Podd: Perpetual Chess Podcast

EP 446- IM Greg Shahade on The State of Professional Chess, Why He Loves the Daily and Classical Formats & Adult Improving at Trivia

12 augusti | 69 min

EP 445- “It Worked So Well That I Stopped Doing It”: Adult Improver Nicholas Sloan on Dealing with Burnout After a Rapid Rating Rise

5 augusti | 59 min

EP 444 – Dr. Benjamin Balas on Chess Streaks, Blunders, and Brain Science

29 juli | 53 min

EP 443- GM Jan Gustafsson on Building Opening Repertoires, Freestyle Chess, Father Time, and the Usual Array of Nonsense

22 juli | 75 min

EP 442- GM Johan Hellsten: Why Defending Is So Difficult — And How to Improve At It

15 juli | 67 min

EP 441- WCM Hannah Sayce: The 24-year old Twitch Streamer on the Key Factors Behind Her Rapid Rise to the WCM Title

1 juli | 43 min

EP 440- GM Alexandr Fier: “I Blunder a Lot” – One of the World’s Most Active Grandmasters on Intuition, Endgame Studies, and Maintaining His Love For the Game

24 juni | 67 min

EP 439 — Samuel Sonning (Founder of NoctieAI): The Instructive Value of Memorizing Games, the Benefit of Losing Rating Points, and a Deep Dive on Chess and AI

17 juni | 51 min

EP 438- Tony Ballard: Chess, Freedom, and Lessons Learned From 26 Years in Prison

10 juni | 66 min

EP 437- Coach Jay Stallings and NM Adam Weissbarth talk Chess Teaching, Chess in the Movies and The Challenges and Rewards of Running a Chess Business

3 juni | 86 min

EP 436- Adult Improver Torkil Jara Bårdsgjerde on How Workplace Trash Talk Sparked a Lifelong Passion for Chess

27 maj | 77 min

EP 435- IM Alex Ostrovskiy on Opening Prep, Norm Tournaments, and His Core Chess Improvement Advice &

20 maj | 63 min

EP 434- GM Mauricio Flores Rios: The Acclaimed Chess Structures Author on How to Approach Different Chess Imbalances, Chess & A.I., and The Missing Ingredient in Freestyle Chess

13 maj | 57 min

EP 433- GM Kenneth Rogoff: From the World Juniors to the World Bank. Dr. Rogoff on His Remarkable Transition from Top Young Chess Talent to Renowned Economist.

6 maj | 69 min

EP 432- NM Dana Mackenzie: The 5 Steps to Becoming a Chess Master & Other Chess Stories and Advice

29 april | 68 min

EP 431- GM Mihail Marin:The Award-Winning Author shares Chess Wisdom from Across the Generations

22 april | 73 min

EP 430: GM Susan Polgar on Perseverance and Empowering the Next Generation

15 april | 66 min

EP 429- Omar Mills: Chess and Life Lessons Learned from Not Improving as Much as He Expected

8 april | 63 min

EP 428- IM Danny Rensch of Chess.com: Combating Cheats and Charting Chess's Future

1 april | 71 min

EP 427- Key Chess Improvement Principles with GM Noël Studer: The Fallacy of Accuracy Scores, Leaky Roofs & Information Overload

25 mars | 58 min

Book Recap #38- Discussing 100 Tactical Patterns You Must Know with Kevin Scull

20 mars | 25 min

EP 426- NM Oleksandr Prokhorov on Sustaining and Growing Ukrainian Chess During the War

18 mars | 51 min

EP 425- IM Willy Hendriks: The Award-Winning Author on Nimzowitsch’s Ego, Tarrasch’s Tenets and What Their Rivalry Means for Modern Chess.

11 mars | 58 min

EP 424- GM Wojciech Moranda: Visualization, Pattern Recognition and the 5 Elements of Calculation

4 mars | 63 min

EP 423- FM Nate Solon on The Right Way to Learn Openings, the Fundamental Flaw of Chess Puzzles and What He Is Working on and Planning for 2025.

25 februari | 61 min

EP 422- WGM Dina Belenkaya on Her Recent Tournies, Her Continued Social Media Growth, and the Vision Behind her New Chess School

18 februari | 57 min

EP 421- GM Jan Gustafsson and FM Donny Ariel discussion: Can a mid-40s working dad make Grandmaster without doing any work?

11 februari | 64 min

EP 420- Nikolaos Ntirlis- Opening & Engine Advice from a Top Theoretician, Author, and Correspondence Player

4 februari | 64 min

EP 419- Dr. Joel Sneed on Quitting, Unquitting & Tilting- Why Even an Accomplished Psychologist & Author Struggles to Manage his Relationship with Chess

28 januari | 71 min

EP 418- Michael Franco (Adult Improver Series) on How He Got Acclimated to OTB Play, and Climbed to Nearly 2000 USCF.

21 januari | 62 min

EP 417- GM Alex Lenderman: A Player’s Perspective on the Twists, Turns and Controversies of the FIDE World Rapid & Blitz.

14 januari | 83 min

EP 416- IM Malcolm Pein: The Award-winning Journalist and Organizer on the FIDE World Rapid & Blitz, and Why He Is Optimistic about Chess Despite Recent Stumbles

9 januari | 76 min

EP 415- GM-Elect Mark Heimann on his Unexpected Road From OTB-retired FM to 31 year-old GM in 3 years!

31 december 2024 | 77 min

EP 414- Sunrise in the Bronx: David MacEnulty on Lessons Taught & Learned at an Inner-City Scholastic Chess Powerhouse

24 december 2024 | 57 min

Bonus Pod- FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Preview featuring IM Eric Rosen and FM Alisa Melekhina

20 december 2024 | 54 min

EP 413- GM Daniel Naroditsky Looks Back at Gukesh's Rise, Ding's Disappointment & the Heightened Emotions of the 2024 World Championship

14 december 2024 | 89 min

EP 412- GM Jon Ludvig Hammer on Broadcasting the World Championship, How Chess is Covered in Norway & His Pet Opening System

10 december 2024 | 70 min

Bonus Pod- Ding-Gukesh in the Homestretch. Post-round 12 Analysis, Stories and Chess Improvement Takeaways with IM Andras Toth

10 december 2024 | 36 min

Bonus pod- Tension escalates, as Ding-Gukesh remains tied after 9 rounds. Chess.com’s FM Mike Klein shares behind-the-scenes stories from Singapore.

5 december 2024 | 40 min

EP 411- Adult Improver Supraja Vadlamani on How She Went from Chess Noob to Olympiad Participant in Just a Few Years.

3 december 2024 | 56 min

Bonus Pod- The World Championship is Deadlocked through 6 Games. IM Michael Rahal joins from Singapore & GM Jon Ludvig Hammer on the Match’s Surprising Trajectory

2 december 2024 | 60 min

EP 410- Chess improvement, Chess Business, and AI coaching with GM Avetik Grigoryan of Chessmood.com

26 november 2024 | 65 min

EP 409- GM Fidel Corrales Jimenez: A Tireless Tournament Circuit Grinder on Overcoming Setbacks, Managing Energy, the Risks of OTB Cheating & His Love for the Scotch Opening

19 november 2024 | 91 min

EP 408- FIDE World Championship Mega Preview- Talking Ding Liren with GM Davorin Kuljasevic, Gukesh with IM Cyrus Lakdawala and Match Statistics with NM Matt Jensen

12 november 2024 | 79 min

EP 407- News and the Nimzo with GM Ben Finegold- Recent cheating Controversies, The US Championships, Favorite Openings, & Chess Gambling Stories

5 november 2024 | 65 min

EP 406- Peter Doggers on The Chess Revolution: A big picture look at Cheating, Engines and the Explosion of Online Chess

29 oktober 2024 | 74 min

EP 405- Author, FM Charles Hertan on How Paul Morphy went from Unrated to Unbeatable, plus Reflections on his Classic Book, Forcing Chess Moves

22 oktober 2024 | 86 min

EP 404- IM Kostya Kavutskiy- A renewed Quest for the GM Title, An Olympiad Trip Report, plus Chess Improvement Questions Answered

15 oktober 2024 | 60 min

EP 403- IM-Elect Selim Citak on How a Spontaneous Decision to Return to OTB Chess Led to Him Earning the IM Title at Age 39

8 oktober 2024 | 82 min

EP 402- GM Axel Smith on Draw Offers, Managing the Clock, and the Return of the Woodpecker Method.

1 oktober 2024 | 54 min

EP 401- Sam Kahn: Advice for Taming Chess Degeneracy and The Lessons We Can Learn from Past Chess Greats

24 september 2024 | 77 min

Olympiad Bonus Pod- Mr. Dodgy on the Atmosphere, Controversies and Notable Stories so far from Budapest

21 september 2024 | 25 min

EP 400- Adult Improver NM Matt Gross- How Studying Model Games and Improving Intuition Helped Him Become an NM at Age 48

17 september 2024 | 63 min

EP 399- GM Tiger Hillarp Persson: The 2x Swedish Champion, Author & Go Master Shares a Life's Worth of Wisdom on How to Improve at Complex Games

10 september 2024 | 77 min

EP 398- FIDE Olympiad preview with GM Jonathan Speelman: Magnus, Medal Chases & Prodigies in Action

3 september 2024 | 61 min

BONUS POD- Hans vs. Magnus Speed Chess Championship Preview with GM Ben Finegold

30 augusti 2024 | 37 min

EP 397- JulesGambit on What Fueled a Rapid Rating Rise, the Story Behind the Botez Chess Camp, and Why She Thinks Chess is no Longer Uncool

27 augusti 2024 | 75 min

EP 396- GM Pontus Carlsson- Advice for Remembering Openings, early Magnus memories, the FIDE World Rapid & Blitz in New York and much more.

20 augusti 2024 | 97 min

EP 395- FM Kamil Plichta- Learning from your Rating Peers, Opening Advice for Amateurs, Bullet Chess Tips, & more

13 augusti 2024 | 58 min

EP 394- GM Jacob Aagaard- The Story Behind the Big Chess Publishing Merger, plus his Latest Thoughts on Rating Deflation, the World Championship Cycle, Chess Improvement, & more

6 augusti 2024 | 95 min

EP 393- GM Jan Gustafsson on the Candidates, the upcoming World Championship the Olympiad, and his Sicilian Defense Power Rankings

30 juli 2024 | 77 min

EP 392- Aiden Rayner- What Adult Chess Players Need to Know about Visualization and Working Memory

23 juli 2024 | 72 min

EP 391- IM Atle Gronn- Life Lessons from the remarkable Careers of GM Simen Agdestein, plus the lessons Simen imparted to his student, GM Magnus Carlsen

16 juli 2024 | 69 min

EP 390- Russ Makofsky: How Chess Can Change Lives from NYC to Africa

9 juli 2024 | 77 min

EP 389-Solveig Friberg (The Rookie Redhead)- A Recent Adult Beginner on Getting to 1500 from Scratch and Finding Community and Audience

2 juli 2024 | 61 min

EP 388- GM Awonder Liang on What Led to His Record-Breaking Chess Success, & Transitioning to Life as a University Student

25 juni 2024 | 77 min

Book Recap #37- My System (Fast Track Edition) with GM Alex Fishbein

21 juni 2024 | 61 min

EP 387- Stories and Chess Advice from the National Open with GM Ben Finegold, GM Kayden Troff, Kamryn Hellman, Kyle Boddy & many more!

18 juni 2024 | 122 min

EP 386- GM Arturs Neiksans- Coaching Gotham Chess, His own Journey to the GM Title & Advice for Choosing Openings

11 juni 2024 | 55 min

EP 385- GM Eugene Perelshteyn: Recent Online Cheating Drama, Tips for Facing Dodgy Gambits & the Future of Professional Chess

5 juni 2024 | 74 min

Book Recap #36- The King: Chess Pieces by GM Jan Hein Donner (with Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam)

31 maj 2024 | 77 min

EP 384- IM Levy Rozman (GothamChess) on renewing his GM title pursuit, lessons learned from his first attempt, and what we needs to do to improve.

28 maj 2024 | 66 min

EP 383- Dan Bock: An Accomplished Adult Improver on How He Leveled Up in his 40s.

21 maj 2024 | 66 min

EP 382- WIM Anna-Maja Kazarian: Why she is All-in on OTB Chess. WGM Title Pursuit, Study Recs + "Shoegate" Reflections

14 maj 2024 | 62 min

EP 381- CM Azel Chua- Calculation Advice, Improving Chess Intuition, and is the concept of “Checks, Captures & Threats” overrated?

7 maj 2024 | 49 min

EP 380- FIDE Candidates Wrap Up with GM Erwin L'Ami: Gukesh Ascends as Caruana Suffers a Heartbreaking Setback

27 april 2024 | 77 min

EP 379- IM Renier Castellanos on How he Earned the GM Title at Age 41.

23 april 2024 | 77 min

Bonus Pod- FIDE Candidates Round 12 Breakdown (Part 2)- FM Mike Klein on the Player’s Mindsets, Historical Context, and the Alireza Shoe Controversy

19 april 2024 | 31 min

Bonus Pod- FIDE Candidates Round 12 Breakdown (Part 1)- An Epic Finish Awaits, as Naka, Nepo and Gukesh are Tied!

19 april 2024 | 28 min

Bonus Pod- FIDE Candidates Round 10 Breakdown (Part 2)- GM Jan Timman on the tournament so far.

16 april 2024 | 29 min

EP 378- Lou Hays- Spending weekends with Fischer and Spassky, Getting to 2100 from Scratch as an Adult, Chess Publishing Then and Now

16 april 2024 | 80 min

Bonus Pod- FIDE Candidates Round 10 Breakdown (Part 1)- Nepo and Gukesh lead Narrowly as Naka and Fabi are in Pursuit

16 april 2024 | 13 min

Bonus Pod- FIDE Candidates Round 7 Breakdown (Part 2)- GM Daniel King on the Tournament So Far

12 april 2024 | 71 min

Bonus Pod- FIDE Candidates Round 7 Breakdown (Part 1)- Nepo and Tan Zhongyi Lead after a Dramatic First Half of the Tournament

12 april 2024 | 12 min

EP 377- NM Dan Heisman and NM Laura Smith. Two Accomplished Trainers on Capturing, Counting, and other Chess Concepts To Know

9 april 2024 | 52 min

Bonus Pod- FIDE Candidates First 4 Round Breakdown. Nepo leads (As usual). Plus a Fan's Toronto Trip Report

8 april 2024 | 39 min

EP 376- Adult Improver Jordan Groff on What it Takes to Make Master in 2024

2 april 2024 | 61 min

EP 375- FIDE Candidates Mega Preview with GM Rafael Leitão, Chess by the Numbers, and On the Queenside

26 mars 2024 | 122 min

EP 374- GM Noel Studer- Chess Improvement Q & A- Avoiding Burnout, Addressing Weaknesses, Avoiding Blunders, & Lots More!

19 mars 2024 | 93 min

EP 373- Carol Ann Caronia: Advice for Chess Parents & Scholastic Teachers from an Author and Longtime Teacher

12 mars 2024 | 50 min

EP 372- GM Jan Gustafsson: Learning 1. E4, Life after Team Magnus, Chess Cheating, the FIDE Candidates & more

5 mars 2024 | 76 min

EP 371- GM Josh Friedel- Common Beginner & Intermediate Mistakes, Freestyle Chess, and Advice for Goal-Setting

27 februari 2024 | 56 min

EP 370- GM Paul van der Sterren- Breakthroughs, Declines, Mindfulness and the Odyssey of a 20+ Year Professional Career

20 februari 2024 | 100 min

EP 369- NM Robert Ramirez on the difference between Adult and Youth Chess Students, Chess in Cuba, and Why He Loves the Pirc Defense

13 februari 2024 | 70 min

EP 368- Erik Allebest (Chess.com CEO)- Online Cheating, The Magnus-Hikaru match that fell through, the Chess24 closure & more

6 februari 2024 | 88 min

Book Recap #35- Make it Stick: The Science of Successful Learning- What should chess players know about how to learn and retain information? (with Dr. Nick Vasquez)

2 februari 2024 | 63 min

EP 367- Adult Improver Julio Calcina: A Chess and MMA Enthusiast on the Life Lessons that Each Can Provide.

30 januari 2024 | 71 min

EP 366- GM Raven Sturt: Chess Improvement Deep Dive with a Self-Taught Grandmaster. Board Visualization Tips, Book Recs & Lots more.

23 januari 2024 | 75 min

EP 365- GM Abihimanyu Mishra: The Young Phenom on his Chess Improvement Regimen, His Next Goals, and his 2024 Plans

16 januari 2024 | 60 min

EP 364- GM Patrick Wolff: Recent Chess News Breakdown: Prearranged Draws, Bizarre Dress Codes, the Candidates Cycle- Is it time to Replace FIDE? Plus, a Chess and AI update

9 januari 2024 | 86 min

EP-363 Jennifer Shahade on Playing Like a Champion, Building Confidence, and what "Zapping" is in Chess.

2 januari 2024 | 60 min

EP 362- IM Jeremy Silman tribute: IM John Donaldson and IM Cyrus Lakdawala look back on their friend's life and legacy

26 december 2023 | 111 min

Book Recap #34- IM Jeremy Silman's The Amateurs Mind (with David Hamm)

22 december 2023 | 62 min

EP 361- Professor/ GM David Smerdon: Renewed Chess Cheating Allegations and the new “Gender Equality in Chess Index.”

19 december 2023 | 62 min

EP 360- Adult Improver Ben Hodgkiss just quit his job to pursue chess full-time. Here is his story.

12 december 2023 | 75 min

EP 359- Davaun Williams (aka Chess Knowledge with H1) on Chess TikTok Stardom, Opening Traps, and Improvement Recs

5 december 2023 | 53 min

EP 358- GM Robert Hungaski on Teaching Chess Teachers, Nakamura, Shirov, Niemann The Indian Chess Boom & more

28 november 2023 | 74 min

EP 357- Adult Improver Denis Markov on How a Calm and Consistent Approach has Elevated his Chess Game

21 november 2023 | 75 min

EP 356- FIDE Grand Swiss Recap/FIDE Candidates Lookahead plus LiChess Catchup with Community Manager Chris Callahan

10 november 2023 | 79 min

EP 355- Cecilia Albertini and Chandler Toffa- Two filmmakers discuss their touching new chess documentary, The City of Human Chess

7 november 2023 | 35 min

EP 354- Perpetual Chess Improvement Book Discussion with Dr. Christopher Chabris

31 oktober 2023 | 80 min

EP 353- GM Davorin Kuljasevic: Chess Improvement Q & A (plus discussion of his great new book on GM Ding Liren)

24 oktober 2023 | 86 min

EP 352- Emilia Castelao and Craig Dubose: Two Chess Enthusiasts on their Chess Passion Projects

17 oktober 2023 | 71 min

EP 351- Steffen Nielsen: The author and award-winning endgame study composer on what makes a good chess puzzle, and whether endgame studies are good for your chess calculation.

10 oktober 2023 | 58 min

EP.350- CM Can Kabadayi: A self-taught Candidate Master and Cognitive Scientist on Calculation, The Chess Aging Curve and his Favorite Chess Books

3 oktober 2023 | 63 min

EP 349- Dr. Anique de Bruin: Deliberate Practice and the Science of Chess Learning

26 september 2023 | 53 min

Book Recap #33- Think Like a Super GM and Strategic Chess Exercises: 2 Great Books for Intermediate Level and Up (with Dr. Michael Franco)

21 september 2023 | 61 min

EP 348- ALTO Tournament Report- Two Participants on What they learned and Experienced at an Adult Only Weekend Tournament in Charlotte

19 september 2023 | 73 min

EP 347- GM Gregory Kaidanov on The Return of Hans Niemann, FIDE World Cup Reflections & The Differences Between Adult and Youth Chess Students

12 september 2023 | 83 min

EP 346- NM Todd Bryant Shares his Data on the Most Accomplished Adult Improvers in recent US Chess History, plus Discusses his Own Approach to Chess Enjoyment & Improvement

5 september 2023 | 77 min

EP 345- WFM Maaike Keetman on The Best Open Tournaments in Europe, The Chess Steps Method & Chessable's Create Your Own Course Contest

29 augusti 2023 | 58 min

EP 344- GM Melik Khachiyan on How Staying Active OTB and Emphasizing Physical Fitness helped him Finally win his First National Title!

22 augusti 2023 | 58 min

Bonus Pod- FIDE World Cup Update- Magnus and Fabiano on a Collision Course? Featuring CM Vjekoslav Nemec and IM Michael Rahal reporting from the tournament in Baku.

18 augusti 2023 | 52 min

EP 343- Rating Deflation Roundtable- Statistician Jeff Sonas and Data Scientist FM Nate Solon discuss FIDE’s Proposed Changes to their Rating System, Plus Historical Chess Nuggets from Jeff’s Great Site “ChessMetrics”

15 augusti 2023 | 94 min

EP 342- GM Simen Agdestein: The Norwegian Chess Legend on Coaching Young Magnus, Life as a Pro Footballer, and What he Learned from Career-Altering Injuries

8 augusti 2023 | 82 min

Book Recap #32- GM Rowson's Chess for Zebras a classic book that tackles the challenges of adult improvement, and the differences between playing White and Black (with guest co-host, Professor David Franklin)

4 augusti 2023 | 64 min

EP 341-Double Episode! GM Levon Aronian on The Global Chess League, How to Better Promote Chess, and Reflections on his Bumpy Ride to the Chess Elite + Global Chess League Chairperson Jagdish Mitra on Plans for Future Seasons

1 augusti 2023 | 104 min

Bonus Pod- Jen Shahade joins for a FIDE Women's World Championship Wrap Up

27 juli 2023 | 35 min

EP 340- FIDE World Cup Preview with Mr. Dodgy- The Best Tournament of the Chess Year starts Sunday! Magnus looks for his first World Cup Win, and Hikaru, Fabiano, and a host of Challengers hope to Earn Spots in the 2024 Candidates Tournament

25 juli 2023 | 84 min

EP 339- WGM Anna Zatonskih: The Four-Time US Women’s Champion Shares the Story Behind Earning Her First GM Norm at age 44!

18 juli 2023 | 58 min

Bonus Pod- The FIDE Women's World Championship is at the Halfway Point: American Chess Olympian WGM Begim Tokhirjonova joins to discuss it

13 juli 2023 | 30 min

EP 338- Dr. Daniel Simons and Dr. Christopher Chabris- Two Award Winning co-authors and Professors on Growth Mindset, Cheating in Chess, Chess Improvement & Much more!

11 juli 2023 | 63 min

EP 337- NM Nate Shuman- A Scholastic Champion on How Mindfulness Practices Helped Him & Can Help All Competitive Chess Players

4 juli 2023 | 59 min

Bonus Pod- Three Amateurs on Chess Lessons Learned and Adventures Had at the National Open in Las Vegas

30 juni 2023 | 72 min

Bonus pod- Law Professor David Franklin returns to Discuss the Dismissal of the Hans NIemann/Chess.com Lawsuit

28 juni 2023 | 28 min

EP 336- GM Jan Timman: The Legendary Author and Dutch Champion discusses his new book on Max Euwe, How his Generation Compares to the Current One, and Magnus and the Modern Chess Landscape

27 juni 2023 | 71 min

EP 335- Adult Improvers and Chessable co-Authors, WIM Natasha Regan and Matthew Ball on Improving at Chess in Your 50s, Tips for Playing against Kids and The Similarities between Shogi and Chess

20 juni 2023 | 63 min

EP 334- GM Ben Finegold on the Possible Decline of Magnus, his New 1. d4 Chessable Course, and more Stories from his Years of Chess Travels

13 juni 2023 | 61 min

EP 333: IM James Sherwin- A US Chess Hall of Famer Looks Back on his Chess Career and Shares Stories about Fischer, Reshevsky, Seirawan and Many More!

6 juni 2023 | 79 min

EP 332- GM Vinay Bhat: A Former Child Prodigy Turned Data Scientist Shares Lessons Learned and Memorable Stories from his Chess Career

30 maj 2023 | 85 min

EP 331- Adult Improver John Neely (aka Benedictine) on lessons learned and recommendations from a long journey to 1800.

23 maj 2023 | 64 min

EP 330- Chess Improvement Q and A with Top Trainer and Author, GM Wojciech Moranda Topics Include: Annotating Games, Improving Positional Chess, and Learning from Playing vs. Learning from Studying

16 maj 2023 | 108 min

EP 329- GM Sam Shankland: One of the the top Players in the U.S. on How he Improved His Rapid Game and his Endgame Play, His 2023 Tournament Plans and his Advice for Overcoming Setbacks in Chess

9 maj 2023 | 82 min

EP 328- Ding delivers in dramatic fashion! World Championship wrapup with Dutch National Champion and Top Trainer, GM Erwin L’Ami.

2 maj 2023 | 68 min

Bonus Pod- Tied with just one classical game to go! GM Alex Lenderman helps break down the Blunders and the Bouncebacks of this Fascinating FIDE World Championship

27 april 2023 | 76 min

EP 327- Geert van der Velde, CEO of Chessable, on the Chess.com Merger, “Chessable 3.0,” Including the Courses and Improvements Chessable Users Can Expect this Year

25 april 2023 | 61 min

Bonus Pod - World Championship Round 9 Update- Dramatic Games, Leaked Prep and Chess Improvement Takeaways for Amateur Players with IM Andras Toth

21 april 2023 | 70 min

EP 326- Popular YouTuber and Streamer WGM Dina Belenkaya on Lessons Learned from Recent Tournaments, Twitch Streaming OTB Games and her Content and Chess Goals for 2023

18 april 2023 | 76 min

Bonus Pod- Ding Deadlocks the World Championship Match after 4 games, with FM Mike Klein of Chess.com

13 april 2023 | 31 min

EP 325- Adult Improver Chris Duncan on the Popularity of Chess in the Military and the Connective Power of the Game to bring Cultures Together

11 april 2023 | 43 min

EP 324- IM Levy Rozman/Gotham Chess on Surpassing 3 Million YouTube Subs, Retiring from OTB, his DMs with Magnus, and his Future Plans

4 april 2023 | 81 min

EP 323- Ding-Nepo World Championship Match Preview Double Episode- GM Daniel King on the Players and Historical Context, NM Matt Jensen on the Match Analytics. Also Discussed: Rating Deflation, The Sicilian Defense, and Chess Improvement

28 mars 2023 | 115 min

EP 322- IM Willy Hendriks- The Groundbreaking Author and Trainer on Chess Improvement, Chess History, and The Books that Most Influenced Him

21 mars 2023 | 74 min

EP 321- GM Cristian Chirila on Past and Upcoming World Championship Matches, his OTB game, and the Growth of the C Squared Podcast

14 mars 2023 | 73 min

EP 320- Adult Improver Ben Hunt of “Chess Boot Camp" YouTube Channel on going from 0-1500, “The Goldfish Method” and Transitioning to OTB Chess

7 mars 2023 | 73 min

EP 319- Dr. Howard Burton- An Award Winning Documentary Filmmaker and Author on the Growth Opportunity for Chess, the Genius of Morphy, Fixing FIDE, and Whether Chess Skills Transfer to Other Domains

28 februari 2023 | 67 min

EP 318 - Trainer and Chessable Author IM Yaacov Norowitz on How he Became a Blitz Specialist, His Early Encounters with Hikaru and Gothamchess & His Unique Approach to Chess Learning

21 februari 2023 | 69 min

Book Recap #31- San Luis 2005- Dr. Christopher Chabris on a A Tournament Book featuring Sparkling Games and Annotations, A Mini Cheating Scandal, at a Crossroad Moment in World Championship Chess History

17 februari 2023 | 80 min

EP 317- GM Jorden van Foreest- The Dutch Chess Champ on Working with Magnus and Anish, How he Became Known as a “Creative Player” and What he is Doing to Work on His Own Game

14 februari 2023 | 61 min

EP 316- GM Mihail Marin: The Renowned Author and Trainer on Learning from Larsen, Tal, Polgar and other Legends

7 februari 2023 | 136 min

EP 315- Dr. Jon Edwards- The Correspondence Chess World Champion on what Top Engines think of Different Openings and his Road to the World Title

31 januari 2023 | 81 min

Bonus pod- Tata Steel in the Home Stretch- FM Michiel Abeln assesses the Tournament so Far

27 januari 2023 | 71 min

EP 314- Adult Improver Kamryn Hellman on How Discovering Chess via Queen's Gambit turned her into a Fast Improving Chess Obsessive

24 januari 2023 | 72 min

Bonus pod- Dispatch from the Tata Steel Chess tournament with Renowned Author, FM Michiel Abeln

18 januari 2023 | 57 min

EP 313- FM James Canty on Staying Motivated and His Grind Toward the IM Title and Beyond.

17 januari 2023 | 74 min

EP 312- GM Noel Studer- The Swiss National Champ Turned Trainer Shares Advice on Overcoming Plateaus, Calculating, Analyzing Games & More

10 januari 2023 | 91 min

EP 311- GM Jonathan Speelman- A British Chess Legend on His Time as a Top 10 Player and His Encounters with Anand, Korchnoi, Tal and many more!

3 januari 2023 | 83 min

EP 310- John Hartmann joins to Review the Year in Chess: A Carlsen/Niemann Update, A New Cheating Scandal, The Chess.Com/PM Merger, & lots more

27 december 2022 | 85 min

EP 309- Dr. Joel Sneed- An Author and Psychology Professor on How to Regain One's Chess Motivation, Curbing "Blitz Tilt" and How he Made Unusual Rating Gains as an Adult

20 december 2022 | 88 min

Book Recap #30- 10 Underrated Chess Books for Different Ratings Levels, with FM Carsten Hansen

16 december 2022 | 92 min

EP 308- GM Srinath Narayanan- Lessons Learned from Training Some of the Chess World's Brightest Young Talents

13 december 2022 | 82 min

EP 307- IM Dean Ippolito- A Longtime Trainer, Author and Champion Competitor on the Adjustments one Should Make for the Modern Tournament Landscape

6 december 2022 | 94 min

EP 306- Adult Improver Vishnu Warrier. Can a 31 year old USCF 2100 become a GM? Vishnu wants to find out!

29 november 2022 | 69 min

EP 305- WIM Andreea Navrotescu- The Latest on the FIDE Women's World Championship Cycle + Her Life as a Chess Professional in France

22 november 2022 | 77 min

EP 304- Neal Bruce- What We Can Learn from the Studying Classic Game Compilation Books

8 november 2022 | 77 min

EP 303- Adult Improver Kyle Boddy- A Pioneer in Sports Analytics and Peak Performance on His Approach to Chess Improvement

1 november 2022 | 79 min

EP 302- Chess Improvement Q & A with IM Andras Toth- One of YouTube's Best Chess Teachers

25 oktober 2022 | 71 min

Bonus Pod- GM Hans Niemann is suing Magnus, Chess.com and Hikaru Nakamura! Law Professor David Franklin joins to Assess What Might Happen From Here

22 oktober 2022 | 54 min

EP 301- Computer Science Professor and IM, Dr. Kenneth Regan on the Carlsen/Niemann controversy and the Current State of Cheating in OTB Chess

18 oktober 2022 | 94 min

EP 300- Swedish Chess Legend, GM Ulf Andersson on his Encounters with Kasparov, Karpov and Fischer and How he Keeps up With Chess Today.

11 oktober 2022 | 121 min

Bonus Pod- FM Nate Solon joins to Discuss Chess.Com's Report about the Carlsen/Niemann Controversy

6 oktober 2022 | 79 min

EP 299- Chess Blogger and Trainer FM Dennis Monokroussos on Lessons from Tal and Petrosian, how 'Toiletgate' compared to the Current Chess Scandal, and the Importance of Playing with Different Styles

4 oktober 2022 | 80 min

Book Recap #29- Discussing The Longest Game by GM Jan Timman a Great Book which Tells the Story of the Kasparov-Karpov matches

3 oktober 2022 | 70 min

Bonus Pod- GM Jonathan Rowson and GM David Smerdon discuss the Carlsen/Niemann Saga

28 september 2022 | 124 min

EP 298- Adult Improver Hans Henning on Why he Loves Studying Openings, and How Chess Helps Give Him Purpose

27 september 2022 | 69 min

Bonus Pod- GM Alex Fishbein and IM Greg Shahade share their thoughts on the latest developments in the Carlsen/Niemann Sinquefield Cup Controversy

22 september 2022 | 97 min

EP 297- IM Carissa Yip on her love for the King’s Indian Defense, Why Levon Aronian is her favorite player and the ups and downs of her first Chess Olympiad.

20 september 2022 | 56 min

Bonus Pod- GM Jacob Aagaard joins for an update on the Sinquefield Cup Controversy

16 september 2022 | 69 min

EP 296- Award Winning Author/Trainer, GM Jacob Aagaard on Endgame "Rules of Thumb", the Wave of Young Phenoms, and the World Championship Format

13 september 2022 | 105 min

Bonus Pod- Chess World in Turmoil as Magnus Carlsen Suddenly withdraws from Sinquefield Cup Amid Speculation that GM Hans Niemann used Engine Assistance

9 september 2022 | 39 min

Episode 295- GM Gregory Kaidanov- One of the US’ top players and trainers on Maintaining Motivation, Imparting Lessons to Students, and his Long Journey from the USSR to the US.

6 september 2022 | 109 min

Bonus Pod- How to Chess Podcast- GM Johan Hellsten on How to Analyze Your Own Chess Games

3 september 2022 | 18 min

EP 294- GM Fabiano Caruana on Engines, The Evolution of Chess, the Candidates Tournament, and the World Championship Cycle.

30 augusti 2022 | 66 min

EP 293- Olympiad Trip reports with Lula Roberts aka "LulaRobs" and Team USA captain, IM John Donaldson

23 augusti 2022 | 109 min

EP 292- Adult Improver Karen Boyd on What She Learned from a Busy Summer of Tournament Chess, and Why she Always "Plays Up" Against Tougher Competition

16 augusti 2022 | 63 min

Bonus Pod- How to Chess Podcast- How to Approach Studying the Endgame with GM Sahaj Grover

14 augusti 2022 | 26 min

EP 291- GM Alex Fishbein on Maintaining a Passion for Chess into One's 50s, (Plus great Korchnoi and Tal stories.)

9 augusti 2022 | 94 min

Bonus Pod - Dispatches from the Chennai Olympiad with GM Axel Bachmann and Mr. Dodgy of Chessable

5 augusti 2022 | 60 min

EP 290- Dutch Trainer and Author IM Jeroen Bosch on How to Build an Opening Repertoire

2 augusti 2022 | 72 min

Book Recap #28- Chess Tactics from Scratch by FM Martin Weteschnik- A Great Intermediate Level Tactics Guide

30 juli 2022 | 62 min

EP 289- Tony Ballard- A Convicted Felon on How Chess has Changed His Life

26 juli 2022 | 57 min

Bonus Pod- GM Andrii Baryshpolets on Why He is Running For FIDE President

23 juli 2022 | 39 min

Breaking News Bonus Pod- Chess24 Reporter Tarjei Svensen on Magnus' Decision not to Defend his Title

20 juli 2022 | 37 min

EP 288- GM Peter Heine Nielsen Takes us Behind the Scenes of the 2012 World Championship Match between Anand and Gelfand

19 juli 2022 | 111 min

EP 287- GM David Howell joins for a FIDE Candidates Wrap Up plus World Championship Match Scuttlebutt, and his 2022 OTB and Commentating Plans

12 juli 2022 | 84 min

Book Recap #27 - GM Yasser Seirawan's Play Winning Chess

8 juli 2022 | 59 min

EP 286- Adult Improver Dr. Nicholas Vasquez on How and Why he Finally Got Serious about Chess Improvement

5 juli 2022 | 73 min

FIDE Candidates Round 12 Update- IM Christof Sielecki on Nepo's Dominance, Alireza's Struggles and the Tight Battle For 2nd Place

2 juli 2022 | 68 min

EP 285- IM Irina Bulmaga on her New Chess Training Regimen, the best Open Tournaments in Europe, and her Current Chess Goals

28 juni 2022 | 66 min

FIDE Candidates Round 6 Update- GM Jonathan Tisdall on the tournament so far

24 juni 2022 | 66 min

EP 284- GM Eugene Perelshteyn and FM Nate Solon on How to Improve Your Chess Evaluation Skills plus the lessons we can learn from Magnus' blitz games

21 juni 2022 | 91 min

EP 283- Top Trainer GM R.B. Ramesh on How to Improve Your Chess Calculation, and the keys to GM Praggnanandhaa’'s success

14 juni 2022 | 92 min

EP 282- 2022 FIDE Candidates Preview Double Episode with GM Robert Hess and Tai Pruce Zimmerman of the Chess by the Numbers Blog

7 juni 2022 | 135 min

EP 281- Dr. Stuart Margulies tells the story behind the classic, best-selling book, Bobby Fischer Teacher Chess

31 maj 2022 | 86 min

Book Recap #26- Discussing Alexei Shirov's Fire on Board with Mitchell Fabian

29 maj 2022 | 81 min

EP 280- GM Ben Finegold on The FIDE Candidates, Recent Declines in Chess Twitch Viewership, and Why He Thinks he Doesn't Play as Well as he Used to.

24 maj 2022 | 87 min

EP 279- Derek Wilder (Adult Improver Series)- The key lessons that helped an 1800 break through to a USCF 2000 rating.

17 maj 2022 | 65 min

Ep 278- GM Jan Gustafsson- The Popular Chess24 Commentator discusses the World Championships, Chess Openings, The State of his Chess Game, and his new Chess Podcast

10 maj 2022 | 74 min

EP 277-GM Kirill Shevchenko and WFM Maria Emelianova, a Ukrainian GM and a Russian Chess Streamer, on How the Russian-Ukrainian War Impacts their lives, their Careers and the Chess World

3 maj 2022 | 97 min

EP 276- GM Michael Adams- Stories and Lessons from Mickey's decades Among the Chess Elite

26 april 2022 | 105 min

EP 275- IM Ali Mortazavi- A CEO and Successful Stock Investor on how the Challenges of Chess Help Everything Else Seem Easier

19 april 2022 | 68 min

EP 274- Paul Hedrick (Adult Improver Series) with guest co-host Han Schut

12 april 2022 | 81 min

EP 273- GM Johan Hellsten on Chess Improvement, the Inspirations for his "Mastering Chess" Book Series, and his favorite OTB Memories

5 april 2022 | 99 min

EP 272- "Positional Puzzle Book Championship" with Neal Bruce

29 mars 2022 | 73 min

Book Recap #25- Review and Discussion of The Mammoth Book of the World’s Greatest Chess Games with NM Chrisopher Chabris and FM Graham Burgess

25 mars 2022 | 101 min

EP 271- GM Hans Niemann on his Rapid Climb up the Chess Rankings and What's Next for Him in 2022

22 mars 2022 | 85 min

Book Recap #24- Discussing GM Jan Markos' Under the Surface with NM Gopal Menon and Matt Fletcher

25 februari 2022 | 64 min

EP 267- NM Nelson Lopez (of the ChessVibes YouTube Channel)

22 februari 2022 | 62 min

EP 266- NM Jeremy Kane (Adult Improver Series)

15 februari 2022 | 67 min

EP 265- GM Simon Williams- (aka The Ginger GM) returns

8 februari 2022 | 77 min

EP 264- Elizabeth Shaughnessy (founder of the Berkeley Chess School)

1 februari 2022 | 78 min

Book Recap #23- Discussing Shereshevsky's Endgame Strategy with Dr. Kevin Scull

28 januari 2022 | 69 min

EP 263- Author Oliver Roeder on the Enduring Appeal of Chess and Other Games

25 januari 2022 | 70 min

EP 262- IM Kostya Kavutskiy returns

18 januari 2022 | 71 min

EP 261- "Master to IM" Adult Improver Special with FM Doug Eckert, NM Evan Rosenberg and FM Dalton Perrine

11 januari 2022 | 124 min

Book Recap #22- Discussing Isaac Lipnitsky's Questions of Modern Chess Theory, with Martin Justesen

7 januari 2022 | 62 min

EP 260 - IM Christof Sielecki is back!

4 januari 2022 | 84 min

EP 259- Ben Johnson

28 december 2021 | 95 min

EP 258- GM Matthew Sadler

21 december 2021 | 111 min

EP 257- GM Erwin L'Ami with a World Championship Wrap Up (and more!)

14 december 2021 | 89 min

World Championship Bonus Pod #5- GM Vasyl Ivanchuk on His Career, Twitch Streaming and his Thoughts on the Match

11 december 2021 | 46 min

Book Recap #21- Discussing A First Book of Morphy with Mads Jønsson

10 december 2021 | 65 min

World Championship Bonus Pod #4- GM Jacob Aagaard on the match, plus Shaun McCoy with a report from Dubai

9 december 2021 | 60 min

EP 256- Alex Crompton (Adult Improver Series)

7 december 2021 | 101 min

World Championship Bonus Pod #3- GM Jan Timman on the match so far, NM John MacArthur with a Dubai trip report.

5 december 2021 | 61 min

World Championship Bonus Pod #2- FM Mike Klein joins from Dubai to recap 5 tense, deadlocked rounds.

1 december 2021 | 48 min

EP 255- WGM Tatev Abrahamyan returns

30 november 2021 | 87 min

World Championship Bonus Pod #1- The match so far + interviews from Dubai with Geert van der Velde and Jonathan Corbblah

29 november 2021 | 46 min

EP 254- World Chess Championship Preview Part 2 with Tai Pruce Zimmerman

23 november 2021 | 72 min

EP 253- GM Daniel King Previews the World Championship, plus more!

19 november 2021 | 77 min

EP 252- GM Andy Soltis returns!

16 november 2021 | 89 min

EP 251- John Hartmann is back!

9 november 2021 | 84 min

EP 250- FM Asa Hoffmann

2 november 2021 | 93 min

Book Recap #20- Discussing GM Viktor Korchnoi's Chess Is My Life with John Fernandez

29 oktober 2021 | 115 min

EP 249- Dr. Mark Glickman

26 oktober 2021 | 91 min

EP 248- GM Noel Studer

19 oktober 2021 | 104 min

EP 247- Michael Franco (Adult Improver Series)

12 oktober 2021 | 77 min

EP 246- CM Tryfon Gavriel (aka KingsCrusher)

5 oktober 2021 | 90 min

Book Recap #19- Discussing Capablanca's Chess Fundamentals with Jessi Shakarian

1 oktober 2021 | 76 min

EP 245- GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

28 september 2021 | 91 min

EP 244- GM Andrew Tang

21 september 2021 | 76 min

EP 243- GM Anna Muzychuk

14 september 2021 | 94 min

EP 242- GM Surya Ganguly

7 september 2021 | 81 min

EP 241- FM Peter Giannatos (Adult Improver Series)

31 augusti 2021 | 129 min

EP 240- "Pawn Book Championship" Special Episode with Neal Bruce

24 augusti 2021 | 73 min

Book Recap #18- Discussing Aron Nimzowitsch's My System with IM Christof Sielecki (aka ChessExplained)

20 augusti 2021 | 77 min

EP 239- GM Jan Markos

17 augusti 2021 | 85 min

EP 238- Jerald Times

10 augusti 2021 | 76 min

EP 237- GM Vladimir Kramnik

3 augusti 2021 | 104 min

EP 236- Dr. Courtney Frey (Adult Improver Series)

27 juli 2021 | 61 min

EP 235- Joe Posnanski

20 juli 2021 | 70 min

EP 234- GM Jonathan Levitt

13 juli 2021 | 84 min

Book Recap #17- Discussing "Zurich 1953" with FM Nate Solon, featuring GM Andy Soltis

9 juli 2021 | 96 min

EP 233- IM Levy Rozman Returns

6 juli 2021 | 104 min

EP 232- James Altucher returns

29 juni 2021 | 87 min

Bonus Pod- Episode 02 of "How to Chess" with Guest Stjepan Tomic aka "Hanging Pawns"

24 juni 2021 | 16 min

Bonus Pod- Episode 01 of "How to Chess" with Guest GM Eugene Perelshteyn

17 juni 2021 | 16 min

EP.231 - Braden Laughlin (Adult Improver Series)

15 juni 2021 | 75 min

EP.230 - WGM Irene Sukandar

8 juni 2021 | 79 min

EP.229 - GM Davorin Kuljasevic

1 juni 2021 | 73 min

EP.228 - GM Ben Finegold returns

25 maj 2021 | 97 min

EP.227 - WFM Maria Emelianova

18 maj 2021 | 86 min

EP.226 - Tim Krabbé

11 maj 2021 | 67 min

EP.225 - GM Axel Smith

4 maj 2021 | 56 min

EP.224 - GM Ruslan Ponomariov

29 april 2021 | 104 min

Book Recap #16: Discussing Logical Chess Move by Move with Barry Katz

23 april 2021 | 73 min

EP.223 - Dr. Luka Popov (Adult Improver Series)

20 april 2021 | 80 min

EP.222 - GM Peter Svidler returns

13 april 2021 | 81 min

EP.221 - Chris Callahan of LiChess.org

6 april 2021 | 75 min

EP.220 - Bruce Pandolfini

30 mars 2021 | 74 min

EP.219 - Tunde Onakoya (founder of Chess in Slums)

23 mars 2021 | 67 min

Book Recap #15 : Discussing Secrets of Practical Chess and Attacking the Strongpoint

19 mars 2021 | 97 min

EP.218 - GM Max Illingworth

16 mars 2021 | 79 min

EP.217 - "IM to GM" Adult Improver Special with IMs Lawrence Trent, Sean Nagle and Attila Turzo

9 mars 2021 | 132 min

EP.216 - Dr. Jana Krivec

2 mars 2021 | 84 min

EP.215 - Dr. Vishnu Sreekumar (Adult Improver Series)

23 februari 2021 | 87 min

EP.214 - GM Vlastimil Hort

16 februari 2021 | 77 min

EP.213 - IM Greg Shahade returns again

9 februari 2021 | 80 min

EP.212 - IM John Donaldson returns again!

2 februari 2021 | 106 min

Book Recap #14 : The Seven Deadly Chess Sins by GM Jonathan Rowson

29 januari 2021 | 89 min

EP.211 - IM Andras Toth

26 januari 2021 | 116 min

Bonus Pod - GM Lubomir Kavalek (2003 Interview with Fred Wilson)

21 januari 2021 | 99 min

EP.210 - Tom Vanderbilt

12 januari 2021 | 66 min

EP.209 - Martin Justesen (Adult Improver Series)

5 januari 2021 | 76 min

Book Recap #13: Simple Chess by GM Michael Stean

1 januari 2021 | 87 min

EP.208 - FM Andrey Terekhov

29 december 2020 | 88 min

EP.207 - Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam

22 december 2020 | 71 min

EP.206 - FM Carsten Hansen returns

15 december 2020 | 80 min

EP.205 - WGM Katerina Nemcova

8 december 2020 | 76 min

Book Recap #12 : Talking Improve Your Chess Now, with FM Alex Chua

4 december 2020 | 89 min

EP.204 - FM Nathan Resika (Adult Improver Series)

1 december 2020 | 110 min

EP.203 - GM Wojciech Moranda

24 november 2020 | 87 min

EP.202 - Dr. Frank Brady

17 november 2020 | 93 min

EP.201 - FM Peter Giannatos

10 november 2020 | 94 min

EP. 200 - GM Boris Gelfand

3 november 2020 | 82 min

EP.199- Dr. Barry Hymer and GM Peter Wells

27 oktober 2020 | 95 min

Book Recap #11 : Talking Winning Chess Strategies with Neal Bruce

24 oktober 2020 | 75 min

EP.198 - Ren Escalera (Adult Improver Series)

20 oktober 2020 | 71 min

EP.197 - IM Cyrus Lakdawala returns

13 oktober 2020 | 69 min

EP.196 - GM Jan Timman

6 oktober 2020 | 76 min

EP.195 - GM Keith Arkell

29 september 2020 | 93 min

EP.194 - FM Yuriy Krykun

22 september 2020 | 64 min

EP.193 - Tom Murphy

15 september 2020 | 64 min

Bonus Pod- Adult Improvers Andrzej Kryzdwa and Stacia Pugh return!

8 september 2020 | 70 min

EP.192 - GM Avetik Grigoryan

1 september 2020 | 89 min

Book Recap #10 : Talking Blindfold Chess with guest co-host Jerry Wells

29 augusti 2020 | 104 min

EP.191 - GM Daniel Naroditsky

25 augusti 2020 | 88 min

EP.190 - Andrew Zinn (Adult Improver Series)

18 augusti 2020 | 68 min

EP.189 - GM Patrick Wolff

11 augusti 2020 | 92 min

EP.188 - GM S.P. Sethuraman

4 augusti 2020 | 62 min

EP.187 - USCF Master and Cognitive Scientist Christopher Chabris returns!

28 juli 2020 | 93 min

Book Recap #9 : My 60 Memorable Games by Bobby Fischer with guest co-host FM Donny Ariel

24 juli 2020 | 117 min

EP.186 GM Erwin L'Ami

21 juli 2020 | 98 min

EP.185 - IM Stuart Rachels

14 juli 2020 | 83 min

EP.184 - GM Kevin Goh (Adult Improver Series)

7 juli 2020 | 91 min

EP.183 - Rochelle Ballantyne

30 juni 2020 | 67 min

Book Recap #8: The World Champions I Knew by GM Genna Sosonko

23 juni 2020 | 108 min

EP182 - IM Willy Hendriks

16 juni 2020 | 74 min

EP.181 - USCF Master Elijah Logozar (Adult Improver Series)

9 juni 2020 | 88 min

EP.180 - IM Levy Rozman

2 juni 2020 | 77 min

EP.179 John Hartmann Returns Again

26 maj 2020 | 89 min

Book Recap #7: Judit Polgar's How I Beat Fischer's Record with Jen Shahade

22 maj 2020 | 99 min

EP.178 - IM Kåre Kristensen (Adult Improver Series)

19 maj 2020 | 98 min

EP.177 - GM Peter Heine Nielsen

12 maj 2020 | 84 min

EP.176 - GM David Howell

5 maj 2020 | 73 min

EP.175 - GM Jesse Kraai returns

28 april 2020 | 81 min

EP.174 - GM Rustam Kasimdzhanov

21 april 2020 | 66 min

Book Recap #6 : Woodpecker Method and Rapid Chess Improvement with Neal Bruce

17 april 2020 | 81 min

EP.173 - USCF Master Philemon Thomas (Adult Improver series)

14 april 2020 | 58 min

EP.172 - GM Andy Soltis Returns

7 april 2020 | 66 min

EP.171 - Chess Twitch Streamer GoldDustTori (adult improver series)

31 mars 2020 | 74 min

EP.170 GM Daniel King Returns

24 mars 2020 | 77 min

Book Recap #5 : Alex Yermolinksy's The Road to Chess Improvement with Bryan Castro

20 mars 2020 | 69 min

EP.169 - FM Terry Chapman (adult improver series)

17 mars 2020 | 82 min

EP.168 - FIDE Candidates Preview with GM Daniel King

12 mars 2020 | 53 min

EP.167 - IM Jop Delemarre

3 mars 2020 | 84 min

EP.166 - GM Jacob Aagard and GM R.B. Ramesh Return

25 februari 2020 | 77 min

Book Recap #4 : Alexander Kotov's Think Like a Grandmaster with NM Christopher Chabris

21 februari 2020 | 101 min

EP.165 - GM Viswanathan Anand

18 februari 2020 | 70 min

EP.164 IM John Bartholomew returns

11 februari 2020 | 80 min

Ep, 163- USCF Tournament Director Michael Regan

4 februari 2020 | 59 min

EP.162 - GM Ivan Cheparinov

28 januari 2020 | 67 min

EP.161 - Geert van der Velde (Chief Content Officer of Chessable.com)

21 januari 2020 | 66 min

Book Recap #3 : Bobby Fischer Goes to War with guest co-host Chris Wainscott [Chess Books Recaptured Series]

17 januari 2020 | 73 min

EP.160 - Antonio Radić (aka Agadmator)

14 januari 2020 | 65 min

EP.159 - IM Greg Shahade Returns Again

5 januari 2020 | 105 min

EP.158 - GM Jan Gustafsson returns again!

31 december 2019 | 73 min

Episode 157- IM David Vigorito

24 december 2019 | 76 min

Book Recap #2 : Talking Silman's Reassess Your Chess by Jeremy Silman with Todd Kennedy [Chess Books Recaptured Series]

20 december 2019 | 75 min

EP.156 - FM Michiel Abeln

16 december 2019 | 94 min

EP.155 - Elizabeth Spiegel

10 december 2019 | 77 min

EP.154 - GM Larry Kaufman

3 december 2019 | 92 min

EP.153 - IM Christof Sielecki returns

26 november 2019 | 97 min

EP.152 - GM Adrien Demuth

19 november 2019 | 64 min

Book Recap #1: The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal with NM Sam Copeland [Chess Books Recaptured Series]

15 november 2019 | 69 min

EP.151 - JJ Lang (Adult Improver Series)

12 november 2019 | 107 min

EP.150 - GM Jonathan Rowson

5 november 2019 | 69 min

EP.149 - GM Robert Hungaski

29 oktober 2019 | 85 min

EP.148 - FM Kamil Plichta

22 oktober 2019 | 103 min

EP.147 - GM Rafael Leitão

15 oktober 2019 | 82 min

EP.146 - GM Bassem Amin

8 oktober 2019 | 52 min

EP.145 - WIM Beatriz Marinello

1 oktober 2019 | 88 min

EP.144 - GM R.B. Ramesh

24 september 2019 | 85 min

EP.143 - IM John Donaldson Returns

17 september 2019 | 108 min

EP.142 - USCF Master Han Schut (Adult Improver series)

10 september 2019 | 86 min

EP.141 - Isaac Steincamp

3 september 2019 | 61 min

EP.140 - GM Aman Hambleton

20 augusti 2019 | 116 min

EP.139 - Author Sasha Chapin

13 augusti 2019 | 64 min

EP.138 - USCF Master Dan Heisman

6 augusti 2019 | 109 min

EP.137 - IM Erik Kislik

30 juli 2019 | 97 min

EP.136 - IM Kenneth Regan

23 juli 2019 | 88 min

EP.135 - GM Vladimir Tukmakov

16 juli 2019 | 71 min

EP.134 - Megan Chen (Adult Improver Series)

11 juli 2019 | 82 min

EP.133 - GM Pentala Harikrishna

2 juli 2019 | 57 min

EP.132 - FM Alex Dunne

25 juni 2019 | 57 min

EP.131 - GM Nico Checa

18 juni 2019 | 64 min

EP.130 - IM Eric Rosen returns

11 juni 2019 | 72 min

EP.129 - IM Cyrus Lakdawala

4 juni 2019 | 83 min

EP.128 - Doug Griffin (Chess writer/translator/blogger)

28 maj 2019 | 80 min

EP.127 - GM Neil McDonald

21 maj 2019 | 90 min

EP.126 - GM Evgeny Bareev

14 maj 2019 | 72 min

EP.125 - USCF Master Jason Cigan (Adult Improver Series)

7 maj 2019 | 99 min

EP.124 - GM Alex Ipatov

30 april 2019 | 59 min

EP.123 - Charity Chess Championship + Philadelphia Chess Society (Double Episode!)

23 april 2019 | 70 min

EP.122 - GM Gata Kamsky

16 april 2019 | 84 min

EP.121 - WIM Alexey Root

9 april 2019 | 75 min

EP.120 - John Hartmann Returns

2 april 2019 | 94 min

EP.119 - GM Alex Colovic

26 mars 2019 | 65 min

EP.118 - IM Herman Grooten

19 mars 2019 | 62 min

EP.117 - Stjepan Tomić (Adult Improver Series)

12 mars 2019 | 63 min

EP.116 - GM Michal Krasenkow

5 mars 2019 | 80 min

EP.115 - GM Jan Gustafsson returns again

26 februari 2019 | 61 min

EP.114 - GM Romain Edouard

19 februari 2019 | 50 min

EP.113 - GM-Elect Michael Brown

12 februari 2019 | 74 min

EP.112 - GM Matthew Sadler and WIM Natasha Regan

5 februari 2019 | 64 min

EP.111 - GM Jacob Aagaard

29 januari 2019 | 108 min

EP.110 - USCF Master Michael "F-pawn" Aigner

22 januari 2019 | 73 min

EP.109 - GM Mauricio Flores

15 januari 2019 | 61 min

EP.108 - IM Tania Sachdev

8 januari 2019 | 49 min

EP.107 - IM Greg Shahade Returns (again)

4 januari 2019 | 84 min

EP.106 USCF Master Vinesh Ravuri (Adult Improver Series)

24 december 2018 | 55 min

EP.105 - GM Alexandra Kosteniuk

18 december 2018 | 63 min

EP.104 - GM Joel Benjamin

11 december 2018 | 95 min

EP.103 - GM Jóhann Hjartarson

4 december 2018 | 70 min

Bonus Episode - IM Mark Dvoretsky (2004 Interview with Fred Wilson)

27 november 2018 | 103 min

EP.102 - World Championship report with IM Eric Rosen and IM Kostya Kavutskiy

20 november 2018 | 36 min

EP.101 - GM Pontus Carlsson Returns

20 november 2018 | 98 min

EP.100 - Carsten Hensel (Author, Former Manager of GM Vladimir Kramnik)

13 november 2018 | 75 min

EP.99 - Chessable CEO and Co-Founder David Kramaley

6 november 2018 | 57 min

EP.98 - GM Michael Rohde

30 oktober 2018 | 75 min

EP.97 - USCF Master Alex King

23 oktober 2018 | 93 min

EP.96 - Cristobal Cervino (Adult Improver series)

16 oktober 2018 | 73 min

EP.95 - USCF Master and Cognitive Scientist Christopher Chabris

9 oktober 2018 | 79 min

Ep. 94- USCF Master and Author Elliott Neff

2 oktober 2018 | 62 min

EP.93 - Tarjei Svensen

25 september 2018 | 49 min

EP.92 - Grandmaster Lev Alburt

18 september 2018 | 89 min

EP.91 - Grandmaster Andy Soltis

11 september 2018 | 82 min

EP.90 - International Master V. Saravanan

4 september 2018 | 73 min

EP.89 - International Master Kostya Kavutskiy Returns

28 augusti 2018 | 66 min

EP.88 - Grandmaster Yannick Pelletier (hosted by Macauley Peterson)

21 augusti 2018 | 61 min

EP.87 - Stacia Pugh (Adult Improver Series)

14 augusti 2018 | 64 min

EP.86 - USCF Master Fred Wilson

7 augusti 2018 | 90 min

EP.85 - FIDE Master Mike Klein

31 juli 2018 | 72 min

EP.84 - FIDE Master Carsten Hansen

24 juli 2018 | 87 min

EP.83 - Grandmaster Paco Vallejo

17 juli 2018 | 68 min

EP.82 - Frederic Friedel (Co-Founder of Chessbase, hosted by Macauley Peterson)

10 juli 2018 | 78 min

EP.81 - Judit Sztaray (Executive Director of Bay Area Chess)

3 juli 2018 | 52 min

EP.80 - Grandmaster Genna Sosonko

27 juni 2018 | 93 min

EP.79 - International Master Malcolm Pein (guest host Macauley Peterson)

25 juni 2018 | 43 min

EP.78 - Grandmaster Nigel Short (Guest Host Macauley Peterson)

19 juni 2018 | 61 min

EP.77 - Grandmaster Josh Friedel

12 juni 2018 | 69 min

EP.76 - Andrzej Krzywda (Adult Improver Series)

5 juni 2018 | 77 min

EP.75 - Grandmaster David Navara

29 maj 2018 | 61 min

EP.74 - Grandmaster Irina Krush

25 maj 2018 | 57 min

EP.73 - Fide Master Sunil Weeramantry

22 maj 2018 | 54 min

EP.72 - Coach Jay Stallings returns

18 maj 2018 | 49 min

Ep. 71- Carol Meyer (USCF Executive Director ) and Mike Hoffpauir (President of USCF Board of Directors)

15 maj 2018 | 55 min

EP.70 - Grandmaster Akshat Chandra

8 maj 2018 | 48 min

EP.69 - International Master Kassa Korley

1 maj 2018 | 94 min

EP.68 - US Chess Director of Publications Dan Lucas

24 april 2018 | 43 min

EP.67 - Grandmaster Vidit Gujarathi

17 april 2018 | 56 min

EP.66 - Silver Knights Chess Founder Adam Weissbarth

10 april 2018 | 77 min

EP.65 - Grandmaster Yaroslav Zherebukh

3 april 2018 | 57 min

EP.64 - Grandmaster Melikset Khachiyan

27 mars 2018 | 72 min

EP.63 - International Master Asaf Givon

22 mars 2018 | 67 min

EP.62 - Grandmaster Jan Gustafsson Returns

6 mars 2018 | 59 min

EP.61 - Grandmaster Denes Boros

27 februari 2018 | 64 min

EP.60 - John Hartmann, Book Reviewer for Chess Life Magazine

20 februari 2018 | 77 min

EP.59 - Mark Crowther, founder of The Week in Chess

13 februari 2018 | 65 min

EP.58 - Grandmaster Elshan Moradiabadi

6 februari 2018 | 67 min

EP.57 - Grandmaster Pascal Charbonneau

30 januari 2018 | 69 min

EP.56 - Grandmaster Pepe Cuenca

23 januari 2018 | 50 min

EP.55 - International Master Greg Shahade Returns

15 januari 2018 | 78 min

EP.54 - International Master John Donaldson

9 januari 2018 | 113 min

EP.53 - Grandmaster Nils Grandelius

26 december 2017 | 61 min

EP.52 - GM Ben Finegold Returns

19 december 2017 | 70 min

EP.51 - IM Andrey Ostrovskiy

12 december 2017 | 62 min

EP.50 - Jennifer Shahade

5 december 2017 | 74 min

EP.49 - Woman Grandmaster Tatev Abrahamyan

21 november 2017 | 68 min

EP.48 - Jonathan Corbblah

14 november 2017 | 73 min

EP.47 - Grandmaster Cristian Chirila

7 november 2017 | 75 min

EP.46 - International Master John Watson

31 oktober 2017 | 84 min

EP.45 - International Master Sagar Shah

24 oktober 2017 | 76 min

EP.44 - Grandmaster Jesse Kraai

17 oktober 2017 | 71 min

EP.43 - Grandmaster Loek Van Wely

10 oktober 2017 | 84 min

EP.42 - James Altucher

3 oktober 2017 | 76 min

EP.41 - Grandmaster Judit Polgar

26 september 2017 | 47 min

EP.40 - Grandmaster Robert Hess

19 september 2017 | 78 min

EP.39 - Coach Jay Stallings

12 september 2017 | 81 min

EP.38 - Grandmaster Danny Gormally

5 september 2017 | 92 min

EP.37 - Fide Master Alisa Melekhina

29 augusti 2017 | 68 min

EP.36 - IM Eric Rosen

15 augusti 2017 | 74 min

EP.35 - Writer Sean Williams

8 augusti 2017 | 39 min

EP.34 - Woman International Master Fiona Steil-Antoni

1 augusti 2017 | 53 min

EP.33 - Rex Sinquefield

25 juli 2017 | 32 min

EP.32 - Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura

18 juli 2017 | 96 min

EP.31 - Grandmaster Eugene Perelshteyn

11 juli 2017 | 57 min

EP.30 - Grandmaster David Smerdon

4 juli 2017 | 60 min

EP.29 - Grandmaster Pontus Carlsson

27 juni 2017 | 84 min

EP.28 - International Master David Pruess

20 juni 2017 | 60 min

EP.27 - Grandmaster Sandro Mareco

13 juni 2017 | 55 min

EP.26 - International Master John Bartholomew

6 juni 2017 | 74 min

EP.25 - Thibault Duplessis (founder of LiChess.org)

24 maj 2017 | 48 min

EP.24 - International Master Luke Harmon-Vellotti

16 maj 2017 | 50 min

EP.23 - Grandmaster Mesgen Amanov

9 maj 2017 | 75 min

EP.22 - Woman Grandmaster Sabina Foisor

2 maj 2017 | 85 min

EP.21 - IM-Elect David Brodsky

25 april 2017 | 47 min

EP.20 - GM Timur Gareyev

18 april 2017 | 65 min

EP.19 - Macauley Peterson and IM Lawrence Trent, Hosts of The Full English Breakfast

11 april 2017 | 69 min

EP.18 - IM Danny Rensch, Chess.com Vice President

4 april 2017 | 67 min

EP.17 - International Master Michael Rahal

28 mars 2017 | 58 min

EP.16 - IM Greg Shahade Returns for a Pro Chess League update

23 mars 2017 | 18 min

EP.15 - GM Alex Yermolinsky

14 mars 2017 | 77 min

EP.14 - International Master Anna Rudolf

7 mars 2017 | 48 min

EP.13 -GM Peter Svidler

28 februari 2017 | 83 min

EP.12 - US National Master Christopher Yoo and his dad, Young-Kyu Yoo

21 februari 2017 | 37 min

EP.11 - Grandmaster Aleksandr Lenderman

14 februari 2017 | 60 min

EP.10 - FM Kevin Bordi aka BlitzStream

7 februari 2017 | 64 min

EP.09 - Grandmaster Ben Finegold

31 januari 2017 | 59 min

EP.08 - Grandmaster Sam Shankland

24 januari 2017 | 44 min

EP.07 - Grandmaster Jon Ludvig Hammer

17 januari 2017 | 50 min

EP.06 - International Master Christof Sielecki

11 januari 2017 | 77 min

EP.05 - Grandmaster Simon Williams

4 januari 2017 | 49 min

EP.04 - International Master-elect Kostya Kavutskiy

28 december 2016 | 64 min

EP.03 - International Master Nazi Paikidze

9 december 2016 | 44 min

EP.02 - Grandmaster Jan Gustafsson

9 december 2016 | 46 min

EP.01 - International Master Greg Shahade

9 december 2016 | 50 min

EP.00 - Welcome to Perpetual Chess with Ben Johnson

8 december 2016 | 4 min

Perpetual Chess Podcast

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EP 446- IM Greg Shahade on The State of Professional Chess, Why He Loves the Daily and Classical Formats & Adult Improving at Trivia

EP 445- “It Worked So Well That I Stopped Doing It”: Adult Improver Nicholas Sloan on Dealing with Burnout After a Rapid Rating Rise

EP 444 – Dr. Benjamin Balas on Chess Streaks, Blunders, and Brain Science

EP 443- GM Jan Gustafsson on Building Opening Repertoires, Freestyle Chess, Father Time, and the Usual Array of Nonsense

EP 442- GM Johan Hellsten: Why Defending Is So Difficult — And How to Improve At It

EP 441- WCM Hannah Sayce: The 24-year old Twitch Streamer on the Key Factors Behind Her Rapid Rise to the WCM Title

EP 440- GM Alexandr Fier: “I Blunder a Lot” – One of the World’s Most Active Grandmasters on Intuition, Endgame Studies, and Maintaining His Love For the Game

EP 439 — Samuel Sonning (Founder of NoctieAI): The Instructive Value of Memorizing Games, the Benefit of Losing Rating Points, and a Deep Dive on Chess and AI

EP 438- Tony Ballard: Chess, Freedom, and Lessons Learned From 26 Years in Prison

EP 437- Coach Jay Stallings and NM Adam Weissbarth talk Chess Teaching, Chess in the Movies and The Challenges and Rewards of Running a Chess Business

EP 436- Adult Improver Torkil Jara Bårdsgjerde on How Workplace Trash Talk Sparked a Lifelong Passion for Chess

EP 435- IM Alex Ostrovskiy on Opening Prep, Norm Tournaments, and His Core Chess Improvement Advice &

EP 434- GM Mauricio Flores Rios: The Acclaimed Chess Structures Author on How to Approach Different Chess Imbalances, Chess & A.I., and The Missing Ingredient in Freestyle Chess

EP 433- GM Kenneth Rogoff: From the World Juniors to the World Bank. Dr. Rogoff on His Remarkable Transition from Top Young Chess Talent to Renowned Economist.

EP 432- NM Dana Mackenzie: The 5 Steps to Becoming a Chess Master & Other Chess Stories and Advice

EP 431- GM Mihail Marin:The Award-Winning Author shares Chess Wisdom from Across the Generations

EP 430: GM Susan Polgar on Perseverance and Empowering the Next Generation

EP 429- Omar Mills: Chess and Life Lessons Learned from Not Improving as Much as He Expected

EP 428- IM Danny Rensch of Chess.com: Combating Cheats and Charting Chess's Future

EP 427- Key Chess Improvement Principles with GM Noël Studer: The Fallacy of Accuracy Scores, Leaky Roofs & Information Overload

Book Recap #38- Discussing 100 Tactical Patterns You Must Know with Kevin Scull

EP 426- NM Oleksandr Prokhorov on Sustaining and Growing Ukrainian Chess During the War

EP 425- IM Willy Hendriks: The Award-Winning Author on Nimzowitsch’s Ego, Tarrasch’s Tenets and What Their Rivalry Means for Modern Chess.

EP 424- GM Wojciech Moranda: Visualization, Pattern Recognition and the 5 Elements of Calculation

EP 423- FM Nate Solon on The Right Way to Learn Openings, the Fundamental Flaw of Chess Puzzles and What He Is Working on and Planning for 2025.

EP 422- WGM Dina Belenkaya on Her Recent Tournies, Her Continued Social Media Growth, and the Vision Behind her New Chess School

EP 421- GM Jan Gustafsson and FM Donny Ariel discussion: Can a mid-40s working dad make Grandmaster without doing any work?

EP 420- Nikolaos Ntirlis- Opening & Engine Advice from a Top Theoretician, Author, and Correspondence Player

EP 419- Dr. Joel Sneed on Quitting, Unquitting & Tilting- Why Even an Accomplished Psychologist & Author Struggles to Manage his Relationship with Chess

EP 418- Michael Franco (Adult Improver Series) on How He Got Acclimated to OTB Play, and Climbed to Nearly 2000 USCF.

EP 417- GM Alex Lenderman: A Player’s Perspective on the Twists, Turns and Controversies of the FIDE World Rapid & Blitz.

EP 416- IM Malcolm Pein: The Award-winning Journalist and Organizer on the FIDE World Rapid & Blitz, and Why He Is Optimistic about Chess Despite Recent Stumbles

EP 415- GM-Elect Mark Heimann on his Unexpected Road From OTB-retired FM to 31 year-old GM in 3 years!

EP 414- Sunrise in the Bronx: David MacEnulty on Lessons Taught & Learned at an Inner-City Scholastic Chess Powerhouse

Bonus Pod- FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Preview featuring IM Eric Rosen and FM Alisa Melekhina

EP 413- GM Daniel Naroditsky Looks Back at Gukesh's Rise, Ding's Disappointment & the Heightened Emotions of the 2024 World Championship

EP 412- GM Jon Ludvig Hammer on Broadcasting the World Championship, How Chess is Covered in Norway & His Pet Opening System

Bonus Pod- Ding-Gukesh in the Homestretch. Post-round 12 Analysis, Stories and Chess Improvement Takeaways with IM Andras Toth

Bonus pod- Tension escalates, as Ding-Gukesh remains tied after 9 rounds. Chess.com’s FM Mike Klein shares behind-the-scenes stories from Singapore.

EP 411- Adult Improver Supraja Vadlamani on How She Went from Chess Noob to Olympiad Participant in Just a Few Years.

Bonus Pod- The World Championship is Deadlocked through 6 Games. IM Michael Rahal joins from Singapore & GM Jon Ludvig Hammer on the Match’s Surprising Trajectory

EP 410- Chess improvement, Chess Business, and AI coaching with GM Avetik Grigoryan of Chessmood.com

EP 409- GM Fidel Corrales Jimenez: A Tireless Tournament Circuit Grinder on Overcoming Setbacks, Managing Energy, the Risks of OTB Cheating & His Love for the Scotch Opening

EP 408- FIDE World Championship Mega Preview- Talking Ding Liren with GM Davorin Kuljasevic, Gukesh with IM Cyrus Lakdawala and Match Statistics with NM Matt Jensen

EP 407- News and the Nimzo with GM Ben Finegold- Recent cheating Controversies, The US Championships, Favorite Openings, & Chess Gambling Stories

EP 406- Peter Doggers on The Chess Revolution: A big picture look at Cheating, Engines and the Explosion of Online Chess

EP 405- Author, FM Charles Hertan on How Paul Morphy went from Unrated to Unbeatable, plus Reflections on his Classic Book, Forcing Chess Moves

EP 404- IM Kostya Kavutskiy- A renewed Quest for the GM Title, An Olympiad Trip Report, plus Chess Improvement Questions Answered

EP 403- IM-Elect Selim Citak on How a Spontaneous Decision to Return to OTB Chess Led to Him Earning the IM Title at Age 39

EP 402- GM Axel Smith on Draw Offers, Managing the Clock, and the Return of the Woodpecker Method.

EP 401- Sam Kahn: Advice for Taming Chess Degeneracy and The Lessons We Can Learn from Past Chess Greats

Olympiad Bonus Pod- Mr. Dodgy on the Atmosphere, Controversies and Notable Stories so far from Budapest

EP 400- Adult Improver NM Matt Gross- How Studying Model Games and Improving Intuition Helped Him Become an NM at Age 48

EP 399- GM Tiger Hillarp Persson: The 2x Swedish Champion, Author & Go Master Shares a Life's Worth of Wisdom on How to Improve at Complex Games

EP 398- FIDE Olympiad preview with GM Jonathan Speelman: Magnus, Medal Chases & Prodigies in Action

BONUS POD- Hans vs. Magnus Speed Chess Championship Preview with GM Ben Finegold

EP 397- JulesGambit on What Fueled a Rapid Rating Rise, the Story Behind the Botez Chess Camp, and Why She Thinks Chess is no Longer Uncool

EP 396- GM Pontus Carlsson- Advice for Remembering Openings, early Magnus memories, the FIDE World Rapid & Blitz in New York and much more.

EP 395- FM Kamil Plichta- Learning from your Rating Peers, Opening Advice for Amateurs, Bullet Chess Tips, & more

EP 394- GM Jacob Aagaard- The Story Behind the Big Chess Publishing Merger, plus his Latest Thoughts on Rating Deflation, the World Championship Cycle, Chess Improvement, & more

EP 393- GM Jan Gustafsson on the Candidates, the upcoming World Championship the Olympiad, and his Sicilian Defense Power Rankings

EP 392- Aiden Rayner- What Adult Chess Players Need to Know about Visualization and Working Memory

EP 391- IM Atle Gronn- Life Lessons from the remarkable Careers of GM Simen Agdestein, plus the lessons Simen imparted to his student, GM Magnus Carlsen

EP 390- Russ Makofsky: How Chess Can Change Lives from NYC to Africa

EP 389-Solveig Friberg (The Rookie Redhead)- A Recent Adult Beginner on Getting to 1500 from Scratch and Finding Community and Audience

EP 388- GM Awonder Liang on What Led to His Record-Breaking Chess Success, & Transitioning to Life as a University Student

Book Recap #37- My System (Fast Track Edition) with GM Alex Fishbein

EP 387- Stories and Chess Advice from the National Open with GM Ben Finegold, GM Kayden Troff, Kamryn Hellman, Kyle Boddy & many more!

EP 386- GM Arturs Neiksans- Coaching Gotham Chess, His own Journey to the GM Title & Advice for Choosing Openings

EP 385- GM Eugene Perelshteyn: Recent Online Cheating Drama, Tips for Facing Dodgy Gambits & the Future of Professional Chess

Book Recap #36- The King: Chess Pieces by GM Jan Hein Donner (with Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam)

EP 384- IM Levy Rozman (GothamChess) on renewing his GM title pursuit, lessons learned from his first attempt, and what we needs to do to improve.

EP 383- Dan Bock: An Accomplished Adult Improver on How He Leveled Up in his 40s.

EP 382- WIM Anna-Maja Kazarian: Why she is All-in on OTB Chess. WGM Title Pursuit, Study Recs + "Shoegate" Reflections

EP 381- CM Azel Chua- Calculation Advice, Improving Chess Intuition, and is the concept of “Checks, Captures & Threats” overrated?

EP 380- FIDE Candidates Wrap Up with GM Erwin L'Ami: Gukesh Ascends as Caruana Suffers a Heartbreaking Setback

EP 379- IM Renier Castellanos on How he Earned the GM Title at Age 41.

Bonus Pod- FIDE Candidates Round 12 Breakdown (Part 2)- FM Mike Klein on the Player’s Mindsets, Historical Context, and the Alireza Shoe Controversy