Audible Chess

Audible Chess

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Audible Chess episodes

  • E19: And The Devil says, "Checkmate!"

    This episode we hear about how the medieval world invested chess with its own social, cultural and spiritual meaning. Sign up for the free newsletter to receive the resources for this episode: https://audiblechess.substack.com/

    20 min
  • E18: Capa

    This episode is about an eight-year-old boy who was so good at chess that everyone thought he was possessed by the devil.  It’s the story of Jose Raul Capablanca.  Sign up for the free newsletter to receive all the resources for this episode: https://audiblechess.substack.com/

    17 min
  • E17: Chess with the Cheka

    This episode we hear about fortunes lost and won, and a man playing a game of chess with the threat of execution if he loses. It’s the story of Ossip Berstein.

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    This episode we’re studying the first 24 moves of Bernstein vs. Miguel Najdorf, Montevideo, Uruguay (1954).  Before you listen, check out the full annotation here: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1101326


    Resources:

    • Game analysis:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHA8GPEC7T0

    • Opening study (Old Indian Defense): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9gfA9GTE9g
      • 22 min
    • E16: The Return of the King?

      This episode we hear about a mysterious match that took place on the Internet Chess Club.

      We’re studying the game between Nigel Short (username: Ural; white pieces) and (possibly?) Bobby Fischer.  Before you listen, study the first 24 moves of the following game:  (30) Guest2563 - Ural (2439) [A03] ICC, 04.03.2001.  The annotation can be found here: https://en.chessbase.com/portals/4/files/games/iccf1.htm


      Resources:

      • Game analysis:    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7B9p2PrsKWY

      • Reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/mv0vz5/solving_the_fischer_chess_games_in_2001_gm_nigel/
        • 17 min
      • E15: François-André Danican Philidor

        This episode we hear about the man who said that pawns were “the soul of chess.”  It’s an episode on Philidor.  We’re studying Philidor vs. an unknown player (France, 1790).  Before you listen, check out the full annotation here:

        https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1075428


        Resources:

        • Game analysis (video):    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QVGEqB6kcI&t=78s

        • Opening study (King’s Gambit):  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmiBGuSwUrw&t=61s
          • 11 min
        • E14: The Squares of the City

          This episode is about a chess game transformed into fiction. We’re studying Steinitz vs. Chigorin, Havana (1892). Before you listen, check out the full annotation here: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1036356

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          Resources:

          • Video analysis (not great, but best I could find!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-xVHGQxXhg&list=PL7mW9aR2QDf-Wbhud-dwYRp6CSYpdRD9V&index=16
          • Opening study (Spanish Opening, Morphy Defense): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1tFgq8el-E
            • 23 min
          • E13: Akiba’s Fervour

            This episode we hear about a young man who in just six months’ time went from losing regularly at his local club to being, some say, the best chess player in his country.  It’s the story of Akiba Rubinstein.  We’re studying Rubinstein vs. Gersh Rotlewi, Lodz (1907).  You can check out the full annotation here: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1119679

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            Resources:

            • Game analysis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtItayItxb8

            • Opening study (Tarrasch Defense):  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esjT83wWr78

            • Article on Rubinstein’s later years: https://www.chesshistory.com/winter/extra/rubinstein1.html
              • 19 min
            • E12: Contest of Nerves

              This episode we hear about a man with a distinctly psychological approach to the game.  It’s the story of Emanuel Lasker.

              We’re studying Lasker vs Vasja Pirc, Moscow (1935).  Before you listen, you can check out the full annotation here: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1272440

              Resources:

              • Game analysis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dnzBQ0K8RE

              • Opening study (Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kp5N_d3JS6Y


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                15 min
              • E11: Le Palamede

                This episode we hear about the life of Louis Charles Mahe De La Bourdonnais and his famous match in London, 1834. Before you listen, you can check out the full annotation here: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1001165


                Resources:

                • Game analysis:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJnCgTC5VDc

                • Opening study (Sicilian): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qM4e7g2RukI

                • Le Palamede: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Palam%C3%A8de

                • George Walker: https://www.chess.com/blog/batgirl/walker-on-mdonnell-and-labourdonnais

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                  23 min
                • E10: The Boa Constrictor

                  This episode we’re in Moscow for the 1984 World Chess Championship.  The game we’re studying is Anatoly Karpov vs Viktor Korchnoi, Moscow (1974).  Before you listen, check out the full annotation here:  https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1067858


                  Resources:

                  • Game analysis:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cu4pZfhH7Fk

                  • Opening study (Sicilian Dragon): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxWOwXVd8iM

                  • Review of “Chess is My Life”: https://www.chesshistory.com/winter/extra/karpov.html

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                    27 min

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