For this episode Michael breaks down "where are we going with this? We know chess is dead, now what?", how Kids are forced into chess by parents most of the time and how we make it exciting for the kids. What actual philosophy guides our teaching?  (0:00) - Intro (0:38) - Taking Initiative To Improve Chess In the United States (1:44) - Kids Are Often Forced Into Chess, It's Not Fun Here. (6:29) - How to Sell the Game? (10:00) - How Do You Incentivize Improvement? Define "DOSES" (15:38) - NBACHESS.com Announcement! (18:32) - Will You Focus On Online Expansion or In Person Expansion? (22:38) - Ending Statements (23:50) - Outro Follow the Podcast on CHESSISDEAD.COM - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chess-is-dead/id1613772342 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/31683a6d-12cd-4246-b62e-b78fc463f8a1/chess-is-dead Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5jYXB0aXZhdGUuZm0vY2hlc3Npc2RlYWQv Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3XwN8iZwZdvQTY07LIaFuX Social Media - https://www.facebook.com/CHESSISDEAD/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChessNYC Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chessnyc/

For this episode Michael tells us the very beginning of CHESS NYC in the form of BIG BOARD BLITZ! The phenomena that took over 34th street is sadly gone, shutdown by the police... but it won't ever disappear from out hearts. We see how it granted CHESS NYC its future path as well as who may have crossed that path early on. Derek Jeter used to frequent the CHESS NYC office on his way to Yankee games??? (00:13) - Intro Animation (0:39) - What Happened on 34th and Broadway? (2:21) - Beat the Champ (4:01) - Setting Up Wrong (6:56) - Wooden Sets (7:42) - Blitz Tournament Burger King (9:06) - WE ALL GOT ARRESTED? (12:50) - DEREK JETER Used to Come Before Every Yankee Game!!! (14:10) - Buying the Village Chess Shop (14:47) - Reminiscing (17:12) - Ending Statements (17:53) - Outro Follow the Podcast on CHESSISDEAD.COM - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chess-is-dead/id1613772342 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/31683a6d-12cd-4246-b62e-b78fc463f8a1/chess-is-dead Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5jYXB0aXZhdGUuZm0vY2hlc3Npc2RlYWQv Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3XwN8iZwZdvQTY07LIaFuX Social Media - https://www.facebook.com/CHESSISDEAD/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChessNYC Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chessnyc/

This episode Michael breaks down the lack of kindness and sophistication from the dead, the true story about the moron who bought the Village Chess Shop, and the exciting history behind the Village Chess Shop's fame and celebrity appeal. ["The Dead" refers to the Chess Community who foolishly allowed this game to deteriorate so fully] (0:00) - Intro (0:14) - Animation (0:39) - Clarifying Chess Is Dead (2:43) - Examples of Mistreatment From Chess Community (4:13) - Story of the Thieving Coach (7:17) - What’s the Criteria for Hiring Your Coaches? (9:48) - The Village Chess Shop (12:17) - Why Was the Village Chess Shop Worshiped So Much? (14:14) - Village Chess Burned Down?! What’s Next?  (15:34) - Celebrity Clientele at the Village Chess Shop (17:05) - Reminiscing About the Village Chess Shop (19:32) - Ending Statements Follow the Podcast on CHESSISDEAD.COM - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chess-is-dead/id1613772342 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/31683a6d-12cd-4246-b62e-b78fc463f8a1/chess-is-dead Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5jYXB0aXZhdGUuZm0vY2hlc3Npc2RlYWQv Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3XwN8iZwZdvQTY07LIaFuX Social Media - https://www.facebook.com/CHESSISDEAD/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChessNYC Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chessnyc/

My name is Michael Propper, joined here by my son Alan Propper, and this podcast is kind of “how we got here”, we’ll talk about how I, Chess NYC, New Millennium Chess and other programs came to being. How we were successful in a highly unsuccessful game.

My name is Michael Propper, joined here by my son Alan Propper, and this podcast is kind of “how we got here”, we’ll talk about how I, Chess NYC, New Millennium Chess and other programs came to being. How we were successful in a highly unsuccessful game. For this episode Michael breaks down why he joined the chess industry in the first place despite a horrible financial and cultural starting point, how unwelcoming and unpleasant the chess community was, and how he plans to take chess in America to the moon and back! (0:00) - Intro (0:10) - Animation (1:00) - Why Chess? (4:18) - Where’s the Money in Chess? (5:24) - How Does Your Limited Chess Knowledge Help? (7:20) - Does the Chess Community Buy Into Your Americanized Version of Chess? (9:29) - What do you Mean by Americanized Chess? (11:30) - Biggest Challenges in this Americanization?  (14:13) - Where does your Vision of Chess End? (17:35) - Summary Michael Propper (20:09) - Ending Statements Follow the Podcast on CHESSISDEAD.COM - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chess-is-dead/id1613772342 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/31683a6d-12cd-4246-b62e-b78fc463f8a1/chess-is-dead Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5jYXB0aXZhdGUuZm0vY2hlc3Npc2RlYWQv Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3XwN8iZwZdvQTY07LIaFuX Social Media - https://www.facebook.com/CHESSISDEAD/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChessNYC Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chessnyc/