All Saints Winter Warmup Tournament Report

February 28, 2019

The All Saints Winter Warmup tournament has been a staple on the Maine scholastic chess calendar for many years. Its original purpose, and one that it still fulfills today, was to help prepare scholastic chess players for the upcoming State Scholastic Chess Championships traditionally held in March. This year's Winter Warmup, played on Saturday, February 23rd in Bangor, was offered in five sections: Open, K-12, K-8, K-6, and a non-rated K-4 section. Here's the illustrated tournament report with US Chess crosstables.

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Important Information for the Maine Scholastic Team Chess Championships

February 25, 2019

Maine's largest tournament of the year is just a few days away. The Maine Scholastic Team Chess Championship are scheduled for Saturday, March 2nd at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. In this post, we bring you some important information regarding the tournament including parking, registration, payment, food, and a snow date in case of inclement weather.

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Broadening Your Chess Geography

February 24, 2019

One of the drawbacks of living in a rural state (like Maine) with a small population (like Maine) is that the population of chess players is also small and if you play for any length of time, you end up playing the same people time after time. Chess player and chess mom Elisabeth Mock submitted this report about her experiences crossing state lines in search of chess competition.

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Maine Girls' Chess Champion Featured in the Journal Tribune

February 17, 2019

The 2019 Maine Girls' Chess Champion Agata Sloniewska was featured in an article in the online Journal Tribune on February 16th. Sloniewska, a native of Poland and sophomore at Thornton Academy, won the right to represent Maine at the 2019 National Girls Tournament of Champions in Orlando, Florida in August.
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The Chess Atlantic Newsletter Edition 001

February 14, 2019

Lloyd Lombard has created a new publication called the Chess Atlantic Newsletter by merging the Annapolis West Chess Club Newsletter and the Nova Scotia Chess Association Newsletter. This outstanding resource is a wealth of interesting information for chess players in the Atlantic Maritimes. The inaugural edition of the Chess Atlantic Newsletter includes articles containing annotated games, chess club and instructor information, girls' and women's chess, the resurgence of the classic Drueke no. 35 Players' Choice set, and much more

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In Memory: Duane Mercier (1952 - 2019)

February 13, 2019

We are very saddened to report the passing of 1977 Maine State Chess Champion and former Cony High School chess coach Duane Mercier. Duane loved life and he loved his family. During his time at Cony High School in the 1970's and 80's he was a huge influence to a great number of students many of whom went on to become some of Maine's top chess players. Duane Mercier will be dearly missed. We extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends

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Panther Open and Scholastic Tournament Report

February 13, 2019

In recent years there have been many new additions to the Maine chess tournament calendar. In its second year, the Panther Open and Scholastic played on Saturday, February 9th at Medomak Valley High School in Waldoboro attracted thirty players in four sections. Here's the illustrated tournament report with US Chess Crosstables. Our thanks to ChessMaine.net's newest photo contributor Christina Wotton for the outstanding images.

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Lincolnville Central School Tournament Report

February 10, 2019

The Second Annual Lincolnville Central School Scholastic Chess Tournament was held on Sunday, February 10th. Thirty-five scholastic players in grades K-6 participated in three sections. Section winners were: Rohan Joseph (K-6), Maggie Harbaugh (K-3), and Oren Hurley (K-1). Here's the illustrated tournament report with US Chess Crosstables.

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Ellsworth Adult Education to Offer Chess Class

February 9, 2019

Ellsworth Adult Education will offer Learn to Play Chess: Game, Sport, Art of Science? on four Tuesdays March 5th-26th. This class is the perfect introduction to chess for adult beginners, parents, teachers, and would-be chess coaches. Please pass the word and forward this link to any who might be interested in learning more about this fascinating game in a low-stress, high-fun environment.

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Maine vs Primorsky Krai Scholastic Chess Match Report

February 9, 2019

On Friday, February 8th at 6:00 p.m. eastern U.S. time, ten scholastic chess players from Maine took part in an online chess match with ten players from the Primorsky Region of far eastern Russia. This first of its kind match was played on the lichess server and broadcast live on the Internet with commentary provided by Maine Chess Champion and National Master Matthew Fishbein. Here's the match report with games, results, and images from the day.

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