CJA selects ChessMaine.net as Best State Website
08.17.07 The Chess Journalists of America have selected ChessMaine.net as the best state chess association website in the nation. The CJA awards, which recognize excellence in chess journalism in a number of categories, began in 1996 and have been an annual awards program since 1999. We at ChessMaine.net are humbled to receive this great honor from a leading organization of professional chess journalists.
This year the CJA presented awards in twenty-four categories including Chess Journalist of the Year, Best Book, Best Magazine, Best Newspaper Column and Most Notable Achievement in Correspondence Chess Journalism to name a few. The category of Best State Association Website was first established in 2003 and since then has been dominated by the outstanding Georgia Chess Association site georgiachess.org webmastered by Bill Noyes. In fact, georgiachess.org has won the award each year since its inception only being challenged in 2006 by the Massachusetts Chess Association's site masschess.org which received an honorable mention in that year's competition.
Congratulations to all award recipients and much appreciation to the Chess Journalists of America for recognizing and promoting high quality chess journalism.
Comments
Congratulations. I enjoy your page and the information I find here!
Posted by: Jeff | September 12, 2007 4:08 PM
Congratulations, Dan!!!
You deserved it for such a excellent job.
Posted by: Ruben Babayan | August 21, 2007 7:12 PM
Dan, Congratulations and thank you for all your hard work! You have really increased interest in chess throughout Maine via your advocacy and your terrific website. Kudos!
Posted by: Ilene Schuchman | August 21, 2007 8:38 AM
Congratulations, Dan!! A deserved and timely kudo. You represent what is good about chess---and not a bad player, either.
Posted by: dave rice | August 20, 2007 10:42 PM
Just a N.H. boy that likes to read about the pine tree state. I played Curdo in a simul about 45 years ago and that article was interesting . Also the Harlow Daly one. Great job Dan. Paul Dumont
Posted by: Paul Dumont | August 20, 2007 9:27 AM
Dan, your marketing savvy and passion for the Royal Game has elevated the status of chess in the State of Maine and beyond. Congratulations on this auspicious occasion!
Posted by: Paul Wlodkowski | August 20, 2007 8:55 AM
We all hold our heads high,
Dan, resulting from your
marvelous work....Regards, Jon
Posted by: Jon Malev | August 19, 2007 9:06 AM
Simply another chess player wanting you to know how much your site is appreciated. There is little more I can say after reading all these accolades, except thank you so much for your dedication and hard work to the game of chess. Roger Morin
Posted by: Anonymous | August 19, 2007 6:33 AM
Congratulations, Dan, you're doing a wonderful job with this site!
Posted by: Daniel Robbins | August 18, 2007 10:55 PM
Congratulations. Well earned and deserved.
Posted by: Steve Dow | August 18, 2007 6:16 PM
Chessmaine.net is a wonderful web site that continues to get better! Congratulations on your CJA recognition! Paul
Posted by: Paul Ciarrocchi | August 18, 2007 1:00 PM
Conratulations, Dan, well deserved reward for a great job!
Posted by: Andrey Savov | August 18, 2007 12:08 PM
It's just like chess: the only logical choice after careful analysis of all the candidate moves. Congratulations, and on behalf of the Portland CC, thanks for the excellent work and dedication to chess activities in Maine.
Posted by: Lee Doucette | August 18, 2007 10:39 AM
Congratulations Dan, you do an excellent job. The site is very informative.
Posted by: Joe Wrba | August 18, 2007 9:13 AM
The award is well deserved. Chessmaine.net keeps Maine chessplayers well informed of all chess happenings in the state in a easy to navigate and well laid out website. Thank you Dan for all your hard work.
Posted by: Robert Jenkins | August 18, 2007 6:55 AM
Way to go! - When I first heard about the CJA awards, I thought you should be in there - Congratulations! - and Thanks! from the Maine chess community - well the Washington County chess community anyway!
Posted by: Alba Briggs | August 18, 2007 6:25 AM
Congratulations! Outstanding and well deserved!
Posted by: Daryl DeLuca | August 18, 2007 5:30 AM
heeeeey!!!! I always knew it was something special. You do a great job and you deserve it. Keep up the good work.
Posted by: gregg ross | August 17, 2007 11:55 PM
Congratulations, Dan! Well deserved!
Posted by: Chuck Cannone | August 17, 2007 11:01 PM
A richly deserved honor. I love keeping up with Maine Chess from "down under" in Kiwi-land.
Ralph
Posted by: Ralph Townsend | August 17, 2007 10:59 PM