MDI Chess

05/10/2026

Celebrating Our First Coaches! ♟️

Happy Mother’s Day to all the mom chess players across the globe! Whether you're a titled player or just enjoy a casual game with your kids, you are building a legacy of brilliance. 🌟

"Moms who master the board and inspire the next generation." That is the heart of what we do here at .

Wishing you a day filled with love, family, and perhaps a winning game of chess! 😉🏆

05/03/2026

05/02/2026

Hello Chess Fans, there are a couple area chess events this month worth mentioning and attending: 1. LUBEC CHESS TOURNAMENT. This Sunday, May 3, is the last Lubec Chess Club First Sunday $10 Swiss tournament for the season. Tournament director Dan DeLuca runs a great tournament with good snacks and it's definitely worth a trip downeast. For more info see: https://chessmaine.net/chessmaine/Lubec%20Chess%20Club%20First%20Sunday%20%2410%20Swiss%20May%203%2C%202026.pdf

2. 2026 MAINE CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP. Play your best against Maine's best! High level chess spread out over 2 or 3 days in Waterville. Not for the faint of heart but sure to be a lot of fun! USCF Open and Under 1725 sections only. See:https://chessmaine.net/chessmaine/Maine%20Championship%202026.pdf

04/24/2026

Good afternoon chess fans: Forty chess players turned out for our final chess tournament of the season (and also helped us celebrate National Jelly Bean Day) on April 22nd at the Jesup Memorial Library! There were surprising upsets, some squeakers on time, and a whole lot of fun and jelly beans!

As the dust settled, Tobias Coffey and Ezra Sassaman tied for first place in the US Chess Federation rated Open section with 3.5 wins out of 4 games each, followed by Isaiah Fallon with 3 wins. In the rated under 1000 section, Makayla Bouchard was unstoppable with a perfect 4 out of 4 wins, followed by Ben Freudig and Vivek Kohar with 3 wins each. In the rated under 500 section, Elam Monahan took home the first prize bucket of jelly beans with 3.5 wins, followed by Vishesh Kohar with 3 wins and Samuel Change and Jasper Cook tied for third place with 2.5 wins. And in the non-rated community section, tournament newcomers John Stadler, Andrew Hobbs, and Caleb Grass finished in the top three with 4, 3, and 3 wins, respectively. See the rated tournament cross table here: https://ratings.uschess.org/event/202604220013

Thanks to the Jesup Memorial Library for hosting and making this event amazing and free for all. And thanks to everyone who came out to or helped organize a Hancock County chess tournament over the past year and to folks who organized local chess clubs. Together we are building a chess community in Hancock County and we hope to do more next year, starting in the Fall. If you want to volunteer or have any ideas please drop us a line. In the meantime, have a great summer!

Best,

Dan

04/20/2026

WE DID IT! Thanks to everyone who came out this afternoon (and any Sunday afternoon this chess season) to Choco-Latte in Bar Harbor for our youth chess club. Some weeks we had a handful of kids (and some adults) and others we had nearly two dozen players. It was our second season doing this and we capped it off with something we have never done before: a chess simultaneous exhibition or Simul! Seven kids faced off against Coach Ezra at the same time! We moved the tables in a circle around Ezra and he went from board to board without stopping - amazing chess stamina! Everyone played well and had fun!

We are pausing our Sunday chess club for the summer but keep practicing and we will see you again in the Fall! MDI Chess is hosting one last tournament before our summer break at the Jesup Memorial Library this Wednesday. For more info see: https://www.jesuplibrary.org/events/chess-2026

04/19/2026

A scholastic chessevent from our Canadian neighbors to the east.

Join us for a day of strategy, fun, and community at ChessFest!♟️

Drop by the Halifax Central Library on June 20th anytime from 12–5PM for an exciting, all-ages celebration of chess. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned player, there’s something for everyone!

✨ Open play
🧠 Trivia & puzzles
🎁 Door prizes
🤝 Meet fellow chess lovers

Best of all — it’s completely FREE!

This event is a collaborative effort between the Nova Scotia Scholastic Chess Association, Chess Nova Scotia, Dalhousie Chess Club, and Halifax Public Libraries . Thank you to all the volunteers for their dedication to the growth and promotion of chess across Nova Scotia!

04/18/2026

Get ready for an exciting week of chess! Tomorrow, Sunday April 19th, MDI Chess will be hosting its final Youth Chess Club for the season at Choco-Latte in Bar Harbor from 330-5pm. To celebrate another great season, our chess coach Ezra will be hosting a Chess Simultaneous exhibition (a.k.a. Simul) where he will play 6-8 kids AT ONCE! Come test your skills (and Ezra’s endurance) starting at 3:30pm on Sunday! We will also have regular chess too.

On Wednesday, April 22nd, come play in the FREE National Jelly Bean Day chess tournament at the Jesup Memorial Library. Check in and late registration for the Community Section (all ages and abilities) starts at 12:45pm with games starting at 1:15pm. There will be four rounds of chess, no elimination. Top winners get Jelly Bean prizes! For more info or to register in advance visit: https://www.jesuplibrary.org/events/chess-2026

Reach out with any questions. Thanks.

Got questions? First tournament? Need help signing up? Contact Tournament Director Dan Monahan at [email protected] or 207-200-4681. HOW TO REGISTER: Register in advance from the events page at chessmaine.net/chessmaine/events   If you’re playing the Non-Rated Community secti

04/15/2026

04/15/2026