Ep. 293 Varun (1500 USCF)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Varun. We talked about his massive decision to retire and go chess full time. He talked about his progress since retiring and his motivation for the decision....
17 Sep 1h 10min
Ep. 292 Bonus Episode: Southern California Open
This week on Chess Journeys, I recap my recent Southern California Open. It wasn't quite the crowning cap on the summer that I hoped it would be. But lessons were learned and chess was played. So it w...
14 Sep 30min
Ep. 291 Don (1350 USCF)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Don. He’s been having fun with chess since his first experiences in the 1970’s. We talked about the challenges of finding playing partners and improving at ch...
10 Sep 1h 3min
Ep. 290 CM Dr. Can (Chessable, Youtube, Podcaster)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with CM Dr. Can Kabadayi. Dr. Can does it all in chess. He applies his work as a cognitive scientist to his chess teaching. We discussed lessons learned from his c...
3 Sep 1h 12min
Ep. 289 Mike (2000 USCF)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Mike. Mike loves to play chess, compete, and travel. Retirement has allowed him to do all of these things in chess. He talked about his early chess days, whic...
27 Aug 1h 8min
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 Aug 39min
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 Aug 55min
