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S4E4 S4 E4 Henry Hookham v J. Witton (1887)
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)
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)
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)
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
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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
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…
S3E19 S3 E19 Carissa Yip v C. Shen (2017)
This week we are looking at a rising star. A 3-time US Women’s Chess Champion, the youngest female player to defeat a Grandmaster, the youngest American woman in history to earn the International…
S3E18 S3 E18 L. McShane v Alexander Grischuk (2012)
This week, we are looking at the history of a 3 time World Blitz Champion, a 5 time World Champion Candidate, and who some have nicknamed as the ‘funniest’ or the ‘thug life’ Grandmaster - Alexander…
S3E17 S3 E17 Alexandra Kosteniuk v. D. Anadon (2020)
Adorned with 10 different gold medals from team events, being the 10th woman to earn the Grandmaster title, being the Russian Women’s Champion, Europe’s Rapid and Blitz Champion, a 2 time Chess960…
S3E16 S3 E16 Vladimir Kramnik v. S. Sjugirov (2014)
Nowadays, we may hear about Vladimir Kramnik as someone highly suspicious of chess cheating including accusing high level players of misconduct, but that has not always been the case. He was the…
S3E15 S3 E15 Chess in Pop Culture
Chess is everywhere around us. Its been a game that has resonated with billions of people for almost 1500 years. A game about strategy, hierarchies, players that don’t know it rising to the top of…
S3E14 S3 E14 Vaishali Rameshbabu v. K. Bhakti (2022)
This week, we are looking at the rising star Vaishali Rameshbabu, the 3rd woman in India to achieve the Grandmaster title. She and her brother are the first 2 siblings in history to be Grandmasters,…
S3E13 S3 E13 Alexander Alekhine v. M. Euwe (1921)
This week, we are looking at the tumultuous and impressive life of the 4th World Champion - Alexander Alekhine. Alekhine’s fingerprints are all over the game we know today - he had many openings…
S3E12 S3 E12 Anna Zatonskih v. E. Nguyen (2017)
Welcome back! This week, we are taking a closer look at someone that Garry Kasparov has praised for her calculation skills, a 20 time US Women’s Chess Championship participant, 4-time US Women’s…
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