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Pod Update: Brief Break
Apr 29, 2025
0m 41s
CM Can Kabadayi: How to Prevent Blunders and Why He’s a Top Coach for Club Players
Apr 23, 2025
1h 07m 29s
Are There Too Many Drawbacks to OTB Tournaments? A Chat w/ FM Nate Solon
Apr 8, 2025
54m 16s
GM Arturs Neiksans: From Late-Blooming GM Who Reached 2600+ to a Premier Coach & Course Creator
Apr 1, 2025
1h 04m 41s
Bishops, Bullet, and Bobby Fischer: Daniel Lona Interviewed By Omar Mills, Part II
Mar 25, 2025
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| 4/29/25 |  Pod Update: Brief Break | The podcast is taking a short break for the month of May 2025. It will return in early to mid-June. We'll be back soon! If you want to contact me in the meantime about an episode or anything chess-related, you can do so here. | 0m 41s | ||||||
| 4/23/25 |  CM Can Kabadayi: How to Prevent Blunders and Why He’s a Top Coach for Club Players | 123 He went from beginner to 2150 FIDE in just four years. And that’s without receiving any coaching! Later, he became one of Chessable’s most popular course creators, recently winning Author of the Year in 2024. CM Can Kabadayi is a rare and impressive chess talent: he excels both as a player and a coach. In this episode, we chat about his journey from a Ph.D in cognitive science to becoming an in-demand course creator and popular chess YouTuber. Can also offers some great insights for chess... | 1h 07m 29s | ||||||
| 4/8/25 |  Are There Too Many Drawbacks to OTB Tournaments? A Chat w/ FM Nate Solon | 122 You hear the positives of competing in OTB classical events all the time (including from me on this podcast). And their improvement benefits are undeniable. However, they have some serious downsides: money, time, and energy, just to name a few. To the point where I’ve become uncertain whether they’re worth it. And so has my guest, FM Nate Solon. In this episode, we discuss: The many challenges of OTB classical events, like creating difficult situations for proper eating, sleeping, and rec... | 54m 16s | ||||||
| 4/1/25 |  GM Arturs Neiksans: From Late-Blooming GM Who Reached 2600+ to a Premier Coach & Course Creator | 121 Latvian GM Arturs Neiksans earned his Grandmaster title relatively late. At age 28. But that didn’t stop him from becoming a force in the chess world.Not only did he climb to an impressive 2631 FIDE rating… But even outside of competition, Arturs developed a dynamic career as a coach to top youths, a premier Chessable course creator, and a YouTuber with awesome chess content. In our interview, we discuss: How he helped promising young talent become GMs while working as head coach at the h... | 1h 04m 41s | ||||||
| 3/25/25 |  Bishops, Bullet, and Bobby Fischer: Daniel Lona Interviewed By Omar Mills, Part II | 120 Daniel Lona is interviewed by guest host Omar Mills, fellow club player, in the second part of a special episode celebrating The Chess Experience podcast's third anniversary. Three years ago, Daniel Lona launched The Chess Experience with a simple yet unique mission: to create chess content by and for adult improvers - a rare thing in the chess world at that time. In this episode, he discusses: What makes chess "real"? Is a 3-minute blitz game fundamentally the same as a 5-hour clas... | 52m 51s | ||||||
| 3/20/25 |  Schedule Update: Sick Delay, Part II of Anniversary Interview, & GM Arturs Neiksans | A quick schedule update. Alas, no episode this week due to being very sick :( But we'll return on Tues, March 25th with the second part of me being interviewed by Omar Mills for the 3rd anniversary of this show. Then on April 1st, I'll have GM Arturs Neiksans as a guest! Finally, I do these quick updates so that you never wonder "Hey, what happened to the show?" Lol. See you soon. And thank you for your patience. | 0m 43s | ||||||
| 3/11/25 |  Behind the Mic: Daniel Lona Interviewed By Omar Mills on 3 Years of The Chess Experience - Part I | 119 Daniel Lona celebrates the third anniversary of hosting The Chess Experience by sitting in the guest chair, interviewed by previous guest and adult club player Omar Mills. Three years ago, Daniel Lona launched The Chess Experience with a simple yet unique mission: to create chess content by and for adult improvers - a rare thing in the chess world at that time. Now, with over 100 episodes and countless insights from his guests shared, Daniel talks about the journey, philosophy, and future... | 54m 05s | ||||||
| 3/4/25 |  GM Susan Polgar: A Chess Legend on How She Broke Barriers & Elevated the Game | 118 GM Susan Polgar is a once-in-a-lifetime talent. She became the first-ever woman to earn the GM title by rating and norms. By age 15, she became the highest-rated female chess player on the planet. In 1996, she became the Women’s World Champion and the first-ever player to earn the Triple Crown: holding the world title in all formats: blitz, rapid, and classical. Not only that…But she did so against relentless obstacles from sexist chess federations who did not want a woman to succeed the ... | 58m 43s | ||||||
| 2/25/25 |  Updates: Schedule Update & Video Pod Episodes | News updates for this week: 1) GM Susan Polgar is coming to the show very soon! 2) You can submit a question for Susan by joining my Patreon membership (deadline to submit Q is 2/27 at 1pm CT.) 3) Because I’m prepping so much for that interview, there won't be a show this week. 4) Videos of my pod interviews will be coming soon on my new YouTube channel. See you all soon! | 2m 13s | ||||||
| 2/19/25 |  How to Build Attacking Intuition w/ WGM Thalia Cervantes Landeiro | 117 Hailing from Cuba, and now one of the top American women players, WGM Thalia Cervantes is a chess powerhouse. For the past four years, she’s been invited to and played at the elite US Women’s Chess Championship. And her competitive pursuits are nowhere near finished. Thalia is working diligently with a coach to earn her IM title, with one norm already achieved. She’s also just released her first Chessable course, called, “Building an Attacking Intuition in Chess,” a subject we explore at ... | 1h 08m 57s | ||||||
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| 2/11/25 |  GM Boris Avrukh: How to Play Better Defense, Coaching Fabi, & Playing Against Tal | 116 What a chess career! GM Boris Avrukh cracked the World Top 50 in 2005 and achieved a peak rating of 2668. He has coached the world’s best players like Fabiano Caruana, Vladimir Kramnik, and Wesley So. And he even got to be the last person to ever play the legendary Mikhail Tal. Of course, Boris has had an exemplary competitive career representing Israel in six chess Olympiads and winning the World U12 Championship in 1990. In addition to years of coaching the world’s best and club p... | 1h 02m 31s | ||||||
| 2/4/25 |  Nigerian Star Uses Chess to Improve Others’ Lives & Her Own w/ WFM Perpetual Ogbiyoyo | 115 She learned the game at 19. The next year she became a titled player with an 1800+ FIDE rating. Then, several years later, WFM Perpetual Ogbiyoyo founded an organization to spread chess to girls and women throughout Nigeria. Now, she’s expanded her connection to the chess world by moving to New York City. In this episode, we talk about her incredible journey, including: How she rose from complete beginner to Woman FIDE Master in one year.A window into the culture and community... | 39m 20s | ||||||
| 1/28/25 |  Adult Improver Pod: Nicholas Sloan - A 400+ Rating Rise in 2 Years (& Chasing the NM Title) | 114 Leaping 400 rating points in classical, rated chess as an adult in just two years? That requires a huge effort and rare dedication. Two qualities that describe well this week’s guest, fellow adult club player, Nicholas Sloan. Specifically, in a relatively brief period, Nick went from 1400 USCF to 1849 USCF. And it’s all part of his plan to earn the National Master title - something that he wants to prove is possible for us adults. But exciting progress doesn’t come easy. Nick advocates ... | 1h 02m 48s | ||||||
| 1/21/25 |  GM Josh Friedel - Common Middlegame Mistakes & Coaching Insights | 113 Rarely do grandmasters focus on helping club players and beginners. But when they do it’s rare and exciting. Their extra skill and understanding of the game deliver insights that even other titled players may not possess. That’s what GM Josh Friedel offers as a course creator and coach. And it can be heard throughout this interview. Of course, Josh has had an impressive chess career. Competitively, he tied for 6th place at the US Chess Championship in 2009 and competed at the World Cup. ... | 51m 28s | ||||||
| 1/14/25 |  Adult Improver Pod: Sydney Strauss - Moving to NYC to Chase Her Chess Dreams | 112 Would you move to a new city for chess? Few have that level of commitment to the game. But our guest this week did exactly that. Adult improver Sydney Strauss moved to New York City this past year to pursue her relatively new passion for chess. After learning the game just two years ago, she fell in love with it and began studying and playing every day. The following year, Sydney knew she wanted to take her pursuit to the next level and be fully immersed in chess through clubs, tou... | 1h 00m 52s | ||||||
| 1/8/25 |  WIM Svitlana Demchenko - Insights on Imbalances and Her Dynamic Chess Life | 111 She does it all. WIM Svitlana Demchenko is a course creator, coach, streamer, and high-level chess competitor. Born in Ukraine and a long-time Canadian citizen, Svitlana proved herself early in chess, becoming a five-time Canadian girls champion. In more recent years, she’s competed in the Chess Olympiad three times as part of the Canadian women’s team. She’s also published several fantastic opening and strategy courses for ChessBase. And, each week, she streams chess on Twitch. Finally... | 42m 11s | ||||||
| 12/18/24 |  WGM Maria Gevorgyan - 5x-Armenian National Champion & Chess Coach | 110 Today’s guest is the inspiring and talented WGM Maria Gevorgyan. Few have managed to become a national chess champion, let alone do it five times. But Maria has! In addition to becoming the women’s chess champion of Armenia multiple times… Maria is now taking all that she’s learned from her competitive career and helping her students as a chess coach. These days, she is the head coach at the Abu Dhabi Chess Academy for women and girls. In this interview, we discuss: Is blitz a helpful too... | 43m 16s | ||||||
| 12/4/24 |  Schedule Update for December '24 | A quick update on this month's (12/24) release schedule. The holidays make it a little more difficult to schedule guests, so I'll be only releasing two episodes this month. The next will be on Tuesday, December 17th. The other will be on the 31st. But if you'd like to hear me share a little more detail (and a fun teaser at the end) play the 90-second update :) We'll be back to the normal, weekly episodes starting the first week of January. Thank you SO much for your support of the pod... | 1m 21s | ||||||
| 11/22/24 |  Ding vs. Gukesh - World Championship Preview w/ FM Carsten Hansen | 109 The upcoming World Championship should be a fascinating one! GM Ding Liren is the reigning world champ. While he’s an extraordinary talent, his rating and performance have backslid this past year. And, sadly, Ding has been struggling with psychological issues... Meanwhile, India’s brightest chess talent and Ding's opponent, GM Gukesh Dommaraju, will be the youngest player to ever compete in the World Championship at 18 years old. Gukesh, though he’s been stellar in his recent competitiv... | 1h 04m 33s | ||||||
| 11/19/24 |  Aggressive Openings & Innovative Strategies for Club Players w/ FM Midas Ratmas | Our guest this week is a self-taught FIDE Master, coach, and popular course creator hailing from the Netherlands: Midas Ratmas. Midas has built his chess career around helping club players and beginners. As such, he’s developed a special talent for teaching chess to players at this level. Midas has already published over a dozen Chessable courses covering areas like the opening, tactics, and strategy - with many more on the horizon. In this episode, we talk about: The 3 ways he makes open... | 50m 42s | ||||||
| 11/12/24 |  Adult Improver Pod - Nick Visel: Pursuing Chess Improvement Without Burnout | 107 Few adult club players are as committed to the game as Nick Visel. For years, he’s been racking up countless OTB classical games, poring through books and courses, and sharing his wisdom on Chess Twitter. Currently, Nick stands at 1600 USCF with ambitions of becoming a Class A player and reaching National Master. Nick shares great tips from his earned wisdom, plus how he’s willing to scale back his chess when other areas of his life take priority. In this episode, we discuss: A better way... | 1h 09m 16s | ||||||
| 10/31/24 |  WCM Adriana Palao: Pursuing Chess Titles & Movie Magic | 106 Adriana is a dynamic titled player, coach, and content creator from Spain. She’s already reached a 2000+ FIDE rating and is working regularly towards her WFM title. This year alone, she’s competed in ten OTB classical tournaments. Adriana also coaches students ranging from beginner up to 1800. Outside of chess, she has a degree in film studies and is pursuing a career in film. Recently, she helped distribute an award-winning short film thriller. As a fun detour, this podcast takes a ra... | 29m 27s | ||||||
| 10/22/24 |  Evaluation: A Vital But Overlooked Skill For Club Players w/ GM Eugene Perelshteyn | 105 Today’s guest is a huge help to countless adult improvers. GM Eugene Perelshteyn is a highly regarded coach, author, and course creator. In more recent years, he went beyond helping his private students and extended his chess wisdom to writing a book and publishing courses. His 2022 book, Evaluate Like A Grandmaster, is a huge help to almost every club player. And we discuss at length the benefits of improving your often-overlooked evaluation skills in chess. But this is also a wide-reach... | 1h 01m 50s | ||||||
| 10/15/24 |  Behind The Scenes of Chess Journalism with Vanessa Sun | 104 This week’s guest is Vanessa Sun, a former chess journalist. For years, she covered events for US Chess, from major national tournaments like the US Open to local competitions. She was also a tournament director at the famous Marshall Chess Club in New York City. Plus, she’s volunteered for IM Greg Shahade at the US Chess School, which is a nonprofit that offers free chess coaching to the most promising juniors in the country. Beyond her chess experiences, she’s an atmospheric chemist a... | 47m 57s | ||||||
| 10/8/24 |  Adult Improver Pod: Dr. Ryan Thomas - Revamping His Approach to Chess Study | 103 Our guest is an inspiring adult improver, Dr. Ryan Thomas. Ryan is a surgeon, a cancer researcher, and a father of two. With all that, he’s still highly dedicated to chess improvement and his love of the game. Ryan regularly attends OTB classical tournaments, and his current USCF rating is 958 with a goal of 1200. In this episode, we discuss: Ryan’s journey from casual high school player to avid tournament competitor later in life. How all chess players share common bonds regardless ... | 1h 09m 12s | ||||||
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