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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BDN Article: Maine custodian guides Hampden chess teams to victory in real-life 'Queen's Gambit'

March 26, 2023

The Hampden chess teams, and their coach David Bishop, were featured in a Bangor Daily News article on March 21, 2023. Bishop led his teams in the recent Maine Scholastic Team and Individual Chess Championships.

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Zoe Dinnerstein Provides Inspiration for Chess Club for those with Memory Loss

March 15, 2023

Maine scholastic chess player Zoe Dinnerstein, with the assistance of her father Dr. Eric Dinnerstein, havs facilitated a partnership between The Alzheimer's Association of Maine and the University of New England Center for Aging and Health to launch a six-session chess club program for early-stage patients and their family caregivers Saturday, March 4, from 10 to 11 a.m. on the UNE Portland campus. The pilot program will continue into May.

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Presque Isle Library Joins National Oral History Project

March 13, 2023

The Mark and Emily Turner Memorial Library is the only library in Maine chosen to participate in a national oral history study of community libraries. The project, led by Jennifer Arns a professor emerita at the University of South Carolina, explores how libraries enrich their communities and why patrons value the facilities in the digital age.

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MECA Board Meeting Minutes 01.20.23

March 12, 2023

The Maine Chess Association had a Board meeting on January, 20th, 2023. Attached are the meeting minutes.

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2023 Queen City Tornado Tournament Report

February 28, 2023

On Saturday, February 25th an impressive 15 Maine chess players competed in the 9th Queen City Tornado tournament in Manchester, New Hampshire. The event attracted 185 players in four sections: Open, U1800, U1400, and U1200. Here's the tournament report with US Chess crosstables.

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Upcoming Maine and New England Scholastic Chess Championships

February 25, 2023

March is scholastic chess championship season! We wanted to call your attention to four scholastic chess championships coming up on March 11th (Maine Scholastic Team Chess Championships), March 18th (Maine Scholastic Individual Chess Championships), March 24th (New England Online Scholastic BLITZ Championships), and March 25th (New England Online Scholastic Championships). More information >> HERE <<

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(*REVISED*) Maine Scholastic Team Chess Championships Information and Registration

February 2, 2023

The 2023 Maine Scholastic Team Chess Championships will take place on Saturday, March 11th at Lewiston High School. Six sections of competition will be offered: High School Championship, High School Reserve, Middle School Championship, Elementary School Championship (K-5), Primary School Championship (K-3) and K-1 Championship. Here is more information and registrations links.

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