Podcast Episodes

Ep. 27 Andrew (2300 Chess.com Blitz)

Season 1 Episode 27

This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Andrew. He’s 24, has a career, and is obsessed with chess. Andrew’s had tremendous growth over the last 2 y…

4 years, 4 months ago

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Ep. 26 Tim (2100 chess.com, 1800 USCF)

Season 1 Episode 26

This week on Chess Journeys I am joined by Tim. In many ways this is a selfish podcast, as I specifically invited Tim to talk about his method of bre…

4 years, 4 months ago

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Ep. 25 Coach David Mencik (1850 FIDE)

Season 1 Episode 25

This week on Chess Journeys, I am joined by David Mencik. He’s a busy academic, coach, and adult improver. David and I discussed his approach to deve…

4 years, 4 months ago

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Ep. 24 Kevin Perera (1368 USCF)

Season 1 Episode 24

This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Kevin. He has a busy life and career, but he’s a dedicated adult improver. We had a wide ranging conversati…

4 years, 4 months ago

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Ep. 23 Joel (1670 USCF)

This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Joel. He’s a dedicated adult improver and father of four, so time is limited and precious. We talked about …

4 years, 4 months ago

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Ep. 22 Zach (1700 Chess.com Rapid)

Season 1 Episode 22

This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Zach, a former Magic the Gathering player who has returned to his first love chess! We talk about his origi…

4 years, 5 months ago

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Ep. 21 Jeremy Kane (NM 2300 USCF)

Season 1 Episode 21

This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with NM Jeremy Kane. We spoke about the challenges of pursuing chess improvement while raising a family, especia…

4 years, 5 months ago

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Ep. 20 Neal Bruce (2100 Lichess)

Season 1 Episode 20

This week I’m joined by the one and only Neal Bruce. Neal is well known for his propensity to murder books and turn them into notecards. Today, we ta…

4 years, 5 months ago

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Ep. 19 Luca / Chessatlas (2000 Lichess)

Season 1 Episode 19

This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Luca, author of the blog Atlas (https://chessatlas.net/atlas/). We spoke about his adult improvement journe…

4 years, 5 months ago

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Ep. 18 Kostya Kavutskiy (IM International Master 2469 USCF)

Season 1 Episode 18

This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with IM, coach, and content creator Kostya Kavutskiy. We discussed his journey as an adult improver, his recomme…

4 years, 6 months ago

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