The story of chess through history, fiction and the games of the masters. Capture more training time by studying chess through audio. How it works: Subscribe to the newsletter to have each episode's study resources delivered to your inbox. You can subscribe here: https://audiblechess.substack.com/ When you're done studying, listen to the podcast and see how well you can visualize the moves "blindfold". I hope the show helps improve your chess.
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This episode we hear about how the medieval world invested chess with its own social, cultural and spiritual meaning. Sign up for the free newsletter to receive the resources for this episode: https:/...
E18: Capa (00:16:17)
This episode is about an eight-year-old boy who was so good at chess that everyone thought he was possessed by the devil. It’s the story of Jose Raul Capablanca. Sign up for the free newsletter to r...
E17: Chess with the Cheka (00:21:14)
This episode we hear about fortunes lost and won, and a man playing a game of chess with the threat of execution if he loses. It’s the story of Ossip Berstein.
As I announce in this episode, all of t...
E16: The Return of the King? (00:16:20)
This episode we hear about a mysterious match that took place on the Internet Chess Club.
We’re studying the game between Nigel Short (username: Ural; white pieces) and (possibly?) Bobby Fischer. Bef...
E15: François-André Danican Philidor (00:10:58)
This episode we hear about the man who said that pawns were “the soul of chess.” It’s an episode on Philidor. We’re studying Philidor vs. an unknown player (France, 1790). Before you listen, check ...
E14: The Squares of the City (00:22:12)
This episode is about a chess game transformed into fiction. We’re studying Steinitz vs. Chigorin, Havana (1892). Before you listen, check out the full annotation here: https://www.chessgames.com/perl...
E13: Akiba’s Fervour (00:18:40)
This episode we hear about a young man who in just six months’ time went from losing regularly at his local club to being, some say, the best chess player in his country. It’s the story of Akiba Rubi...
E12: Contest of Nerves (00:14:54)
This episode we hear about a man with a distinctly psychological approach to the game. It’s the story of Emanuel Lasker.
We’re studying Lasker vs Vasja Pirc, Moscow (1935). Before you listen, you ca...
E11: Le Palamede (00:22:37)
This episode we hear about the life of Louis Charles Mahe De La Bourdonnais and his famous match in London, 1834. Before you listen, you can check out the full annotation here: https://www.chessgames....
E10: The Boa Constrictor (00:26:28)
This episode we’re in Moscow for the 1984 World Chess Championship. The game we’re studying is Anatoly Karpov vs Viktor Korchnoi, Moscow (1974). Before you listen, check out the full annotation here...
E9: Madjesoomalops (00:20:33)
This episode we hear about an amazing display of blindfold chess.
The game we’re studying is Pillsbury vs Winawer, Budapest (1896). Before you listen, check out the full annotation here: https://www...
E8: An Execution (00:13:54)
This episode we're in 16th-century Spain, where a nobleman is imprisoned and awaiting execution.
The game is Ruy Lopez vs Giovanni Leonardo (1560). It's one that Lopez played during his Italian trave...
E7: A Safe Choice (00:17:35)
It was October 1935 and Alexander Alekhine was on his way to Amsterdam to defend his World Champion title. To avoid a serious challenge he’d chosen a relatively easy opponent for the match, a man nam...
E6: From a Distance (00:21:19)
By the 1920s, the modern and more scientific approach to chess that began with Wilhelm Steinitz had been around for over half a century. It seemed that the core principles of the game had been discov...
E5: A Champion Scorned (00:21:57)
He was a rising star in Russian chess, but after the First World War he fled the country to settle in France. Not long after, he found himself at the top of the chess world as the fourth World Chess ...
E4: The Pride and Sorrow (00:15:54)
A nine-year-old boy shows his father and uncle where they went wrong in their recent game. The remarkable thing? Nobody had ever taught him how to play chess.
The game this time is Morphy vs. Duke...
E3: Footnotes to Greco (00:14:57)
An Italian boy, raised in poverty, leaves home with little education but the one he gave himself over the chessboard. Just a few years later, he’s playing chess in the palaces of kings and queens. T...
E2: The Magician (00:33:40)
“You must take your opponent into a deep dark forest where 2+2=5, and the path leading out is only wide enough for one.” - Mikhail Tal, The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal. This episode it's Tal vs. B...
E1: Introduction (00:01:20)
Welcome to the podcast! I hope you enjoy the show and that it helps improve your chess. Listen to this introductory episode to find out how it works. Thanks for listening!
Updated Note: Since thi...
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