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Former Maine State Champions Roger Morin and Aaron Spencer played a four game match in Houlton on May 11-12th, 2013 with the time control of game in 90 minutes + 5 second delay. Spencer got off to a strong start with 1.5 points in the first two games. He could not sustain his momentum however and dropped both games three and four to give Morin the match victory 2.5 -1.5. |
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Matthew Fishbein, Joshua Quint and Ruben Babayan each scored 4.0 points to share equal first at the 2013 Maine State Chess Championship played at the Best Western Plus Waterville Grand Hotel on April 27-28, 2013. As a testament to the competitiveness of the tournament, the top eleven places were separated by a single point. Here's a photo report with USCF crosstable. If you played in this tournament and would like to submit an interesting game please do so by clicking on the submit your games link on the left-hand margin of any ChessMaine.net page. Thanks! |
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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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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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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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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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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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The Maine Association of Chess Coaches has again earned 1st Place in the USCF Membership Appreciation Program Small State Affiliate category. MACA submitted 111 USCF memberships in 2012 to receive this top honor. Thanks to all the volunteers, coaches, parents and players who made this award possible. Here's an image of the trophy plaque and the letter of congratulations from USCF Executive Director Bill Hall. |
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Eighty-four scholastic chess players gathered at the University of Maine Orono Memorial Union on March 23rd to duel for individual honors in K-3, K-6, K-8, and K-12 championship and Under 1200 sections. The hard-fought games often went down to the last moment of the allotted time, and saw both interesting and surprising results. Here's the tournament report, USCF crosstables, images and selected games from the day including the concurrently played Sidekick tournament. |
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USCF Expert and Maine's Most Winningest Player for the last six years, Roger Morin, would like to play a four-game match with a worthy opponent--USCF match rules require the difference in players' ratings be no more than 400 points. If you are interested in this proposition please contact Roger directly at houltonart@yahoo.com |
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