By National Master Evan Rabin By now, everyone knows about the terrible situation that is happening in Ukraine, with the 2022 Russian Invasion. 500,000 refugees have already fled the country since the war begun on on Thursday, February 24. From the words of Carol Meyer, Executive Director at US Chess: “The US Chess community is …
by Premier Chess CEO National Master Evan Rabin I have been to 25 countries and have played tournaments 11 of those, in places ranging from Jerusalem to Buenos Aires to Ho Chi Minh City. Read about my chess travels in this US Chess article I wrote in 2018, entitled …
Difference of Playing Chess Tournaments in the United States and Abroad Read More »
By Premier Chess CEO National Master Evan Rabin When International Master Carlos Perdomo was a guest on my podcast back in May ,we casually discussed the possibility of arranging a group to travel to Dubai to visit the World Chess Championship between reigning World Champion Magnus Carlsen and Challenger Ian Nepomniachti. Before the World Championship …
By National Master Evan Rabin This was my college essay that I wrote back in 2007, which helped me get accepted to Brandeis University: When I see myself on the May 2007 cover of Chess Life magazine, I feel a sense of stunning accomplishment. After thousands of matches and countless hours of practice, my tenacity …
By Henry Brier , Freelance Journalist ` When I noted chess’ most vivid application to life was one semester while I was an undergraduate in Western Massachusetts. Shortly after being hired as an associate news editor for the independent student newspaper, I was tasked to the administration beat. One of the first encounters of note …
Last week we lost one of the most enthusiastic chess players who ever exsisted, National Expert Scott Chaiet. A few weeks before the COVID-19 Pandemic began I was analyzing a game with Scott, our mutual friend Fedor Khrapatin and a few others late at night after a round of the United States Amateur Team East …
A Tribute to Scott Chaiet, Chess Teacher and Torah Student Read More »
By Matthew Grinberg, Founder of Alamogordo Chess Club This week we finish up with World Chess Champions Gary Kasparov, Vladimir Kramnik, Viswanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen. Deep Blue (computer) – Kasparov, Gary, 1:0, 1997 Caro-Kann Defense Perhaps it is unfair to include this game in this series since Kasparov’s opponent was a computer. But make …
By Amy Collett, Founder of Bizwell Having children home from school or daycare means finding ways to keep them entertained throughout the day. This can be a major challenge, especially for parents who are trying to work from home. Often, it feels like the only option is putting them in front of a screen. However, …
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By CEO National Master Evan Rabin It has been just over a year since all the schools around the country closed and 99% of our programming went virtual. In the beginning of the pandemic, my rabbi Mark Wildes, The Founder of Manhattan Jewish Experience, encouraged his students to use COVID-19 as an opportunity, not a …
By Matthew Grinberg, Founder of Alamogordo Chess Club As noted in a recent post, Diana Lanni has been suggested (by herself, among others) as a possible inspiration for Walter Tevis in writing The Queen’s Gambit. Another teenage girl Baraka Shabazz, who was playing a strong game of chess around the same time, may have also been …
The Queen’s Gambit – Another Possible Inspiration Read More »
