Chess Culture

Chess and Music

By Laura Ziegler | Director of Music There is a common misconception that a person is either “right-brained” and creative or “left-brained” and logical. Based on this, most people would consider musicians to be right-brained and chess players to be left-brained when in fact, both activities require an equal amount of creativity and logic to …

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Tips for Parents to Have the Best Kids Birthday Party EVER!

By Micheal Deutsch,  Founder of Hands on Hoops Skills -collect the email or address of your child’s friends’ mom or dad -email or mail “Save The Date” information for your party 6-8 weeks in advance -email a birthday party invitation 4-5 weeks from the party date -let parents know if your party is drop-off or …

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Chess on Twitch

By Tyler Pang, 2022 Intern What is Twitch? Twitch, home of streamers who stream content to millions watching around the world, has had an unexpected new category rise to the top of the charts. From roughly one million watchers in January 2018 to almost 3 million in January 2022, you may be wondering: what content …

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Is Chess a Sport?

By Matthew Nedderman, Summer Youth Intern Is Chess a Sport? and how is it related? Chess players do not compete based on athletic ability, but elite chess players must be in superb physical form. Elite-level games frequently last 7, 8, or even 9 hours. If a player’s concentration wavers, the result is instant defeat. Anyone …

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