The Chess Angle
By Long Island Chess Club
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The Chess Angle is the official podcast of the renowned Long Island Chess Club in NY. We discuss chess, tournament play, and improvement at the amateur and club level. Featured guests include titled players and dedicated amateurs. New episodes drop on Sundays. Web: www.thechessangle.com. Twitter (X): www.twitter.com/TheChessAngle. Email: info@thechessangle.com. Thank you for listening and we hope you win your next game!
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Ep. 150: The Jobava London System: A Chess Opening for Busy Adults
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Apr 27, 2025 |
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Ep. 149: Build Your Technique, Build Your Rating: The Game-Changer You Need
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Apr 20, 2025 |
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Ep. 148: Can An Adult Beginner Reach 1600?
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Apr 13, 2025 |
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Ep. 147: Bird's Opening (1. f4), When to Sac a Piece (and when not to) at the Amateur Level, Material vs. Initiative & More (Game Analysis #13)
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Apr 06, 2025 |
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Ep. 146: Better Tournaments, Better Chess: Creating Ideal Playing Conditions
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Mar 30, 2025 |
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Ep. 145: Correspondence Chess Success feat. NM Andy Ansel
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Mar 23, 2025 |
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Ep. 144: Speed Chess Secrets: How 5-0 Blitz Can Supercharge Your Skills
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Mar 16, 2025 |
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Ep. 143: Formal Chess Study Plans: Essential or Overhyped?
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Mar 09, 2025 |
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Ep. 142: The Tactics vs. Imbalances Debate
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Mar 02, 2025 |
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Ep. 141: What Actually Wins Chess Tournaments (And What’s Just Noise)
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Feb 23, 2025 |
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Ep. 140: Chess Tournament Trickery & Shenanigans
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Feb 16, 2025 |
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Ep. 139: The "Black Box" Method of Chess Improvement
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Feb 09, 2025 |
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Ep. 138: "Hand Hovering" at Chess Tournaments, Why We Lose Games, & More
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Feb 02, 2025 |
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Ep. 137: Chess Improvement Over Age 50
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Jan 26, 2025 |
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Ep. 136: The Truth About Rook and Pawn Endings
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Jan 19, 2025 |
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Ep. 135: Hidden Chess Mistakes No One's Talking About
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Jan 12, 2025 |
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Ep. 134 (S9 Premiere): Is the London System for Lazy Players? and other Chess Hot Takes
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Jan 05, 2025 |
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Ep. 133 (Bonus Episode!): Stop Obsessing & Start Winning at Chess
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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Ep. 132 (S8 Finale): Chess Teaching, Part 2: Materials, Resources, & Essential Concepts
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Nov 03, 2024 |
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Ep. 131: Thoughts on Chess Teaching, Part 1: Philosophy & Structure
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Oct 27, 2024 |
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Ep. 130: Online Chess Cheating
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Oct 20, 2024 |
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Ep. 129: Seven Attacking Tips for Club-Level Chess Players
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Oct 13, 2024 |
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Ep. 128: Boosting Your Chess Rating & Higher-Rated Opponents (Game Analysis #12)
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Oct 06, 2024 |
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Ep. 127: Chess Study Plans & Formulas, the Club-Level Thought Process, Tournament Strategy & More feat. James Nidds
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Sep 29, 2024 |
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Ep. 126: Should You Ever Withdraw From a Chess Tournament?
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Sep 22, 2024 |
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Ep. 125: Are Adult Improvers "Good" at Chess?
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Sep 15, 2024 |
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Ep. 124: Are Amateur Players Qualified to Coach Chess?
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Sep 08, 2024 |
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Ep. 123: The Most Confusing Chess Concepts for Developing Players
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Sep 01, 2024 |
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Ep. 122: Online Blitz Chess and Adult Improvement
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Aug 25, 2024 |
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Ep. 121: Avoiding "Panic Moves" in Chess (Game Analysis #11)
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Aug 18, 2024 |
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Ep. 120: Fix Your Chess Mistakes! (Review of "The World's Most Instructive Amateur Game Book")
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Aug 11, 2024 |
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Ep. 119: Ineffective Chess Study Habits
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Aug 04, 2024 |
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Ep. 118 (S8 Premiere): Chess Improvement Realities (Also, The King’s Indian Attack Opening System)
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Jul 28, 2024 |
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Ep. 117 (S7 Finale): Online Chess "Doomsday Feature" to Stop Your Losing Streak
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Jul 07, 2024 |
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Ep. 116: The Truth About Bishops & Knights for the Club-Level Chess Player (Game Analysis #10)
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Jun 30, 2024 |
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Ep. 115: What (Some) Chess Coaches Don't Get (Game Analysis #9)
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Jun 23, 2024 |
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Ep. 114: How to Avoid Time-Trouble at Club-Level Chess Tournaments
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Jun 16, 2024 |
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Ep. 113: Stop Dropping Pawns! (Game Analysis #8)
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Jun 09, 2024 |
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Ep. 112: Chess Tournament Savvy, Playing Amid Distractions, Prepping for OTB Play & More feat. NM Nick Panico (Chess Coffee Talk #4)
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Jun 02, 2024 |
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Ep. 111: How to Boost Your Chess Rating Using Draw Offers
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May 26, 2024 |
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Ep. 110: IM Michael Rahal on the Challenges of Adult Chess Improvement & More
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May 19, 2024 |
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Ep. 109: Chess Improvement Shortcuts for the Busy Adult Improver
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May 12, 2024 |
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Ep. 108: Checkmate Confessions: The Harsh Realities I Learned from Chess Tournaments
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May 05, 2024 |
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Ep. 107: Check, Mate, Cheat: Unveiling the Dark Side of Chess Tournament Shenanigans
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Apr 28, 2024 |
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Ep. 106: GM Max Illingworth on Adult Chess Improvement, Why YouTube Videos May Not Help, "Potholes & Detours" on the road to 1600, "Unlearning" Chess, & More
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Apr 21, 2024 |
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Ep. 105 (S7 Premiere): Declutter Your Chess Study Plan
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Apr 14, 2024 |
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Ep. 104 (S6 Finale): Ten Ways to Lose a Chess Game
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Mar 24, 2024 |
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Ep. 103: Wild Chess Tournament Stories: Cheating, Collusion, Pushy Parents & Other Tall Tales from the Amateur Chess Scene feat. Tim Just, National TD and US Chess Rulebook Editor
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Mar 17, 2024 |
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Ep. 102: Chess Improvement & Tournament Skills Roundtable feat. Nick Visel
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Mar 10, 2024 |
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Ep. 101: Candidates Tournament Preview 2024 feat. GM Daniel Gormally
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Mar 03, 2024 |
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Ep. 100: The Hippopotamus Defense and Other Chess Opening Systems for Black
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Feb 25, 2024 |
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Ep. 99: How to Approach Chess Study as a Beginner or Advanced Beginner (Tips and Suggested Resources)
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Feb 18, 2024 |
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Ep. 98: The Worst Chess Mindsets for Tournament Players
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Feb 11, 2024 |
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Ep. 97: Chess Ratings, Improvement, the 3...Qd8 Scandinavian & More feat. NM Daniel Lowinger
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Feb 04, 2024 |
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Ep. 96: GM Daniel Gormally on Adult Chess Improvement, the Cheating Epidemic, & More
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Jan 28, 2024 |
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Ep. 95: How to Use a Chess Engine as a Developing Player
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Jan 21, 2024 |
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Ep. 94: Sicilian vs. Caro-Kann, Neal's 2024 Chess Study Plan, & More
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Jan 14, 2024 |
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Ep. 93: Holiday Message 2023
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Dec 17, 2023 |
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Ep. 92: Stop Being Afraid of 1. d4: Tips for Club-Level Chess Players
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Dec 10, 2023 |
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Ep. 91: The Botvinnik System: An Easy-to-Learn Opening for White
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Dec 03, 2023 |
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Ep. 90: Common Club-Level Chess Mistakes: Matching, Punishing, “Temper Tantrum” Chess & More
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Nov 26, 2023 |
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Ep. 89: Chess "Backsplaining" & the "Null Move" Strategy for Club Players feat. FM Alex King
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Nov 19, 2023 |
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Ep. 88: Amateur Chess Legend Andy Ansel on his Massive 15,000+ Book Collection, Playing 3 World Champions, & Whether Club Players Should Use Classic or Modern Books for Improvement
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Nov 12, 2023 |
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Ep. 87: David MacEnulty, Renowned Chess Coach Portrayed in the 2005 Film "Knights of the South Bronx," on Teaching, Learning, Improving, Tournament Skills, Cheating, & More
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Nov 05, 2023 |
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Ep. 86: Chess Improvement Without Books feat. Xilin Chen (USCF 2144)
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Oct 29, 2023 |
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Ep. 85: Trendy Chess Improvement Advice
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Oct 22, 2023 |
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Ep. 84: Mastering the Middlegame, Part 2: Are There Flaws With Silman's Imbalances?
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Oct 15, 2023 |
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Ep. 83 (S6 Premiere): Mastering the Middlegame for Club Players: The Legacy of IM Jeremy Silman
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Oct 08, 2023 |
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Ep. 82 (S5 Finale): My Opponent is Smoking a Cigarette: Chess Clubs Then vs. Now feat. Brian Karen (Chess Coffee Talk #3)
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Sep 17, 2023 |
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Ep. 81: The English Opening (1. c4) from Black's Perspective
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Sep 10, 2023 |
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Ep. 80: Chess Opening Surprises to Trick Your Opponent
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Sep 03, 2023 |
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Ep. 79: Everybody Loves Ratings
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Aug 27, 2023 |
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Ep. 78: Cheating at Local Chess Clubs feat. NM Nick Panico (Chess Coffee Talk #2)
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Aug 20, 2023 |
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Ep. 77: Phantom Tactics, Impatient Pawn Pushes, the Power of 1...Nf6, Nimzo-Indian Defense, Stopping Counterplay, & More (Game Analysis #7)
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Aug 13, 2023 |
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Ep. 76: Decision Fatigue and Brain Fog at the Chessboard (Game Analysis #6)
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Aug 06, 2023 |
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Ep. 75: Jessica Hyatt, the Highest-Rated Female African-American Chess Player (with NM Tyrell Harriott)
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Jul 30, 2023 |
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Ep. 74: Inside the Mind of a Tournament Chess Player feat. Dan Levin
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Jul 23, 2023 |
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Ep. 73: The Chess Conundrum: Balancing Online and OTB Play
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Jul 16, 2023 |
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Ep. 72: NM Jerald Times on Mastering the Chessboard: Insights, Strategies, and Transformations
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Jul 09, 2023 |
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Ep. 71 (S5 Premiere): A Journey to Chess Mastery feat. NM James Altucher
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Jul 02, 2023 |
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Ep. 70 (S4 Finale): Chess Openings & Using a "Forever" Repertoire (Ep. 1 Reboot)
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May 21, 2023 |
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Ep. 69: Passed Pawns, Piece Sacrifices, & More (Game Analysis #5)
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May 14, 2023 |
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Ep. 68: Weekend Tourneys, Rating "Donators" & More feat. NM Nick Panico (Chess Coffee Talk #1)
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May 07, 2023 |
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Ep. 67: The "Puzzle Rush Plus One" Chess Study Plan for Busy Adults
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Apr 30, 2023 |
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Ep. 66: Starting Chess at a "Late" Age feat. NM Anthony Levin
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Apr 23, 2023 |
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Ep. 65: Your First Chess Tournament - Tips & Tricks
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Apr 16, 2023 |
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Ep. 64: Beating Higher-Rated Opponents: It's Easier Than You Think at the Club Level...
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Apr 09, 2023 |
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Ep. 63: The French Steiner Variation, 1. e4 e6 2. c4!? & More (Game Analysis #4)
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Apr 02, 2023 |
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Ep. 62: How To Succeed At Club-Level Time Controls (G/90, G/75, etc.)
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Mar 26, 2023 |
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Ep. 61: Do Chess Training Programs Work?
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Mar 19, 2023 |
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Ep. 60: Review of "The Complete Book of Chess Strategy," the Best All-In-One Reference Book for Improvers
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Mar 12, 2023 |
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Ep. 59: Why Is My Lower-Rated Opponent Playing So Well?
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Mar 05, 2023 |
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Ep. 58: Gambit Openings, Students Cheating During Lessons, Bishop & Knight Mate, Sandbagging, Time Controls, Improvement & More feat. NM Nick Panico
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Feb 26, 2023 |
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Ep. 57 (S4 Premiere): GM Alex Lenderman on Adult Improvement, Chess Cheating & More
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Feb 19, 2023 |
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Ep. 56 (S3 Finale): Active Pieces feat. NY Chess Legend IM Jay Bonin, the "Iron Man of Chess"
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Jan 22, 2023 |
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Ep. 55: WFM Maaike Keetman on the Nimzo-Indian, Grinding Out Wins, Attacking Play, Openings, & More
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Jan 15, 2023 |
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Ep. 54: Avoid This Common Pawn Blunder & Other Practical Tournament Tips
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Jan 08, 2023 |
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Ep. 53: NM Robert Guevara on Why He Declines All Draw Offers
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Dec 18, 2022 |
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Ep. 52: Chess Improvement and Academia feat. Stephen Wefer, Ph.D.
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Dec 11, 2022 |
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Ep. 51: Non-Resigners, Faulty Queen Trades, the Jobava London, & More
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Dec 04, 2022 |
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Ep. 50: Becoming a Chess Master feat. NM Nick Figorito
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Nov 20, 2022 |
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Ep. 49: Chess Openings Masterclass feat. FM Carsten Hansen
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Nov 13, 2022 |
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Ep. 48: The Nimzo & Queen's Indian Defenses: A Complete System Against 1. d4
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Nov 06, 2022 |
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Ep. 47: The Chess Cheating Crisis: Implications for the Amateur Player feat. CM Brian Karen
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Oct 30, 2022 |
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Ep. 46: The Dangers of Playing Too Literally
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Oct 23, 2022 |
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Ep. 45: The Truth About Chess Engines for Club Players
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Oct 16, 2022 |
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Ep. 44: "Waiting" Moves, Chess Podcasts, & Other Musings
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Oct 09, 2022 |
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Ep. 43: Are Electronic Notation Devices Legit? feat. Joey Troy, Creator of ChessNoteR
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Oct 02, 2022 |
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Ep. 42: Playing in Tournaments With a Full-Time Job feat. Dan Levin (USCF 1724)
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Sep 25, 2022 |
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Ep. 41 (S3 Premiere): IM Justus Williams on Chess Improvement, Brooklyn Castle & More
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Sep 18, 2022 |
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Ep. 40 (S2 Finale): Tournament Strategy feat. GM John Emms
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Jul 31, 2022 |
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Ep. 39: Endgame Tips for Improvers
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Jul 24, 2022 |
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Ep. 38: Why Your Rating Is Not Increasing
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Jul 17, 2022 |
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Ep. 37: The London System for Club Players
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Jul 10, 2022 |
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Ep. 36: The French Defense for Club Players
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Jul 03, 2022 |
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Ep. 35: Chess Improvement While Parenting feat. Jay Kleinman (USCF 1915)
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Jun 26, 2022 |
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Ep. 34: Confidence at the Chessboard (Game Analysis #3)
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Jun 19, 2022 |
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Ep. 33: Annoying & Distracting Chess Behaviors
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Jun 12, 2022 |
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Ep. 32: Winning With Off-Book Ideas feat. Jarrod Tavares (USCF 2000)
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Jun 05, 2022 |
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Ep. 31: The Benefits of Speed Chess feat. NM Tyrell Harriott
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May 29, 2022 |
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Ep. 30: Dubious Study Plans, The Comparison Game, & More
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May 22, 2022 |
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Ep. 29: "The Seven Deadly Chess Sins" (advanced chess psychology)
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May 15, 2022 |
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Ep. 28: Avoiding Mistakes feat. GM Romain Edouard
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May 08, 2022 |
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Ep. 27: Facing Unusual Openings (Game Analysis #2)
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May 01, 2022 |
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Ep. 26: Learning & Improving feat. FM Roger LaFlair
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Apr 24, 2022 |
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Ep. 25: Chess Club Stories
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Apr 17, 2022 |
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Ep. 24: Higher & Lower-Rated Opponents (Game Analysis #1)
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Apr 10, 2022 |
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Ep. 23: The Chess Cheating Epidemic & More: Talking with FM Alex King
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Apr 03, 2022 |
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Ep. 22: Playing vs. Studying feat. Candidate Master Brian Karen
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Mar 27, 2022 |
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Ep. 21 (S2 Premiere) : Amateur Chess Myths
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Mar 13, 2022 |
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Ep. 20 (S1 Finale): Talking with National Master Tim Mirabile
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Feb 20, 2022 |
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Ep. 19: Do Chess Puzzles Really Help?
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Feb 06, 2022 |
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Ep. 18: Thematic Amateur Chess Mistakes
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Jan 23, 2022 |
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Ep. 17: Sneaky Chess Tricks, Swindles, & Head Games
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Jan 09, 2022 |
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Ep. 16: "Chess for Tigers" by Simon Webb (the best chess psychology primer)
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Dec 26, 2021 |
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Ep. 15: When It's Your Turn to Move
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Dec 12, 2021 |
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Ep. 14: Boosting Your Chess Rating in the Modern Era
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Nov 28, 2021 |
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Ep. 13: Your Opponent's Rating & "Pushy" Chess Parent Anecdotes
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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Ep. 12: Chess Improvement Hacks for Busy People
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Oct 31, 2021 |
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Ep. 11: What Chess Players Do When Losing a Game
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Oct 18, 2021 |
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Ep. 10: When "Internet Players" Join In-Person Tournaments
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Sep 26, 2021 |
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Ep. 9: Podcast Update Announcement 9-12-21
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Sep 12, 2021 |
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Ep. 8: Why I Now Like 5-minute Online Chess Games
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Aug 22, 2021 |
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Ep. 7: Draw Offers, Slumps, & Ego
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Aug 08, 2021 |
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Ep. 6: Why "The Amateur's Mind" is the Best Chess Book...
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Jul 25, 2021 |
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Ep. 5: Local Chess Clubs vs. Major Tournaments
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Jul 11, 2021 |
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Ep. 4: The Flaws of the Swiss System Pairing Method
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Jun 27, 2021 |
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Ep. 3: Thoughts on Internet Chess & the Pandemic
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Jun 13, 2021 |
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Ep. 2: Catching a Chess Cheater
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May 30, 2021 |
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Ep. 1: Chess Openings and the Club Player
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May 16, 2021 |
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Ep. 0: Introduction to The Chess Angle
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May 14, 2021 |