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Ding Liren is 17th World Chess Champion!

April 30, 2023

Congratulations to World Chess Champion Ding Liren! The World Chess Championship Match went into the tiebreaking phase after the fourteen-game classical portion ended in a 7.0 to 7.0 tie. Official rules stipulated that the players would play four games at the rapid time control of G/25 +10. After three draws, Ding Liren, with the black pieces, played a sharp game in a Ruy Lopez and was able to threaten promotion which caused Ian Nepomniachtchi to resign after Ding's sixty-eighth move.

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MECA Seeking Delegates to Attend US Chess Annual Delegates Meeting

April 18, 2023

The Maine Chess Association is seeking MECA members willing to attend the US Chess Annual Delegates Meeting at the US Open in Grand Rapids, Michigan on August 5-6, 2023. If you are planning to attend the US Open or would be willing to attend the Delegates Meeting, please email MECA president J. Paul Ciarrocchi at jpaulc48@gmail.com.

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World Championship Match Report: Ding Wins Game 6, Match Tied

April 16, 2023

The World Chess Championship Match is being contested in Astana, Kazakhstan, from April 9-30 between Ian Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren. After six games there have been four decisive results with each player posting two wins and two draws. This represents the most decisive Match up until this point since Karpov - Korchnoi 1981 which had the same score after six games.

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