By Rabbi Aron Moss Question of the Week: I once heard that the game of chess was invented by King Solomon. Does it say that somewhere? Answer: There is a legend that King Solomon came up with the game of chess to keep the minds of his military commanders sharp. Nobody could beat him at …
By Drocella Mugorewera, The Diversity Trust Builder My first encounter with chess was when I went to college in the former Soviet Union (USSR) in 1985 and Kiev, Ukraine– now. I was 21 years old. I watched people playing it in the championship on TV and then a few colleague students from Rwanda had curiosity …
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By Laura Ziegler | Director of Music There is a common misconception that a person is either “right-brained” and creative or “left-brained” and logical. Based on this, most people would consider musicians to be right-brained and chess players to be left-brained when in fact, both activities require an equal amount of creativity and logic to …
By Micheal Deutsch, Founder of Hands on Hoops Skills -collect the email or address of your child’s friends’ mom or dad -email or mail “Save The Date” information for your party 6-8 weeks in advance -email a birthday party invitation 4-5 weeks from the party date -let parents know if your party is drop-off or …
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By Justin Cao It is lonely at the top- Magnus Carlsen decided to vacate his world championship title due to a lack of motivation. What are some possible reasons? Magnus has shown lots of disdain for the current world championship format and thinks it is incredibly unfair for the challenger to have to …
By Keifer LaRose, 2022 Intern In the renowned game of “Chess”, two opponents go head to head with 16 pieces each in a strategic approach to capturing the opponent’s king. The earliest development of Chess began in the fifth century, and as it became widespread, pieces and strategies evolved. International Chess Day on July …
By Savannah Cooper, 2022 Intern If you are reading this, you most likely play chess or are interested in learning how to play Chess. However, do you know the benefits of playing chess? Chess has so many personal life benefits and in this post, we will discuss it. I will be referencing an article that …
By Haoyuan Mo, 2022 Intern While many only play chess in their school or clubs at their school there are also many different chess-related events involving chess that take place around New York City. These include free chess tournaments that anyone new york city student can attend, hosted by different organizations like chess in the …
By Tyler Pang, 2022 Intern What is Twitch? Twitch, home of streamers who stream content to millions watching around the world, has had an unexpected new category rise to the top of the charts. From roughly one million watchers in January 2018 to almost 3 million in January 2022, you may be wondering: what content …
By Matthew Nedderman, Summer Youth Intern Is Chess a Sport? and how is it related? Chess players do not compete based on athletic ability, but elite chess players must be in superb physical form. Elite-level games frequently last 7, 8, or even 9 hours. If a player’s concentration wavers, the result is instant defeat. Anyone …
