Ep. 98: The Worst Chess Mindsets for Tournament Players
The week, Neal dives into the listener mailbag to discuss the parallels between music and chess, handling losses, and dealing with frustration at the chessboard. This is followed by an open and candid...
11 Feb 202451min
Ep. 97: Chess Ratings, Improvement, the 3...Qd8 Scandinavian & More feat. NM Daniel Lowinger
This week's guest is National Master Daniel Lowinger, a high school Chinese teacher who cut his teeth playing chess on the New York scene. Dan offers some thoughtful and philosophical ideas about amat...
4 Feb 202459min
Ep. 96: GM Daniel Gormally on Adult Chess Improvement, the Cheating Epidemic, & More
Our guest this week is English Grandmaster Daniel Gormally. Daniel is a professional chess player and coach who has written several books on the game. He is also the author of a 3-part Chessable serie...
28 Jan 202459min
Ep. 95: How to Use a Chess Engine as a Developing Player
This week we discuss how to analyze your chess games with an engine to increase learning, avoid mistakes, and explore your thought process. Neal addresses some listener mail and then reviews one of hi...
21 Jan 20241h 3min
Ep. 94: Sicilian vs. Caro-Kann, Neal's 2024 Chess Study Plan, & More
Happy New Year! For our first episode of 2024, Neal answers some questions from our listener mailbag and shares his chess study plan for 2024. Chapters: (00:00) - Intro (01:20) - Neal's 2024 Study P...
14 Jan 202449min
Ep. 93: Holiday Message 2023
Happy Holidays! This week, Neal shares a brief holiday message. Thank you to everyone for supporting the show. We saw a major uptick in downloads in 2023. We'll be taking an extended holiday/end-of-ye...
17 Dec 20233min
Ep. 92: Stop Being Afraid of 1. d4: Tips for Club-Level Chess Players
Many club-level players consistently have trouble facing 1. d4. This week, we explore why that is, and offer some practical and philosophical advice. Chapters: (00:00) - Intro (01:40) - 1. d4 General...
10 Dec 202335min
Ep. 91: The Botvinnik System: An Easy-to-Learn Opening for White
The Botvinnik System is a solid opening choice for White that is easy to learn. We also discuss system openings generally and how they can benefit club players with limited study time. **Errata: In th...
3 Dec 202326min
