70th Episode with Lakshmana "Vish" Viswanath, US Chess Executive Board Candidate

Send us Fan MailIn Episode 70, I interview Lakshmana "Vish" Viswanath, US Chess Executive Board Candidate. He originally hails from Kerala, India but has been living in the Laredo, Texas area for many years. He has been involved with Texas chess for many years and is the former state chess federation president. He is currently one of six candidates running for 3 spots in the US Chess Executive Committee. We talk about the rise of Texas chess, USCF fundraising, online chess, the election process and other areas of his platform.