By National Expert Brian Wilmeth I recently started managing another programmer after being the sole programmer for my company for a long time. Premier Chess CEO National Master Evan Rabin asked me for some similarities between programming and chess. Here are my thoughts: I learned chess at the tennis club after my tennis lessons. In …
By CEO National Master Evan Rabin When young novice students play chess, they will often count the number of pieces on the board to determine who is winning; they forget that pieces have different values. The rook is worth 5 points. However, if an employee does not actively contribute to the company, he will not …
By Author Vineet Raj Kapoor As you know there are very few books relating Life with Chess. I was inspired to write the book UNCHESS during 1980s. In 1990s Kasparov wrote ‘Life Imitates Chess‘. I do not know of any other decent and full-fledged attempt at this. Even though Chess originated from India, very few …
By Shelby Lohrman, Director at American Chess Equipment As all of you should know by now, we here at American Chess Equipment and Wood Expressions are always striving to bring you, our customers, the best products on the market. If that product is not on the market, we will do our best to make it …
By CEO National Master Evan Rabin As we expand our partnerships with more companies, schools and individual clients, we find it is more important than ever to give back to the community. These are the four primary ways we do that: 1) Virtual Fundraisers We donate 1-hour virtual group lessons for students of all ages and …
By National Expert Andre Harding For over 20 years I competed in chess tournaments. I was at my best playing in environments that put me in a positive frame of mind — venues I liked to spend time in, among people I wanted to be around. I chose my events carefully to maximize my enjoyment …
Here are some of the reasons why seniors should learn chess: 1) Chess keeps one’s mind sharp as it is mentally stimulating. 2) Chess helps relieves stress. 3) There is some research that shows chess lowers the risk of Alzheimer’s Disease. We have a great senior class as part of our Winter Virtual Group Classes. …
By Premier Chess CEO National Master Evan Rabin As we enjoy teaching students aged 3-100+ in school programs, corporate classes, virtual group classes, private lessons and more, we meet lots of great types of people and organizations. The 90+ organizations that we’ve partnered with so far range from Grace Church School to the law firm …
By Candidate Master Danilo Cuellar, Premier Chess Rockland County Instructor and Founder of Danilovich Chess Here’s the list of my recommended chess related documentaries and movies. These films are free on Amazon Prime: Magnus This film is called “Magnus”. It came out in 2016. It’s a documentary style film about the life of child prodigy, …
By Kenny Tan, Founder of Kenny Tan Test Prep Taking standardized tests is a lot like playing chess. There are usually multiple ways to win. Just as there’s no perfect strategy in chess, there’s no perfect strategy for standardized tests. It varies based on individual personalities. We use process of elimination. Chess players consider the …
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