Lucas McCain took advantage of being home on summer break to win the Maine State Closed Championship outright. Denied a state championship during his high school days despite being at or near the top of the ratings, today he took home the title of Maine State Champion by gaining 4.5 points out of five to finish half a point clear of Steve Abrahams and Ruben Babayan. Early in the fifth round in his match with Steve it was clear that the game would be drawn so they accepted their positions on the final wall chart.
It was an evenly contested tournament as evident by top rated David Plotkin only finishing with 2.5. The full write-up should be on Chessmaine.net soon along with the crosstable on USCF. Congratulations also goes to Under 1650 winner Jose Lugo.
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