Nikolaos Ntirlis is a Correspondence chess champion, and computer engineer who has become well known in the chess world for his vast opening expertise. Nikolaos is quite skilled at finding original opening ideas, and has grown popular through his books, and by highlighting new opening ideas on his Twitter/X account. The ideas Nikos suggests have often seen q ... Show More
Sep 18
EP 500: Jan Henric Buettner on FIDE, Freestyle Chess and the Game’s Untapped Potential
Jan Henric Buettner is a German entrepreneur, co-founder of Freestyle Chess alongside Magnus Carlsen, and a candidate for FIDE President. In his business career he has worked in technology, venture capital and hospitality. In our interview, we discuss: The logistical problems som ... Show More
55m 59s
Sep 15
EP 499- IM Thomas Willemze on Game Review, Openings & Training with Focus
IM Thomas Willemze is a popular author, Chessable creator, and trainer who has worked with the Dutch National Youth Team, among countless other students. A data analyst by day, Thomas brings an analytical approach to thinking about the core components of chess improvement. In our ... Show More
52m 21s
Jan 2024
Essential Chess Tips From 6 Books By NM Dan Heisman
075 NM Dan Heisman is a world-renowned chess coach and author. He’s on the verge of publishing his thirteenth, and perhaps final, chess improvement book. In this episode, we take a retrospective of some of Dan’s best books and offer improvement advice relevant to each book.It’s a ... Show More
1h 9m
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
Aug 2023
IM Dean Ippolito - Tales of a Premier Chess Coach & How To Manage Rating Deflation
For two decades, IM Dean Ippolito has been one of America’s top coaches. Throughout his career, he’s coached several scholastic talents to national titles. Plus, he’s authored six chess books. Dean’s own chess journey is just as impressive. He was a rising child star and competed ... Show More
1h 19m