Elizabeth Spiegel's blog

I'm in San Diego, observing the current incarnation of the US Chess School. This is a nonprofit run by Greg Shahade that brings 8 of the...

NM Chris Williams and GM Alejandro Ramirez GM Jaan Ehlvest and Frank Marshall IM Jay Bonin FM John Bick Now prepare yourself: comi...

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Please watch . I'm so excited. It's the first time I've ever felt 100% behind a political candidate. I can't believe he hasn...

I have a favor to ask you guys. I teach a really amazing person, Angelica Berrios. She's a brilliant and hard-working chess player, a ...

I've been reading these two books, Attacking Manual 1 by Jacob Aagaard, and True Lies in Chess by Lluis Comas Fabrego, both from Quali...

Some recent fantastic results by IS 318 female chessplayers: Angelica Berrios (1800) won the Brooklyn High School Chess Championship today, ...

After reading the latest development in the continuing controversy surrounding the Krush - Zatonskih playoffs, I've decided to break ...

I promise you won't be sorry. Click here for an easy-buying link. I should mention the author is a good friend of mine from college, b...

EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENT 1) The Aggressive Chess type- I've known plenty of these types of players. These players are always the one look...