Ep. 288 Q’wayne (1780 Lichess)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Q’wayne. He talked about resources that have helped me along his journey. We discussed the Jamaican chess scene and the goal of creating another grandmaster. ...
20 Elo 39min
Ep. 287 Bonus Episode: Pacific Coast Open Recap
This week, I'm recapping the Pacific Coast Open. It took place in early August 2026. It was one of my few great tournament successes. Hopefully, you enjoy the positivity of this one. Chessbook: che...
17 Elo 28min
Ep. 286 Jess (1771 USCF)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Jess about her journey from 1500 to nearly 1800 in just this summer alone. We discussed her training, which includes mostly studying and OTB chess. Jess talke...
13 Elo 55min
Ep. 285 Summer of Chess with Jay Garrison (1900 USCF)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with friend of the show Jay Garrison about our chess summers. Jay’s was full of interesting activities like the Naroditsky Memorial Tournament and the Charlotte Ch...
6 Elo 1h 8min
Ep. 284 Bonus Episode: Happiness, Ratings, and Titles
In this bonus episode, I discuss ratings, their, role and how we deal with them. I suggested some proposals to adjust the current system. I also discussed titles, and my ideas for adding new titles. I...
3 Elo 29min
Ep. 283 Joel Returns (1800 USCF)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Joel. He is a returning guest from episode 23 (4.5 years ago). We talked about where he was then, rated about 1600, and what he was doing to improve. We spent...
30 Heinä 1h 15min
Ep. 282 Mark (1796 USCF)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Mark. We talked about the challenge of balancing family and chess improvement. We discussed his concise training plan. Mark talked about confidence and moment...
23 Heinä 54min
Ep. 281 Diego (1700 USCF)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Diego. He had a quick rise from 1200-1700 in two years of OTB play. However, lately his career is making chess improvement and playing OTB more challenging. W...
16 Heinä 1h 22min
