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This episode we hear about how the medieval world invested chess with its own social, cultural and spiritual meaning. Sign up for the free newsletter to receive the resources for this episode: https://audiblechess.substack.com/
This episode is about an eight-year-old boy who was so good at chess that everyone thought he was possessed by the devil. It’s the story of Jose Raul Capablanca. Sign up for the free newsletter to receive all the resources for this episode: h
This episode we hear about fortunes lost and won, and a man playing a game of chess with the threat of execution if he loses. It’s the story of Ossip Berstein.As I announce in this episode, all of the resources contained in these show notes w
This episode we hear about a mysterious match that took place on the Internet Chess Club.We’re studying the game between Nigel Short (username: Ural; white pieces) and (possibly?) Bobby Fischer. Before you listen, study the first 24 moves of
This episode we hear about the man who said that pawns were “the soul of chess.” It’s an episode on Philidor. We’re studying Philidor vs. an unknown player (France, 1790). Before you listen, check out the full annotation here:https://www.c
This episode is about a chess game transformed into fiction. We’re studying Steinitz vs. Chigorin, Havana (1892). Before you listen, check out the full annotation here: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1036356Sign up for the news
This episode we hear about a young man who in just six months’ time went from losing regularly at his local club to being, some say, the best chess player in his country. It’s the story of Akiba Rubinstein. We’re studying Rubinstein vs. Gersh
This episode we hear about a man with a distinctly psychological approach to the game. It’s the story of Emanuel Lasker.We’re studying Lasker vs Vasja Pirc, Moscow (1935). Before you listen, you can check out the full annotation here: https:
This episode we hear about the life of Louis Charles Mahe De La Bourdonnais and his famous match in London, 1834. Before you listen, you can check out the full annotation here: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1001165Resources:
This episode we’re in Moscow for the 1984 World Chess Championship. The game we’re studying is Anatoly Karpov vs Viktor Korchnoi, Moscow (1974). Before you listen, check out the full annotation here: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame
This episode we hear about an amazing display of blindfold chess.The game we’re studying is Pillsbury vs Winawer, Budapest (1896). Before you listen, check out the full annotation here: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1002579
This episode we're in 16th-century Spain, where a nobleman is imprisoned and awaiting execution.The game is Ruy Lopez vs Giovanni Leonardo (1560). It's one that Lopez played during his Italian travels. Before you listen, check out the full a
It was October 1935 and Alexander Alekhine was on his way to Amsterdam to defend his World Champion title. To avoid a serious challenge he’d chosen a relatively easy opponent for the match, a man named Max Euwe. Euwe was actually an amateur p
By the 1920s, the modern and more scientific approach to chess that began with Wilhelm Steinitz had been around for over half a century. It seemed that the core principles of the game had been discovered. Then one man arrived and challenged e
He was a rising star in Russian chess, but after the First World War he fled the country to settle in France. Not long after, he found himself at the top of the chess world as the fourth World Chess Champion. But then, during the Occupation o
A nine-year-old boy shows his father and uncle where they went wrong in their recent game. The remarkable thing? Nobody had ever taught him how to play chess.The game this time is Morphy vs. Duke Karl and Count Isouard (1858). You can fi
An Italian boy, raised in poverty, leaves home with little education but the one he gave himself over the chessboard. Just a few years later, he’s playing chess in the palaces of kings and queens. The game this time is Greco (with the black p
“You must take your opponent into a deep dark forest where 2+2=5, and the path leading out is only wide enough for one.” - Mikhail Tal, The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal. This episode it's Tal vs. Botvinnik, Moscow (1960). Study the game her
Welcome to the podcast! I hope you enjoy the show and that it helps improve your chess. Listen to this introductory episode to find out how it works. Thanks for listening! Updated Note: Since this episode was published, a few things have c
"The pawns are the soul of chess." -PhilidorThis episode is part one of Fischer vs. Berliner (moves 1-18), from Chernev's classic book, The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played. (Find it on the 64-Square Bookshelf.) Alekhine Defense.
UPDATE! A few more changes for this episode. The biggest change is that you'll need to go to www.audiblechess.com to study the “starting position” before listening to the episode. On the website you’ll also find some updated material (updat
UPDATE: The new website is live! Check it out: www.audiblechess.com. And while you’re there, sign up for the newsletter.This episode we study Capablanca vs. Tartakower (moves 26-36). Please note the change in moves for this episode. Rathe
This episode we finish Nigel Short vs Jan Timman (moves 21-34), but only after a couple exciting announcements: a name change for the podcast and a new website in the works!Study the game, then listen and see how well you can visualise the move
This episode we cover the first 20 moves of Nigel Short vs Jan Timman, otherwise known as “A Long Walk off a Short Peer”. Study the game, then listen and see how well you can visualise the moves "blindfold". This episode includes a few mini
This episode is Nakamura's immortal game, otherwise known as "Casino Royale". Study the game, then listen and see how well you can visualise the moves "blindfold". This episode also includes a few mini quizzes throughout, so take your time (h
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