Ep. 159 Marc (1650 USCF)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Marc. He’s an adult improver trying to juggle life and chess. We had a great conversation about chess improvement. This included his suggestion of emulating a...
8 Aug 20241h 1min
Ep. 158 Paul (1400 rapid Chesscom)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Paul. He’s a lawyer with a family trying to juggle his life and chess improvement. We talked about his approach to improvement which has included opening work...
1 Aug 20241h 12min
Ep. 157 Julio (1300 USCF)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Julio. He’s a middle school math teacher, adult improver, and newly minted senior. We talked about his massive ratings gains over the last 2 years, nearly 700...
25 Jul 20241h 3min
Ep. 156 Hooman (2100 Lichess)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Hooman. He’s a medical student that got into chess as a stress reliever. Hooman has seen massive rating gains in a short period. We talked about his improveme...
18 Jul 202459min
Ep. 155 Joe (1600 Lichess Classical)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Joe. We talked a lot about his years long struggle to break through the beginner levels of chess. He felt frustrated by his lack of progress. We talked about ...
11 Jul 20241h 10min
Ep. 154 John (1430 Rapid Chesscom)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with John. He’s a 47 year old pastor trying to juggle life, family, and chess improvement. He spoke about his journey and resources that he found most useful. John...
4 Jul 202459min
Ep. 153 Shannon (1300 Rapid Chesscom)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Shannon. During the last 20 years, he’s picked up chess a few times. However, in the last year, at 50, he’s improved about 400 points. We talked about the dif...
27 Jun 20241h 2min
Ep. 152 CM Sandro (LionChess)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with CM Sandro, otherwise known as LionChess. We focused on his chess journey, pursuing the FM title, and his coaching journey. Sandro credits most of his improvem...
20 Jun 20241h 3min
