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Dan Robbins and Nathan Gates shared equal first at the Bapst Impromptu Swiss #13 played on Thursday, August 30, 2018 at John Bapst Memorial High School in Bangor. Apart from the winners, the biggest newsmaker of this tournament was Shannon Levesque, the new treasurer of the Maine Chess Association who, with a provisional rating of 100, took down Minh Nguyen rated 794 points higher. |
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The Nova Scotia Chess Association is an active chess organization that maintains an up-to-date website and newsletter. We wanted to make you aware of this nearby chess resource from our Canadian colleagues. |
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We've updated a link on ChessMaine.net. Thanks to Maine Chess Association Board Member and connoisseur of the chess study Wyatt Hendrix, The Problem Corner has been updated. Our plan for this link is to provide an interesting chess study or problem each week with solutions given after readers have had some reflection time. We hope you enjoy this new resource and we encourage you to try your hand at these challenging little gems--and to leave your comments and ideas! |
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National Chess Master and two-time Maine State Chess Champion Alan Schalk will hold a free Simultaneous Chess Exhibition at the Wagon Wheel Campground in Old Orchard Beach starting at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 2, 2018. |
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Owen's Farmhouse in Kennebunkport, Maine was the site of a non-USCF rated tournament on Sunday, August 12, 2018. The tournament was organized by David Ross and directed by Phil Lowell. Here's the tournament report from a site where we hope to see many more tournaments in the future. |
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An update from Maine Chess Association Interim President Michael Dudley. |
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The dynamic sister and brother duo of Cynthia and Leonardo Cui finished equal first at the Houlton August Open played in Houlton, Maine on Saturday, August 11, 2018. Although Cynthia won their individual encounter, Leonardo fought back in the final round to notch a win vs Ray Haines while Cynthia dropped her only game of the tournament to Wyatt Hendrix. Here's the tournament report with US Chess crosstable. |
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