Ian Youth Second at New England Scholastics

December 18, 2011

Ian Youth, a student at the Breakwater School in Portland, finished second in the elemantary section of the 8th Annual New England Scholastic Chess Championships held on December 10th-11th, 2011 in Windsor Locks, Connecticut. With only one loss in seven rounds Youth, the only Maine player at the event, scored 5.0 points.

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Aurora Winter Solstice Tournament Report

December 14, 2011

Thirty-four players (equaling about 34% of the population of the small hamlet in which this tournament was played) competed in the seventh annual Aurora Winter Solstice Chess Tournament at the Airline Community School in Aurora, Maine on Sunday, December 11th, 2011. Matthew Fishbein and Roger Morin tied for first in the open section, Dan Fishbein was the highest-scoring U1400 player, Cameron Wendell won the U1000 and Max DeLuca Lowell took the top spot in the U600 section.

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UMaine Augusta Quads Tournament Report

December 8, 2011

Eight players filled out two quads at the UMaine Augusta Chess Tournament played on November 19th, 2011 on the campus of the University of Maine at Augusta. Barry Magda and Joshua Quint tied for first in Quad 1 and Kathy Richards took the top spot in Quad 2.

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Matthew Fishbein: Maine's Newest Chess Expert!

December 8, 2011

Scoring 2.0 points in the very strong open section of the Pillsbury Memorial Tournament played on December 3rd, 2011 in Leominster, Massachusetts, Matthew Fishbein acheived a USCF expert-level rating of 2013. Congratulations Matthew and we look forward to many more of your outstanding chess accomplishments!

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Mainers at the Boston University Open

December 8, 2011

Eight Maine players competed in the Boston University Open played on November 5th, 2011 in the Geroge Sherman Union at the Universtiy's Charles River Campus. Cape Elizabeth High School studnent, Ethan DiNinno, topped the U1900 section with a perfect score of 4.0 points in four games.

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Orono Championship Tournament Report

December 4, 2011

Former John Bapst Memorial High School Student and current University of Maine sophomore Aaron Spencer posted a perfect 4.0 points in four games to take first place in the open section of the Orono Champiosnhip on Saturday, December 3rd, 2011 at Orono High School. Spencer plowed through Jaiwei Zou (1374), William Bonney (1575), Kellen McDonald (1409) and Roger Morin (2000) on his way to the top spot. Orono High School sophomore Zach Hamilton won the U1200 section with a clean sweep of the field as well. Here are images, crosstables and a selected game.

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Calling All Candidates: The 2012 MECA Elections

November 30, 2011

Election of the Maine Chess Association Policy Board officers and directors will be held beginning Saturday, December 3, 2011 through Sunday, December 11, 2011. All members who have currently active membership in MECA are eligible to vote and hold office. There are candidates for the officer positions of Treasurer and Secretary, and two candidates for Director positions.

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Slipped Through the Cracks--Presque Isle, June 2011

November 19, 2011

There was a little five-player tournament back in June, 2011 that seems to have slipped through the cracks. Well we are happy to report that we are now making good on reporting this event albeit a bit late. Here's photos, a crosstable and a selected game from the June 2011 Presque Isle Open.

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Ninth Presque Isle Open Tournament Report

November 15, 2011

The Ninth Presque Isle Open was played at the newly-renovated Mark & Emily Turner Memorial Library on November 12th, 2011. The two-section nine-player tournament was won by two-time Maine State Champion Roger Morin with 3.0 points. In the Under 1200 section, Matt Norris and Tim Walker tied for first with 3.5 points in four rounds. Here's an illustrated tournament report with USCF crosstables and a selected game.

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Scholastic State Championship Dates Announced

November 15, 2011

The Maine Association of Chess Coaches has announced the dates for the Scholastic State Championship Tournaments to take place at the Universtiy of Maine in Orono: Girls Championship February 11, 2012; Team Championship March 3, 2012; Snow Date for Team Championship March 10, 2012; Individual Championship March 17, 2012. More information including registration materials will be posted when available on the ChessMaine.net events page.

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