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

Five Princeton University students will travel to the New Jersey State Prison in Trenton on Friday for the chess competition

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.

"In essence, different worlds are colliding," according to a N.J. Department of Corrections press release announcing the match. "Book smarts will meet street smarts, with the chess board as the common denominator."

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