jennifervallensMay 17, 2020College Chess2014 was an exciting year in College Chess. For those of you who are not familiar with the college chess scene, there are two significant...
jennifervallensMay 16, 2020My Knight at the LabIt is a beautiful day in Southern California. I wake up around 6am, take my shower, drink my green smoothie and prepare to fight the...
jennifervallensMay 16, 2020Good 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...
jennifervallensMay 16, 2020Blindfold Chess: Chess played in the Mind’s Eyehttps://www.timurgareyev.com/world-record-eventChess has been known as a game that requires critical thinking and intense focus and...
jennifervallensMay 16, 2020Nothing Wrong with Playing like a GirlAfter attending several tournaments and starting a chess club at my son’s school, I started to wonder why chess is so dominated by men....