George Mirijanian joins us on Episode 40 of “The Chess Files: The Answers are Out There” to tell us how he got his own chess show on Fitchburg Access TV.
Chess History
Was the Queen’s Gambit based on an actual person?
Episode 39 of “The Chess Files: The Answers are Out There” features our guest Diana Lanni, who helps us answer the question: “Was the character Beth Harmon in “The Queen’s Gambit” based on an actual person?
How has Chess changed in the last 50 years? Our guest today is Paul Whitehead
FM Paul Whitehead and I both played our first tournament chess game in 1972! We take a trip down memory lane together and compare what it was like then to what it is like now. Episode 38 of “The Chess Files: The Answers are OUT There”
Carol Jarecki Remembered
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 her various accomplishments in and
IM Kenneth Regan Interview
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 Mathematician of some renown. Man! Is he smart?
Lauren Goodkind vs Bots
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 puzzles! She is one of a Goodkind!
Mahmud Hassain: Leadership and Teaching Chess
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, but we learned a great deal from conducting this interview. What can
Interview with Ralph Bowman
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 There”
Interview with 2021 Chess Educator of the Year Jerald Times
The question is how do you become Chess Educator of the Year? We asked Jerald Times the 2021 winner of the award to tell us. Due to production problems, we could only share some of his wonderful advice later. Holland is not the Netherlands. Teach chess to the whole school