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. 81 Tanner (650 USCF - 1500 Lichess)
This week on Chess Journeys, Tanner stopped by to talk about his journey and experiences at his first tournament. Tanner came back to chess more seriously with the Queen’s Gambit boom and just played…
01:04:16 |
Thu 02 Feb 2023
Ep 80 FM Peter Giannatos
This week owner of the Charlotte Chess Center, Peter Giannatos stopped by Chess Journeys. We talked about his own journey, the ALTO tournaments, and how to improve as adults. Peter provided many help…
01:20:50 |
Fri 27 Jan 2023
Ep. 79 FM Nate Solon (2400 USCF / 2600 blitz) - Year in Review
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Nate Solon. We had a lengthy chat about our chess experiences in 2022. I reflected on my progress, tournaments, ratings gains, and why I was successful after…
01:27:31 |
Fri 20 Jan 2023
Ep 78 Matthew (1850 USCF)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Matthew. He’s a dedicated chess improver who picked up the game at 48. He initially struggled greatly, but with dedication and focused study, he has lifted h…
01:06:50 |
Thu 12 Jan 2023
Ep. 77 James (1000 USCF)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with James. He’s a busy lawyer and family man that makes time for chess nearly every day. We talked about having bare minimum goals such as the Chesscom daily puz…
01:19:41 |
Thu 05 Jan 2023
Ep. 76 Omar Returns Again Pt. 2 (1200 Rapid, 850 USCF)
In part 2 of my conversation with Omar, we focused on preparing for your first chess tournament. We covered 3 categories, pre-tournament, during the tournament, and tournament etiquette. This spanned…
01:13:52 |
Thu 29 Dec 2022
Ep. 75 Omar Returns Again Pt. 1 (1200 Rapid, 850 USCF)
This week I spoke with Omar. We had an amazing almost 2 hour conversation. It seems best to split it over two episodes. In part 1, we focused on the last year of Omar’s journey. We spoke in detail ab…
00:43:12 |
Thu 22 Dec 2022
Ep. 74 Jesse (900 USCF)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke to Jesse. He’s a dedicated improver who joined during the Queen’s Gambit craze. We talked about his journey from strictly online blitz player to his current statu…
01:15:04 |
Fri 16 Dec 2022
Ep. 73 Kamryn - (1300 USCF, 1850 Rapid)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Kamryn. She’s a recent college grad, who dedicates several hours a day to chess. She’s had a remarkable journey so far, climbing from about 700 - 1900 Rapid …
01:12:19 |
Sat 10 Dec 2022
Ep. 72 Joel (CFC 1530 - 1800 rapid)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Joel about his chess experiences. Joel has been a chess book aficionado for much of his life. Joel talked about some unique approaches to chess learning. He …
01:11:13 |
Thu 01 Dec 2022
Ep. 71 Noah
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Noah. Noah and I discussed his chess journey, which includes a lot of OTB chess lately with the Texas Tech team. We discussed his method of improvement, whic…
00:55:28 |
Fri 18 Nov 2022
Ep. 70 Zach (1800 rapid)
This week on Chess Journeys, Zach from episode 22 makes his return. He talks extensively about his quick climb to 1800 and then devastating fall back to 1480! We talked about how he dealt with advers…
01:25:08 |
Thu 10 Nov 2022
Ep. 69 Jay (1850 USCF)
This week on Chess Journeys, I'm joined by Jay. He's a returning improver. Both Jay and I have seen rating gain in the last few months. We took the opportunity to celebrate our gains together and sha…
00:56:35 |
Thu 03 Nov 2022
Ep. 68 Martin Justesen (Say Chess) - 1800
This week on Chess Journeys, I had the pleasure of talking to Martin Justesen of the Say Chess enterprise. We covered a wide range of topics such as how he has time for so many amazing projects! We d…
01:15:42 |
Thu 27 Oct 2022
Ep. 67 Maurits (1600 USCF)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Maurits. He talked about his improvement journey. We talked about his favorite resources such as Reassess Your Chess. We talked about how much time one shoul…
01:13:30 |
Thu 20 Oct 2022
Ep. 66 Tai - Chess By the Numbers (1550 USCF)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Tai, or as he is better known, Chess By the Numbers. We had a great conversation about his journey and improvement. The three primary topics were starting a …
01:19:14 |
Thu 13 Oct 2022
Ep. 65 Ben Johnson - Perpetual Chess Podcast (2100 USCF)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with the legend himself Ben Johnson. Ben is the proprietor of the Perpetual Chess Podcast, How to Chess, and his new substack blog the Perpetual Chess Link-Fest h…
01:50:39 |
Thu 06 Oct 2022
Ep. 64 Marcus (1900 Lichess Rapid)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Marcus. He’s a dedicated adult improver that made the leap from 1200-1900 Lichess in a short time. We talked about what worked and did not work for him. We t…
01:03:58 |
Thu 29 Sep 2022
Ep. 63 Sam (1800 Chess dot com Rapid)
This week on Chess Journeys, I was joined by Sam (@celestial_sam_). She has had a rapid rise from 800 to 1800 USCF. She credits much of her journey to regular OTB tournament play and working with coa…
01:22:09 |
Thu 22 Sep 2022
Ep. 62 William (2000 USCF)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with William. Since 2019, he has gone from 1200 USCF to 2000! What a journey indeed. We talked about what worked for William on his journey. We delved deeply into…
01:07:54 |
Thu 15 Sep 2022
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