Ep. 129: Seven Attacking Tips for Club-Level Chess Players
This week, Neal discusses attacking play for the amateur player. Arguably, club players should approach attacks differently than titled players. This episode is divided into three segments: Listener ...
13 Loka 202432min
Ep. 128: Boosting Your Chess Rating & Higher-Rated Opponents (Game Analysis #12)
Beating or drawing higher-rated opponents stems from winning the psychological game, since attempting to outplay them based solely on chess skill usually fails. We also discuss the following: Stop do...
6 Loka 202449min
Ep. 127: Chess Study Plans & Formulas, the Club-Level Thought Process, Tournament Strategy & More feat. James Nidds
James Nidds is a 58-year-old amateur player and LI Chess Club regular rated 1808 (US Chess) at the time of this recording. He offers a great deal of advice and perspective on chess improvement as an a...
29 Syys 202445min
Ep. 126: Should You Ever Withdraw From a Chess Tournament?
🎯 Please SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube Channel! After much planning and preparation, you're excited to play in a 6-round weekend event, but find yourself 0-3 heading into round 4 and feeling frustrated an...
22 Syys 202446min
Ep. 125: Are Adult Improvers "Good" at Chess?
🎯 Please SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube Channel! What are the qualifications to be a "good" chess player? This week's episode is a reaction to the Reddit post When Can You Tell Someone You Are Good at Ches...
15 Syys 202450min
Ep. 124: Are Amateur Players Qualified to Coach Chess?
This week's offering is a dedicated Listener Mailbag episode. We cover the following and more: Using "inflection points" to improve Does using a chess engine "turn off your brain?" Should you study w...
8 Syys 202440min
Ep. 123: The Most Confusing Chess Concepts for Developing Players
This week's episode is a response to the Reddit post What are some of the most advanced and incomprehensible concepts in chess? At the time of this recording, there were over 150 responses. The follow...
1 Syys 202435min
