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Three intrepid players competed in the Houlton June Open played at the Art Studio in Houlton on Saturday, June 29th. Roger Morin topped the crosstable with an unbeaten and untied 3.0 points. Roger Hardison put up 1.5 points for second and Ray Haines managed one draw for third place. |
Continue reading "Houlton June Open Tournament Report" »
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Maine Chess Association President Michael Dudley has written a letter of appeal asking for your help in support of asylum-seeking children and families currently being temporarily housed at the Portland Expo Center. |
Continue reading "Helping Asylum-Seeking Families With Chess" »
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On Saturday, June 15th Cheverus High School in Portland hosted the School's Out Chess Tournament a six-person US Chess rated event. Here's the tournament report courtesy of the winner of the event Aiden Thomas. |
Continue reading "Cheverus School's Out Swiss Tournament Report" »
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WABI TV 5 recently posted a story featuring the Mane Arts Academy in Sidney and a live chess game that involved theater and dance majors, costume designers, as well as the chess players themselves. We bring you a link to the story and a video with reporting on the event. |
Continue reading "Students at Maine Arts Academy Apply Their Skills to Play a Live Chess Game" »
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A chess piece from the oldest-known chess set on Earth was found in Scotland after being kept in a drawer for fifty-five years. The piece, known as the Lewis Warder, is scheduled to be put up for auction and is expected to fetch upwards of $1 million. In our Scotland Travelogue, we highlighted some of the history and folklore surrounding the Isle of Lewis chess pieces currently being housed at the National Museum of Scotland. |
Continue reading "Lewis Chess Piece Worth Over $1 Million Found in Drawer" »
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