New In Chess Podcast

Today’s episode of the New In Chess Podcast features a narration of a chapter from The Essential Sosonko, written by grandmaster Genna Sosonko. Sosonko is a prolific author of chess books. His works are non-technical, instead chronicling his personal experiences and the lives of famous players of the past and present. Today's reading centres around Alexander Alekhine. In the first half of the 20th century, Alekhine twice became World Chess Champion, but these were hardly the only interesting events in his life. His turbulent relationship with alcohol, women, his competitors, and the Russian political establishment made him a controversial figure during his lifetime, as well as after his death under mysterious circumstances in 1946. Narrated by Nick Murphy, please enjoy today's episode of the New In Chess Podcast: Alexander Alekhine: The Paris Years.The Essential Sosonko-collection is available in its entirety on the New In Chess website:https://www.newinchess.com/the-essential-sosonko

Today's episode of the New In Chess Podcast features in an interview with Grandmaster Nigel Short. Nigel Short is one of the greatest British chess players of all time and was became the first British player ever to challenge for a world championship title in 1993. He is also an avid traveller who has played many tournaments abroad, especially in India. Together with Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam, Nigel talks about his appreciation for Indian chess, Vishy Anand, and India's current status as an emerging chess superpower. 

Today’s episode of the New In Chess podcast features an interview with Grandmaster Ivan Sokolov. Ivan is a former Dutch and Yugoslav chess champion who holds victories over several former World Champions, including Kasparov, Kramnik and Anand. He has also been highly successful as a chess trainer, currently coaching the Romanian national team and having previously worked with the Iranian, United Arab Emirates, and Uzbek teams, the latter winning the 2022 Chennai Olympiad under his guidance. He is also a prolific author of chess books on a variety of technical topics. His most recent release, "Winning Chess Middlegames: An Essential Guide to 1.e4 Pawn Structures", is a sequel to the 2009 original, with stronger computer analysis and a heavier focus on open and half-open games. Together with Remmelt Otten, Ivan discusses his playing and coaching career, his greatest victory, the careers of Alireza and Pragg, and much more. Ivan's most recent release, "Winning Chess Middlegames: An Essential Guide to 1.e4 Pawn Structures", is available on the New In Chess website: https://www.newinchess.com/winning-chess-middlegames-e4-structures  

Today’s episode of the New In Chess Podcast features a narration of a chapter from The Essential Sosonko, written by grandmaster Genna Sosonko. Sosonko is a prolific author of chess books. His works are non-technical, instead chronicling his personal experiences and the lives of famous players he competed with. The Essential Sosonko is a collection of these player portraits. Today's reading centres around Tony Miles. Miles, the first Englishman to achieve the grandmaster title, came close to reaching the pinnacle of the chess world in the 1970's and 1980's, scoring victories over former world champions such as Smyslov, Spassky and Tal. He was also seen as a controversial figure; he clashed with chess authorities and his fellow players, and famously beat then-World Champion Karpov with the move 1...a6, a decision that drew allegations of unsportsmanlike behaviour despite its success. While these incidents may have made Miles a divisive figure in the chess world, his life story is all the more interesting for it. Narrated by Nick Murphy, this episode of the New In Chess Podcast features Sosonko's first-hand account of the life and career of Tony Miles.The full version of The Essential Sosonko is available for purchase on the New In Chess website:https://www.newinchess.com/the-essential-sosonko 

Today’s episode of the New In Chess podcast features an interview with Grandmaster Ramachandran Ramesh, also known as Ramesh RB or simply Ramesh. Ramesh is an award-winning chess coach, with pupils all around the world. He is also a popular chess author. His most recent title, Improve Your Chess Calculation, was published by New In Chess in 2022. Ramesh is best known as the trainer of Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, popularly known as Pragg, and his sister Vaishali. Under Ramesh’s guidance, Pragg would eventually become, for a time, the highest-rated Indian player in the world, a position previously occupied by Vishy Anand for over three decades. But Ramesh’s influence on Indian chess extends beyond the performances of one player. As its number of grandmasters has grown from 1 in 1988 to 84 in 2024, Ramesh has played a continuous role in chess’s incredible rise in India. Together with Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam, Ramesh talks about Pragg’s win over World Champion Ding Liren in Wijk aan Zee, his relationship with Vishy Anand, and his coaching philosophy.Ramesh's work "Improve Your Chess Calculation" is available on the New In Chess website:https://www.newinchess.com/improve-your-chess-calculation 

Davorin Kuljasevic is a Croation chess grandmaster and FIDE trainer with over 15 years of experience as a coach. In addition to training numerous grandmasters and coaching the Finland national team, he has collaborated with New In Chess to publish several instructive chess works, including the bestselling books "Beyond Material" and "How to Study Chess on Your Own". He discusses his latest book, "Ding Liren's Best Games: A Chess Biography of the World Champion", with New In Chess editor-in-chief Remmelt Otten. Davorin's books are available in the New In Chess webshop:- "Ding Liren's Best Games: A Chess Biography of the World Champion": https://www.newinchess.com/ding-liren-best-chess-games- "How to Study Chess on your Own": https://www.newinchess.com/how-to-study-chess-on-your-own - "Beyond Material":https://www.newinchess.com/beyond-material Davorin's coaching page can be accessed here:https://lichess.org/coach/GrandmasterThinking  

Today's podcast features an interview with Grandmaster Peter Svidler. Peter is an eight-time Russian Chess Champion and three-time Candidate for the World Championship. In addition to his accomplishments on the board, he is renowned in the chess world as a prolific commentator, having provided real-time chess commentary for close to 25 years. Together with Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam, Peter will preview the upcoming Tata Steel Chess Tournament, while also giving his opinion on recent developments in the 2024 Candidates' cycle, Chess960, and the next generation of chess superstars, among other things.  

Dit is de eerste aflevering van de New In Chess Podcast. Gast van vandaag is grootmeester Paul van der Sterren. Paul heeft een indrukwekkende carrière als profschaker achter de rug. Zo won hij tweemaal het Nederlands kampioenschap, plaatste zich voor het kandidatentoernooi van 1994, en vocht schaakgevechten uit met de grootste namen van zijn tijd, onder wie Karpov, Timman, Korchnoi en Najdorf. Het schaken is Paul altijd blijven boeien. Na zijn actieve carrière als speler bracht Paul meerdere boeken uit, waaronder zijn autobiografie, "In Black and White", en "Mindful Chess: The Spiritual Journey of a Professional Chess Player", waarin Paul verder ingaat op zijn spirituele zoektocht op en naast het schaakbord. Meer informatie over de New In Chess Podcast: https://www.newinchess.com/podcast Het volledige New In Chess-assortiment aan schaakboeken: https://www.newinchess.com/more-to-explore/books-new-in-chess Paul's biografie, "In Black and White": https://www.newinchess.com/in-black-and-white