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GM Romain Edouard is the editor-in-chief of Thinkers Publishing, a published chess author, former second to GM Veselin Topalov, and former member of the 2700 club. 64: A Chess Podcast is sponsored by Chessable -- if you want to learn more about Chessable & my favorite courses, check out go.chessable.com/64podcastIf you want to support the podcast, subscribe to my Patreon (for as little as $1 a month!)Don't forget to check 64: A Chess Podcast on Twitter and Twitch!Thanks for listening to this episode of 64!

29 Jun 202250min

GM Peter Heine Nielsen is the coach of World Champion Magnus Carlsen, five-time Danish Champion, fellow podcaster, and self-described "adult in the room". Listen to the Chicken Chess Club, featuring GMs Peter Heine Nielsen, Jan Gustafsson, and Laurent Fressinet!64: A Chess Podcast is sponsored by Chessable -- if you want to learn more about Chessable & my favorite courses, check out go.chessable.com/64podcastIf you want to support the podcast, subscribe to my Patreon (for as little as $1 a month!)Follow Peter Heine Nielsen on Twitter, and follow 64: A Chess Podcast on Twitter and Twitch.Thanks for listening to this episode of 64, and sorry for the weird audio quality -- had to use my backup mic :(

12 Jun 20221h 10min

WFM Devina Devagharan is a Twitch streamer, chess coach, and fellow podcaster.Devina streams chess at twitch.tv/twitchlezgo. Check out her website at www.devinadev.com to learn more about Devina & sign up for private lessons!64: A Chess Podcast is sponsored by Chessable -- if you want to learn more about Chessable & my favorite courses, check out go.chessable.com/64podcastIf you want to support the podcast, subscribe to my Patreon (for as little as $1 a month!)Follow Devina on Twitter, and follow 64: A Chess Podcast on Twitter and Twitch.Thanks for listening to this episode of 64 :)

29 Mai 202243min

GM Anish Giri is the No. 1 ranked chess player in the Netherlands, and one of the strongest chess players in the world, currently ranked No. 10 on the FIDE Top 100 Ratings List for May 2022.A four-time Dutch champion, Anish has been a mainstay of professional chess in the past decade. He is one of the greatest players in the history of the game, achieving a live rating of 2802.8 in February 2015, and reaching World #3 in Jan 2016. Most significantly, he won the MrDodgy Invitational in 2020 and 2021. Beyond his professional chess career, Anish is a prolific Chessable author, occasional streamer, and renowned as King of Chess Twitter. If you want to support the podcast, subscribe to my Patreon (for as little as $1 a month!)Follow Anish on Twitter, and follow 64: A Chess Podcast on Twitter and Twitch. 64: A Chess Podcast is sponsored by Chessable -- if you want to learn more about Chessable & my favorite courses, check out go.chessable.com/64podcastThanks for listening to this episode of 64 :)

19 Mai 20221h 33min

MrDodgy is a Chess Twitter celebrity, Twitch streamer, and iconic organizer of the world-renowned MrDodgy Invitational Tournament. 64: A Chess Podcast is sponsored by Chessable -- if you want to learn more about Chessable & my favorite courses, check out go.chessable.com/64podcastIf you want to support the podcast, subscribe to my Patreon (for as little as $1 a month!).Follow 64: A Chess Podcast on Twitter and Twitch. Thanks for listening to this week's episode of 64!

15 Mai 20221h 18min

Trym Sørsdal is the Director of Community Operations at Chess.com. He is also one of my best friends in Copenhagen, with whom I've played a ton of OTB chess in the last few months. We decided to try something different on the podcast today, going for an unfiltered, 2 hour conversation over some beers with the Real Madrid-Manchester City game in the background. I hope you guys enjoy this episode!64: A Chess Podcast is sponsored by Chessable -- if you want to learn more about Chessable & my favorite courses, check out go.chessable.com/64podcastCheck out 64: A Chess Channel and if you liked the show, follow me on Twitter and Twitch :-) thanks again for listening to this week's episode of 64!Also, if you like what you've heard this week and want to support my podcast financially, you can subscribe to my Patreon for as little as $1 a month!Thanks to Chessable for sponsoring 64: A Chess Podcast, and thanks as always to Aimchess for sponsoring the podcast as well -- use code "DAVID30" to get 30% off of your first month with Aimchess!

26 Apr 20221h 58min

WGM Jennifer Shahade is a 2-time U.S. Women's Chess Champion, former Candidate in the Women's World Cup, a professional poker player, fellow podcaster, and critically acclaimed author of the books "Chess Bitch" and -- most recently -- "Chess Queens". She is also a dear friend of the podcast, and joined me last month to promote "Chess Queens".Purchase "Chess Queens" now on Amazon or at your local bookstore!64: A Chess Podcast is sponsored by Chessable!CODA: Over the last month I have been insanely busy with work and travel in Europe, but I'm finally finding the time and motivation to keep working on the show. I thank you all for sticking with me and hope you enjoy the rest of Season 2 of 64: A Chess Podcast. And once again, thank you Jennifer for joining me on the show -- hope we can do it again soon...

25 Apr 20221h 9min

Tatiana Flores is a chess journalist for Chessbase and Chess.com, and is the current FIDE World Champion for People with Disabilities. On this week's episode of 64: A Chess Podcast, Tatiana shares her story with me -- how chess helped her recover from health problems a few years ago, and how she won the World Championship a few months ago. We also talked about her favorite moments as a chess journalist, and Tatiana shared her thoughts with me about how the chess world can improve the sport for its female players.Follow Tatiana on Twitter! Thanks for coming on the show :-)64: A Chess Podcast is sponsored by Chessable -- if you want to learn more about Chessable & my favorite courses, check out go.chessable.com/64podcastCheck out 64: A Chess Channel and if you liked the show, follow me on Twitter and Twitch :-) thanks again for listening to this week's episode of 64!Also, if you like what you've heard this week and want to support my podcast financially, you can subscribe to my Patreon for as little as $1 a month!Thanks to Chessable for sponsoring 64: A Chess Podcast, and thanks as always to Aimchess for sponsoring the podcast as well -- use code "DAVID30" to get 30% off of your first month with Aimchess!

31 Mar 20221h 8min