But first…

Al & Joe bring us up to speed on their chess week, giving updates on the Average Joes Chess Club and the progress of the champions that they are training. 

There’s an update in the chess challenges set in episode 25, where Al had to join a dating app and engage potential chess suitors in sexy chess chat; and Joe had to apply for jobs whilst highlighting his love of chess. New challenges are set and the meaning of pegging is clarified.

Al reads out a  listener's email  - someone who kindly offers to help Joe with his underpant situation. Another listener's question is also addressed - if you know the answer or want to ask next week’s question  then please email us at [email protected] and let us know.

There’s a fundraising appeal for some sexy chess panties for Joe and then finally the two average Joes tell us what they have been exceptionally loving this week. 

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Should we all be playing chess variants? Will they help or hinder our regular chess? Which chess variants do Joe and Al like to play? The Average Joes ask chess coach  NM Jesse Cohen for his advice and discuss the findings of an interesting in depth report on chess variants.

Al and Joe also reveal how they got on with their chess challenges - after listening to Al’s chess hypnotism tape, does Joe now love chess? Last week Joe got Al to tidy his house after each chess game, Al lets him know how he got on. Al sets Joe 3 new challenges and Joe sets Al a challenge that might get him trouble at home.

In chess club news, Al tells us how the Average Joes Chess chess club tournament, Sidled Saturday went. If you want to join the chess club then click the link below. 

Al comes up with the idea to fundraise to buy Joe some new sexy chess underwear. Click here to see the GoFundMe page.

There’s lots more chess talk including some discussion around the Magnus Carlsen watch controversy. There’s also lots more non-chess talk. 

 

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(The motivational recording that Al made for Joe is available over on Patreon if you want to download it).

 

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The chess variant report mentioned in the show

With expert input from NM Jesse Cohen, coach at Summit chess, and Jonathan, host of the Invisible Chess podcast, the Joes try to learn more about blindfold chess.

Joe and Al also talk about their chess week and recap the inaugural tournament played in the Average Joes Chess Club on chess.com - Siddled Saturday, where the winner got a 1 month diamond membership to chess.com. If you want to join the chess club then click this link.

Al and Joe recap their chess challenges, with Joe talking about how he got on as a clairvoyant communicating with chess masters who are no longer with us. Joe sets Al a tidy new challenge and Al gives Joe a motivational Chess Challenge.

There’s other stuff that goes on too, but frankly I’m not convinced that people ever get this far into the description and I've other things to be getting on with - so just have a listen and see wha'ts on the show this week.

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Average Joes Chess, is a podcast made by average chess players....but exceptional lovers.

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Should you even be playing blitz chess? Joe and Al ask NM Jesse Cohen, coach at Summit Chess, for advice on how to get better at blitz. They also share their own experiences of playing blitz and discuss what works for them. 

Joe tells Al how he got on with his chess and candle wax challenge. Al lets Joe know what he thinks of the Danish Gambit. Al’s friend Jeff, critiques Al’s attempts at speaking Cantonese. Joe sets Al a new chess challenge that involves North Korea, and Al sets Joe a chess challenge that will get Joe talking to the other side.

The winner of the 1 month Chess.com Diamond membership for this week is announced, and the Joes decide to run another giveaway this week. If you want the chance to win a Diamond Membership for a month all you have to do is rate the show on spotify or leave a rating and review on Apple. Let us know you have done it by emailing in with your chess.com username by the 8th October 2023.  The winner will be announced on next week’s show - episode #24.

Al and Joe discuss the first tournament that they are organising for the Average Joes Chess club on chess com. You can join the club by clicking this link.

Al and Joe talk about how their chess week’s been.

Finally the two average chess players talk about what they have exceptionally loved during the week.

 

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It’s the part of chess that many chess players neglect - well not any more. Let Joe and Al motivate you to get better at your chess endgames with these tips and strategies. Friend of the show NM Jesse Cohen, chess coach and owner of Summit Chess, gives his expert advice on how to study endgames effectively. 

 

Joe and Al also talk about how they got on with their chess challenges from the previous week. Joe had to learn the Dutch Defence and learn the Dutch language. Average Joes Chess club member Jan Willem, a native Dutch speaker gives Joe chess advice and Dutch language advice. How did Joe get on? Al’s challenge was to create a Spotify playlist for people to listen to whilst they are exceptionally loving something. Are you going to do some exceptional loving? - Well here’s the playlist for you - Al’s Music for Exceptional Lovers

 

New challenges are set and Joe isn’t too happy with this week’s fiery chess challenge. 

 

The winner of the 1 month Chess.com Diamond membership for this week is announced, and the Joes decide to run another giveaway this week. If you want the chance to win a Diamond Membership for a month all you have to do is join the Average Joes Chess club. Click this link to auto join.  The winner will be announced on next week’s show - episode #23.

 

Al and Joe talk about their chess week and they both have played some OTB chess this week. Al’s involved a pint and a curry, whilst Joe’s chess game involved his brother’s bits. Al also discusses what seems to be helping his  chess to improve.

 

Finally the two average chess players talk about what they have exceptionally loved during the week.

 

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This podcast costs Al and Joe money to make and host, if you want to help us out, then please visit our Patreon or Ko-fi page, it really means a lot to us. We promise to think about you next time we are exceptionally loving something. 

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In a recap of their chess weeks Al talks about a new chess experience for him. Joe talks about playing chess on location and changing time controls.

 

Challenges are discussed - you can see Al’s stop motion chess film over on Twitter and Instagram. You can listen to Joe’s chess playlist on Spotify. Al sets Joe a new challenge that will get him developing new skills on and off the chess board. Joe sets Al a musical challenge.

 

There’s some bullet chess trivia tenuously introduced to celebrate Joe’s mum’s significant birthday.

 

The a Diamond membership winner is drawn from the Average Joes Chess club members. Al and Joe decide to do another Diamond membership give away this week. Just join the Average Joes Chess club to be in with a shot.  Click this link to join for free.

 

There is a bit of talk about the upcoming chess trainer championships, and then the exceptionally loving section, where the Joes tell you what they have been exceptionally loving this week.

 

Please support this podcast in whatever way you can, whether it’s through Patreon or Ko-Fi or just by sharing it and spreading the word. Please rate and follow us too, it helps encourage us to keep doing what we exceptionally love doing.

 

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Average Joes Chess, is a podcast made by average chess players....but exceptional lovers.

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It’s episode 20 of the Average Joes Chess Podcast, and to celebrate reaching this milestone, Al and Joe discuss 20 tips that all chess players can use to improve their chess. Also on the theme of 20, the Average Joes try out a chess quiz based loosely on the number 20 in chess.  Can you score more than Joe?

Joe and Al talk about what their chess weeks have been like and Al who has been lying on his back a lot this week, reveals how many hundreds of chess puzzles he has done, and whether doing chess puzzles has helped his game.

Joe lets Al know how he got on with his MC Hammer challenge from last week, and Al shows Joe his fan art - if you want to see it here’s a link. The Joes also set each other new chess challenges to get on with in the coming week. 

The new Average Joes Chess club on chess com gets a mention and Al and Joe reveal how if you join the club now you will have a great chance (currently 1 in 9) to win a 1 month diamond membership to chess com. Draw to be made on Saturday 16th September 2023, winner revealed in episode 21.  Click this link to join for free.

As usual, the self-proclaimed exceptional lovers tell us what they have been exceptionally loving this week

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Remote Chess Academy 20 tips

Al's chess playlist

Al & Joe talk about their chess week both over the board and online. 

There is a recap of their chess challenges. They discuss their ongoing search for their chess champions. Joe wants to know why nobody will trash-talk him. Then new chess challenges are set, one of which involves MC Hammer.

The Average Joes talk plans for their chess.com chess club - link to the club below if you want to join. Both of them also recall fond memories of their days clubbing, and strangely both stories involve a sausage.

The Joes reveal what they have been exceptionally loving over the week.

Finally there is a chance to listen to a new episode of the Joe's new Master Your Chess series of podcasts - a series that talks about chess masters, and chess personalities, past and present. This week's episode is about Hikaru Nakamura.

It would be great if you could rate and follow this podcast if you enjoyed it, or even leave a review. It really helps us out and we genuinely appreciate you taking the time to do it - thanks. 

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Joe and Al quiz chess coach NM Jesse Cohen on ways to gain a psychological advantage in chess both over the board and online. Should we be using mind games to gain advantages in chess or should we just rely on chess skill? Can the Average Joes think of ways to get into the opponent's head.

Joe talks way too much about how last week's chess challenge has affected his scrotal area. Al gets his chess artwork appraised by a pro and is shocked to hear the final valuation. Al sets the Joes a new challenge that could lead to some competitive chess training.

Joe and Al talk about their week outside of chess and have a quick chat about the chess World Cup Final results. 

Then finally, it’s time to find out what it is that the Average Joes have been exceptionally loving during the week.

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Al's Chess Fire Artwork

The Average Joes get some expert advice from top chess coach NM Jesse Cohen on how to encourage kids to play chess and, how to help them learn and improve. If you are trying to get your kids into chess or want tips on how to help them get better at chess then this week’s episode should be just the ticket. If on the other hand this isn't what you are after - there's loads of other funny stuff too.

Joe and Al discuss: how they got on with last week’s chess challenge - playing chess while looking in a mirror; Joe sets Al a fiery new challenge and gives his nuts challenge an icy reception.

There’s the usual funny chat about what Joe and Al have been up to both over and off the board. Then finally, Joe and Al justify their self-proclaimed Exceptional Lover titles and reveal what they have exceptionally loved over the course of the last week.

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