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Skowhegan Area High School Hosts First-Ever Chess Tournament

January 21, 2022

Ten players competed in the Skowhegan Area High School January Blitz chess tournament on Thursday, January 20, 2022. Although the event was non-rated, it was the first chess event in the school's history using US Chess official pairing rules and tournament regulations. The SAHS Chess Club looks forward to hosting rated chess tournaments in the near future. Congratulations to Jack Donoghue who won the events with a perfect four points in four games and to all who participated.

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MECA Annual Report

January 20, 2022

The Board of the Maine Chess Association has released the MECA Annual Report for 2022. The Report highlights how far the Association has come fulfilling its mission statement of Connecting Mainers through chess, sizes up current challenges in the state of chess in Maine, and looks forward with optimism as MECA continues to grow and serve its members and the chess community moving forward.

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From the Desk of the President

January 5, 2022

Maine Chess Association president Michael Dudley shares the state of MECA and chess in Maine with his letter From the Desk of the President.

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Submit Your Games for 2021 Q4 George Cunningham Brilliancy Prize Consideration

January 2, 2022

The George Cunningham Brilliancy Prize committee is now accepting submissions for the fourth quarter of 2021! If you have a game that you would like to submit, email a PGN or other text file of the game to Wyatt Hendrix igmwhendrix@gmail.com or Aaron Spencer aaronspencer92@gmail.com for consideration. To be eligible to receive the George Cunningham Brilliancy Prize, the winner must be a MECA member in good standing, and the game must have been played in the fourth quarter of 2021 (October 1 through December 31).

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