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COMPASSIONATE, FRIENDLY, WELL-ROUNDED, INTELLIGENT, LOVING, EASYGOING, INSPIRATIONAL.

6 Comments / Chess Growth / By Evan Rabin

Those are seven words I would use to describe our beloved instructor National Master Lev Khariton, who tragically passed away on Monday, November 18 from a stroke. In addition to teaching for us in Jersey City and Manhattan at Jersey City Global Charter School, Waterfront Montessori, Embankment School and Grace Church School, Lev was a …

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Act Naturally.

2 Comments / 2019, Chess Tour / By Evan Rabin

They are going to take me to the movies and all you have to do is act naturally! On Friday, November 1, I was doing a hike to the Griffith Observatory before the Los Angeles Open began. As I approached the Hollywood sign I couldn’t help but start singing the Ringo Starr song “Act Naturally”. …

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Unity- On And Off The Board.

1 Comment / 2019, Chess Culture / By Evan Rabin

When a principal asks me “Why set up a chess program in my school?”, I answer “Within 2-3 months you will see students making a name for their school in tournaments.” Whether we do curriculum classes, after-school club or professional development in a school, we always love to instill a chess culture. We want chess …

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A Profile Of A Chess Player.

3 Comments / 2019, Chess Tour / By Leo Solal, Business Development Manager

Shernaz Kennedy fell in love with chess when she was four years old. Her family introduced her to chess, perhaps as a lark, never really expecting a small child to understand the complexities of the board, but that proved to be their blunder! Like every child she loved to play, she loved the lure of …

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Dr. Nava Silton’s three ingredients to happiness

81 Comments / 2019, Chess Culture / By Evan Rabin

Two and half years ago Dr. Nava Silton posted in the UWS Mommas Facebook group that she was looking for a chess camp for her son. Several people recommended ours and after a demo lesson and some back and forth, she signed up her two kids Judah and Jonah. Since then, Nava has become a …

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A Game Review From One Of Our Readers.

24 Comments / 2019, Chess Growth / By Leo Solal, Business Development Manager

Chess requires practice, and blitz can be part of that. We’ve probably already all heard someone saying that playing quick games is the best way to get worst at chess, or at least not to improve and grasp fundamental concepts that are required to reach new heights. But that’s not entirely true, playing a couple …

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Hypnosis and the Art of Chess Learning

205 Comments / 2019 / By Evan Rabin

So how is hypnosis related to chess and how can it help in learning the game? Hypnosis works by bypassing your “critical factor” or analytical mind in order to access your subconscious mind which is the seat of all behavioral change. It can help facilitate learning on all levels by tuning into how you learn …

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Premier Chess Group Class on Upper West Side

8 Comments / 2018 / By Evan Rabin

Premier Chess Group Class on Upper West Side Group Class at Saint John Villa Academy Students at our Summer Camp at ZPlay Are you looking for a great opportunity for your child to learn chess but his school doesn’t offer it and private lessons too expensive? Does your child play in his school’s program but …

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A Lawyer Tells Us How Chess And The Immigration Policies Can Be Compared.

27 Comments / 2019, Chess Tour / By Leo Solal, Business Development Manager

Chess is pretty often compared to many things, but are analogies with chess and other various subjects really relevant ? Perhaps not always, but lawyer Stacy Jacob draws us a really pertinent description of the overall immigration laws and justice system in which she puts side by side the divergence of the immigration policies and …

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Practice in Chess ?

19 Comments / 2019, Chess Tour / By Leo Solal, Business Development Manager

Chess requires consistent practice and an objective state of mind to keep on getting to the next level. Unlike other sports where presuming that you’re the best may give boost your self-confidence and push you to greater heights, doing so here is probably going to do more harm than good. I’m not saying that believing …

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