First American World Champion Since 1972?! This Friday, November 9, World Champion Magnus Carlsen will take on Fabiano Caruana, the first American challenger since Bobby Fischer in 1972 in the first game of the 2018 World Championship Match in London! In 2016, I had the opportunity to attend one of the games of the match …
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 …
“The Whole is Greater than the sum of its parts“- Aristotle There are four pillars that need to come together in order for a school program to be successful: 1) Administration 2) Faculty Advisor 3) Parent 4) Student Ambassador A program can start with the buy-in of one or two, but without the blessing of all …
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by Premier Chess CEO National Master Evan Rabin How many times have you caught yourself at a tournament bookstore or in your home searching online looking for that latest opening book to learn about some tricky side lines? Chances are you one of the 95% of class players that spend an exorbitant amount of time learning …
Premier Chess Classes at NYC Fun Zone Where: NYC FunZone, 1571 York Avenue, New York, NY, 10028 When: Wednesdays from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM, Oct 10- Dec 19 (No class on 11/21) Why: It can raise your IQ by improving your critical thinking skills! By developing the right side of your brain, you could …
by Dr. Eric Padol, Licensed Psychologist at On-Site Psychological Services Dr. Eric Padol is an articulate and reliable health-care professional with nine years of experience meeting clients’ needs through interpersonal contacts and thorough, well-researched written communications. He has a BA in Psychology from Binghamton University and a MS and Doctorate from Nova Southeastern University. I can utilize …
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Chess Lessons for Finance Professionals by Evan Rabin
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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From playing chess, I have learned two practices that I use in my working life—teamwork and the act of strategizing. In chess, each player has 16 pieces to work with. A chess player learns how to use a “team” of pieces to accomplish the task at hand—get to checkmate. In politics and local government, teamwork …
An Interview with Christopher, Make a Difference Now Student at Royal School of HIMO by Jack Mo, 1st Annual Make a Difference in Africa Trip Volunteer (June 11-18, 2018) I am a Penn States student, who enjoyed being one of the volunteers on the 1st Annual Make a Difference in Africa trip in June, 2018. …
