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It is with great joy that we report the marriage of legendary Deer Isle-Stonington chess coach Dick Powell and Gilda Garcia. The newlyweds took their vows at the First Congregational Church in Deer Isle on Saturday, November 14th then celebrated with family and friends at Flex It Cafe and Bakery in Ellsworth. Here are some images from their first day as husband and wife. |
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An innovative new free chess app for smartphones has been created by Matt Henderson and the folks at ChessDrop. ChessDrop is an online database that allows you to privately store and share your games. You can record individual games using a web browser or mobile apps for iOS and Andriod. You can also input multiple games by uploading a PGN database. After inputting your games, you can share them effortlessly with a click. |
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Carissa Yip (Massachusetts) and Cynthia Cui (New Brunswick) are competing in the Girls Under 12 section of the World Youth and Cadet Championships in Porto Carras, Halkidiki, Greece from October 25 - November 6, 2015. Both players have been previously mentioned on the pages of ChessMaine.net. Yip, who graced the cover of the August 2015 edition of ChessLife as the USCF's youngest female master, is seeded third in a field of 120 international players. Cui, who has played in tournaments in Houlton, Maine, is seeded 110th in that same field. |
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Each fall during the third weekend in September, the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) hosts the Common Ground Fair. The Fair is a celebration of rural life. In the Children's Homesteading Area under the cucumber magnolia tree, a two-board chess table was set up in part to impress on fair goers that part of rural living and homesteading is having the time to sit down and enjoy the sixty-four squares. The chess table was very popular attracting players of all ages. At some points there were folks watching and waiting for their turn to take a crack. |
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GM Max Dlugy hosts Banter Blitz sessions on the Internet Chess Club's YouTube channel. During a recent session, GM Dlugy was lured into an obscure line in the Budapest Defense by a well-prepared player rated ICC 1400. First the GM loses his queen, then he gets mated! Watch this instructive and very entertaining video with the confidence that class players can and do take down internationally titled players. |
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Eighteen players came out to celebrate National Chess Day by competing in the Brewer National Chess Day Tournament at the Brewer Community School on October 10th. The tournament offered two quad sections and a ten-player U1000 section. Here's the illustrated tournament report with USCF crosstables and a selected game. |
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On October 9, 1976 President Ford declared National Chess Day. Thirty-nine years later Mainers celebrated with two National Chess Day Tournaments--one in Saco and one in Brewer. We detail the Saco tournament in this report and will have the Brewer Chess Day tournament report coming soon. |
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On August 22nd the Eastern Maine Chess Association hosted a three-round, G/75 tournament in Houlton in which the average rating of the participants was USCF 1801--not bad for the farthest reaches of northern Maine! The tournament was won by Aaron Spencer with a perfect 3.0 points. Here's the illustrated tournament report with USCF crosstables. |
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We are very pleased to announce that the Maine Chess Association and ChessMaine.net have received the 2015 Chess Journalists of America Award for Best USCF State Affiliate Website. We are honored and humbled by CJA's continued confidence in and recognition of our work to promote chess in Maine and beyond. |
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The Art Studio in Houlton hosted a ten-player tournament on September 19th. A three-way tie for first ensued between Roger Morin, Leonardo Cui (who proved that his first USCF rating of 1823 in July was not a fluke) and Ray Haines all who scored 2.5 points in three rounds. We bring you the illustrated tournament report with USCF crosstables. |
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