ChessMaine tag:chessmaine.net,2008-05-15:/chessmaine//1 2013-05-19T21:26:25Z Official Site of the Maine Chess Association Movable Type Pro 5.031 Morin Defeats Spencer (2.5 -1.5) in Four Game Match tag:chessmaine.net,2013:/chessmaine//1.6135 2013-05-19T20:53:36Z 2013-05-19T21:26:25Z Former Maine State Champions Roger Morin and Aaron Spencer played a four game match in Houlton on May 11-12th, 2013 with the time control of game in 90 minutes + 5 second delay. Spencer got off to a strong start with 1.5 points in the first two games. He could not sustain his momentum however and dropped both games three and four to give Morin the match victory 2.5 -1.5. Dan http://www.chessmaine.net/ Former Maine State Champions Roger Morin and Aaron Spencer played a four game match in Houlton on May 11-12th, 2013 with the time control of game in 90 minutes + 5 second delay. Spencer got off to a strong start with 1.5 points in the first two games. He could not sustain his momentum however and dropped both games three and four to give Morin the match victory 2.5 -1.5.
Aaron Spencer (left) and Roger Morin prepare to do battle during their four game match.

Thanks to Roger Morin for contributing to this report. USCF crosstable of this match Here is game 3, a very interesting contest.
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]]> Three Share First at 2013 Maine Championship tag:chessmaine.net,2013:/chessmaine//1.6132 2013-05-12T15:50:45Z 2013-05-12T17:52:56Z Matthew Fishbein, Joshua Quint and Ruben Babayan each scored 4.0 points to share equal first at the 2013 Maine State Chess Championship played at the Best Western Plus Waterville Grand Hotel on April 27-28, 2013. As a testament to the competitiveness of the tournament, the top eleven places were separated by a single point. Here's a photo report with USCF crosstable. If you played in this tournament and would like to submit an interesting game please do so by clicking on the submit your games link on the left-hand margin of any ChessMaine.net page. Thanks! Dan http://www.chessmaine.net/ Matthew Fishbein, Joshua Quint and Ruben Babayan each scored 4.0 points to share equal first at the 2013 Maine State Chess Championship played at the Best Western Plus Waterville Grand Hotel on April 27-28, 2013. As a testament to the competitiveness of the tournament, the top eleven places were separated by a single point. Here's a photo report with USCF crosstable. If you played in this tournament and would like to submit an interesting game please do so by clicking on the submit your games link on the left-hand margin of any ChessMaine.net page. Thanks!
The 2013 Maine Champions (left to right): Joshua Quint, Ruben Babayan and Matthew Fishbein pose with their trophy just after Fishbein finished his last game to clinch a three-way tie.

Thanks to Dan Fishbein and Roger Morin for contributing to this report. USCF crosstable of this event Thirty-five players competed in the 2013 Maine State Chess Championship at the Best Western Plus Waterville Grand Hotel on April 27-28, 2013. After the last round game Babayan-Quint ended in a draw securing both players' position at the top of the crosstable, all eyes were on Fishbein-Bryan to see if the wunderkind Matthew Fishbein could pull out a win to give him 4.0 points and a share of first place. After a great battle and a half-dozen accurate moves by Fishbein, his opponent, Jarod Bryan a multiple-time state champion himself, extended his hand in resignation. Fishbein, with a sigh of relief, stood up, unceremoniously marked the result on the pairing sheet and received congratulations from onlookers and fellow players. Trailing the three leaders were six players just off the lead with 3.5 points. None more surprising than John Jones (USCF 1029) who, in the process of tying for 4th-9th place, took down Darrell Butler (1489), Lee Doucette (1509) and Jon Buxton (1739). Also in the 3.5 point group were: Roger Morin, Raymond Simmons, Max Berube, Dmitry Albin, and Lance Beloungie. Aaron Spencer and Arnold Clarke tied for 10th place with 3.0 points. Dmitry Albin and Lance Beloungie tied for the Class B prize. Brian Hurst got the Class B prize and John Jones took home the Class D and under prize. Thanks to the Maine Chess Association for organizing this event and to Phil Lowell for serving as tournament director. Ruben Babayan (left) and Joshua Quint played their last round game to a draw to share first place. With that game in the bag, attention turned to the game Matthew Fishbein (right) vs Jarod Bryan. Fishbein was able to pull out a win giving him equal first with Babayan and Quint. John Jones (1029) (right) in the process of winning his game with Jon Buxton (1739) Jones (right) put up the same result in round four (a win) this time vs Lee Doucette. And Again! This time vs Darrell Butler (left). Joshua Quint (right) won this game vs Jarod Bryan in round four to set himself up for his last round draw with Babayan to clinch equal first. Always a contender: Former state champion Roger Morin Jim DuBois (foreground left) prepares for his game with ChessMaine.net-t-shirt-sporting Matthew Fishbein. A view of the well-lit, quiet tournament room. This game: Roger Morin (left) vs Joshua Quint ended in a draw. Aaron Spencer (left) plays Curt Brock. Max Berube (left) plays Richard Judy. Darrell Salisbury (left) plays Brian Hurst. MECA President Andy Bryan (right) tries unsuccessfully to hold off Jon Buxton. Tournament director Phil Lowell (left) challenges Brian Roderick. Barry Magda (left) tangles with Aaron Spencer. This youth vs experience game between Matthew Fishbein (left) and Roger Morin ended in a draw. Rob Shore (left) and Bill Loring play to a draw in the last round. Who is the owner of this great Maine plate? ]]> Cape Elizabeth High School Competes at Supernationals tag:chessmaine.net,2013:/chessmaine//1.6131 2013-04-21T18:06:10Z 2013-04-22T12:29:40Z The Cape Elizabeth High School Chess team, which won this year's Maine State High School Team Championship in March, helped represent the state at the USCF SuperNationals V in Nashville, Tennessee from April 4-8. The tournament, held at the massive Opryland Resort Hotel, was the largest rated chess tournament in world history, attracting 5,335 players. The tournament, held every four years, combines the annual national Elementary, Junior High and High School championships into one massive event. Dan http://www.chessmaine.net/ The Cape Elizabeth High School Chess team, which won this year's Maine State High School Team Championship in March, helped represent the state at the USCF SuperNationals V in Nashville, Tennessee from April 4-8. The tournament, held at the massive Opryland Resort Hotel, was the largest rated chess tournament in world history, attracting 5,335 players. The tournament, held every four years, combines the annual national Elementary, Junior High and High School championships into one massive event.
A forest of trophies appear on stage at the Supernationals V in Nashville, Tennessee on April 4-8, 2013.

Thanks to Dan Fishbein for contributing to this report. There were 26 sections altogether, and Cape Elizabeth competed in the top section--the K-12 (High School) Championship. This section was exceptionally challenging, with 72 players rated 2000 (Expert) or above. Most of the top high school players in the country participated, including 20 Masters and 4 players over 2400. The Cape team consisted of 5 players rated from 2108 to 1061. Although given the chance to split into two teams based on rating class, all players chose to stay together on a single Championship section team, meaning the team's lower rated players faced only much higher rated competition. That sacrifice meant no chance of individual trophies, but they ended up making a critical contribution to the result of the entire team. Cape Elizabeth completed the seven round tournament with a strong 13.5 points, which earned them 18th place in the country amongst high school teams. This was a good showing for the Maine champs, as there were 235 teams and 1,452 players in all sections of the High School tournament from across the country including many top rated teams and teams like Cape Elizabeth that had won their state championships. It's also notable that Cape was the highest placing team in New England, edging out Newton North High School of Massachusetts by virtue of a stellar final round in which Cape earned 3 1/2 of a possible 4 points. Cape also finished ahead of many well known high schools, such as Stuyvesant High School of New York. Team members were Matthew Fishbein, Brett Parker, Matthew Reale-Hatem, Ben Hansel and Colin Smith. Wesley Parker also competed, in the Middle School tournament where he finished with a strong 4 1/2 points. The team also competed in the Blitz Tournament Thursday night, and took 14th place. Matthew Fishbein also earned an individual trophy in the Championship, tying for 19th place with 5 out of 7 possible points. Matthew also took home the 12th place High School Blitz trophy. The team met other chess players of diverse backgrounds and economic circumstances from all over the country. At one point, the team was surrounded by a large number of elementary school students from PS 503 in Brooklyn and related students from a nearby middle school, who played chess with them, laughed with them, and were hanging on their every chess move. This is the team http://schools.nyc.gov/SchoolPortals/20/K503/newsandinfo/News/Chess+Team.htm. (Their fundraising campaign must have been successful as they seemed to have many more than 8 players!) At another time, we parents screened a wonderful award winning documentary film, Brooklyn Castle, with the producer of the film and a number of the stars in attendance to give their perspective. The film is about a very successful chess program at a title 1 school in NYC, and the positive affect it has had on some of the students in that school. While we watched it, Matthew Fishbein was playing against one of the stars of the documentary, Justus Williams, on the floor below (it was the only game Matthew lost.) Brett Parker will be attending Stanford next year with another of the stars of the documentary and was able to meet her in person at the tournament as she was also playing there. The documentary will air soon in edited form on PBS and is also being produced with an accompanying educational curriculum in the near future. It was an extraordinary experience for all involved, both students and parents. Brooklyn Castle star Rochelle Ballantyne, center of picture Top rated High School section entrant and the ultimate winner, Atulya Shetty of Michigan (left), with the white pieces against Brooklyn Castle star Justus Williams Cape Elizabeth's highest rated player Matthew Fishbein prepares for his next round. Cape's Colin Smith (red t-shirt) Cape player and Stanford University freshman Brett Parker In the thick of it. Matthew Reale-Hatem (second from right) calculates at the board. Ben Hansel does the same. These next few images show the Cape Elizabeth players poolside, having fun, making friends, playing and analyzing. The Nashville Parthenon Detail of the Nashville Parthenon Closeup of a gargoyle on the Nashville Parthenon Teammates Ben Hansel (left) and Matthew Reale-Hatem Nashville is of course home of the Grand Ole Opry. Matthew Fishbein ran into his former coach two-time Maine State Champion Jason Spector. The Cape Elizabeth Team (left to right): Ben Hansel, Colin Smith, Matthew Fishbein, Brett Parker, Wesley Parker and Matthew Reale-Hatem The Cape team shares a laugh with chaperone and chess dad Mr. Smith. The high school section The middle school section The elementary section (5,335 players in all!) The largest skittles room ever assembled on earth! Matthew Fishbein (center with black t-shirt) plays in the Blitz Championship. The Show Choir Nationals were happening at the same time next door at The Grand Ole Opry, and the teams were staying at the hotel. That is the bus that bought one of the teams from Ohio...and it is really from Lima, the home town of the McKinley HS New Directions on Glee. Thanks to all who supported the Cape Elizabeth High School Team for their Trip to the Supernationals V and congratulations to all players!]]> Brooklyn Castle Movie Screening at Stonington Opera House tag:chessmaine.net,2013:/chessmaine//1.6130 2013-04-20T16:04:09Z 2013-04-24T21:30:02Z On Wednesday evening April 17th the Stonington Opera House hosted a screening of the chess film Brooklyn Castle. The film tells the stories of five members of the chess team at the below-the-poverty-line inner New York City junior high school I.S. 318 that has won more national championships than any other in the country. Following the screening the Executive Director of the Opera House, Linda Nelson, facilitated a "talk back" in which a four-person panel discussed the film and the state of chess in Maine with the audience. Dan http://www.chessmaine.net/ On Wednesday evening April 17th the Stonington Opera House hosted a screening of the chess film Brooklyn Castle. The film tells the stories of five members of the chess team at the below-the-poverty-line inner New York City junior high school I.S. 318 that has won more national championships than any other in the country. Following the screening the Executive Director of the Opera House, Linda Nelson, facilitated a "talk back" in which a four-person panel discussed the film and the state of chess in Maine with the audience.
The view of picturesque Stonington Harbor from in front of the Stonington Opera House.

If they can master the world's most difficult game, what can't they do? The Stonington Opera House with the American flag at half staff to honor the victims of the Boston Marathon attacks. Originally constructed in 1893 by Charles B. Russ as a dance hall, the Stonington Opera House was been a center for the arts and the community ever since. After the screening, members of the audience, many of them scholastic chess players, engaged in an interesting discussion with panel members including... ...(from left): Stonington Opera House Executive Director Linda Nelson, Independent Filmmaker Veronica Young, Maine Chess Association President Andy Bryan, ChessMaine.net web editor Dan DeLuca and Dee Isle-Stonington chess player SooZin Cha. Visit the Stonington Opera House Visit the Brooklyn Castle site]]> Presque Isle April U1500 Tournament Report tag:chessmaine.net,2013:/chessmaine//1.6129 2013-04-18T22:23:24Z 2013-04-18T22:49:35Z Nine players competed in the April U1500 tournament at the University of Maine in Presque Isle on April 6th, 2013. Highest rated Richard Michaud won the four round tournament with 3.5 points. Trailing Michaud were Cody Maldonado and Cody Queen with 3.0 points. Here are photos and a USCF crosstable of the event. Dan http://www.chessmaine.net/ Nine players competed in the April U1500 tournament at the University of Maine in Presque Isle on April 6th, 2013. Highest rated Richard Michaud from Van Buren won the four round tournament with 3.5 points. Trailing Michaud were Cody Maldonado also of Van Buren and Cody Queen of Houlton with 3.0 points. Here are photos and a USCF crosstable of the event.
Action in the tournament room of the Presque Isle April U1500 tournament.

Thanks to Roger Morin for contributing to this report. USCF crosstable of this event Rick Perry took fourth place with 2.5 points. Lois Morin and Duncan Bradshaw each scored 2.0 points and Tim Longfellow, Devin Ivey and Casey Smith went scoreless. This tournament was organized by Lance Beloungie and directed by Roger Morin. Tournament organizer Lance Beloungie pores over the data during the tournament. Duncan Bradshaw plays Lois Morin on the far right. In the center left, tournament winner Cody Maldonado plays Tim Longfellow. Casey Smith (background) checks a position on the computer. Cody Queen plays Richard Michaud (green shirt) and Devin Ivey plays Rick Perry (yellow shirt). Organizer Lance Beloungie can be seen on the far left.]]> Chess Books, Tapes and DVD's for Sale Cheap! tag:chessmaine.net,2013:/chessmaine//1.6128 2013-04-18T19:26:17Z 2013-04-18T22:22:40Z Maine chess player Rob Shore is liquidating his collection of chess books, tapes and DVD's. This note from Rob: "I have over 100 books, VCR tapes, and ChessBase DVD's to sell at outrageously low prices. The 50 ChessBase DVD's include a variety of openings, strategy, tactics and endgames. They usually sell for $25-$35 and are like new. I'd let them go for $5/each or better on larger orders. I have a full set of Dzhindzhihasvili's endgame tapes, as well as lots of books on the whole gamut of chess. Many of the books are very recent, some are quite old and might interest a collector. I have the full set of Averbakh's endgame books in hardback, as well as the original Batsford opening collection in hardback. If anyone is interested, email me." Dan http://www.chessmaine.net/ Maine chess player Rob Shore is liquidating his collection of chess books, tapes and DVD's. This note from Rob: "I have over 100 books, VCR tapes, and ChessBase DVD's to sell at outrageously low prices. The 50 ChessBase DVD's include a variety of openings, strategy, tactics and endgames. They usually sell for $25-$35 and are like new. I'd let them go for $5/each or better on larger orders. I have a full set of Dzhindzhihasvili's endgame tapes, as well as lots of books on the whole gamut of chess. Many of the books are very recent, some are quite old and might interest a collector. I have the full set of Averbakh's endgame books in hardback, as well as the original Batsford opening collection in hardback. If anyone is interested, email me."
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Contact Rob at: robdshore@aol.com]]> Deer Isle-Stonington Chess Competes at Supernationals tag:chessmaine.net,2013:/chessmaine//1.6127 2013-04-18T11:55:50Z 2013-04-18T12:07:34Z NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Maine state team chess champions from Deer Isle-Stonington Elementary School competed at the fifth Supernationals April 5-7 in Nashville, Tenn. Deer Isle-Stonington fielded teams in the Elementary and Junior High divisions. The tournament had seven rounds of chess: two matches on Friday, three on Saturday and the final two on Sunday. Dan http://www.chessmaine.net/ NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Maine state team chess champions from Deer Isle-Stonington Elementary School competed at the fifth Supernationals April 5-7 in Nashville, Tenn. Deer Isle-Stonington fielded teams in the Elementary and Junior High divisions. The tournament had seven rounds of chess: two matches on Friday, three on Saturday and the final two on Sunday.
Chess team members from Deer Isle-Stonington Elementary School pose with their awards from the Supernationals competition that took place in Nashville, Tenn., April 5-7. Pictured are (front, left to right) Kaylee Morey, Cole Stewart (with trophy) Avery Reynolds (with trophy), Rylee Eaton,Wyatt Eaton, Ross Stewart (sitting), Cam Stewart, (second row, left to right) Kinsey Bartlett, Ben Penfold, SooZin Cha, Tyson Rice, (third row, left to right) Isaac Marnik (coach), Brendan Penfold, Orly Vaughn (with her seventh place trophy), Mark Woida (coach) and Ennis Marshall. Photo Courtesy Dick Powell

Thanks to fenceviewer.com and Dick Powell for contributing to this report. Seventh-grader Orly Vaughn became the third Deer Isle-Stonington chess player in the 20 years the school has been going to the chess nationals to return home undefeated. Vaughn joins Richard Larrabee ('94) and Bryant Ciomei ('05) as the only players to accomplish this. Vaughn had four wins and three draws in the seven rounds. She finished as the number seven player in the K-8 under 1,000 section -- out of 184 chess players. The Elementary Chess team from Deer Isle-Stonington finished with a total of 14.5 points and ended up in 20th place. The top 25 teams get a trophy. Ben Penfold and Cole Stewart led the way with 4 points (wins) while Rylee Eaton had 3.5 points and Cameron Stewart and Kaylee Morey both had three wins to round out the Mariner scoring. Ross Stewart, Myles Brown and Wyatt Eaton rounded out the Mariner K-6 team. In the Junior High Division (K-8 under 1,000), Deer Isle-Stonington took 15th place with a score of 13 points. Orly Vaughn with 5.5 points led the Mariners, followed by Brendan Penfold with 3, Ennis Marshall with 2.5 and SooZin Cha, Avery Reyolds, and Tyson Rice all with 2. Kinsey Bartlett rounded out the Mariner Junior High squad. The Maine High School champions, Cape Elizabeth (Deer Isle-Stonington was second), took 18th place in the Championship Division.]]> MACC Receives USCF Award tag:chessmaine.net,2013:/chessmaine//1.6125 2013-03-28T23:44:57Z 2013-03-29T01:33:44Z The Maine Association of Chess Coaches has again earned 1st Place in the USCF Membership Appreciation Program Small State Affiliate category. MACA submitted 111 USCF memberships in 2012 to receive this top honor. Thanks to all the volunteers, coaches, parents and players who made this award possible. Here's an image of the trophy plaque and the letter of congratulations from USCF Executive Director Bill Hall. Dan http://www.chessmaine.net/ The Maine Association of Chess Coaches has again earned 1st Place in the USCF Membership Appreciation Program Small State Affiliate category. MACA submitted 111 USCF memberships in 2012 to receive this top honor. Thanks to all the volunteers, coaches, parents and players who made this award possible. Here's an image of the trophy plaque and the letter of congratulations from USCF Executive Director Bill Hall.
MACC receives 1st Place in the 2012 USCF Membership Appreciation Program!

USCF Executive Director Bill Hall's letter of congratulations.]]> 2013 Scholastic Individual Championship and Sidekick Tournament, March 23, 2013 tag:chessmaine.net,2013:/chessmaine//1.6123 2013-03-27T02:11:43Z 2013-03-27T02:14:12Z Play online chess /* */if ((typeof ichess_create)!='undefined')/* */{o=new ichess_create(11,'ichess313421',3);if(o){/* */o.im('e2e4c7c5g1f3d7d6d2d4c5d4f3d4b8c6d4c6b7c6b1c3g7g6f1d3'+/* */'f8g7c1d2d6d5d1f3g8f6e4d5c6d5d3b5c8d7e1g1e8g8b5d7d8d7a1d1e7e6'+/* */'d2g5f6h5b2b3g7c3f3c3f8c8c3b2d7c7d1c1c7c3b2a3c3c5a3c5c8c5c2c4'+/* */'d5c4c1c4c5g5h2h4g5a5f1a1a8d8a2a4h5f6c4c7d8d3b3b4a5a6a4a5d3b3'+/* */'c7b7a6d6b4b5f6d5b5b6d5b6a5b6a7b6a1a7d6d8b7f7b3b4f7g7g8f8g7h7'+/* */'f8g8a7g7g8f8g7g6e6e5g2g3b4b1g1g2b6b5h4h5e5e4h5h6d8d1g2h3d1h1'+/* */'h3g4b1c1g6g7h1h6h7h6f8g7h6e6c1c4g4f4c4c2f4e3b5b4e6e4b4b3e4b4'+/* */'b3b2f2f4c2c3e3f2c3c2f2f3c2c3f3g4c3c2g4g5c2c5f4f5c5c3g3g4c3c2'+/* */'b4b7g7f8g5g6c2c6f5f6c6c7b7c7b2b1g6g5b1b5g5h6b5b8c7g7');/* */o.il(0,0,1);/* */o.ip([125,0], ['q','-']);/* */o.ia(['','','','','','','','','','','','','','',''/* */,'','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','',''/* */,'','','','','','','','','','','White%27s%20first%20serious%'+/* */'20blunder.','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','',''/* */,'','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','',''/* */,'','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','',''/* */,'','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','','',''/* */,'','','White%20takes%20the%20rook%20thinking%20that%20if%20'+/* */'black%20queens%20his%20pawn%2C%20he%20has%20Rc8%20mate.%20%'+/* */'20White%20should%20play%20Rb8+%20Rc8%20Rxc8%20mate.','','An'+/* */'d%20it%27s%20check.%20%20','','','','','drawn%20by%20agreem'+/* */'ent%2C%20black%20was%20under%20time%20pressure']);/* */o.ih(2,'Chess%20game','George%20Spahn%20vs.%20Ezra%20Brigg'+/* */'s');/* */o.go(0,0);}}/* */ Play online... Dan http://www.chessmaine.net/
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]]> 2103 Scholastic Individual Championship Report tag:chessmaine.net,2013:/chessmaine//1.6122 2013-03-26T06:20:22Z 2013-03-28T23:29:56Z Eighty-four scholastic chess players gathered at the University of Maine Orono Memorial Union on March 23rd to duel for individual honors in K-3, K-6, K-8, and K-12 championship and Under 1200 sections. The hard-fought games often went down to the last moment of the allotted time, and saw both interesting and surprising results. Here's the tournament report, USCF crosstables, images and selected games from the day including the concurrently played Sidekick tournament. Dan http://www.chessmaine.net/ Eighty-four scholastic chess players gathered at the University of Maine Orono Memorial Union on March 23rd to duel for individual honors in K-3, K-6, K-8, and K-12 championship and Under 1200 sections. The hard-fought games often went down to the last moment of the allotted time, and saw both interesting and surprising results. Here's the tournament report, USCF crosstables, images and selected games from the day including the concurrently played Sidekick tournament.
The 2013 Scholastic State Individual Chess Championships were played at the University of Maine Orono on March 23rd. State champions were determined in the primary, elementary, middle school and high school sections.

Thanks to Ron Lewis for contributing to this report. Individual Scholastic Chess Titles Decided Eighty-four scholastic chess players gathered at the University of Maine Memorial Union on March 23 to duel for individual honors in K-3, K-6, K-8, and K-12 championship and Under 1200 sections. The hard-fought games often went down to the last moment of the allotted time, and saw both interesting and surprising results. Winners of the K-6, K-8 and K-12 championship sections become the 2012-13 State Elementary, Junior High and High School Champions. Trophies are awarded to the top three finishers in each section. In cases of ties, the top players become co-champions or share that tied position, and the awarding of trophies is done based on how well the players score in the early rounds and/or how well their opponents do. Younger players may play higher than their current grade level in the Individuals, as skill and rating levels are more important than age. In the K-3 section, Cyrus Grindal of the Airline School scored a perfect 4.0 (four wins, no losses) to take top honors. Second place went to Milo Sanokklis of Levey Day School with 3 points. Tied for third were Benjamin Wintersteen of Falmouth and Henry Penfold of Deer Isle-Stonington (DIS), each with 2.5 points. On tie-breaks, the third place trophy went to Benjamin. In the K-6 section, Nathan Shemwell of Orono Middle School scored a perfect four points and is the 2012-13 Maine Elementary School champion. Five players scored 3 points to tie for second place: Vetri Vel (Veazie), Omar Khan (Brewer Community School), Oliver Brown Patricio, Brendan Parlee (Stillwater Montessori School) and Brent Roberts (Brewer Community School). On tie-breaks, Vetri Vel took home the second place trophy and Omar Khan, the third place trophy. In the K-8 Junior High section, Wesley Parker of Cape Elizabeth posted four straight wins to become this year's Maine Junior High Champion. Wesley qualified as the Maine representative to the Barber National Tournament for Junior High players. Early round upsets seemed to set the tone for the day, and several lower-rated players surprised their higher-rated opponents. Ben Amar (Orono) scored 3.5 points (three wins and a draw) to take second place honors. Five players tied with three points. These were Ian Youth (Breakwater), Brendan Penfold and Soozin Cha of DIS, Joseph Powell (Medomak), and Stuart McKay (Stillwater). On tie-breaks, the third place trophy went to Joseph Powell. Sixteen players competed in the K-12 Under 1200 section (referring to the players' US Chess Federation ratings). Emerging with 4 wins and clear first place was Krisford Melanio (DIS). Tied for second with 3 points each were Hui Kennedy (Waldoboro), and Zach Hamilton and Jinran Tian of George Stevens Academy. On tie-breaks, Hui received the second place trophy and Jinran, the third place trophy. In the K-12 High School Championship section, hard-fought games were the rule and several went down to the last few minutes on the clock. With a limited field of ten players, the third round match paired off Cape Elizabeth team mates and the two top seeds, Matthew Fishbein and Brett Parker. For the third game in a row, Matthew nursed a small advantage into a greater one and a full point. Matthew, the State's top ranked scholastic player, went on to win his fourth round game, finishing with four points and his second High School Championship, becoming eligible for the National Denker Tournament of High School Champions. Three players tied for second place with 2.5 points each. These were Brett Parker, Yihan Cheng (George Stevens Academy), and Josh Audibert (Bangor). On tie-breaks, Brett received the second place trophy and Yihan, the third place trophy. In the Sidekick quads event held for adults and proceeds benefitting scholastic chess through the Maine Association of Chess Coaches, ten players competed, setting up one Quad section and a second, Swiss section with six players. Roger Morin scored a perfect 3-0 in the six-player section. In the quad section, Jason Kennedy and Lois Morin tied with two wins each. The Sidekick event was led and directed by Maine Chess Association president Andy Bryan. The Leader for the Individuals Tournament was Ron Lewis. Andy Bryan coordinated trophies for the event. Tournament Directors, organized by the Maine Chess Association, were Dan DeLuca for the K-3 and K-6, Philip Lowell for the K-8, and Steve Wong for the two K-12 sections. Kathy Richards serves as Treasurer for the Maine Association of Chess Coaches. For more detail and pictures of the events, log on-line to www.chessmaine.net. Thanks to the parents and coaches for their support, and thanks to the University of Maine for again hosting this event. K-3 and K-6 Championship Section USCF Crosstables Jr. High School Championship USCF Crosstable High School Championship and U1200 Section USCF Crosstables
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High School Champion Matthew Fishbein (left) and Co-Runner-Up Brett Parker both students at Cape Elizabeth High School. Co-Runners-Up in the high school championship section Yihang Cheng (left) and Josh Audibert with tournament director Steve Wong. Matthew Fishbein at the board on his way to a perfect 4.0 performance. Brett Parker Yihang Chen Josh Audibert George Spahn Paul Rudnicki Ezra Briggs Jiajun Chen Haley DeLuca Lowell Tianjian Yuan Matthew Fishbein gets interviewed just after his fourth-round win. First in the high school U1200 section: Krisford Melanio A three-way tie for second place resulted in the U1200 section between Zach Hamilton... Jinran Tian and Hui Kennedy Matthew Spear Gunnar Heckler Caleb Hunter Andy Chen David Hunter Isaiah Fallon Rick Perry Ethan Lowe Nick Charalambous Ian Henderson Justin Willis Lee Walsh Winners in the high school U1200 section (left to right): Krisford Melanio (first), Hui Kennedy (equal second), tournament Director Steve Wong, Jinran Tian (equal second) and Zach Hamilton (equal second). 2013 K-8 Champion Wesley Parker scored a perfect 4.0 to take first place. K-8 Runner-Up Ben Amar put up 3.5 points. Tied for third place were: Joseph Powell Ian Youth Brendan Penfold Stuart MacKay and... SooZin Cha Gregory Dimoulas Catherine Rudnicki Orly Vaughn Jacob Cote Grant Bodine Nicholas Kawamura Caleb Marston Nicholas Thompson Zachary Grindal Saadh Ahmed Greg Wadsworth Nathan Thompson Carter Brock Ennis Marshall Codie Cole Logan Severance Drew Thibodeau Parents and spectators mill about outside the K-8 section tournament room. Winners in the K-8 section (left to right): Wesley Parker (first), Ben Amar (second) with tournament director Phil Lowell Joseph Powell tied for 3rd in K-8 section with Ian Youth, Brendan Penfold, Stuart MacKay and SooZin Cha. Dad's of the K-8 and K-12 champions Mark Parker (left) and Dan Fishbein Relieving a little tension between rounds Winners in the K-6 section (left to right): Omar Khan (equal second), Nathan Shemwell (first), Vetri Vel (equal second), Oliver Brown Patricio (equal second), Brendan Parlee (equal second) and Brent Roberts (equal second) Brent Roberts (left) and Michael Hayden shake after thier last round game in the K-6 section. Outside of the tournament rooms skittles games abounded, here... here... ...and here. Airline Community School's Cyrus Grindal is the 2013 K-3 state champion after a fine unbeaten and untied performance. Clear second place in the K-3 section: Milo Sanokklis Benjamin Wintersteen tied for third place in the K-3 section with... Henry Penfold William Xu Zoe Dinnerstein Saima Ahmed Cameron Parlee Julia Trowbridge Matthew Leighton Clara Parker Winners in the K-3 section (left to right): Henry Penfold (equal third), Benjamin Wintersteen (equal third), Milo Sanokklis (second) and Cyrus Grindal (first) Winners all! The K-3 players In addition to the scholastic individual championships, a Sidekick tournament was held concurrently. Section 1 was won by Roger Morin (left) here playing Tom Sandford. Max Berube (right) plays Maine Association of Chess Coaches Secretary Kathy Richards. Bangor High School coach Jon Dearing (left) tussles with Orono Middle School coach Ryan Tripp. Lois Morin (left) and Jason Kennedy shared first in section 2 of the Sidekick tournament. Alba Briggs (left) takes on Dan Fishbein. MACC Secretary Kathy Richards and MACC President Ron Lewis do some behind-the-scenes accounting. Thanks to all for making this tournament a real success!]]> Play a Four-Game Match with one of Maine's Highest-Rated Players tag:chessmaine.net,2013:/chessmaine//1.6121 2013-03-20T19:03:58Z 2013-03-20T19:25:12Z USCF Expert and Maine's Most Winningest Player for the last six years, Roger Morin, would like to play a four-game match with a worthy opponent--USCF match rules require the difference in players' ratings be no more than 400 points. If you are interested in this proposition please contact Roger directly at houltonart@yahoo.com Dan http://www.chessmaine.net/ USCF expert and Maine's Most Winningest Player for the last six years, Roger Morin, would like to play a four-game match with a worthy opponent--USCF match rules require the difference in players' ratings be no more than 400 points. If you are interested in this proposition please contact Roger directly at houltonart@yahoo.com
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]]> All Saints Winter Warm-Up Tournament Report tag:chessmaine.net,2013:/chessmaine//1.6120 2013-03-20T18:29:36Z 2013-03-20T18:56:17Z A whopping fifty players turned out to play in the four-section All Saints Winter Warm-Up Tournament at All Saints School in Bangor on February 23rd. Winners were: Vetri Vel (K-6), Ben Amar (K-8), Nicholas Kawamura, John Jewel and Hui Kennedy (K-12), and Jarod Bryan (Open). Dan http://www.chessmaine.net/ A whopping fifty players turned out to play in the four-section All Saints Winter Warm-Up Tournament at All Saints School in Bangor on February 23rd. Winners were: Vetri Vel (K-6), Ben Amar (K-8), Nicholas Kawamura, John Jewel and Hui Kennedy (K-12), and Jarod Bryan (Open).
Winners in the K-6 section at the All Saints Winter Warm-Up Tournament.

Thanks to Steve Wong for contributing to this report. USCF crosstable of this event Vetri Vel took no prisoners in the sixteen-player K-6 section with a perfect 5.0 points in five games. His closest rivals were Brent Roberts with 4.0 points and a group of players scoring 3.0 points including: Cyrus Grindal, Noah Umel, BBrendan Parlee, William Xu, Cody Ross and Ian Pomroy. In the K-8 section, shut out his opponents scoring 4.0 points in four games. Amar was trailed by Joseph Powell (3.0) and Ben Penfold (2.5). A three-way tie ensued in the K-12 section between Nicolas Kawamura, John Jewel and Hui Kennedy. Following the leaders were Stuart McKay (2.5) and three players with 2.0 points: Brendan Penfold, Jonathan Donnelly and Jacob Cote. USCF master Jarod Bryan won the open section with 4.0 points. Max Berube and Aaron Spencer tied for second-third with 3.0 points. Winners in the K-8 section. Winners in the K-12 section. ]]> Medomak Valley Tyro 1 Report tag:chessmaine.net,2013:/chessmaine//1.6119 2013-03-20T16:24:40Z 2013-03-20T17:07:48Z Sixteen player competed in the First Medomak Valley Tyro Event at Medomak Valley Middle School in Waldoboro on March 16th. Trevor Brown took first in the scholastic section with a perfect 4.0 points in as many games and Corey Dunn won the adult (U1500) section with 3.5 points. Thanks to Jim DuBois for organizing this event and we look forward to more tournaments at this venue. Dan http://www.chessmaine.net/ Sixteen player competed in the First Medomak Valley Tyro Event at Medomak Valley Middle School in Waldoboro on March 16th. Trevor Brown took first in the scholastic section with a perfect 4.0 points in as many games and Corey Dunn won the adult (U1500) section with 3.5 points. Thanks to Jim DuBois for organizing this event and we look forward to more tournaments at this venue.
The Medomak Valley Tyro Event 1 attracted sixteen scholastic and adult players in two sections.

Thanks to Roger Morin for contributing to this report. Trevor Brown outpaced his competition by a full point in the scholastic section scoring a perfect 4.0 points. Greg Wadsworth and Grant Bodine tied for second with 3.0 points. Kyle Olson and Sam Fournier tied for forth place with one point apiece. The adult section was won by Corey Dunn with 3.5 points. Frank Collemer posted a strong sole second with 3.0 points. Equal third were tournament top rated Brian Hurst and Lois Morin. John Jones, Jason Kennedy and Anne York put up 2.0 points. Joseph Benoit (1.5) and Tim Johnson (1.0) and William McClellan (0.0) rounded out the crosstable. Crosstable of this event William McClellan and Lois Morin prepare for their second round game. Anne York (left) plays Brian Hurst. Tournament organizer and director Jim DuBois.]]> 2013 Scholastic Team Championship Report tag:chessmaine.net,2013:/chessmaine//1.6117 2013-03-15T10:31:04Z 2013-04-18T12:25:06Z Two hundred seventy-seven scholastic chess players ranging in skill level from beginner to expert came to the University of Maine Orono from all corners of the state to compete in the Scholastic Team Chess Championships on Saturday, March 9th. This nine-section, four-round event is--by far--the largest chess tournament in the state. Here's the copiously illustrated tournament report including USCF crosstables. Dan http://www.chessmaine.net/ Two hundred seventy-seven scholastic chess players ranging in skill level from beginner to expert came to the University of Maine Orono from all corners of the state to compete in the Scholastic Team Chess Championships on Saturday, March 9th. This nine-section, four-round event is--by far--the largest chess tournament in the state. Here's the copiously illustrated tournament report including USCF crosstables.
The 2013 Scholastic State Chess Championships were played at the University of Maine Orono on March 9th. Attracting nearly three hundred players, this annual event is the largest chess tournament in the state.

Thanks to Ron Lewis for contributing to this report. 2013 State Scholastic Chess Team Championships Determined The 2013 State Scholastic Chess Team Championships were held Saturday, March 9, in the Memorial Union, University of Maine, Orono. Two hundred seventy-seven players supported by coaches and parents gathered to contest team honors in the K-3, K-6, Junior High, and High School sections. Also at stake were individual achievements leading to invitation to the Individual Championships to be held at the same location on March 23. Each player competed in four games with team honors decided by total points scored for the four games or, in the case of the High School Championship section, by head-to-head match play. In the K-3 championship section, team honors were decided by the total of the team's top three scorers. The winning team was the Breakwater School team (9 points) over second place Deer Isle-Stonington (DIS - 7.5 points). Top scorers for Breakwater were Max Hogenauer, Sampson Pfeffer, Dax Penny, and Davis Drown, all with three points each. Top scorers for DIS were Henry Penfold with 3 points while Brayden Martn, McHenna Martin, Thomas Thompson, Trace Brophy, and Sean Morey all scored 2 points each. The top scoring girl was McHenna Martin, and the top player was Cyrus Grindal of Airline School. Scoring 3 points or better for a free entry to the Individual Tournament on March 23 were Cyrus Grindal of Airline, Henry Penfold of DIS, Matthew Leighton of Cape Elizabeth, and Max Hogenauer, Sampson Pfeffer, Dax Penny, and Davis Drown of Breakwater. The top unrated was Matthew Leighton of Cape Elizabeth. In the K-6 championship section, with team scores being the total of each team's five top scorers, Deer Isle-Stonington narrowly captured its fourth straight K-6 Team title, besting second place Breakwater School 15 to 14.5. Top team scorers for Deer Isle-Stonington included: Ben Penfold with 4 points, Rylee Eaton and Myles Brown with 3 points each, and Wyatt Eaton and Cole Stewart with 2.5 points each. The Breakwater team high scorers were Ian Youth and Eric Youth with 4 points each, Matthew Hogenauer with 3 points, Oliver Sullivan with 2 points, and Charlie Van West and Max Ryan with 1.5 points. The top girl scorer not on a winning team was Kaylee Morey of DIS. The top unrated players in this section were Elijah McGill of Orono and Joshua Watson of Glenburn with 3 points each. Thirteen players scored 3 points or better, earning them a free entry into the Individuals Tournament on March 17. These were: Ian and Eric Youth, and Matthew Hogenauer of Breakwater; Ben Penfold, Rylee Eaton, and Myles Brown of DIS; Michael Hayden of All-Saints; Cody Ross, Brent Roberts, and Omar Khan of Brewer; Elijah McGill of Orono; Milo Sanokklis of Levy Day School; and Joshua Watson of Glenburn.. In the Elementary Novice section, the winning K-3 team was Stillwater edging out Levey Day School 8.5 to 7.5. The top individual performer was Cameron Parlee of Stillwater with four wins in four games. Other Stillwater team members were Siama Ahmed, Meghan Guebi, and Elizabeth Shum. For the Levey Day School Knights team members were Zoe Dinnerstein, Jacob Lucier, Hannelore Sanokklis, and Maddik Weisberg. In the K-6 Novice section, DIS emerged ahead of Belfast by just a half-point, 9 to 8.5. Top scorers for DIS were Dakota Emrick, Tommy Hutchinson, and Jacob Gell. Top scorers for Belfast were Ilianna Kahn, Brian Rollerson, and Josh Chun. The top performer was Dakota Emrick with 4 points. In the Junior High Championship section, Deer-Isle Stonington squeaked ahead of Orono Middle School, 14 to 13.5. Top scorers for Deer-Isle Stonington were Orly Vaughn, Soozin Cha, Brendan Penfold, Kinsey Bartlett, and Tyson Rice. Top scorers for Orono Middle School were Nathan Shemwell, Ben Amar, Gregory Dimoulas, Joseph Astumian, and Josiah Grace. The top players were Orly Vaughn and Soozin Cha of DIS and Nathan Shemwell of Orono, each with four points. Top unrated (not on a winning team) was a tie between Nick Thompson of Glenburn and Joseph Powell of Medomak while Nathan Shemwell led all unrateds. The top female (not on a winning team) was Catherine Rudnicki of the All-Saints in Bangor. Twelve players scored 3 points or better to be eligible to return to the Individuals with free entry: Orly Vaughn and Soozin Cha of DIS; Nathan Shemwell, Ben Amar, and Gregory Dimoulas of Orono; Joseph Powell of Medomak; Catherine Rudnicki of All-Saints; Max DeLuca Lowell of Airline; Nathan Thompson and Nick Thompson of Glenburn; Stuart Mackay of Stillwater; and Jacob Cote of Brewer. Piscataquis took first place in the JHS Novice section, beatingt Buscksport 12 to 5 points. Members of the winning team were: Bradyn Fellows, Billy Griffith, David Hession, and Cody Randall. Members for the Bucksport team were: Krishna Cloutier, Richard Ludgon, William Meehan, and Danial Gorczy. The top performers were Billy Griffith and Cody Randall of Piscataquis, each with 4 points, with Billy receiving the trophy on tie-breaks. Elementary and JHS players in the championship sections who scored 3 points or better are invited back to play in the Individual Championships on March 17 at with no entry fee. Any other individual may enter by paying the entry fee. Information and entry forms are available at www.ChessMaine.net. In the High School Championship section, Cape Elizabeth emerged undefeated in match play with 4 match points to win the State HS Team title. The Cape team consisted of Matthew Fishbein, Brett Parker, Matthew Reale-Hatem, Ben Hansel, and Colin Smith. Tied for second place were DIS and Bangor with three match points each. On tie-breaks, the second place trophy was awarded to DIS. The DIS team included Cameron Wendell, Sam Grindle, Andrew Turner, Hayden Ciomei, and Connor Morey. Members of the Bangor team were: Josh Audibert, Paul Rudnicki, Patrick Coyne, Nathan Dee, and Andy Chen. Criteria for invitation to the Individuals for the High School Championship and Reserve sections were to score 3 points or better on Board 1, or 3.5 points or better on any other board. Invited back to Individuals on March 23 with no entry fee on this basis are: Matthew Fishbein, Brett Parker Matthew Reale-Hatem and Colin Smith of Cape Elizabeth; Nathan Dee of Bangor; and Cameron Wendell and Hayden Ciomei of DIS. The top unrated player was Ethan Lowe of George Steven Academy. The top female performer was Haley DeLuca Lowell, and she receives an invitation to the Individuals as well. In the HS Reserve section, Van Buren and DIS tied with 10 points each, with Van Buren getting the first place trophy and tie-breaks. The Van Buren Reserve team high scorers included Richard Michaud, Nicholas Lajoie, and Cody Maldonado. Scorers for DIS were Nick Eaton, Kris Melanio, and Nathan Davis. Top scorers included Nicholas Lajoie of Van Buren and Kris Melanio of DIS, each with 4 points. These two are invited back to Individuals with no entry fee. In the High School Novice section, new-comer Deering High defeated Bucksport 10 to 9. The high scorers for Deering were Thoalfakar Alsaady; Hital Ahmad, and Qutaiba Hasson. The Bucksport top scorers included Adam Bohlen, Doug Gavelek, and Randy LaRue. Top performer in this section with 4 points was Thoalfakar Alsaady. Tournament Leaders were Kathy Richards for the Elementary and Junior High Sections, and Kurt Klappenbach for the High School. Tournament Directors were Dan DeLuca for the K-3 section, Steve Wong for K-6, Barry Magda for the JHS, Philip Lowell for High School Championship and Reserve sections, and Tom Sandford for the all Novice sections. Trophy awards were coordinated by Andy Bryan. These were supported by a number of other volunteers, parents and coaches. The next event on the State scholastic chess schedule is on March 23 when the State Scholastic Chess Individual Championships will be contested, with the Maine State representative to the USCF National Denker High School Invitational and a representative to the Barber JHS Invitational will be decided. A side event, the Sidekick Quads, will also be held on March 23 for adults. The proceeds of the Sidekick Quads will benefit Maine scholastic chess. All events will be held at the Memorial Union, University of Maine, Orono. Visit ChessMaine.net for information and entry forms, and pictures from the team championships. K-3 Championship USCF Crosstable K-6 Championship USCF Crosstable Jr. High School Championship USCF Crosstable High School Championship USCF Crosstables High School Reserve USCF Crosstable Matthew Fishbein of Cape Elizabeth (right) accepts Josh Audibert's (Bangor) resignation to give Cape Elizabeth the high school team championship title. The last round match-up between Bangor High School (left) and Cape Elizabeth High School, both of whom had 3.0 match points, would decide this year's high school team champions. Board 4 finishes with a come-from-behind win for Bangor. Match Score: Bangor 1 Cape Elizabeth 0 Colin Smith (right) wins for Cape on Board 5. Match Score: Bangor 1 Cape Elizabeth 1 Matthew Reale-Hatem (left) wins another one for Cape. Match Score: Bangor 1 Cape Elizabeth 2 Board 2 played between Bangor's Paul Rudnicki (right) and Cape's Brett Parker ends in a well-played draw. Match Score: Bangor 1.5 Cape 2.5 And then there was one. Matthew Fishbein (left) of Cape Elizabeth makes a move that causes Bangor's Josh Audibert to resign their board 1 game. Final Match Score: Bangor 1.5 Cape Elizabeth 3.5 Co-Runners-Up with Bangor High School, Deer Isle-Stonington High School (right) plays Cape Elizabeth High School under the watchful eye of their coach Isaac Marnik. A closer look at Cape Elizabeth (left) vs Deer Isle-Stonington Board 1 Cape Elizabeth: Matthew Fishbein Board 2 Cape Elizabeth: Brett Parker Board 3 Cape Elizabeth: Matthew Reale-Hatem Board 4 Cape Elizabeth: Ben Hansel Board 5 Cape Elizabeth: Colin Smith Co-Runners-Up Deer Isle Stonington's Board 1: Cameron Wendell DIS Board 2: Sam Grindle DIS Board 3: Andrew Turner DIS Board 4: Hayden Ciomei DIS Board 5: Conner Morey Co-Runners-Up Bangor High School's Board 1 Josh Audibert Bangor Board 2: Paul Rudnicki Bangor Board 3: Patrick Coyne Bangor Board 4: Nathan Dee Bangor Board 5: Andy Chen John Bapst Memorial High School (left) battles Orono High School. Bapst Board 1: Bach Nguyen Bapst Board 2: Haley DeLuca Lowell Bapst Board 3: Anna Bryan Bapst Board 4: Matthew Spear Bapst Board 5: Gunnar Heckler Orono Board 1: Zach Hamilton Orono Board 2: Jason Chubbuck Orono Biard 4: Seam McAvoy Orono Board 5: Weisheng Chen Cheverus High School Board 1: Conner Maines Cheverus Board 2: Frank Jin Cheverus Board 3: Spencer Desrochers Cheverus Board 4: Ben Peterson Cheverus Board 5: Greyson Potter Rick Perry: top board for Caribou High School Caribou Board 2: David Hunter Caribou Board 3: Caleb Hunter Caribou Board 4: Nolan Powers Caribou Board 5: Andrew Brown Westbrook's Ace Ian Murray Westbrook Board 2: Ben Touchette Westbrook Board 4: Garrett Gilliard Westbrook Board 5: Gabe Maxwell George Stevens Academy Board 1: William Cheng GSA Board 2: Terry Tian GSA Board 3: Ian Henderson GSA Board 4: Ethan Lowe GSA Board 5: Devon Oppeisano Brewer High School's Top Board: Noah Laplante Brewer Board 2: John Jewel Brewer Board 3: Greg Warmuth Brewer Board 4: Adam Farrington Brewer Board 5: Nick Charalambous Action in the High School Reserve Section Orono High School coach Max Berube keeps close watch on his team's performance... as does Bangor High School coach Jon Dearing. A view of the high school championship section in the University of Maine's Memorial Union. Cape Elizabeth coach Dan Fishbein (left) chats with Cheverus coach Dan Lavallee. Just off the tournament room was what must be the largest skittles room in the state. Girl Power! Bapst boards 2 and 3: Haley DeLuca Lowell (left) and Anna Bryan Caribou (left) faces off with Deer Isle-Stonington. Jr. High School Championship section tournament director Barry Magda (left) shares a laugh with tournament coordinator and president of the Maine Association of Chess Coaches Ron Lewis. K-3 Championship section tournament director Dan DeLuca checks out the standings in the high school section. 2013 High School Champions: Cape Elizabeth (left to right): Matthew Reale-Hatem, Ben Hansel, Brett Parker, Matthew Fishbein, coach Dan Fishbein and Colin Smith. 2013 High School Co-Runners-Up: Deer Isle Stonington (left to right): Cameron Wendell, Sam Grindle, Andrew Turner, Hayden Ciomei, Coner Morey and coach Isaac Marnik. 2013 High School Co-Runners-Up: Bangor High School (team photo coming soon) Top unrated player in the high school championship section with 3.0 points: Ethan Gore from George Stevens Academy poses with tournament director Phil Lowell. Top female point getter in the high school championship section Haley DeLuca Lowell gets some face time with the TD as well. Co-Champions High School Reserve: Van Buren (left to right): Nicholas Lajoie, coach Steven Giangiordano, Richard Michaud, Devin Berry, Derek Grivios and Cody Maldonado. Co-Champions in the High School Reserve: Deer Isle Stonington (left to right): Nick Siebert, Krisford Melanio, Nathan Davis, Nick Eaton, Noah Davis and Noah Gillen (not pictured Cody Eaton). High School Novice Champions: Deering High School (left to right): Orkhan Nadirli, Shervin Sabetti, Hilal Ahmed, Qutaiba Hassoon, Thoalfakar Alsaady (highest scoring player in the section with 4.0 points), Risopheak Rodriguez and coach Jeff Borland. Coach Borland informs us that all of these players are new to the US having been here for less than three years. High School Novice Runners-Up: Bucksport High School (left to right): Dan Juric, Kaitlynn Arey, Doug Gavelek, Makala Boyer, Adam Bohlen, Mia Vierthaler and Randy LaRue. Action in the HIgh School Novice section. Jr. High School Champions: Deer Isle-Stonington (left to right): Kinsey Bartlett, Tyson Rice, SooZin Cha, Orly Vaughn, Avery Reynolds, Brendan Penfold, Ennis Marshall and coach Dick Powell. Jr. High School Runners-Up: Orono Middle School (left to right): Josaih Grace, Austin Smith, coach Ryan Tripp, Gregory Dimoulas, Ben Amar, Nathan Shemwell, Saadh Ahmed and Joseph Astumian. Nick Thompson of Glenburn tied with Joseph Powell of Medomak as the top scoring unrated players in the Jr. High School Championship section and... Catherine Rudnicki of All Saints School took home the trophy for the highest scoring girl not on a trophy-winning team. Gregory Dimoulas, Orono Middle School Brendan Penfold, Deer Isle-Stonington Orly Vaughn, Deer Isle-Stonington Ben Amar, Orono Middle School SooZin Cha, Deer Isle-Stonington Nick Thompson, Glenburn Nathan Shemwell, Orono Middle School Catherine Rudnicki, All Saints Kinsey Bartlett, Deer Isle-Stonington Joseph Powell, Medomak Nathan Thompson, Glenburn Zachary Grindal, Airline School Stuart MacKay, Stillwater Montessori Josaih Grace, Orono Middle School Travis Terra, Glenburn Max DeLuca Lowell, Airline School Isaiah Sprague, Brewer Middle School Avery Reynolds, Deer Isle-Stonington Adam Gagnon, Brewer Middle School Ryan Watson, Glenburn Drew Thibodeau, All Saints Tyson Rice, Deer Isle-Stonington Brandon Parlee, Stillwater Montessori John Donnelly, Brewer Middle School Joseph Astumian, Orono Middle School Logan Severance, Brewer Middle School Jacob Cote, Brewer Middle School Grant Bodine, Medomak Ennis Marshall, Deer Isle-Stonington Nate Wilcox, Brewer Middle School Erin Gerbi, Stillwater Montessori Ahmed Saadh, Orono Middle School Sam Fournier, Medomak Oliver Sheehan, Airline Kylee Atwood, Bucksport Austin Smith, Orono Middle School Eamon Laskey, Stillwater Montessori Greg Wadsworth, Medomak Kyle Olson, Medomak David Fernandez, All Saints Jr. High School Novice Champions: Piscatiquis Community Secondary School (left to right): Billy Griffith, Bradyn Fellows, Cody Randall and David Hession. Hesson and Griffith tied for highest scorer in the section. Jr. High School Novice Runners-Up: Bucksport Middle School (left to right): Kristina Cloutier, Richard Lugdon, Willy Meehan and Daniel Gonczy. Novice section tournament director Tom Sandford did Yeoman's work juggling four sections and countless players. 2013 Elementary Team Champions: Deer Isle Stonington Independent filmmaker Veronica Young interviews Deer Isle-Stonington Elementary player Kaylee Morey. Elementary Championship tournament director Steve Wong works up some last minute calculations before distributing trophies. Rylee Eaton, Deer Isle Stonington Ian Youth, Breakwater Michael Hayden, All Saints Eric Youth, Breakwater Ben Penfold, Deer Isle-Stonington Isaac Dinnerstein, Levey Day School Wyatt Eaton, Deer Isle-Stonington Matthew Hogenauer, Breakwater Omar Khan, Brewer Coby Haskell, Deer Isle-Stonington Elijah McGill, Orono Alex Fargo, Brewer Cody Ross, Brewer Kaylee Morey, Deer Isle-Stonington Myles Brown, Deer Isle-Stonington Paul Fortier, Brewer Milo Sanokklis, Levey Day School River Williams, Orono Andrew Pappianne, Deer Isle-Stonington Brent Roberts, Brewer Oliver Sullivan, Breakwater Josaih Watson, Glenburn Seamus Ravan, All Saints Kaegan Thompson, Airline Max Ryan, Breakwater Ellias Veilleux, Orono Ross Stewart, Deer Isle-Stonington Ian Pomroy, Airline Kell Fremiew, Orono Noah Ravan, All Saints Daniel Fernandez, All Saints Cameron Stewart, Deer Isle-Stonington Noah Umel, Brewer Charlotte Urquhart, All Saints Cody Jones, Airline Samuel Kemmerer, Breakwater Ethan Winston, Brewer John Spaulding, Glenburn Natalie Sheehan, Airline Caitlyn Woodward, Brewer Ben Fratoni, Breakwater Cameron Ashe, All Saints First place in the Elementary Novice section: Deer Isle-Stonington (left to right): coach Tasha Brown, Nathan Thompson, Kobe Nevells, Dakota Emrick (section high scorer with 4.0 points), Tom Hutchinson, Jacob Gell and Zachary Billings (not pictured: Annie Reynolds and Liam Bishop). Runners-Up in the Elementary Novive section: Belfast Library Chess Club (left to right): coach Russell Kahn, Henry Saggese, Brian Rollerson, Kirk Stillman, Ilianna Kahn and Josh Chun. Winners in the Primary Championship section: Breakwater School (left to right): Sampson Pfeffer, Davis Drown, Vivian Rallis, Oliver Chase, Max Hogenauer and Dax Penney. Runners-Up in the Primary section: Deer Isle-Stonington Third place in the Primary section: Airline School Fourth place in the Primary Section: Cape Elizabeth Top scorer in the Primary Championship section (4.0 points) Cyrus Grindal, Airline Thomas Thompson, Deer Isle-Stonington Brady Smith, Airline Henry Penfold, Deer Isle-Stonington Max Hogenauer, Breakwater Sean Morey, Deer Isle-Stonington Gabriel Schoewe, Cape Elizabeth Dax Penney, Breakwater Matthew Leighton (top unrated player in the Primary Championship section with 3.0 points), Cape Elizabeth Trace Brophy, Deer Isle-Stonington Sampson Pfeffer, Breakwater McHenna Martin, Deer Isle-Stonington Brayden Martin, Deer Isle-Stonington Evan Gebhart, Cape Elizabeth Davis Drown, Breakwater Abigail Green, Airline Oliver Chase, Breakwater Macey Brown, Deer Isle-Stonington Ruby DeLuca Lowell, Airline Bowen Charlebois, Cape Elizabeth Vivian Rallis, Breakwater Dexter Brown, Deer Isle-Stonington Action in the Primary Championship section Winners in the Primary Novice section: Stillwater Montessori School (left to right): coach Al Duplessis, Cameron Parlee (top scorer in the Primary Novice section), Megan Gerbi and Saima Ahmed. Runners-Up in the Primary Novice section: Levey Day School (left to right): coach Eric Dinnerstein, Zoe Dinnerstein, Jacob Lucier and Hannelore Sanokklis (not pictured Maddik Weisberg). Thanks to all for their contributions to this tournament especially; The Maine Association of Chess Coaches: Ron Lewis, Kathy Richards, Dick Powell, Ryan Tripp, Andy Bryan and Kurt Klappenbach, The Maine Chess Association, tournament directors: Phil Lowell, Barry Magda, Steve Wong, Dan DeLuca and Tom Sandford, The University of Maine, parents, coaches and players! ]]> Dan and Ilene Fishbein Honored at Team Championships tag:chessmaine.net,2013:/chessmaine//1.6116 2013-03-10T20:24:01Z 2013-03-10T10:09:08Z At the recently-completed team championships, Cape Elizabeth chess organizers, promoters and parents of one of the highest-rated players in the state, Dan and Ilene Fishbein, received accolades, a chess trophy and a restaurant gift certificate as thanks for their many years of hard work and dedication to the Maine chess community. Just before the high school team championship trophies were awarded, fellow Cape Elizabeth chess parent Mark Parker presented the awards to the Fishbeins amid applause and gratitude from onlookers. Congratulations Dan and Ilene and thank you for all you do to promote chess in Maine. Dan http://www.chessmaine.net/ At the recently-completed team championships, Cape Elizabeth chess organizers, promoters and parents of one of the highest-rated players in the state, Dan and Ilene Fishbein, received accolades, a chess trophy and a restaurant gift certificate as thanks for their many years of hard work and dedication to the Maine chess community. Just before the high school team championship trophies were awarded, fellow Cape Elizabeth chess parent Mark Parker presented the awards to the Fishbeins amid applause and gratitude from onlookers. Congratulations Dan and Ilene and thank you for all you do to promote chess in Maine.
Dan and Ilene Fishbein (left) receive thanks, congratulations and gifts from Mark Parker for their service to the Maine chess community.

Among Dan and Ilene's many accomplishments for Maine chess are: 1. Started a Saturday morning scholastic chess club at Cape Elizabeth Community Services. This club has been going for many years. They often supervise it or arrange supervision. 2. Organize and teach elementary level chess classes for the past few years. They donate proceeds of this to the scholastic chess club 3. Arranged for USCF to do an annual summer chess camp in Cape Elizabeth for about 6 or 7 years now. 4. Manage an email scholastic chess group with periodic information about local chess and tournament opportunities 5. Applied for and received an educational foundation grant to obtain the "Think Like a King" software teaching program for the local middle school. 6. Participate in annual chess club fundraisers at Cape's "Family Fun Day" in the spring. 7. Organized and led/supervised many of Cape's chess teams in past 7-8 years. Includes three K-6 championships, two K-8 championships, one high school championship, and a number of individual player championships. 8. Organized teams and travel for Supernationals in 2009 and 2013. (The high school team is going this year.) 9. Nurtured Matthew's development, which adds to the spotlight on Cape Elizabeth chess and Maine chess in general. 10. Organized and provided transport/supervision of many scholastic players to countless tournaments of all types. Thank you Dan and Ilene for all you do for chess in Maine!]]>