Elizabeth Spiegel's blog

We had two math and statistics professionals look into the likelihood of the New Mexico/ Henderson events occurring. The first report is...

       Let me say first that my assistant principal, John Galvin, is the greatest detective in the world . He's the one who originally c...

USCF President Carol Meyers issued a statement that began "1. No cheating happened, nor is alleged to have happened, at the 2018 Nati...

So the USCF put out this statement , which I consider an laughable shirking of their responsibilities.  "T he US Chess Federation has...

Last weekend, at the National Junior High School Chess Cha mpi onship, Henderson Middle School from El Paso Texas "won" the u nd...

Use peak ratings as eligibility for under sections at nationals. Children's ratings should not be going down. This solves the problem a...

We discussed the names of the pieces and which he likes (he dislikes the knight and likes the "little tiny pawn," consistent with ...

A mattress is insatiable. It demands sacrifices. At night it makes the  sound of a bouncing ball. It needs a bookcase. It needs a table w...

Hello out there! I made a big decision recently that I'd like to tell you about. The last year and a half I've been staying home wi...

It started when a parent said to me, "My child's rating hasn't gone up in a year. Does that mean he hasn't learned anything...