10.07.13 The 2013 Eastern Maine Open was held on Saturday, October 5th at the University of Maine in Orono. Nineteen players competed in two sections. The open section was won by Roger Morin with 3.5 points and Vincent Paris and Lois Morin shared first in the U1000 section with 3.0 points. Here's the illustrated tournament report with USCF crosstable and selected games.

USCF crosstable of this event

Lance Beloungie (1769) - Roger Morin (2037) 0-1
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Round 4

Dan DeLuca (1400) - Roger Hardison (1570) 1-0
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Round 3

The red-shirted Roger Morin tangles with Dmitry Albin during their second round encounter.

Gabe Borland (left) and Leo Davis first play skittles then...

...tournament chess.

Roger Peterson (left) and Aaron Spencer get down to business in their last round game.

Dmitry Albin (right) counters Roger Hardison's king pawn with the Sicilian Defense.

Roger Morin (left) and Lance Beloungie share a laugh before their last round game.

Youth vs Experience: Ian Youth (left) plays Brian Hurst

Dan DeLuca (right) plays Gregory Shields in round one.

Players battle it out in the U100 section: Nicholas Kawamura (left) plays Vincent Paris while Lois Morin (background left) plays Evan Viera.

The unsung hero of local chess tournaments: The TD! Tom Sandford works on results and pairings.