This week’s guest is none other than former FIDE World Champion, 2 time Olympiad Gold Medalist, and 2011 Ukrainian National Champion, GM Ruslan Ponomariov! With the FIDE Candidates having concluded it was a great time to hear the thoughts of this genial super grandmaster. In our conversation, Ruslan puts the 2020-2021 FIDE Candidates into historical context ... Show More
Yesterday
EP 494- GM Jacob Aagaard on How to Improve Calculation & Learn From Your Mistakes
GM Jacob Aagaard is an award-winning author, a renowned trainer who has worked with GMs Sam Shankland, Nodirbek Abdusattorov and many others, and the co-founder of Quality Chess. Despite all of his accomplishments and the many demands on his time, Jacob retains his passion for ch ... Show More
1h 27m
Jul 28
EP 492: Mr. Dodgy on Improving at Classical Chess + Chess Fam
Michael Duke (better known as Mr. Dodgy, or @chessproblem on X) is a Chessable author, the co-founder of Chessfam, and co-host of the Chicken Chess Club podcast. He has built a large online following through his passion for chess and his sharp sense of humor. But aside from the ... Show More
1h 21m
Feb 2025
GM Boris Avrukh: How to Play Better Defense, Coaching Fabi, & Playing Against Tal
116 What a chess career! GM Boris Avrukh cracked the World Top 50 in 2005 and achieved a peak rating of 2668. He has coached the world’s best players like Fabiano Caruana, Vladimir Kramnik, and Wesley So. And he even got to be the last person to ever play the legendary Mikhail Ta ... Show More
1h 2m
Dec 2024
EP 133 | 2024 World Chess Championship Recap
IM Kostya Kavutskiy, IM David Pruess, and GM Jesse Kraai recap the 2024 World Chess Championship match between defending champion GM Ding Liren and challenger GM Gukesh D in today's episode of Dojo Talks, the ChessDojo podcast! Get ChessDojo's first book, How to Analyze Your Game ... Show More
1h 13m
Nov 2024
EP 132 | Who Will Win the 2024 World Chess Championship?
Who will win the 2024 World Chess Championship between GM Ding Liren and GM Gukesh D? GM Jesse Kraai, IM David Pruess, and IM Kostya Kavutskiy discuss who will be the next World Chess Champion, the format for the match, and whether the match will be close or a blowout in today's ... Show More
1h 4m
Dec 2023
EP 102 | 2024 FIDE Candidates Drama
GM Jesse Kraai, IM David Pruess, and IM Kostya Kavutskiy talk about the drama leading up to the FIDE Candidates Tournament, including FIDE and the tournament involving GM Alireza Firouzja. Interested in a full training plan and a community to help you improve? Check out the Dojo ... Show More
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