<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYRT2SKJgAI" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">VIDEO VERSION</a> is available on our <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHNy9CGyP_X5fGsGz3oXvuA" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">YouTube Channel</a>. Welcome to Season 9! This episode is a response to the Reddit post <a href= "https://www.reddit.com/r/chess/comments/1gb4s3c/what_is_your_personal_chess_hot_take/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">What is Your Personal Chess Hot Take?</a> Neal discusses various topics, including the importance of analyzing both wins and losses, the debate surrounding the London System, and the significance of openings in chess strategy. He also shares hot takes about rating deflation, clock etiquette, speed chess, and the impact of psychology on the game. The conversation also touches on the challenges of online chess, particularly regarding cheating. 📧 If you have a question or topic idea for a future episode, e-mail us at <a href= "mailto:info@thechessangle.com">info@thechessangle.com</a>. 🎯 Our Links:  <ul> <li><a href="https://www.thechessangle.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Website</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.twitter.com/thechessangle" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter (X)</a></li> <li style="font-weight: bold;"><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHNy9CGyP_X5fGsGz3oXvuA" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">YouTube (Chess Angle Podcast)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@LongIslandCC" target="_blank" rel="noopener">YouTube (LI Chess Club)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thechessangle" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Buy Me a Coffee</a></li> </ul>

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 is available on our . Welcome to Season 9! This episode is a response to the Reddit post  Neal discusses various topics, including the importance of analyzing both wins and losses, the debate surrounding the London System, and the...

Ep. 134 (S9 Premiere): Is the London System for Lazy Players? and other Chess Hot Takes

<a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jh_eWSo9eB0" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">VIDEO VERSION</a> is available on our <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHNy9CGyP_X5fGsGz3oXvuA" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">YouTube Channel</a>. This episode is a pre-season bonus pod. Season 9 of the podcast begins on Sunday, January 5, 2025. Moving forward, all episodes will have a full video version on our <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHNy9CGyP_X5fGsGz3oXvuA" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">YouTube Channel</a>, so whether you prefer to watch or listen, we've got you covered. A big THANK YOU to Brian Karen who helped prepare this episode. Topics this week include: <ul> <li>Playing against the Catalan</li> <li>The ...Nh5 idea in the London System</li> <li>The dangers of obsessing over winning</li> <li>The "show me" methodology after a bad tournament</li> </ul> 📧 If you have a question or topic idea for a future episode, e-mail us at <a href= "mailto:info@thechessangle.com">info@thechessangle.com</a>. 🎯 Our Links:  <ul> <li style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.thechessangle.com/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Website</a></li> <li style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.twitter.com/thechessangle" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter (X)</a></li> <li style="font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;"><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHNy9CGyP_X5fGsGz3oXvuA" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">YouTube (Chess Angle Podcast)</a></li> <li style="font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;"><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/@LongIslandCC" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">YouTube (LI Chess Club)</a></li> <li style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thechessangle" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Buy Me a Coffee</a></li> </ul>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jh_eWSo9eB0" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;VIDEO VERSION&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is available on our &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHNy9CGyP_X5fGsGz3oXvuA" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;YouTube Channel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;This episode is a pre-season bonus pod. Season 9 of the podcast begins on Sunday, January 5, 2025. Moving forward, all episodes will have a full video version on our &lt;a href= "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHNy9CGyP_X5fGsGz3oXvuA" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;YouTube Channel&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;,&lt;/strong&gt; so whether you prefer to watch or listen, we've got you covered. A big THANK YOU to Brian Karen who helped prepare this episode. Topics this week include:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;Playing against the Catalan&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;The ...Nh5 idea in the London System&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;The dangers of obsessing over winning&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;The "show me" methodology after a bad tournament&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;📧 If you have a question or topic idea for a future episode, e-mail us at &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href= "mailto:info@thechessangle.com"&gt;info@thechessangle.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;🎯 Our Links: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 14pt;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.thechessangle.com/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Website&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 14pt;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.twitter.com/thechessangle" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Twitter (X)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 14pt;"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHNy9CGyP_X5fGsGz3oXvuA" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;YouTube (Chess Angle Podcast)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.youtube.com/@LongIslandCC" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;YouTube (LI Chess Club)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 14pt;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thechessangle" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Buy Me a Coffee&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

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Ep. 133 (Bonus Episode!): Stop Obsessing & Start Winning at Chess

This episode is our Season 8 Finale! Neal will be taking an extended end-of-year break and will return with Season 9 in January 2025. This week, we continue our discussion on chess teaching with a focus on materials, resources, and essential concepts for developing players. Referenced Resources and Materials: <ul> <li>Chess.com</li> <li>Chessable</li> <li>Practical Chess Exercises</li> <li>The Amateur's Mind</li> <li>Winning Chess Tactics</li> <li>Winning Chess Strategies</li> <li>Jeff Coakley books (red and green)</li> <li>Pandolfini's Endgame Course</li> <li>Openings: Starting Out series by Everyman Chess</li> </ul> Referenced Chess Concepts for Developing Players: <ul> <li>General board vision and not hanging pieces</li> <li>Address gross blunders</li> <li>Basic mates with the heavy pieces (but arguably, don’t worry about mate with the Bishop and Knight)</li> <li>Basic mating patterns: back rank mate, Anastasia’s mate, Epaulette’s mate, Smothered mate, etc.</li> <li>Lots of mate-in-1 and mate-in-2 exercises </li> <li>Stalemate</li> <li>Basic tactical themes (pins, forks, skewers, overloaded piece, etc.)</li> <li>3-move combinations</li> <li>Basic opening principles</li> <li>Basic middlegame & positional ideas (minor pieces, pawn structure, space, initiative, King safety, files and squares). Things like “rooks belong on open files,” “Knights prefer closed positions,” “Queen and Knight is a lethal attacking combination”</li> <li>Basic endgame ideas (King and pawn vs. King, the opposition, square of the pawn, triangulation, outflanking, rooks behind passed pawns, passed pawn tactics, rook and pawn endings, opposite colored bishop endings, Queen vs. pawn on the 7th, etc.</li> </ul> 📧 If you have a question or topic idea for a future episode, e-mail us at <a href= "mailto:info@thechessangle.com">info@thechessangle.com</a>. 🎯 Our Links:  <ul> <li style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.thechessangle.com/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Website</a></li> <li style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.twitter.com/thechessangle" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter (X)</a></li> <li style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHNy9CGyP_X5fGsGz3oXvuA" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">YouTube</a></li> <li style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thechessangle" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Buy Me a Coffee</a></li> </ul>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;This episode is our Season 8 Finale! Neal will be taking an extended end-of-year break and will return with Season 9 in January 2025. This week, we continue our discussion on chess teaching with a focus on materials, resources, and essential concepts for developing players.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;Referenced Resources and Materials:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;Chess.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;Chessable&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;Practical Chess Exercises&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;The Amateur's Mind&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;Winning Chess Tactics&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;Winning Chess Strategies&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;Jeff Coakley books (red and green)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;Pandolfini's Endgame Course&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;Openings: Starting Out series by Everyman Chess&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;Referenced Chess Concepts for Developing Players:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;General board vision and not hanging pieces&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;Address gross blunders&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;Basic mates with the heavy pieces (but arguably, don’t worry about mate with the Bishop and Knight)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;Basic mating patterns: back rank mate, Anastasia’s mate, Epaulette’s mate, Smothered mate, etc.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;Lots of mate-in-1 and mate-in-2 exercises &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;Stalemate&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;Basic tactical themes (pins, forks, skewers, overloaded piece, etc.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;3-move combinations&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;Basic opening principles&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;Basic middlegame &amp; positional ideas (minor pieces, pawn structure, space, initiative, King safety, files and squares). Things like “rooks belong on open files,” “Knights prefer closed positions,” “Queen and Knight is a lethal attacking combination”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;B&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 14pt;"&gt;asic endgame ideas (King and pawn vs. King, the opposition, square of the pawn, triangulation, outflanking, rooks behind passed pawns, passed pawn tactics, rook and pawn endings, opposite colored bishop endings, Queen vs. pawn on the 7th, etc.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;📧 If you have a question or topic idea for a future episode, e-mail us at &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href= "mailto:info@thechessangle.com"&gt;info@thechessangle.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;🎯 Our Links: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 14pt;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.thechessangle.com/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Website&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 14pt;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.twitter.com/thechessangle" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Twitter (X)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 14pt;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHNy9CGyP_X5fGsGz3oXvuA" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;YouTube&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 14pt;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thechessangle" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Buy Me a Coffee&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;&lt;strong id= "docs-internal-guid-21e00308-7fff-c7a8-1bf9-a31ccff042e7"&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

This episode is our Season 8 Finale! Neal will be taking an extended end-of-year break and will return with Season 9 in January 2025. This week, we continue our discussion on chess teaching with a focus on materials, resources, and essential concepts...

Ep. 132 (S8 Finale): Chess Teaching, Part 2: Materials, Resources, & Essential Concepts

What are the qualities of a good chess coach? How can one become a chess teacher? How should lessons be organized and scheduled? This episode is Part One of Two about chess teaching from both the teacher and student point of view. This week we focus more on the former. We also cover the following topics: <ul> <li>Annotating your own games</li> <li>Is there a "rating ceiling" no matter how hard one works to improve?</li> <li>Can you take notes during an OTB tournament game?</li> <li>How to find time to play OTB games as a busy adult</li> </ul> Referenced: <ul> <li><a href= "https://amzn.to/3PEuypN" target="_blank" rel="noopener">How to Reassess Your Chess, 4th Ed.</a> (Amazon)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.thechessangle.com/ep-15-when-its-your-turn-to-move/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ep. #15: When It's Your Turn to Move</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.thechessangle.com/ep-124-are-amateur-players-qualified-to-coach-chess/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ep. #124: Are Amateur Players Qualified to Coach Chess?</a></li> </ul> 📧 If you have a question or topic idea for a future episode, e-mail us at <a href= "mailto:info@thechessangle.com">info@thechessangle.com</a>. 🎯 Our Links:  <ul> <li style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.thechessangle.com/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Website</a></li> <li style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.twitter.com/thechessangle" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter (X)</a></li> <li style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHNy9CGyP_X5fGsGz3oXvuA" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">YouTube</a></li> <li style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thechessangle" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Buy Me a Coffee</a></li> </ul> The Amazon link above is an affiliate link. Qualifying purchases help support the podcast at no additional cost to you.

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;What are the qualities of a good chess coach? How can one become a chess teacher? How should lessons be organized and scheduled? This episode is Part One of Two about chess teaching from both the teacher and student point of view. This week we focus more on the former. We also cover the following topics:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;Annotating your own games&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;Is there a "rating ceiling" no matter how hard one works to improve?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;Can you take notes during an OTB tournament game?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;How to find time to play OTB games as a busy adult&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 14pt;"&gt;Referenced:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://amzn.to/3PEuypN" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;How to Reassess Your Chess, 4th Ed.&lt;/a&gt; (Amazon)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.thechessangle.com/ep-15-when-its-your-turn-to-move/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;Ep. #15: When It's Your Turn to Move&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.thechessangle.com/ep-124-are-amateur-players-qualified-to-coach-chess/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;Ep. #124: Are Amateur Players Qualified to Coach Chess?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;📧 If you have a question or topic idea for a future episode, e-mail us at &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href= "mailto:info@thechessangle.com"&gt;info@thechessangle.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;🎯 Our Links: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 14pt;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.thechessangle.com/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Website&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 14pt;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.twitter.com/thechessangle" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Twitter (X)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 14pt;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHNy9CGyP_X5fGsGz3oXvuA" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;YouTube&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 14pt;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thechessangle" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Buy Me a Coffee&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;The Amazon link above is an affiliate link. Qualifying purchases help support the podcast at no additional cost to you.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

What are the qualities of a good chess coach? How can one become a chess teacher? How should lessons be organized and scheduled? This episode is Part One of Two about chess teaching from both the teacher and student point of view. This week we focus...

Ep. 131: Thoughts on Chess Teaching, Part 1: Philosophy & Structure

This week, we share our thoughts about online chess cheating. We believe it is rampant, while the online servers seem to downplay the amount of cheating taking place. We hypothesize that cheaters are using specific methods in an attempt to avoid detection, and we created nicknames for these players. We discuss the following cheating personalities and more: <ul> <li>Larry "Long Pause"</li> <li>Sal "Smooth Moves"</li> <li>Oliver "Obvious Recapture"</li> <li>Donald "Decoy Move"</li> <li>Peter "Perfect Attack"</li> <li>Orlando "Only When Needed"</li> <li>David "Deliberate Early Blunder"</li> </ul> Referenced: <ul> <li><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/@LongIslandCC" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Long Island Chess Club YouTube Channel</a> (instructional videos for busy adult club players - still a work in progress...)</li> </ul> 📧 If you have a question or topic idea for a future episode, e-mail us at <a href= "mailto:info@thechessangle.com">info@thechessangle.com</a>. 🎯 Our Links:  <ul> <li style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.thechessangle.com/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Website</a></li> <li style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.twitter.com/thechessangle" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter (X)</a></li> <li style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHNy9CGyP_X5fGsGz3oXvuA" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">YouTube</a></li> <li style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thechessangle" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Buy Me a Coffee</a></li> </ul>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;This week, we share our thoughts about online chess cheating. We believe it is rampant, while the online servers seem to downplay the amount of cheating taking place. We hypothesize that cheaters are using specific methods in an attempt to avoid detection, and we created nicknames for these players. We discuss the following cheating personalities and more:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;Larry "Long Pause"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;Sal "Smooth Moves"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;Oliver "Obvious Recapture"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;Donald "Decoy Move"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;Peter "Perfect Attack"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;Orlando "Only When Needed"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;David "Deliberate Early Blunder"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;Referenced:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.youtube.com/@LongIslandCC" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Long Island Chess Club YouTube Channel&lt;/a&gt; (instructional videos for busy adult club players - still a work in progress...)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;📧 If you have a question or topic idea for a future episode, e-mail us at &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href= "mailto:info@thechessangle.com"&gt;info@thechessangle.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;🎯 Our Links: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 14pt;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.thechessangle.com/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Website&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 14pt;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.twitter.com/thechessangle" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Twitter (X)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 14pt;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHNy9CGyP_X5fGsGz3oXvuA" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;YouTube&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 14pt;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thechessangle" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Buy Me a Coffee&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

This week, we share our thoughts about online chess cheating. We believe it is rampant, while the online servers seem to downplay the amount of cheating taking place. We hypothesize that cheaters are using specific methods in an attempt to avoid...

Ep. 130: Online Chess Cheating

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