By Shai Hecker, Operations Intern As the Legends of Chess Tournament continues Magnus Carlsen finally takes the lead. Peter Svidler was tied in first with Carlsen, but lost against Ding Liren putting himself in third place. We are going to take a look at Carlsen’s game against Boris Gelfand that pushed him ahead to first …
Buying houses, selling houses, coordinating clients … realty can be an overwhelming business, especially for a newcomer. It’s a delicate balancing act of networking, advertising, socializing, and lots of telephone calls all rolled up into one. However, using principles of chess, we can actually create a certain harmony out of that perceived chaos. Here are three …
Three ways any real estate agent can improve their chess game: Read More »
By Marketing Intern, Benji Grin For years, my father always told me about the chess game between his father, my grandfather, and the notorious Bobby Fischer. Not too long ago, I stumbled upon the following piece of paper: This is the annotated game of my late grandfather …
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Hello “Premier Chess” blog readers! My name is Jeff Knight and I am the inventor of PlunderChess®. Have your heard of it? It was a momentary thought… a random idea… a “what-if” concept that surfaced in the right hemisphere of my brain a number of years ago…. and today, materialized! May I introduce you …
By Shai Hecker, Operations Intern Twitch, also known as Twitch TV, was launched in 2011 as an online streaming site. Many people watch videos on Youtube while not as many have transitioned to the growing world of twitch. Twitch is designed for live streaming while most people on Youtube publish their videos after editing them …
By Eliana Bane, Marketing Intern Chess is a complex game that allows players to develop skills using forethought, patience, strategy, problem solving and remaining calm under pressure. These skills are used in different aspects of life and sports. The term sport is defined as, “an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often …
Is Chess a Sport? An Introduction of Chess in and within the Sports World Read More »
Hi everyone! My name is Maury Ahram, and I am a rising freshman at Cornell University and a recent graduate of The Bronx High School of Science. I am a new intern at Premier Chess and am very excited to help out with the teaching and day-to-day operations of Premier Chess. At Bronx Science, I …
By Shai Hecker, Operations Intern We are currently one day away from the Legends of Chess tournament so today we will look at a game played by Viswanathan Anand. The game took place in 2006 when Anand took on prodigy Sergey Karjakin. Karjakin became a grandmaster at the age of 12 making him the world’s …
By Eliana Bane, Marketing Intern Charles Buxton was a philanthropist and politician during the 1800’s. He famously said, ““In life, as in chess, forethought wins”. The game of chess is primarily made up of skill, patience and forethought. Each move is designed to apply pressure in order to win the game. Being able to recognize …
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 …
