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Orono Middle School gave a sparkling performance today in the Under 1200 section. Led by Jouwei Zou, who scored three in a row in Rounds 3, 4, and 5, the team rolled on to collect 9 out of a possible 12 points for the day. Zou's stellar performance was supported by each of his teammates kicking in 2 points on the day. For John Bapst, Fritz Eyerer and Murray Bridges lead their team with 3.5 points after 5 rounds.
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Murray Bridges is the high scorer for Bapst after two rounds with 1.5 points, followed by seven players who split the round scoring one point apiece. Here is the illustrated tournament report for Rounds 1 and 2. We are remiss for not recognizing the Orono Middle School Chess Team in yesterday's report, as they are at the tournament as well, represented by Avery Cole, Nick Peterson, Nikolai Renedo, and Jouwei Zou. Images of the Orono team and a more detailed update on their results will appear in the Day 2 report.
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The National High School Championship is getting underway at the Hyatt Regency Crown Center in Kansas City, Missouri. This seven-round tournament will be take place on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 13-15, 2007. ChessMaine has travelled to the Show Me State with the John Bapst High School Team and will bring you daily coverage. Here's the first of a series of reports.
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Sixteen players turned out to perfectly fill four quadrangular sections at the John Bapst Fundraising Tournament held at John Bapst Memorial High School in Bangor on Saturday, April 7, 2007. The event was held to raise money to help send the Bapst state champion team to the High School National Championship in Kansas City, Missouri later this month.
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Lubec, Maine is the first town in the lower forty-eight to see the sun rise each morning. Lubec is also a bright spot on the Maine chess landscape as it's the home of the 2007 Maine Scholastic Girls Champion Lily Briggs. In this interview, Lily shares her thoughts on many topics including the Girls Championship, growing up in a chess playing family and homeschooling.
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John Bapst Memorial High School in Bangor is having a fundraising tournament on Saturday, April 7, 2007 to help support sending their state champion team to the 2007 High School National Championship in Kansas City, Missouri. The tournament will use a 3-round quad format based upon rating and a time control of Game in 60. The winner of each quad will receive $30. Please help send our state champion high school team to the Nationals!
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Players from Westbrook, Cheverus, Marshwood and Yarmouth gathered at Cheverus High School in Portland to compete in match play on Saturday March 31, 2007 for the title of Southwestern Maine High School Champions. It turned out to be a tight contest with a clear claim to the title resting on the final game of the Championship section. Yarmouth with two match wins and Cheverus at one win and one loss were tied at two games each with Reed Wommack playing Ivan Ivanov on Board 3.
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March 31, 2007 is the last day to take advantage of the USCF's Adult Dues Sale! Until midnight central time on Saturday, USCF regular adult dues are available for just $39, but only if purchased online. Membership includes 12 issues per year of Chess Life and the right to earn a chess rating in the official national rating system. Now is a great time to renew.
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The Southwesterns are coming! The Southwestern Maine High School and Junior High School Championships that is. The format of this event, held at Chererus High School in Portland on Saturday, March 31, 2007, will be teams of five-person matches and a four-round Swiss in the Reserve section. Come out for the Southwesterns!
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On March 24, 2007 the University of Maine Memorial Union played host to 92 K-12 chess players vying for top individual honors in Elementary, Junior High and High School sections. While northern and central Maine schools had garnered most of the team honors this year at the team championships on March 10th, players from southern Maine took or shared many of the Individual awards. Here's the tournament report, chock-full with images and crosstables from each section.
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