S1 Ep41: Just Hiding In Plain Sight
Twitter Facebook Twitch YouTube 0:00 Cold open (Five Guys) 0:23 Intro 4:58 Hugh's Views 8:10 Phil has a quiz and a plea for feedback 11:00 Patrycja Waszczuk 15:06 Politics in chess 26:49 The Queen's ...
4 Nov 202049min
S1 Ep40: Get Wetter on a Bike
Twitter Facebook Twitch YouTube 0:00 Intro 1:34 Hugh's Views 6:34 Phil has a quiz and feedback 8:54 The Queen's Gambit 22:17 Christory (Zurich 1953) 31:00 Jon has a silly question 36:28 Phil has a qu...
28 Okt 202042min
S1 Ep39: An Out Of Control Lorry
Twitter Facebook Twitch YouTube What links The Walking Dead, the linguistic properties of the letter Y, and Taoism? Why, this episode of course. There's also a healthy amount of actual chess chat f...
21 Okt 202046min
S1 Ep38: The Corpse of Mikhail Tal
Twitter Facebook Twitch YouTube The sorry tale of Isa Kasimi dominates proceedings this week, despite Jon's protests, but what can be done about game integrity when the world governing body doesn't s...
14 Okt 202053min
S1 Ep37: Swim in a Straightish Direction
Twitter Facebook Twitch YouTube No longer will Jon have to mention his draw against a 13-year-old in every single episode. Because Jon is now a chess winner! This week we also delve into the import...
9 Okt 202051min
S1 Ep36: Cunning of the Cat Genus
Twitter Facebook Twitch YouTube Why did Britpop die? When did chess hustling start being a thing? Is Toy Story 3 a good allegory for how children's chess books can be useful for adults? These are a...
2 Okt 202047min
S1 Ep35: Ice Is Too Structurally Sound
Twitter Facebook Twitch YouTube This week we discuss the evolutionary prowess of pandas, devote some more time to the mechanisms of adult chess improvement, and cancel some things. And what on eart...
23 Sep 202055min
S1 Ep34: You Can't Libel The Dead
Twitter Facebook Twitch YouTube We've had a makeover at Chess Pit Towers and we hope you like our new artwork, provided by Frankie Mitchell (https://www.redbubble.com/people/madebyfrankie/shop)! Th...
17 Sep 202049min
