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Boris Vasilievich Spassky celebrates his 80th birthday today. He was born in Leningrad on January 29, 1937 and is the oldest living former World Champion. Known for his universal style, Spassky seemed to always be solid and unshakable but battled self doubt throughout his career. He said of himself, "I believe in truth at the chessboard, but down deep I lack faith in myself." His stellar chess achievements highlight the axiom that the actions of confidence precede the feelings of confidence. Happy Birthday Boris Vasilievich!
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It's been over eight years since a USCF-rated tournament has been held in Washington County, Maine. The last was the St. Croix Valley International on August 16, 2008. That long dry spell is about to end. ChessMaine.net has teamed up with Fort O'Brien School in Machiasport to organize a five-section rated tournament with the same format as the very successful Aurora Winter Solstice tournaments (now entering their thirteenth year).
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The folks at Stillwater Montessori School continue to host this great annual event now in its 18th year! Kudos to organizer Joe Alex and his staff and director Steve Wong for their dedication, endurance, and commitment to serving the chess players of Maine. Fifty-one players turned up for this four-section (one of which was non-rated) tournament. In the Open, Bill Hartt and Joseph Astumian finished equal first with 3.0 points. Vetri Vel was alone at the top of the K-12 section with 3.5 points. In the K-8 section. Sam Slavin and Tommaso Wheeler shared first and Sarah Means won the non-rated K-6 section.
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The second meeting of the Bangor Area High School Scholastic Chess League on Friday, January 13, 2017 at John Bapst Memorial High School saw participation increase by 50%! This newly formed league offers the opportunity for high school players in the area to participate in interscholastic chess competition, leading up to the state team and individual tournaments at the University of Maine Orono in March.
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The John Bapst New Year's Tournament in Memory of Bob Solinger was played on Sunday, January 8, 2017 at John Bapst Memorial High School in Bangor. The four-section tournament attracted forty-one players. Winners were: Tom Sandford (Open), Benjamin Mock (U1200), Jakob McPhee (U800), and Sol Tyler (U400). Here's the illustrated tournament report with USCF crosstables and a selected game.
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Scholastic chess players from Fort O'Brien School in Machiasport, Stillwater Montessori School in Orono, Deer Isle-Stonington Elementary School, Bucksport Middle School, Lamoine Consolidated School and the hosting Ellsworth Elementary-Middle School met for an afternoon of chess and fun on Tuesday, January 10, 2017. These non-rated events are great primers for players gearing up for the State Scholastic Chess Championships in March. Thanks to all the players, organizers, coaches, parents, drivers, and volunteers for making this a very positive learning experience!
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New Brunswick, Canada native Leonardo Cui scored 2.5 points in three games to win the eight-player January Houlton 8 tournament held on Saturday, January 7th, 2017 at the Art Studio in Houlton. This was Maine's first USCF-rated event of the new year. Trailing Cui and tying for second place with 2.0 points were: Ray Haines, Robert Bridgham, and Nathan Gates.
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The Universal Rating System (URS) is a new concept developed by the research team of Mr. Maxime Rischard, Dr. J. Isaac Miller, Dr. Mark Glickman, and Mr. Jeff Sonas and funded by the Grand Chess Tour, the Kasparov Chess Foundation, and the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. The system will be free for registered users and promises "far superior techniques...to improve the comparison of the performance of players."
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