I.S. 318 CHESS TEAM
-time National Champions as Featured in the
Award-winning Movie,
Brooklyn Castle
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Elizabeth's Corner
Elizabeth Spiegel's Blog
intermittent thoughts on my life and work as the chess coach at IS 318, a public middle school in Brooklyn
2019 Chess Educator of the Year Speech
Elizabeth's speech as the 2019 Chess Educator of the Year
First Steps for Starting a Scholastic Chess Club
Elizabeth's article on how to start a chess club.
Guide for Teachers
A pretty comprehensive guide for teachers running a chess club.
First Year Chess Curriculum
Elizabeth's First Year Chess Curriculum in 51 lessons
Elizabeth's Top 10 Teaching Books
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Chess Life Online
Lists
FIDE Top 100 List
List of the world's top 100 players according to the World Chess Federation
USCF Top 100 List
List of the top U.S. players according to the U.S. Chess Federation
List of World Chess Champions
List of world champions and esteemed players going back to the 1400's
List of World Women's Chess Champions
List of world champions and esteemed players going back to 1927
List of U.S. Chess Champions
List of U.S. Champions going back to 1845
List of U.S. Women's Chess Champions
List of U.S. Women's Champions going back to 1937
Elizabeth's Top 10 Teaching Books
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Chess Life Online
Chess and Education
Benefits of Chess in Education
A collection of studies and papers on chess and education
Educational Value of Chess
A John Hopkins School of Education article on chess
Literature Review of Chess Studies
Chess study commissioned by the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis conducted by Basis Policy Research
The Case for Chess as a Tool to Develop Our Children's Minds
A paper by Dr. Peter Dauvergne of the University of Sydney
Are Girls Bad at Chess?
Of course not - but stereotypes can have an effect, says
Scientific American
Tools
Rating Estimator
Post-event ELO rating estimator based on the USCF model
ELO Probability Table
Table of probabilities of winning games based on ratings differential
ChessBase Database
Free online database of chess games from ChessBase