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. 121 Ben Johnson - Perpetual Chess Podcast Host (NM)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with NM, podcaster, and author Ben Johnson. We reflected on his recent chess journey. But we spent most of the time talking about his new book: Perpetual Chess Im…
01:02:13 |
Thu 16 Nov 2023
Ep. 120 Dennis (NM)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Dennis about his journey from beginner to master. We focused primarily on the struggles he faced from 1800-2200. Dennis faced confidence issues, ratings plat…
01:22:27 |
Thu 09 Nov 2023
Ep. 119 Max (2140)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Max about his last two years in tournament chess. He’s played over 200 rated games since the pandemic. We talked about the challenges of fatigue during tourn…
01:09:45 |
Thu 02 Nov 2023
Ep. 118 Megan (1850 USCF)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Megan. We focused extensively on her amazing achievement of playing rated tournaments in all 50 states! She talked about her favorites, challenging moments, …
00:57:18 |
Thu 26 Oct 2023
Ep. 117 Jordan (1400 lichess)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Jordan. He’s an academic that discovered chess during the chess boom. In two years, he’s made a lot of rating progress, gaining 400 points. Jordan attributes…
01:04:11 |
Thu 19 Oct 2023
Ep. 116 Tim (1300 ChessCom, 800 USCF)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Tim. He picked up chess about 2 years ago and has focused much of his journey on learning chess strategy. We talked a lot about the last 6 months where he de…
01:01:35 |
Thu 12 Oct 2023
Ep. 115 Christian (1800 USCF)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Christian. He’s gone through a number of phases in his chess journey, including recently coming back to chess improvement. We talked a lot about his time tak…
00:58:26 |
Thu 05 Oct 2023
Ep. 114 Will (1600 Chesscom)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Will. We had a great conversation about his journey from 600 - 1600 Chesscom. Will was initially inspired by videos and his desire to defeat his friend. Now …
01:04:15 |
Thu 28 Sep 2023
Ep. 113 Sam (1300 USCF)
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Thu 21 Sep 2023
Ep. 112 FM Nate Solon
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with FM Nate Solon. We talked about a wide range of topics such as coming back to tournament chess, winning the ALTO, adult only tournaments, writing books and co…
01:03:55 |
Thu 14 Sep 2023
Ep. 111 Jon (1339 CFC)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Jon. He’s an avid adult improver who picked up chess with Pogchamps 1. We talked about his journey from casual player to dedicated improver. Jon’s had a stea…
00:59:35 |
Thu 07 Sep 2023
Ep. 110 Tess (2200 Lichess)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Tess. We had a fascinating conversation about her chess journeys. Tess started out by playing 10,000 rapid games in a short amount of time. Essentially, she …
01:09:33 |
Thu 31 Aug 2023
Ep. 109 Chris (1500 Lichess)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Chris. He’s a busy mechanic trying to balance his career, family, and chess improvement. He picked up the game in 2022, and has made a lot of progress toward…
01:01:37 |
Fri 25 Aug 2023
Ep. 108 GM Jesse Kraai
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with GM Jesse Kraai. We discussed his chess career, starting at 12 and not making GM until well into adulthood. We spoke a lot about the challenges of improving a…
01:09:28 |
Thu 17 Aug 2023
Ep. 107 Jesse (1700 USCF)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Jesse. He’s an avid adult improver who plays at the same club as me. We talked a lot about his rapid improvement journey from 1400 to nearly 1700. His journe…
01:17:09 |
Thu 10 Aug 2023
Ep. 106 An Examination of Dr. Scull’s Chess with GM Noel Studer
This week on Chess Journeys, I am joined by GM Noel Studer. Noel examined my last 30 games and we discussed the state of my game. I think this is a great episode for anyone wondering how to examine t…
01:17:54 |
Thu 03 Aug 2023
Ep. 105 Joe Bruin (1875 USCF)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Joe Bruin. He’s a prolific streamer that I’ve run into at the last two OTB tournaments that I attended. We talked a lot about playing chess for fun without e…
01:16:48 |
Thu 27 Jul 2023
Ep. 104 GM Jacob Aagaard
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with the one and only GM Jacob Aagaard. We discussed a wide range of topics such as his chess career, coaching, and adult improvement. Most importantly I asked hi…
01:28:17 |
Thu 20 Jul 2023
Ep. 103 Dawn (1100 Lichess)
This week, I spoke with Dawn. She’s a new chess player who picked up the game in her 60’s. We talked a lot about the challenges of having a low rating while still being excited to talk about chess. D…
01:00:53 |
Fri 14 Jul 2023
Ep. 102 Michael - Noseknowsall (1900 USCF)
This week on Chess Journeys, I talked to Michael, better known as Noseknowsall. He’s had a steady climb over 8 years of chess. We talked primarily about the books that helped him climb, the Chess Doj…
01:23:39 |
Thu 06 Jul 2023
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