Episodes 95
Avg. Duration 15m
Activity Highly Active
Since Jul 2022
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Schedule
Every 2 Weeks
Format
Episodic
Consistency
100%
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About This Podcast

A bi-weekly look into a chess game between 20-25 moves. The goal is to help players work on their visualization by examining games of the Masters. 

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S4E12 S4 E12 T. Pham v Tania Sachdev (2012)

Jun 13, 2026 20m

This week, we are looking at a popular influencer, commentator, Olympiad Gold Medal winner, national champion, International Master, and someone who has been in the Top 100 rated women in the world…

S4E11 S4 E11 Gioachino Greco v NN (1620)

May 30, 2026 18m

This week, we are looking at the “Father of Italian Chess”, someone who catalogued and organized so many chess games, rules, ideas, openings, endings, and constructs as well as traveled the world as…

S4E10 S4 E10 Puzzles

May 16, 2026 11m

Hi everyone, welcome back! It is puzzle time this week! These are some of my favorite  episodes. I am going to give you 3 different puzzles this episode ranging from easy to hard. I will be giving…

S4E9 S4 E9 Alice Lee v J. Wan (2024)

May 02, 2026 23m

This week, we are looking at a 3 time World Youth Gold Medalist, a 4 time US Women’s Chess Championship participant, and the youngest American to earn the International Master title all before the…

S4E8 S4 E8 J. Klinger v Nigel Short (1982)

Apr 18, 2026 24m

This week, we are looking at the self-taught chess prodigy, a 4-time British Champion, a World Champion Challenger, someone who sparked the 1990s schism between FIDE and the Professional Chess…

S4E7 S4 E7 Nemo Zhou v J. Novkovic (2014)

Apr 04, 2026 20m

This week, we are looking at the youngest National Champion in Finnish History, the first Canadian woman to earn the Women’s Grandmaster Title, the first canadian woman to earn a FIDE Master title,…

S4E6 S4 E6 Efim Bogoljubov v S. Tarrasch (1925)

Mar 21, 2026 20m

This week, we are looking at the first National German Champion, a 2-time Soviet Champion, a 2-time World Championship challenger, and someone who was ensnared in 2 World Wars - Efim…

S4E5 S4 E5 W. Cooke v Mary Rudge (1890)

Mar 07, 2026 23m

This week, we are looking at the the strongest woman of her time, the winner of the first International Women’s Chess Championship, the first woman accepted to the Bristol chess club, and the first…

S4E4 S4 E4 Henry Hookham v J. Witton (1887)

Feb 21, 2026 22m

This week, we are going to an area of the world we haven’t covered much on this podcast - New Zealand - specifically a 20 year president of his local club, a 20 year Chess column Editor, a 10 time…

S4E3 S4 E3 Wesley So v V. Akobian (2016)

Feb 07, 2026 21m

This week, we are looking at the youngest grandmaster in Philippine history, a man who emigrated to the United States after being left by his family at the age of 16, someone who climbed to the world…

S4E2 S4 E2 Jennifer Shahade v A. Hahn (1997)

Jan 24, 2026 23m

This week, we are looking at a chess author, commentator, 2-time US Women’s Champion, and a strong advocate for women in the chess scene - Jennifer Shahade. We are traveling back to 1997 to the US…

S4E1 S4 E1 David Bronstein v N. Krogius (1959)

Jan 10, 2026 23m

Hello everyone and welcome back to Season 4 of the Blindfold Chess Podcast! This week, we are looking at one of the strongest players of the 1940 and 50s, a member of the inaugural class of…

S3E27 S3 E27 Chess960 / FischerRandom / Freestyle Chess

Dec 27, 2025 27m

Welcome to the last episode of the year! We are going to do something a little different today, we are going to look at a couple of chess variants - primarily focusing on Chess960, Freestyle Chess,…

S3E26 S3 E26 Arjun Erigaisi v S. Azarov (2023)

Dec 13, 2025 19m

This week, we are looking at another Indian prodigy. Someone who has not made it to the Candidates tournament yet, but he is knocking on the door with Olympiad victories, consistent wins against…

S3E25 S3 E25 Xie Jun v J. Eslon (1997)

Nov 29, 2025 23m

This week, we are looking at the president of the Chinese Chess Federation, someone who played Chinese Chess before pivoting to Western Chess at the age of 10, a Women’s World Champion, the first…

S3E24 S3 E24 Emanuel Lasker v J. Wahltuch (1898)

Nov 15, 2025 24m

This week, we are looking at the longest reigning world champion in the history of the game. The 2nd World Champion, aiding in the handoff process from former to new champion, and a prolific author…

S3E23 S3 E23 Anna Muzychuk v M. Zhorzholiani (2009)

Nov 01, 2025 23m

One of the strongest playing women players in the history of the game, a gold medal Olympiad winner, a World Rapid Champion, a World Blitz Champion, a World Champion runner-up, and being willing to…

S3E22 S3 E22 Vidit Gujrathi v V. Keymer (2023)

Oct 18, 2025 23m

This week, we are looking at another Indian superstar, an individual and team Olympiad medalist (and winner), a Candidates participant, a Fischer Random World Championship Quarterfinalist, a Biel…

S3 E21 L. Liem v Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (2020)

Oct 04, 2025 19m

This week, we are looking at one of the youngest Grandmasters Masters in history, a European Rapid and Blitz champion, a World Blitz Champion, and a 3 time French Champion - Maxime…

S3E20 S3 E20 Puzzles

Sep 20, 2025 13m

Hi everyone! Welcome back to another episode! It is puzzle time! These are some of my favorite episodes to record. I will be giving you the location of each piece that is on the board, and I will…

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