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A documentary film that features coach Dick Powell and follows the 2012-2013 season of the Deer Isle-Stonington Mariners chess team will be shown at the Reach Performing Arts Center (249 North Deer Isle Road) in Deer Isle, Maine at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, September 9th. Admission is free and all are invited. For more information contact the local independent filmmaker Veronica Young at veronicayoung@earthlink.net. |
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Our on-the-scene ChessMaine.net reporter, Elizabeth Fowlie Mock, was at the Luftballons Schach tournament played in Auburn on August 21, 2016. She submitted this illustrated tournament report. |
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One of Maine's scholastic chess moms, Elizabeth Fowlie Mock, attended the 46th Continental Open in Sturbridge, Mass. recently with her son Benjamin. We thank her for submitting the following report including images and USCF crosstables. |
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The George Cunningham Brilliancy Prize was established to recognize and reward games that are both aesthetically pleasing and technically interesting. Soon after the Prize's inception, a generous donor contributed a significant amount of capital to reward the player of the brilliant game with a $100 check. After poring over games submitted to ChessMaine.net, our crack GCBP Committee has selected Will Ravn's game vs International Master David Vigorito, played at the Saco Open on July 9, 2016, as the winner for this quarter. |
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Sixteen players nicely rounded out four quads in the Quasi Quick Chess Quads played at the Saco Valley Chess Club in Biddeford on August 9th, 2016. The quad winners were: Matthew Fishbein, Barry Magda, Jon Malev, and Nathan Dunn. The time control for this three-round event was Game in 15 minutes with a 10 second delay from move one. Here's the illustrated tournament report with USCF crosstables. |
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