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- Fri Jul 10, 2020 10:01 am
- Forum: Adverts
- Topic: The Chess Pit Podcast
- Replies: 105
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Re: The Chess Pit Podcast
Episode 24 discusses standardplay chess online, Ennio Morricone, and the Soviet Politburo under Khrushchev.
- Thu Jul 09, 2020 8:35 pm
- Forum: Adverts
- Topic: The Chess Pit Podcast
- Replies: 105
- Views: 25795
Re: The Chess Pit Podcast
The Episode 24 preview manages to combine chess hustling and the orientation of racetracks...
- Thu Jul 09, 2020 7:55 pm
- Forum: County Championships
- Topic: SCCU Individual Champions?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3221
Re: SCCU Individual Champions?
You mean this? One of my very few achievements is on that page.
- Sat Jul 04, 2020 9:38 pm
- Forum: Adverts
- Topic: The Chess Pit Podcast
- Replies: 105
- Views: 25795
Re: The Chess Pit Podcast
In the latest episode we ask the following question, which is one that will arise more and more for various reasons when we return to over-the-board play: If you found yourself paired against someone you know has been banned from an online server, how would you feel? We’ve done a twitter poll to get...
- Fri Jul 03, 2020 9:33 am
- Forum: Adverts
- Topic: The Chess Pit Podcast
- Replies: 105
- Views: 25795
Re: The Chess Pit Podcast
The entire genesis of the podcast itself was someone new to the game, Jon Mackenzie, being guided into the chess world by two experienced players and coaches in myself and Chris Russell.
We probably should have done an Adult Improvement special long before Episode 23... but anyway, here it is!
We probably should have done an Adult Improvement special long before Episode 23... but anyway, here it is!
- Thu Jul 02, 2020 9:48 pm
- Forum: Adverts
- Topic: The Chess Pit Podcast
- Replies: 105
- Views: 25795
Re: The Chess Pit Podcast
Episode 23 is an Adult Improvement special, which will no doubt prove controversial. Anyway, here's a little preview!
- Fri Jun 26, 2020 10:00 pm
- Forum: ECF Matters
- Topic: National Online Club Championships
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2798
National Online Club Championships
...started this evening. And what's that? John Nunn in the Minor?
Edit: Strange, it worked earlier. Anyway, I've changed the link to the team page.
Edit: Strange, it worked earlier. Anyway, I've changed the link to the team page.
- Fri Jun 26, 2020 10:52 am
- Forum: Adverts
- Topic: The Chess Pit Podcast
- Replies: 105
- Views: 25795
Re: The Chess Pit Podcast
And here is Episode 22 itself! Contains bringing chess into disrepute, incidents which stopped play, and a smattering of Romanian.
- Thu Jun 25, 2020 5:40 pm
- Forum: Adverts
- Topic: The Chess Pit Podcast
- Replies: 105
- Views: 25795
Re: The Chess Pit Podcast
Here's the preview for Episode 22! What could Jean Alesi possibly have to do with chess?
- Fri Jun 19, 2020 10:15 am
- Forum: Adverts
- Topic: The Chess Pit Podcast
- Replies: 105
- Views: 25795
Re: The Chess Pit Podcast
Episode 21 comes from the harshness and obscurity of Mercury and discusses, amongst other things:
- More loopholes in the FIDE laws
- Various invitationals
- Elitism in chess
- Alireza Firouzja
- Iranian sport
- Ice hockey rinks in Qatar
- More loopholes in the FIDE laws
- Various invitationals
- Elitism in chess
- Alireza Firouzja
- Iranian sport
- Ice hockey rinks in Qatar
- Thu Jun 18, 2020 4:30 pm
- Forum: Adverts
- Topic: The Chess Pit Podcast
- Replies: 105
- Views: 25795
Re: The Chess Pit Podcast
Here's the preview for Episode 21 which will be released at 1am. Why did I have Wolf Hall on the brain? And who is Lou Paul?
- Sat Jun 13, 2020 12:09 am
- Forum: Adverts
- Topic: The Chess Pit Podcast
- Replies: 105
- Views: 25795
Re: The Chess Pit Podcast
It would appear that every single thread that’s ever been posted on this forum is in the process of being dredged up, thus ruining the entire meaning of ‘topics’. So forgive me if I bump this a few more times this week than I generally might. Our Twitter has been aflame this evening with reaction to...
- Fri Jun 12, 2020 10:47 am
- Forum: Adverts
- Topic: The Chess Pit Podcast
- Replies: 105
- Views: 25795
Re: The Chess Pit Podcast
Episode 20 is upon us. Featuring cafés in St Andrew’s, Russian politics, and the London Underground. Enjoy!
- Thu Jun 11, 2020 6:18 pm
- Forum: Adverts
- Topic: The Chess Pit Podcast
- Replies: 105
- Views: 25795
Re: The Chess Pit Podcast
Here's the preview for Episode 20, which will be unleashed upon a probably-somewhat-suspecting world overnight. Why on earth is Chris talking about Babe?
- Thu Jun 04, 2020 5:56 pm
- Forum: Adverts
- Topic: The Chess Pit Podcast
- Replies: 105
- Views: 25795
Re: The Chess Pit Podcast
Episode 19 features Leonard Barden, World Champion monuments, and a distinct lack of recall.