By Jac Zagoory, Founder of Jac Zagoory Designs It is fascinating how a miniseries can change culture and influence the markets of the world. The Queens Gambit has turned the average home body into a chess master wannabe. Now, everyone is on alert to what the Chess community has known all along—Chess is engaging, challenging …
By National Master Evan Rabin Thank you to Chess Weekend Founder Glenn Panner for inviting me to be the official streamer for the 2021 United States Amateur Team North. While exhausting, it was a lot of fun providing live commentary from 10:00 AM to 7:30 PM Central Standard Time each day, February 20 and February …
By Dylan Glad, Manager, Sales Performance Improvement at Insperity The centuries-old game of chess is having a big cultural moment, with chess experts playing on social media and a popular television drama reimagining the world of elite chess of the mid-20th century. As a result, fans are taking a fresh look at how the lessons of …
By Joshua Margolis, Founder of Mind Over Matter Fitness How can chess players benefit from physical fitness? This is not an unusual question in the life of a chess athlete. That is not an oxymoron either. It has more relevance than one might think. One of the most rewarding experiences I’ve had as a fitness …
By National Master Evan Rabin ***This post was adapted from a presentation I did as part of Dr. Adena Blickstein‘s Cosmic Dragon Conference“. *** For preschool, I went to the Jewish Board’s Child Development Center (CDC) and for elementary and middle school I went to the Churchill School and Center to overcome my so called …
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A few months ago I recorded a podcast episode with Business Coach Sharon Richter. One of the main topics we covered was how in business and in chess, you always need to know the rules of the game. We were not talking about about rules like “the bishop moves diagonally as far it wants” or …
By CEO National Master Evan Rabin Do you often blunder in chess? Are there times that you are stuck and have no clue what to do next? Would you like a scientific method that you can use to come up with the best move in any position? If your answer to any of these questions …
By CEO National Master Evan Rabin When Premier Chess incorporated in September 2017, we had some quick success as within the first two of the business ( I started prospecting and getting school programs in July 2017), we had 10 instructors and 14 school programs. The problem we faced though was that they were in …
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 …
