Elizabeth Spiegel's blog

I'm really enjoying this book, A Course in Chess Tactics. It's similar to a lot of other tactics books: chapters on all the usual to...

Dear Friends, My name is Alex Steger. I conducting a psychological study of chess players as a research project, and I would like to invite ...

Vicary, Elizabeth (2082)- Roberts, Peter (2050) Banker's League g/75 April 22, 2010 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. b3 I play 3. Bb5 against 2.......

Mariah McGreen had the following position as white against Isabel Gellert What should she have played?

I'm so glad I took the day off today. I really had nothing pleasant left inside. I value my downalonenothingtime a lot, and I've spe...

Congrats to Rochelle Ballantyne on winning the 18 and Under section of Girls Nationals and a full four year scholarship to UTD. IS 318 finis...

exciting news: we've been in second place all day at high school nationals! Nigel played well! James Black, filmmaker. Anita, Yuxin, ...

I got back from Junior High Nationals in Minneapolis last night. I feel braindead and spaced out today. I was on the first flight, which arr...

... "actually, going home is the worst" --Shawn S. Everyone must do two tactics sheets on Thursday:

We arrived in Minneapolis yesterday with 55 (out of 57) kids (one failed Spanish and another overslept). We always leave a day early, partly...