The Chess Club Live Podcast: Recent Episodes

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We discuss topical chess matters and address various elephants in various rooms with an ensemble of guests from the chess world and sometimes other worlds talking about our collective and personal experiences with chess in all its forms. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chessclub-livenetwork/support

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Michael invites Beth Harmon and Bobby Fischer into the studio for a chat about chess.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chessclub-livenetwork/support

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Fabiano Caruana, Cristian Chirila and Vladimir Kramnik believe cheating is endemic and Hikaru Nakamura and I believe it isn’t. Where do we go from here in Chess?--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chessclub-livenetwork/support

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Women in Chess. We address the reports of abuse of women in Chess.


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Chess creators through the ages have had their creative products stolen and credit given to others. Michael discusses several famous examples of this phenomenon and looks forward to a better future.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chessclub-livenetwork/support

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Chess topics in 2023 so far--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chessclub-livenetwork/support

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The Hans Niemann vs Magnus Carlsen cheating scandal is splitting the chess world. What are the facts from the fiction? Join Michael as he explores this murky world of chess cheating.


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Masterspace cofounder Tarek Abilama talks to Michael about reimagining the chess plying experience. Chess.masterspace.io/space/chess-club-live


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Dubious Mask Olivier, Fake or Real Social Media hacks, Puzzle Rush for the active players, Netflix motion denied, being the Kanye West of Chess.


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Chess NFTs are becoming the new craze in the chess world 🌎. What are they and what they worth?


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Fat Fritz 2 - The World’s Strongest Chess Entity - Interview with its creator Albert Silver. He talks to Michael about his groundbreaking work in chess software development.


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The Queen’s Gambit is based on the book by Walter Tevis. It’s a stylish strong and visually stunning retelling of the chess classic. We review the Netflix series. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️


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We have a conversation with FIDE International Arbiter. He discusses the growth of Chess and its development.


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Chess Master Cube gave rise to the chess puzzle app craze. It was developed by Michael way back in 2008. Puzzle Rush was devised after my Chess Master Cube app design was shared to chess.com.


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We discuss the connection between Chess and Intelligence in context of gender and race.


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Michael the cofounder of Chess Club Live is joined by Chess Doctor Jovita who is one of a crop of the most innovative chess content creators in the world right now. Jovita tells her story of how she was inspired to inspire others through chess in the context of her medical training as a doctor.


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Chess Club Live cofounder Michael discusses when a decision becomes a non-decision and why until now nobody speaks out about injustice in Chess.


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Michael is joined by Tony Sullivan a celebrated chess cartoonist who is the creator of the Chess Peace cartoon series.


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Chess Thoughts is a. feature where Michael, cofounder of Chess Club Live gives his thoughts on AlphaZero reinforcement learning being a new paradigm for chess training.


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A podcast feature where I Michael cofounder of Chess Club Live discuss my views on recent chess events.


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Knights of the Round Table. Life Master Brian Douglas Wall, Chess Author Peter Tamburro and Life Master Julian Proleiko join host Michael in a conversation about Chess in the new normal, Rapid and Blitz Chess, Kramnik, and much much more.


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Chess Club Live CEO Michael Mkpadi shares his thoughts on recent topics and news in Chess. How a random conversation with IM Natasha Regan coauthor of “Game Changer” (with Grandmaster Matthew Sadler), the story of AlphaZero, we theorised on the exact same hybrid model that the new Stockfish NNUE is using to become the world’s strongest chess playing entity of all time.


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A raw and unplugged stream of consciousness from Michael Mkpadi cofounder of Chess Club Live


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Chess is a conversation. We talk to the cofounder of the biggest chess website in the world. He explains how a dream became the most successful chess enterprise in history.


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Michael, Cofounder of Chess Club Live hosts a round table chess podcast with Life Masters Brian Douglas Wall and Joel Johnson and special guests.


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Cofounder Michael hosts a podcast with Life Master Brian Douglas Wall and Life Master Joel Johnson with special guests discuss chess past, present and future.


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Cofounder of Chess Club Live is joined by Life Master Joel Johnson and Life Master Brian Douglas Wall with special guests.


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Brian Douglas Wall is a US Chess Life Master. He was Colorado Junior Champion. He has been 7 times Colorado State Champion and 6 times Denver Champion. Joel Johnson is a US Chess Life Master, Chess author and former winner of the US Senior Chess Championships. Both dropped in for a chat with Michael.


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Jeff is an innovator who cofounded a tech startup in Silicon Valley. His Chess Puzzle Blitz app is a fantastic fresh look at the Chess Puzzle genre, he joined Michael to discuss all things chess puzzles.


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Carina Jørgensen is a creative force of nature. She is a chess artist, linguist, chess coach, photographer, former Danish Team Chess Olympiad national squad member and cofounder of Chess Club Live. Carina dropped by to speak to Michael her friend and fellow cofounder.


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Crystal Fischetti is an artist influenced by the colour field expressionism movement. She creates work of energy and dynamism. Crystal’s artwork has vibrancy, movement and colour. Her artwork for Purling London “Son and Moon” was critically acclaimed masterpiece and shown in the World Chess Hall if Fame. Crystal talks to us about all things art, chess and life.


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Willum Morsch is a Dutch artist and graphic designer based in Amsterdam. He is well known for his digital chess art which informs and engages thousands of chess fans worldwide. He stopped by to have a few words with Michael.


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Yury Markushin developed one of the world's most popular chess learning websites. It has grown from humble beginnings into a very comprehensive site which is a leading chess education resource with courses run by super strong masters and grandmasters. Yury tells us how it all began and his journey from those early days.


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Ray Morris-Hill is a superb photographer who specialises in Sports and Fashion photography. In addition to that, he works as a Chess photographer. Ray's photos have a fascinating style of being technically brilliant but also relevant to chess fans from a "celebration of chess" perspective. Ray talks about his most exciting photoshoots, events and the world of chess through the lens of a top photographer.


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Grandmaster Maurice Ashley is a member of the World Chess Hall of Fame, having a distinguished career as an International Chess Grandmaster, Chess Coach, and is one of the STL Dream Team Chess Commentators. GM Maurice Ashley dropped in on our Chess Club Live show to speak about a stellar talent that is with us no more.


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