By National Master Evan Rabin Happy Halloween, everyone! Did you know that the holiday has a chess gambit named after it? Unlike the Queen’s Gambit, popularized by the world famous Netflix series, which isn’t truly a gambit (white can win back the pawn by force if he chooses to) , in the Halloween gambit, you …
By National Master Evan Rabin A few hours after writing “Don’t Push the Cart Before the Horse” post, I was shocked as Wesley So lost a game after trying to castle illegally at the World Fischer Random Championship. Wesley So thought he could castle as it would only require moving his rook from h8 to …
By National Master Evan Rabin YesterdayI substituted for a class with 12 kids, all beginners. I asked what they learned last week and a few of them said opening principles, e.g, developing their pieces. I then set up this simple position: 4 I said it is black to move and asked what this position was, …
By National Master Evan Rabin Earlier this month I travelled to Cyprus to attend the wedding of one of my good friends and business partners. As I celebrated the wedding, consorted with friends and adventured there and in Israel, I learned three important lessons- to not care and results will come, just have fun, and go. …
By CEO National Master Evan Rabin “6-6-6” is not always unlucky contrary to popular belief. It is important to celebrate milestones as every we publish gratitude posts for every 100 additional Facebook likes. If one avoids artificial barriers, he can accomplish a lot. Six Years ago, I left corporate America to cofound Pillar Sales and teach …
