2024 Maine Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships Tournament Report

January 9, 2025

The 2024 Maine Rapid and Blitz Championships were held on the 17-18th of August at the beautiful Wells Reserve at Laudholm. Matthew Fishbein, Wyatt Hendrix, and Will Ravn shared the title of 2024 Maine Rapid Chess Champion scoring 6.0 points in the eight-round tournament. Matthew Fishbein took top honors in the 2024 Maine Blitz Championship with 14.5 points in 16 rounds. Aaron Spencer and Wyatt Hendrix finsihed second and third with 13.0 and 12.0 points respectively. Here's the tournament report with US Chess crosstables.

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Maine State Chess Championship Tournament Report

January 5, 2025

National Masters Ted Belanoff and Majur Juac won the 2024 Maine State Chess Championship played in Waterville in April. The tournament was contested over three days in two sections: Championship and U1500. Tony Freudig took clear forst in the U1500 section with a perfect four wins in four games. Here's the tournament report with US Chess crosstables.

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ChessMaine.net Tournament Archive Updated

January 1, 2025

Happy New Year! The ChessMaine.net Tournament Archives page has been updated with links to all US Chess rated chess tournaments in the state between 01 January and 31 December 2024. The Tournament Archives now contains links to every rated tournament played in Maine since January of 1992! This is a boon for all of us who like to geek chess stats. We hope you enjoy!

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Maine Chess Association 2025 Election Results

January 1, 2025

The results of Maine Chess Association election are in and we welcome new and returning Board members to the Association.

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Maine Chess Hall of Fame Nominations

December 30, 2024

Outgoing Maine Chess Association president, J. Paul Ciarrocchi, invites MECA members to nominate potential inductees into the Maine Chess Hall of Fame. Nominees and their background information in support of their nominations can be sent to MECA board members. The MECA board will review nominations and vote on their possible inclusion.

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19th Aurora Winter Solstice Tournament Report

December 17, 2024

Fifty-eight players from accross the state participated in the 19th Aurora Winter Solstice Chess Tournament in the tiny hamlet of Aurora, Maine on Saturday, December 14th, 2024. Winners in the four sections were: Paul Carr (Open), Nicholas Pelotte and David Haluska (U1200), Bao Tu and Jason Yang (U800), and Megan Carr (U400). Here's the illustrated tournament report with US Chess crosstables.

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WCC R14: Gukesh is World Champion!

December 12, 2024

Elation and despair at the FIDE 2024 World Chess Championship. Gukesh Dommaraju, squeezing in a level position, was able to press Ding Liren into an unforced error under unimaginable psychological tension. With one move--55.Rf2--the Game, Match, and World Chess Championship title was lost to a forcing simplifying continuation. Congratulations to Gukesh Dommaraju, the youngest World Champion in history, the 18th, at the age of 18.

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WCC R13: Game 13 Drawn; Match Tied at 6.5 With One Game Remaining

December 11, 2024

Game 12 of the FIDE 2024 World Chess Championship Match between the current World Champion Ding Liren and Challenger Gukesh Dommaraju, was an exciting 68-move draw. Tomorrow's game will be the final game with classical time controls in the 14-game Match. If the players remain tied after that game, the Match will enter a Rapid and, possibly, a Blitz portion.

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WCC R12: Ding Wins Brilliantly in Game 12; Match Tied at 6 Points

December 9, 2024

Ding Liren leveled the score in Game 12 of the FIDE 2024 World Chess Championship with just two games remaining in the classical portion of the Match. It might not be an overstatement to say that it was one of the most brilliant wins in Ding's career--it certainly was one of the most important. Bouncing back from a devastating loss in Game 11, Ding created both a strategical and tactical masterpiece.

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MECA Executive Board Elections 2024 Official Ballot

December 8, 2024

Attached is the Official Ballot for the Maine Chess Association Executive Board Elections 2024. Only MECA members in good standing are allowed to vote in this election. For your vote to be counted, it must be cast by 11:59 PM on December 31st, 2024. If there are any questions or concerns about this election, please email the MECA secretary Aaron Spencer at AaronSpencer92@gmail.com.

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