After finishing week 1, we have 3 exciting updates regarding virtual camp: 1) Since we got some inquiries from middle schoolers, we decided to make camp PreK- 8th Grade. 2) We added an extra west coast afternoon session each week from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM PST. East coast kids are also welcome to join if they’d like an evening …
By Shai Hecker, Operations Intern Ariel Piekes, an IP attorney, wanted to enlighten his colleagues on how passionate they were about their profession. He asked them “can you do your job in space?” While this is meant to be rhetorical it is thought provoking. National Master Evan Rabin, the CEO of Premier Chess immediately knew …
By Shai Hecker, Operations Intern Premier Chess began its virtual camp yesterday and it was great! The day began with an introduction where the kids got to know each other. After that Brian taught an interactive lesson with the campers on Paul Morphy’s famous Opera House Game The game opened up like this: Brian then …
by Shai Hecker, Operations Intern “On the surface, chess and dance seem to have little in common. Chess players sit. Dancers move. Yet chess and dance are both life-long hobbies, feature similar technology, have gender imbalances, may be considered a sport or art, use business skills, and facilitate meeting new people.” –Dr. Alexey Root, IM …
by Shai Hecker, Operations Intern Samuel Reshevsky was born on November 26, 1911 in Poland. His family moved to United States when he was just a young boy and he played in exhibitions all around the country. In 1922 Reshevsky competed in the New York Masters Tournament where he obtained his status as a chess …
By Olawa Gibson, Master Teacher at New American Academy Charter School “As we come to the end of our academic school year, I wanted to not only thank Premier Chess for providing the highest quality of chess instruction to our students, but to also share the impact that chess has had on our community via …
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By Shai Hecker, Operations Intern As the pandemic progressed schools quickly switched to an online platform. Kids are no longer able to attend class in person and many parents are looking for online resources to keep their kids engaged. Although most schools have successfully managed to transfer to an online platform many camps have failed. …
By Shai Hecker, Operations Intern Samuel Reshevsky was a Polish Chess prodigy who became a chess grandmaster. Although he never won the World Chess Championship Tournament he did win the US Championship eight times. Here we have a picture of a young Samuel playing against multiple opponents. Larry Evans was an American chess player. However, …
Larry Evans Versus Samuel Reshevsky: A Throwback to the Past Read More »
By Shai Hecker, Operations Intern Since 2014 the World Chess Championship has been held every other year. The winner of the 2020 tournament would compete against Magnus Carlsen, the current world champion, in a championship match. Since the pandemic started all sporting events have been canceled except for chess. The chess tournament at the time …
By Shai Hecker, Operations Intern On June 2, 2020, Premier Chess’s students gathered on Chess.com to compete in a tournament against the DIG chess team. Before the tournament began Evan had a Zoom call with his students where he gave a short lesson. He began with 1. e4 e5 2. Qh5. He then asked students …
