By Kenny Tan, Founder of Kenny Tan Test Prep Taking standardized tests is a lot like playing chess. There are usually multiple ways to win. Just as there’s no perfect strategy in chess, there’s no perfect strategy for standardized tests. It varies based on individual personalities. We use process of elimination. Chess players consider the …
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By Premier Chess CEO National Master Evan Rabin World Champion Magnus Carlsen astonishingly played 125 classical games over the last 2 years without a loss…. until he Duda defeated him in the Altibox Norway Chess Tournament last Saturday. The game made it to widespread press as per this CNN article. Here are some educational notes …
By Viviana Premazzi, Founder of Global Mindset Development ,Eliana Zuliani, Giulia Cianciulli and Enrico Bertolaso We help organizations to work effectively across cultures. We help people to learn cross-cultural communication and negotiation strategies and to develop competencies to lead and work in an intercultural team. Moreover, we mentor companies during the internationalization process, helping them …
by Michael Whitehouse, The Guy Who Knows A Guy I am a very simple chess player. I learned one axiom to guide my strategy, and it doesn’t win many tournaments, but it has worked very well in life and business. Even a little chess can make a big difference in life. My axiom is that …
by CEO National Master Evan Rabin On or off the chess board, every move must have a purpose. In September 2016, I travelled with Masa Israel to the IAC Conference in Washington DC. At the gala dinner, my friend Garrison Corben and I had trouble deciding on a table to sit at and randomly chose …
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By Ari Braverman, Academic Liaison at Thinking Caps Group It is no secret that playing chess is a healthy activity for everybody–but it has particularly positive effects on school-age kids. It’s a social outlet and an excellent way to spend time that doesn’t require a device or any expensive equipment. One of its chief benefits …
Fall 2020 Virtual Group Class for Seniors Friday Mornings at 11:00 AM EST October 9-December 18 (No Class on 11/27) Class will be taught by Premier Chess CEO National Master Evan Rabin, who has run programs for all ages and skill levels through organizations ranging from the law firm Kramer Levin to the …
by Premier Chess CEO National Master Evan Rabin If COVID-19 taught is one thing, it is how small the world we live in is. One person getting sick in a remote place in China can cause most countries to shutdown. Fortunately, in New York things are slowly picking back up with businesses open with modifications, schools …
By National Master Evan Rabin As many families are navigating in-person classes, virtual learning, blended options, etc, we are working with families to provide extracurricular activities for pods. In event your child is doing remote learning option but needs daily supervision, consider our partner Kid’s in the Games’ Remote School Centers. They are renting …
by Samuel Weiner, Vice President, Business Development at Langdon Title The need for strategic thinking, evaluating and prioritizing of available options, creating and executing of strategies can be found both in real estate and in the game of chess. Being a Master chess player, like Premier Chess CEO Evan Rabin, is in direct correlation to …
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