The Chess Pit

Twitter Facebook Twitch YouTube Is 23° the ideal temperature? Is Sir Paul McCartney more significant than Alexander Fleming? Can chess professionals be compared to front line doctors? Nobody wanted...

17 Jul 202054min

Twitter Facebook Twitch YouTube The main thrust of this week's episode is the relationship between online chess and over-the-board chess, both in the practicalities of each and, more sombrely, the ...

10 Jul 202046min

Twitter Facebook Twitch YouTube The boys get over their recipe choices and non-linear film opinions to bring you an entire episode focused on adult learning and improvement. 0:00 Intro 4:09 Hugh's v...

3 Jul 202052min

Twitter Facebook Twitch YouTube It's 90 degrees in the south of England and the guys are sticky as hell. Will they make it through the recording without the fog of dehydration setting in?  0:00 In...

26 Jun 202046min

Twitter Facebook Twitch YouTube After last week's space travel, Mercury gets a visit this time around. The guys also query how many hockey rinks there are in Qatar, and Jon displays an unwelcome ha...

19 Jun 202042min

Twitter Facebook Twitch YouTube Welcome to... The Kes Pit? Other birds of prey are optional, but the boys are happy to swoop down upon the scraps of conversation on offer. Phil has a local quiz for...

12 Jun 202048min

Twitter Facebook Twitch Nobody really wants to hear about Chris's memory, Jon's artistry, or Phil's waistline. But we're afraid that's what's on offer this week alongside the standard mixture of wh...

4 Jun 202051min

Twitter Facebook Twitch The guys return with one giant citation. Women's chess gets covered in depth as well as another undercelebrated master. Our erstwhile Rules feature also makes a triumphant r...

28 Mai 202043min