Episodes 48
Avg. Duration 40m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 3.8 (5)
Since Aug 2025
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Weekly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
60%
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About This Podcast

Interested in playing chess but always hear how it is difficult to learn especially if you are an adult? There is no better time to start playing chess than today, especially with all the resources available now!!! Let's learn this game together and prove that while we may never become a grandmaster, we can still have fun. We can have a great time learning the game and progress to whatever level we can get to and until someone invents a time machine, today is still the best day to start. My personal goal is to see how high I can get my rating, while being a parent and holding two jobs, and two podcasts etc. etc. just like many of you. My goal is currently 1,500 USCF and my stretch goal is 2,000 USCF. Lets see where we all can get to!

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Recent Episodes

S1E48 L2C 048: Hanging Pawns

Jun 09, 2026 1h 23m

L2C 048: Hanging Pawns An awesome conversation with Stjepan Tomic about a ton of topics including his chess progress and what he has found to be the best ways to improve as a player. He is was…

S1E47 L2C 047: The Tao of Chess - Pawn Structures

Jun 02, 2026 37m

L2C 047: The Tao of Chess - Pawn Structures This week, we discuss various aspects of the pawn structure and how we perceive this area to apply to our games at our current level of play. This is an…

S1E46 L2C 046: Freestyle Chess, Fischer Random, and Chess 960 - part 1

May 26, 2026 21m

L2C 046: Freestyle Chess, Fischer Random, and Chess 960 Is Freestyle chess good for beginner and intermediate players? Does it help you improve your chess game? Do we know how to play this? do we…

S1E45 L2C 045: Blitz and Bullet for Chess improvement

May 19, 2026 40m

L2C 045: Blitz and Bullet for Chess improvement One of the hot topics on the internet seems to be whether or not to play blitz and bullet early in your chess improvement cycle. In this episode, we…

S1E44 L2C 044: All About the ChessNoteR

May 12, 2026 48m

L2C 044: All About the ChessNoteR One of the bigger transition when playing over the board, live, in person chess from playing online is that keeping track of the moves during the game. It sounds…

S1E43 L2C 043: All About the Chess Dojo

May 05, 2026 1h 10m

L2C 043: All About the Chess Dojo We are always talking about the Chess Dojo and it is largely because it has helped both of us so much. We then decided to talk about how it has helped us. We had a…

S1E42 L2C 042: Best Books and Courses - Volume 1

Apr 28, 2026 59m

L2C 042: Best Books and Courses - Volume 1 We go through the best books and courses we have used to date so far. Unsurprisingly, our picks differed, lol. This is a constantly evolving list and offers…

S1E42 L2C 041: Chess Etiquette

Apr 21, 2026 35m

L2C 041: Chess Etiquette One thing that keeps many people from starting a hobby is the intimidation of not knowing what to do. We think everyone can and should play chess, so we began a discussion on…

S1E40 L2C 040: The Candidates Tournament 2026 - Our Wrap-up

Apr 19, 2026 30m

L2C 040: The Candidates Tournament 2026 - Our Wrap-up The tournament is complete. We have two new players who will compete for the world championship. We cover what happened that last few rounds,…

S1 L2C 039: The Tao of Chess - Chapter 7 - Material

Apr 14, 2026 26m

L2C 039: The Tao of Chess - Chapter 7 - Material We return to our Tao of Chess series and discus the next chapter on Material. Of primary importance to you initial improvement as a chess player is…

S1E38 L2C 038: Days 8-10 of This Year's Candidates Tournament

Apr 10, 2026 28m

L2C 038: Days 8-10 of This Year's Candidates Tournament The 2026 Candidates Tournament is nearing its end. The open contest is pretty close ot mathematically over. The ladies event is FANTASTIC. We…

S1E37 L2C 037: Claude Fried

Apr 08, 2026 2h 6m

L2C 037: Claude Fried Bill welcomes Claude to the podcast. He is over qualified for our DCP title and has a USCF rating of over 2,000 at this point. We talked quite a bit about his past and even more…

S1E36 L2C 036: Days 5-7 of This Year's Candidates Tournament

Apr 07, 2026 44m

L2C 036: Days 5-7 of This Year's Candidates Tournament The 2026 Candidates Tournament has reached the halfway point and the Women's championship battle almost could not be closer. The open…

S1E35 L2C 035: Days 1-4 of This Year's Candidates Tournament

Apr 07, 2026 1h 18m

L2C 035: Days 1-4 of This Year's Candidates Tournament The Doctor and Bill discuss this years Candidates Tournament days 1-4. Usually, this tournament starts slowly due to the high stakes of playing…

S1E34 L2C 034: Learning Chess "Chessable"-type Instruction vs Book Learning - Advantages & Disadvantages

Mar 31, 2026 1h

L2C 034: Learning Chess "Chessable"-type Instruction vs Book Learning - Advantages & Disadvantages The Doctor and Bill discuss the pro's and con's of using online resources in the style of…

S1E33 L2C 033: Our Picks for The Fantasy 2026 Candidates Chess Tournament

Mar 27, 2026 24m

L2C 033: Our Picks for The Fantasy 2026 Candidates Chess Tournament With the 2026 Candidates Tournament about to begin, The Doctor and Bill reveal their picks for the Late 2 Chess Fantasy Chess…

S1E32 L2C 032: The Tao of Chess - 3 More Chapters

Mar 24, 2026 55m

L2C 032: The Tao of Chess - 3 More Chapters We return to our Tao of Chess series and discus the next three chapters as they belong in one bag. The first chapter is on Development. The second chapter…

S1E31 L2C 031: Our Views on Chessiverse.com - So Far

Mar 17, 2026 34m

L2C 031: Our Views on Chessiverse.com - So Far A few weeks ago The Doctor was talking to me about this new website that he was trying out and said it looked good so far. I was on the road for a 4…

S1E30 L2C 030: Our 2026 Candidates Tournament Player intro and Fantasy Tournament Intro

Mar 16, 2026 44m

L2C 030: Our 2026 Candidates Tournament Player intro and Fantasy Tournament Intro In this episode, we introduce the 8 contestants in the 2026 Candidates Tournament. The winner will get the chance to…

S1E29 L2C 029: Our First Annual Chessy Awards for 2025 Performance

Mar 13, 2026 33m

L2C 029: Our First Annual Chessy Awards for 2025 Performance It is awards season and we thought it would be great fun to start the annual tradition we nicknamed the Cheesy's. Never one to leave a bad…

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