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On a recent trip to Boston we took in the Boston University Open (David Vigorito took first with a perfect score) and checked out the chess scene at Harvard Square in Cambridge (where a lot of imperfect but nonetheless fun chess was being played). |
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Maine chess expert and coach Steve Morgan was recently elected to the Board of Directors of the Correspondence Chess League of America. CCLA is a non-profit organization that has been conducting postal chess tournaments since 1897, as CCLA since 1909. Congratulations Steve! |
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It was chess, chess and more chess at the Seventeenth Annual Deer Isle-Stonington Lacy Greenlaw Chess-a-thon held at DIS Elementary School from 6:00 p.m. Friday, November 13 to 6:00 a.m. Saturday, November 14, 2009. |
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The Maine Association of Chess Coaches had its annual fall meeting on October 17, 2009 at the University of Maine in Orono. In addition to other issues discussed, the group decided on the dates for the 2010 scholastic state championships. Included here are detailed meeting notes compiled thanks to Ron Lewis. |
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Massachussetts expert and Bowdoin College student David Plotkin scored a perfect 4.0 points to take first at the 2009 Eastern Maine Open played at the University of Maine on November 7th. The other big story at the tournament was Wesley Parker's 2037 performance rating. |
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The 2009 Eastern Maine Open is scheduled for this Saturday, November 7th in the Memorial Union of the University of Maine Orono. The tournament will be a four round swiss at G/60 and will be played in four sections (Open, U1400, U1000 and U600). Lots of prizes and a Culturefest in the UMO field house from 11:00 - 3:30 make this a great pre-holiday event. |
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The Maine Chess Association will hold online elections from December 3rd through December 6th, 2009. Voting will be open to current MECA members only. Here are the details of the election process and a look at a sample ballot. |
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On September 12, 2009 the Maine Chess Association held its annual meeting in Brunswick. At the meeting, longtime MECA treasurer Ray Duval was honored with a plaque recognizing his many years of service to the Maine Chess Association. Ray also received a MECA life membership. A heartfelt congratulations and thank you to Ray Duval! |
Continue reading "MECA Annual Meeting Minutes and Treasury Reports" »
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Live chess, or human chess as it is sometimes called, is chess played with real people standing in for the pieces. Recently there have been two live chess matches in Maine, one in Belfast at the Belfast Cohousing & Ecovillage and one in Fort Fairfield at the Maine Potato Blossom Festival. Check out these delightful images. |
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In a previous story we reported that MECA presidential candidate Akagi Kayashima was the founder of the ChessDreams. This in fact is not the case as the organization was founded by Akagi's wife Anne York. Here is a statement of clarification with detailed information on the history and mission of this organization. |
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