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Sixty-two players turned out on January 20th to play in the 15th Annual MLK Day Tournament hosted by the Stillwater Montessori School in Old Town. The tournament featured four section: Open, K-12, K-8 and K-6 non-rated. Here's the illustrated tournament report with USCF crosstables. |
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Thirty-one players participated in the two section 2014 Saco Open played at the Hampton Inn in Saco, Maine on January 18th-19th. GM Alexander Ivanov and IM David Vigorito shared first in the open section with 3.5 points. In the U1750 section, newcomer Carther Theogene swept the field with 4.0 points in four games and posted a provisional rating of USCF 2192. |
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On Saturday January 25th, twenty-six young chess players took part in the 8th Annual Joe Brown Memorial Chess Tournament honoring a former Deer Isle-Stonington chess player. In this non-rated tournament, each player completed four rounds except players in the 7th-8th grade division who played in a three-round quad. The time control was Game/15. Here's the illustrated tournament report. |
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Ten Maine chess players participated in the 2014 Boston Chess Congress at the Hyatt Boston Harbor hotel from January 10th-12th. This is the tournament's third year and each year it increases in popularity. Truly a top-flight tournament, the BCC attracted a number of GM's, IM's and FM's, offered superior playing conditions and was impeccably organized and directed by the Continental Chess Association. |
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Forty-three players turned out at Maine's first chess tournament of the new year. The John Bapst Tournament in Memory of Bob Solinger was played at John Bapst Memorial High School in Bangor on Sunday, January 5th. The tournament remembers and honors former John Bapst chess team coach Bob Solinger who passed away on September 23, 2011. |
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Roger Morin has again won the Maine Chess Association Chess Player of the Year competition, adding his name to the traveling trophy for the second time in 3 years, and the $150 first place prize. Lance Beloungie placed second, collecting $75. There were 11 CPY Events held in 2013 for a possible total of 90 points based on number of games plus tournament score. A total of 116 players participated in various events, with CPY points awarded to players with active MECA memberships. Congratulations to Roger and Lance, and thanks to all the participants in this year's competition. |
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Ballots have been counted for the election of the 2014-15 Policy Board of the Maine Chess Association. All declared candidates were elected since there was only a single candidate for each position. Matthew Fishbein was a late entry for the fourth director position and won as a write-in candidate. |
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| Since our inception in 2006, ChessMaine.net has been visited nearly 400,000 times by chess fans from all over the world. We thank our readership for their support over the years. It's the end of what was another great year for chess in Maine. Enjoy this look back at the movers, shakers, and record breakers of 2013! |
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Thirty-five players competed in four sections at the 9th Annual Aurora Winter Solstice Tournament played at the Airline Community School in Aurora on Saturday, December 14th. Topping the crosstables were: Roger Morin and Aaron Spencer (Open), Ian Youth and Frank Collemer (U1400), Brendan Penfold (U1000) and Sam Fournier (U600 & Unrated). Thanks to all players, parents, coaches and volunteers for making this tournament a great success. |
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Roger Morin's correspondence victory over the 1983 Mississippi State over-the-board champion was featured in Alex Dunne's The Check is in the Mail article in the August 1984 edition of Chess Life. Morin was, at the time, Maine's only USCF postal master. The game is an exciting struggle and a fitting tribute to our current Player of the Year. |
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