“Ivies vs. Inmates” Chess Challenge Pits Princeton University Students Against NJ State Prison Inmates

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‘Ivies vs. Inmates’ chess challenge pits Princeton U. students against N.J. State Prison inmates

By Jon Offredo/The Times of Trenton
on November 20, 2013 at 11:47 AM

TRENTON – The “Ivies vs. Inmates” chess challenge between Princeton University students and inmates at the maximum security New Jersey State Prison resumes this week.

Five highly-rated chess players from Princeton will visit the prison in Trenton on Friday morning for the showdown, which dates back more than a decade.

The students will play against multiple inmates simultaneously.

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