Episode 13: Ben Graff and Adam Raoof talk to chess Grandmaster Jonathan Levitt about his new book - Contemplating Comedy
Hello, and welcome to The Chess Circuit - a podcast all about the wonderful game of chess. Today we are talking to Jonathan Levitt, who recently published Contemplating Comedy - a book all about one-l...
18 Jan 20211h
Episode 12: David Jenkins (author of Spurious Games) and Ben Graff (The Greenbecker Gambit)
Today my guests are David Jenkins, author of Spurious Games, and Ben Graff, who recently reviewed the novel for The Chess Circuit newsletter. We spoke for a few hours about a whole range of topics, ...
12 Des 20201h 49min
Episode 11: Petr Limonov, concert pianist, conductor, composer, and former male model
Today my guest is Petr Limonov, who is a concert pianist, conductor, composer, and former male model - oh, and also a pretty decent chess player! In 2017 he also very kindly agreed to perform for cha...
23 Nov 20201h 13min
Bonus Episode: Analysing Your Chess Games
HELLO! Today’s podcast is an experiment. For a while I’ve been thinking about doing a podcast where we sit down and analyse a game of chess, preferably with the players. This game was played in the 6t...
10 Nov 202041min
Episode Ten: Goru Arvind - Fiji Chess Federation
IN THIS EPISODE I chat to Goru Arvind from the Fiji Chess Federation. We talked on Zoom (which explains why I am describing my chess-themed backdrop) and covered all sorts of topics and the upshot of...
29 Okt 20201h 15min
The Queen's Gambit: Netflix review by Ben Graff and Adam Raoof
Ben Graff (author of The Greenbecker Gambit) and I talk about the recently released Netflix series The Queen's Gambit (released 23 October) based on the book by Walter Tevis. Please give us some sugge...
26 Okt 202044min
Andrew Horne - chess in South Africa
If you’re a premium subscriber to my Newsletter, imaginatively titled The Chess Circuit, you can suggest guests and topics for future episodes and enjoy many more yet-to-be-conceived perks. Today my g...
21 Okt 20201h 8min
The Queen's Gambit: Preview with Ben Graff
Ben Graff and Adam Raoof discuss the 1983 novel by Walter Tevis and the release of the forthcoming drama on Netflix! PLOT SPOILER ALERT! Based on the novel by Walter Tevis, the Netflix limited series ...
19 Okt 202037min
