Chess Journeys: Tales of Adult Improvement
A podcast dedicated to the journey of adult chess improvement. Each week a guest will join me to discuss what has worked for them, what hasn't worked as well, and the status of their journey.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 68 minutes
- Episodes
- 221
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Ep. 161 Evan (2150 USCF)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Evan. He’s a returning guest that is pursuing master. Evan shared how his own improvement process has changed in the last 2 years, and provided a lot of advi…
01:03:02 |
Thu 22 Aug 2024
Ep. 160 Nicholas ( 1849 USCF)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Nicholas. He’s a busy family man who gained 500 rating points in the last two years. We talked a lot about his main strategy of cycling tactics. He tried the…
01:16:09 |
Thu 15 Aug 2024
Ep. 159 Marc (1650 USCF)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Marc. He’s an adult improver trying to juggle life and chess. We had a great conversation about chess improvement. This included his suggestion of emulating …
01:01:33 |
Thu 08 Aug 2024
Ep. 158 Paul (1400 rapid Chesscom)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Paul. He’s a lawyer with a family trying to juggle his life and chess improvement. We talked about his approach to improvement which has included opening wor…
01:12:12 |
Thu 01 Aug 2024
Ep. 157 Julio (1300 USCF)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Julio. He’s a middle school math teacher, adult improver, and newly minted senior. We talked about his massive ratings gains over the last 2 years, nearly 70…
01:03:57 |
Thu 25 Jul 2024
Ep. 156 Hooman (2100 Lichess)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Hooman. He’s a medical student that got into chess as a stress reliever. Hooman has seen massive rating gains in a short period. We talked about his improvem…
00:59:00 |
Thu 18 Jul 2024
Ep. 155 Joe (1600 Lichess Classical)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Joe. We talked a lot about his years long struggle to break through the beginner levels of chess. He felt frustrated by his lack of progress. We talked about…
01:10:29 |
Thu 11 Jul 2024
Ep. 154 John (1430 Rapid Chesscom)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with John. He’s a 47 year old pastor trying to juggle life, family, and chess improvement. He spoke about his journey and resources that he found most useful. Joh…
00:59:04 |
Thu 04 Jul 2024
Ep. 153 Shannon (1300 Rapid Chesscom)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Shannon. During the last 20 years, he’s picked up chess a few times. However, in the last year, at 50, he’s improved about 400 points. We talked about the di…
01:02:25 |
Thu 27 Jun 2024
Ep. 152 CM Sandro (LionChess)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with CM Sandro, otherwise known as LionChess. We focused on his chess journey, pursuing the FM title, and his coaching journey. Sandro credits most of his improve…
01:03:38 |
Thu 20 Jun 2024
Ep. 151 Kamryn (Youtuber) (1526 USCF)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Kamryn, otherwise known as Kamryn Heidi on Youtube and Twitch. We talked about her journey since out last chat (ep. 73). Kamryn has continued to see ratings …
01:09:19 |
Thu 13 Jun 2024
Ep. 150 Omar (ChessVonDoom) Returns Again Pt. 3 (928 USCF)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Omar, otherwise known as ChessVonDoom. We talked about his journey/addiction with playing chess. We discussed a wide range of issues from obsession, coaching…
01:19:11 |
Thu 06 Jun 2024
Ep. 149 Jay Garrison (1907 USCF)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Jay Garrison about his meteoric rise from 1901 to 1907 in just 2 years! It was a great conversation about the pains of the pits of despair. Over a 2 year spa…
01:10:16 |
Thu 30 May 2024
Ep. 148 Dylan (1250 USCF)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Dylan. He’s a high school teacher, parent, and dedicated chess improver. In a few years, Dylan has gained a lot of ELO on Lichess. But we talked about his co…
01:08:45 |
Thu 23 May 2024
Ep. 147 FM Ingvar Thor
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Ingvar. He’s the assistant tournament director of the Reykjavik Open, FIDE trainer, and FIDE arbiter. We talked about his massive jumps in the early 2000’s a…
00:48:09 |
Thu 16 May 2024
Ep. 146 Noah (1750 ECF)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Noah. Noah has gained about 500 points in the last year. We spent a lot of time discussing tactics training, and how Noah applies learning science to his app…
01:06:56 |
Thu 09 May 2024
Ep. 145 Nichol (663 USCF)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Nichol. Nichol picked up chess just over a year ago and has already played 77 tournaments!! We spoke about her experiences as a tournament player, as an adul…
00:56:03 |
Thu 02 May 2024
Ep. 144 Adam (1875 USCF)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Adam. He’s a member of the weekly club I play at. Adam’s had an impressive run of late, gaining 170 points in about 5 months. He explained his simple process…
00:58:45 |
Thu 25 Apr 2024
Ep. 143 Matt (1770 USCF)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Matt. Having played a bit as a child, we talked about his reintroduction to chess as an adult. Matt’s story is especially compelling since he has gained abou…
00:58:39 |
Thu 18 Apr 2024
Ep. 142 FM Dalton Perrine (2325 USCF)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with FM Dalton Perrine. We discussed his time as a scholastic chess player, high school player, and continuing to play as an adult. We discussed topics such as se…
01:00:39 |
Thu 11 Apr 2024
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