We have 48 great instructors who teach students of all ages and skill levels in corporate, school, group and private settings. All of them have 3+ years of teaching experience and are rated tournament players. However, one that sets some apart is that they have other great projects/businesses that they are working on, in and …
By Olga Inglis, Premier Chess Manager of Business Development Strategy “You must always be aware of your limitations and also of your best qualities.” “The ability to adapt is critical to success.” “Being too far ahead of your environment can be just as bad as lagging behind your competitors.” “Only when the environment shifts radically …
My Favorite Quotes from Garry Kasparov’s “How Life Imitates Chess” Read More »
By Olga Inglis, Manager of Business Development, Premier Chess Photo Credit: Alexandra Vainshtein “What we make of the future is defined by how well we understand and make sense of the past.” – Garry Kasparov In May of 2019, I wanted “to make sense of the past.” When my dear friend Sabina Veksler suggested that …
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By Marty Katz, Founder of Connectors 360 Evan Rabin, is a passionate exponent of chess and the Founder of Premier Chess, an organization that teaches chess to families and employees. He was looking to demonstrate the fun of playing the game. He was convinced that chess is a great way for people to use their …
Evan Rabin Introduces The First All-Ivy League Chess Invitational Read More »
By Marty Katz, Founder of Connectors 360 Evan Rabin, is the Founder of Premier Chess, which teaches chess to professionals as well as families. His problem: during the doldrums of the pandemic and recession, his sales were flat. Not many people were interested in this diversion. He met Marty Katz, Founder of Connectors 360. Marty …
By Janie Teller, Founder of The Study Shack There is a lot to be said about how chess provides many life skills that young students need as they grow and develop. Playing chess results in better brain function, improved memory and cognitive abilities, strategic thinking, and attention improvement. All of these benefits are directly related …
In my previous blog post “Three Ideas for a Race Against Time” , I wrote about how a player should divide a game’s time control by 40, the average number of moves in a chess game, to determine the rough amount of time he should spend per move. However, one needs to know the types of …
By Jac Zagoory, Founder of Jac Zagoory Designs It is fascinating how a miniseries can change culture and influence the markets of the world. The Queens Gambit has turned the average home body into a chess master wannabe. Now, everyone is on alert to what the Chess community has known all along—Chess is engaging, challenging …
By National Master Evan Rabin Thank you to Chess Weekend Founder Glenn Panner for inviting me to be the official streamer for the 2021 United States Amateur Team North. While exhausting, it was a lot of fun providing live commentary from 10:00 AM to 7:30 PM Central Standard Time each day, February 20 and February …
By Dylan Glad, Manager, Sales Performance Improvement at Insperity The centuries-old game of chess is having a big cultural moment, with chess experts playing on social media and a popular television drama reimagining the world of elite chess of the mid-20th century. As a result, fans are taking a fresh look at how the lessons of …
