Back Rank Mates

By Cameron Herbert and Brendan Cater

Two amateur chess players, one podcast. Brendan and Cameron talk about everything chess. New episodes are released every other Monday at 7am EST!

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The podcast currently has 21 episodes available.

Back Rank Mates episodes:

July 19, 2021 Episode #11 - Losing
In this weeks episode, Cameron and Brendan talk about losing, how it affects them and their game, as well as how often a loss affects them and to what degree. They also try to list as many Olivia Rodrigo songs from her smash hit album "SOUR" while discussing today's topic. Can you count how many references were made?

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52min
June 28, 2021 Episode #10 - Cheating
In their tenth episode, Brendan and Cameron discuss how players cheat in chess, past experiences with cheaters, and why the pain of being cheated on will never go away.
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51min
June 14, 2021 Episode #9- Chess Time Controls
In this week's episode, Brendan and Cameron discuss their thoughts on the varying time controls chess players have played at one point or another. Does playing bullet damage your chess skill? Are rapid time controls the future of competitive chess? Is 10+0 really the best time control for chess clubs? (answer: it is.) All that and more on this week's episode!
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1h 3min
May 31, 2021 Episode #8 - The Psychology of Playing Different Opponents
In this week's episode, Cameron and Brendan discuss how they feel when they play different types of opponents. Strong or weak, young or old, do you play differently based on who your opponent is?
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55min
May 17, 2021 Episode #7 - Our First Time
In this week's episode, Cameron and Brendan discuss their first times learning and playing chess, the first chess clubs they visited and the first tournaments they participated in.
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40min
May 03, 2021 Episode #6 - Chess Etiquette
In this week's episode Brendan and Cameron discuss chess etiquette. What are the do's and don'ts in chess? Should you offer unsolicited advice? Should you tip your king over when you've lost to show that you have lost and risk being judged by Cameron? All that and more in this week's episode.
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49min
April 19, 2021 Episode #5 - The Vaughan Chess Club vs Other Chess Clubs ft. Jonathan Di Feo
In this week's episode, Cameron and Brendan welcome their first guest: Jonathan Di Feo. Jonathan is a director at the Vaughan Chess Club, full-time lawyer, and a good friend of the Back Rank Mates. The Back Rank Mates talk about their local chess club, The Vaughan Chess Club, and how it compares and competes with other chess club's in the greater Toronto are and the world.
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54min
April 05, 2021 Episode #4 - Chess in the media
In this week's episode, Cameron and Brendan discuss the way chess has been viewed in the media. From movies to Twitch and YouTube, from past, present and future, they discuss it all in this week's episode.
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49min
March 15, 2021 Episode #3 - What is "good" in chess?
In this week's episode, Cameron and Brendan discuss what it means to be a "good" chess player, how much of their effort determines their chess improvement and if they think they'll ever consider themselves "good" at chess. All that and more, in this episode of Back Rank Mates!
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37min
March 01, 2021 Episode #2 - Our most memorable tournaments
In this week's episode Cameron and Brendan relive some of their fondest and most painful tournament memories.
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53min

FAQs about Back Rank Mates:

How many episodes does Back Rank Mates have?

The podcast currently has 21 episodes available.