In Episode 177, I converse with Mike Nietman, President of Wisconsin Chess Association and Former United States Chess Federation Board Member. Mike is currently serves as the Chair of the US Chess Election Committee, and a member of the National State Invitational Scholastic, State and Affiliate, and Trust commmiteees.
We speak about obstacles in running major chess events, a call for young professional chess players to get involved in chess politics, an overview of Wisconsin chess, motivation for women chess players, deductive logic in programming, chesss, and education, goals for US Chess, thoughts on the Upcoming World Championship and more.