By CEO National Master Evan Rabin Last weekend I was screaming on the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train at the Magic Kingdom in Disney World. It was my first time in years riding a roller coaster and was certainly out on my comfort zone. The truth of the matter was that I did not have to …
By Andrea Elrom, Certified ADHD & Executive Function Coach The Pandemic has allowed me the luxury of watching way more Netflix and Hulu than I ever could have imagined. A year ago, I would not have seen this as a positive but now I can confidently say that it has opened my eyes into new …
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By Premier Chess CEO National Master Evan Rabin Last week I wrote about the chess coaches that helped me make master and allow Premier Chess to be a company. On December, 6, 2020, Grandmaster Max Illingworth, asked “Which non-chess skills are the most important for playing your best chess?” in the Lichess.org Facebook group. To …
By National Expert Brian Wilmeth, Director of Virtual Programs and Programmer In a lot of our virtual classes on Zoom, students have struggled to join Lichess touraments. Here are step-by-step instructions students and parents can use: See video instructions here. After your teacher sets up a tournament move your mouse to the bottom of the …
By National Expert Brian Wilmeth I recently started managing another programmer after being the sole programmer for my company for a long time. Premier Chess CEO National Master Evan Rabin asked me for some similarities between programming and chess. Here are my thoughts: I learned chess at the tennis club after my tennis lessons. In …
By CEO National Master Evan Rabin When young novice students play chess, they will often count the number of pieces on the board to determine who is winning; they forget that pieces have different values. The rook is worth 5 points. However, if an employee does not actively contribute to the company, he will not …
By Shelby Lohrman, Director at American Chess Equipment As all of you should know by now, we here at American Chess Equipment and Wood Expressions are always striving to bring you, our customers, the best products on the market. If that product is not on the market, we will do our best to make it …
Here are some of the reasons why seniors should learn chess: 1) Chess keeps one’s mind sharp as it is mentally stimulating. 2) Chess helps relieves stress. 3) There is some research that shows chess lowers the risk of Alzheimer’s Disease. We have a great senior class as part of our Winter Virtual Group Classes. …
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 …
