Chess Journeys: Tales of Adult Improvement

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 adversi...

10 Nov 20221h 25min

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 shar...

3 Nov 202256min

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 di...

27 Okt 20221h 15min

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 should...

20 Okt 20221h 13min

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 c...

13 Okt 20221h 19min

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 ht...

6 Okt 20221h 50min

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 ta...

29 Sep 20221h 3min

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 coac...

22 Sep 20221h 22min