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Together Place in Bangor will be hosting pick-up chess games on Mondays at 10:30 a.m. Executive Director Sean Faircloth has extended an invitation to the public to drop in to play chess, to chess players and coaches who are willing to provide lessons, and to anyone willing to donate tournament standard chess equipment to the program. |
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An astute reader pointed out that today's younger generation of Maine chess players may not be aware of the namesake behind the C. Stuart Laughlin trophy recently awarded at the 2018 Maine Closed Chess Championship in Waterville. Allow us to elaborate upon this great historical figure of Maine chess. |
Continue reading "The Man Behind the C. Stuart Laughlin Trophy" »
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On Wednesday, April 17th, the Opening Ceremony for the 2018 US Championship and US Women's Championship will take place at the St. Louis University Museum of Art. The eleven-round tournament will run from April 18-30, 2018 at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis. Twelve of the nation's strongest players including World Champion Challenger Fabiano Caruana, World #6 Hikaru Nakamura and World #7 Wesley So, will compete for the title of US Champion and twelve of America's top women players will vie for the title of US Women's Champion. |
Continue reading "US Championship Begins in St. Louis" »
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The final round of the Maine State Closed Chess Championship came down to a dramatic showdown between the tournament's two top-rated players. After four rounds, the tournament leader Matthew Fishbein with 4.0 points played the black pieces vs Jarod Bryan with 3.5 points. The game ended in a draw and secured the championship for Fishbein. Bryan and Ben Amar tied for second. Ben Mock took first in Class B, Joseph Astumian was first in Class C and Andy Bryan claimed the U1400 prize. |
Continue reading "Matthew Fishbein is 2018 Maine State Champion!" »
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The Maine Championship being played this weekend at the Best Western Plus Grand Hotel in Waterville is entering the final round. The group of players in contention for the championship have been whittled to the two top-seeded players Matthew Fishbein and Jarod Bryan who are playing each other in the last round. |
Continue reading "Maine Championship Enters Final Round" »
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The Maine Closed Championship is currently underway at the Best Western Plus Grand Hotel in Waterville. After two rounds, five players have a perfect score: Matthew Fishbein, Jarod Bryan, Aaron Spencer, Alan Schalk, and Ben Amar. Here's the latest from the venue including pairings for Round 3 and a surprising upset. |
Continue reading "2018 Maine Championship Update After Round 2" »
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Hollywood actor and former Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger is on the mend after heart surgery. In a one-minute video posted on Twitter, Schwarzenegger gave an update on his health, thanked his supporters, and explained that he is using chess to help keep his mind and memory fresh. |
Continue reading "Arnold Schwarzenegger Plays Chess to Recover after Heart Surgery" »
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Just two weeks after winning the Candidates tournament to earn the right to challenge for the World Championship, Fabiano Caruana has won the Grenke Classic played in Karlsruhe and Baden-Baden, Germany from March 31- April 9, 2018. Caruana's next event is the US Championship scheduled for April 17-30 in St. Louis. |
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The final standings of the MECA 2017 Player of the Year competition have been tabulated and the results are in. Congratulations to the winner of the competition Ben Mock and all who participated in this year-long event. |
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The Crusader Cup Championship is a series of four tournaments held at John Bapst Memorial High School in September and October of 2107 and January and May of 2018. The final event of the Championship is coming up on Saturday, May 5th. Here are the current standings and a look at the cup (sort of). |
Continue reading "Crusader Cup Standings with One Round to Go!" »
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Nine players turned out for the Bapst Impromptu Swiss #11 Tournament played on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at John Bapst Memorial High School in Bangor. This tournament's format of offering one free and one fee section was dubbed "hybrid" by its organizer and director Michael Dudley. Aaron Spencer, Wyatt Hendrix, and Benjamin Mock shared first with 2.0 points apiece. |
Continue reading "Bapst Impromptu #11 Tournament Report" »
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Each year the US Chess Federation selects affiliates in a number of categories as part of its Membership Appreciation Program (MAP). Winning affiliates are those who have signed up the most new and renewing US Chess members. For the category of Small State Affiliate, Maine was recognized with the top three places: 1. Maine Association of Chess Coaches 2. All Saints Catholic School Chess Club and 3. John Bapst Memorial High School Chess Club. |
Continue reading "Maine Chess Hits US Chess MAP Trifecta" »
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Former University of Maine professor of electrical engineering Dr. Fred Irons has donated one of his paintings entitled Last Game to the Rockland Public Library in honor and memory of Harold Dondis. Mr. Dondis was a native of Rockland, Maine who attended Bowdoin College and Harvard Law School. |
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