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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Every beginner starts chess with one question in mind: HOW can I get better? Well, the answer is surprisingly simple.
Read MoreHow do you get ready for a tournament and not feel so nervous?
Read MoreAdaa analyzes the chess styles of three world Grandmasters: Yifan Hou, Judit Polgar, and Koneru Humpy.
Read MoreGet ready, get set, go! The aim of Racing Kings is to get your king to the 8th rank before your opponent does.
Read MoreChallenge: Write a chess themed poem.
”TACTICS ON BOARD TO WIN!”
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.
Read MoreThree Check Chess is a chess variant in which you will have to keep your king even safer than in regular chess!
Read MoreMost 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!
Read MoreChallenge: Write a chess themed poem.
Read MoreGot only 2 players? Crazyhouse is a chess variant that is similar to bughouse when you don’t have a team. This variant is more frequently played online given some of the technical challenges.
Read MoreGot 6 players? Kinghouse is a chess variant that is very similar to bughouse. This variant is not at all a well-known variant, and there is not much information online about it, simply for the reason that it is more complicated to set up than bughouse.
Read MoreWhether you’re goofing off with your friends, playing by yourself on a computer, or even competing in a chess variant tournament, chess variants offer many different ways to have fun playing chess and improve in different aspects of the game.
Read MoreWhat is your favorite memory from playing in a chess tournament?
Read MoreSeason 2 began on January 7, 2022, with Her League 11, which was Her League’s first event reaffirming its title of most active All Girls Chess League/Tournament in the United States.
Read More“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.”
Read More“When COVID-19 Rendered over-the-board tournaments all but impossible, Her Move Next (HMN) sought out new ways to create chess-playing opportunities for girls.”
Read MoreIncluded are numerous ways to get more involved in the chess community, whether that means helping out fellow players, introducing chess to other people or even just playing some games!
Read More“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.
Read MoreAliya, Indira, Rose, and Simone decided to play on an all-girls team sponsored by the HerMoveNext Foundation with a fitting team name: “Her Team.” ... They discuss their ups, their downs, and the fun they had throughout this incredible experience.
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