The Chess Lounge

Elaynah and Dylan return home from an AMAZING trip in Vegas and a two week hiatus. This episode is worth the wait as they bring on Daniel Lona from The Chess Experience podcast. Daniel is a talented copywriter, fitness guru and podcaster. We talked about what got him into chess, Searching for Bobby Fischer, training with IM Andras Toth, what it's like starting a podcast, platforming women, how to help women in chess and more!    BRILLIANT GAME MENTIONED - Short - Timman - Tilburg 1991 Hosts - Elaynah & Dylan Talk to Us on X (Twitter) - https://x.com/elaynahTV & https://x.com/coachqchess Produced By - Brilliant Move

Elaynah and Dylan talk about a few of the different identities that exist in the chess world. Are you an attacking player? Do you have a title or want one? Are you famous? From playstyle to titles to jobs to gender and sexuality, there are many identities that inhabit the minds of chess players. We put on our sunglasses indoors and relax in the lounge to explore a few of key identities that chess players project to the world.  Note: We WILL talk about race and nationality in the future as we ran out of time! Episode Rating: The Chess Lounge is for 13+ so parental discretion is advised   Solveig's Video - https://x.com/sjakksnakk/status/1795125916416303548 Sjakksnakk (Norwegian Podcast) - https://x.com/sjakksnakk Morphy Game Mentioned - https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1238130   Hosts - Elaynah & Dylan Talk to Us on X (Twitter) - https://x.com/elaynahTV & https://x.com/coachqchess Produced By - Brilliant Move  

Elaynah and Dylan are back in the Lounge with another SPICY episode continuing the controversies from last week with LGBTQ+ topics and the Safety of Women in chess. We discuss the seeming lack of LGBTQ people "out" in the chess community, Trans issues in FIDE, the courage of 2x US Women's champ Jennifer Shahade, abuse by prominent a prominent GM in the US community, another dirt bag, how 10 minute games on chess.com are not rapid, and other silliness. Sit back relax and have fun. Despite how tough these topics can be, listen and give them the time they deserve! Episode Rating: 13+ (The Chess Lounge is for 13+ so parental discretion is advised)  TRIGGER WARNING -  This episode contains mentions of sexuality, harassment and sexual abuse Links mentioned: https://www.wsj.com/articles/alejandro-ramirez-jennifer-shahade-chess-allegations-622263b8 https://www.chess.com/news/view/jennifer-shahade-leaves-us-chess https://jenshahade.substack.com/p/lessons-from-whistleblowing   Hosts - Elaynah & Dylan Talk to Us on X (Twitter) - https://x.com/elaynahTV & https://x.com/coachqchess Produced By - Brilliant Move

Elaynah and Dylan step into the lounge with some SPICY, controversial topics in the chess world. They discuss a few silly topics followed by some hard hitting journalistic content (well if twitter count as journalism). The topics covered: Are pawns people, the eval bar, cheating in chess, the Neimann - Carlsen scandal, naked chess as a solution for cheating, Kramnik accusing everyone, the World Championship costs - is it too much? Come in, find a comfy seat, pull up a chess board and prepare to have some fun. This is only part 1 so tune in next week for more! Episode Rating: 13+ (The Chess Lounge is for 13+ so parental discretion is advised)  TRIGGER WARNING -  this episode contains hypothetical mentions of nudity, including some likely, very unattractive chess players  Links mentioned: A Grandmaster Cheating on the Toilet    Hosts - Elaynah & Dylan Talk to Us on X (Twitter) - https://x.com/elaynahTV & https://x.com/coachqchess Produced By - Brilliant Move

Grandmaster Denes Boros steps into the lounge to survey the current state of research on the mind, body and chess connection. Denes is a profession chess player, coach at the St. Louis Chess Club and founder of the twitch channel  Chess Weeb. Dylan and Elaynah talk to Denes about many different topics: debunking the notion that chess burns 6,000 calories per game, the important of sleep and dreaming in chess, the importance of community, the popularity and influx of new players in recent years and more! If you enjoy the show please follow and share with your friends.  Episode Rating: ALL AGES (The Chess Lounge is for 13+ so parental discretion is advised) Study Link  - The Norwegian study   Hosts - Elaynah & Dylan Talk to Us on X (Twitter) - https://x.com/elaynahTV & https://x.com/coachqchess Guest - GM Denes Boros Produced By - Brilliant Move

Welcome to Episode 0 of the Chess Lounge, a different and fresh kind of chess podcast. Get to know a little about Elaynah and Dylan as they discuss future topics that will be covered in The Chess Lounge. Come in,  find a comfy seat, pull up a chess board and prepare to have some fun. Hosted by Elaynah (https://www.twitch.tv/elaynah) & Dylan (Indychess.substack.com) Talk to Us on X (Twitter) - https://x.com/elaynahTV & https://x.com/coachqchess Produced by Brilliant Move