“And if you see my reflection in the snow covered hills Well, the landslide will bring it down Oh, the landslide will bring it down” -“Landslide” Fleetwood Mac On the whole, 2019 was a great year for Premier Chess and we look forward to seeing what 2020 begins. As I am in Boston for New …
As we were approaching the beginning of 2020, we have completed 3 out 10 of our Premier Chess and Top Level Chess Grand Prix tournaments. You can see the results so far here. This is scoring system for Grand Prix: 1st Place Trophy- 3 points 2nd Place Trophy- 2 points 3rd Place Trophy- 1 point …
Last year before Gillie Shanowitz, Director of New York Hebrew, hired us to run our first Shabbat Class ( our next one is coming up on Jan 18, 2020), she was impressed about how many Chabad Shluchim (emissaries of the Lubavitcher Rebbe) I knew well. Over the years, several Chabad Rabbis, including Peretz Chein of Chabad …
By CEO National Master Evan Rabin “We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives.” –John F. Kennedy I am forever grateful for the instructors, clients, networking partners and friends who showed up at our Second Annual Premier Chess Holiday Party at Accupuncturist Dr. Anna Folckomer ’s …
Gratitude for our 2019 Premier Chess Award Winners Read More »
By CEO National Master Evan Rabin Premier Chess currently teaches critical thinking skills, pattern recognition, healthy competition and more through curriculum classes to students in pre-school through high school,in schools including Summit School and PS 14. “Chess helps with getting kids used to patience and stamina” –Sheila Agalia, Principal of St. Peter’s School in Yonkers. …
I grew up on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, I rarely crossed the Hudson River to Jersey City until recent years. However, when I started Premier Chess 2.5 years ago, I realized many of the schools in Jersey City have never been reached out to regarding the idea of setting up chess programs. Soon after, …
Chess as a Sport in Kiryat Ono! 08/21/18 by Premier Chess CEO National Master Evan Rabin –> When I was walking with two Dutch sisters from my hostel in Eilat, Israel, the younger one asked me what non-chess players will often ask- “Is chess a sport?”. I told her there is no correct answer but that …
First American World Champion Since 1972?! This Friday, November 9, World Champion Magnus Carlsen will take on Fabiano Caruana, the first American challenger since Bobby Fischer in 1972 in the first game of the 2018 World Championship Match in London! In 2016, I had the opportunity to attend one of the games of the match …
Jonathan Rothschild, Mayor of Tucson told the students at our Sonoran Science Academy camp last year “You play checkers; I’ll play chess.” Chess, as I’m sure you all know, is a two player board game a played on a 64 square board, 8 squares on each side, and each players starts with 16 pieces. Checkers is …
Chess Trivia Post 1: What Came First- Chess or Checkers? Read More »
My fellow Premier Chess Intern Janell Warner and I was lucky enough to come view one of Premier Chess’s elective classes at Grace Church Middle School in Downtown in Manhattan this morning. This program is less intensive compared to other programs offered by Premier Chess such as curriculum courses and after school programs. Regardless, the kids …
Seeing a Premier Chess Class for the First Time… (at 10 a.m) Read More »
