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December 23, 2006
ChessMaine meets Chess-in-the-Schools in New York City
December 19, 2006
"Use all your pieces, castle, take your time and good luck!" Those were a coach's last words of encouragement to his student at the Brooklyn Chess Tournament held at Intermediate School 318 in Brooklyn, New York on Saturday, December 16, 2006. The tournament is part of a series of weekly scholastic tournaments hosted by Chess-in-the-Schools, a not-for-profit educational organization dedicated to stimulating and enhancing learning skills by teaching chess to kindergarten through eighth grade children in New York's inner-city public schools, in after-school programs, tournament competitions, and College Bound programs for high school students. We visited with some of the organization's outstanding staff and students and brought back to Maine a host of fresh ideas and plans for collaboration.
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Play By The Rules
December 14, 2006
A small but significant change in one of the United States Chess Federation's Official Rules of Chess will take effect on January 1, 2007. The rule, 15A. Manner of keeping score, will be altered slightly to require the player to first make their move on the board and only then record it on the scoresheet. As the rule currently stands, the player can record the move first then execute the move on the board. In fact, many chess coaches and trainers council their students to do just that--record the move, look at the board with fresh eyes and then make the move.
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The Immortal Game
December 10, 2006
The Immortal Game: A History of Chess, or How 32 Carved Pieces on a Board Illuminated Our Understanding of War, Art, Science and the Human Brain by David Shenk is an intriguing romp through the chronicles of chess from the origins of the game in fifth-century Persia to a modern, public school classroom in New York City. In this illuminating work, Shenk weaves a facinating tapestry of the game's rich heritage. Read this book!
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Susan Polgar Foundation Training Program for Teachers
December 7, 2006
Grandmaster Susan Polgar, one of the strongest female chess players in history and a fine ambassador of the game, has just announced she will seek a position on the 2007 USCF Executive Board. As one of her many efforts, GM Polgar has created a sixty-two page chess training program designed to provide a chess curriculum for teachers, coaches and parents to use with schools, clubs, organizations and individual students. ChessMaine.net is delighted to bring you the Susan Polgar Foundation Chess Curriculum / Training Program for Teachers in .pdf format.
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This Week at The George Cunningham Chess Club
December 6, 2006
The George Cunningham Chess Club meets this Wednesday, December 6, 2006 at the Bumps Room in the University of Maine Orono Memorial Union from 7-11 p. m. Come and drop by for a game (all skill ranges are welcomed!) The University of Maine Chess Club will also have a club tournament (four rounds at 5 minutes time
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Kramnik vs Deep Fritz: Deep Fritz Wins Match 4-2
December 5, 2006
Game 6 was an interesting and complex affair with both players making deep, far-sighted plans. After forty-six moves with lots of material still left on the board, Fritz played 47.a4 and Kramnik offered his hand. A great success for the Deep Fritz team and a great effort by World Champion Vladimir Kramnik. Final match score: Kramnik 2 - Deep Fritz 4.
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Announcing the ChessMaine.net Blog Page
December 5, 2006
We want to hear from you! The Blog page will feature input from our readers--that means YOU! What chess issues are important to you? What's important for Maine chess? Head to the Blog page and let us know what's on your mind!
To beam yourself to the ChessMaine.net Blog page click here.
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Kramnik vs Deep Fritz: Game 5 Drawn; Kramnik Cannot Win Match
December 3, 2006
For his last at board with the white pieces in this match, Vladimir Kramnik chose 1. d4 again but this time around, rather than a Catalan, Deep Fritz played into a super-solid Nimzo-Indian Defence. As this was Kramnik's last chance for a win in this match he fought ferociously. A victory was not to be however as the computer forced a triple repeat of position and secured the draw in thirty-five moves. This game brings into high relief just how difficult it is--even with an advantageous poition--to beat Deep Fritz.
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Aurora Winter Solstice
December 3, 2006
Forty players from Cape Elizabeth to Lubec and Deer Isle to Bangor decended upon the Airline Community School in Aurora, Maine for the 2nd Annual Aurora Winter Solstice Tournament held on Saturday, December 2, 2006. Winners in each of the four sections were: Ghezai Menelik of Bangor (Open), Gabe Borland of Orono (K-12), Peter Campbell of Cape Elizabeth (K-8) and Ezra Briggs of Lubec (K-5). The logo from Cape Elizabeth's team t-shirt summed up the enthusiasm of the day. USCF Crosstable of this event
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