Maine Rapid and Blitz Championship 2024 Tournament Report

    The 2024 Maine Rapid and Blitz Championships were held on the 17-18th of August at the beautiful Wells Reserve at Laudholm.  On Saturday 18 players played 8 rounds of G15+10 to determine the Maine Rapid Champion.  At the end of the day, 3 players tied for 1st with 6/8 - NM Matthew Fishbein, Wyatt Hendrix, and William Ravn.  Just off the pace at 5.5/8 were Aaron Spencer and Will Moorhouse visiting from Virginia.  On Sunday 12 players played 16 rounds (8 doublerounds) of G3+2 to determine the Maine Blitz Champion.  NM Matthew Fishbein rose to the occasion and loomed over the field with a very strong 14.5/16 showing, in second place with 13/16 was the crafty Aaron Spencer, and close behind on 12/16 was Wyatt Hendrix in 3rd.  A big thanks to the Wells Reserve at Laudholm for graciously hosting this event, to Aaron Spencer for also acting as Tournament Director, and to all the players and volunteers who made this event possible.