Think from KERA

Confessions Of A Recovering Chess Addict


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The movie scenes of chess are instantly recognizable: men quietly and intensely focused on besting their opponent over long, serious hours. For Sasha Chapin, his fascination with chess lived outside that old trope and became like a drug in his daily life. He joins host Krys Boyd to talk about his captivation with the game … and how it almost ruined his life, which he writes about in his memoir, “All the Wrong Moves.”
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