After co-directing our 4th tournament of 1st Annual Premier Chess and Top Level Chess Grand Prix with Women’s International Master Shernaz Kennedy at Grace Church School this past Sunday, I had the privilege of meeting with Grandmaster Boris Alterman and his wife Luba Alterman. We chatted about our education businesses, my tournament experience in Israel, their upcoming meeting with …
While riding an exercise bike at Atomic Total Fitness, my trainer Mike Murray was training me how to alternative between some intervals where I’d sprint and others where I’d take “active rest”. Naturally as a chess player, I overanalyzed his guidance to determine the rational of the paradox. By slowing down but continuing to pedal, …
After losing a chess game, a beginner will often ask “Where did I go wrong?” The truth is most often a player will not lose a game because of 1 bad move. While it is true one major blunder can ruin a game, generally speaking a better player wins because he makes better moves to …
“And if you see my reflection in the snow covered hills Well, the landslide will bring it down Oh, the landslide will bring it down” -“Landslide” Fleetwood Mac On the whole, 2019 was a great year for Premier Chess and we look forward to seeing what 2020 begins. As I am in Boston for New …
As we were approaching the beginning of 2020, we have completed 3 out 10 of our Premier Chess and Top Level Chess Grand Prix tournaments. You can see the results so far here. This is scoring system for Grand Prix: 1st Place Trophy- 3 points 2nd Place Trophy- 2 points 3rd Place Trophy- 1 point …
Last year before Gillie Shanowitz, Director of New York Hebrew, hired us to run our first Shabbat Class ( our next one is coming up on Jan 18, 2020), she was impressed about how many Chabad Shluchim (emissaries of the Lubavitcher Rebbe) I knew well. Over the years, several Chabad Rabbis, including Peretz Chein of Chabad …
By CEO National Master Evan Rabin “We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives.” –John F. Kennedy I am forever grateful for the instructors, clients, networking partners and friends who showed up at our Second Annual Premier Chess Holiday Party at Accupuncturist Dr. Anna Folckomer ’s …
Gratitude for our 2019 Premier Chess Award Winners Read More »
By CEO National Master Evan Rabin Premier Chess currently teaches critical thinking skills, pattern recognition, healthy competition and more through curriculum classes to students in pre-school through high school,in schools including Summit School and PS 14. “Chess helps with getting kids used to patience and stamina” –Sheila Agalia, Principal of St. Peter’s School in Yonkers. …
I grew up on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, I rarely crossed the Hudson River to Jersey City until recent years. However, when I started Premier Chess 2.5 years ago, I realized many of the schools in Jersey City have never been reached out to regarding the idea of setting up chess programs. Soon after, …
Those are seven words I would use to describe our beloved instructor National Master Lev Khariton, who tragically passed away on Monday, November 18 from a stroke. In addition to teaching for us in Jersey City and Manhattan at Jersey City Global Charter School, Waterfront Montessori, Embankment School and Grace Church School, Lev was a …
COMPASSIONATE, FRIENDLY, WELL-ROUNDED, INTELLIGENT, LOVING, EASYGOING, INSPIRATIONAL. Read More »
