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Ten players came out to compete at the Kathy Richards Maine Girls' Chess Championship and the Maine Women's Championship on June 12th in Bangor, hosted at John Bapst Memorial High School. The final qualifying championship for the National Scholastic Invitational Tournaments, the Richards Championship nominates Maine's representative to the WIM Ruth Haring National Girls' Tournament of Champions, this year held in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, parallel to the Denker, Barber, and Rockefeller Championships. |
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Kathy Richards Maine Girls' Chess Championship and the Maine Women's Championship
June 22, 2021
Former MECA President Andy Bryan Retires After 32 Years of Service at Airline Community School
June 21, 2021
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Former Maine Chess Association President, school principal, teacher, chess coach, tournament director, and player Andy Bryan and his wife Beth were featured in a Bangor Daily News article celebrating their outstanding service to the community after long careers in education. |
Maine Individual Scholastic Chess Championship 2021
June 21, 2021
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Forty-six players returned to over-the-board play in the Maine Individual Scholastic Chess Championships on June 5, 2021, hosted in Sekera Auditorium at John Bapst Memorial High School in Bangor. This tournament named Maine's nominees to the National Invitational Scholastic Championships, held this year in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, from July 31 to August 3, 2021. |
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Maine Scholastic Team Chess Championship 2021 - High School Section
June 21, 2021
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Forty-four competitors. Eight coaches. Six tournament directors. A brand new venue. Ten teams, four of whom had never broken the scholastic championship scene. This was the scene of the first significant scholastic competition held in-person, over-the-board, since March 2020, and was a welcome break from the online chess that featured for most of the pandemic. |
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Nepomniachtchi Wins Candidates Tournament
April 26, 2021
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Ian Nepomniachtchi, Russia's highest-rated player, has won the Candidates Tournament with one round to go and earned the right to square off against Magnus Carlsen in the World Championship Match scheduled for November 24 - December 16, 2021 in Dubai. |
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The Roger J. Morin Scholarship for Maine High School Seniors and College Students
April 24, 2021
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The Roger J. Morin Scholarship Committee of the Maine Chess Association is now accepting applications for the Roger J. Morin Scholarship. This year, a single award or multiple awards totaling up to $500 will be awarded to Maine high school seniors and college students who are members of the Maine chess community. We encourage interested students to submit an application before the May 15, 2021 deadline. |
The Craft Makers Gambit: An Exhibition of Chess
April 21, 2021
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The Craft Makers Gambit: An Exhibition of Chess is a chess-inspired art exhibit hosted by the Center for Maine Craft and Maine Craft Portland that will be on view from November 5 - December 31, 2021. Maine Crafts Association invites MCA craft artist members who have been approved through the MCA retail jury process in all mediums to create upon the theme of chess for this exhibition. |
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Maine Scholastic Elementary and Middle School Teams Tournament Report
April 19, 2021
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Sixty-nine competitors and thirteen tournament directors turned out an incredible effort to make the Maine Scholastic Team Chess Championship happen online on April 10, 2021. Eleven schools were represented in the tournament that ranged from as far south as Standish and as far north as Bangor. The schools in the tournament competed for the opportunity to win the George Cunningham Trophies, the prize reserved for Maine's scholastic team champions. This year, the trophies are in the process of being remade in custom fashion, and this year's winners will be the first to take those trophies to their schools. |
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Maine Online Middle School Chess League: Final Report!
March 24, 2021
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Maine Chess Association Director Kate Ervin has been instrumental in the organization and direction of the Maine Online Middle School Chess League. This report summarizes the results of the MOMSCL's six-week season. |
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In Memory: Lois J. Morin
March 18, 2021
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It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Lois J. Morin on April 14, 2020. Lois was a brilliant light on the landscape of Maine chess who stayed active in tournament chess into her eighties. She would often attend tournaments with her late husband former Maine state champion Roger Morin. In February 2016, Lois was rated second in the nation for women over the age of 80! Lois was a caring, compassionate, and loving friend who will be sorely missed. Our sincere condolences to Lois's family and friends. |
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