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On September 12, 2009 the Maine Chess Association held its annual meeting in Brunswick. At the meeting, longtime MECA treasurer Ray Duval was honored with a plaque recognizing his many years of service to the Maine Chess Association. Ray also received a MECA life membership. A heartfelt congratulations and thank you to Ray Duval! |
Continue reading "MECA Annual Meeting Minutes and Treasury Reports" »
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Live chess, or human chess as it is sometimes called, is chess played with real people standing in for the pieces. Recently there have been two live chess matches in Maine, one in Belfast at the Belfast Cohousing & Ecovillage and one in Fort Fairfield at the Maine Potato Blossom Festival. Check out these delightful images. |
Continue reading "Live Chess in Maine" »
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In a previous story we reported that MECA presidential candidate Akagi Kayashima was the founder of the ChessDreams. This in fact is not the case as the organization was founded by Akagi's wife Anne York. Here is a statement of clarification with detailed information on the history and mission of this organization. |
Continue reading "ChessDreams Mission Statement" »
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Ten players gathered to compete in the University of Maine Presque Isle International Chess Tournament on Saturday October 17, 2009. Roger Morin topped this four-round G/60 event scoring a perfect 4.0 points. Morin was followed by Roger Hardison and Richard Fontinha with 3.0 points. |
Continue reading "UMPI International Tournament Report" »
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MECA presidential candidate Akagi Kayashima has proposed a State Class Championship tournament, including classes A-E and a women's championship, to be held in November of 2010. We bring you the details of the proposal and welcome your feedback. |
Continue reading "ChessDreams Proposes 2010 State Class Championships" »
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On Saturday, October 17, 2009 there will be two chess events in Maine: The UMPI International Chess Tournament in Presque Isle and the Maine Association of Chess Coaches Meeting in Orono. Whether you are an organizer, a player or both we encourage you to come out for these events. Here are the details including a registration form for the tournament and an agenda for the meeting. |
Continue reading "Chess Events this Weekend" »
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As part of our ongoing coverage of the Maine Chess Association's upcoming elections we bring you statements from the two vice presidential candidates, Maggie Bryan and Jim DuBois. You can read their statements and post your comments here. |
Continue reading "MECA Vice Presidential Candidates" »
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There are two candidates for president of the Maine Chess Association this election cycle. In this report we reproduce a statement from one of them, Andy Bryan, on his thoughts on the future of the MECA. Andy maintains the blog Eastern Maine Chess. |
Continue reading "The Future of MECA" »
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Candidiate for MECA president Akagi Kayashima has proposed a new way of thinking about the Maine State Championship. This proposal includes four zonal championships and a fifth tournament scheduled for November 2010. Akagi's letter to the Maine chess community and the details of this plan are included here. |
Continue reading "The Zonal State Championship Cycle" »
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There are three fields of study in which one can find child prodigies: music, mathematics and chess. We've asked our own prodigies--Maine's scholastic chess champions--how they have achieved success in chess, including the title of state champion, so early in their careers. |
Continue reading "Interviews with the 2009 Scholastic State Chess Champions" »
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