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The Maine Chess Association is seeking a MECA member or members to represent Maine at the US Chess National Delegates Meeting held at the US Open Chess Championships in Norfolk, Virginia on July 27 - August 4, 2024. If you or someone you know may be interested, please contact MECA President J. Paul Ciarrocchi at JPaulC48@gmail.com. |
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Maine Chess Association Secretary Aaron Spencer defeated WFM and popular Twitch streamer and chess influencer WFM Anna Cramling in Round 6 of the 2024 Reykjavik Open. Anna's mother GM Pia Cramling (seen on bottom left) provided commentary. Congratulations Aaron! We bring you the game here. |
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Maine Chess Association President and Maine Mensa member J. Paul Ciarrocchi penned an article published in the Maine Mensa newsletter about his encounter with former World Chess Champion Tigran Petrosian at a simultaneous exhibition in Massachusetts. |
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We are saddened to report that Steven R. Miller, former president of the Waterville Chess Club, prolific author, and chess friend and patron, has passed away. Steve was multi-talented and had expertise in many areas including writing, publishing, information technology, programming, library science in many others. Our sincere condolences to Steve's family and friends. |
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The 2024 Maine Senior Chess Champion, Ray Haines, has started a gofundme page in order to raise funds to help him participate in the 7th Annual John T. Irwin Tournament of Senior State Champions scheduled to take place July 27-30, 2024 in Norfolk, Virginia. Please consider making a donation to help support Ray represent Maine on the national stage. |
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It's great when local media get wind of and publish stories about chess, chess players, and chess tournaments. Thanks to the Mount Desert Islander for doing just that. In an online post on February 14th, the Islander featured a story about the Cobscook Institute Winter Classic Chess Tournament played on Saturday, February 10, 2024 at the Cobscook Institute |
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On Jan 15, 2024 Lincolnville Central School hosted the biggest-ever MLK Day Chess Tournament with the help of parents and chess coaches. We had 70 contestants: 54 boys, 16 girls and a whopping 12 kids in K/1! (The old record was 4!) It was a fun tournament designed to get lots of games in between 9 AM & noon. While it may have seemed chaotic at times, we tried to keep the time between games to a minimum. Most kids played at least eight games while some played fourteen to eighteen! |
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Congratulations to Rebecca Stanley and Molly Teft who won the Maine Women's and Girls' Chess Championships played on Saturday February 10, 2024 at Foxcroft Academy in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine. Mya Birchacek won the K-6 section of the Girls' Championship with a perfect 4.0 points in four games. Here's the illustrated tournament report with US Chess crosstables. |
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Thirty-three players competed in the Cobscook Institute Winter Classic Chess Tournament on Saturday, February 10, 2024 at the Cobscook Institute in Lubec, Maine. The tournament offered four sections: Open, U1200, U800, and U400 and attracted players from as far afield as North Yarmouth, Maine. Congratulations to Isaiah Fallon of Lamoine, Maine who scored a perfect 3.0 points in three rounds to take first place in the Open section. Here's the illustrated tournament report. |
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The ChessMaine.net Tournament Archive page has been updated to include the 40 US Chess rated tournaments played in 2023. Here you will find the names, dates, results, locations, participants, organizers, and directors of every rated tournament played in Maine throughout the year. This entry marks 31 years (with entries going back to 1992) of Maine tournament data at your fingertips. Grab your favorite beverage and geek out on Maine chess tournament archive stats! |
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