Chess Journeys: Tales of Adult Improvement

This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke to Stjepan, the creator of the Hanging Pawns Youtube channel. We talked about his journey and joy of prepping for opponents. We discussed the origin, goals, and su...

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This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke to Justin. His story is an interesting one full of quitting due to lofty expectations and a recent rebirth based on more process based goals. We talked about the C...

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This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke to Brad. He has made tremendous improvement rising from 1550 to 1964 in 3 years! We talked about a variety of topics such as coaching, tournaments, and handling ba...

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This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke to Brian. We talked about his rapid rise from 700-1100 USCF in 4 months. He has been playing the role of the underrated kid at age 52! Brian is a big fan of the Ch...

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This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke to Xander. He’s gained 700 points over the last year and a half. We talked about getting into tournaments, what he’s studied, and how math has helped his chess. La...

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This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke to Derek. He’s a 50’s chess player who has recently returned to the game after a 22 year hiatus. We talked a lot about what he is getting out of chess, and what hi...

24 Huhti 20251h 5min

This week on Chess Journeys, it’s just me. I talked about a variety of topics such as why I came back to chess, what keeps me going, and am I happy with my decision to come back. I also discussed what...

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This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Trenton. He’s a college student looking to juggle life and chess improvement. Even though Trenton hasn’t been playing for long (2 years) he dropped quite a fe...

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