Greetings to and from Boris Spassky

January 30, 2021

The Maine Chess Association joined with eleven chess associations, federations, and Russian organizations to commemorate the 84th birthday of the 10th World Chess Champion Boris Spassky with an official proclamation. Just after the proclamation was delivered we received a letter of greetings in return signed by the World Champion himself.

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Maine Chess Club Plays Tromso, Norway to Celebrate Boris Spassky's 84th Birthday

January 30, 2021

Today is Boris Spassky's 84th birthday. To commemorate and celebrate this auspicious day the Maine-based chess club Batani will play a match vs the Tromso, Norway Sjakklubb at noon eastern on Sunday, January 31, 2021. You can watch the match on the Batani Club Page on lichess.org. We wish the 10th World Chess Champion the best of health and happiness!

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ChessMaine.net Receives 2020 Honorable Mention From the Chess Journalists of America

January 23, 2021

The Chess Journalists of America Cramer Awards Committee has selected ChessMaine.net to receive Honorable Mention in the category Best State Chapter Website. This award marks the seventh time CJA has recognized ChessMaine.net for outstanding regional and state chess publishing. We extend our sincere thanks to the CJA selection committee, to our incredible contributors, to the Maine chess community, and to our readership for making it all worth while.

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Maine Online High School Chess League Week 2 Report

January 23, 2021

There was a flurry of close, nail-biting action on Thursday and Friday, January 21-22, 2021 as the matches in the second week of the Maine Online High School Chess League concluded. A new sixth team, Hampden Academy, entered the scene, matching up against Morse High School for their Maine chess debut.

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Maine Online High School Chess League Week 1 Report

January 20, 2021

The first week of the inaugural Maine Online High School Chess League has wrapped up! Five teams from across the state are currently in the mix for this online league held on chess.com: Cape Elizabeth High School, Bonny Eagle High School, John Bapst Memorial High School, Deer Isle-Stonington High School, and Morse High School. These teams will square off for up to seven weeks of competition.

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Old Orchard Beach/Saco Adult Ed. Seeks Online Chess Instructor

January 20, 2021

The Adult Education program in Old Orchard Beach/Saco is looking for a chess instructor to teach an online chess class. The semester begins in April but the catalog goes out at the end of January so time is short. If you are interested in this position please contact Janice Erickson the office manager at Old Orchard Beach/Saco Adult & Community Education via email at jerickson@rsu23.org.

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George Cunningham Brilliancy Prize Reinstated

January 20, 2021

The Maine Chess Association, together with the donations of two anonymous donors, has reinstated the George Cunningham Brilliancy Prizes for 2021 and 2022! The George Cunningham Brilliancy Prizes are meant to reward games from Maine Chess Association members that are aesthetically pleasing, brilliant, interesting, and instructional.

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MECA Executive Board Meeting Agenda and Minutes

January 20, 2021

The Maine Chess Association Executive Board met online via Zoom on Saturday, January 9, 2021 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. We bring you the meeting agenda and minutes.

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How to Clear Your Cache

January 16, 2021

We have recently received feedback that ChessMaine.net has not been loading or displaying content correctly. When websites are not loaded with the latest data, it could be because you have to delete cached files in order to let the browser download new data. Here are step-by-step instructions on how to clear your cache in any Internet browser you may be using.

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From the Desk of the MECA President

January 11, 2021

Here's an update from Maine Chess Association president Michael Dudley.

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