Aurora Winter Solstice Carries on Despite Widespread Power Outages

December 14, 2008

A menacing ice storm churned through the northeast leaving thousands in Maine without power. That didn't stop thirty-eight brave chess players from venturing out to participate in the Fourth Annual Aurora Winter Solstice Chess Tournament played at the Airline Community School in Aurora, Maine on Saturday, December 14, 2008. Based on comments from the players, the scenery, the chess and the food was worth the trip.

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Aurora Winter Solstice Tournament *Reminder*

December 11, 2008

The Fourth Annual Aurora Winter Solstice Tournament is scheduled to take place this Saturday, December 13th at the Airline Community School in Aurora, Maine. There will be four sections (U600/Unrated, U1000, U1400 and Open) with prizes in each including wooden chess pieces to the winners of the lower sections and cash prizes in the Open. The tournament will take place as scheduled. The power is on and as of 6:00 p.m. on Friday high temps have melted all snow and ice.

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PVC High School Chess Leauge 2008-2009

December 2, 2008

The Penobscot Valley Conference High School Chess League's season is underway. The four high schools that participate in the league are: Bangor High School, Hampden Academy, John Bapst Memorial High School and Orono High School. Match 1 was played at Hampden Academy on Monday, December 1st. Here's the illustrated report with results.

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MECA Augusta Series Fall Quads Tournament Report

November 28, 2008

Twenty-six players turned out to compete in the MECA Augusta Series Fall Quads, played on November 22, 2008 at the Ground Round Restaurant in Augusta, Maine. Topping Quads 1-6 were Adam Schaff, Barry Magda, Jim DuBois, Akagi Kayashima, Kris Fecteau and Stephen Kaluzynski. The Augusta Series is the brainchild of Portland Chess Club President, Lee Doucette. If you lost chess pieces at this tournament please contact the tournament director at lfdoucet@maine.rr.com.

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MECA Augusta Series Fall Quads *Reminder*

November 19, 2008

The Augusta Series resumes this weekend with the Fall Quads to be played on Saturday, November 22 at the Ground Round in Augusta. Three rounds at a time control of Game in 75 minutes makes for a pleasant day of chess and you'll even have time to get in a little holiday shopping. Hope to see you there.

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Eastern Maine Open Tournament Report

November 10, 2008

Thirty-two players competed in three sections at the Eastern Maine Open played at the University of Maine, Orono on October 25, 2008. Roger Morin, Wesley Parker/Bruce Sherwood/Gheorghe Teodoruscu and Robert Freccero came out on top in the Open, U1400 and U1000 sections. Here's the illustrated tournament report with crosstables and selected games.

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Sixteenth Annual Deer Isle-Stonington Lacy Greenlaw Chess-A-Thon

November 8, 2008

Now a long-standing tradition in downeast Maine, The Deer Isle-Stonington Chess-A-Thon took place from 6:00 p.m. Friday, November 7 - 6:00 a.m. Saturday, November 8, 2008 at Deer Isle-Stonington Elementary School. This year's event was named in honor of Lacy Greenlaw, a former Mariner chessplayer who passed away at the age of 21 after a long struggle with cancer.

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WCC Bonn Round 11: Vishy Anand World Chess Champion!

October 30, 2008

Playing the white pieces in game 11, Viswanathan Anand, after a complicated struggle, navigated the game into the safe harbor of a drawn position to retain the title of Classical World Chess Champion and take his rightful position amongst the game's greats. Congratulations Vishy!

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WCC Bonn Round 10: Not So Fast!

October 27, 2008

It's the stuff champions are made of--in a absolute do-or-die situation Kramnik tallied his first win of the match to continue to fight on for the title of World Chess Champion. Anand essayed a Nimzo-Indian in response to Kramnik's 1. d4 but ran into trouble both on the board and on the clock. It ain't over yet!

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WCC Bonn Round 9: Anand Ekes Out a Draw

October 26, 2008

With the World Championship hanging in the balance, Vishy Anand managed to recover from a clearly worse position with the white pieces and hold the draw. Kramnik will need to run the table in the next three straight games to force the match into tiebreaks. If Anand can win or draw game 10, the match will conclude before 12 games are completed.

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