Ep. 198 Justin (900 USCF)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke to Justin. His story is an interesting one full of quitting due to lofty expectations and a recent rebirth based on more process based goals. We talked about the C...
22 Maj 202559min
Ep. 197 Brad (1900 USCF)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke to Brad. He has made tremendous improvement rising from 1550 to 1964 in 3 years! We talked about a variety of topics such as coaching, tournaments, and handling ba...
15 Maj 202559min
Ep. 196 Brian (1100 USCF)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke to Brian. We talked about his rapid rise from 700-1100 USCF in 4 months. He has been playing the role of the underrated kid at age 52! Brian is a big fan of the Ch...
8 Maj 20251h 2min
Ep. 195 Xander (1400 USCF)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke to Xander. He’s gained 700 points over the last year and a half. We talked about getting into tournaments, what he’s studied, and how math has helped his chess. La...
1 Maj 202559min
Ep. 194 Derek (1865 FIDE)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke to Derek. He’s a 50’s chess player who has recently returned to the game after a 22 year hiatus. We talked a lot about what he is getting out of chess, and what hi...
24 Apr 20251h 5min
Ep. 193 Dr Scull's Chess Musings (1650 USCF) (Fixed)
This week on Chess Journeys, it’s just me. I talked about a variety of topics such as why I came back to chess, what keeps me going, and am I happy with my decision to come back. I also discussed what...
17 Apr 202539min
Ep. 192 Trenton (850 Rapid Chesscom)
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Trenton. He’s a college student looking to juggle life and chess improvement. Even though Trenton hasn’t been playing for long (2 years) he dropped quite a fe...
10 Apr 20251h 14min
Ep. 191 - GM Noel Studer
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke once again with friend of the show GM Noel Studer. We discussed my recent Senior tournament performance, tournament conditions, and Noel’s experience with youth to...
3 Apr 20251h 23min
