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The Chess Angle is the official podcast of the renowned Long Island Chess Club in NY. We discuss chess, tournament play, and improvement at the amateur and club level. Featured guests include titled players and dedicated amateurs. New episodes drop on Sundays. Web: www.thechessangle.com. Twitter (X): www.twitter.com/TheChessAngle. Email: info@thechessangle.com. Thank you for listening and we hope you win your next game!
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Ep. 110: IM Michael Rahal on the Challenges of Adult Chess Improvement & More
This podcast recently crossed the half-a-million download mark! Thank you all for your support of The Chess Angle.
This week's guest is International Master Michael Rahal. Michael is a professional trilingual chess coach, content creator, and FIDE Press Officer. In this jam-packed episode, he provides thoughtful insight on the challenges of improving at chess as an adult and why there's not always a positive correlation between chess study and tournament results. Michael also details his experiences interviewing some of the world's most elite players including Magnus Carlsen. He then shares his thoughts on the chess content creation space and previews his upcoming Chessable and YouTube projects.
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Ep. 109: Chess Improvement Shortcuts for the Busy Adult Improver
This week's pod is an updated and revised version of Episode 12: Chess Improvement Hacks for Busy People. Neal offers some practical time-saving hacks for busy adults with limited study time and argues that social media overload may harm your chess progress.
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Referenced:
12 Apps We Can't Stop Using, for Better or Worse (WSJ article) Episode #43: Are Electronic Notation Devices Legit? 📧 If you have a question or topic idea for a future episode, e-mail us at info@thechessangle.com.
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Ep. 108: Checkmate Confessions: The Harsh Realities I Learned from Chess Tournaments
This week, Neal shares some tips, tricks, and harsh realities he learned from playing in chess tournaments over the years.
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Ep. 107: Check, Mate, Cheat: Unveiling the Dark Side of Chess Tournament Shenanigans
This week, Neal puts on his tournament director hat to discuss rule violation scenarios using real examples from amateur chess tournaments. We also include common mishaps and misunderstandings at the club level regarding rules and procedures. Amateur players of all levels should find this episode both informative and entertaining! Special thanks to Pat Barron, friend of the pod and fellow TD from Pennsylvania whose correspondence was the basis of this episode.
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Ep. 106: GM Max Illingworth on Adult Chess Improvement, Why YouTube Videos May Not Help, "Potholes & Detours" on the road to 1600, "Unlearning" Chess, & More
This week's guest is Australian Grandmaster Max Illingworth. Max is a coach, author, and blogger who has lots of experience working with adult chess improvers and a sincere interest in helping them get better. His chess.com blog is instruction rich and formed the basis of our conversation. Max shared his thoughts on why many adult players have trouble improving, including the erroneous thought processes and approaches that hinder progress.
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Ep. 105 (S7 Premiere): Declutter Your Chess Study Plan
Welcome to Season 7!
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This week, we discuss how to "Marie Kondo" your chess study plan if you're rated about 800-1200 and you're looking to break the 1400 barrier. You don't need to buy 100 chess books, 25 courses, and join seven different online training programs. A streamlined collection of chess study materials covering each phase and theme of the game combined with lots of OTB experience is probably all you need for quite some time. In this episode, we cover:
Why playing is just as crucial as studying How much study material do you need? How often should you study? Using chess study materials appropriately What NOT to study Putting it all together Referenced:
Ep. 99: How to Approach Chess Study as a Beginner or Advanced Beginner The Amateur's Mind Chess for Tigers Starting Out: The Caro-Kann Winning Chess Strategies Pandolfini's Endgame Course Silman's Complete Endgame Course How to Study Chess on Your Own Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual Introduction to Tactics Endings, Openings, A Taste of the Middle 📧 If you have a question or topic idea for a future episode, e-mail us at info@thechessangle.com.
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Customer Reviews
Great for adult improvers!
This podcast is exactly as advertised. Great, actionable insights.
FANTASTC
"The Chess Angle" is required listening for me. As specified in the intro it is a chess podcast focusing on busy improvers with limited study time. The host is knowledgeable as well as enthusiastic. He has some very interesing guests and also goes "solo" with tips for openings, tournaments and various other topics. His advice resonates with me - for example, stick to a "set" repertoire, for white & black - play a lot - analyze your games - use the chess.com lessons. He also recommends books and he typically does not fully endores media unless he read or used it. One of the best chess podcasts for improvers areound.
This is a Great Podcast!
I have been listening to this podcast to 15-30 mins every night and its very interesting!