My name is Labib Mahmud, and I’m a 16-year-old student currently studying at Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics. I’m an ambitious teen who loves exploring beyond my capabilities. That means I like learning new things; e.g, a new language, photography, electrical design, etc. I like to challenge myself because life is short. My AP …
My name is Jiovanni Hyatt, and I am currently a student at Manhattan Hunter Science. Being a first generation Jamaican, I have always been drawn to exploring new experiences and learning new things. Recently, I have taken an interest in the game of chess, which I started playing just four weeks ago. Despite my short …
By Peter Panopoulos We live in such a busy world, silence can sometimes be mistaken for a lack of attention, especially when it comes to our kids. I find this quite interesting, and have realized just how important pauses can be during a lesson, even if they go on for longer than one might be …
By National Master Evan Rabin We have now completed the first two tournaments of the 4th Annual Premier Chess Grand Prix (2022-2023). As a reminder, at the end of the year we will be giving Amazon gift cards to the top 3 finishers of the Grand Prix, which has this scoring system: -3 points for 1st …
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By National Master Evan Rabin Happy New Years, everyone! For accountability sakes, I decided to be public with my three chess-related New Year’s Resolutions for 2023: 1) 10 Puzzles/Day As you likely know, we post puzzles on our Facebook page every morning. Every day in the new year, …
By Derrick McCullough Chess is a two-player strategy board game played on a chessboard, a checkered gameboard. The game is played by millions of people worldwide. Each player begins the game with 16 pieces: one king, one queen, two rooks, two knights, two bishops, and eight pawns. The goal of the game is to checkmate …
By Shaimur Rahman My name is Shamiur and I am currently a senior at Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics. I have a passion for math and computers, which led me to believe I want to become a software engineer. The way computers –or all technologies–worked, fascinated me. I enjoy hanging out with my friends …
Currently, I am a Junior at the Dwight School in New York City, and I am passionate about business and engineering. I am particularly fond of my physics and economics class, which have offered me an exciting academic challenge. Outside of school, I enjoy playing ice hockey on my travel team, the New York City …
By CEO National Master Evan Rabin Capture, attack and pressure are words that beginners often use interchangably but mean different things. Each words relates to creating complications for one’s opponent but they are not synonymous. Let’s discuss the nuances: Capture means the act of taking one’s opponent’s piece, which is symbolized by an “x”. For …
By CEO National Master Evan Rabin Occasionally I will see a beginner count the number of pieces of the board and say “the position equal. white and black have the same number of pieces.” Of course every piece is not equal as the pieces have values: Pawn 1 Knight 1 Bishop 1 Rook 1 Queen …
