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/