AI helps players train and practice against computers. No more waiting for other human players to accept, and no more fear of dropping ratings.
A study published by NYU with contributions by Jennifer Shahade, two-time U.S. Women’s Champion, proved gender bias in chess.
The passed pawn is a game changer. “The passed Pawn is a criminal, who should be kept under lock and key.”
Her League tournaments follow a unique structure. Let’s go through a typical tournament program while hearing from coaches, players, and parents along the way.
From October 2020 to April 2022, Chess.com’s number of monthly active users doubled from 8 million to almost 17 million. But, what caused this sudden increase in users?
The lovable duo, Emma and Ethan, as well as their Red Panda companion, all beautifully and colourfully drawn, make the rich origins of chess palatable to a young audience.
Viswanathan Anand is one of the first names that comes to mind when one thinks about chess grandmasters and world champions. He became India’s first grandmaster at 18 years old in 1988, and he’s been making his mark on chess history since. Who are some of the people who helped him along the way?
Once a game played with human-like shapes and buried in the fathomless depths of history, chess has now become an exhilarating game with up to 250,000 new players every day.
Do you prefer to practice chess against a person or a chess bot (such as the chess bots on chesskid.com)? Why?
Her Move Next, an organization that started off in an NYC public school, has now spread far beyond the tri-state area, and even beyond 21 states in the United States. Between Her League and Her Coaches, Her Move Next now has 31 registered members from Kenya (26), Ghana (2), Nigeria (2) and China (1).
For our 24th Her League Event on February 3, 2023, we were joined by a very special guest speaker, Priya Abiram. Priya is a current freshman at Cornell University and a NASA astronaut candidate. She is also a Cadet Lieutenant Colonel in the Civil Air Patrol, a pilot, scuba diver, Boeing company intern, published researcher and a bioastronautics researcher.
Every beginner starts chess with one question in mind: HOW can I get better? Well, the answer is surprisingly simple.
Adaa analyzes the chess styles of three world Grandmasters: Yifan Hou, Judit Polgar, and Koneru Humpy.
This February, Her Move Next is sending four teams to the US Amateur Team East (USATE) tournament. The tournament takes place annually over Presidents’ Day weekend in Parsippany, New Jersey.
“For a few weeks, Hans Moke Niemann, a 19-year-old American chess grandmaster, was heavily circulated in the news after Magnus Carlsen, a five-time world chess champion, made allegations of cheating against Niemann in September.”
“You know, guys, we might play each other, since we both have the same score,” Rose thought aloud. I suddenly realized that that was very possible. After a couple of minutes, the pairings were posted, and sure enough, we were playing against each other.
“On Thursday, July 14th, Her Move Next’s (HMN’s) newest program for players of all strengths, Her Coaches, had its first session. Her Coaches is a series of [free] classes run this summer by seven girls in middle and high school…”
If you do want to donate to support women and children in Ukraine, the following link will lead you to the Project Kesher website: https://fundly.com/a-move-for-ukraine.
“In the initial moments of mentioning that I am a chess player, there are always these awkward giggles and smiles that appear on people's faces. The “Wow! Really? That is SO cool” in specific tones that sound sarcastic but expect you to be okay with it.”
After my mother had left he said to my opponent, “SEE, YOU ARE PLAYING A GIRL; IF YOU LOSE YOU WILL SEE ME!”
“The study was called The Impact of Chess Training on Creativity of Indian School Children. … The study analyzed the effect of one-year chess training on the creativity of children. [Researchers] concluded that “systematic chess training inculcates in the child the ability to think divergently and creatively.””
Her Move Next highly values female representation and participation in chess. According to sportsshow.net, the top three women chess players of all time are…
“The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has crowned 2022 as the Year of The Woman in Chess. … with it came a series of steps that advance in the direction of creating a gender balanced community…”
Hi everyone, my name is Lilianna, a fourth grader and a proud Her League member. I want to share with you some fun experiences from my first big open tournament the 26th Annual Northeast Open which took place from November 5 to November 7 in Stamford, Connecticut.
Did you know that in ancient times, the queen could only move one square at a time, or that the word “checkmate” means “the king is dead” in Persian?
One of her motivations to pursue chess was her competitive nature and a desire to feel accomplished in an activity of her choice.
Hello, everyone. Have you ever wanted to share your ideas with your community and the world? Maybe you wanted to, but you did not know how to. Here are some ideas.
Her League member and Her News columnist, Hrtha Rajiv, spotlights Lyudmila Rudenko’s career, the first woman recipient of the International Master Fide title awarded in 1950.
