Ep. 111 Jon (1339 CFC)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Jon. He’s an avid adult improver who picked up chess with Pogchamps 1. We talked about his journey from casual player to dedicated improver. Jon’s had a stead...
7 Sep 202359min
Ep. 110 Tess (2200 Lichess)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Tess. We had a fascinating conversation about her chess journeys. Tess started out by playing 10,000 rapid games in a short amount of time. Essentially, she w...
31 Aug 20231h 9min
Ep. 109 Chris (1500 Lichess)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Chris. He’s a busy mechanic trying to balance his career, family, and chess improvement. He picked up the game in 2022, and has made a lot of progress towards...
25 Aug 20231h 1min
Ep. 108 GM Jesse Kraai
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with GM Jesse Kraai. We discussed his chess career, starting at 12 and not making GM until well into adulthood. We spoke a lot about the challenges of improving as...
17 Aug 20231h 9min
Ep. 107 Jesse (1700 USCF)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Jesse. He’s an avid adult improver who plays at the same club as me. We talked a lot about his rapid improvement journey from 1400 to nearly 1700. His journey...
10 Aug 20231h 17min
Ep. 106 An Examination of Dr. Scull’s Chess with GM Noel Studer
This week on Chess Journeys, I am joined by GM Noel Studer. Noel examined my last 30 games and we discussed the state of my game. I think this is a great episode for anyone wondering how to examine th...
3 Aug 20231h 17min
Ep. 105 Joe Bruin (1875 USCF)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Joe Bruin. He’s a prolific streamer that I’ve run into at the last two OTB tournaments that I attended. We talked a lot about playing chess for fun without ex...
27 Jul 20231h 16min
Ep. 104 GM Jacob Aagaard
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with the one and only GM Jacob Aagaard. We discussed a wide range of topics such as his chess career, coaching, and adult improvement. Most importantly I asked him...
20 Jul 20231h 28min
