Games from the 2008 Maine Championship

May 15, 2008

We've searched, sifted and selected games submitted by players from the Maine Championship Tournament played at the University of Maine, Orono on April 12-13, 2008 and won by Bates College professor Steven Dillon and Bowdoin College student Jason Spector. Some of the games are gems others are diamonds in the rough but all are interesting, educational and fun to play over. Thanks to all players for submitting their games. We hope you enjoy them.

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Elementary Nationals Final Report

May 14, 2008

Day 3 is a dramatic day at the Elementary Nationals. It is the day that new national stars emerge, trophies are won, and new motivations are born for those who didn't perform as they had hoped. This year's tournament featured a clearly tougher field than recent years.

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Elementary Nationals Day 2 Report

May 11, 2008

After a spectacular fireworks display at the end of the Pirates game at very nearby PNC Park, the players retired for a good night's sleep. Day 2 dawned rainy and gray again, but by late morning the sun was out revealing beautiful views of the Pittsburgh skyline. Inside, Round 3 started at 9:00 a.m., with 2,196 sunny faces (and at least as many parents, coaches and siblings).

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Maine Players at the Elementary Nationals

May 10, 2008

Four Maine students are competing this weekend in the Elementary Nationals in Pittsburgh. Two thousand one hundred ninety six players from across the nation are competing in 9 sections--230 more than last year, and the most in recent years. The venue is the beautiful David Lawrence Convention Center alongside the Alleghany River in downtown Pittsburgh.

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ChessMaine Interviews: Seth Yentes

May 7, 2008

Former Maine elementary and junior high school chess champion Seth Yentes is the new chess coach at the Toddy Pond School in Swanville, Maine. In addition to teaching chess he also teaches cello, is a self-proclaimed "passionate orchardist" and is running for the Maine House of Representatives District 42 seat. We ran into Seth at the state scholastic team championship and asked him about his aspirations in both chess and political spheres.

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WCCF April Swiss Tournament Report

May 3, 2008

The WCCF April Swiss played on April 19, 2008 in Pembroke, Maine turned out to be a round robin with four players participating: Alba (Hoty) Briggs, Nathaniel Simpson, Ezra Briggs and Theodore Jans. Hoty Briggs padded his rating with seven points by defeating all comers to score 3.0 points and take clear first, Simpson finished second with 2.0 points, Ezra Briggs took third with 1.0 point and Jans rounded out the quad finishing fourth.

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M.I. Chigorin Chess Club: St. Petersburg, Russia

April 27, 2008

Dr. Paul A. Wlodkowski, Associate Professor of Engineering at Maine Maritime Academy, will be giving a series of lectures at the Admiral Makarov State Maritime Academy (AMSMA) in St. Petersburg, Russia as part of a faculty exchange with Maine Maritime Academy. On a recent trip to St. Petersburg, Dr. Wlodkowski visited the Mikhail Ivanovich Chigorin Chess Club and returned with these images and impressions.

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Jason Spector Featured in Bowdoin Orient Weekly

April 22, 2008

We continue to scour the internet to bring you all things chess in Maine. Recently, two-time and current Maine State Co-Champion and Bowdoin junior Jason Spector was featured in the Bowdoin College Orient--the oldest continuously published college weekly in the U.S. Here's Orient staff writer Mary Helen Miller's profile of Mr. Spector.

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National Senior High School Championships: Final Report

April 20, 2008

With the seventh and final round of the National Senior High School Championships completed, the John Bapst Chess Team will return to Maine with heads held high. The team earned a total score of 29 out of a possible 56 points--our congratulations to the players and their coaches for this outstanding accomplishment. Here is our final report including results, selected games and of course, images from Atlanta.

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National Senior High School Championships: Day 2 Report

April 19, 2008

After two days and five rounds of extremely tough, national-level chess, the John Bapst team is holding their own against very talented competition. Zach Smith leads his team with 4.0 points; Fritz Eyerer, Aaron Spencer, Kurt Eyerer and Omar Khan have 3.0 points; Maggie Bryan, Anna Bryan and Daniel Honeycutt have 2.0 points. Here's the latest from Day 2 including links to results and selected games.

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