The Chess Club Live Podcast

We discuss topical chess matters and address various elephants in various rooms with an ensemble of guests from the chess world and sometimes other worlds talking about our collective and personal experiences with chess in all its forms.

Grandmaster Keith Arkell - Last Dance

Chess Grandmaster Keith Arkell joins me for a discussion about his life in chess and successes and new challenges as one of England’s 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 most successful 50+ senior team players

11-04
01:11:29

Beth and Bobby Talk Chess

Beth Harmon and Bobby Fischer chew the fat. Discussing various chess topics and current events.

08-15
07:36

Chess Legends Unplugged - Beth and Bobby - Pilot

Michael invites Beth Harmon and Bobby Fischer into the studio for a chat about chess.

05-16
09:35

Chess Cheating, Is It an Epidemic?

Fabiano Caruana, Cristian Chirila and Vladimir Kramnik believe cheating is endemic and Hikaru Nakamura and I believe it isn’t. Where do we go from here in Chess?

01-29
26:10

Women in Chess

Women in Chess. We address the reports of abuse of women in Chess.

08-12
32:07

The Noble and Distinguished Art of Intellectual Property Theft in Chess

Chess creators through the ages have had their creative products stolen and credit given to others. Michael discusses several famous examples of this phenomenon and looks forward to a better future.

04-02
17:20

Armageddon Series and the March of Chess AI

Chess topics in 2023 so far

03-20
36:03

Chess Drama - How Hans Niemann Destroyed Magnus Carlsen Statistically.

The Hans Niemann vs Magnus Carlsen cheating scandal is splitting the chess world. What are the facts from the fiction? Join Michael as he explores this murky world of chess cheating.

09-26
33:27

Masterspace a virtual chess world 🌎

Masterspace cofounder Tarek Abilama talks to Michael about reimagining the chess plying experience. Chess.masterspace.io/space/chess-club-live

06-04
35:56

Masks, Hacks, Airthings, Puzzle Rush 3.0, Getting Sued, Kanye West of Chess

Dubious Mask Olivier, Fake or Real Social Media hacks, Puzzle Rush for the active players, Netflix motion denied, being the Kanye West of Chess.

02-20
46:53

Chess NFTs - What Are They and What Are They Worth?

Chess NFTs are becoming the new craze in the chess world 🌎. What are they and what they worth?

12-24
36:11

Becoming the World’s Strongest Chess Entity - Interview with its creator Albert Silver.

Fat Fritz 2 - The World’s Strongest Chess Entity - Interview with its creator Albert Silver. He talks to Michael about his groundbreaking work in chess software development.

02-22
45:54

The Queen’s Gambit - Netflix Series starring Anya Taylor-Joy

The Queen’s Gambit is based on the book by Walter Tevis. It’s a stylish strong and visually stunning retelling of the chess classic. We review the Netflix series. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

10-24
11:12

A Conversation with FIDE International Arbiter Jamie Kenmure.

We have a conversation with FIDE International Arbiter. He discusses the growth of Chess and its development.

09-09
01:38:50

Chess Thoughts on Chess Master Cube creating the World’s Most Popular Chess App. Puzzle Rush Style.

Chess Master Cube gave rise to the chess puzzle app craze. It was developed by Michael way back in 2008. Puzzle Rush was devised after my Chess Master Cube app design was shared to chess.com.

09-08
33:29

Chess Thoughts on Chess and Intelligence. Do Gender and Race play any part?

We discuss the connection between Chess and Intelligence in context of gender and race.

09-05
08:20

A Conversation with Chess Doctor Jovita.

Michael the cofounder of Chess Club Live is joined by Chess Doctor Jovita who is one of a crop of the most innovative chess content creators in the world right now. Jovita tells her story of how she was inspired to inspire others through chess in the context of her medical training as a doctor.

09-04
28:52

Chess Thoughts on the fiasco at the 1st Online Chess Olympiad and how the normally silent spoke out.

Chess Club Live cofounder Michael discusses when a decision becomes a non-decision and why until now nobody speaks out about injustice in Chess.

08-31
37:21

A Chess Conversation with Chess Cartoonist Tony Sullivan

Michael is joined by Tony Sullivan a celebrated chess cartoonist who is the creator of the Chess Peace cartoon series.

08-26
01:47:59

Chess Thoughts on AlphaZero teaching chess.

Chess Thoughts is a. feature where Michael, cofounder of Chess Club Live gives his thoughts on AlphaZero reinforcement learning being a new paradigm for chess training.

08-16
25:05

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