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Chess4Solidarity Initiative

Watch and play with us! Chess4Solidarity initiative, which aims to cultivate connection and solidarity between participants from Israel and the US and different countries around the world, especially during the troubled times of covid-19. As part of the initiative, during the past few months, more than 3100 chess players took

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: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/chicagotribune/name/harold-winston-obituary?pid=197770661 Al Lawrence also sent me the following link: https://chicagojewishfunerals.com/funeral-detail-page/?case=E385B9DC-16AB-4CB0-9C79-077AB4B701CE Those links will get

Zambia

We were contacted by an intern from the U.N. about youth programs in Zambia. They had programs for football, what we call soccer, but nothing else. They asked whether we could help them start a youth program for chess. Of course, we said yes. We managed to send them enough

Nicaragua

Nicaragua We were contacted by a representative in the U.S. Embassy in Nicaragua about helping to start a program for kids. They had a teacher, but no equipment. We sent the equipment to the Embassy and they got it to the teacher. We are still in contact with the teacher.

Uganda

We were approached through Facebook by a man from the Divine Chess Academe in Uganda. I had not heard of him or this program before, so I contacted Robert Katende to check him out. Robert was well known, one of his student’s was the basis for the movie “Queen of

Interview with Elizabeth Shaughnessy, Founder of the Berkeley Chess School

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 program is in its 40th year of existence. Find out how

Interview with Marty Grund of ICC

James Eade Interviews Marty Grund the President of the Internet Chess Club, and Brian Karen who talk about the early days of playing chess online. They had a huge role in broadcasting events in the early days of online chess matches and tournaments allowing viewers to see the action in

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 what organizers

Interview with Ben Johnson of Perpetual Chess

Ben Johnson is the man behind the Perpetual Chess Podcast, and joins “The Chess Files: The Answers are Out There” to tell us how he got started, how he became popular, and how he has successfully monetarized his product. He has had famous guests, interesting guests, and many with interesting

Interview with Randy Bauer, VP of US Chess

Randy Bauer, VP of US Chess, helps us understand how the National Governing Organization of chess in the United States is coping with the COVID pandemic. His efforts to keep the organization solvent get a tip of the hat from Jim Eade the host of “The Chess Files: The Answers