Greater Waterville Area Chess

Published by the Waterville and Augusta Chess Clubs, in Waterville, Maine with support from the Maine Chess Association.

Blog

This section contains cartoons, articles and general information about chess and chess clubs in this part of Maine, plus links to other websites and organizations we recommend. Here is an example of a cartoon shared by one of our club members.

Bishop in Distress
Thanks to Anna T. for sharing!

Beginners

Chess is FUN for all ages
- photo by Amy Calder

This section is for the curious and for those who wish to get started playing chess. Added by popular demand!

Enthusiasts

Chess can be played anywhere!
- meme by Don Smallidge with some help from the internet

This section is for folks who know how to play and already play online or in clubs, but are too busy or don't want to devote a LOT of time to chess [LOL]. You might play in tournaments occasionally, but probably not a lot. We give advice and make recommendations here (sometimes). We provide mostly links to YouTube videos, book recommendations, and recommendations for programs and websites that will help improve your performance in chess tournaments and chess club games.

Very Experienced Players

Simul with Grandmaster
- photo by Gil Willette

This section is for 'serious' chess players [LOL] in the greater Waterville area. This is a new section that will have information and discussions that may be a bit too intense for the casual chess player! Nothing to see here yet [it is a duplicate of the Enthusiasts section at the moment]; we will see if the experienced players wish to contribute to this section. I am only an enthusiast, so not sure what would appeal to these folks [LOL]!