By CEO National Master Evan Rabin Every employee needs a job ; they cannot all stay at home. Well during COVID-19, they all did but they have all remained productive on a million Zoom calls. In the opening, the first 10-15 moves of a game, one should castle, develop all his pieces and castle. One …
By Amber Lee, Founder of Select Date Society Chess has been used as an analogy for many things in life and it makes a great analogy for how we approach finding and keeping love! You need to approach dating with a strategy, like the way you approach a game of chess. The first step in …
By CEO National Master Evan Rabin What happens when a pawn gets to the other side of the board? Despite what a lot of beginners say, you do not “get your queen back”. While 99% of the time a player will promote to a queen, he could also transform his pawn into a rook, bishop …
By National Master Evan Rabin There are two types of special moves in chess- castling and en passant. Most beginners have heard of castling but do not know all the rules about it. Two years ago I was shocked when I was reviewing a 1200 rated student’s game and he didn’t realize that he …
By National Master Evan Rabin A few years ago I visited our program at Torah Academy of Bergen County and witnessed National Expert Joe Lux teach the students castling. While most students knew what castling was and generally how to do it, they did not know all the rules. Despite what alot of beginners claim, castling …
By our 38th Podcast Episode Guest and Author Molly Coy, Founder of Coys Camps and Classes Set to the rhythm of The Night Before Christmas, Twas The Day of the Chess Tournament is the story of a team’s first time playing in a chess tournament. While it is a fictional story, the actions and …
By CEO National Master Evan Rabin Last week I was teaching curriculum classes at one of our partner schools and a student asked me to learn about the Sicilian Defense, something I typically would not teach until students are rated 1200+. A few minutes later, he was playing against another student and attempted to capture …
By Daniel Sherwin, Founder of DadSolo Raising children comes with many challenges and rewards. If you’re like most parents, you’ve probably felt completely overwhelmed at some point while raising your kids. However, there are countless great resources for helping you through all the tough times and finding answers to all your questions. Here are some …
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By CEO National Master Evan Rabin Before founding Premier Chess, I co-founded Pillar Sales, a sales outsourcing firm and closed deals upwards of 5 million dollars at Oracle and Rapid 7. When I would interview for new roles, hiring managers would often ask me the common question “Why do you like being in sales?” When …
By National Master Evan Rabin This was my college essay that I wrote back in 2007, which helped me get accepted to Brandeis University: When I see myself on the May 2007 cover of Chess Life magazine, I feel a sense of stunning accomplishment. After thousands of matches and countless hours of practice, my tenacity …
