2016 Scholastic Team Championships Tournament Report

March 16, 2016

Two hundred seventy-five scholastic chess players descended on the University of Maine in Orono from all corners of the state on Saturday, March 12, to compete in the Maine State Scholastic Team Chess Championships. From Van Buren to Cape Elizabeth and many communities in between players, parents, coaches, and volunteers helped to create this massive event. We bring you the illustrated tournament report with crosstables of all nine sections.

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In Memory of C. Stuart Laughlin

March 13, 2016

It is with great sadness that we report the passing of C. Stuart Laughlin on March 4, 2016 at the age of 82. Stuart was president of the Portland Chess Club for many years. A tournament organizer, director, and player, he was one of the most important and influential figures in the history of Maine chess. Stuart left his mark on generations of chess players. He was kind, gracious, and loyal to his community. He will be sorely missed. Our sincere condolences to his family and friends.

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ChessMaine Celebrates Ten Years!

March 11, 2016

On this day in 2006, ChessMaine.net posted its first story. In the ensuing ten years we have become the official site of the Maine Chess Association, received recognition from the Chess Journalists of America on four occasions for the best state chess association website, posted over 2,500 entries, and been visited over 508,000 times by chess enthusiasts all over the world. We extend a huge thank you to the Maine chess community and look forward to our next decade!

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Candidates Tournament Begins in Moscow

March 10, 2016

Eight of the world's top grandmasters are in to Moscow to play in a fourteen-round, double round-robin tournament that will determine the challenger to World Champion Magnus Carlsen in November, 2016 in the New York.

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Justis Williams Featured in Commercial During Academy Awards

March 7, 2016

The 88th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, honored the best films of 2015 and took place on February 28, 2016, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California. What we thought was coolest about the whole event was the commercial featuring and scholastic chess player Justis Williams. On the eve of Maine's State Scholastic Team Chess Championships we recommend you check out Justis's write-up and watch the feature clip.

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March Houlton Open Tournament Report

March 6, 2016

Eight players competed in the March Houlton Open played at the Art Studio in Houlton, Maine on Saturday, March 5th, 2016. Atop the leader board were Roger Morin and Ray Haines with 2.5 points in three games. Here's the tournament report with USCF crosstables, and selected games.

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2016 Women's World Chess Championship

March 6, 2016

The Women's World Chess Championship Match 2016 between the current World Champion Mariya Muzychuk of Ukraine and Challenger Hou Yifan of China (former World Champion 2010-2012, 2013-2015) takes place in Lviv, Ukraine, on March 1-18, 2016. After three games Yifan leads 2.0-1.0. You can watch the games as they happen using our live games link.

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March GM Norm Tournament With Live Game Broadcast!

March 5, 2016

FIDE Arbiter and USCF Associate National Tournament Director Alex Relyea has organized and is directing, with the assistance of FIDE International Arbiter Ken Ballou, the Manchester March GM Norm Tournament held at the Homewood Suites, in Manchester, NH from Wednesday-Monday, March 2-7, 2016. At the halfway point in this ten round tournament GM Josh Friedel (2519) is leading with 4.0 points. We bring you the live game broadcast courtesy of RelyeaChess.com.

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World Chess Championship Coming to New York

March 3, 2016

The World Chess Federation announced that the World Championship Match between Magnus Carlsen and a challenger, to be determined at the Candidates Tournament played later this month in Moscow, will take place in New York City from November 11th - November 30th, 2016. Two Americans, Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana, are competing in the eight-player Candidates and have a decent chance to be Carlsen's challenger. The twelve-game World Championship Match will be simulcast on the Internet.

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In Memory of Sevan Muradian

March 2, 2016

The worldwide chess community lost a tireless advocate, revolutionary, and friend with the untimely passing of Sevan Muradian on February 17, 2016. At just forty years old, Sevan was a driving force in both U.S. chess and on the international chess circuit. He was an International Arbiter and International Organizer, Secretary of the FIDE Rules Commission and USCF Senior Tournament Director. He was on the board of the Susan Polgar Foundation and in 2007 Sevan won the USCF Organizer of the Year award. His death leaves us shocked and saddened. Our deepest condolences to Sevan's family and friends. Rest in peace and Godspeed Sevan.

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