135 Episodes

  1. Conquering US Women's Chess with IM Carissa Yip

    Published: 9/13/2022

  2. Angelika Valkova, Lady of 1.d4, the First of Her Name

    Published: 9/8/2022

  3. Ditching Bad Chess Habits & Follower Q&As with Daniel Lona

    Published: 8/30/2022

  4. Simplifying Openings & Chasing the GM Title as an Adult w/ GM Alex Colovic

    Published: 8/23/2022

  5. How Chess Offers Life & Career Lessons with FM Alisa Melekhina

    Published: 8/16/2022

  6. IM Eric Rosen - Improvement Q&A and Chess Content Creation

    Published: 8/9/2022

  7. NM Bruce Pandolfini: 50 Years of Growing the Game

    Published: 8/2/2022

  8. Quick Tips on Development with WGM Ekaterina Atalik

    Published: 7/26/2022

  9. 5 Keys To Chess Improvement with FM Nate Solon

    Published: 7/19/2022

  10. Expanding Chess to More Amateurs & Cultures w/ Naycir (Nigarhan)

    Published: 7/12/2022

  11. Candidates Recap with WIM Fiona Steil-Antoni

    Published: 7/7/2022

  12. Update: Next Episode Coming In 2-3 Days (& Keep Going With Your Chess!)

    Published: 7/5/2022

  13. Top Mistakes Made By Club Players (Vol. 1) With NM Dan Heisman

    Published: 6/28/2022

  14. How Aging Affects Chess Improvement with GM Jesse Kraai

    Published: 6/21/2022

  15. Switching Openings & Defeating Rating Plateaus with Daniel Lona

    Published: 6/14/2022

  16. Tournament Advice & Building a Strong Chess Culture with WGM Irene Sukandar

    Published: 6/7/2022

  17. Beat the Rating Slump Blues with WIM Anna-Maja Kazarian

    Published: 5/24/2022

  18. How to Analyze Your Games with WGM Katerina Nemcova

    Published: 5/17/2022

  19. How to Study Annotated Game Books w/ IM Kostya Kavutskiy

    Published: 5/10/2022

  20. The Journey of a World-Class Chess Commentator w/ WGM Keti Tsatsalashvili

    Published: 5/3/2022

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Chess improvement as an adult is harder than it should be. Plus, the journey can sometimes feel too stressful and serious. This show aims to fix that by 1) interviewing experts who can offer clarity on the best ways to improve; and 2) giving you a heap of fun with “chess entertainment” shows that discuss chess culture, events, movies, etc. Most episodes feature a guest, but sometimes I'll do a solo show on a topic. This is all brought to you by me, Daniel Lona. I’m a dedicated chess amateur and the owner of Adult Chess Academy. After listening to this podcast, I want you to have a clearer idea of how to improve, and have a more fun, dynamic chess experience. Please follow the show so you don’t miss an episode!