National Master Evan Rabin’s Speech, Written by Henry Brier

GOOD MORNING, AND THANK YOU ALL FOR TAKING TIME OUT OF YOUR BUSY LIVES TO TAKE IN TODAY’S CHESS TOURNAMENT.

MY NAME IS EVAN RABIN AND I AM THE CEO OF PREMIER CHESS, THE SPONSOR OF TODAY’S TOURNAMENT. I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER EVERYONE A WARM WELCOME TO THIS MEETING OF THE MINDS. CHESS TRULY IS A THINKING MAN — AND WOMAN’S — GAME.

CHESS HAS BEEN AROUND FOR MILLENNIUM, SERVING AS A PASTIME FOR THOSE LOOKING TO PASS THE TIME. PEOPLE PLAY CASUALLY, THEY ENTYER INTO FRIENDLY COMPETITIONS AND WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE INTERNET, TWO PLAYERS CAN SQUARE OFF FROM THE FARTHEST-FLUNG REGIONS OF THE WORLD. SO TOO DOES CHESS HELP THOSE WHO ARE IMPRISONED OR FEEL STUCK.

THE LEVELS OF COMPETITION ARE WIDE AND SPAN ALL AGES.

AND STUDY AFTER STUDY REVEALS THAT PLAYING CHESS IS MENTALLY AND SOCIALLY BENEFICIAL AT ALL AGES.

THE BENEFITS TO PLAYING CHESS ARE MULTIPLE AND INFLUENTIAL. CHESS BRINGS TOGETHER PEOPLE, HELPS DEVELOP MEMORY, ENHANCES CRITICAL AND STRATEGIC THINKING SKILLS, SHARPENS ONE’S FOCUS, WIDENS THE SCOPE OF CREATIVITY AND AIDS PLANNING, BOTH SHORT- AND LONG-TERM, AMONG MANY, MANY MORE ATTRIBUTES.

PREMIER CHESS HAS BEEN AROUND FOR ONLY A FEW YEARS SHORT OF A MILLENNIUM. IN SUMMER 2017, I ESTABLISHED THIS COMPANY FOR THE PURPOSES OF INTRODUCING THE GAME TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, NATIONALITIES AND ADDITIONAL BACKGROUNDS, WANTING OTHERS TO ENJOY THE GAME I’VE PLAYED, GREATLY ENJOYED AND IMMEASURABLY BENEFITED FROM AS FAR BACK AS I RECALL.

SHARING THESE BENEFITS BRINGS ME FIERCE SATISFACTION.

PREMIER CHESS PARTNERS WITH SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES, BUSINESSES LIKE LAW FIRMS, AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS LIKE FOUNDATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS TO SHARE THE BENEFITS OF CHESS.

WE WELCOME YOU AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. LET’S PLAY SOME CHESS!