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As it so often goes with these events, the Susan Polgar Girls' Invitational was not decided until the final round. Michelle Chen, with 5.0 points, was paired with the tournament's highest rated player, Alice Dong, who had 4.5 points. Chen, playing the black pieces, equalized out of the opening and was slightly better in the middlegame. Dong, who needed a win to secure first place, pressed. With less than three minutes remaining on her clock, Chen offered her hand in resignation. After a 3 hour 20 minute last round game, Maine player Haley DeLuca Lowell, who was seeded 31st in the field, accepted her opponent's draw offer to finish tied for 13th place with 3.5 points.
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Rounds four and five are in the books at the 2012 Polgar Girls' Invitational here in St. Louis. Michelle Chen, from Massachusetts, is the only player who has won all of her games scoring a perfect 5.0 points. Tomorrow she will be paired with the tournament's highest rated player, Alice Dong, from New Jersey, who has 4.5 points. Maine's player scored two wins today and is now tied for 10th place with 3.0 points.
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Round three has concluded at the Polgar Girls' Invitational. Of the forty-eight participants only four have perfect scores of 3.0: Michelle Chen (MA), Annastasia Wyzywany (LA), Rachel Ulrich (WI) and Zoe Lemon (MO). Tomorrow's games may whittle that number down to a sole leader. The crosstable after three rounds is here. Maine's representative has one point and is tied for 26th place.
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The first round of the Susan Polgar Foundation Ninth Annual Girls' Invitational chess tournament kicked off today with a very beautiful and touching opening ceremony. Webster University president Dr. Elizabeth Stroble welcomed the young women to campus and heaped congratulations on them for their intelligence, their accomplishments and their leadership.
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Day two at the Susan Polgar Foundation Ninth Annual Girls' Invitational chess tournament was filled with many exciting, stimulating and fun activities. The girls were instructed by Paul Truong, an eleven-time national champion, FIDE Master and coach of the 2004 U.S. Women's team at the 36th Chess Olmypiad, played in a simultaneous chess exhibition given by GM Polgar and enjoyed a trip to St. Louis' eclectic City Museum.
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We're in St. Louis, Missouri for the Susan Polgar Foundation Ninth Annual Girls Invitational chess tournament taking place July 22nd-27 on the campus of Webster University. The tournament proper begins on Tuesday, July 24th but in the meantime there will be lots of activities including: training sessions with GM Polgar, blitz, bughouse and problem solving championships, a pool party, a visit to the city museum and much more.
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Roger Morin won the seven-player 2012 Maine Potato Blossom Festival Chess Tournament played outdoors in Fort Fairfield, Maine on July 14th, 2012 with a score of 4.0 points. Todd Snyder and Lance Beloungie finished second and third with scores of 3.0 and 2.0 points respectively. Here are photos and the USCF crosstable of the event.
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Lance Beloungie, Jarod Bryan and Joshua Quint are the leaders in the Maine Chess Player of the Year competition thus far this year after results from the ChessMaine.net Championship were tabulated. We bring you the updated stats.
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Joshua Quint and Matthew Fishbein shared first place in the open section of the sixth annual ChessMaine.net Championship played at Colby College in Waterville, Maine on June 30th, 2012. Lee Doucette and Bill Loring split the top spot in the U1550 section and Darrell Butler, playing in his very first USCF-rated tournament at the age of 72, took first in the U1250 section. Here's the illustrated tournament report with USCF crosstables.
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