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jennifervallens
- May 16, 2020
Tournaments, Travel and Blindfold Chess
It has been a long time sine my last post. I am putting the finishing touches on my current newsletter and hope to have it out by next...
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jennifervallens
- May 16, 2020
Good Game?
It is customary to shake hands and say “good game” at the end of a chess game. But what constitutes a “good game”? I recently played in a...
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jennifervallens
- May 16, 2020
Blindfold Chess: Chess played in the Mind’s Eye
https://www.timurgareyev.com/world-record-eventChess has been known as a game that requires critical thinking and intense focus and...
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jennifervallens
- May 16, 2020
Nothing Wrong with Playing like a Girl
After attending several tournaments and starting a chess club at my son’s school, I started to wonder why chess is so dominated by men....
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