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May 25, 2025
Fiamma Interviews Author Kyla Zhao
May 25, 2025

Kyla Zhou is an incredible female author and Forbes 30 Under 30 award winner who has written many empowering novels and books. These books include the chess novel “May The Best Player Win,” which has won the 2025 Mathical Honor Book Award.

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May 25, 2025
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Jan 26, 2025
Fiamma's Book Review: May The Best Player Win
Jan 26, 2025

As a young female chess player myself, it is comforting to know that there are books out there highlighting not only the struggles we endure every day, but also our strengths.

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Jan 26, 2025
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Jan 12, 2025
AnAn: One Square at a Time
Jan 12, 2025

Anything to win the game. I gritted my teeth and glared at the other side. They had taken my friends. They had taken the family I’d known. They would not take the victory.

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Jan 12, 2025
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Oct 24, 2024
Aliya Explains Chess Variants: Free-for-All Variant - Four Player Chess
Oct 24, 2024

In Free-for-All Chess, teaming is NOT ALLOWED! That means you are not allowed to communicate, team up, or make alliances with any other players.

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Oct 24, 2024
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Aug 4, 2024
Aliya Explains Chess Variants: General Variant - Four Player Chess
Aug 4, 2024

Four Player Chess boards may be hard to find because of their unusual shape. Still, it is worth the search, just to play simultaneous chess with more of your friends!

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Aug 4, 2024
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Jul 22, 2024
Aliya Explains Chess Variants: Horde Chess
Jul 22, 2024

Horde Chess is the variant version of a zombie apocalypse, but with more strategy and fewer brain-eating undead.

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Jul 22, 2024
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Jul 9, 2024
Aliya Explains Chess Variants: Losers Chess, aka Antichess, aka Giveaway
Jul 9, 2024

This may be one of the most common chess variants among young players because it is easy, fun and quick to play! However, this chess variant is not very helpful if you want to improve your actual chess playing.

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Jul 9, 2024
AnAn: The Rise of AI and its Role in Chess
Apr 1, 2024
AnAn: The Rise of AI and its Role in Chess
Apr 1, 2024

AI helps players train and practice against computers. No more waiting for other human players to accept, and no more fear of dropping ratings.

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Apr 1, 2024
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Feb 26, 2024
Liah: Gender Bias Research Review
Feb 26, 2024

A study published by NYU with contributions by Jennifer Shahade, two-time U.S. Women’s Champion, proved gender bias in chess.

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Feb 26, 2024
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Dec 2, 2023
AnAn: The Passed Pawn
Dec 2, 2023

The passed pawn is a game changer. “The passed Pawn is a criminal, who should be kept under lock and key.”

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Dec 2, 2023
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Nov 17, 2023
Zara: A Typical Her League Tournament
Nov 17, 2023

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.

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Nov 17, 2023
Liah: Millions Embracing Chess! Why?
Nov 5, 2023
Liah: Millions Embracing Chess! Why?
Nov 5, 2023

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?

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Nov 5, 2023
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Oct 16, 2023
Adaa's Book Review: "The Discovery of Chess"
Oct 16, 2023

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.

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Oct 16, 2023
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Aug 22, 2023
Her Team at Amateurs 2023
Aug 22, 2023

Watch this short documentary by Aliya of the HerMoveNext Foundation Inc sponsored Her Teams 1-4 participate in the February 2023, US Amateur East (USATE) chess tournament in New Jersey.

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Aug 22, 2023
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Aug 1, 2023
Adaa: Viswanathan Anand's Inspirations - Grandmaster Thanks to Mom, Mind Master Thanks to Aruna
Aug 1, 2023

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?

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Aug 1, 2023
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Jul 25, 2023
Sannah: Chess Fate | Her News Poetry
Jul 25, 2023

A game of chess, in which minds reach far
A checkered realm in which two spar…

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Jul 25, 2023
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Jul 12, 2023
AnAn: A Brief History of Chess
Jul 12, 2023

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.

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Jul 12, 2023
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May 22, 2023
AnAn: Do You Prefer Playing a Person or a Bot?
May 22, 2023

Do you prefer to practice chess against a person or a chess bot (such as the chess bots on chesskid.com)? Why?

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May 22, 2023
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Apr 21, 2023
Chloe: What It's Like to Play in the Most Fun Chess Tournament
Apr 21, 2023

Her Move Next (HMN) sponsored four teams to attend the 2023 US Amateur East (USATE) chess tournament in New Jersey. Her News spoke with two of our HMN players, Arianna Rim and Sophie Rohrs about their experiences representing Her Move Next at what is often billed as the most fun chess tournament of the year!

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Apr 21, 2023
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Apr 16, 2023
Sannah: Her Move Next Goes Global
Apr 16, 2023

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).

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Apr 16, 2023
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Mar 20, 2023
Suhana: An Out of This World "Her Talks" with Priya Abiram
Mar 20, 2023

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.

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Mar 20, 2023
Liah: Chess Tactics
Mar 11, 2023
Liah: Chess Tactics
Mar 11, 2023

Every beginner starts chess with one question in mind: HOW can I get better? Well, the answer is surprisingly simple.

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Mar 11, 2023
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Mar 3, 2023
Her News Q&A with Chloe & Zara
Mar 3, 2023

How do you get ready for a tournament and not feel so nervous?

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Mar 3, 2023
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Feb 27, 2023
Adaa: Analysis of Three Top Grandmasters
Feb 27, 2023

Adaa analyzes the chess styles of three world Grandmasters: Yifan Hou, Judit Polgar, and Koneru Humpy.

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Feb 27, 2023
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Feb 19, 2023
Aliya Explains Chess Variants: RACING KINGS
Feb 19, 2023

Get ready, get set, go! The aim of Racing Kings is to get your king to the 8th rank before your opponent does.

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Feb 19, 2023
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Feb 7, 2023
Chess Poetry 2
Feb 7, 2023

Challenge: Write a chess themed poem.

”TACTICS ON BOARD TO WIN!”

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Feb 7, 2023
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Jan 29, 2023
Zara: Her Move Next Sending Teams to USATE
Jan 29, 2023

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.

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Jan 29, 2023
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Jan 28, 2023
Aliya Explains Chess Variants: THREE CHECK CHESS
Jan 28, 2023

Three Check Chess is a chess variant in which you will have to keep your king even safer than in regular chess!

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Jan 28, 2023
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Jan 25, 2023
Aliya Explains Chess Variants: KING OF THE HILL
Jan 25, 2023

Most chess players know that in chess, you should keep your king safe and try not to have it stuck in the middle of the board, but this chess variant is exciting because one of the goals of the game is to get your king to the center!

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Jan 25, 2023
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Jan 22, 2023
Chess Haiku
Jan 22, 2023

Challenge: Write a chess themed poem.

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Jan 22, 2023
Hrtha: Free Chess Lessons from Her Coaches

“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…”

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Columns, CommunityHer Move NextAugust 24, 2022Her Coaches
Her 64 Questions for WGM Jennifer Shahade

Her 64 Questions: Coach Suhana Interviews WGM Jennifer Shahade

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Her 64 QuestionsHer Move NextAugust 21, 2022
Book Review: Chess Queens by Jennifer Shahade

Chess Queens “is the true story of the women and girls who broke down barriers to become chess champions.”

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Book Review, ReviewsHer Move NextAugust 21, 2022
Liah: A Move for Ukraine - Chess Fundraiser

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.

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Columns, FundraisersHer Move NextAugust 16, 2022
Sannah: Media Alters The Presentation of Chess

“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.”

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ColumnsHer Move NextAugust 7, 2022
Bernice: My Experience in Lusaka, Zambia Competing in the 2022 African Youth Chess Championship (AYCC)

After my mother had left he said to my opponent, “SEE, YOU ARE PLAYING A GIRL; IF YOU LOSE YOU WILL SEE ME!”

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Personal Experience, Tournament, ColumnsHer Move NextAugust 1, 2022Gift of Chess, Bernice, AYCC, Kenya, Zanbia, Africa
PLAYER L1GHTN1NG34 HAS WON! [Short Story]

“I click on Lightning’s profile and see that, according to his profile, 96% had been a win and 2% had been lost, with the remaining 2% being a draw or forfeit. This guy is either super talented or cheating.”

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FictionHer Move NextJuly 28, 2022Short Story
Her Live Twitch Streaming for Her Community

Her Live was created to “encourage [Her Move Next] members to watch us, play games with us, and even have their games reviewed from previous Her Move Next tournaments.”

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Her Community, Her Move NextHer Move NextJuly 25, 2022Twitch
Zara: The Vast Benefits of Playing a Simple Game of Chess

“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.””

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ColumnsHer Move NextJuly 8, 2022
Book Review [Spoilers Alert] of “Across the Battlefield: A Pawn's Journey” by Jonathan Ferry

[Spoilers Alert] “Across the Battlefield: A Pawn’s Journey” is a truly unique book for many reasons, but the fact that it tackles chess both as a moral journey and a subject of study is distinctive. … this story has all the information needed for someone ready to begin their own journey into chess.

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ReviewsHer Move NextJune 24, 2022Book Review, A Pawn's Journey
Meltwater Champions Chess Tour 2022

The Meltwater Chess Champions tour began in February! The tour is an online rapid chess tournament (Her League also uses a rapid online format) with a variety of participants from across the globe.

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TournamentsHer Move NextJune 13, 2022Meltwater, Champions Chess Tour
Zara: Three of The Greatest Women Chess Players

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…

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ColumnsHer Move NextMay 28, 2022
Suhana: Year of The Woman in Chess

“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…”

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ColumnsHer Move NextMay 13, 2022
The Fascinating History of Chess

Coming out of the concept of positional chess was hypermodernism, or the idea of controlling the center with pieces, not just pawns. The idea arose in the 1920s…

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HistoryHer Move NextApril 17, 2022
Coach Liah’s Advice for Chess Beginners

“Do you ever feel like you’re making the same mistake over and over again, but you don’t know how to fix it?”

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Her Move NextApril 9, 2022
Cara: Like Puzzles? Try My Chess Crossword Puzzle 1
Chess Crosswords, ColumnsHer Move NextMarch 18, 2022
Her News Interviews Alice Lee: 12-Year Old Woman International Master

“… look at where you played well in the game, rather than being completely fixated on where you didn’t play as well.”

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InterviewsHer Move NextFebruary 21, 2022
Her News Recaps the Tata Steel 2022 Chess Tournament

The first prestigious classical chess tournament of the year, Tata Steel Chess in Wijk Aan Zee, Netherlands, concluded and Hrtha Rajiv reporting for Her News provides a round-by-round recap.

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Reports, TournamentsHer Move NextFebruary 2, 2022
Get to Know Bernice Wambui in 10 Questions

Recently, Bernice won 6th place in Girls U10 (under age ten) at the African Youth Chess Championships as well as having received a special award for Fair Play. She is a new participant in Her League. She starts our tournaments at 1:00 am and finishes at 3:30 am.

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InterviewsHer Move NextDecember 10, 2021
Lilianna: Playing in My First Big Open Event

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.

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ColumnsHer Move NextNovember 19, 2021
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