The MVRHS building trades class and MVRHS chess club have recently joined forces, devising a plan to install wooden chess tables at the Oak Bluffs Harbor at some point in late June. According to T.J. Reap, high school physical education teacher and coach of the MVRHS chess team, said the goal is to make three […]
On Tuesday afternoon, the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School chess team played an exhibition match for the books. Taking place on the 2:30 pm ferry ride from Woods Hole, the Vineyarders and Falmouth Academy Mariners had nearly 10 games going at once, before continuing play at the Copper Anchor in Vineyard Haven. The exhibition match […]
Down at the blue picnic tables in front of Bobby B’s in Vineyard Haven, a showdown of wits and sheer skill begins. Despite the chilly weather, a group of seven Island folks gather around a few rollout chess mats to test their abstract reasoning and problem-solving skills. There was some light and friendly trash talk […]