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Sturbridge, MA Nine Mainers entered the three or four day, seven round Continental Open in mid-August. Eight sections were offered, attracting 375 players. Elizabeth Mock attended the tournament and summitted this report. |
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While representing Maine at the 37th annual GM Arnold Denker National Tournament of High School State Champions, Ben Mock found the time to participate in--and win--the Class B prize at the 2021 U. S. Open in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Congratulations Ben on crushing it in Cherry Hill! |
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The Maine Chess Association nominated four young players to represent the state at the national "Tournament of Champions." Each player won their respective individual qualifying tournament and was named state champion or co-champion. Maine Chess Association Director Elisabeth Mock attended the tournament and submitted this report. |
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Forty-six players from five states came out to compete in the Maine State Championship at the Waterville Grand Hotel in Waterville, Maine, from July 16-18, 2021. This iteration of the tournament offered two sections in two schedules, and was the best attended state championship in almost a decade. |
Continue reading "Max Berube Wins Maine State Championship" »
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The Maine Chess Association congratulates Wyatt Hendrix on winning the first George Cunningham Brilliancy Prize of 2021, for his game against Aaron Spencer in the 2020 Maine State Championship. |
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The 2021 Roger J Morin Invitational will take place this weekend (June 25th-27th) with 5 rounds starting on Friday at 5 pm, Saturday 10 and 4, and Sunday 10 and 4 at the REM center in Waterville, Maine. |
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Delia Hill recently won the 2021 Kathy Richards Maine Girls' Chess Championship and was nominated to attend and compete in the WIM Ruth Haring National Girls' Tournament of Champions in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, which will take place from July 31st to August 2nd, 2021. Please help Delia represent the state of Maine at this prestigious event by making a donation to her GoFundMe page. |
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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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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. |
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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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