What is Good Moves?

Good Moves is a newsletter about chess and what it can teach us about performance in all parts of life.

I learn these lessons the hard way, in the trenches of over-the-board (OTB) chess play, and then bring them back to you, the reader, who is safe at home, protected from the brutality and humiliation of getting destroyed by 12-year-olds.

I hope to expand soon to include interviews, videos, and other undeniable content. For now, expect plenty of words, plenty of angst, and plenty of learning.

Who am I?

I am Kevin Lincoln: a documentary filmmaker, writer, book collaborator, and 1652 USCF chess player.

I am on Chess.com. Let’s play!

Would you like more details? Here they are: I am co-executive producer of BEYOND: UFOS AND THE UNKNOWN, a four-episode documentary series for MGM+, and UFO, a four-episode documentary series for Showtime, both from J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot; CAT PEOPLE, a six-episode documentary series for Netflix, created by Oscar-winning producer Glen Zipper; and THE BOND, a four-episode documentary series for Discovery+ from Robert Downey, Jr. and Susan Downey's Team Downey. Further credits include consulting producer on CHOWCHILLA, from CNN Films and Max; producer on FOUR SEASONS TOTAL DOCUMENTARY, an inside look at the Four Seasons Total Landscaping press conference that was released by MSNBC Films; and co-writing LET THERE BE DRUMS, which was distributed by Greenwich Entertainment.

As a journalist, I was a senior editor at New York Magazine, and I have written for the New York Times Magazine, GQ, the Wall Street Journal, Rolling Stone, and many other fine publications.

I live in Los Angeles with my wife, son, dog, and thoughts.