Interview with Sean Manross

Interview with Sean Manross

https://youtu.be/Mdj2WcY8oZI Sean Manross explains to us what it means to be a State Affiliate of the US Chess Federation. Sean is President of the Southern California Chess Association. He is a member of FIDE's Commission on Disability under GM Thomas Luther. He also...

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Carol Jarecki Remembered

Carol Jarecki Remembered

https://youtu.be/g-TuzC76lNE Polly Write joins us on Episode 33 of "The Chess Files: The Answers are Out There" to tell us what it was like working with Carol Jarecki (1935-2021) and what it was like being her friend. Go to Carol's Wikipedia page to learn more about...

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IM Kenneth Regan Interview

IM Kenneth Regan Interview

https://youtu.be/vSG-bU_MQNg Chess and transitioning back to in-person meetings and tournaments is the subject of Episode 31 "The Chess Files: The Answers are Out There" with guest Kenneth Regan. He is an IM as a chess player as well as a Computer Scientist and...

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Lauren Goodkind vs Bots

Lauren Goodkind vs Bots

https://youtu.be/5qeaZlrHqKg Lauren Goodkind, chessbylauren.com, joins us on The Chess Files: The Answers are Out There" to tell us about Chess bots. What we really want to know is how to beat them! She also tells us about her teaching, videos, books, and publishing...

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Mahmud Hassain: Leadership and Teaching Chess

Mahmud Hassain: Leadership and Teaching Chess

https://youtu.be/FjT2J1_hbTY The 29th episode of "The Chess Files: The Answers are Out There" talks about leadership and chess. Our guest Mahmud Hassain tells us about his experience studying leadership and teaching chess. We always learn something from our guests,...

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Interview with Ralph Bowman

Interview with Ralph Bowman

https://youtu.be/4wND8v2zCtQ Chess has an event they call the SuperNationals. What are they, what do they look like, and how did they get started? Ralph Bowman explains all of it to us as our guest on the 28th Episode of: "The Chess Files: The Answers are Out...

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Cole Erskine Interview

Cole Erskine Interview

https://youtu.be/hoiwlaww_TA Cole Erskine wanted to know how to order products from https://fbds.dollarstore.com/​ using the discount code chess. After walking Cole through the purchasing process, we also discussed how to teach what makes a sound combination versus an...

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