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

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