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Ian Nepomniachtchi, Russia's highest-rated player, has won the Candidates Tournament with one round to go and earned the right to square off against Magnus Carlsen in the World Championship Match scheduled for November 24 - December 16, 2021 in Dubai. |
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The Roger J. Morin Scholarship Committee of the Maine Chess Association is now accepting applications for the Roger J. Morin Scholarship. This year, a single award or multiple awards totaling up to $500 will be awarded to Maine high school seniors and college students who are members of the Maine chess community. We encourage interested students to submit an application before the May 15, 2021 deadline. |
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The Craft Makers Gambit: An Exhibition of Chess is a chess-inspired art exhibit hosted by the Center for Maine Craft and Maine Craft Portland that will be on view from November 5 - December 31, 2021. Maine Crafts Association invites MCA craft artist members who have been approved through the MCA retail jury process in all mediums to create upon the theme of chess for this exhibition. |
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Sixty-nine competitors and thirteen tournament directors turned out an incredible effort to make the Maine Scholastic Team Chess Championship happen online on April 10, 2021. Eleven schools were represented in the tournament that ranged from as far south as Standish and as far north as Bangor. The schools in the tournament competed for the opportunity to win the George Cunningham Trophies, the prize reserved for Maine's scholastic team champions. This year, the trophies are in the process of being remade in custom fashion, and this year's winners will be the first to take those trophies to their schools. |
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