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Cape Elizabeth High School Competes at Supernationals

April 21, 2013

The Cape Elizabeth High School Chess team, which won this year's Maine State High School Team Championship in March, helped represent the state at the USCF SuperNationals V in Nashville, Tennessee from April 4-8. The tournament, held at the massive Opryland Resort Hotel, was the largest rated chess tournament in world history, attracting 5,335 players. The tournament, held every four years, combines the annual national Elementary, Junior High and High School championships into one massive event.

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Brooklyn Castle Movie Screening at Stonington Opera House

April 20, 2013

On Wednesday evening April 17th the Stonington Opera House hosted a screening of the chess film Brooklyn Castle. The film tells the stories of five members of the chess team at the below-the-poverty-line inner New York City junior high school I.S. 318 that has won more national championships than any other in the country. Following the screening the Executive Director of the Opera House, Linda Nelson, facilitated a "talk back" in which a four-person panel discussed the film and the state of chess in Maine with the audience.

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Presque Isle April U1500 Tournament Report

April 18, 2013

Nine players competed in the April U1500 tournament at the University of Maine in Presque Isle on April 6th, 2013. Highest rated Richard Michaud won the four round tournament with 3.5 points. Trailing Michaud were Cody Maldonado and Cody Queen with 3.0 points. Here are photos and a USCF crosstable of the event.

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Chess Books, Tapes and DVD's for Sale Cheap!

April 18, 2013

Maine chess player Rob Shore is liquidating his collection of chess books, tapes and DVD's. This note from Rob: "I have over 100 books, VCR tapes, and ChessBase DVD's to sell at outrageously low prices. The 50 ChessBase DVD's include a variety of openings, strategy, tactics and endgames. They usually sell for $25-$35 and are like new. I'd let them go for $5/each or better on larger orders. I have a full set of Dzhindzhihasvili's endgame tapes, as well as lots of books on the whole gamut of chess. Many of the books are very recent, some are quite old and might interest a collector. I have the full set of Averbakh's endgame books in hardback, as well as the original Batsford opening collection in hardback. If anyone is interested, email me."

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Deer Isle-Stonington Chess Competes at Supernationals

April 18, 2013

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Maine state team chess champions from Deer Isle-Stonington Elementary School competed at the fifth Supernationals April 5-7 in Nashville, Tenn. Deer Isle-Stonington fielded teams in the Elementary and Junior High divisions. The tournament had seven rounds of chess: two matches on Friday, three on Saturday and the final two on Sunday.

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