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It's not everyday that you see a reference to chess on Google's homepage so we sat up and took notice. The Google Doodle, as it is called, on July 27th celebrated the Ukrainian Women's World Champion Lyudmila Rudenko on her 114th birthday. |
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Ten players ventured up to Fort Fairfield, Maine on July 14th to compete in the annual four round G/60 Potato Blossom Festival Chess Tournament. Topping the crosstable with 3.5 points was Hermon High School student Wyatt Hendrix with 3.5 points. Roger Morin was just off the leader's pace with 3.0 points; his only loss was to the tournament winner. Here is the illustrated tournament report with US Chess crosstable. |
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Through its Membership Appreciation Program (MAP), US Chess maintains a year-long membership drive and provides prizes and recognition for affiliates and members who sign up new or renew US Chess members. In the Small State Affiliate Standings, Maine holds the top three places having signed up or renewed 180 members so far in 2018. Congratulations and thanks to our players, organizers, and directors for making Maine a leader in the promotion of American chess! |
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In case you haven't yet heard, the Maine Chess Association has a new interim president with much energy, many new ideas, and a real willingness to listen and do his best to meet the needs of the Maine chess community. Here's a message from MECA Interim President Michael Dudley. |
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Continuing with our tradition of chess reports from far-off and not-so-far-off locations, we bring you chess and culture from the Land of Fire and Ice. Maine Chess Association Interim President Mike Dudley recently travelled to Iceland and shares with us his impressions of the island. |
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Charles Krauthammer, the Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for The Washington Post, passed away on June 21, 2018 at the age of sixty-eight. Mr. Krauthammer was best known for his insightful and often acerbic political commentary and wit. In addition to his work in the political arena, Mr. Krauthammer wrote many articles on chess including one each year for twenty years for Time magazine. |
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Kirsan Ilyumzhinov announced today that he is no longer in contention for the president of the World Chess Federation (FIDE). He threw his support behind the Russian candidate Arkaday Dvorkovich. The field is therefore narrowed to three candidates: Dvorkovich, FIDE Deputy President Georgios Makropoulos, and Nigel Short. Ilyumzhinov held the position for twenty-three years the second longest tenure of any FIDE president. The federation's first president, Alexander Rueb, was in office for two years longer. |
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There are myriad opportunities to play chess in New York City. Whether you prefer casual, tournament, blitz, classical, indoor or outdoor--you name it--it's all here seven days a week. In this photo essay, we concentrated on the six major locations to gather and play chess in Manhattan: The Chess and Checkers House in Central Park, The Chess Area at Bryant Park, Chess at Union Square Park, The Marshall Chess Club, Chess at Washington Square Park, and The Chess Forum. |
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On a recent trip to Boston we checked out the outdoor chess scene, took in the sights, and, of course, sampled the local cuisine. From Harvard Square to Quincy Market and all points in between, here's an illustrated report of what we came across. |
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We had the pleasure of venturing up to Prince Edward Island over Memorial Day weekend. While there, we took in the Charlottetown Open, visited Prince Edward Island National Park, and experienced Island life Canadian style. We hope you enjoy this richly illustrated report with a selected game and Chess Federation of Canada crosstable from the tournament. |
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