This week Elaynah and Dylan talk to Megan Chen, the female recorder holder for visiting and playing chess in ALL 50 U.S. states. They talk about some of her favorite places to play, playing in Alaska, what it means to be a degen, playing chess all night, chess books and more. She also announces that she is now chasing the record for playing in all 10 Canadian provinces as well. This is definitely a hilarious episode so listen now! Megan Chen's ICA Profile Hosts - Elaynah & Summer Dylan Elaynah's Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@elaynahhh Dylan's Documentary - https://www.kingchessfilm.com/ Talk to Us on X (Twitter) - https://x.com/elaynahTV & https://x.com/coachqchess Produced By - Brilliant Move
This week in the Chess Lounge, we will hear an amazing interview with the multi-Talented rising YouTube star, Kamryn Heidi aka Kamryn. In 2023 she was named best creator in the ChessPunks annual awards. She has built a great niche audience in chess all the while pursuing a masters degree, working a full time job and improving her classical tournament skills. Dylan & Elaynah delve deep into her life on learning chess in a small town, planning to write a book, playing for the first time in Vegas, the support of her parents, balancing all of her pursuits, and her meticulous planning. Definitely listen to the end as she has wisdom to share all the way through the episode! Hosts - Elaynah & Summer Dylan Elaynah's Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@elaynahhh Dylan's Documentary - https://www.kingchessfilm.com/ Talk to Us on X (Twitter) - https://x.com/elaynahTV & https://x.com/coachqchess Produced By - Brilliant Move
Content creator, writer and streamer Julia Schulman, aka Jules Gambit joins Elaynah and Dylan in the chess lounge this week to talk about all things content. They talk about a range of topics from seeking the WFM title and finding time to study, writing on the Botez Sisters, the Botez Invitational tournament, GM Hans Neimann's role in popularizing chess and the popularity of chess in general. She has a great sense of humor and will entertain you the entire hour! A great chess.com article on her - https://www.chess.com/article/view/streamer-of-the-month-julesgambit Hosts - Elaynah & Summer Dylan Elaynah's Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@elaynahhh Dylan's Documentary - https://www.kingchessfilm.com/ Talk to Us on X (Twitter) - https://x.com/elaynahTV & https://x.com/coachqchess Produced By - Brilliant Move
FIDE Master James Canty is no stranger to media. This Detroit based chess legend steps into the Chess Lounge to talk about his career as a streamer and commentator. Elaynah and Dylan ask him about his workout regiment, chess in the Black community, the road to FIDE Master, future goals, his 5 year Chessable streak and much more. Check this episode out and hear from one of the absolutely hardest working people you will ever meet in the chess world. Check out Canty on Twitch and beyond - https://www.twitch.tv/gmcanty/about Hosts - Elaynah & Summer Dylan Elaynah's Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@elaynahhh Dylan's Documentary - https://www.kingchessfilm.com/ Talk to Us on X (Twitter) - https://x.com/elaynahTV & https://x.com/coachqchess Produced By - Brilliant Move
Marshall Club President, National Master and lawyer Sarathi Ray steps into the lounge to talk about his rise in the chess world. Elaynah and Dylan delve into how he learned how to play chess in college becoming a "professional" 1600 club player and how he got serious when he moved to New York. As an adult learner Sarathi's love of chess pushed him to become competitive with the New York City elite. They talk about learning tactics, endgame, managing the Marshall Club, chess governance, dealing with unruly players, women's events, GM Irina Krush and much more! Check out the Marshall Club website for more info - https://www.marshallchessclub.org/ Hosts - Elaynah & Summer Dylan Elaynah's Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@elaynahhh Dylan's Documentary - https://www.kingchessfilm.com/ Talk to Us on X (Twitter) - https://x.com/elaynahTV & https://x.com/coachqchess Produced By - Brilliant Move
Director of Film, TV & Stage, Gloria Iseli, steps into the lounge to talk about what it is like to be married to a chess professional (Dylan) and make a film with them! They delve into the making of King Chess, the documentary about 2018 World Championship cycle. Elaynah and Dylan ask her about the production, post production, timelines, funding, what it's like to spend time with top chess pros, Grishuk's antics and comedy, story in film, the process of dubbing in post (ADR), and much more! AND, if you haven't, go watch King Chess! It's on all of your favorite platforms plus free on youtube! Hosts - Elaynah & Summer Dylan Elaynah's Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@elaynahhh Dylan's Documentary - https://www.kingchessfilm.com/ Talk to Us on X (Twitter) - https://x.com/elaynahTV & https://x.com/coachqchess Produced By - Brilliant Move
Streamer, coach and chess master SimplyDevina aka Women Fide Master Devina Devagharan steps into The Chess Lounge this week for a leisurely chat about her career. Summer and Elaynah discuss the intricacies of her unique tournaments, growing up as a dedicated chess student, coaching styles, learning judo, make up & self care tips, mental health and much more! Don't miss Devina talk about her podcast, Honest Vibes Only, where she is open about the family struggles she experienced. Hosts - Elaynah & Summer Dylan Elaynah's Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@elaynahhh Dylan's Documentary - https://www.kingchessfilm.com/ Talk to Us on X (Twitter) - https://x.com/elaynahTV & https://x.com/coachqchess Produced By - Brilliant Move
The streaming duo Ben & Karen come into The Chess Lounge with two big intentions: roasting the chess world and getting canceled. Ok, that's just the bonus. Ben Finegold is a Grandmaster with a depth of wisdom and a dry humor with his wife Karen brings a fun balance to their streams. In this episode we talk about a wide range of topics from Ben & Karen's early chess life, playing poker and the crossover between the games, what it was like in the 80s, Hans Niemann, Kramnik going crazy, different play styles, how to get bad at chess and more. Hosts - Elaynah & Summer Dylan Talk to Us on X (Twitter) - https://x.com/elaynahTV & https://x.com/coachqchess Produced By - Brilliant Move
The chess world has been shaken up by a big lawsuit that was recently filed by WGM Jennifer Shahade against US Chess. Shahade blew the whistle in early 2023 on a top Grandmaster that was abusing women and girls and helped to push him out of US Chess. Elaynah & Dylan briefly introduce the lawsuit and present an interview that Dylan did in August of 2023 with Shahade. She talks about her life, growing up in a chess family, winning the US Women's Championship, becoming an author, her books and much more! Hosts - Elaynah & Summer Dylan Talk to Us on X (Twitter) - https://x.com/elaynahTV & https://x.com/coachqchess Produced By - Brilliant Move For press inquiries regarding the Shahade case please contact: Attorney Tamara Holder – 847-651-7222 – press@tamaraholder.com
This week in The Chess Lounge, Dr. Cassidy R Sugimoto introduces her book, Equity for Women in Science and discusses how these lessons can apply to the chess world. She relates the shocking information that many disciplines in sciences have not reached gender parity which means that we are still far away from equity for women in science. Elaynah and Dylan look for lessons on how to apply this important work to the gender imbalance in the chess world. This fascinating conversation has many lessons to learn from history, funding, institutional changes needed, whether women's titles are useful, and many more topics. Hosts - Elaynah & Dylan Talk to Us on X (Twitter) - https://x.com/elaynahTV & https://x.com/coachqchess Special Thanks to Dr. Cassidy R Sugimoto from Georgia Tech for joining us Produced By - Brilliant Move
A special midweek bonus Chess Lounge episode brings you a side event of the 2024 FIDE Candidates Tournament in Toronto, CAN. Summer showed her film King Chess followed by talk with streamer Nemo (WGM Qiyu Zhou), former Women's World Champion GM Alexandra Kosteniuk and 5x World Champion Viswanathan Anand. They raised funds for the Sickkids Hospital in Toronto. Topics discussed were what got Kosteniuk and Vishy into chess, modern chess and engines, the rise of Indian chess, Women's Candidates, chess 960, the elo gap between men and women, and many other topics! Hosts - Elaynah & Dylan Talk to Us on X (Twitter) - https://x.com/elaynahTV & https://x.com/coachqchess Special Thanks to Salim Belcadi the President of the Annex Chess Club for organizing this event Produced By - Brilliant Move
This week in the Lounge, Elaynah and Summer talk to a podcasting legend, National Master Ben Johnson from the Perpetual Chess Podcast! They talk about his show, creating 450 episodes, chess tactics, getting good, growing in New Jersey with the Shahades, networking in New York City, rock climbing, skateboarding, poker and more. Sit back, relax and see what it takes to be a top content creator in the chess world! Episode Rating: ALL AGES (The Chess Lounge is for 13+ so parental discretion is advised) Hosts - Elaynah & Dylan Talk to Us on X (Twitter) - https://x.com/elaynahTV & https://x.com/coachqchess Guests - Ben Johnson - Read his book - https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/book Produced By - Brilliant Move
The Chess Sharkz step into the lounge for an absolutely RAUCOUS episode that explores the comedic and serious of the chess world. The Chess Sharkz are a twitch streaming duo comprised of GM Kayden Troff and reality star Tony Padron. Topics discussed are the differences between EU & American tournaments, Kayden & Tony's Background, One big Secret Kayden has, Tony's experience of being Mexican in Utah, the formation of the ChessSharkz, The Charlotte Chess Center, and much more! Episode Rating: ALL AGES (The Chess Lounge is for 13+ so parental discretion is advised) Hosts - Elaynah & Dylan Talk to Us on X (Twitter) - https://x.com/elaynahTV & https://x.com/coachqchess Guests - ChessSharkz - GM Kayden Troff & Tony Padron Produced By - Brilliant Move
Elaynah and Dylan interview each other this week probing deep into their lives to understand what makes them tick. Topics covered: Dealing with trolls, Dylan's transition to Summer, nerves in chess and the ice in Elaynah's veins, their overall goals, what they do to relax, what got Dylan started in chess and Elaynah's hate of root beer and much more! The Chess Lounge brings you high quality chess entertainment ever week so sit back, relax and enjoy. Hosts - Elaynah & Dylan Talk to Us on X (Twitter) - https://x.com/elaynahTV & https://x.com/coachqchess Produced By - Brilliant Move
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