Ep. 271 Landyn (1400 USCF)

About this episode

Dr. Kevin Scull interviews Landyn about his chess improvement journey and efforts to enhance the tournament scene in eastern Kentucky.

This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Landyn. He’s recently gained 300 points in a few months by playing a lot of tournaments and studying. We talked about the woodpecker method and checkmates pattern for improvement. We also discussed his attempts to reignite the eastern Kentucky tournament scene. Landyn laid out the path to becoming a tournament director and getting events going. We also talked about scholastic chess and his new position as high school chess coach. 30% off of Chessbook: chessbook.com/?ref=kevin Chessiverse Code: DrSCULL20 Check out my new Substack: https://substack.com/@drscull My Chessable Course! https://www.chessable.com/chess-journeys-tactics-workbook-turning-knowledge-into-skill/course/268850/ Chessnut Link/Code: Code - KEVINSCULL https://www.chessnutech.com?sca_ref=7643464.HueBIKWTYE Get 20% off GM Noël Studer's courses with Coupon chessjourneys20 The Simplified Chess Improvement System: https://courses.nextlevelchess.blog/courses/simplified-chess-improvement-system?ref=04f5d8 My Road to 2200 Youtube series: https://youtu.be/BzKYDt5oBU8 Be sure to check out the Chess Journeys Merch Store! You can support the show and look amazing in the process…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Kevin Scull

Guest: Landyn

Topics covered

• chess improvement
• tournament play
• coaching
• scholastic chess
• eastern Kentucky chess scene

Keywords

• chess
• tournament
• coaching
• improvement
• woodpecker method
• checkmates
• scholastic chess

Sponsors

Chessbook, Chessiverse, Chessable, Chessnut, GM Noël Studer, Next Level Chess

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Chessbook, Chessiverse, Substack, Chessable, Chessnut, GM Noël Studer, Next Level Chess, YouTube, Twitch

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