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This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Dan. We focused on his comeback to chess in 2021. In about a year he gained almost 300 rating points! Better...

This week on Chess Journeys, I had the pleasure of talking to Matt. We spoke briefly about his journey as a child and adult. Most of the interview was...

This week on Chess Journeys, I had the pleasure of connecting with Solveig. She started chess just over a year ago, but has dove in head first. We tal...

This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Graeme. He recently relocated to Brazil, and we discussed using chess as a key to fitting into a new communi...

This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Iris. Iris picked up chess during the pandemic, and has fallen in love with the game. We spoke extensively a...

This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with IM Kostya Kavutskiy. We focused on three main topics: his chess improvement journey, endgame studies, and th...

This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Sholom. He’s a dedicated OTB chess player. We talked a lot about the joys of OTB chess. We also focused on h...

This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Cody. We played together 20 years ago during my first run. I always knew him as a tactical player then and h...

This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Kristan about her journey and rapid chess development. She started as an adult at the bottom of the online c...

This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Nick. We talked about his rapid climb with the Steps method. But then also his lengthy plateau. We discussed...

This week on Chess Journeys, I am joined by Peter. He’s an adult improver that picked up the game as a child and played in high school but put it asid...

This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Aiden. He’s an adult improver who has been able to create a business geared towards chess improvement. We ta...

This week on Chess Journeys, Tanner stopped by to talk about his journey and experiences at his first tournament. Tanner came back to chess more serio...

This week owner of the Charlotte Chess Center, Peter Giannatos stopped by Chess Journeys. We talked about his own journey, the ALTO tournaments, and h...

This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Nate Solon. We had a lengthy chat about our chess experiences in 2022. I reflected on my progress, tournamen...

This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Matthew. He’s a dedicated chess improver who picked up the game at 48. He initially struggled greatly, but w...

This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with James. He’s a busy lawyer and family man that makes time for chess nearly every day. We talked about having ...

In part 2 of my conversation with Omar, we focused on preparing for your first chess tournament. We covered 3 categories, pre-tournament, during the t...

This week I spoke with Omar. We had an amazing almost 2 hour conversation. It seems best to split it over two episodes. In part 1, we focused on the l...

This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke to Jesse. He’s a dedicated improver who joined during the Queen’s Gambit craze. We talked about his journey from ...

This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Kamryn. She’s a recent college grad, who dedicates several hours a day to chess. She’s had a remarkable jour...

This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Joel about his chess experiences. Joel has been a chess book aficionado for much of his life. Joel talked ab...

This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Noah. Noah and I discussed his chess journey, which includes a lot of OTB chess lately with the Texas Tech t...

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 ...

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 op...

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 h...

This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Maurits. He talked about his improvement journey. We talked about his favorite resources such as Reassess Yo...

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 impro...

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 ...

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...