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'Ivies vs. Inmates' chess challenge pits Princeton U. students against N.J. State Prison inmates
By www.nj.com - Jon Offredo
Published: 11/21/2013

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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