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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. |
Continue reading "World Championship Match Report: Ding Wins Game 6, Match Tied" »
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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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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. |
Continue reading "Zoe Dinnerstein Provides Inspiration for Chess Club for those with Memory Loss" »
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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. |
Continue reading "Presque Isle Library Joins National Oral History Project" »
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The Maine Chess Association had a Board meeting on January, 20th, 2023. Attached are the meeting minutes. |
Continue reading "MECA Board Meeting Minutes 01.20.23" »
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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. |
Continue reading "2023 Queen City Tornado Tournament Report" »
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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 << |
Continue reading "Upcoming Maine and New England Scholastic Chess Championships " »
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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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The Maine Chess Association has elected new Executive Board members and Directors. We thank MECA members for casting their ballots and we welcome new leadership for the Association. Congratulations and best of luck to our new Board: John Paul Ciarrocchi, President; Dan DeLuca, Vice President; Aaron Spencer, Secretary; Wyatt Hendrix, Treasurer; Justin Fisette, Director; Jorge Oliveira, Director; Will Ravn, Director; and Hayden Tittle, Director. |
Continue reading "MECA Elects New Board Members" »
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The 2022 Kennebunk High School chess tournament, played on Saturday, December 10th, attracted thirty-five players in three sections: Open, U1400, and U800. Winners were Will Ravn (Open), Xander Pettis (U1400), and Abby Therriault (U800). We bring you the tournament report with crosstables. |
Continue reading "Kennebunk High School Chess Tournament Report" »
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