GM Ivan Sokolov on Coaching and Mentoring and What he Learned from Other Chess Legends
Ben Johnson talks role models in chess with gold-winning player/trainer/coach, GM Ivan Sokolov.Ivan Sokolov is a Grandmaster, author, coach, and formerly one of the top-ranked chess players in the wor...
17 Nov 202339min
Teaser- How to Chess Season 3 Starts Friday!
Just a quick announcement that Season 3 is finally here! The topic of this season is chess role models.
16 Nov 20231min
CM Vjekoslav Nemec- How to Improve Your Speed Chess Game
CM Vjekoslav "Vjeko" Nemec is a Chessable Author, a chess blogger and journalist, and a fierce blitz player with ratings over 2600 on both Lichess and Chess.com. In our conversation, Vjeko shares some...
2 Sep 202222min
GM Johan Hellsten- How to Analyze Your Own Chess Games
This week's guest on How to Chess is Chessable author and renowned trainer GM Johan Hellsten. He joins the podcast this week to share some tips about how to analyze one's one chess games. Johan touche...
26 Aug 202215min
NM Bryan Tillis- How to Remember Opening Sequences
NM Bryan Tillis is a popular Chessable Author, an accredited FIDE trainer, and the founder of the Florida based chess academy, Palm Beach Chess. In our conversation, Bryan shares some practical tips t...
19 Aug 202218min
GM Sahaj Grover- How to Approach Studying the Endgame
GM Sahaj Grover is an Indian born, South Africa based chess trainer and Chessable Author. He amassed many youth titles, and was the 2017 and 2018 South African Open Champion. Sahaj is also the co-auth...
12 Aug 202222min
Omar Mills- Lessons Learned from My First OTB Chess Tournament
Omar Mills is a Florida based Product Manager at Disney parks by day, and a recently converted chess die-hard by night. As a follow up to Neal Bruce’s suggestions before one’s first chess tournament (...
5 Aug 202234min
Cognitive Scientist and USCF Master Dr. Christopher Chabris on the Importance of Having "Chess Culture"
Dr. Christopher Chabris is a renowned cognitive scientist and the best-selling co-author of the book The Invisible Gorilla. In this conversation, Chris discusses what it means to have "chess culture" ...
29 Juli 202221min
