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While only 23, Nazi Paikidze has already achieved a great deal in chess, including recently winning the U.S. Women's championship. We talk about this experience as well as the Olympiad, and her journey from Georgia to Moscow to Las Vegas.
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In addition to being the funniest person in Germany, Jan Gustaffson is a pretty good chess player. He was once among the 100 highest rated players in the world and is widely respected for his vast opening knowledge. He also co-founded the popular chess site chess24.com and frequently announces grandmaster tournaments, where he provides both humor and insight for top level games. In this interview we talk about his chess career, new fatherhood, and of course about American pop culture.
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Greg Shahade is an innovative and dedicated chess player, teacher and promoter. He is best known for founding the U.S. Chess School, the New York Masters, and the U.S. Chess League (now the Pro Chess League). In this episode we talk about these projects and others, as well as his sometimes controversial ideas to further popularize chess. If you would like to read his rants, check out his blog... http://www.gregshahade.com/
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This is a quick introduction in which I explain what possessed me to make a podcast about chess.
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