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A strong field turned out for the New England Friendly Downeast Open played at Southern Maine Community College on July 9-10, 2011. Roger Morin captured first in the open section with 3.5 points in four rounds. Nick Parsons put up 3.5 points himself to take first in the U1650 section. Here's an illustrated tournament report, USCF crosstables and two selected games. |
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International Master and author David Vigorito gave a chess lecture and simultaneous chess exhibition at Southern Maine Community College in South Portland on July 9, 2011. He lectured on one of his recent games in the King's Indian and then played fourteen simultaneous games of which he won twelve and drew two. The two drawn games were played by Matthew Fishbein and Dan DeLuca. |
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The Fifth Annual ChessMaine.net Championship was contested at Colby College in Waterville on June 19th, 2011. Twenty-four players competed in the two section, G/75 event. A four-way tie for first in the Open section resulted between Alan Schalk, Roger Morin, John Gaspar and Philip Lowell each scoring 3.0 points in four rounds. Lee Doucette took first in the U1550 section and Dennis Lemieux and Isaiah Fallon were the top scoring players rated under 1250. |
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International Master and author, David Vigorito (USCF 2548), will give a lecture and simul at the Southern Maine Community College Campus Center at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 9th, 2011. The cost is $15 for either the lecture or simul or $25 for both. In addition, IM Vigorito will have copies of his books available for signing including his just-released Attacking Chess: The King's Indian (Volumes 1 and 2). Please join us for an evening with International Master David Vigorito! For more information or to reserve a space please contact Dan DeLuca at dcdeluca@yahoo.com or (207) 479-4474. See you there! |
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On May 28th, 2011, eight players gathered in Houlton, Maine to participate in the First Houlton Invitational Tournament open to players rated over USCF 1600. Roger Peterson of Calais won the event with 3.5 points in four games. Here's the tournament report with USCF crosstable. |
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The 5th Annual ChessMaine.net Championship will take place this Sunday, June 19th at Colby College in Waterville, Maine. This year's event features three sections and includes a generous guaranteed prize fund of $1,100: Open 1st $325, Open 2nd $225, U1550 1st $175, U1550 2nd $125, U1250 1st $150, U1250 2nd $100. Considering the prize fund, outstanding playing conditions, free continental breakfast and on-campus dining this event has become one of Maine's premier chess events of the year! If you're still on the fence the $30 entry fee has been extended through Saturday, June 18th! More Information |
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ChessMaine.net along with the Maine Chess Association and the Portland Chess Club is planning an evening with International Master David Vigorito and we need your help. IM Vigorito is tentatively scheduled to give a lecture and simul at the Downeast Open at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 9th at Southern Maine Community College in Sourh Portland. In order to confirm IM Vigorito we need to hear from you. The cost of either the lecture or the simul is $15 or $25 for both. Please respond to Dan DeLuca at dcdeluca@yahoo.com by Tuesday, June 14th if you are interested in coming! Thank you for supporting our efforts to bring an International Master to Maine! |
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On May 14, 2011 twelve players gathered in South Portland to compete in the Portland Quick Chess Marathon. The event was a ten round, G/15 tournament in two sections (Open and U1500). Steve Abrahams took first in the Open section with 7.0 points and Brett Parker scored 8.0 points to take first in the U1500 section. |
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We bring you two reports from the National Junior High School Championship played in Columbus, Ohio on April 15-17, 2011. The first from Deer Isle-Stonington coach Dick Powell, the second from Cape Elizabeth chess parents Dan and Ilene Fishbein. |
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We are very saddened to report the passing of Bernard "Doc" Mann on April 26th at the age of 101. He was a gracious gentleman and a true ambassador of the game we love. Our condolences to Doc's family and friends. |
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