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During an off-hand chess game a friend suggested to Ryan Deane, owner of Koncrete Creations based in Portland, that he might try making a concrete chessboard. Ryan took the idea and ran with it. He now offers a line of beautiful stock and custom-made concrete chessboards manufactured right here in Maine. Some of Ryan's work is featured this month at The Constellation Gallery in Portland. We caught up with Ryan for this interview. |
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Koncrete Creations
February 26, 2010
Introducing The Board Room
February 25, 2010
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We are pleased to announce The Board Room, our newest link on ChessMaine.net. The Board Room will provide a forum for members of the Maine Chess Association's Board of Directors and Policy Board to communicate with the ChessMaine.net community. We encourage statements and announcements from both boards and look forward to reader comments. Our first entry in The Board Room is from MECA President Andy Bryan's blog. |
Ellsworth Chess Afternoon
February 17, 2010
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On February 8, 2010, K-8 students from seven Down East area schools participated in an afternoon of chess games and fun with their peers at the newly-constructed Ellsworth Middle School. This "chess afternoon" is the second of three such events organized by Deer Isle - Stonington chess coach Dick Powell. |
2nd Millinocket Open Tournament Report
February 16, 2010
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Ten players whose ratings ranged from USCF 1995 to unrated participated in the four-round 2nd Millinocket Open played on February 6, 2010. Three players topped the crosstable tieing for first place with 3.0 points: Roger Morin, Todd Snyder and Ray Haines. Here's the illustrated tournament report with crosstable. |
The Best of ChessMaine.net 2009
February 10, 2010
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What a year it was! In 2009, a total of 892 Maine chessplayers participated in 85 sections of 37 tournaments. In this our fourth end-of-the year review, we take a look at the players, the tournaments, the champions, the directors and the stories that made 2009 another great year for Maine chess. We wish chess players and fans all the best in 2010! |
4th Annual Joe Brown Memorial Tournament Report
February 4, 2010
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Twenty-four players turned out to honor the memory of former Deer Isle - Stonington student and chessplayer Joe Brown at the 4th Annual Joe Brown Memorial Tournament played at Deer Isle - Stonington Elementary School on January 30, 2010. |
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David Plotkin's Games from the Liberty Bell Open
February 1, 2010
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Bowdoin College student and USCF expert David Plotkin recently played in the 2010 edition of the Liberty Bell Open in Philadelphia. On his way to an unbeaten seven draws in the Open section, David drew both GM Sergey Kudrin and IM Jay Bonin. We are pleased to bring you all seven of David's games from this tournament, with his annotations, and hope you find them interesting and instructive. |
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