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Ep. 203: How to Stop a London System Attack | 10+5 Amateur Run
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Ep. 202: Want a Simple Opening Repertoire? Try This Combo | 5+3 Amateur Run
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Ep. 201: This Is Why You Don't Give Up After a Blunder | 10+5 Amateur Run
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Ep. 200: The Chess Angle Is Going Video
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Ep. 199 (S11 Finale): You're Doing Chess Puzzles All Wrong
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Ep. 198: Move Noise: The Mental Clutter Costing You Games
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Ep. 197: Chess Openings and the Law of Diminishing Returns
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Ep. 196: Rook Slides, Queen Slides, & Other Chess Blind Spots
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Ep. 195: Why Your Chess Rating Swings So Much
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Ep. 194: Are You a Chess Improver... or a Course Collector?
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Ep. 193: The Yellow Zone: Where Adult Chess Improvement Actually Happens
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Ep. 192: Zapp Chess: The One App That Hooked Me
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Ep. 191 (Midseason Finale): Is YouTube Actually Better For Adult Chess Improvement Than Chessable? feat. Steve Rosenblatt
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Ep. 190: Boost Your Chess Rating by Checking Your Ego
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Ep. 189: The Amateur's Mind (Chessable Version) - Still the Most Important Chess Book for Adult Players
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Ep. 188: Why Study Beats Play for Chess Improvement
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Ep. 187: The 2200 Myth: Why Most Adult Chess Players Won't Make Master (And That's Okay)
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Ep. 186: GM Daniel Gormally on "Untold: Chess Mates," the Netflix Special About the Magnus/Hans Cheating Controversy
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Ep. 185: The Adult Amateur's Guide to Defeating Chess Prodigies
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Ep. 184: Real Talk on Chess Improvement for Adults feat. Nick Visel
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Ep. 183: Online Chess Has a Clock Problem
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Ep. 182: Chess Ratings and the Luck Factor
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Ep. 181: Why "Just Playing a Lot" is a Chess Improvement Myth
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Ep. 180: My Complete Switch to Lichess
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Ep. 179: When to Sac a Piece in Amateur Chess Games
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Ep. 178: The Most Dangerous Player in the Room: "Unrated"
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Ep. 177 (S11 Premiere): Your 2026 Chess Improvement Blueprint (Busy Adult Edition)
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Ep. 176 (S10 Finale): Chess Improvement Mailbag Special
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Ep. 175: The Butterfly Effect and Chess Improvement
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Ep. 174: Lichess vs. Chess.com, and the Busy Adult Club Player (Online Chess Cleanup Plan, Part 3, feat. Austin Olson)
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Ep. 173: Blitz vs. Rapid (Online Chess Cleanup Plan, Part 2)
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Ep. 172: Your Online Chess Cleanup Plan
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Ep. 171: Adult Chess Improvement Q & A
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Ep. 170: The Colle System (The Working Adult's Opening)
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Ep. 169: The Nimzo-Indian Defense, Junior Opponents, & More (Game Analysis #15)
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Ep. 168: How "Find a Better Move" Ruined My Chess
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Ep. 167: The Casuals Strike Back: How to Beat Chess Diehards
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Ep. 166: The Busy Adult's Guide to Chess Success
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Ep. 165: Why I (Probably) Will Never Play in a Weekend Tournament Ever Again
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Ep. 164: Why Is My 900-Rated Opponent Playing Like a Master?
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Ep. 163: Adult Chess Improvement & Content Creation From a Gen-Z Perspective feat. Anthony Arena
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Ep. 162: Chess Burnout, Defending Against the London, Flagging Your Opponent & More (Listener Mailbag Exclusive)
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Ep. 161: Resetting the Board (Back in the Fall)
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Ep. 160: "Old Man" Chess: The Slow, Boring Way to Win More Games
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Ep. 159: Chess Opening Systems for White & More
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Ep. 158: Why Your Fancy Chess Study Plan and Four-Year Book Hierarchy Aren't Working
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Ep. 157 (S10 Premiere): 1...e6 vs. EVERYTHING, Does Blitz Mess Up Your Thought Process?, & More
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Ep. 156 (S9 Finale): The THREE Things You Need to Know to Beat 1. d4, Common Beginner Mistakes, Spite Checks, and Stalemate Fantasies
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Ep. 155: Why Many Adults Give Up on Chess, and How You Can Be the Exception
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Ep. 154: Wasted Prep? Why Your Opponent-Specific Prep Might Be Useless Below 2000
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Ep. 153: There is NO Advantage to Having the White Pieces at the Amateur Level
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Ep. 152: Grinding Out Endgame Wins at the Club Level (Game Analysis #14)
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Ep. 151: You Have 8 Years to Improve, Then It's Game Over: A Discussion & Debate About Adult Chess Improvement feat. NM Tim Mirabile
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Ep. 150: The Jobava London System: A Chess Opening for Busy Adults
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Ep. 149: Build Your Technique, Build Your Rating: The Game-Changer You Need
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Ep. 148: Can An Adult Beginner Reach 1600?
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Ep. 147: Bird's Opening (1. f4), When to Sac a Piece (and when not to) at the Amateur Level, Material vs. Initiative & More (Game Analysis #13)
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Ep. 146: Better Tournaments, Better Chess: Creating Ideal Playing Conditions
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Ep. 145: Correspondence Chess Success feat. NM Andy Ansel
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Ep. 144: Speed Chess Secrets: How 5-0 Blitz Can Supercharge Your Skills
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Ep. 143: Formal Chess Study Plans: Essential or Overhyped?
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Ep. 142: The Tactics vs. Imbalances Debate
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Ep. 141: What Actually Wins Chess Tournaments (And What's Just Noise)
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Ep. 140: Chess Tournament Trickery & Shenanigans
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Ep. 139: The "Black Box" Method of Chess Improvement
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Ep. 138: "Hand Hovering" at Chess Tournaments, Why We Lose Games, & More
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Ep. 137: Chess Improvement Over Age 50
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Ep. 136: The Truth About Rook and Pawn Endings
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Ep. 135: Hidden Chess Mistakes No One's Talking About
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Ep. 134 (S9 Premiere): Is the London System for Lazy Players? and other Chess Hot Takes
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Ep. 133 (Bonus Episode!): Stop Obsessing & Start Winning at Chess
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Ep. 132 (S8 Finale): Chess Teaching, Part 2: Materials, Resources, & Essential Concepts
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Ep. 131: Thoughts on Chess Teaching, Part 1: Philosophy & Structure
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Ep. 130: Online Chess Cheating
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Ep. 129: Seven Attacking Tips for Club-Level Chess Players
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Ep. 128: Boosting Your Chess Rating & Higher-Rated Opponents (Game Analysis #12)
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Ep. 127: Chess Study Plans & Formulas, the Club-Level Thought Process, Tournament Strategy & More feat. James Nidds
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Ep. 126: Should You Ever Withdraw From a Chess Tournament?
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Ep. 125: Are Adult Improvers "Good" at Chess?
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Ep. 124: Are Amateur Players Qualified to Coach Chess?
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Ep. 123: The Most Confusing Chess Concepts for Developing Players
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Ep. 122: Online Blitz Chess and Adult Improvement
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Ep. 121: Avoiding "Panic Moves" in Chess (Game Analysis #11)
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Ep. 120: Fix Your Chess Mistakes! (Review of "The World's Most Instructive Amateur Game Book")
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Ep. 119: Ineffective Chess Study Habits
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Ep. 118 (S8 Premiere): Chess Improvement Realities (Also, The King's Indian Attack Opening System)
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Ep. 117 (S7 Finale): Online Chess "Doomsday Feature" to Stop Your Losing Streak
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Ep. 116: The Truth About Bishops & Knights for the Club-Level Chess Player (Game Analysis #10)
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Ep. 115: What (Some) Chess Coaches Don't Get (Game Analysis #9)
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Ep. 114: How to Avoid Time-Trouble at Club-Level Chess Tournaments
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Ep. 113: Stop Dropping Pawns! (Game Analysis #8)
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Ep. 112: Chess Tournament Savvy, Playing Amid Distractions, Prepping for OTB Play & More feat. NM Nick Panico (Chess Coffee Talk #4)
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Ep. 111: How to Boost Your Chess Rating Using Draw Offers
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Ep. 110: IM Michael Rahal on the Challenges of Adult Chess Improvement & More
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Ep. 109: Chess Improvement Shortcuts for the Busy Adult Improver
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Ep. 108: Checkmate Confessions: The Harsh Realities I Learned from Chess Tournaments
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Ep. 107: Check, Mate, Cheat: Unveiling the Dark Side of Chess Tournament Shenanigans
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Ep. 106: GM Max Illingworth on Adult Chess Improvement, Why YouTube Videos May Not Help, "Potholes & Detours" on the road to 1600, "Unlearning" Chess, & More
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Ep. 105 (S7 Premiere): Declutter Your Chess Study Plan
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Ep. 104 (S6 Finale): Ten Ways to Lose a Chess Game
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