An Open Letter to the Maine Chess Community

April 2, 2006

There is a movement underfoot to bring back the Portland Chess Club and Lee Doucette, Treasurer of the Club, is leading the effort. Give this Open Letter a good read.



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2006 Maine Scholastic Championship for Girls

April 2, 2006

Cigar smoking old men in a parlor? Not a chance. These Girls Rock! The 2006 Maine Scholastic Championship for Girls is in the history books. Twenty-seven players competed and Margaret Bryan of Airline Community School swept the field with a perfect 4-0. Close on her heels were Lily Briggs of Maranatha Homeschool Fellowship with 3.5 and a pack of six players with 3.0. We bring you the full illustrated report with crosstables.
Games from this event here

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Blitz, Blitz, Blitz...and Bughouse!

April 2, 2006

Those were the sentiments at the John Bapst High School Blitz-Bughouse Chessathon. Players helped raise money for a team trip to the High School National Championship Tournament in Milwaukee.



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ChessMaine Interviews: Renaissance Man Ray Solinger

March 31, 2006

He plays football, wrestles and runs track. And it just so happens he is also the 2006 Maine State High School Chess Champion. ChessMaine caught up with Ray Solinger and brings you this interview.



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Run-Up to the First All-Girls State Championships

March 27, 2006

It's history in the making. The first all-girls state championship tournament will happen Saturday, April 1 in the Bumps room at the University of Maine Orono Memorial Union.

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Solinger, Amaral, Babbitt, Pane and Fishbein are State Champions

March 25, 2006

Over 100 chess players gathered at the University of Maine Memorial Union Saturday, March 25 to determine the 2006 State Scholastic Chess Champions. Although several past champions competed, new champions emerged in Elementary, Junior High and High School Sections.

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Maine State Scholastic Team Chess Championships

March 11, 2006

The University of Maine Memorial Union sprang to life during spring break as 327 chess players from schools across the State gathered to compete for top team honors at the annual State Scholastic Team Chess Championships, making this the biggest one-day chess tournament ever held in the State of Maine.

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