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Ep. 164: Why Is My 900-Rated Opponent Playing Like a Master?
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Ep. 163: Adult Chess Improvement & Content Creation From a Gen-Z Perspective feat. Anthony Arena
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Ep. 162: Chess Burnout, Defending Against the London, Flagging Your Opponent & More (Listener Mailbag Exclusive)
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Ep. 161: Resetting the Board (Back in the Fall)
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Ep. 160: “Old Man” Chess: The Slow, Boring Way to Win More Games
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Ep. 159: Chess Opening Systems for White & More
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Ep. 158: Why Your Fancy Chess Study Plan and Four-Year Book Hierarchy Aren't Working
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Ep. 157 (S10 Premiere): 1...e6 vs. EVERYTHING, Does Blitz Mess Up Your Thought Process?, & More
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Ep. 156 (S9 Finale): The THREE Things You Need to Know to Beat 1. d4, Common Beginner Mistakes, Spite Checks, and Stalemate Fantasies
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Ep. 155: Why Many Adults Give Up on Chess, and How You Can Be the Exception
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Ep. 154: Wasted Prep? Why Your Opponent-Specific Prep Might Be Useless Below 2000
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Ep. 153: There is NO Advantage to Having the White Pieces at the Amateur Level
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Ep. 152: Grinding Out Endgame Wins at the Club Level (Game Analysis #14)
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Ep. 151: You Have 8 Years to Improve, Then It’s Game Over: A Discussion & Debate About Adult Chess Improvement feat. NM Tim Mirabile
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Ep. 150: The Jobava London System: A Chess Opening for Busy Adults
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Ep. 149: Build Your Technique, Build Your Rating: The Game-Changer You Need
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Ep. 148: Can An Adult Beginner Reach 1600?
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Ep. 147: Bird's Opening (1. f4), When to Sac a Piece (and when not to) at the Amateur Level, Material vs. Initiative & More (Game Analysis #13)
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Ep. 146: Better Tournaments, Better Chess: Creating Ideal Playing Conditions
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Ep. 145: Correspondence Chess Success feat. NM Andy Ansel
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Ep. 144: Speed Chess Secrets: How 5-0 Blitz Can Supercharge Your Skills
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Ep. 143: Formal Chess Study Plans: Essential or Overhyped?
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Ep. 142: The Tactics vs. Imbalances Debate
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Ep. 141: What Actually Wins Chess Tournaments (And What’s Just Noise)
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Ep. 140: Chess Tournament Trickery & Shenanigans
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Ep. 139: The "Black Box" Method of Chess Improvement
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Ep. 138: "Hand Hovering" at Chess Tournaments, Why We Lose Games, & More
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Ep. 137: Chess Improvement Over Age 50
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Ep. 136: The Truth About Rook and Pawn Endings
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Ep. 135: Hidden Chess Mistakes No One's Talking About
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Ep. 134 (S9 Premiere): Is the London System for Lazy Players? and other Chess Hot Takes
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Ep. 133 (Bonus Episode!): Stop Obsessing & Start Winning at Chess
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Ep. 132 (S8 Finale): Chess Teaching, Part 2: Materials, Resources, & Essential Concepts
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Ep. 131: Thoughts on Chess Teaching, Part 1: Philosophy & Structure
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Ep. 130: Online Chess Cheating
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Ep. 129: Seven Attacking Tips for Club-Level Chess Players
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Ep. 128: Boosting Your Chess Rating & Higher-Rated Opponents (Game Analysis #12)
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Ep. 127: Chess Study Plans & Formulas, the Club-Level Thought Process, Tournament Strategy & More feat. James Nidds
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Ep. 126: Should You Ever Withdraw From a Chess Tournament?
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Ep. 125: Are Adult Improvers "Good" at Chess?
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Ep. 124: Are Amateur Players Qualified to Coach Chess?
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Ep. 123: The Most Confusing Chess Concepts for Developing Players
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Ep. 122: Online Blitz Chess and Adult Improvement
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Ep. 121: Avoiding "Panic Moves" in Chess (Game Analysis #11)
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Ep. 120: Fix Your Chess Mistakes! (Review of "The World's Most Instructive Amateur Game Book")
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Ep. 119: Ineffective Chess Study Habits
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Ep. 118 (S8 Premiere): Chess Improvement Realities (Also, The King’s Indian Attack Opening System)
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Ep. 117 (S7 Finale): Online Chess "Doomsday Feature" to Stop Your Losing Streak
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Ep. 116: The Truth About Bishops & Knights for the Club-Level Chess Player (Game Analysis #10)
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Ep. 115: What (Some) Chess Coaches Don't Get (Game Analysis #9)
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Ep. 114: How to Avoid Time-Trouble at Club-Level Chess Tournaments
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Ep. 113: Stop Dropping Pawns! (Game Analysis #8)
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Ep. 112: Chess Tournament Savvy, Playing Amid Distractions, Prepping for OTB Play & More feat. NM Nick Panico (Chess Coffee Talk #4)
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Ep. 111: How to Boost Your Chess Rating Using Draw Offers
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Ep. 110: IM Michael Rahal on the Challenges of Adult Chess Improvement & More
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Ep. 109: Chess Improvement Shortcuts for the Busy Adult Improver
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Ep. 108: Checkmate Confessions: The Harsh Realities I Learned from Chess Tournaments
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Ep. 107: Check, Mate, Cheat: Unveiling the Dark Side of Chess Tournament Shenanigans
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Ep. 106: GM Max Illingworth on Adult Chess Improvement, Why YouTube Videos May Not Help, "Potholes & Detours" on the road to 1600, "Unlearning" Chess, & More
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Ep. 105 (S7 Premiere): Declutter Your Chess Study Plan
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Ep. 104 (S6 Finale): Ten Ways to Lose a Chess Game
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Ep. 103: Wild Chess Tournament Stories: Cheating, Collusion, Pushy Parents & Other Tall Tales from the Amateur Chess Scene feat. Tim Just, National TD and US Chess Rulebook Editor
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Ep. 102: Chess Improvement & Tournament Skills Roundtable feat. Nick Visel
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Ep. 101: Candidates Tournament Preview 2024 feat. GM Daniel Gormally
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Ep. 100: The Hippopotamus Defense and Other Chess Opening Systems for Black
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Ep. 99: How to Approach Chess Study as a Beginner or Advanced Beginner (Tips and Suggested Resources)
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Ep. 98: The Worst Chess Mindsets for Tournament Players
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Ep. 97: Chess Ratings, Improvement, the 3...Qd8 Scandinavian & More feat. NM Daniel Lowinger
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Ep. 96: GM Daniel Gormally on Adult Chess Improvement, the Cheating Epidemic, & More
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Ep. 95: How to Use a Chess Engine as a Developing Player
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Ep. 94: Sicilian vs. Caro-Kann, Neal's 2024 Chess Study Plan, & More
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Ep. 93: Holiday Message 2023
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Ep. 92: Stop Being Afraid of 1. d4: Tips for Club-Level Chess Players
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Ep. 91: The Botvinnik System: An Easy-to-Learn Opening for White
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Ep. 90: Common Club-Level Chess Mistakes: Matching, Punishing, “Temper Tantrum” Chess & More
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Ep. 89: Chess "Backsplaining" & the "Null Move" Strategy for Club Players feat. FM Alex King
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Ep. 88: Amateur Chess Legend Andy Ansel on his Massive 15,000+ Book Collection, Playing 3 World Champions, & Whether Club Players Should Use Classic or Modern Books for Improvement
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Ep. 87: David MacEnulty, Renowned Chess Coach Portrayed in the 2005 Film "Knights of the South Bronx," on Teaching, Learning, Improving, Tournament Skills, Cheating, & More
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Ep. 86: Chess Improvement Without Books feat. Xilin Chen (USCF 2144)
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Ep. 85: Trendy Chess Improvement Advice
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Ep. 84: Mastering the Middlegame, Part 2: Are There Flaws With Silman's Imbalances?
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Ep. 83 (S6 Premiere): Mastering the Middlegame for Club Players: The Legacy of IM Jeremy Silman
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Ep. 82 (S5 Finale): My Opponent is Smoking a Cigarette: Chess Clubs Then vs. Now feat. Brian Karen (Chess Coffee Talk #3)
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Ep. 81: The English Opening (1. c4) from Black's Perspective
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Ep. 80: Chess Opening Surprises to Trick Your Opponent
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Ep. 79: Everybody Loves Ratings
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Ep. 78: Cheating at Local Chess Clubs feat. NM Nick Panico (Chess Coffee Talk #2)
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Ep. 77: Phantom Tactics, Impatient Pawn Pushes, the Power of 1...Nf6, Nimzo-Indian Defense, Stopping Counterplay, & More (Game Analysis #7)
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Ep. 76: Decision Fatigue and Brain Fog at the Chessboard (Game Analysis #6)
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Ep. 75: Jessica Hyatt, the Highest-Rated Female African-American Chess Player (with NM Tyrell Harriott)
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Ep. 74: Inside the Mind of a Tournament Chess Player feat. Dan Levin
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Ep. 73: The Chess Conundrum: Balancing Online and OTB Play
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Ep. 72: NM Jerald Times on Mastering the Chessboard: Insights, Strategies, and Transformations
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Ep. 71 (S5 Premiere): A Journey to Chess Mastery feat. NM James Altucher
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Ep. 70 (S4 Finale): Chess Openings & Using a "Forever" Repertoire (Ep. 1 Reboot)
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Ep. 69: Passed Pawns, Piece Sacrifices, & More (Game Analysis #5)
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Ep. 68: Weekend Tourneys, Rating "Donators" & More feat. NM Nick Panico (Chess Coffee Talk #1)
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Ep. 67: The "Puzzle Rush Plus One" Chess Study Plan for Busy Adults
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Ep. 66: Starting Chess at a "Late" Age feat. NM Anthony Levin
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Ep. 65: Your First Chess Tournament - Tips & Tricks
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