The Chess Lounge

The streaming duo Ben & Karen come into The Chess Lounge with two big intentions: roasting the chess world and getting canceled. Ok, that's just the bonus. Ben Finegold is a Grandmaster with a depth o...

2 Elo 202458min

The chess world has been shaken up by a big lawsuit that was recently filed by WGM Jennifer Shahade against US Chess. Shahade blew the whistle in early 2023 on a top Grandmaster that was abusing women...

25 Heinä 202432min

This week in The Chess Lounge, Dr. Cassidy R Sugimoto introduces her book, Equity for Women in Science and discusses how these lessons can apply to the chess world. She relates the shocking informatio...

19 Heinä 202459min

A special midweek bonus Chess Lounge episode brings you a side event of the 2024 FIDE Candidates Tournament in Toronto, CAN. Summer showed her film King Chess followed by talk with streamer Nemo (WGM ...

17 Heinä 202454min

This week in the Lounge, Elaynah and Summer talk to a podcasting legend, National Master Ben Johnson from the Perpetual Chess Podcast! They talk about his show, creating 450 episodes, chess tactics, g...

12 Heinä 20241h

The Chess Sharkz step into the lounge for an absolutely RAUCOUS episode that explores the comedic and serious of the chess world. The Chess Sharkz are a twitch streaming duo comprised of GM Kayden Tro...

5 Heinä 20241h 2min

Elaynah and Dylan interview each other this week probing deep into their lives to understand what makes them tick. Topics covered: Dealing with trolls, Dylan's transition to Summer, nerves in chess an...

28 Kesä 202447min

Elaynah and Dylan return home from an AMAZING trip in Vegas and a two week hiatus. This episode is worth the wait as they bring on Daniel Lona from The Chess Experience podcast. Daniel is a talented c...

21 Kesä 202454min