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We recently published a story on the chess tables that will be installed on the Brewer waterfront. The Brewer Parks and Recreation Department has contracted with Beachstone Sustainable Products in Portland, Maine to design and build the tables and benches that will be installed as part of a waterfront trail system. We had the opportunity to visit with the brain trust at Beachstone and offer some chess-related design considerations.
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Fifty-five players competed in the rated sections of the All Saints Winter Warm-Up Tournament on February 20, 2016 as did a number of players who competed in the non-rated K-3 section. Winners were as follows: Open: Sergio Mejia and Chester Young, High School: Catherine Rudnicki, K-8: Colin Rich, K-6: William Xu, K-3 non-rated: Jacob Kline. We bring you the tournament report with USCF Crosstables.
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The Bates Bobcat Open was played on the campus of Bates College in Lewiston, Maine on February 13, 2016. The tournament attracted fifteen players in two sections: Open and Reserve. Jarod Bryan won the open section with 3.5 points and Frank Di Renzo and Lee Doucette tied for first in the reserve section scoring 3.0 points apiece. Here's the tournament report with USCF crosstables and a selected game.
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The Maine Public Broadcasting Network, the National Public Radio affiliate in Maine, recently aired a piece documenting a long-running chess class and chess tournament at a correctional facility in Berlin, NH. Albert French, a postal employee and USCF Class A player, has been volunteering at the prison to bring chess to the inmates incarcerated there. The prison's director of programs, Sue Young, sees the value in making chess available for inmates who stay discipline free.
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The Bangor Daily News reports that two Maine-made stone chess tables will be installed on the Brewer waterfront as part of that city's waterfront trail system. The tables, made by Beachstone Sustainable Products in Portland, should be installed by the summer of 2016.
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At eighty-two years young Lois Morin can still pack a punch. Just ask any of her opponents who have had to record a zero in the results column after playing her. Lois's name appears on four of the USCF's top player lists (Top Women over 65, Top Women over 65 regardless of residence or federation, Top Women (Quick Chess) over 65 and Top Women over 80). We caught up with this chessic dynamo and she graciously granted us this interview.
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