4th Annual SoPo High School Chess Tournament Report

01/25/25 On Saturday, November 9th, 2024, 44 players competed in the 4th Annual SoPo High School Chess Tournament in South Portland, Maine. Here's the illustrated tournament report with US Chess crosstables.


U1400 section winner Dan Lawson (right) faces off against Scott Miele in the final round of the 4th Annual SoPo High School Chess Tournament.

 

Thanks to Will Ravn for contributing to this report. We are looking for chess journalists and photographers who would be interested in submitting reports of chess tournaments played in Maine. If you might be able to help in this endeavor, please contact ChessMaine.net web editor Dan DeLuca at dcdeluca@yahoo.com. Thanks! 

>> US Chess Crosstable of this event <<

On Saturday, November 9th, 2024, 44 players competed in the 4th Annual SoPo High School Chess Tournament. In a strong Open section consisting of 13 players, NM Matthew Fishbein and William Ravn tied for first with 3.5/4, closely followed by former MECA President Michael Dudley on 3/4. In the U1400 section, 12 players battled it out for supremacy with Daniel Lawson emerging victorious with a perfect 4/4 score, followed by a 3-way tie for 2nd on 3/4 between Loki Drisko, Arkan Das, and Scott Miele. In the largest section of the tournament, the U800, with 19 players, 2 players tied for first on perfect 4/4 scores, Oscar Karolkowski and Snowy Conford. Behind them in a 4-way tie for 3rd place on 3/4 were Holton Kang, Noah Kay, Logan Levesque, and Brayden Cabrera Blanchard.

Tanner Hachey vs Will Ravn SoPo 2024

Will Ravn vs Kazmier Deterding SoPo 2024

Will Ravn vs Matther Fishbein SoPo 2024

Hayden Tittle vs Will Ravn So Po 2024


The U800 section


The U1400 section


The South Portland High School Library provided a quiet well-lit venue for the event.


Congratulations to all the players who competed and a big thanks to David Cimato for directing the tournament and to Gil Doughty and South Portland High School for organizing and hosting the event!


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