Christophe Thiéry is a programmer by day, and a chess loving Chessable Legend by night! Tune in to find out what he has learned from achieving a 2000 day Chessable streak! You can see Christoph's stalemate trick on move 53 of this game . Here is the link to the variation where he learned the pattern: https://www.chessable.com/variation/353838/ it is from a famous Smyslov-Bernstein game....
Aug 26, 2021•15 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Episode 10 - FM Nate Solon on How analytics and analysis can help your chess How to use analytics in your chess? What’s the difference between analytics and analysis? How can club players benefit from them? What chess tools help to collect data and analyze it? FIDE Master Nate Solon joins Ben to share some ideas on the subject. Nate is the Massachusetts State Champion, a data scientist, and a consultant for Chessable.com who’s always looking for ways to improve his own game. He is also the autho...
Aug 20, 2021•14 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Visit howtochess.com and stay in touch with the show. Episodes every Thursday. Ben Johnson https://twitter.com/Bennyficial1 Davorin https://www.chessable.com/beyond-material/course/71438/ If you want to build your repertoire visit: www.chessable.com/free for hundreds of free starter repertoires...
Aug 12, 2021•14 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Chess Twitch Streamer and Former British Girls Youth Champion, Cleomina, has returned to chess after a 14 year hiatus. She shares tips for how to retrain your chess brain and re-acclimate oneself to the chess world. Ben Johnson https://twitter.com/Bennyficial1 Cleomina https://twitter.com/cleominattv?lang=en Cleomina's Twitch Channel- https://t.co/BQQiRbqHtm?amp=1 If you want to build your repertoire visit: www.chessable.com/free for hundreds of free starter repertoires...
Aug 05, 2021•13 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Episode 7 - IM Christof Sielecki on How to Choose your repertoire How to choose your opening repertoire? International Master and opening specialist Christof Sielecki races the clock to answer as many of Ben’s questions as possible in under 15 minutes. Christof is the mastermind behind the popular Chessexplained Twitch and YouTube channels, and a Chessable bestselling author, with rave reviews in all of his titles. Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/chessxplained YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user...
Jul 29, 2021•14 min•Season 1Ep. 7
How to attack in chess? GM Simon Williams joins NM Ben Johnson to share his expert advice for a 15-minute masterclass. Simon is well-known in the chess world for his attacking style, and he’s the author of the hit Chessable course The art of attack in chess. https://www.chessable.com/the-art-of-attack-in-chess/course/24575/ When to attack and when not to? How to develop an attacking instinct? Simon looks at great attackers like Paul Morphy, Alexander Alekhine, Mikhail Tal, and Garry Kasparov to ...
Jul 22, 2021•15 min•Season 1Ep. 6
For this week's How to Chess we bring in a popular Chessable author to answer a crowdsourced question- IM Andras Toth shares tips for the proper way to read a chess book (or course!). He touches on what types of books are best for chess improvement, whether one should review the material, and even offers a few specific book recommendations. For more from Andras, be sure to check out his awesome Chessable courses! Ben Johnson https://twitter.com/Bennyficial1 Andras Toth https://twitter.com/chessc...
Jul 15, 2021•17 min•Season 1Ep. 5
This week on How to Chess, we are joined by software startup executive and Adult Improver Extraordinaire, Neal Bruce. With so many chess enthusiasts trying out or returning to competitive tournament chess, it is great to get some advice from about things to keep in mind when competing in a chess tournament. Chess tournaments are a unique world, with their own set of written and unwritten rules, so it was great to get the insights of someone who played his first chess tournament at age 40! Visit ...
Jul 08, 2021•13 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Braden Laughlin brought his rating from 0 to 2200 in online blitz in less than 2 years - how did he do it? Ben sits down with Braden in this week’s episode of How To Chess to find out, and impart some advice on any player looking to increase their rating. Particular topics include breaking through plateaus, finding weak spots in your game to fix, and maintaining good mental health. Of course, one of the keys is to study your chess! Chessable offers hundreds of courses, covering all aspects of th...
Jul 01, 2021•13 min•Season 1Ep. 3
There are so many good chess openings out there, but how do you know which one is right for you? Ben asks opening expert and host of the HangingPawns channel Stjepan Tomic how to choose the right opening. Stjepan explains how to find an opening you like, how to go about studying openings, what openings you should avoid, and plenty of other useful advice. Hanging Pawns on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkJdvwRC-oGPhRHW_XPNokg After the episode, check out the multitude of opening course...
Jun 24, 2021•13 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Episode 1 - How Not to Blunder in Chess In the inaugural episode, Ben sits down with renowned chess coach and author Eugene Perelshteyn to ask him the big question on every budding chess player’s mind: “How can I stop blundering?” Grandmaster Perelshteyn explains what causes players to blunder and offers practical advice on what you can do both during the game and in your preparation to prevent blunders. One critical piece of advice: study your tactics! After the episode, be sure to check out Ch...
Jun 18, 2021•13 min•Season 1Ep. 1
