us proud!
Posted by: Chuck Cannone | September 2, 2009 8:58 AM
Congratulations, Dan. I greatly enjoy getting the chess news Downeast from Maine here in downunder New Zealand. And I hear that you now have at least one subscriber in Singapore! Great websites have international audiences, after all.
Posted by: Ralph Townsend | September 2, 2009 6:09 AM
A standing ovation to you, Dan, and to all whose hard work gives us in Maine a superb venue. It sparkles!
Posted by: Dave Rice | September 2, 2009 4:01 AM