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In a race that came down to the final tournament Roger Morin outlasted Lance Beloungie to take first place in the 2011 Maine Chess Player of the Year Competition. Congratulations to both Morin and Beloungie and to all who participated in this year-long event. Here are the final standings and images of the winner and runner-up. |
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Fourteen players gathered at Bowdoin College on October 8, 2011 to participate in the Bowdoin National Chess Day Tournament. Ruben Babayan and Phil Lowell tied for first with 3.0 points in the Open section. In the U1600 section, Will Bonney took first with 4.0 points and the only perfect score of the day. |
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Joshua Quint won the Eastern Maine Open played on October 1st, 2011 at the University of Maine in Orono with a score of 3.5 points in four rounds. At the same event Roger Morin, who put up 2.5, chinched the Maine Chess Association's Chess Player of the Year title. J. Paul Ciarrocchi won the U1400 section of the event with a perfect 4.0 points in four rounds. Here's an illustrated tournament report with USCF crosstable. |
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Maine took on New Hampshire in 2nd Annual Border Battle on September 10, 2011 at the Portsmouth Public Library in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. It was a tough match for the Mainers as they were out-rated on eight of ten boards. Great credit goes to David Oshana on first board for his second round victory over International Master Joseph Fang. Adam Schaff also had a nice win over Robert Cousins rated 2185. The final score was Maine 6, New Hampshire 14. |
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