Behind the Scenes at the Cairns Cup

Fans of chess events at the Saint Louis Chess Club are used to enjoying their high level, polished broadcasts. But what goes on behind the scenes to make an event like the Cairns Cup appear to be such a well-oiled machine? It actually takes a great deal of planning by the staff at the Saint Louis Chess Campus and the production team they bring in to produce the broadcast to make it happen. In the video below, US Chess goes behind the scenes at the Cairns Cup to show you what most never get to see during a world-class chess event. We’ll take a peek behind the curtain to show you:

• What goes on while preparing for the players to arrive for round one? 
• The production facilities needed to make it entertaining for you to watch online 
• The discussions the commentators have when they aren’t on camera. 
• And more!

As Tony Rich says during his interview,  “The details aren’t just the details; they really make the event.”