Cheverus Has Three Players at High School Nationals

Ethan Bergeron, Patrick Jerome, and Connor Maines are competing in the High School Nationals in Columbus, Ohio this weekend. They are part of the 2011 Maine State High School Championship team from Cheverus High School in Portland. Jerome and Maines are competing in the K-12 Championship section while Bergeron is in the K-12 Under 1600 section. They all were looking to get their first points in the second round Friday night in this grueling seven round competition. Good luck, Stags!

A Legend Passes Away

Bernard "Doc" Mann died Tuesday, April 26 in Bangor. He just a month shy of his 102nd birthday. He was a familiar face at Bangor chess events over the years although he claimed never to play rated games. In the USCF archives he is listed as playing one rated event in 1996 where he won two of three games. He would have been 86 at the time. There are many nice articles about him including an interview that Dan DeLuca did with him on chessmaine.net five years ago.

http://chessmaine.net/chessmaine/2009/06/happy-birthday-bernard-doc-man.html

He was a treasure, and we all will miss him. Rest in peace, Doc.

Deer Isle - Stonington Team Brings Home Hardware

Once again a Deer Isle - Stonington team brings back a trophy for their collection. Led by Bethanny Humphrey (5.0) and Cameron Wendall (4.0), they were able to finish in 13th in the K-8 Under 1000 section. Humphrey was able to finish tied for 14th and brought home the 18th Place trophy on tiebreaks. Other members of the Mariner team were Alyssa Chesney (2.5), Krisford Melanio (2.0), Isaac Vaughn (1.5), and Philomena Mattes (1.0). Cody Eaton (2.5) participated in the K9 Unrated section. Congrats, Mariners! Good luck to your schoolmates that are attending the Elementary Nationals in Dallas in a few weeks.

Fishbein Finishes Third!

Matthew Fishbein won his last round game and finished with 6.0 points leaving him 0.5 points behind the co-champions James Black and Jeevan Karemsetty. Fishbein's pnly blemish was a loss to Black which is featured on the USCF website. Congratulations, Matthew!

Fishbein 1/2 Point Behind Entering Last Round

Matthew Fishbein continued his excellent K-8 National Championship with a 6th round victory to move to 5.0 points, 1/2 point behind the five leaders. His 5th round loss to James Black is featured on the USCF web page. He has an excellent chance to end up with 6.0 points.

Bethanny Humphrey (4.5) and Cameron Wendell (4.0) are leading Deer Isle-Stonington in their quest for a National trophy. The DIS Mariner team is currently in 11th place in the K8 Under 1000 division.

Fishbein Enters 5th Round Undefeated

Matthew Fishbein is putting his best foot forward at the Nationals in Columbus. He has won his first four rounds and is one of only eight with 4.0 in the K-8 Championship section. He is scheduled to play James Black, Jr. (2156) in the 5th Round Saturday evening. There are 225 players in this section.

The Deer Isle-Stonington Under 1000 team is currently in 6th place. Bethanny Humphrey continues to excel with 3.5 points through four rounds.

Mainers Excel at Junior High Nationals

Matthew Fishbein has won his first three games to be tied with 19 others leading the way at the Junior High K-8 Championship section in Columbus, Ohio. Meanwhile Bethanny Humphrey's name is atop the standings in the K-8 Under 100 section. These National events consist of seven rounds in three days. I'll keep you posted on results as they come in.