Brooklyn Castle Movie Screening at Stonington Opera House

April 20, 2013

On Wednesday evening April 17th the Stonington Opera House hosted a screening of the chess film Brooklyn Castle. The film tells the stories of five members of the chess team at the below-the-poverty-line inner New York City junior high school I.S. 318 that has won more national championships than any other in the country. Following the screening the Executive Director of the Opera House, Linda Nelson, facilitated a "talk back" in which a four-person panel discussed the film and the state of chess in Maine with the audience.

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Presque Isle April U1500 Tournament Report

April 18, 2013

Nine players competed in the April U1500 tournament at the University of Maine in Presque Isle on April 6th, 2013. Highest rated Richard Michaud won the four round tournament with 3.5 points. Trailing Michaud were Cody Maldonado and Cody Queen with 3.0 points. Here are photos and a USCF crosstable of the event.

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Chess Books, Tapes and DVD's for Sale Cheap!

April 18, 2013

Maine chess player Rob Shore is liquidating his collection of chess books, tapes and DVD's. This note from Rob: "I have over 100 books, VCR tapes, and ChessBase DVD's to sell at outrageously low prices. The 50 ChessBase DVD's include a variety of openings, strategy, tactics and endgames. They usually sell for $25-$35 and are like new. I'd let them go for $5/each or better on larger orders. I have a full set of Dzhindzhihasvili's endgame tapes, as well as lots of books on the whole gamut of chess. Many of the books are very recent, some are quite old and might interest a collector. I have the full set of Averbakh's endgame books in hardback, as well as the original Batsford opening collection in hardback. If anyone is interested, email me."

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Deer Isle-Stonington Chess Competes at Supernationals

April 18, 2013

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Maine state team chess champions from Deer Isle-Stonington Elementary School competed at the fifth Supernationals April 5-7 in Nashville, Tenn. Deer Isle-Stonington fielded teams in the Elementary and Junior High divisions. The tournament had seven rounds of chess: two matches on Friday, three on Saturday and the final two on Sunday.

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MACC Receives USCF Award

March 28, 2013

The Maine Association of Chess Coaches has again earned 1st Place in the USCF Membership Appreciation Program Small State Affiliate category. MACA submitted 111 USCF memberships in 2012 to receive this top honor. Thanks to all the volunteers, coaches, parents and players who made this award possible. Here's an image of the trophy plaque and the letter of congratulations from USCF Executive Director Bill Hall.

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2013 Scholastic Individual Championship Report

March 26, 2013

Eighty-four scholastic chess players gathered at the University of Maine Orono Memorial Union on March 23rd to duel for individual honors in K-3, K-6, K-8, and K-12 championship and Under 1200 sections. The hard-fought games often went down to the last moment of the allotted time, and saw both interesting and surprising results. Here's the tournament report, USCF crosstables, images and selected games from the day including the concurrently played Sidekick tournament.

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Play a Four-Game Match with one of Maine's Highest-Rated Players

March 20, 2013

USCF Expert and Maine's Most Winningest Player for the last six years, Roger Morin, would like to play a four-game match with a worthy opponent--USCF match rules require the difference in players' ratings be no more than 400 points. If you are interested in this proposition please contact Roger directly at houltonart@yahoo.com

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All Saints Winter Warm-Up Tournament Report

March 20, 2013

A whopping fifty players turned out to play in the four-section All Saints Winter Warm-Up Tournament at All Saints School in Bangor on February 23rd. Winners were: Vetri Vel (K-6), Ben Amar (K-8), Nicholas Kawamura, John Jewel and Hui Kennedy (K-12), and Jarod Bryan (Open).

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Medomak Valley Tyro 1 Report

March 20, 2013

Sixteen player competed in the First Medomak Valley Tyro Event at Medomak Valley Middle School in Waldoboro on March 16th. Trevor Brown took first in the scholastic section with a perfect 4.0 points in as many games and Corey Dunn won the adult (U1500) section with 3.5 points. Thanks to Jim DuBois for organizing this event and we look forward to more tournaments at this venue.

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2013 Scholastic Team Championship Report

March 15, 2013

Two hundred seventy-seven scholastic chess players ranging in skill level from beginner to expert came to the University of Maine Orono from all corners of the state to compete in the Scholastic Team Chess Championships on Saturday, March 9th. This nine-section, four-round event is--by far--the largest chess tournament in the state. Here's the copiously illustrated tournament report including USCF crosstables.

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