The Say Chess Podcast

Jun 24 2024 12 ep. 35 mins 31

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The Say Chess Podcast will be delivering chess puzzles, miniature games, and moments from chess history. It will go along with my newsletter on https://saychess.substack.com/ where I write about chess improvement, chess book publishing, and actually everything related to chess. So remember to sign up there. The show is hosted by me – Martin Justesen. I’m a so-called adult chess improver from Denmark. I started on my chess journey around when I was 18. Lately, I also publish chess books on Amazon, when I’m not tweeting about chess or playing the game we love. If you have ideas or suggestions for the show you can reach me at [email protected] or at Twitter @saychess1 / Martin

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Road to 2000: Opening Ideas Against 1. d4

Jun 24 2024 5 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit saychess.substack.comHere is my second lesson with IM Fernando Valenzuela Gomez. We dive into my opening weak point. Black against 1. d4. It was nice to get a better sense of the different ideas against 1. d4. But it is still clear that I need to study the course material in depth, which has been a bit hard because I als

Book Club: The Amateur's Mind

May 19 2024 6 mins

The voting has now ended and the book chosen was a clear winner! The Amateur’s Mind will be the book we will read together, which I’m excited about. How to Reassess Your Chess made a big impression on me, so I’m looking forward to seeing what this book has to offer. If you join you will have the next week to go get the book. If you want it quickly there is also a Chessable ve

500 Insanely Hard Mate in Two Chess Puzzles Out on Amazon!

Apr 09 2024 4 mins

Hi!I’m happy to announce that you can now get your hands on my latest book and challenge yourself with solving some insanely hard mate in two problems:If you live outside the US you can buy it here:* UK* DE* FR* ES* IT* NL* PL* SE* JP* CA* AUIf you want to read more about the project you can find the parts here:If you want access to the PDF it is available for paid subscribers of

#9 Time, Energy, and a 4 Week Training Challenge With GM Noël Studer (Podcast)

Aug 19 2023 58 mins

Hi!This week I talked with GM Noël Studer. Besides being a grandmaster Noël has specialized himself in helping adult chess players with breaking bad training habits and getting into shape. He writes an excellent newsletter with weekly chess advice. If you decide to sign up you get a free eBook from Noël with training advice: https://nextlevelchess.blog/It seemed natural for me t

#8 Interview With Ben Johnson About His Upcoming Book ‘Perpetual Chess Improvement'

Jun 02 2023 51 mins

Spotify | Apple podcastI have for many years been listing to the Perpetual Chess Podcast hosted by Ben Johnson. The podcast has been a weekly highlight and Ben has interviewed some of the world’s best players, coaches, and adult chess improvers. I have somehow also been lucky to sneak into two episodes. When Ben revealed that he is working on a book with the purpose to distill th

#7 Interview with Ono about blunders, how to avoid them, and coaching chess beginners (Podcast)

Mar 09 2023 69 mins

This week I interviewed Ono, who is an adult improver, chess blogger, and chess coach. He has an amazing chess blog on Lichess, where he just published a post on blunders.If someone tells you to quit an addiction that is really hard to do, because it is not an action. It’s the opposite, it’s a non-action. The same goes for the blunder or safety check, which basically says: "mak

#6 - Interview With Braden Laughlin About His Road to NM

Nov 09 2022 64 mins

This podcast includes an interview with Braden Laughlin, 23, from Canada. Braden is working really hard on his chess and aims at NM. As you can see on his rating graph he is taking steps in the right direction each month.The interview focus on his most recent tournament and how it went, and the lessons learned.Last year I also lost two 20+10 games against Braden, which we briefly t

#5 - New Features For The Chess Training Accountability Group

Oct 15 2022 10 mins

In this episode, I talk about the new Chess Training Accountability Group and announce a few updates. A new addition to the group will be accountability partners. The group is already +150 members and we do not know each other yet. I can recommend that you press the purple icon on the left and join the chat and introduce yourself. However, to help people connect and stay accountabl

#4 - Interview with Neal Bruce (podcast)

Sep 09 2022 90 mins

If you haven't already subscribed to my newsletter you can join for free at www.saychess.substack.comI had the pleasure to have a talk with Neal Bruce about his return to OTB chess after a 4 year pause from tournament chess. Neal has posted a long thread about the tournament on Twitter which was a good reference point for our talk.Neal is a real chess grinder and is one of the

The Tactics Ladder — A Chess Tactics Book For Expert Players (2000 FIDE Level)

Jun 21 2022 9 mins

Welcome to the 89 new subscribers who joined since the last newsletter.The newsletter now goes out to 1,249 people!If you haven't subscribed yet you can join for free. New subscribers get a 50-page pdf with the 14 annotated games from Capablanca’s classic book ‘Chess Fundamentals.The Tactics Ladder — A Chess Tactics Book For Expert Players (2000 FIDE Level)It is time to give