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...
The Harold Winston I Knew
By Jim Eade Many people in and out of chess circles are mourning the passing of Harold Winston. I will tell you about the Harold Winston I knew, but here is a link to his obituary:...
Interview with Elizabeth Shaughnessy, Founder of the Berkeley Chess School
https://youtu.be/lCI9RQwPARI Elizabeth Shaughnessy has done the unthinkable. She has built a bricks-and-mortar school dedicated to chess. Her program: The Berkeley Chess School" has produced three GMs and has taught chess to an average of about 7,000 kids a year. The...
Interview with GM Alex Yermolinsky, AKA The Yerminator
GM Alex Yermolinsky, AKA The Yerminator, joins the "Chess Files: The Answers are Out There" to tell us what he thinks we can learn from the great Tata Steel tournament, and what we should not think we've learned. He talks about what makes a good chess commentator and...
Jim Interviews Orrin “Checkmate” Hudson, who tells us how chess teaches you life lessons, and how these lessons help you make your best moves in chess, and in life.
https://youtu.be/QlAr6-kF2F0
Jim interviews Bruce Pandolfini about his role as chess consultant on hit series Queen’s Gambit
https://youtu.be/ukfobVMSBOU
Can Girls Become Grandmasters? Jim Interviews Kimberly Doo and Sophia Rohde
https://youtu.be/xiRWkXtKDK4
Jim Speaks with Al Lawrence and Steve Doyle from the Chess Trust
https://youtu.be/P2hpS8Xe5wk
Are Draws Boring?
https://youtu.be/cxLfFglXZbE