Denker Round 2 Report

August 3, 2008

Round 2 at the Denker saw the top tier of the crosstable get rarefied to six players with 2.0 points. Eyerer won his second round game bringing him up to an even score of 1 point after 2 rounds. In round 3, he will take on Vincent Glorioso (1957) of Louisiana.

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Denker Round 1 Report

August 3, 2008

Like the Polgar National Invitational, the Denker brings together state champions from across the nation to compete in this "Tournament of Champions." In round 1, the Maine representative at the Denker Fritz Eyerer, was defeated by USCF Expert Robert Lau (2171) of Hawaii. Eyerer will face Lorenzo Newell (1102) of Mississippi in round 2.

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SPNI Final Results

August 2, 2008

Courtney Jamison of Texas has won the Susan Polgar National Invitational for Girls. A final round draw with Linda Diaz put her out of reach of the rest of the field with 5.5 points in 6 rounds. Maine Girls Champion Sorel Edes finished the tournament with 2.5 points and tied for 33rd place.

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Denker Tournament of High School Champions Kicks Off

August 1, 2008

Former John Bapst Memorial High School student and Newburgh resident Fritz Eyerer will compete in this year's prestigious Denker Tournament of High School Champions which will be played August 2-5, 2008 concurrently with the U.S. Open in Dallas, Texas. Eyerer qualified for this tournament based on his performance at the Maine High School Championship tournament earlier this year.

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SPNI Round 5 Results

August 1, 2008

In the penultimate round, Maine's Sorel Edes posted her second victory of the tournament, this time winning against Georgia Olvera (1292) of Texas. After 5 rounds she has 2.5 points and a +330 performance rating. She will have black vs. Mira Ensley-Field (1258) of Wisconsin in the final round.

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SPNI Round 4 Results

July 31, 2008

Round 4 of the Susan Polgar National Invitational for Girls propelled Courtney Jamison (2051) of Texas to the top of the crosstable with a perfect 4.0 points in as many games. Maine's hometown hero was defeated in round 4 and will play Georgia Olvera (1292), also from Texas, in round 5.

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SPNI Round 3 Results

July 30, 2008

Maine Girls Champion Sorel Edes defeated Autumn Douthitt (1154) of Tennessee in round 3 of the Susan Polgar National Invitational to move up to an even score of 1.5/3.0. In round 4 she will play the black pieces on board 15 vs. Elizabeth Oliver (1322) of Nebraska.

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SPNI Round 2 Results

July 29, 2008

Sorel Edes managed a draw in round 2 with Georgia's Ananaya Roy (1683), a player rated nearly 600 points higher. Today in round 3 she will be playing the white pieces vs. the girls state champion from Tenneseee, Autumn Douthitt (1154).

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SPNI Round 1 Results

July 28, 2008

The first round of the Susan Polgar National Invitational for Girls is complete. Here are round 1 results, round 2 pairings, the schedule of events and images from the tournament courtesy of polgargirls.blogspot.com.

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Games from the ChessMaine.net Championship

July 28, 2008

We've selected nearly two dozen games from the 2008 ChessMaine.net Championship played in June at Colby College in Waterville, Maine. These games are from players with ratings USCF 891 - USCF 2123, as such, they represent a wide cross section of playing strengths. We hope you enjoy the games!

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