Elizabeth Spiegel's blog

EV:  Congratulations on an amazingly successful season! 9.5/10 is a huge accomplishment. What do you say to the haters who grumble that yo...

Hi again everyone! You are very patient if you are still reading this blog. thank you. Let's start with Justus. He's an impressive...

Shawn, Alex, and Markus waiting Maya, who beat Caey Jacobs (1900) and gained over 100 points to reach a personal best of 1481! Alex Marku...

Come see a (new) preview of Chess Movie at the 92nd Street Y on Thursday Oct 21 at 7:30 pm. It's part of the Back to School Film series ...

a sculpture on the beach in Spain So I want to play some chess, and because it's a holiday weekend, I get both Saturday and Sunday off ...

Vaughn is black against Brittanie in the above position, and it looks like he's losing a pawn because of his misplaced Ba5 after 13. Qa4...

I took 53 kids today to Chess in the Parks. It was extremely hot, so many kids wore their free t shirts on their heads for shade while playi...

 Congratulations to National Master Justus Williams!!! I intend to blog again, I do. The start of the school year has got me preoccupied, p...

 These tournaments are great because: 1. They're over by 9:30 so you aren't tired for work 2. Entry fee is just $20/15 and 90% of ...

her name is Loeph (as in "puppyloeph")