Maine Intercollegiate Chess League Match 2

January 7, 2008

The second Maine Intercollegiate Chess League Tournament, took place on Monday, December 10, 2007 in Castine, Maine at the Maine Maritime Academy campus. The final tally was the University of Maine (8) and Maine Maritime Academy (2) which gives UMaine a 2-0 lead in match play thus far. The time control was 20 moves in 30 minutes for one point or players could agree to play at G/60 for a total of two points. Due to a higher number of MMA players present, UMaine's team played multiple rounds.

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Maine ranks fifth in nation for per capita USCF members

January 5, 2008

With a population of 1,321,505 and 495 USCF members, Maine ranks fifth in the nation for per capita USCF members. Only Kentucky, New Mexico, Arizona and the District of Columbia can boast higher per capita percentages. Still, with only thirty-seven out of every 100,000 residents of Maine being a USCF member, there's lots of work left to do. Here are rankings based on percent population of the state as USCF members. We thank www.susanpolgar.blogspot.com for these numbers.

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The Best of ChessMaine.net 2007

January 1, 2008

It was another record-breaking year for chess in Maine. In each of the three benchmark categories--number of tournaments, number of tournament sections and number of players--new records were set. On the 2007 Maine chess scene there were thirty-eight tournaments in seventy-one sections serving 945 players. We've pored over the statistics to bring you this in-depth retrospective of the most active year in Maine chess on record.

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It's coming soon

December 30, 2007

It's that time of year again, time for The Best of ChessMaine.net 2007. As much a part of the holiday season as mistletoe and Times Square, our end of the year report will be jam packed with the year's highlights, news makers and record breakers. Coming soon to an IP address near you: The Best of ChessMaine.net 2007.

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Chess "keeps memory alive"

December 27, 2007

In late January, a chess set will be distributed to each of the 200 fourth-graders in the city of Portsmouth, New Hampshire in memory of Jeremy Alex, a 28-year-old who disappeared in the Maine wilderness three years ago. The Jeremy Alex Fund was established by the Portsmouth Rotary in 2005 in memory of Jeremy with the goal of helping at-risk children and teens.

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John Bapst New Year's Tournament *Reminder*

December 26, 2007

Make the John Bapst New Year's Tournament a holiday tradition! Join us on Sunday, January 6, 2008 at John Bapst High School in Bangor for your first tournament chess of the new year. The tournament features four sections (Open, U1400, U1000 and U600) each with four rounds and a time control of game in forty-five minutes.

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Maine Team Championship tournament report

December 18, 2007

Nine teams from across the state competed in the Maine Team Championship on Saturday, December 15, 2007 at Southern Maine Community College in South Portland. The highest rated team, The Unnamed Winners/Chess Friends, with an average rating of USCF 1798, pulled a come-from-behind victory by beating Saco 1 in the last round to win with a score of 3.5 out of 4.

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Peterson wins WCCF December Swiss

December 15, 2007

Roger Peterson swept the field with a perfect 4/4 at the Washington County Chess Federation December Swiss played on December 15, 2007 at the Beacon of Light in Pembroke, Maine. Tied for second were Roger Morin and Alba Briggs III, who also directed the event. Here's a flash report with USCF crosstables and a few images.

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PVC League Match 5: Orono remains undefeated

December 14, 2007

Because of a snow cancellation on December 3rd, (this is Maine after all) the fifth match of the PVC League season was played on December 13th, at Hampton Academy. The Orono High School team continued their winning ways with a 9 - 5 win over Bangor. Meanwhile, John Bapst beat Hampden 10 - 4 and is now tied for second with Bangor. Match scores thus far are Orono: 10, John Bapst and Bangor: 5, Hampden: 0.

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The Coastal Maine Scholastic Chess Club receives chess grant

December 8, 2007

The Coastal Maine Scholastic Chess Club received a grant of nearly three thousand dollars from the Cape Elizabeth Education Foundation to implement a middle school chess program using the Think Like a King Educational Software Program. The grant will provide for purchasing an educational site license for the software as well as chess equipment, materials and a stipend for a staff member to implement the program through academic year '08.

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