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The Brooklin School is First Beneficiary of CiMS Initiative

September 30, 2017

We are delighted to report that the Brooklin School, located on the Blue Hill Peninsula in Hancock County Maine, is the first school to benefit from the Chess in Maine Schools Initiative. The school will receive tournament-quality chess sets, roll-up boards, bags, digital chess clocks, a 550-page Common-Core-aligned chess curriculum, twenty ChessKid.com year-long memberships, and ongoing technical support in establishing and maintaining a scholastic chess program.

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Aronian Wins FIDE World Cup

September 27, 2017

Levon Aronian won the 2017 FIDE World Cup with two back-to-back wins in the first set of tie break matches over Ding Liren of China after the four-game final match between these two chess giants was tied at 2.0 points apiece. The grueling World Cup featured 128 of the world's best players and was played from September 2-27, 2017 in Tbilisi, Georgia. Here's the details with a complete game list.

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James E. Palange: A Part of Maine Chess History

September 21, 2017

We received an inquiry about former Maine chess player James E. Palange from his son Marius Palange. Marius was interested in finding out more about his father's chess-playing experiences back in the 1950's and '60's. We put this inquiry out to our community and got a response from Roger Morin, the multi-time Maine State Champion, who considered James Palange a long-time chess friend and significant influence on his own chess career.

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Bapst Impromtu Swiss #3 Tournament Report

September 20, 2017

Six intrepid chess players competed in the Third Bapst Impromtu Swiss Tournament played on Friday evening, September 15, 2017. Wyatt Hendrix rose to the top of the crosstable with a nice final-round victory over top-rated Brian Hurst to finish the event with a perfect 3.0 points in three games.

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Premier Chess Looking for Chess Instructor in Lewiston

September 19, 2017

Premier Chess is looking for a great chess instructor with 2+ years of teaching experience for an after-school chess program in Lewiston, Maine. Days of instruction are flexible and will be determined after a qualified instructor is found. For more information and to apply, call Evan Rubin at (917) 776-1306 or email Evan Rabin (erabin66@gmail.com).

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Four-Way Tie at Bapst End of Summer Tournament

September 10, 2017

Four players each put up 3.0 points in the Open section of the Bapst End of Summer tournament played on Saturday, September 9, 2017 at John Bapst Memorial High School in Bangor. The winners were: Aaron Spencer, Ryan Tripp, Jacques Blanchette, and Brian Hurst. In the U1200 section, Luc Blanchette, Samanthak Thiagarajan, and Andrew Brenneman shared the top spot. Here's the illustrated tournament report with crosstables.

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Cape Elizabeth Chess Club Resumes Meetings at the Local Buzz Cafe

September 1, 2017

The Cape Elizabeth Chess Club will resume their Saturday morning meetings as of Saturday, September 2, 2017. The club meets at the Local Buzz café, 327 Ocean House Road in Cape Elizabeth, Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Come on down for coffee, breakfast and a few games of chess. Instruction and some interesting chess problems are also part of the package! For more information contact Eric Dinnerstein (ericdin@gmail.com).

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