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Season 2

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CM Vjekoslav “Vjeko” Nemec is a Chessable Author, a chess blogger and journalist, and a fierce blitz player with ratings over 2600 on both Lichess and Chess.com. In our conversation, Vjeko shares some tips for improving your blitz game, but also discusses the dark side of a love for blitz, as it can be addicting and sometimes causes him to wonder if he is using his chess time optimally. In our conversation we get some good reflections on improving your blitz game, putting it in its proper place in your life, and even on how to reorient in order to work on classical chess instead. Check out Vjeko’s course, The Uncompromising Modern Defense, here: https://www.chessable.com/the-uncompromising-modern-defense/course/87112/

02/09/2022

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This week’s guest on How to Chess is Chessable author and renowned trainer GM Johan Hellsten. He joins the podcast this week to share some tips about how to analyze one’s one chess games. Johan touches on how to utilize engines, and the different types of mistakes he sees in his students games. Johan’s landmark Mastering Chess books/ Chessable series is packed with instructive positions and is revered by other chess trainers and students alike. It is a particularly good choice for those rated in the 1400 to 2200 range. You can check out Johan’s Chessable Courses (including links to free lessons) here: https://www.chessable.com/author/jhellsten2/

26/08/2022

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NM Bryan Tillis is a popular Chessable Author, an accredited FIDE trainer, and the founder of the Florida based chess academy, Palm Beach Chess. In our conversation, Bryan shares some practical tips to help adult chess players remember their openings. Bryan discusses the concept of “memory markers” and shares a few other tips that can help us make the most of our limited opening study time.

19/08/2022

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GM Sahaj Grover is an Indian born, South Africa based chess trainer and Chessable Author. He amassed many youth titles, and was the 2017 and 2018 South African Open Champion. Sahaj is also the co-author (with FM Daniel Barrish) of Timeless Technique: Strategic Endgames, a great practical guide to endgames for intermediate and advanced players. In our conversation, Sahaj shares some tips for blending the study of “practical” endgames and “technical” endgames and discusses his own endgame education. He also tells the story of what he learned from a memorable Pro Chess League game against GM Magnus Carlsen! You can check out Sahaj’s Chessable Courses here: https://www.chessable.com/author/sahajgrover/ Check out 100 Endgames You Must Know (another course we discussed) Here: 100 Endgames You Must Know – MoveTrainer® Course – Chessable

12/08/2022

Season 1

21 episodes

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Popular Author, Trainer, and Founding Member of the ChessDojo, Kostya Kavutskiy stops by to discuss his excellent new Chessable course, Endgame Studies 101. Check out ChessDojo’s YouTube here Follow IM Kostya Kavutskiy’s Twitter here

29/10/2021

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IM Lawrence Trent shares some memorable advice that has been imparted to him from his GM friends, plus gives an update on his GM title chase and his rivalry with IM Greg Shahade. Ben Johnson https://twitter.com/Bennyficial1 Lawrence Trent https://twitter.com/LawrenceTrentIM Greg Shahade https://twitter.com/GregShahade/status/1430546789065658377 If you want to build your repertoire visit: www.chessable.com/free for hundreds of free starter repertoires

07/10/2021

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WIM Jesse February shares some great advice on how to analyze games, prepare and manage your energy during a tournament. Make sure to drop Jesse a follow on Twitch and keep in touch via her socials: Twitch – https://www.twitch.tv/jesse_feb Twitter – https://twitter.com/jesse_feb?lang=en Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/jesse_feb/?hl=en

02/10/2021

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IM Yuriy Krykun shares some tips for choosing and working with a chess coach. Check out Yuriy’s Chessable courses here: https://www.chessable.com/author/YuriyKrykun/

24/09/2021

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The 8 time Russian Champion, commentator and Chessable Author, GM Peter Svidler joins the show! Check out Peter’s Chessable Course here- https://www.chessable.com/lifetime-repertoires-peter-svidlers-grunfeld-part-1/course/63116/ Follow Peter on Twitter here- https://twitter.com/polborta?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Follow Ben on Twitter here- Peter’s US Chess School Lecture is Here-

16/09/2021

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Check out Alex Belsky’s Award Winning Course, The Best Chess Moves of All Time here: https://www.chessable.com/the-best-chess-moves-of-all-time/course/80952/ Free preview of the course here: https://www.chessable.com/some-of-the-best-chess-moves-of-all-time/course/86225/

10/09/2021

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This week’s guest is Dr. Benjamin Portheault . Benji is a data scientist and performance coach who has worked with Super GMs to help them improve their performances. Benji shares some tips for ways we can improve our own games through better lifestyle and preparation habits. Follow Benji on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/benjiportheault?lang=en

07/09/2021

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Christophe Thiéry is a programmer by day, and a chess loving Chessable Legend by night! Tune in to find out what he has learned from achieving a 2000 day Chessable streak! You can see Christoph’s stalemate trick on move 53 of this game. Here is the link to the variation where he learned the pattern: https://www.chessable.com/variation/353838/ it is from a famous Smyslov-Bernstein game.

27/08/2021

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Popular Chessable Author and Opening Expert, IM Christof Sielecki provides some tips about how to choose an opening repertoire. Ben Johnson https://twitter.com/Bennyficial1 Christof Sielecki – https://twitter.com/chessexplained?lang=en If you want to build your repertoire visit: www.chessable.com/free for hundreds of free starter repertoires

29/07/2021

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Popular YouTube presenter and attacker extraordinaire, GM Simon Williams shares some tips about when to attack and when not to attack in a game. Ben Johnson https://twitter.com/Bennyficial1 Simon Williams https://twitter.com/ginger_gm?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor If you want to build your repertoire visit: www.chessable.com/free for hundreds of free starter repertoires

22/07/2021

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This week on How to Chess, we are joined by software startup executive and Adult Improver Extraordinaire, Neal Bruce. With so many chess enthusiasts trying out or returning to competitive tournament chess, it is great to get some advice from about things to keep in mind when competing in a chess tournament. Chess tournaments are a unique world, with their own set of written and unwritten rules, so it was great to get the insights of someone who played his first chess tournament at age 40!

08/07/2021