EP 430: GM Susan Polgar on Perseverance and Empowering the Next Generation
GM Susan Polgar is a World Chess Hall of Famer and former Women’s World Champion. She is also the holder of numerous records, including being the first female “triple crown winner” and the first woma...
15 Apr 20251h 5min
EP 429- Omar Mills: Chess and Life Lessons Learned from Not Improving as Much as He Expected
The Adult Improver series returns to Perpetual Chess to welcome Omar Mills (aka ChessvonDoom) to the podcast. Omar fell in love with chess during the pandemic and has learned some unexpected lessons t...
8 Apr 20251h 3min
EP 428- IM Danny Rensch of Chess.com: Combating Cheats and Charting Chess's Future
IM Danny Rensch is a former child prodigy turned Chief Chess Officer of Chess.com, the largest chess website in the world. Danny rejoined me 8 years after his first visit to the podcast (Episode 18) t...
1 Apr 20251h 10min
EP 427- Key Chess Improvement Principles with GM Noël Studer: The Fallacy of Accuracy Scores, Leaky Roofs & Information Overload
GM Noël Studer is a two time Swiss National Champion turned blogger, course creator and chess trainer. Noël is also a regular guest on the podcast, and as an avid reader of his blog, I always have ple...
25 Mars 202558min
Book Recap #38- Discussing 100 Tactical Patterns You Must Know with Kevin Scull
The Perpetual Chess Book Review series, Chess Books Recaptured is back, to discuss a new tactics primer that has been getting a lot of buzz, 100 Tactical Patterns You Must Know by FM Frank Erwich. My ...
20 Mars 202524min
EP 426- NM Oleksandr Prokhorov on Sustaining and Growing Ukrainian Chess During the War
Oleksandr Prokhorov is a Lviv, Ukraine-based chess organizer, trainer, FIDE arbiter and Twitch streamer. Ukraine has a rich chess history and has a vibrant grass roots scene in addition to famous nati...
18 Mars 202551min
EP 425- IM Willy Hendriks: The Award-Winning Author on Nimzowitsch’s Ego, Tarrasch’s Tenets and What Their Rivalry Means for Modern Chess.
IM Willy Hendriks is an award-winning chess author, historian and chess trainer. He has just released his fourth book, The Philosopher and the Housewife:Tarrasch, Nimzowitsch and the Evolution of Ches...
11 Mars 202558min
EP 424- GM Wojciech Moranda: Visualization, Pattern Recognition and the 5 Elements of Calculation
GM Wojciech Moranda is a high-level trainer, author and 2600+ rated player who has worked with the Polish youth national team and IM Levy Rozman among many other students. I often recommend his books...
4 Mars 20251h 3min
