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This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Rob. He’s trying to juggle career, family, and chess improvement. We discussed his recent rapid success, rea...

This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Shaun. He’s an ICU nurse trying to juggle a demanding career with chess improvement. We discussed a wide ran...

This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Mike. He’s a newer chess improver that has made quite a bit of progress in a short time. He talked about the...

This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Tony. He’s a busy family man and co-founder of the Chess Sharkz. In addition to constant streaming, Tony squ...

This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Deven. We talked about his journey into chess as an adult. He quickly rose to 1200, but got stuck there for ...

This week on Chess Journeys, friend of the show Jay Garrison hosted my recap of 2024. We examined the highs and lows of the year, including massive ra...

This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Dave. He’s 69 and recently gained 200 points in 2 months. We talked a lot about his journey in chess tournam...

This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Dennis. He talked about his rise from 1000-1700 Lichess. An important part of this process was cataloging th...

This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Dan/James. He’s made a lot of progress in a short amount of time going from 700-1200. We talked about his fo...

This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Joe. He’s a voice actor with a newborn that is tackling chess improvement. We talked about his rise the last...

This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Jim. He was the first guest on Chess Journeys, 3.5 years ago. Today he returns to give us an update on his j...

This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Tripp. He’s a dedicated chess improver and distance runner. We talked about his rapid ascent from 1150 to 16...

This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with IM Yuriy Krykun. Yuriy shared endless wisdom about improvement and setting expectations. We discussed how to...

This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Ty. He’s a senior sustainer, looking to hold onto his chess abilities. We talked about his long journey in c...

This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Solveig the Rookie Redhead. We talked about her improvement strategy, streaming, creating a Chessable Course...

This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with National Master Jeremy Kane. We covered a variety of topics such as chess study without focusing on improvem...

This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Elliot. He’s a chess improver, coach, and Youtuber trying to reach 2000 rapid. He’s had an impressive rise a...

This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with GM Noel Studer. He provided a ton of great advice. It was rooted in an analysis of my recent terrible tourna...

This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Zack. He’s an adult improver living in Hawaii. We talked about his OTB experiences, including a challenging ...

This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Glenn. He’s an adult improver using data analysis to augment his improvement. We discussed his journey start...

This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Ben Johnson, host of the Perpetual Chess Podcast. We talked about his recent chess journey, his thoughts on ...

This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Jan. He’s an adult improver with a career and horses to care for. He makes time for chess on his own time. W...

This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Evan. He’s a returning guest that is pursuing master. Evan shared how his own improvement process has change...

This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Nicholas. He’s a busy family man who gained 500 rating points in the last two years. We talked a lot about h...

This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Marc. He’s an adult improver trying to juggle life and chess. We had a great conversation about chess improv...

This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Paul. He’s a lawyer with a family trying to juggle his life and chess improvement. We talked about his appro...

This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Julio. He’s a middle school math teacher, adult improver, and newly minted senior. We talked about his massi...

This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Hooman. He’s a medical student that got into chess as a stress reliever. Hooman has seen massive rating gain...

This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Joe. We talked a lot about his years long struggle to break through the beginner levels of chess. He felt fr...

This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with John. He’s a 47 year old pastor trying to juggle life, family, and chess improvement. He spoke about his jou...