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A new event on the Maine chess tournament calendar, the Bangor City Championship organized and directed by Maine Chess Association Secretary Wyatt Hendrix, attracted twenty-five players in one section. A four-way tie for first place resulted between Hendrix, Benjamin Mock, Tommy Owen, and Tristan Cousineau. Here are the full results, images from the day and US Chess crosstables. |
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Thirty-six players competed in seven sections at the Fall Chess @ UMA tournament on Saturday, November 16, 2019. The event was held in the Fireplace Lounge at the University of Maine Augusta. Here's the illustrated tournament report with US Chess crosstables. |
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Bold.org, an online student scholarship platform where anyone can create a customized scholarship, fellowship, or grant, has created a $1,000 One Move Ahead Chess Scholarship available to Maine students. Dror Liebenthal the co-founder and CEO of Bold.org writes, "We are awarding $1,000 in scholarship funding to chess players at any education level whose experience playing chess has influenced their life/career goals in some way." |
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The Maine Chess Association is seeking nominations for the position of Executive Board Director. Please help us promote chess in Maine and beyond by considering serving the Maine Chess Association as an Executive Board Director. The primary responsibilities of the one-year Director positions are to attend online MECA meetings, work for the success of MECA programs, and represent MECA members. If you would like to nominate someone for the Director position, please do so in an email to MECA president Mike Dudley at mainechesspresident@gmail.com. Thank you! |
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Over the weekend of October 11-14, 2019, the Maritime Chess Festival took place in the beautiful community of Summerside, Prince Edward Island. The Festival, which offered five separate tournaments: Blitz, Open, Junior, Amateur, and Senior as well as other chess-related and sightseeing events, went off swimmingly thanks to the hard work and dedication of many. Particular thanks and kudos go to the Festival's chief organizer Fred McKim of the Maritime Chess Center in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. |
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The United States will enter a team in the first-ever Deaflympics to include chess as a sport. Sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the 2019 Deaflympics, to be held at three locations in northern Italy in December of this year, will host hundreds of athletes from over two dozen countries competing in six sports: alpine skiing, chess, cross country skiing, curling, ice hockey, and snowboarding. |
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Former Maine State Champion, organizer, director, coach, and artist Roger Morin, who passed away on July 8th, left a large number of his original artworks in The Art Studio at 102 Court Street in Houlton, Maine. On Friday and Saturday, October 18-19, 2019, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. his artworks, many of which are chess themed, will be available for purchase. |
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The Cape Elizabeth Open and Scholastic was played Saturday September 28th, at the Thomas Memorial Library in Cape Elizabeth. The event offered three sections--Open, U1200, and non-rated novice--and attracted twenty-two players in the rated sections. Here's the illustrated tournament report with US Chess crosstables. |
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Match play between chess clubs in Maine is part of our state's rich chess tradition. Two members of the Saco Valley Chess Club in Biddeford would like to re-kindle interest in chess club match play. Do you run a club or know of one that might be interested in club matches? If so, please contact Alan Schalk or Joe Wrba. |
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On September 14th, thirty-three players bid summer adieu at the John Bapst Memorial High School End of Summer Tournament. The G/45 +5 event featured three sections: Open, U1500, and U1000. Here's is the illustrated tournament report with US Chess crosstables. |
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