Greg Shahade is the founder and commissioner of the Pro Chess League, a tournament pitting 16 teams from around the world. He is also the founder of the U.S. Chess School which is dedicated to providing free, intensive training to the most promisi...
Daniel Lona is the host of The Chess Experience podcast, a show geared towards adult improvers to help make chess learning fun and more accessible to all. It is the only podcast officially endorsed by Chess.com. Alongside his podcast, he is a fitn...
Aran Graham is a former Esports Producer and Director of Broadcast Operations at Chess.com. He is now their Partnerships Manager and works to spread chess with new audiences across the internet. Outside of his work at Chess.com, he has multiple Yo...
You can donate to The Gift of Chess here. The first thing I noticed about Russell Makofsky was how busy he was. When he joined our scheduled video call, he was on a bus and later caught an Uber before finally getting home. Through the halts and c...
Jennifer Shahade is a Women’s Grandmaster, two-time U.S. Women’s Chess Champ, author, podcaster, commentator, and poker professional. Last year she released her newest book, "Chess Queens: The True Story of a Chess Champion and the Greatest Female...
Ben Johnson is the host and creator of the Perpetual Chess Podcast. With over 300 episodes and more than 2 million listens, it is one of the biggest chess podcasts on the market. He also hosts the “How To Chess” podcast devoted to ches...
Emilia Castelao is a historian currently working towards her master's degree at the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna. Her studies focus on chess as a diplomatic tool in modern European diplomacy. Along with her studies, she is a member of the Internat...
James Canty III is a Detroit-based FIDE Master who wears many hats including streamer, content creator, commentator, and coach. At the time of this interview, he has 35,000 followers on Twitch and continues to grow his following every day. I sat d...
