by Premer Chess CEO Evan Rabin Time flies; it feels like just yesterday I was planning our virtual camp back in May. However, we are now past the 1/2 way point of week 4. After this Friday, we will have 7 weeks to go, until August 28. We have now had over 100 registrations and …
By Shai Hecker, Operations Intern Chess is one of the most popular games in the world. What’s so different about this game is that it is played in every country with the same rules. It’s similar to music as musical notes are the same in every language so is chess. All one needs is a …
By Melissa Subban The world is changing at an exponential rate, artificial intelligence is replacing many tasks. Staying motivated and keeping a positive workforce in these times is a challenge most leaders face. I find that companies are increasingly trying to keep up with having the most skilled workforce. I sometimes feel like a ‘muggle’ …
By Beth Rowan, Founder of Evergreen Ally To succeed in chess, you must decide up front whose game you want to play – yours or your opponent’s? If you don’t open strong and set up your play early, you may be relegated to merely defending your pieces from being taken. The concept is the same …
By Shai Hecker, Operations Intern When I first started learning chess my main point of focus was openings. Generally openings are often a starter point for new chess players. Unfortunately many new players like myself forget to learn the endgame as well. This can lead to a game loss as we see in this game …
By Shai Hecker, Operations Intern When the World Chess Championship was cancelled many chess players were upset as the tournament happens every other year. Magnus Carlsen was looking forward to playing against the champion of the tournament. Unfortunately the tournament had to end due to the pandemic. Carlsen decided to take some initiative by creating …
After finishing week 1, we have 3 exciting updates regarding virtual camp: 1) Since we got some inquiries from middle schoolers, we decided to make camp PreK- 8th Grade. 2) We added an extra west coast afternoon session each week from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM PST. East coast kids are also welcome to join if they’d like an evening …
by Shai Hecker, Operations Intern “On the surface, chess and dance seem to have little in common. Chess players sit. Dancers move. Yet chess and dance are both life-long hobbies, feature similar technology, have gender imbalances, may be considered a sport or art, use business skills, and facilitate meeting new people.” –Dr. Alexey Root, IM …
by Shai Hecker, Operations Intern Samuel Reshevsky was born on November 26, 1911 in Poland. His family moved to United States when he was just a young boy and he played in exhibitions all around the country. In 1922 Reshevsky competed in the New York Masters Tournament where he obtained his status as a chess …
By Olawa Gibson, Master Teacher at New American Academy Charter School “As we come to the end of our academic school year, I wanted to not only thank Premier Chess for providing the highest quality of chess instruction to our students, but to also share the impact that chess has had on our community via …
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