Five Essential Lessons From My Coaching with IM Andras Toth
080 What can you learn from a year of coaching from one of the world’s best chess coaches More than can ever be packed into a single podcast episode! BUT we cover the top five lessons I learned from I...
14 Feb 20241h 21min
Turning A Passion For Chess Into a Career w/ WIM Charlize van Zyl
079 Sometimes a passion for chess runs so deep you want to make it your life. That’s the story of South Africa’s WIM Charlize van Zyl. While she earned the WIM at just age 13, she didn’t fully realize...
6 Feb 20241h
The Adult Improver Chess Life with Sam Canciobello
078 Dedicating three years of your life to chess as an adult is huge. Especially when it includes OTB classical tournaments and running a chess YouTube channel. That’s been the story of Sam Canciobe...
30 Jan 20241h 1min
How to Make Losing Less Painful In Chess w/ Daniel Lona
077 Part of being a chess player is losing many games. But what if those experiences didn’t have to be so painful? To that end, I solicited advice on how to deal with the most difficult losses. I rece...
26 Jan 202432min
WGM Jennifer Shahade: Her New Tactics Book, Appearing on Jeopardy, & Leaving US Chess
076 Jennifer Shahade returns to the podcast! 2023 was a major one for her, and we discuss the major milestones of her year. If you’re not familiar, Jennifer is a 2-time US Women’s Chess Champion, aut...
16 Jan 20241h 1min
Essential Chess Tips From 6 Books By NM Dan Heisman
075 NM Dan Heisman is a world-renowned chess coach and author. He’s on the verge of publishing his thirteenth, and perhaps final, chess improvement book. In this episode, we take a retrospective of so...
9 Jan 20241h 9min
Elevating Your Chess With Great Women Players w/ WIM Luciana Morales
074 Many great women players deserve more attention. Consider that even the games of women's world champions are rarely studied. This shouldn't be the case any longer since their chess is instructive...
2 Jan 202455min
Positional Play for Club Players w/ FM Nate Solon
A second visit to the pod from chess coach & author, FM Nate Solon! In recent years, Nate has become a well-known chess educator. He’s co-authored the highly-praised book, Evaluate Like a Grandmaster...
19 Dec 20231h 5min
