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The final rosters have been chosen for the First Annual Maine vs New Hampshire Border Battle to be played at the Portsmouth Public Library Levenson Community Meeting Room at 175 Parrott Avenue in Portsmouth, NH on September 18, 2010. Each team will field ten players and spectators are welcome. |
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On July 26, 2009 Curt Brock did what many class players can only dream of. He went toe-to-toe with a grandmaster and proved himself equal to the task. Down a pawn with insufficient material to win the game mighty GM Perelshteyn offered Brock the draw and the players shared the point. We've tracked down this exciting game and bring it to you here complete with annotations courtesy of Fritz 9. |
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Lucas McCain got off to a strong start at the 2010 Maine State Closed Championship, played at the University of Maine at Orono on August 21-22, and never looked back. McCain, a former Yarmouth High School student and current sophomore at Washington University in St. Louis, won his first four games and agreed to a quick draw in the final round to clinch the title. |
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Eight players competed in the 4th Annual Houlton Open played on August 7th at the Roger Morin Art Studio in Houlton, Maine. Morin took top honors scoring 3.5 points in four rounds. |
Continue reading "4th Houlton Open Tournament Report" »
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International Master Ken Regan recently visited friends in Cape Elizabeth from his home in Buffalo, NY. While in town on July 24th, he graciously agreed to meet some of the kids from the Cape Elizabeth chess program at The Local Buzz, a new coffee shop in town. |
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John Bapst Memorial High School student Aaron Spencer represented Maine at the Denker Tournament of High School Champions played in Irvine, California from July 31 - August 4, 2010. We bring you the tournament report, images and all six games deeply annotated by Aaron himself. |
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Lucas McCain and Rob Shore shared first in the open section of the Downeast Open played at Southern Maine Community College on July 17, 2010. Frank DiRenzo scored a perfect 4.0 points in the U1600 section and Deanna Power scored 2.5 points to win the U1400 prize. J. Paul Ciarrocchi and Gheorghe Teodorescu topped the RBO crosstable with 3.5 points apiece. |
Continue reading "Downeast Open and RBO Tournament Report" »
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On September 18th Maine will go to battle. The 1st Annual Maine vs. New Hampshire Chess Border Battle will commence. The event will feature 10 top players from Maine vs. 10 top players from New Hampshire. |
Continue reading "Calling Maine Chess Players for the Maine-NH Border Battle" »
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Ruben Babayan, Steve Abrahams and Fritz Eyerer each scored 3.5 points to tie for first place at the ChessMaine.net Championship played on the campus of Colby College in Waterville on July 10, 2010. Here's the illustrated tournament report with USCF crosstable and selected games. |
Continue reading "Three Tie at ChessMaine.net Championship" »
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Chess matches (where two players play multiple games with each oher) are rare in Maine. Still, all that's required are two willing participants and a tournament director. On June 14-17, 2010 Roger Morin and Todd Snyder played a four-game match in Houlton, Maine. The match ended in a 2-2 draw. |
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