To kick off Season 4, Neal spoke with Grandmaster Alex Lenderman. Alex resides in Brooklyn, NY where he was a member of the famous chess team at Edward R. Murrrow HS that won multiple national high school titles. This was depicted in the 2007 book The Kings of New York (retitled Game of Kings) by Michael Weinreb (Amazon). Alex was the winner of the 2021 US Open and is active as a chess coach for both children and adults. Some of this episode's talking points include the following:Why many adults have difficulty improvingChess psychologyThe chess cheating epidemicAlex's experience playing at local clubsTeaching chessLinks for GM Alex Lenderman:Email Chess.comFacebookOur links:WebsiteTwitterYouTubeFacebookE-mail: info@thechessangle.comThe Chess Angle is sponsored by Chessable. Check out a list of our favorite courses! The Amazon link above is an affiliate link which earns us a small commission on qualifying purchases. This helps support the podcast at no additional cost to you.