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Ten players gathered to compete in the University of Maine Presque Isle International Chess Tournament on Saturday October 17, 2009. Roger Morin topped this four-round G/60 event scoring a perfect 4.0 points. Morin was followed by Roger Hardison and Richard Fontinha with 3.0 points. |
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MECA presidential candidate Akagi Kayashima has proposed a State Class Championship tournament, including classes A-E and a women's championship, to be held in November of 2010. We bring you the details of the proposal and welcome your feedback. |
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On Saturday, October 17, 2009 there will be two chess events in Maine: The UMPI International Chess Tournament in Presque Isle and the Maine Association of Chess Coaches Meeting in Orono. Whether you are an organizer, a player or both we encourage you to come out for these events. Here are the details including a registration form for the tournament and an agenda for the meeting. |
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As part of our ongoing coverage of the Maine Chess Association's upcoming elections we bring you statements from the two vice presidential candidates, Maggie Bryan and Jim DuBois. You can read their statements and post your comments here. |
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There are two candidates for president of the Maine Chess Association this election cycle. In this report we reproduce a statement from one of them, Andy Bryan, on his thoughts on the future of the MECA. Andy maintains the blog Eastern Maine Chess. |
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Candidiate for MECA president Akagi Kayashima has proposed a new way of thinking about the Maine State Championship. This proposal includes four zonal championships and a fifth tournament scheduled for November 2010. Akagi's letter to the Maine chess community and the details of this plan are included here. |
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There are three fields of study in which one can find child prodigies: music, mathematics and chess. We've asked our own prodigies--Maine's scholastic chess champions--how they have achieved success in chess, including the title of state champion, so early in their careers. |
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A six-way tie for first place was the result at the 2009 Maine Chess Championship held at Southern Maine Community College on September 19-20. The Co-Champions are: David Plotkin (2123), Alan Schalk (2081), Roger Morin (2009), Ruben Babayan (1991), Richard Judy (1919) and Andrey Savov (1851). Here's the richly-illustrated tournament report with USCF crosstables. |
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The Lisbon Community School has a scholastic chess team in grades 4-7 that is looking for other schools to compete with. If you are a coach of a scholastic team or are willing to assist these young Lisbon chess players in finding over-the-board competition please contact Brian Hirst at bhirst@lisbonschoolsme.org. |
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The Maine State Chess Championship will be played this weekend (September 19-20, 2009) at Southern Maine Community College in South Portland. In addition to the Open section, there will also be a Rated Beginners Open section for players rated U1200. We hope to see you this weekend at one of the premier Maine chess events on the calendar. |
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