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After two matches, Orono High School, led by Ryan Vienneau and Nikolai Renedo, holds onto a slight lead with twenty-two points over John Bapst with nineteen-and-a-half. Bangor High School is in third place with eleven and Hampden Academy is bringing up the rear with one-and-a-half. Updated standings, photos from match two and the Game of the Week await you. |
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| Cullen Edes took first place in the open section of the Hampden Harvest Tournament on Saturday, November 3, 2007 at Hampden Academy in Hampden, Maine. Edes was unbeaten and untied in four rounds. Topping the K-12 section was Ryan Vienneau, also scoring four points. Reid Horton took first in the K-8 section with two points. This tournament report includes USCF crosstables, selected games and lots of images. |  |
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The Penobscot Valley Conference High School Chess League's 2007 - 2008 season is underway. The four high schools that participate in the league are Bangor High School, Hampden Academy, John Bapst Memorial High School and Orono High School. We bring you a pictoral report from the kick-off match at Hampden Academy on Monday, October 29, 2007, the PVC Game of the Week and the scheudule of PVC matches to come. |
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| The Hampden Harvest Tournament at Hampden Academy is this Saturday, November 3, 2007. This four-round tournament will be played in three sections: Open, K-12 and K-8. Cash prizes and trophies will be up for grabs. The first round begins at 9:30 a.m. More information including a registration form and directions are here. |  |
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The scholastic chess teams of Deer Isle - Stonington will be hosting a chess-a-thon from Friday, November 9, -Saturday, November 10, 2007 to have fun, play a lot of chess, stay up all night and last but not least: to raise money for a possible trip to the 2008 National Scholastic Chess Championships. |
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| A new club has been added to the Maine Chess Club Directory. Chess enthusiasts of all levels are welcome to learn, play, and compete on Wednesday afternoons from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., at the Springvale Public Library in Springvale, Maine. Instructor Jim Davis is back to lead the lively and fun Chess Club. |  |
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| The Maine Chess Association will be holding its annual meeting on Saturday, November 3, 2007 at 13 Lincoln Street in Brunswick, Maine. The meeting will begin at 12:30 p.m. and items on the docket for discussion include: the Maine Team Championship, on-line election of MECA officers, ammending the MECA Constitution and MECA finances. Here are the details with an agenda and directions to the meeting site. |  |
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Chess-in-the-Schools, the not-for-profit educational organization that teaches chess to kindergarten through eighth grade children in New York's inner-city public schools, offers a two-day Teacher Training Institute with the goal of assisting teachers to sucessfully implement chess programs in their schools. Your intrepid reporter recently travelled to New York, took the training and returned with these impressions. |
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| Ruben Babayan scored three points at the Maine Open on October 13, 2007 at Southern Maine Community College to tie for first with Andrew Tichenor, Lucas McCain and Derrick Crocker. With this win Babayan becomes the 2007 Maine Chess Player of the Year. Congratulations Ruben! John Bapst High School student Aaron Spencer won the U1600 section and Scott Overlock and Reed Wommack shared first in the Rated Beginners Open section. |  |
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The chess program at Nathan Clifford Elementary School in Portland is experiencing tremendous interest and record numbers of third through fifth graders. Chess instructors Frank Smith and Jon Malev are looking for volunteers to help teach, monitor and play chess with their students. The class meets Wednesdays from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the third floor auditorium. If you're interested come on by or contact Jon at jsmalev@yahoo.com |
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