Are you looking to expand your expertise in chess?

Below 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!

BY Sannah Kumar
FIORELLO H. LAGUARDIA HIGH SCHOOL OF MUSIC & ART AND PERFORMING ARTS
HER LEAGUE COACH & HER NEWS COLUMNIST

BY SUHANA KUMAR
STUYVESANT HIGH SCHOOL
HER LEAGUE COACH & HER NEWS COLUMNIST

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Are you looking to expand your expertise in chess? Below 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! Chess is a strategic and abstract game that provides you with a specific skill set that can help in work-life situations, so having a place to put forth those skills is great! *Please note that no tournament, website, or program listed is sponsored by or affiliated with the Her Move Next Foundation Inc. or Her News. 


Some Upcoming Chess Tournaments: 

For more, click here: new.uschess.org

 

Let's switch it up! Want to play in online chess tournaments? Check out these platforms 

(Daily Tournaments to pique your interest!):

  • Chess.com  

  • Lichess.org 

  • DMV

Thinking about coaching? 

Another great, very accessible opportunity can start right from the comfort of your own home! Coach and teach your family or friends how to play chess. As you guide them through the complex techniques within the game, not only will you be able to benefit them but also yourself! Players can also join HMN’s Her Coaches program, which offers chess-playing girls free lessons on Thursdays and Saturdays. For more information, including about coaching requirements, please email simone.hermovenext@gmail.com or hermovenext@gmail.com.


Want to be a Chess Ambassador? Check out these links!

  • Chess.com's College Ambassador Program

https://www.queensunitedchess.org/high-school-ambassadors

  • Queens United Chess team

https://www.chess.com/news/view/college-ambassador-program


Looking to start a chess club at your school? Here’s what you should do.

  1. Find a few partners to create the club with. Specifically look for people you work well with, play chess, or maybe have good knowledge on running a club or leading a group of people.

  2. Create a logo and mission statement. Depending on your school's requirements, write up a few sentences about what your club is and what its purpose is. Logos help attract attention and help your club become associated among students. You may have to get other students on board before your club is approved, depending on your school’s policies. 

  3. Register your club with your school and if possible, for greater benefit, get an advisor. An advisor might be able to help you to receive a budget from a school committee, if your school has one.

  4. If you're looking to have a big, widespread club, create social media accounts for your activity! Social media is a great way to spread information quickly so having an online presence will definitely help expand your club. If you’re looking to keep it small however, that's okay too! Do keep in mind that you must be at least 13 years of age to use or create an account on most social media platforms. If you are under 13, look for a supervisor to run the account. This could be a parent, guardian, school staff member, (etc.). Lastly, make sure to keep the content school appropriate and focus on your related categories.

  5. Brainstorm ways to advertise your club, whether through reposts on social media, publicly announcing your club at school, or hanging up flyers with information!

  6. Set an initial interest meeting for people to come check out and see if they would want to join. Continue to hold meetings on a regular basis.

  7. You could organize group members by categories of experience and work with them. That could mean playing games, doing puzzles or analyzing!

  8. Introduce tournament days and find a way that you prefer to allow players to sign-up. Get the playing team running.


There you have it! As the club grows in size and more and more players join, you could consider taking the team to nationals or other big tournaments.


Want to take advantage of your chess knowledge and apply it somewhere else? Apply to write for Her News or coach for Her League or Her Coaches!


The Her News team pushes out articles written by any qualified writer above the age of  8! You can suggest ideas if you're interested in something specific or take up one of the options suggested by other writers. Once you choose a topic, you’ll have about a week to write up your first draft. Once you send in the draft, expect a few comments and edits made by other members. Soon after, send your final draft in and it will be up and published! 


To become a Her League coach, contact chloe.hermovenext@gmail.com to sit in and be a junior coach in a few of the tournaments! You will assist a senior coach when analyzing games and overall guide the players. This is a great place to brush up on your knowledge while also still helping others! 

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