Ep. 58: Gambit Openings, Students Cheating During Lessons, Bishop & Knight Mate, Sandbagging, Time Controls, Improvement & More feat. NM Nick Panico

The Chess Angle

Feb 26, 2023•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 58

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Episode description

This week I spoke with National Master Nick Panico. Nick is a fellow educator with a background in science and has also been active as a storm chaser. Nick shared his vast experience from the amateur chess scene and our conversation went in a lot of interesting directions. Some of our talking points include the following:

Tips for improvers
The amateur tournament scene
Should you play gambit openings?
Cheating & sandbagging
Bishop & knight mate
Nick's journey to NM
Online vs. OTB chess

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