By Shai Hecker, Operations Intern Chess is one of the oldest games that is still around today. Although no one knows the exact location where the game came from there seems to be a consensus that the game originated in India around the 8th century. However, Persia helped shape the game as well. When you …
By Parker Lee, HR Consultant and PEO Broker Do you play chess? Do you manage the human resources of a small, medium or large sized company. If you answered yes to both of the questions above, you might have noticed some similarities in the two. Many of the same skills used to win on a …
By Eliana Bane, Marketing Intern The way the players see the chess board and predict future moves is the essence of the game. Every move is important, whether it is in the early, middle, or end game. In previous years, I have become familiar with chess. I know each piece; how and where they can …
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Avraham Ilyayev is 15 Years Old and is the CEO and Founder of Business For Kids. His mission is to help students who are struggling academically, succeed, and become better in their studies. Avraham is also working on a company called Everyone Investing. His mission is to connect people who just graduated High School or …
If your student is motivated and wants to prepare for VIRTUAL/ONLINE school interviews, this program is for them! What is included: – Online student interview training (2 sessions over 2 days) – Interactive training sessions & mid-program assignment – Follow up, recorded virtual mock interview with student – Debrief with family – Written & oral …
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Check out this amazing event our Premier Chess Charity partner The Together Plan is hosting on on August 2nd. You can see an insightful blog post its founder Debra Brunner wrote about Belarussian chess players here.
By Premier Chess CEO National Master Evan Rabin Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura has single-handedly made chess a main-stream activity through his Twitch stream. While Twitch is primarily used by video gamers, due to COVID-19 and cabin fever, many chess players have started streaming. Several months ago our Jersey City School Programs manager National Expert Sean Finn …
By Shai Hecker, Operations Intern As Magnus Carlsen tours the world from his computer the rest of the world watches on. So far, three of the five tournaments have been completed and Carlsen just brought home his second win. The tour began with the Invitational where Carlsen placed in first. During the second part of …
Hello everyone, I am Benji Grin. I am a new intern for Premier Chess and am looking forward to writing on this blog in the future. I first got into chess because of my father. He introduced the complex game to me at a young age. His father was an exceptional chess player and even …
My name is Eliana Bane. I am a rising junior at The Frisch School in Paramus, New Jersey. I am an active member on my school’s Model UN team, girls basketball team, and am the junior captain of the Robotics Team. In all the activities and extracurriculars I participate in, I enjoy challenging myself. I …
