Cool Chess Videos #1 & #2

I’ve decided that I will occasionally share a cool chess video that I see online. The first features Zimbabwe’s Farai Mandizha who earned not one but two International Master norms in two weeks at this year’s Philadelphia and New York International Tournaments! This is very impressive, and in this video, he talks about his play and seems like a very sweet young man:

Here is the second one, featuring Amanda Mateer of Arizona. She recently earned her first norm toward the title of Women’s International Master at the 2010 Philadelphia International.