An Abundant Life – Life Skills
An Abundant Life – Life Skills
Chess Trivia Post 1: What Came First- Chess or Checkers?
Jonathan Rothschild, Mayor of Tucson told the students at our Sonoran Science Academy camp last year “You play checkers; I’ll play chess.” Chess, as I’m sure you all know, is a two player board game a played on a 64 square board, 8 squares on each side, and each players starts with 16 pieces. Checkers is …
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Seeing a Premier Chess Class for the First Time… (at 10 a.m)
My fellow Premier Chess Intern Janell Warner and I was lucky enough to come view one of Premier Chess’s elective classes at Grace Church Middle School in Downtown in Manhattan this morning. This program is less intensive compared to other programs offered by Premier Chess such as curriculum courses and after school programs. Regardless, the kids …
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Nutrition and Chess
The Right Way To Feed Your Focus What to eat to boost your critical thinking for your next chess game. By: Brigitte Zeitlin, MPH, RD, CDN We all know that the brain is kind of a big deal, right?! It is the control center of your entire body. It tells us how to move, when …
Meditate & Be Super Ready For Your Chess Matches!
Meditation is the basic human ability to be fully present, aware of where we are and what we are doing, and not overly reactive or overwhelmed by what’s going on around us. This practice is an effective way to connect mind & body while improving attention and self-awareness, which promotes a healthier and happier life. …
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In Case You Missed it- Jim Egerton’s Business on the Board Talk at UBS
In Case You Missed it- Jim Egerton’s Business on the Board Talk at UBS Thanks to all who showed up for our Business and Finance Event at UBS in Midtown Manhattan last evening! In case you missed it, here’s the full video of National Master Evan Rabin’s introduction, Business on the Board CEO Jim Egerton’s …
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Hypnosis and the Art of Chess Learning
So how is hypnosis related to chess and how can it help in learning the game? Hypnosis works by bypassing your “critical factor” or analytical mind in order to access your subconscious mind which is the seat of all behavioral change. It can help facilitate learning on all levels by tuning into how you learn …
An Interview with Chess Instructor Kola Adeyemi
Q & A with Kola Adeyemi: B: I would love to start with hearing about how your general experience was. K: I’ve known Evan for quite a while now, upwards of 10 years when we went to Tanzania. When he reached out to talk to me about the opportunity to teach chess there, I …
Curriculum Classes with Premier Chess
Premier Chess is proud to offer curriculum classes to schools and programs within the New York City area! Our offerings cater flexibly to your classes’ time constraints, and are an extremely productive and fun way for your students to spend their class time. Curriculum classes are comprised of our very own instructors coming in at …
Premier Chess First Annual Grand Prix Series Standings
Premier Chess has had a wonderful turnout in its first annual Grand Prix Series. Hosted by Grace Church School and Brooklyn Friends School, the series of tournaments has featured 44 competitors to date. The final tournament will be held on Sunday June 2, at the Grace Church School, in the heart of New York City …
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