By National Expert Andre Harding For over 20 years I competed in chess tournaments. I was at my best playing in environments that put me in a positive frame of mind — venues I liked to spend time in, among people I wanted to be around. I chose my events carefully to maximize my enjoyment …
By Candidate Master Danilo Cuellar, Premier Chess Rockland County Instructor and Founder of Danilovich Chess Here’s the list of my recommended chess related documentaries and movies. These films are free on Amazon Prime: Magnus This film is called “Magnus”. It came out in 2016. It’s a documentary style film about the life of child prodigy, …
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 …
By Viviana Premazzi, Founder of Global Mindset Development ,Eliana Zuliani, Giulia Cianciulli and Enrico Bertolaso We help organizations to work effectively across cultures. We help people to learn cross-cultural communication and negotiation strategies and to develop competencies to lead and work in an intercultural team. Moreover, we mentor companies during the internationalization process, helping them …
On Wednesday night, I defeated the infamous Chicago Chess Blitzer JJ Lang in a 10 game 3-2 match on Lichess.org. JJ splits his time between studying as a Stanford PHD student, rapidly improving in chess and teaching. You can learn more about him on this Perpetual Podcast episode. Stay posted for his upcoming appearance on …
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By Shai Hecker, Operations Intern The Carlsen World Tour is finally coming to an end and we will have a victor on August 20. Magnus Carlsen is playing against Hikaru Nakamura where they will play the best out of seven sets. The tournament only had four contestants, the other two being Ding Liren and Danil …
By Shai Hecker, Operations Intern The fourth event in the Magnus Carlsen tour has finally come to an end. In the semifinals Carlsen defeated Peter Svidler, by winning the first two games. Ian Nepomniachtchi won the first game of the semifinals against Anish Giri, but then lost the second game. However, in the third and …
By Eliana Bane, Marketing Intern Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is a former NBA player. He played a total of 20 seasons with the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers. He was awarded NBA Most Valuable Player six times, was a 19-time NBA All-Star, and was an 11-time NBA All-Defensive Team Member. Abdul-Jabbar has won six championships as …
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By Eliana Bane, Marketing Intern Many know Klay Thompson for his athletic abilities. He is a three-time NBA champion with his team, the Golden State Warriors. He is a two-time All-NBA Third Team honoree, and a five-time NBA star. However, off the court, Klay Thompson possesses a strong interest in chess. In 2018, the Warriors …
By Shai Hecker, Operations Intern We are still four days away from the Legends of Chess Tournament, but the line up for the competitors just came out this past week. There are ten people in the tournament. Four of the competitors are the semi-finalists from the Chessable Masters tournament while the other six are legendary …
