EP #32 - IM Eric Rosen
EP #31 - Epiphany Peters
EP# 30: Aakaash Meduri
EP #29: Gopal Menon
EP #28: WFM Devina Devagharan
The July episode of The Chess Underground checks in with WFM Devina Devagharan. Devina shares her thoughts about bunnies (and bunny appearances), party tournaments, charity streams and much more. Lis…
EP #27: James Canty III
The June edition of "Chess Underground" continues our season 3 theme, “Streamers”, with a sit-down with James Canty III. James discusses his aspirations, hypothetical chess-boxing matchups, inspirati…
EP #25: Transitions
In this month's edition of the Chess Underground, host Pete Karagianis reviews the Candidates finish, recaps season 3 “Tournament Life” and introduces a very exciting season 4 of the podcast.
EP #24: Dr. Judit Sztaray
Chess Underground wraps up its second season - "Tournament Life" - with a visit with super-TD Judit Sztaray. No topic is off limits, and Judit weighs in across the board on chess organizing, fair pla…
EP #23: The Candidates
The February Chess Underground examines the intrigue and excitement surrounding the upcoming resumption of the 2020 Candidates Tournament in Yekaterinburg, Russia. Host Pete Karagianis takes an in-de…
EP #22: Marty Grund
The February Chess Underground takes a trip through time with Internet Chess Club co-founder Marty Grund. Marty shares from his wealth of stories through the years, uncovering some gems that are now …
EP #21: Pete Karagianis
In the December 2020 Chess Underground, host Pete Karagianis looks back on the year that wasn’t, his own best laid plans, and the difference between Chess and Go. A show like the year 2020: from the …
EP #20: Isaac Steincamp
The November installment of Chess Underground's second season, Tournament Life, checks in with Isaac Steincamp, director of strategy at chess.com. As the pandemic has forced tournament life primarily…
EP #19: Saumik Narayanan
The October Chess Underground checks in with States Cup creator and lead organizer Saumik Narayanan. Saumik gives the inside scoop on the States Cup as it enters into the playoffs for its inaugural s…
EP #18: Tim McEntee
The September 2020 installment of Chess Underground continues its exploration of the theme "Tournament Life" with NM Tim McEntee.
What's on tap? FIDE basement spaghetti dinner draws, highly rated so…
EP #17: Jim Hodina
The August installment of Chess Underground checks in with ANTD Jim Hodina, Manager of Environmental Public Health for Linn County Iowa.
Jim weighs in on lessons from the past, traveling chess teams,…
EP #16: Eric Vigil
The July episode of the Chess Underground checks back in with Iowa Chess Association Eric Vigil who recently conducted the Iowa Championship... in person?
Tornadoes, travel, masks, a lot of bleach an…
EP #15: Glenn Panner
Dance parties, the Thai Underground, and riding a bull: the untold story. Recently minted US Chess Tournament Director of the Year Glenn Panner joins host Pete Karagianis to investigate the secret li…
EP #14: Maret Thorpe
Chess Underground Season 2 Episode 2 catches up with Maret Thorpe, NTD and FIDE arbiter, about customer service, career changes, and riding a mechanical bull. Also maybe some chess.
EP #13: Bill Broich
Season 2 of the Chess Underground, Tournament Life, investigates the many nuances of the chess tournament subculture.
What better way to kick off than with US Chess National TD and FIDE International…