EP.25 - Thibault Duplessis (founder of LiChess.org)
Thibault Duplessis is a 31-year-old computer programmer, world traveler, and the creator of one of the world's most popular chess servers, LiChess.org. Thibault tells us of the origins of LiChess, the...
24 Touko 201747min
EP.24 - International Master Luke Harmon-Vellotti
For an 18-year old, IM Luke Harmon-Vellotti is rather ridiculously accomplished.. In addition to countless chess achievements, he will graduate from UCLA with a double major and was recently hired by ...
16 Touko 201750min
EP.23 - Grandmaster Mesgen Amanov
Although just 30 years old, GM Mesgen Amanov has many great stories to tell. In our interview, Mesgen tells the remarkable story of his emigration to the US after growing up in Turkmenistan. He also r...
9 Touko 20171h 14min
EP.22 - Woman Grandmaster Sabina Foisor
Fresh from an emotional victory at the US Women's Championship, WGM Sabina Foisor joined me to discuss her impressive victory. Sabina's mother, WGM Cristina Foisor, passed away at the beginning of the...
2 Touko 20171h 24min
EP.21 - IM-Elect David Brodsky
14-year-old David Brodsky has been piling up the norms lately and has recently achieved the final norm necessary to earn the International Master title (pending 20 more FIDE rating points and FIDE app...
25 Huhti 201746min
EP.20 - GM Timur Gareyev
This week GM Timur Gareyev, aka The Blindfold King, joined me. Timur has rightfully been getting a lot of media attention due to his mind-boggling feats in blindfold chess, but he has a lot of other i...
18 Huhti 20171h 4min
EP.19 - Macauley Peterson and IM Lawrence Trent, Hosts of The Full English Breakfast
In addition to hosting the excellent chess podcast The Full English Breakfast, both Macauley Peterson and IM Lawrence Trent have had eclectic and interesting careers in chess. Macauley Peterson has b...
11 Huhti 20171h 9min
EP.18 - IM Danny Rensch, Chess.com Vice President
Danny Rensch, International Master, and Chess.com VP stopped by to talk all things chess.com. We previewed the upcoming Speed Chess Championship, and reviewed the good and bad of the Pro Chess League'...
4 Huhti 20171h 6min
