Beyond the Gambit: Chess‘ Big Move

Jennifer Shahade - Chess Grandmaster and Director, US Chess Women

 

Hikaru Nakamura - Chess Grandmaster

 

Robert Hess - Chess Grandmaster, Coach, and Commentator

 

Daryl Morey - President of Basketball Operations, Philadelphia 76ers

 

Danny Rensch (moderator) - Chief Chess Officer, Chess.com

 

The queen is arguably the most important piece on the chess board, and The Queen’s Gambit has been the sport’s MVP in a year of surging popularity. More than the flavor of the moment, strategic nuances have kept chess relevant for centuries while an institutional embrace of technology has transformed competition for the 21st century. New formats bring new opportunities for strategies and analytics while the current momentum begs us to ask, what’s next? And even more importantly, what can other sports learn from chess? Hear from the most forward thinkers in chess as they discuss these issues.