Premier Chess: Conquer the Game; Master Your Life

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In Episode 113, I converse with Matthew Harms, the Founder of Pen For Hire NYC. He is a New York born and based Freelance Writing Professional and Success Coach. His Bronx upbringing combined with diverse educational and career backgrounds provide a multitude of facets to each project he works on.We speak about career changes, the benefits of writing a book, the writing process, suggestions for entrepreneurs and more.

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In Episode 112, I have the privilege of conversing with my long-term friend and competitor, International Master Jay Bonin. Jay is among the most active tournament players in the US, having played over 25,000 tournament games. He started to known as the “Iron Man of Chess” in 1997 when won The New York State Championship, Manhattan Chess Club Championship, Marshall Chess Club Championship, Nassau Chess Club Championship and Queens Chess Club Championship all in the same year,1997. He is the co-author of “Active Pieces, Practical Advice from America’s Most Relentless Tournament Player”. The plethora topics we cover range from his favorite restaurants in New York to email lessons to chess tournaments in the 70s to chess psychology and unorthodox openings to suggestions for improvement.

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In Episode 111, I have the privilege of conversing with Michael Whitehouse, Founder of Guy Who Knows a Guy. With over 18 years of experience running business and working with unique organizations, Michael has built a considerable toolbox of resources for solving problems for entrepreneurs.We speak about his upcoming virtual conference in February 2021, which I am going to speak at, his book "Guy Who Knows a Guy", networking, art of value, podcasting, entrepreneurial strategy, accountability and more.

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In Episode 110, I have the pleasure of conversing with National Master Tyrell Harriot, the founder of Kings of Queens Chess: https://www.kingsofqueenschess.com/. He is also an active streamer: Twitch.tv/falzehope. We talk about his upbringing in Jamaica, adult improvement, accountability, enjoyment, tournaments during COVID-19, experience playing chess at a barbershop, and streaming on Twitch and more.

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In Episode 109, I have the absolute pleasure of conversing with National Master Bruce Pandolfini, an American chess author, teacher, and coach. He was portrayed in Searching for Bobby Fischer by Ben Kingsley and was an advisor for the Queen's Gambit book and recent film series. We talk about when I first met Bruce as an 8-year-old, thanks to Women's International Master Shernaz Kennedy, chess pedagogy, advice for school programs, his sessions with International Master Joshua Waitzkin, the filming process of "Searching for Bobby Fischer", authorship, poetry, the behind the scenes of the Queen's Gambit, future projects, and much more.

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In Episode 108, I have the privilege of conversing with Avram Mlotek, an American rabbi, social activist, cantor, writer, actor and slam poet. He is the co-founder of Base Hillel, a pluralistic home-centered outreach program, established in nine cities worldwide and Rabbi-in-Residence at the Manhattan JCC. We converse about the Founding of Base, the NYC Young Jewish Professional scene, closeness, co-officiating a wedding with Ruth Bader Ginsberg, same sex marriages, his recent book "Why Jews Do That or 30 Questions Your Rabbi Never Answered" and ideas about how chess relates to Judaism.

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In Episode 107, I have the privilege of conversing with Lisa Snow, the Founder of On the Mend Customized Fitness and Massage, which provides 1-on-1 personal training and massage therapy, corporate classes and more, virtually and in-person throughout the New York City Area. We talk about misconceptions about fitness, the benefits of coaching, accountability on and off the chess board, networking, training seniors, virtual and socially distanced classes and more.

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In Episode 106, I have the privilege of conversing with FIDE Master Mike Klein, Chief Chess Officer at Chesskid.com. This episode is dedicated to our mutual friend National Expert Charu Robinson, who unfortunately passed away on October 14, 2020. Thousands of kids around the world know Mike by his nickname "Fun Master Mike." We are a proud Chesskid affiliate: https://www.chesskid.com/membership/promo/premierWe talk about kid safety on the internet, state and national championships, fair play, advice for new clubs, ways to remain productive during COVID-19, updates for online tournaments, the origins of his nickname, our experiences teaching with Chess in the Schools and much more.

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In Episode 105, I converse with Grandmaster Timur Garayev, who earned a World Record in 2016 for playing the biggest blindfold simultaneous exhibition of all time, competing against 48 players at once without sight. He hails from Uzbekistan and and has been living in the US since he got a BA in Business Marketing from the University of Texas at Brownsville. In 2018, he won the 119th US Open. We spoke about his recent experience hiking the Appalachian Trail, our annual Make a Difference Teaching in Africa trip, skydiving, the art of blindfold chess, improvement tips and more.

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In Episode 104, I converse with Allan Rolnick, Founder of TristateTax Resolution. TriState Tax Resolution is an emergency room for people who owe back taxes and/or have not filed their tax returns(including payroll taxes) for a number of years. We take the burden from the clients and put it to rest.We talk about the tax resolution process, referral marketing, networking, the urgency to act and more.