Question

Why does Waverly call chess "a game of secrets in which one must show and never tell"? Why does she love the secrets?

Answer 1

You are showing your skills on the game board and showing them tactics but you are doing your best not to tell them what you are planning because you keep your poker face which a poker face is just a straight face a real serious face.

Answer 2

Because chess is a game where you need a real poker face. You have to keep your emotions bottled up inside instead of showing them. Because then your opponent will know that you have a great move in mind or something along those lines. She loves these secrets because she wants to be unlike her mother who is always voicing her opinion. She wants to have her secrets to herself and she can through chess