Podcasts about grand chess tour

W Warszawie rozpoczyna się prestiżowy turniej szachowy Superbet Rapid & Blitz 2025 w ramach 10. edycji cyklu Grand Chess Tour. Wśród szachowych gwiazd obecny jest m.in. polski arcymistrz szachowy Jan-Krzysztof Duda, z którym przed rozpoczęciem rywalizacji porozmawiał dziennikarz sportowy RMF FM Cezary Dziwiszek. Dyskutowali nie tylko o rywalizacji sportowej, ale m.in. stosunku do sztucznej inteligencji w szachach i karze dla Magnusa Carlsena za... próbę gry w jeansach.

Maurice Ashley made history in 1999 when he became the first African American chess Grandmaster. He is a national championship coach, many time author, chess commentator, puzzle inventor, video course creator, and motivational speaker. Maurice has spent decades providing dynamic live tournament coverage of world-class chess competitions and matches. His high-energy, unapologetic, and irreverent commentary combines Brooklyn street smarts with professional ESPN-style sports analysis. He has covered every class of elite event, including the World Chess Championships, the US Chess Championships, the Grand Chess Tour, and the legendary “Man vs. Machine” matches between Garry Kasparov and IBM's Deep Blue. Traveling the world as an ardent spokesperson for the many character-building effects of chess, Maurice shares how chess principles and strategies can be applied to improve business practices and assist with personal growth. Maurice also acts as a master of ceremonies and inspirational speaker at business conferences and high-class chess events. Maurice has received multiple community service awards from city governments, universities, and community groups for his work. In recognition of his immense contribution to the game, he was inducted into the US Chess Hall of Fame in 2016 and the Brooklyn Technical High School Hall of Fame in 2018. His latest books are Move by Move: Life Lessons on and off the Chessboard and The Life Changing Magic of Chess, a picture book for early readers.   Connect with Maurice Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mauriceashleychess/?hl=en X - https://twitter.com/MauriceAshley Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/grandmastermauriceashley Website - https://mauriceashley.com/ Connect with David Public Website: www.davidihill.com Real Estate University: www.realestatelistings.club Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/davidihill/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidihill 20-Minute call: https://www.davidihill.com/strategycall   FACEBOOK COMMUNITY Please follow and join my Group- https://www.facebook.com/groups/ptmastery/

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This week we covered the not-surprise winner of Tepe Sigeman, the shock winner of Bucharest and suffered many questions from the people!Support the Chickens: https://www.patreon.com/chickenchessclub

Honorary Chicken Peter Svidler leads in Tepe Sigeman, whilst Ding and Nepomniachtchi are immediately back in action after their World Championship match.Support the Chickens: https://www.patreon.com/chickenchessclub

This week on Perpetual Chess we catch up with GM Cristian Chirila. A former Romanian youth champion, GM Chirila is now based in Missouri and has many roles in the chess world including commentator for the Grand Chess Tour, coach of the St. Louis University Chess Team, and co-host, with GM Fabiano Caruana, of the C-Squared podcast. On C Squared, GM's Chirila and Caruana are often joined by prominent guests to discuss top-level chess news. The podcast is highlighted by its excellent production and has quickly found a large audience. In our interview, we discuss the origins of and future plans for C Squared. We also touch on World Championships, past and present, Cristian's OTB game and lots more. We also briefly talk about the sexual assault allegations against GM Alejandro Ramirez although, to hear Cristian and Fabiano's full thoughts, one should listen to the latest episode of C Squared. The notes to topics discussed can be found below.  Episode recorded February 28, 2023 0:00- Brief addendum regarding the allegations against GM Alejandro Ramirez (Recorded March 9, 2023) 04:00- Thanks to our presenting chess education sponsor, Chessable.com! Check out their latest courses here:  https://www.chessable.com/courses/#!/new 05:00- Cristian joins! What lessons has Cristian learned from launching the C Squared Podcast?  Mentioned: Episode 47 with GM Cristian Chirila   15:00- Patreon mailbag question:” Do Chirila and Caruana have a long-term vision for C Squared?”  Ben Johnson | creating Perpetual Chess Podcast | Patreon 18:00- Is Cristian surprised by how forthcoming Fabiano has been on the podcast?  20:00- Patreon mailbag question: Does Cristian worry that professionally collaborating with Fabiano could impact their friendship?  24:00- Cristian discusses C-Squared's plans for the World Championship and his own thoughts on the Ding-Nepo match 29:00- Cristian discusses his experience of working as one of Fabiano's seconds during the World Championship match.  34:00- Patreon mailbag question: “Were there moments in the 2018 World Championship where Cristian thought Fabiano would take the lead in the match?”  41:00- What was your day-to-day life like as a second during the match in London?  46:00- Patreon mailbag question:” Does Cristian think we will continue to see Rapid and Blitz elevated over classical chess?”  51:00- Cristian discusses his recent OTB tournament and upcoming plans.  57:00- Patreon mailbag question: “What is Cristian's role as head coach of the University of Missouri?”  1:03:00- We discuss the allegations against GM Alejandro Ramirez (recorded February 28)  1:08:00- Cristian discusses his upcoming tournament plans  Thanks to Cristian for joining the show!  You can subscribe to C-Squared here: https://www.youtube.com/@csqpod If you would like to help support Perpetual Chess, you can do so here: Ben Johnson | creating Perpetual Chess Podcast | Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is round 9, game 3 of the Sinquefield cup. The format is a 10-player Round-robin with a time control of 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, then an additional 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment from move one. This game is 54 moves, with instructive endgame ideas.. Good luck and enjoy!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/four-knights/donations

This is round 9, game 2 of the Sinquefield cup. The format is a 10-player Round-robin with a time control of 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, then an additional 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment from move one. This game is 39 moves, and is a minor piece endgame. Good luck and enjoy!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/four-knights/donations

This is round 9, game 1 of the Sinquefield cup. The format is a 10-player Round-robin with a time control of 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, then an additional 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment from move one. This game is 39 moves, and is a standard Rook endgame. Good luck and enjoy!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/four-knights/donations

This is round 9, game 4 of the Sinquefield cup. The format is a 10-player Round-robin with a time control of 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, then an additional 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment from move one. This game is 33 moves, and is a standard draw... not too interesting, but worth trying to follow in your head as a light training exercise; the short easy games are useful too. Good luck and enjoy!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/four-knights/donations

In the event of 2 players tying, 2 rapid games are played to determine the winner. Game 1 was a draw, and game 2 decided the victor, which is this game. An early blunder before a clean conversion leading to resignation suitably describes this game. Good luck and enjoy.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/four-knights/donations

This is round 8, game 4 of the Sinquefield cup. The format is a 10-player Round-robin with a time control of 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, then an additional 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment from move one. This game is 85 moves, with a long Queen endgame to keep track of. Good luck and enjoy!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/four-knights/donations

This is round 8, game 3 of the Sinquefield cup. The format is a 10-player Round-robin with a time control of 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, then an additional 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment from move one. This game is 32 moves, and is a must-listen if you're an Alireza fan. Good luck and enjoy!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/four-knights/donations

This is round 8, game 2 of the Sinquefield cup. The format is a 10-player Round-robin with a time control of 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, then an additional 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment from move one. This game is 52 moves, with a with a very skillful conversion of a dominating position. Good luck and enjoy!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/four-knights/donations

This is round 8, game 1 of the Sinquefield cup. The format is a 10-player Round-robin with a time control of 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, then an additional 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment from move one. This game is 69 moves, with a narrow win at the end. Good luck and enjoy!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/four-knights/donations

This is round 7, game 4 of the Sinquefield cup. The format is a 10-player Round-robin with a time control of 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, then an additional 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment from move one. This game is 45 moves, with only the 2 kings left at the end. Good luck and enjoy!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/four-knights/donations

This is round 7, game 3 of the Sinquefield cup. The format is a 10-player Round-robin with a time control of 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, then an additional 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment from move one. This game is 55 moves, and is a standard Rook endgame. Good luck and enjoy!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/four-knights/donations

This is round 7, game 2 of the Sinquefield cup. The format is a 10-player Round-robin with a time control of 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, then an additional 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment from move one. This game is 55 moves, with tricky middlegame tactics. Good luck and enjoy!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/four-knights/donations

This is round 7, game 1 of the Sinquefield cup. The format is a 10-player Round-robin with a time control of 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, then an additional 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment from move one. This game is 34 moves, so an easy one to warm up with. Good luck and enjoy!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/four-knights/donations

This is round 6, game 4 of the Sinquefield cup. The format is a 10-player Round-robin with a time control of 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, then an additional 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment from move one. This game is 28 moves, and has a miscalculation leading to tactics, a tough one to keep track of despite it's low move count. Good luck and enjoy!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/four-knights/donations

This is round 6, game 3 of the Sinquefield cup. The format is a 10-player Round-robin with a time control of 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, then an additional 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment from move one. This game is 53 moves, and is a Rook and Bishop endgame. Good luck and enjoy!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/four-knights/donations

This is round 6, game 2 of the Sinquefield cup. The format is a 10-player Round-robin with a time control of 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, then an additional 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment from move one. This game is 59 moves, with a brutal endgame grind by the victor. Good luck and enjoy!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/four-knights/donations

This is round 6, game 1 of the Sinquefield cup. The format is a 10-player Round-robin with a time control of 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, then an additional 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment from move one. This game is 49 moves, and is a sicilian najdorf line. Good luck and enjoy!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/four-knights/donations

This is round 5, game 1 of the Sinquefield cup. The format is a 10-player Round-robin with a time control of 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, then an additional 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment from move one. This game is 47 moves, and a standard italien opening. Good luck and enjoy!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/four-knights/donations

This is round 5, game 2 of the Sinquefield cup. The format is a 10-player Round-robin with a time control of 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, then an additional 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment from move one. This game is 43 moves, and a pretty dubious opening. Good luck and enjoy!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/four-knights/donations

This is round 5, game 4 of the Sinquefield cup. The format is a 10-player Round-robin with a time control of 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, then an additional 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment from move one. This game is 33 moves, so an easy one to follow in your head. Good luck and enjoy!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/four-knights/donations

This is round 5, game 3 of the Sinquefield cup. The format is a 10-player Round-robin with a time control of 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, then an additional 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment from move one. This game is 43 moves, and is a long endgame. Good luck and enjoy!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/four-knights/donations

This is round 4, game 4 of the Sinquefield cup. The format is a 10-player Round-robin with a time control of 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, then an additional 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment from move one. This game is 25 moves, so a standard mental exercise. Good luck and enjoy!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/four-knights/donations

This is round 4, game 3 of the Sinquefield cup. The format is a 10-player Round-robin with a time control of 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, then an additional 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment from move one. This game is 42 moves, and is a standard Italien opening. Good luck and enjoy!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/four-knights/donations

This is round 4, game 2 of the Sinquefield cup. The format is a 10-player Round-robin with a time control of 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, then an additional 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment from move one. This game is 35 moves, with interesting middlegame strategy. Good luck and enjoy!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/four-knights/donations

This is round 4, game 1 of the Sinquefield cup. The format is a 10-player Round-robin with a time control of 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, then an additional 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment from move one. This game is 92 moves,a very tough one to follow in your head, only for experts! Good luck and enjoy!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/four-knights/donations

This is round 3, game 5 of the Sinquefield cup. The format is a 10-player Round-robin with a time control of 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, then an additional 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment from move one. This game is 36 moves, and is a fairly standard Rook endgame. Good luck and enjoy!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/four-knights/donations

This is round 3, game 3 of the Sinquefield cup. The format is a 10-player Round-robin with a time control of 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, then an additional 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment from move one. This game is 38 moves, with very precise play by Alireza. Good luck and enjoy!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/four-knights/donations

This is round 3, game 3 of the Sinquefield cup. The format is a 10-player Round-robin with a time control of 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, then an additional 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment from move one. This game is 42 moves, and is a Najdorf Sicilian line. Good luck and enjoy!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/four-knights/donations

This is round 3, game 2 of the Sinquefield cup. The format is a 10-player Round-robin with a time control of 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, then an additional 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment from move one. This game is 67 moves, with tricky middlegame tactics. Good luck and enjoy!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/four-knights/donations

This is round 3, game 1 of the Sinquefield cup. The format is a 10-player Round-robin with a time control of 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, then an additional 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment from move one. This game is 57 moves, with Magnus getting outplayed in the endgame. Good luck and enjoy!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/four-knights/donations

This is round 2, game 3 of the Sinquefield cup. The format is a 10-player Round-robin with a time control of 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, then an additional 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment from move one. This game is 37 moves and is a same colored Bishop endgame. Good luck and enjoy!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/four-knights/donations

This is round 2, game 1 of the Sinquefield cup. The format is a 10-player Round-robin with a time control of 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, then an additional 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment from move one. This game is 50 moves and is a classic rook endgame. Good luck and enjoy!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/four-knights/donations

This is round 2, game 2 of the Sinquefield cup. The format is a 10-player Round-robin with a time control of 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, then an additional 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment from move one. This game is 49 moves and features a dubious opening line. Good luck and enjoy!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/four-knights/donations

This is round 2, game 5 of the Sinquefield cup. The format is a 10-player Round-robin with a time control of 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, then an additional 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment from move one. This game is 46 moves, with sharp middlegame tactics. Good luck and enjoy!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/four-knights/donations

This is round 2, game 4 of the Sinquefield cup. The format is a 10-player Round-robin with a time control of 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, then an additional 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment from move one. This game is 43 moves, with queens coming off the board on move 8. Good luck and enjoy!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/four-knights/donations

This is round 1, game 4 of the Sinquefield cup. The format is a 10-player Round-robin with a time control of 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, then an additional 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment from move one. This game is 43 moves and a very Magnus- like endgame conversion. Good luck and enjoy!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/four-knights/donations

The fourteenth episode of the Chicken Chess Club by GMs Jan Gustafsson, Laurent Fressinet & Peter Heine Nielsen. https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa2R1NTRCWVRvN2FlampBcC1IVVcxVDFyVFdrZ3xBQ3Jtc0tuWXltNTFOSndIa2hCOEloUWRLY3pxQWFnaVZxVjByb0lZQjdQRGtzZmlWZ2NzSEM2YURscEdoTE5yWDZrSlJWTjhqVHZQbDg0cHZQUUE1bnZnTnFrYl9NcGZZT0l5WlFYbWg4Ym8wNUwwYkdoSzdxaw&q=https%3A%2F%2Flinktr.ee%2Fchickenchessclub&v=V9vwNosENyE (https://linktr.ee/chickenchessclub) The heatwave is not yet cooking our chickens. The Champions Chess Tour finished this week. Although the youngsters like Xiong, Erigaisi and Sevian put in strong performances, Levon Aronian won the final in style. Olympiad talk this week involves a famous cheating scandal that may or not have involved the French team. The Grand Chess Tour in Zagreb is up next, with Magnus Carlsen playing and Jan talking about it. He'll be joined by 1 Lawrence and 1 Laurent (no Peters). Biel continues with Gukesh becoming the 3rd or 4th (who knows?) youngest 2700 player. Dortmund also began this week and Jan is not happy with it! The chicken's pre-tournament predictions came under fire from Hikaru Nakamura - will they hit back?! Lots of FIDE talk. Questions from you people were answered! Finally, Chickens of the Week broke a new record, so the episode kind of ended on a high. See you next week!

The sixth-EVER episode of the Chicken Chess Club by GMs Jan Gustafsson, Laurent Fressinet & Peter Heine Nielsen. https://linktr.ee/chickenchessclub Peter is playing the role of host today and he kicks off with a bang. Vishy Anand is (was) kicking ass in the Grand Chess Tour and Magnus Carlsen drops to #4 on the blitz list. Anish Giri (one of the greats) won the Chessable Masters preliminary and may or may not be the favourite in the knock-out stage. Next, there is some sad news about the French Olympiad team and some happier news about the Norwegian team. Our popular segment "What's Wrong with FIDE this Week, Peter?" returns with new candidates for FIDE president & a discussion about Russia being excluded from FIDE. This week's questions will not sow division amongst our chickens, despite the best attempts by Ben Johnson from the Perpetual Chess podcast. Tales from the training camps didn't include a tale from the training camps but Jan makes up for that with an excellent PSG song. Finally, we had 3 brand NEW Chickens of the Week!

The fifth-EVER episode of the Chicken Chess Club by GMs Jan Gustafsson, Laurent Fressinet & Peter Heine Nielsen. https://linktr.ee/chickenchessclub Fresh from a stunning Bundesliga victory, Jan is full of confidence. Maxime-Vachier Lagrave's victory in the Grand Chess Tour is discussed, along with the performances of four Candidates. The Meltwater Champions Chess Tour starts this week, with Magnus Carlsen, Anish Giri & the youngest grandmaster of all time, Abhimanyu Mishra taking part. Our incredibly popular FIDE politics segment breaks the big news that 5-time World Champion Vishy Anand has joined Dvorkovic's campaign. Some excellent questions were answered this week, such as "which top 20 player is most likely to be unable to swim"? Tales from the training camps involve saucisson and a real live frog. Finally, we have our first unanimous decision on who is Chicken of the Week!

The fourth-EVER episode of the Chicken Chess Club by GMs Jan Gustafsson, Laurent Fressinet & Peter Heine Nielsen. https://linktr.ee/chickenchessclub This week we have exciting news - at least 2 of our chickens will be going to the chess Olympiad in India! They move on to discussing the Grand Chess Tour, Alireza Firouzja's return and Wesley So's impressive form. Hans Niemann's performance at the Sigeman tournament is also discussed. The Olympiad will be a frequent topic but what goals do we have? FIDE has introduced tiebreaks to the FIDE Candidates tournament (go FIDE!). We have an exciting twist this week as Peter explains what's going RIGHT with FIDE. Tales from the training camp features Sam Shankland & a prank on Jon-Ludwig Hammer - what more could you possibly ask for? We end with our Chickens of the Week, one of which may not shock you. 00:00 Intro & bundestrainer/Olympiad news 11:34 Grand Chess Tour Romania 22:08 Sigeman 27:32 Back to Olympiad 33:25 Candidates tiebreaks 37:20 What's wrong with FIDE this week, Peter? 51:43 Tales from the training camps 57:42 Chickens of the week

The third-EVER episode of the Chicken Chess Club by GMs Jan Gustafsson, Laurent Fressinet & Peter Heine Nielsen. https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbThqb09VTTduMlR3N3pXY0E4TlQ2QUhDUDZMd3xBQ3Jtc0ttYmZrQkZDdkFSUGZmRDg3MnFMR0lDdmxzT0hpcG1rUEp2aHYxLW9Wejc1elpRV0xwZFFwX2tMT1FqVDVoSW00NFNHSTZxblEyb0w0YlJVM0xyM1ZYc0d5OEktR0xmcU9nZVFqVXFlVmhZWXZTSUNZaw&q=https%3A%2F%2Flinktr.ee%2Fchickenchessclub&v=g08NQ7xNNhs (https://linktr.ee/chickenchessclub) First this week, the boys discuss the Champions Chess Tour & Magnus Carlsen's failure to keep up with Polish superstar Jan-Krzysztof Duda. They discuss Fabiano Caruana winning the American Cup, the start of the Grand Chess Tour & the return of Alireza Firouzja. The Sigeman supertournament starts this week with friends of the show Jorden van Foreest & Nils Grandelius taking part. Anish Giri is now a Play Magnus ambassador - nobody is surprised that PMG would sign such an icon of the sport. Our popular segment "What's Wrong With FIDE This Week, Peter?" returns with discussion of the upcoming election, the Candidates spots & Sergey Karjakin. Our unpopular segment "Tales From the Training Camps" also returns with some very controversial stories! Finally, Chickens of the Week lives up to its name with our 3 chickens showing their... chickenness.

This week on Perpetual Chess we are joined by a Ukrainian and then a Russian guest to discuss the impact that the Russian-Ukrainian war has had on their lives and on the chess world. My first guest is GM Kirill Shevchenko. Kirill is a 19 year old rising star in the chess world, currently ranked #92 in the world, and #6 among juniors. He joined me from Germany, where he is in between tournaments, after leaving Ukraine to pursue his chess career. Kirill spoke very movingly about the devastation Russia's attacks have wrought on his loved ones and his country, and about how he balances that with his chess career. Kirill continues to compete, and will soon play in his first Grand Chess Tour event.  Following Kirill, I am joined by chess journalist and Twitch streamer, WFM Maria Emelianova. Maria is Russian, but like Kirill, felt compelled to leave her country when news of the attack broke. Maria has been an outspoken critic of the war, and has been working hard to raise funds to support Ukrainians. As Maria explains, this war has divided and scattered her family, an unfortunate situation which is not uncommon in Russia. I found both interviews to be quite enlightening, and I am inspired by the spirit of the chess community in trying circumstances. Please read on for interview timestamps and relevant links. I apologize for the background noise at points in these interviews, if you would like to read an edited transcript while you listen, you can do so here: EP.276-KirillShevchenkoandM... | Public Trint | Trint You can also view a ‘read only' lightly edited transcript here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQG2m9fXCK23o0UBTkWzBhhS_dss2ogQneNnTU2Za0GpkSTInIRY-59QzWIl0vEVhm_nVODtvrcuJTr/pub You can donate to Kirill's charity, Care with Team Hikaru, here: https://events.softgiving.com/donate/Team-Hikaru-CARE-For-Ukraine Or donate directly to Ukrainians in need via WIM Nastya Rakhmangulova here: https://linktr.ee/nastiachess 0:04- Kirill joins the show  42:00- Maria Emelianova joins the show! Follow Kirill on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/chesser_22?lang=en Maria's Twitch- : https://www.twitch.tv/photochess  Maria's Instagram-  https://www.instagram.com/photochess/?hl=en Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Aimchess.com and Chessable.com  For full show notes, please go here: Listen to Episodes! — The Perpetual Chess Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The April 2019 edition of “Cover Stories with Chess Life” is now live! This monthly podcast, hosted by Senior Director of Strategic Communication Daniel Luc This month, we talk to GM Robert Hess, our "In the Arena" columnist and the author of this month's cover story about Hikaru Nakamura's Grand Chess Tour triumph. Hess is also a popular online commentator and Twitch streamer. “The Skittles Room” is our monthly segment in which we talk to people doing something interesting or of note within US Chess. Natasha Roberts, our Creative Content Coordinator at US Chess, talks about the changes she has implemented in Chess Life Kids magazine. And don't miss your chance at winning a $50 gift certificate to USCFSales.com! Send in your question to podcast@uschess.org, and if your question is selected as the Best Question, you will win the gift certificate. Next month Chess Life will be releasing a special issued devoted to Women's Chess. Send in your questions now about this topic or anything about Chess Life that strikes your fancy.  as, goes in depth and behind the scenes for each month's cover story.

The March 2019 edition of “Cover Stories with Chess Life” is now live! This monthly podcast, hosted by Senior Director of Strategic Communication Daniel Lucas, goes in depth and behind the scenes for each month's cover story. This month, we talk to Al Lawrence, our first three-time guest. Al wrote our profile of the new--and first--Dean of Scholastic Chess, Dewain Barber. New this month: "The Skittles Room," in which we talk to people doing something interesting or of note within US Chess. (Missing “Checking in with Jen”? Listen to our new Women's Program Director's podcast "Ladies Knight"!) For this initial segment, Lucas talks to our new Digital Editor, and our "Books and Beyond" Chess Life columnist, John Hartmann. And don't miss your chance at winning a $50 gift certificate to USCFSales.com! Send in your question to podcast@uschess.org, and if your question is selected as the Best Question, you will win the gift certificate. Next month we will be covering GM Hikaru Nakamura's win at the London segment of the Grand Chess Tour, written by GM Robert Hess. Send in your questions now for GM Hess or anything about Chess Life that strikes your fancy.