By Justin Cao How did I win in Sweet Fashion? After returning to OTB chess after 3 years, I won my quad in a dominant fashion with a perfect score of 3/3. For my first two games, I made no blunders and between 2-3 inaccuracies which is pretty good for a player of median skill …
By David Schloss, Award-winning writer I am the author of numerous chess books from beginner to advanced (including some new workbooks for kids) and have received endorsements from Premier Chess’ 109th Podcast Guest Bruce Pandolfini, Grandmaster Michael Rohde, Chess.com, Georgia Chess Magazine and many other chess teachers, coaches and top ranked …
By CEO National Master Evan Rabin If you want to draw, go to art school! There are five ways to draw a chess game: Stalemate: When the king is not in check and the player has no legal moves. Insufficient Mating Material: When neither side has enough pieces to possibly get to checkmate. If a …
By Somaiya, Summer Youth Intern Working for Premier Chess this summer taught me a lot about myself professionally and personally. As a photographer and filmmaker, I saw this job as the perfect opportunity to practice and improve my skill sets. My supervisor, Evan Rabin, made that vision possible by giving me meaningful work that equally …
By Isabel, Summer Youth Intern Working at Premier Chess has been such a wonderful, enlightening experience! I have learned so much in a short amount of time and will take what I have learned and apply it in my future endeavors. Things like business advice, workplace etiquette, and of course chess, were taught to me …
By Cinthia, Summer Youth Intern Hello everyone, and goodbye! I am here to wish good health and prosperity on you all as this will be my last day working for Premier Chess. Overall, the networking experience as well as social training has helped me prepare for the mental turmoil of college. Gaining information of how …
By Mike Deutsch, Founder of Hands on Hoops Skills 1)Competition 2)Anticipation 3)Resilience from adversity 4)Critical Thinking/Quick Analysis 5)Discipline 6)Build Muscle Memory Through Practice 7)Physical Fitness 8) Peak Mental Condition 9) Poise in Dealing with Pressure 10) Knowledge of When to Play Good Defense. Develop these skills in both chess and sports at our Chess and …
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By Aden Ho, Summer Youth Intern The Implications of Chess in Business The market size, measured by revenue, of the Business Coaching industry is $11.6bn in 2021. Billions of dollars spent on coaching, much of which can be learned via an ancient game involving plastic pieces and monochromatic squares. Playing chess is running a business …
By Evan Rabin, CEO of Premier Chess In May, I kicked of a Premier Chess Program at a middle school at an impoverished neighborhood in Brownsville, NY by asking “Why Play Chess.” I got some typical answers, including “It’s Fun.”, “It helps you think” and “Competition is fun.” They were shocked how I explained the …
By Cinthia McDonald, Summer Youth Intern Let us see how fast your brain can work and try out these chess-based brain teasers… (The answers will be at the bottom of the page) Easy: Two individuals are playing chess, and they both play five games. In the end they leave with three wins without any …
