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Downeast Open and RBO Tournament Report

July 23, 2010

Lucas McCain and Rob Shore shared first in the open section of the Downeast Open played at Southern Maine Community College on July 17, 2010. Frank DiRenzo scored a perfect 4.0 points in the U1600 section and Deanna Power scored 2.5 points to win the U1400 prize. J. Paul Ciarrocchi and Gheorghe Teodorescu topped the RBO crosstable with 3.5 points apiece.

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Calling Maine Chess Players for the Maine-NH Border Battle

July 14, 2010

On September 18th Maine will go to battle. The 1st Annual Maine vs. New Hampshire Chess Border Battle will commence. The event will feature 10 top players from Maine vs. 10 top players from New Hampshire.

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Three Tie at ChessMaine.net Championship

July 12, 2010

Ruben Babayan, Steve Abrahams and Fritz Eyerer each scored 3.5 points to tie for first place at the ChessMaine.net Championship played on the campus of Colby College in Waterville on July 10, 2010. Here's the illustrated tournament report with USCF crosstable and selected games.

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Game, Set and Match!

July 6, 2010

Chess matches (where two players play multiple games with each oher) are rare in Maine. Still, all that's required are two willing participants and a tournament director. On June 14-17, 2010 Roger Morin and Todd Snyder played a four-game match in Houlton, Maine. The match ended in a 2-2 draw.

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A Featured Game from the Seacoast Open

June 30, 2010

Former president of the Maine Chess Association Phil Lowell shared first place with Andrey Savov in the U1900 Section of the Seacoast Open played in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on June 5, 2010. In his first round game, Lowell (1884) pulled off a nice victory vs. up-and-coming Matthew Reale-Hatem (1588) of Cape Elizabeth.

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Lance Beloungie Wins 3rd Houlton Open

June 14, 2010

Being seeded sixth in a field of eight players didn't stop Lance Beloungie from essaying a winning performance and topping the crosstable with 3.5 points in four rounds at the 3rd Houlton Open played in Houlton, Maine on June 12, 2010.

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DIS Chess Players Visit State House and Meet Governor Baldacci

June 14, 2010

On Wednesday, June 9, 2010 the Maine State K-6 Chess Champion Deer Isle-Stonington Mariners visited the State House in Augusta at the invitation of the Speaker of the House, the Honorable Hannah Pingree.

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Wesley Parker Cracks USCF Top 100 List

June 5, 2010

Wesley Parker of Cape Elizabeth has been recognized as one of the top eleven-year-old chess players in the nation. On the USCF June 2010 Top Player List, Parker (USCF 1577) is listed in 94th place. This is an outstanding accomplishment particularly when considering the top eleven-year-old player in the United States has a near-master rating of USCF 2190. Congratulations Wesley!

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Announcing the CCLA Women's Championship

June 4, 2010

The Correspondence Chess League of America has announced its Women's Championship Tournament. The time control is 10 moves in 30 days. We urge Maine's women chess players to take Boris Spassky's advice when he was asked the best way to improve one's game--"Play correspondence chess!"

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Maine Affiliate Leads USCF Membership Appreciation Program

June 3, 2010

The Maine Association of Chess Coaches (the organization that hosts the annual Maine State Scholastic Chess Championships) leads the USCF Membership Appreciation Program's Small State Affiliate Standings with 152 new and renewing USCF memberships thus far in 2010. On the same list, the Airline Community School in Aurora is currently in sixth place having secured 24 new and renewing USCF memberships.

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