This week Phil is still yanking around the US of A, so Robin and Jon welcome a couple of very special guests: JJ and Julia of the chessfeels podcast...

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S3 Ep13: Men Clutching Their Plastic Bags - with special guest Jim Stevenson from 2022-03-31T12:01:02

S3 Ep12: You're Tuned Into Beefcake FM from 2022-03-24T16:30

S3 Ep11: Because It Requires Such Vigilance - with special guest WGM Jennifer Shahade from 2022-03-17T10:15

S3 Ep10: Thickness of a Cigarette Paper from 2022-03-10T01:01

S3 Ep9: Being Suspended from the Ceiling from 2022-03-03T15:25

S3 Ep8: The Law of Large Numbers - Young Talents special from 2022-02-24T01:15

S3 Ep7: Advice on How to Dress from 2022-02-17T22:15

S3 Ep6: Can't Hide From The Truth - with special guest Nate Solon from 2022-02-10T10:45

S3 Ep5: What's Your Favourite Western Intervention? from 2022-02-03T10:15

S3 Ep4: Peanut Butter and Banoffee Cheesecake from 2022-01-27T15:10

S3 Ep3: The Svidler on the Roof from 2022-01-20T15:45

S3 Ep2: Unknown Tomb of Queen Nefertiti from 2022-01-13T00:45

S3 Ep1: It Was An Open Goal from 2022-01-06T14:30

S2 Ep21: World Rapid&Blitz Recap - Blitz Day Two from 2021-12-31T13:25

S2 Ep20: World Rapid&Blitz Recap - Blitz Day One from 2021-12-30T11:40

S2 Ep19: World Rapid&Blitz Recap - Rapid Day Three from 2021-12-29T11:00

S2 Ep18: World Rapid&Blitz Recap - Rapid Day Two from 2021-12-28T12:15

S2 Ep17: World Rapid&Blitz Recap - Rapid Day One from 2021-12-26T22:00

S2 Ep16: A Distinct Lack of Brits - World Rapid&Blitz preview special from 2021-12-22T17:40

S2 Ep15: Nepo Clearly Has The Quality - World Championship Review from 2021-12-16T17:00

S2 Ep14: World Chess Championship Recap - Game Eleven from 2021-12-10T17:20

S2 Ep13: World Chess Championship Recap - Rest Day Four from 2021-12-09T14:40

S2 Ep12: World Chess Championship Recap - Game Ten from 2021-12-08T17:15

S2 Ep11: World Chess Championship Recap - Game Nine from 2021-12-07T17:15:36

With the World Chess Championship all but over as Ian Nepomniachtchi blunders again, the boys are back to talk Game 9, what this means for the match as a whole and what we should expect from t...

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S2 Ep10: World Chess Championship Recap - Game Eight / Rest Day Three from 2021-12-06T14:34:02

With Nepomniachtchi's capitulation in Game Eight, Jon and Robin spend some time breaking it down and thinking about the impact it will have on the World Chess Championship going forward.
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S2 Ep9: World Chess Championship Recap - Game Seven from 2021-12-04T18:35:50

After yesterday's Game 6 drama, everyone expected a quieter (and shorter) game today. And so it transpired: a short and snappy draw carries us over the halfway point in the World Chess Champio...

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S2 Ep8: World Chess Championship Recap - Game Six from 2021-12-03T22:35:26

WE HAVE A DECISIVE GAME FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FIVE YEARS! Jon and Robin give you a whistlestop review of the sixth game of the World Chess Championship and pep you up ready to go again tomorro...

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S2 Ep7: World Chess Championship Recap - Rest Day Two from 2021-12-02T20:31:03

It's the second Rest Day of the World Chess Championship but that's not stopping us! Jon is joined by a couple of very special guests to talk about the action so far. Listen

S2 Ep6: World Chess Championship Recap - Game Five from 2021-12-01T17:45

S2 Ep5: World Chess Championship Recap - Game Four from 2021-11-30T18:50

S2 Ep4: World Chess Championship Recap - Rest Day One from 2021-11-29T21:40

S2 Ep3: World Chess Championship Recap - Game Three from 2021-11-28T18:00

S2 Ep2: World Chess Championship Recap - Game Two from 2021-11-27T19:25

S2 Ep1: World Chess Championship Recap - Game One from 2021-11-26T18:30

S1 Ep96: The Beauty and the Simplicity - World Championship preview special from 2021-11-22T06:00

It's here! No fluff this week as we do The Big Chess Pit World Chess Championship Preview Podcast with Phil, Robin & Jon. Find out what's occurring in Dubai over the next three weeks.

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S1 Ep95: A Lack of Vitamin C from 2021-11-12T17:45

This week Phil is guarding against scurvy, but still gets his metro rail system opinions trashed by Jon and Robin. We also round up the FIDE Grand Swiss and do a preview of next week's World Chess ...

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S1 Ep94: Take On Light Or Dark from 2021-11-04T15:00

This week the guys discuss talent vs hard work in chess and other sports, the aesthetic of autumn, and the quiz gets all scientific!

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S1 Ep93: Too Busy Cowering And Crying from 2021-10-28T16:30

This week Phil is spotty, Jon is fishy, and Robin is masonic. Among other things we preview the FIDE Grand Swiss, and also assess the first artefacts offered to Robin's Organic Bobbin Store!

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S1 Ep92: Must Have A Rhyming Phrase from 2021-10-21T16:00

Robin Sarfas joins Jon and Phil as a regular panellist this week, and heartily joins in the nonsense. We cover the current state of chess within the pandemic context, including the FIDE Grand Swiss...

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S1 Ep91: Between Satan and the Truth from 2021-10-14T11:05

The lads get somewhat philosophical this week in the context of adult chess improvement, and Chris reveals just how inspired he is by dishwasher repair folk.

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S1 Ep90: Just Lots of Simpsons Memes from 2021-10-07T11:01

More of the usual this week as our decidedly croaky triumvirate deal in spoonerisms, sportswashing and Stephens.

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S1 Ep89: That's An Amazing Cash Grab - Women's Chess Special from 2021-09-30T09:05

We are not our normal mirthful selves this week because we have more serious things to discuss. Is it appropriate for FIDE to associate themselves with a breast implant company, and what does the a...

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S1 Ep88: To Have That Much Power from 2021-09-23T11:00

This week Jon is yawny, Chris is croaky, and Phil is full of football. The guys also discuss opening choices for amateurs, Nona Gaprindashvili's lawsuit against Netflix, and tributes for deceased c...

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S1 Ep87: Some Sort Of Feudal King - with special guest Robin Sarfas from 2021-09-16T00:01

Phil is absent and everything falls apart without him. Sort of. Chris and Jon are joined by previous Adult Improvement guest Robin Sarfas to cover the return of real-life, over-the-board amateur ch...

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S1 Ep86: Someone's Talking About Geoff Club from 2021-09-09T11:15

This week Chris is surrounded by applause, Jon has the silly question blues, and Phil tells an unbroadcastable joke. Chris also reveals how his FIDE Trainer exam went, and Vladimir Savon's life is ...

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S1 Ep85: Plumbed the Depths of Worms from 2021-09-02T00:01

This week Jon brings back the Gregorian chanting first heard in Episode 5, Phil parades his knowledge of Thomas the Tank Engine, and Chris celebrates Mr Philidor.

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S1 Ep85: Plumbed the Depths of Worms from 2021-09-02T00:01

S1 Ep84: Quite Like Getting Dressed Up from 2021-08-26T15:55

This week the boys discuss monkeys at the North Pole, chess dynasties, and pay tribute to Evgeny Sveshnikov. May also contain a special guest for the quiz...

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S1 Ep83: An Argument With Some Vicars - with special guest Michael Meadows from 2021-08-19T15:00

Chris and Phil are joined by our webmaster, Michael Meadows, for a romp through cuttlefish, bad chess websites, and theology. Jon also makes a pleasing guest appearance.

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S1 Ep83: An Argument With Some Vicars - with special guest Michael Meadows from 2021-08-19T15:00

S1 Ep82: Brimful of Gad and Asher from 2021-08-12T00:01

The gang's back together as the discussions this week include chess neologisms, psychotropic drugs, and... yep... cheating.

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S1 Ep82: Brimful of Gad and Asher from 2021-08-12T00:01

S1 Ep81: Drag People Onto Your Territory - with special guest Benji Portheault from 2021-08-05T12:01

This week Jon and Phil are joined by London club player Benji Portheault, who happily mucks in with the regular nonsense, but also brings news of a recent visit to a legendary French player.

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S1 Ep81: Drag People Onto Your Territory - with special guest Benji Portheault from 2021-08-05T12:01

S1 Ep80: My Table's A Bit Rickety - with special guest IM Lorin D'Costa from 2021-07-29T00:01

Chris and Phil are joined by International Master Lorin D'Costa, who is well placed as founder of She Plays To Win and captain of the England Women's Team to discuss the current and future state of...

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S1 Ep80: My Table's A Bit Rickety - with special guest IM Lorin D'Costa from 2021-07-29T00:01

S1 Ep79: Welcoming and Enthusiastic and Active - with special guest Jenny Long from 2021-07-22T11:15

Jon and Phil are joined by Jenny Long, who is bursting with chess and was one of the organisers of the ChessFest satellite event in Liverpool.

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S1 Ep79: Welcoming and Enthusiastic and Active - with special guest Jenny Long from 2021-07-22T11:15

S1 Ep78: A Positive Message In It - ChessFest preview with FM Tim Wall from 2021-07-15T15:30

Jon & Phil are joined by FM Tim Wall, who not only plugs this weekend's ChessFest but also reveals his prowess, or otherwise, at sheep rituals.

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S1 Ep78: A Positive Message In It - ChessFest preview with FM Tim Wall from 2021-07-15T15:30

S1 Ep77: A Hammock in a Volvo from 2021-07-08T16:20

Fresh from football almost coming home, the guys are here for a twilight recording. Phil gets boisterous, Jon gets sleepy, and Chris celebrates underwhelming headlines.

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S1 Ep77: A Hammock in a Volvo from 2021-07-08T16:20

S1 Ep76: Bring Down The Feudal System from 2021-07-01T00:00

England are doing well at football, so the boys decide to bring chess home instead. They also set up a Lonely Hearts Chess Agency and celebrate Ulf Andersson.

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S1 Ep76: Bring Down The Feudal System from 2021-07-01T00:00

S1 Ep75: Trend On An Upward Path from 2021-06-24T15:00

This week Phil gets sociable, Jon invokes 55 years of hurt, and Chris resorts to verse.

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S1 Ep75: Trend On An Upward Path from 2021-06-24T15:00

S1 Ep74: Never Too Early To Resign - Tournament Guide special from 2021-06-16T21:00

This week the special treat comes right at the end. But along the way Phil, Chris and Jon give an impassioned introduction to chess tournament play. Many people who learned during lockdown will soo...

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S1 Ep74: Never Too Early To Resign - Tournament Guide special from 2021-06-16T21:00

S1 Ep73: Confidence was a Huge Factor - Adult Improvement special with FM Rhys Cumming from 2021-06-10T15:00

In 2015, at age 21, Rhys Cumming was rated 2115 but gained only 40 points over the next three years. He has since reached 2360, gained the FM title and his first IM norm. Rhys's approach to chess i...

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S1 Ep73: Confidence was a Huge Factor - Adult Improvement special with FM Rhys Cumming from 2021-06-10T15:00

S1 Ep72: You Can't Have Fake Rooks from 2021-06-03T15:00

A late night recording sees the guys go full rabbit hole as topics as diverse as clay court tennis players, chess pieces eating themselves, and the logistics of hybrid chess tournaments get attacked.

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S1 Ep72: You Can't Have Fake Rooks from 2021-06-03T15:00

S1 Ep71: X-Rayed in a Local Hospital from 2021-05-27T14:15

The boys are back with their latest witterings, including but not limited to the 1978 World Chess Championship, distracting one's opponent, and centrist dads.

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S1 Ep71: X-Rayed in a Local Hospital from 2021-05-27T14:15

S1 Ep70: Our Monthly Quota Of Singing from 2021-05-20T14:30

This week we ponder how successful a 3-1-0 scoring system would be in chess tournaments, celebrate Cuban footballers not being recognised, and wonder how much room there is in the chess world for c...

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S1 Ep70: Our Monthly Quota Of Singing from 2021-05-20T14:30

S1 Ep69: Flick It Over The Top from 2021-05-12T16:00

This week we wonder which items of clothing should be thrown at professional chess players, consider how England's ageing Olympiad team can regenerate, and evoke 80s TV shows in the quiz.

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S1 Ep69: Flick It Over The Top from 2021-05-12T16:00

S1 Ep68: You're Tearing Me Apart, Policer from 2021-05-06T15:00

This week we celebrate chess variants, chess-themed burgers, and ask whether the pandemic will undermine the integrity of the FIDE rating system.

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S1 Ep68: You're Tearing Me Apart, Policer from 2021-05-06T15:00

S1 Ep67: Struggling Down The Back Nine - Candidates roundup special from 2021-04-29T16:00

This week the guys round up the Candidates, discuss Nepo’s chances in the title match, and wonder what the Candidates field will look like in 2023.

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S1 Ep67: Struggling Down The Back Nine - Candidates roundup special from 2021-04-29T16:00

S1 Ep66: Just A Very Bloodthirsty Day - Candidates update special from 2021-04-24T19:12

It's been a big day for chess in Yekaterinburg so Jon and Phil recap Rounds 10-12 of the Candidates and preview what's left to come.

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S1 Ep66: Just A Very Bloodthirsty Day - Candidates update special from 2021-04-24T19:12

S1 Ep65: About To Hit The Skids from 2021-04-22T11:00

The Candidates has resumed, so we give our initial impressions on Rounds 8-10. We also mark the brief distraction of the European Super League by discussing the Professional Chess Assocation and th...

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S1 Ep65: About To Hit The Skids from 2021-04-22T11:00

S1 Ep64: Water Squirts and Towel Action - Candidates preview special from 2021-04-15T16:00

The Candidates resumes on Monday so naturally the boys ask which of the chess elite would be favourite in a cage match. May also include sofa fury.

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S1 Ep64: Water Squirts and Towel Action - Candidates preview special from 2021-04-15T16:00

S1 Ep63: Funny and Biting and Meaningful - with special guest Grandmaster Jonathan Levitt from 2021-04-08T16:00

This week Jon and Phil are joined by Grandmaster Jonathan Levitt who has a book out! Hear the guys discuss the holy trinity of 'c' words: comedy, cricket, and chess.

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S1 Ep63: Funny and Biting and Meaningful - with special guest Grandmaster Jonathan Levitt from 2021-04-08T16:00

S1 Ep62: The World Of Ageing Sportsmen from 2021-04-01T17:15

This week we discuss which chess grandmaster has eight legs, which member of the world elite looks like Bob Ross, and celebrate longevity in all its forms.

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S1 Ep62: The World Of Ageing Sportsmen from 2021-04-01T17:15

S1 Ep61: Everyone Wants To Be Chandler from 2021-03-25T17:00

The murky underworld of social media and British intelligence services get a hearty airing this week. We also ask for your opinions on chess servers, and want your chess five-a-side teams.

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S1 Ep61: Everyone Wants To Be Chandler from 2021-03-25T17:00

S1 Ep60: As Noble As The Adversary from 2021-03-18T17:00

This week Jon hates mornings, Chris stretches the concept of a chess anniversary to its breaking point, and Phil offers some textual healing. May also contain long walks.

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S1 Ep60: As Noble As The Adversary from 2021-03-18T17:00

S1 Ep59: Do Laps Around The Board from 2021-03-11T17:00

This week we mark International Women's Day by celebrating Koneru Humpy and Vera Menchik while bemoaning the lack of equivalent opportunities for contemporary British female chess players. Otherwis...

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S1 Ep59: Do Laps Around The Board from 2021-03-11T17:00

S1 Ep58: Hoover Up The Amoebic Mass from 2021-03-04T17:00

This week Chris's dog is pining, Jon has a heavy visitor, and Phil has a problem with carbs. May also include actual white hot chess content.

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S1 Ep58: Hoover Up The Amoebic Mass from 2021-03-04T17:00

S1 Ep57: There is a General Optimism from 2021-02-25T17:00

This week the guys discuss the effect PogChamps might have on the future of chess, and try to inflict the world's largest roundabout on the Isle of Man.

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S1 Ep57: There is a General Optimism from 2021-02-25T17:00

S1 Ep56: Play One Move Each Orbit from 2021-02-18T17:00

This week we ponder chess in a velodrome, celebrate South American Grandmasters, and ask whether the Dubai World Championship match is just another case of 'sportwashing'.

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S1 Ep56: Play One Move Each Orbit from 2021-02-18T17:00

S1 Ep55: He Could Be A Quarterback from 2021-02-11T17:00

The unholy trio of Chris, Jon & Phil are reunited for a waltz through the latest happenings in the chess world, but not before they've solved naming Chris's dog and the age-old question of how many...

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S1 Ep55: He Could Be A Quarterback from 2021-02-11T17:00

S1 Ep54: Who's Scared You The Most? - with special guest Ben Johnson from 2021-02-04T17:00

Everything gets a bit meta this week as we have Ben Johnson of the Perpetual Chess Podcast round for tea. Hear about his life and career, and his favourite moments from hosting.

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S1 Ep54: Who's Scared You The Most? - with special guest Ben Johnson from 2021-02-04T17:00

S1 Ep53: The Great British Wijk Off from 2021-01-27T17:30

This week Jon is a polyglot, Chris celebrates an important British player from the 19th century, and Phil wonders whether Tony the Tiger is Catholic.

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S1 Ep53: The Great British Wijk Off from 2021-01-27T17:30

S1 Ep52: The Board Next To Him - Adult Improvement special with Robin Sarfas from 2021-01-21T13:15

Phil's moving house so this week Jon and Chris are joined by Robin Sarfas, an adult who's made some big strides with his game of late.

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S1 Ep52: The Board Next To Him - Adult Improvement special with Robin Sarfas from 2021-01-21T13:15

S1 Ep51: Gotta Do The Obligatory Hanson from 2021-01-14T14:15

This week Phil gets dusty, Christory isn't historical, and Jon dares to ask more than one silly question.

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S1 Ep51: Gotta Do The Obligatory Hanson from 2021-01-14T14:15

S1 Ep50: They'll Cut Out Our Lungs from 2021-01-07T12:00

The boys are back and raring to go in 2021. Chris espouses robes, Phil gets Augustinian, and Jon once again hates the quiz.

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S1 Ep50: They'll Cut Out Our Lungs from 2021-01-07T12:00

S1 Ep49: Maybe Men Are Too Proud - with special guest Rachel Syme from 2020-12-30T12:00

To close out 2020 we're joined by New Yorker columnist and everyone's best friend on Twitter, Rachel Syme! Rachel has a unique chess ancestry and has also just started taking chess lessons. Her sto...

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S1 Ep49: Maybe Men Are Too Proud - with special guest Rachel Syme from 2020-12-30T12:00

S1 Ep48: You Two Are Fogeys Anyway - Christmas special from 2020-12-23T12:00

Are you ready for puns? We have puns, damned puns, and statistics this week for our Christmas special! But you like puns. Right?

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S1 Ep48: You Two Are Fogeys Anyway - Christmas special from 2020-12-23T12:00

S1 Ep47: Suddenly It Would Go Silent - with special guest Stephanie Alys from 2020-12-16T17:00

This week we're joined by Stephanie Alys, an entrepreneur perhaps best known for her pioneering sextech work with MysteryVibe. Stephanie expounds on her junior chess career and how she's seen chess...

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S1 Ep47: Suddenly It Would Go Silent - with special guest Stephanie Alys from 2020-12-16T17:00

S1 Ep46: What's In This For Anyone? - with special guest Chris T-T from 2020-12-10T17:00

Retired musician, current poet and DJ, and all-round lovely human Chris T-T joins us for a romp through the chess enthusiast's mind, and creative processing in general.

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S1 Ep46: What's In This For Anyone? - with special guest Chris T-T from 2020-12-10T17:00

S1 Ep45: Active in a Passive Way - with special guest Philippe Auclair from 2020-12-03T12:00

The musician, football writer and Mikhail Tal superfan Philippe Auclair joins the boys for the first instalment of our December interview season! Philippe shares his own chess experiences, and offe...

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S1 Ep45: Active in a Passive Way - with special guest Philippe Auclair from 2020-12-03T12:00

S1 Ep44: Hooves Clattering on the Tarmac from 2020-11-26T12:00

There’s a glut of The Simpsons references this week, but don’t let that put you off. We salute Magnus Carlsen’s sportsmanship, celebrate inspirational junior coaches, and invent our own novelty che...

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S1 Ep44: Hooves Clattering on the Tarmac from 2020-11-26T12:00

S1 Ep43: Ooh, Foucault, Your Mama Too from 2020-11-19T12:00

A chess boom is on and 'The Queen's Gambit' is to blame! Do the guys have enough energy for it? And how long will it last? May also contain turtles. Again.

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S1 Ep43: Ooh, Foucault, Your Mama Too from 2020-11-19T12:00

S1 Ep42: Terrified Of Using Both Hands from 2020-11-12T12:00

This week Phil celebrates early-90s dramas, Chris covers the history of the humble combover, and Jon is still enamoured with 'The Queen's Gambit'.

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S1 Ep42: Terrified Of Using Both Hands from 2020-11-12T12:00

S1 Ep41: Just Hiding In Plain Sight from 2020-11-04T17:00

The guys have been up all night watching CNN and there's a somewhat political slant to this week's offering. But there's still room for bad Hungarian pronunciations, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, a...

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S1 Ep41: Just Hiding In Plain Sight from 2020-11-04T17:00

S1 Ep40: Get Wetter on a Bike from 2020-10-28T16:00

This week the guys critique the Netflix sensation 'The Queen's Gambit', reminisce about rainy days, and contemplate what makes a city a... city?

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S1 Ep40: Get Wetter on a Bike from 2020-10-28T16:00

S1 Ep39: An Out Of Control Lorry from 2020-10-21T23:15

Bonkers BBC drama plots, potentially good Netflix plots, and World Chess Championship breakaway plots all feature this week. Lots of plotting. Yes.

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S1 Ep39: An Out Of Control Lorry from 2020-10-21T23:15

S1 Ep38: The Corpse of Mikhail Tal from 2020-10-14T15:15

This week Jon tries to host a dinner party, Chris wonders what Magnus Carlsen will do next, and Phil gets angry with FIDE... again.

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S1 Ep38: The Corpse of Mikhail Tal from 2020-10-14T15:15

S1 Ep37: Swim in a Straightish Direction from 2020-10-09T00:00

It's time to talk as the guys start a conversation on chess and mental health. But there's still time for the usual nonsense, and does anyone have a bit of... Déjà Hugh?

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S1 Ep37: Swim in a Straightish Direction from 2020-10-09T00:00

S1 Ep36: Cunning of the Cat Genus from 2020-10-02T15:00

Jon takes us back to the days of the speakeasy, Chris exults Norfolk chess legend Johnny Danger, and Phil pays homage to the strongest active nonagenarians.

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S1 Ep36: Cunning of the Cat Genus from 2020-10-02T15:00

S1 Ep35: Ice Is Too Structurally Sound from 2020-09-23T21:15

This week we discuss the evolutionary prowess of pandas, devote some more time to the mechanisms of adult chess improvement, and cancel some things. And what on earth is the Bongcloud Attack?

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S1 Ep35: Ice Is Too Structurally Sound from 2020-09-23T21:15

S1 Ep34: You Can't Libel The Dead from 2020-09-17T00:00

Jon gets hench, Chris gets accused of unsavoury things, and Phil wonders what correspondence chess champions do in their spare time.

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S1 Ep34: You Can't Libel The Dead from 2020-09-17T00:00

S1 Ep33: Discussing a Fear of Barbers from 2020-09-10T19:30

The guys moan about being plagiarised, but introduce the classic new game 'Chessplayer or Cheese', probably shortly to be stolen.

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S1 Ep33: Discussing a Fear of Barbers from 2020-09-10T19:30

S1 Ep32: Every Rabbit is a Winner from 2020-09-03T11:00

FIDE have embarrassed themselves and the game they purport to uphold, so the guys join in and embarrass themselves too.

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S1 Ep32: Every Rabbit is a Winner from 2020-09-03T11:00

S1 Ep31: Okay To Have Dead Air from 2020-08-27T21:00

The holy triumvirate are reunited for an episode which discusses wolves, a missing persons case, and world currencies. The lads also try to solve the possible oversaturation of elite chess.

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S1 Ep31: Okay To Have Dead Air from 2020-08-27T21:00

S1 Ep30: Five Books In My Luggage - with special guest WFM Kanwal Bhatia from 2020-08-20T14:15

Kanwal Bhatia has been part of the England Women's chess team since 2008 and has had a career in machine learning. Here she tells Phil about both and they thrash out some potential ways to develop ...

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S1 Ep30: Five Books In My Luggage - with special guest WFM Kanwal Bhatia from 2020-08-20T14:15

S1 Ep29: A Fan Of Surly Magnus - with special guest Thom Lawrence from 2020-08-13T17:00

How does the growing world of chess analytics compare to other sports, and should comparisons even be drawn? Thom Lawrence of StatsBomb joins us for a natter.

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S1 Ep29: A Fan Of Surly Magnus - with special guest Thom Lawrence from 2020-08-13T17:00

S1 Ep28: I Committed to the Committee - with special guest John Ashworth from 2020-08-06T11:00

We're still on holiday! This week Phil talks to John Ashworth, CEO of Caplin Systems, about his adventures into the chess sponsorship world.

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S1 Ep28: I Committed to the Committee - with special guest John Ashworth from 2020-08-06T11:00

S1 Ep27: There's A Non-Zero Chance - with special guest Li Wu from 2020-07-30T11:35

The boys are on holiday so this week Chris interviews Li Wu, who's part of the PokerStars online integrity team.

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S1 Ep27: There's A Non-Zero Chance - with special guest Li Wu from 2020-07-30T11:35

S1 Ep26: Tricky To Outrun A Horse from 2020-07-23T16:00

Classism is relevant to a lot of sports, the origins of which can often be murky. The guys brave the depths of such an important topic but also have fun establishing the top speed of a bear.

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S1 Ep26: Tricky To Outrun A Horse from 2020-07-23T16:00

S1 Ep25: Paddling in the Barry Burn from 2020-07-17T00:00

And Smith must score! (Smith didn't score.) The guys challenge the distinct lack of chess commentaries, while also libeling doctors and querying the significance of sitcom actors.

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S1 Ep25: Paddling in the Barry Burn from 2020-07-17T00:00

S1 Ep24: Wheelhouse of the Victorian Gentleman from 2020-07-10T00:00

More thoroughly irresponsible conversation this week as Phil suggests Formula 1 drivers deliberately drive the wrong way, Jon dares to criticise Wycombe Wanderers, and Chris notates his online ches...

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S1 Ep24: Wheelhouse of the Victorian Gentleman from 2020-07-10T00:00

S1 Ep23: I'm Just A Natural Genius - Adult Improvement special from 2020-07-03T00:00

It's almost a serious episode this week, as the guys properly analyse adult chess improvement and the nuances within. May also contain raspberry coulis.

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S1 Ep23: I'm Just A Natural Genius - Adult Improvement special from 2020-07-03T00:00

S1 Ep22: Get the Bomb Squad in from 2020-06-26T00:00

Chris decides he's had enough of chess and wants to learn shogi, Phil recounts his childhood in a warzone, and Jon is disparaging about Formula 1

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S1 Ep22: Get the Bomb Squad in from 2020-06-26T00:00

S1 Ep21: Wild Gesticulations Towards The Future from 2020-06-19T00:00

Chess tournaments are dangerous. Everyone knows this. Find out how, as the guys put themselves in peril for your benefit and your benefit alone.

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S1 Ep21: Wild Gesticulations Towards The Future from 2020-06-19T00:00

S1 Ep20: When Does Space Become Space? from 2020-06-12T00:00

The boys visit space and pretend to be birds of prey. It's a long old way down to swoop upon the conversational gambits on offer this week...

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S1 Ep20: When Does Space Become Space? from 2020-06-12T00:00

S1 Ep19: A Lifetime on the Lips from 2020-06-04T16:50

Increments, the longest-running chess column, codebreaking, and how to teach kids appear this week. Some might say this is far too many topics for one episode, but the boys are brave souls.

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S1 Ep19: A Lifetime on the Lips from 2020-06-04T16:50

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S1 Ep18: The Hypotenuse of a Church from 2020-05-28T16:50

What came first: showjumping or chess? This and other mysteries are unraveled and reraveled in earnest as the guys' lockdown mania starts to bite.

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S1 Ep18: The Hypotenuse of a Church from 2020-05-28T16:50

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S1 Ep17: Four Packets of Pork Scratchings from 2020-05-21T17:35

Tales of coffeehouse legends, psyching out machines, and being infamous for losing make the grade this week.

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S1 Ep17: Four Packets of Pork Scratchings from 2020-05-21T17:35

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S1 Ep16: Reveal Your Innermost, Darkest Secrets from 2020-05-14T14:35

The guys attend therapy as Scandinavian crime dramas, Formula 1, and powerful writing implements get a hearty airing.

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S1 Ep16: Reveal Your Innermost, Darkest Secrets from 2020-05-14T14:35

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S1 Ep15: Chuck Him Back In Jail from 2020-05-07T12:45

No kinkshaming allowed this week as online cheating, communists and pies get a thorough outing.

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S1 Ep15: Chuck Him Back In Jail from 2020-05-07T12:45

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S1 Ep14: Some Real Elements Of Genius - Tony Miles special from 2020-04-30T14:44

This week is the long-promised and never-forgotten Tony Miles Special. And we have a new theme tune!

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S1 Ep14: Some Real Elements Of Genius - Tony Miles special from 2020-04-30T14:44

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S1 Ep13: I'm Not Mates With Einstein from 2020-04-23T13:25

This week the guys travel the world, visit the high street, and hobble James Caan (again).

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S1 Ep13: I'm Not Mates With Einstein from 2020-04-23T13:25

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