The Dojo (GM Jesse Kraai, IM David Pruess, IM Kostya Kavutskiy) discuss the recent chess boom and the reasons for it.
Chess.com article: https://www.chess.com/blog/CHESScom/chess-is-booming-and-our-servers-are-struggling
0:00 Intro
02:48 Kostya On The Chess Boom
08:19 David On The Chess Boom
17:50 Jesse On The Chess Boom
24:43 The Approachability of Chess
31:36 Youth In Chess
38:55 Mittens
43:16 Chess.com buying Play Magnus
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