By CEO National Master Evan Rabin In 2010, Gary Patella and I saw an ACDC show as part of the Black Ice Tour. Anvil opened the show, playing their many great hits, including the famous “Race Against Time”. Chess players are always in a race against against time as they have to deal with a …
By Yehudis Fishman A popular saying contrasts ‘sticks and stones’ with words, but in Jewish thought words ARE like stones. They can either break down or build up. Indeed words can be like chess pieces that can either capture or protect a special piece called a queen, a mystical reference to the soul. Living in …
By Sophie Lee, Operations Intern Premier Chess is excited to announce that we have recently joined The Chess In Education Coalition (CIE). We are glad to be growing our partnerships and to be a part of this wonderful coalition. CIE’s mission is to “create awareness of chess as an educational tool and to provide resources …
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By Sophie Lee, Operations Intern When I was growing up, my grandmother worked at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. For almost every holiday or birthday, she would buy me and my sister abstract toys from the gift shop. One of these toys was a chess set, designed by the artist Karim …
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By CEO National Master Evan Rabin Shabbat Shalom, LPJC Community. May this sermon raise the levaya of Chaim Schneur Zalman Yehuda Ben Aaron Leib and help the refuah shleima of my dear cousin Tzofit Ben Reviva. The parsha begin with the word “Bo”, meaning to come. Hashem instructors Moses to come with Pharoah, not to …
By CEO National Master Evan Rabin The king moves one space in any direction; that is a rule. Develop, control the center and castle as soon as possible; those are a guidelines. In a podcast episode with business coach Sharon Richter, we spoke about the important of knowing the “rules of the game”. Of course, …
By CEO National Master Evan Rabin Last weekend I was screaming on the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train at the Magic Kingdom in Disney World. It was my first time in years riding a roller coaster and was certainly out on my comfort zone. The truth of the matter was that I did not have to …
By Andrea Elrom, Certified ADHD & Executive Function Coach The Pandemic has allowed me the luxury of watching way more Netflix and Hulu than I ever could have imagined. A year ago, I would not have seen this as a positive but now I can confidently say that it has opened my eyes into new …
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By CEO National Master Evan Rabin Compared to most chess masters, I have read a minute amount of chess books cover to cover, likely under five. I made master mostly because I played 950+ rated tournaments and went over all of my games with some help of my coaches. With that said, there were certainly …
