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Massachussetts expert and Bowdoin College student David Plotkin scored a perfect 4.0 points to take first at the 2009 Eastern Maine Open played at the University of Maine on November 7th. The other big story at the tournament was Wesley Parker's 2037 performance rating. |
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The 2009 Eastern Maine Open is scheduled for this Saturday, November 7th in the Memorial Union of the University of Maine Orono. The tournament will be a four round swiss at G/60 and will be played in four sections (Open, U1400, U1000 and U600). Lots of prizes and a Culturefest in the UMO field house from 11:00 - 3:30 make this a great pre-holiday event. |
Continue reading "Eastern Maine Open *Reminder*" »
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The Maine Chess Association will hold online elections from December 3rd through December 6th, 2009. Voting will be open to current MECA members only. Here are the details of the election process and a look at a sample ballot. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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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