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Long-time Maine chessplayer and former University of Maine Professor Fred Irons took a trip to Boxborough, Massachusetts to compete in the 68th New England Open. In this report Fred brings his own unique insight to the challenges of a senior player competing against the game's youth. |
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Richard Lynn Ainsworth of Trenton passed away on September 5, 2008. Lynn was an avid over-the-board player as well as a correspondence chess expert. He often played at the Ellsworth Chess Club where he will be fondly remembered and profoundly missed. Our deepest condolences to Lynn's family and friends. |
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The Maine Representative to the Denker Tournament of High School Champions, Fritz Eyerer, has provided us with his six games from that tournament. Eyerer scored a very respectable 3.0 points in six rounds against state champions from across the nation. Interesting clashes all, we hope you enjoy them. |
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The most active club? It might just be the Ellsworth Chess Club that meets on Thursday nights from 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. at Mr. Paperback in Ellsworth. All summer the club has been consistently bringing in big numbers of chess players. As the school year begins, club president Dick Powell hopes this trend continues. |
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There have been a number of comments generated on ChessMaine.net regarding the issue of withdrawing from a tournament that represent valid albeit different opinions. We bring you these comments, some pertinent rules from the USCF's Official Rules of Chess 5th Edition and a link to a new chess blog in Maine that takes on this issue. We encourage you to weigh in with your opinion. |
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Many of us remember Joel Cartwright as an avid scholastic chess player, veteran of many state championship tournaments and graduate of Bowdoin College. Joel took his own life on June 27, 2008 at his family's cottage in Tennants Harbor. We are profoundly saddened by this tragedy and extend our deepest sympathies to Joel's family and friends. Caitlin Elsaesser of the Times Record prepared this special report including a touching slideshow tribute to Joel. |
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According to his rating Curt Brock was expected to finish dead last in the Downeast Open Tournament played at Southern Maine Community College on August 16, 2008. Apparently no one alerted Brock to this minor detail as he went on to turn the crosstable up-side-down and score 3.5 points taking first with a 2190 or +637! performance rating. |
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Back from her recent performance at the Susan Polgar Natonal Invitational for Girls, Maine 2008 Girls Champion Sorel Edes of Orono took time out to share her thoughts of the tournament with us and how it felt to represent Maine at this national event. |
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Two tournaments will take place in Maine this Saturday, August 16, 2008: The St. Croix River Valley International Chess Classic in Perry and the Downeast Open and RBO in South Portland. Here are the details including registration information. |
Continue reading "St. Croix Classic and Downeast Open Tournament Reminders" »
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Todd Snyder (1931) won the WCCF July Swiss played in Houlton on July 19, 2008 with a perfect 4.0 points in as many rounds. Following Snyder were Roger Morin (1959) with 3.0 points and a group of four players with 2.0 points. |
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