<r> The Adult Improver Series returns with the remarkable story of FM Nick Matta, a five-time Louisiana State Champion who made one of the most unusual rating climbs in recent memory. Nick returned to tournament chess as a college freshman and went from roughly 1400 to 2400 USCF over the next decade...

<r> Fresh off her third consecutive (and fourth overall) U.S. Women’s Championship title, I was honored to catch up with 22-year-old IM Carissa Yip. Carissa has taken a gap year from Stanford University and is immersed in a demanding schedule of training and competition. She’s had some excellent res...

<r> The 2025 FIDE World Cup has been as dramatic as ever. Top seeds like GM Gukesh D, Ian Nepomniatchtchi, and Anish Giri have been eliminated, but we still have some top 10 stalwarts remaining, as well as many surprise advancers to the Round of 32. Joining from Goa, <B><s>[b]</s>FIDE Press Officer ...

<r> Polish programmer and chess enthusiast <B><s>[b]</s>Pawel Kacprzak<e>[/b]</e></B> joins me to share the story behind <B><s>[b]</s>Chessvision.ai<e>[/b]</e></B>. <B><s>[b]</s>Chessvision.ai<e>[/b]</e></B> is a helpful app and browser extension that can scan chess diagrams and connect them to rela...

<r> This week’s guest is U.S. Chess Hall of Famer <URL url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Ashley"><s>[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Ashley]</s><U><s>[u]</s>GM Maurice Ashley<e>[/u]</e></U><e>[/url]</e></URL>. Maurice will forever be known as the first African American to earn the...

<r> FM Peter Giannatos, founder of the Charlotte Chess Center, was a close friend of GM Daniel Naroditsky and played a pivotal role in encouraging Daniel to build his post-collegiate life in Charlotte. Peter and the tight-knit Charlotte community spent significant time with Danya, including in the d...

<r> IM John Barthomew is a former scholastic national champion turned popular and longtime chess Youtuber and serial entrepreneur. His clear and friendly teaching style has garnered him over 200,000 subs and many devotees of the Scandinavian defense, the opening for which he is best known. In our co...

<r> As a fascinating and upset-laden FIDE World Cup comes to an end, 2022 Austrian National Champion <URL url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Blohberger"><s>[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Blohberger]</s><U><s>[u]</s>GM Felix Blohberger<e>[/u]</e></U><e>[/url]</e></URL> joins me to bre...

<r> Nodirbek Abdusattorov's six game winning streak might have ended with a draw against Alireza Firouzja in Round 8 but it confirmed a clear win for him in the London Chess Classic with a round to spare, and this result was obtained from a position of strength. Abdusattorov had beaten Luke McShane ...

<r> The 15th XTX Markets London Chess Classic took place Wed 26th Nov to Sun 7th Dec 2025. Players: Alireza Firouzja, Luke Mcshane, Michael Adams, Nikolas Theodorou, Sam Shankland, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Pavel Eljanov, Nikita Vitiugov, Abhimanyu Mishra and Gawain Maroroa Jones. Nodirbek Abdusattorov...