The Chess Lounge
Episodes
Episodes of The Chess Lounge
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This week Elaynah and Dylan talk to Megan Chen, the female recorder holder for visiting and playing chess in ALL 50 U.S. states. They talk about some of her favorite places to play, playing in Alaska, what it means to be a degen, playing chess
This week in the Chess Lounge, we will hear an amazing interview with the multi-Talented rising YouTube star, Kamryn Heidi aka Kamryn. In 2023 she was named best creator in the ChessPunks annual awards. She has built a great niche audience in c
Content creator, writer and streamer Julia Schulman, aka Jules Gambit joins Elaynah and Dylan in the chess lounge this week to talk about all things content. They talk about a range of topics from seeking the WFM title and finding time to stud
FIDE Master James Canty is no stranger to media. This Detroit based chess legend steps into the Chess Lounge to talk about his career as a streamer and commentator. Elaynah and Dylan ask him about his workout regiment, chess in the Black commun
Marshall Club President, National Master and lawyer Sarathi Ray steps into the lounge to talk about his rise in the chess world. Elaynah and Dylan delve into how he learned how to play chess in college becoming a "professional" 1600 club player
Director of Film, TV & Stage, Gloria Iseli, steps into the lounge to talk about what it is like to be married to a chess professional (Dylan) and make a film with them! They delve into the making of King Chess, the documentary about 2018 World
Streamer, coach and chess master SimplyDevina aka Women Fide Master Devina Devagharan steps into The Chess Lounge this week for a leisurely chat about her career. Summer and Elaynah discuss the intricacies of her unique tournaments, growing up
The streaming duo Ben & Karen come into The Chess Lounge with two big intentions: roasting the chess world and getting canceled. Ok, that's just the bonus. Ben Finegold is a Grandmaster with a depth of wisdom and a dry humor with his wife Karen
The chess world has been shaken up by a big lawsuit that was recently filed by WGM Jennifer Shahade against US Chess. Shahade blew the whistle in early 2023 on a top Grandmaster that was abusing women and girls and helped to push him out of US
This week in The Chess Lounge, Dr. Cassidy R Sugimoto introduces her book, Equity for Women in Science and discusses how these lessons can apply to the chess world. She relates the shocking information that many disciplines in sciences have not
A special midweek bonus Chess Lounge episode brings you a side event of the 2024 FIDE Candidates Tournament in Toronto, CAN. Summer showed her film King Chess followed by talk with streamer Nemo (WGM Qiyu Zhou), former Women's World Champion GM
This week in the Lounge, Elaynah and Summer talk to a podcasting legend, National Master Ben Johnson from the Perpetual Chess Podcast! They talk about his show, creating 450 episodes, chess tactics, getting good, growing in New Jersey with the
The Chess Sharkz step into the lounge for an absolutely RAUCOUS episode that explores the comedic and serious of the chess world. The Chess Sharkz are a twitch streaming duo comprised of GM Kayden Troff and reality star Tony Padron. Topics disc
Elaynah and Dylan interview each other this week probing deep into their lives to understand what makes them tick. Topics covered: Dealing with trolls, Dylan's transition to Summer, nerves in chess and the ice in Elaynah's veins, their overall
Elaynah and Dylan return home from an AMAZING trip in Vegas and a two week hiatus. This episode is worth the wait as they bring on Daniel Lona from The Chess Experience podcast. Daniel is a talented copywriter, fitness guru and podcaster. We ta
Elaynah and Dylan talk about a few of the different identities that exist in the chess world. Are you an attacking player? Do you have a title or want one? Are you famous? From playstyle to titles to jobs to gender and sexuality, there are many
Elaynah and Dylan are back in the Lounge with another SPICY episode continuing the controversies from last week with LGBTQ+ topics and the Safety of Women in chess. We discuss the seeming lack of LGBTQ people "out" in the chess community, Trans
Elaynah and Dylan step into the lounge with some SPICY, controversial topics in the chess world. They discuss a few silly topics followed by some hard hitting journalistic content (well if twitter count as journalism). The topics covered: Are p
Grandmaster Denes Boros steps into the lounge to survey the current state of research on the mind, body and chess connection. Denes is a profession chess player, coach at the St. Louis Chess Club and founder of the twitch channel Chess Weeb. D
Welcome to Episode 0 of the Chess Lounge, a different and fresh kind of chess podcast. Get to know a little about Elaynah and Dylan as they discuss future topics that will be covered in The Chess Lounge. Come in, find a comfy seat, pull up a c
Welcome to Episode 0 of the Chess Lounge, a different kind of chess podcast. We covered various topics that will be discussed on future Chess Lounge Episodes. Come in, find a comfy seat, pull up a chess board and prepare to have some fun.Hosts
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