By CEO National Master Evan Rabin If you want to draw, go to art school! There are five ways to draw a chess game: Stalemate: When the king is not in check and the player has no legal moves. Insufficient Mating Material: When neither side has enough pieces to possibly get to checkmate. If a …
By CEO National Master Evan Rabin Too many chess players focus too much on the openings and not enough on the endgame. While you can get an advantage in the opening, outplay your opponent in the middlegame and earn a winning position, none of that will matter if you cann’t finish off your opponent in …
By Robert George Mraovich It is finally here! I , a Computer Science Major and programmer, have seriouslly the world of Computer Chess! Have you ever wondered what moves your chess computer would play if you gave it a long time to think? Do you have a chess opponent that you just cannot beat and …
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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 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 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 Premier Chess CEO National Master Evan Rabin Have you ever not achieved a goal due to limiting beliefs? If you have, you are like most other people on the planet. This past Shabbat, Rabbi Yehoshua Lewis, Director of Mesorah NJ, explained how in 1954, Roger Bannister did a 4-minute mile, a record that most professional …
