Ella, Author at Raise Your Game

Gaming

Susquehanna Swap: A New Chess Variant

December 9, 2024 by Ella

High level chess players spend significant time studying opening theory, endgame theory, and core strategic principles under a consistent rule set. An exciting way to change the game is by playing with variants, which are alterations to standard chess rules. Variants intentionally shake up existing patterns, reducing the value of...

Susquehanna at FIDE Corporate Chess Championship

Gaming

A Recap of Susquehanna’s Performance at the World Corporate Chess Championship

August 19, 2024 by Ella

Susquehanna recently competed in the World Corporate Chess Championship. The tournament – run by FIDE, the governing body of international chess competition – brought participants from over 350 companies across 55 countries to compete to be considered the “smartest company in the world.” Teams were required to have at least...

Sports

It’s a Philly “Sign”

February 24, 2023 by Ella

Football is a big deal in Philadelphia, and this year’s Eagles season was nothing short of memorable. I was so grateful that SIG’s founder Jeff Yass was taking me and about 50 other employees (and a guest!) to this year’s Super Bowl. In the days approaching our big trip, I...

Gaming

Ladies Knight Podcast Appearance

February 11, 2022 by Ella

As part of SIG’s sponsorship of U.S. Chess, I recently joined Jennifer Shahade, two-time U.S. Women’s Chess Champion, on her chess podcast, Ladies Knight. Tune in to hear our conversation, where we talk about gender in chess, rating distribution, differences between human chess players and AI chess players and how...