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 Somaiya Ahmed Unpacking Queens Gambit Episode One: “Openings” Welcome everyone, to the beginning of the Queens Gambit Miniseries Review! As a filmmaker and intermediate chess player, I thought it would be interesting to observe the show from my perspective. Moreso, focus on the cinematic style as well as the chess techniques mentioned. As …
By Josue Peralta, Summer Youth Intern International Chess Day begins on July 20th and was started back in 1966. The day was voted in by the UN counsel and was agreed upon unanimously as to encourage more people to play chess around the world and to celebrate the start of FIDE (World Chess Federation) . …
By Isabel, Summer Youth Intern The World Cup from a non-player’s perspective: The Chess World Cup held by the Fide Organization has begun. It is a major deal in the chess world with it lasting nearly a month. 206 players from all around the world vying for the title of world champion not only …
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 …
By Leah Zimmerman, Intergenerational Resolving Conflict Expert I was 11 watching my grandfather play chess with his brother-in-law, his sister in law’s husband. We were up in the Catskills where my family spent summers together. Somedays I was just bored enough to sit and watch for a while. They both sat there motionless looking at …
By Rachel S. Kovacs, Professor, Arts Reviewer, Author, and Presenter at City University of New York Have no illusions. I know next to nothing about chess. I’ve occasionally watched a game, and relished how calmly its players, oblivious to other stimuli around them, contemplate their moves and graciously accept their faux pas. Recently, my know-nothingness …
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Hello, my name is Isabel! I work at Premier Chess and am a camp counselor and intern for the summer. I am from Brooklyn and am going to Adelphi University this fall. I am planning on taking up nursing to later become a nurse anesthetist. Going into the medical field and specifically the nursing …
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By Cinthia Mcdonald, Summer Youth Employment Intern Recently our CEO and National Chess Master Evan Rabin was able to participate in publishing a series of videos in which he explains the foundations and essentials of multiple chess openings and strategies as well as how each party can contribute and benefit from them. These videos are …
By Cinthia Mcdonald, Summer Youth Employment Intern Although chess has increasingly become more popular in the last millennia, there is still not nearly enough common knowledge on the sport itself for it to match its valued hype. Let us jump into some basic yet interesting facts that will make you fall in love with chess …
Top 10 Chess Fun Facts You Probably Did not Know Read More »
