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Fifty players turned out for the Bapst Fall Tournament played at John Bapst Memorial High School in Bangor on Saturday, October 27, 2018. Tournament winners were Jarod Bryan (Open), Evan Smith (U1600), Andrew Demaris (U1200), and Tobias Coffey (U800). Here's the illustrated tournament report with US Chess crosstables. |
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Twenty-four players competed in five sections at the Cape Elizabeth National Chess Day Tournament played at Thomas Memorial Library in Cape Elizabeth on Saturday, October 13, 2018. Winners were: Matthew Fishbein (Swiss 1), Oisin O'Searcoid (Swiss 2), Greg Hansel (Quad 1), Marco Hansel (Quad 2), and Zachary Brislin (Quad 3). Here's the illustrated tournament report with US Chess crosstables. |
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Would you like to become a decision-maker and help chart the course for the future of chess in Maine? Would you like to give back to the Maine chess community? Are you excited about the power of chess to reach out, teach, and unite? If so, please consider running for a spot on the Maine Chess Association Executive Board or Board of Directors! |
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Caravel Middle School in Carmel, Maine is looking for a chess instructor to guide their chess program. The CMS Chess Team will meet Mondays through Thursdays from 2:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. They are hoping to start instruction in mid-November and are looking forward to competing in the State Scholastic Team Championships in March of 2019. Interested chess instructors should contact CMS Principal Mark Turner at mturner@rsu87.org |
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Twenty-seven players turned out to celebrate National Chess Day at the Brewer Community School National Chess Day Tournament on Saturday, October 13, 2018 at Machias Savings Bank in Breer. The tournament had three sections: an Open Quad, U1000, and K-6 Unrated. Winners were Bill Hartt, Kaleb Pendleton, and Joshua Lorenzo respectively. |
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Arkady Dvorkovich has been elected as FIDE President at the FIDE General Assembly in Batumi, Georgia. Delegates from the World Chess Federation elected Dvorkovich with 56.9% of the vote. Dvorkovich's rival, current FIDE Deputy President Georgios Makropoulos, received 43.1 % This election result officially begins the post-Ilyumzhinov era of the World Chess Federation. |
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