CHESS
In This Issue
Letter from the President
HORIZONS
MACA
Massachusetts Chess Association
www.masschess.org
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U.S. Amateur Team East
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19th Eastern Class Championships
OFFICERS
PRESIDENT
Maryanne C. Reilly
maca_president@masschess.org
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Hurvitz Cup Tournament
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Scholastics Holiday Team Challenge
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Ivanov Annotates
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Surviving Bad Positions
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85th Western MA & CT Valley
Championship
VICE PRESIDENT
Kenneth R. Ballou
27 Fenway Drive, Framingham, MA 01701-4012
(508) 788-2771
TREASURER
Robert D. Messenger
4 Hamlett Dr. Apt. 12, Nashua, NH 03062
(603) 891-2484
treasurer@masschess.org
CLERK
Nicholas P. Sterling
60 Webster Street, Needham, MA 02494-2408
(781) 733-0849
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Meet Ray Duval
MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY
Robert D. Messenger
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2009 National Open:
Last Dance in Patzerland
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Club News
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Cover photo by Julia Levin
The next deadline for submissions is June 1, 2010.
All submissions are accepted and appreciated.
Submissions are preferred via e-mail and in
ChessBase, PGN or MS Word formats.
CONTACT ADDRESS
www.masschess.org/contact
COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN
Budget: Steve Frymer and Brian Mottershead
Education: Stephen Dann
Elections: F. Alexander Relyea
Investments: Maryanne Reilly
Living Memorial Chess Fund: Brian Lafferty
Membership Secretary: Bob Messenger:
Parliamentarian: Brian Mottershead
Prison Outreach: Steve Frymer
Publications: Robert King
Scholastic: Maryanne Reilly
Tournament: Ken Ballou
Volunteers: Stephen Dann
APRIL-JUNE 2010
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