Hi, Ed, I’m a “glass half empty” kind of person by nature. That being said, I have to ask why we’re reading about chess matches at Trenton State Prison? As a Trentonian and curious reader, I would much rather read about Trenton Central High students beating up on Princeton in chess matches or the Trenton YM/YWCA or Trenton PAL beating up on West or East Windsor. I’m guessing the only way I might read about these types of chess matches would be if Mr. Frisby, of Trenton’s Department of Recreation, got up off the city’s dime and got the matches set up and publicized. I’m not trying to steal TSP’s thunder, but really, how about positively engaging 10-20 of Trenton’s young or youthful incorrigibles “before” they get to TSP or Northern/Southern State prisons.

Check mate

Points taken. All of them. That said, I’ve tried to learn chess a few times, and I can’t grasp it. Maybe I need to go to prison.— Ed. Note