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There are two candidates for president of the Maine Chess Association this election cycle. In this report we reproduce a statement from one of them, Andy Bryan, on his thoughts on the future of the MECA. Andy maintains the blog Eastern Maine Chess. |
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Candidiate for MECA president Akagi Kayashima has proposed a new way of thinking about the Maine State Championship. This proposal includes four zonal championships and a fifth tournament scheduled for November 2010. Akagi's letter to the Maine chess community and the details of this plan are included here. |
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There are three fields of study in which one can find child prodigies: music, mathematics and chess. We've asked our own prodigies--Maine's scholastic chess champions--how they have achieved success in chess, including the title of state champion, so early in their careers. |
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A six-way tie for first place was the result at the 2009 Maine Chess Championship held at Southern Maine Community College on September 19-20. The Co-Champions are: David Plotkin (2123), Alan Schalk (2081), Roger Morin (2009), Ruben Babayan (1991), Richard Judy (1919) and Andrey Savov (1851). Here's the richly-illustrated tournament report with USCF crosstables. |
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The Lisbon Community School has a scholastic chess team in grades 4-7 that is looking for other schools to compete with. If you are a coach of a scholastic team or are willing to assist these young Lisbon chess players in finding over-the-board competition please contact Brian Hirst at bhirst@lisbonschoolsme.org. |
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The Maine State Chess Championship will be played this weekend (September 19-20, 2009) at Southern Maine Community College in South Portland. In addition to the Open section, there will also be a Rated Beginners Open section for players rated U1200. We hope to see you this weekend at one of the premier Maine chess events on the calendar. |
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The Maine Chess Association will hold its annual meeting on Saturday, September 12, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. at 13 Lincoln Street in Brunswick. One of the agenda items (please see the Events link for a full agenda) will be MECA Elections and the date and method of electing executive board members and officers. Please consider running for a position and submitting a statement to be posted on ChessMaine.net. |
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The Chess Journalists of America has again selected ChessMaine.net as the best state chess website in the nation. This award marks the second time in three years that the official website of the Maine Chess Association has received national honors. |
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Most chess clubs meet in the evening. However, on a recent trip to Portland, we strolled into a chess club that meets on Sunday mornings from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at The Works Bakery and Cafe. It was delightful to sip a hot morning beverage and play a few offhand games in the well-lit, spacious surroundings. |
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The Denker Tournament of High School Champions, played during the 2009 U.S. Open in Indianapolis, Indiana from August 1, 2009 to August 4, 2009, fields High School State Champions from across the United States. Maine's representative this year, Lucas McCain of Yarmouth, turned in a strong performance scoring 3.0 points with only one loss in six games. Lucas gives us his impressions of the tournament as well as all six of his games with notes. |
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