Best Chess Tournament Podcasts (2025)

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11th May 1997: IBM’s chess computer Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov to become the first computer to defeat a reigning world chess champion under tournament conditions

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Ranked as the 259th most powerful computer in the world, Deep Blue was able to evaluate 200 million separate chess positions per ...By Scott Allsop

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19th May 1922: Young Pioneer organisation formally established in the USSR

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Officially known as the Vladimir Lenin All-Union Pioneer Organisation in honour of the recently deceased Bolshevik leader, the Young Pioneers were modelled in part on scouting organisations, but with a strong political and ideological framework aligned with the principles of the Communist ...By Scott Allsop

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Ep. 153: There is NO Advantage to Having the White Pieces at the Amateur Level 39:50

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This week is all about chess opening philosophy. We discuss a number of ideas about opening prep and argue that having the White pieces does not provide any meaningful advantage at the club level since most amateur games are littered with mistakes, thus negating any possible benefit of moving first. The basis of this episode is a response to the ex…

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18th May 1848: The Frankfurt Parliament opens at St. Paul’s Church as the first freely elected parliament for all of Germany

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The Parliament sought to draft a constitution to unify the independent German states into a single nation governed by liberal principles, but faced significant challenges from the outset and was dissolved by force in June ...By Scott Allsop

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17th May 1756: The Seven Years’ War begins, when Great Britain formally declares war on France

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The Seven Years’ War is widely regarded as the first truly global conflict as the declaration of war marked the start of full-scale hostilities between the major European powers and their colonies across the ...By Scott Allsop

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16th May 1960: The first laser was successfully operated by Theodore Maiman at the Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu, California

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The device constructed by Maiman used a small rod of synthetic ruby crystal, surrounded by a helical flash lamp that provided the necessary energy to excite the atoms within the ruby, and is often seen as the start of the 'laser ...By Scott Allsop

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15th May 1940: The first McDonald’s restaurant opened in San Bernadino, California

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Richard and Maurice McDonald opened the first McDonald’s restaurant in San Bernardino, ...By Scott Allsop

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14th May 1878: The last witchcraft trial in the United States was held in Salem, Massachusetts

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Lucretia Brown was a member of the Christian Science religion and alleged that a man named Daniel Spofford had used his "mesmeric" mental powers to harm her, asking the court to prevent Spofford from exercising control over her through his mental ...By Scott Allsop

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You Need a Strong Team to be Successful 9:12

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Surround yourself with a strong, talented team. It's the only way to be truly successful in business and in life. You can Buy Me A Coffee to help support our podcast https://buymeacoffee.com/natehaberBy Nate Haber

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13th May 1861: Queen Victoria issues a “Proclamation of Neutrality” concerning the American Civil War

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Britain's declaration of neutrality recognised the Union and the Confederacy as belligerents, allowing the Confederacy to contract for supplies and commission warships, but it fell short of recognising the Confederacy as a sovereign nation. This protected British interests by avoiding entanglement in the conflict while maintaining the country’s rig…

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12th May 1846: The Donner Party begin their ill-fated journey to California

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The Donner Party departed Independence, Missouri on their ill-fated journey to ...By Scott Allsop

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Happy Mother's Day 3:14

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To all the moms: We salute you. We thank you. We love you. You can Buy Me A Coffee to help support our podcast https://buymeacoffee.com/natehaberBy Nate Haber

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Ep. 152: Grinding Out Endgame Wins at the Club Level (Game Analysis #14) 38:37

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This week we discuss endgame strategy for club players and some other stuff as well. Grinding out a win in an "even" endgame is a mixture of patience, stubbornness, and luck. A .pgn for the game we analyze is below. We reference the highly recommended book The Survival Guide to Competitive Chess (Amazon) by GM John Emms, who was a previous guest on…

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It's Not What You Say, It's How You Say It 9:05

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Delivering a message can be met with acceptance or resistance. How you deliver that message will dictate the outcome. You can Buy Me A Coffee to help support our podcast https://buymeacoffee.com/natehaberBy Nate Haber

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10th May 1869: The ‘Golden Spike’ completes the first transcontinental railroad in the United States at Promontory Summit, Utah Territory

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The ‘Golden Spike’ symbolised the joining of the Central Pacific Railroad, which had built eastward from California, and the Union Pacific Railroad, which had built westward from Nebraska to form a continuous rail link between the east and west coasts of the ...By Scott Allsop

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9th May 1671: Colonel Thomas Blood attempts to steal the Crown Jewels

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Colonel Thomas Blood attempted to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of ...By Scott Allsop

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8th May 1950: The Tollund Man, who lived in the 5th century BC, discovered in a peat bog near Silkeborg in Denmark

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The Tollund Man was remarkably well-preserved thanks to the cold, acidic, and low oxygen conditions of the peat bog, which slowed ...By Scott Allsop

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7th May 1794: Cult of the Supreme Being formally announced by Robespierre in a meeting of the National Convention

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The Cult of the Supreme Being recognised that God had created the universe, but that He did not interfere or intervene in its operation. Therefore it taught that humans were responsible for their own actions and ...By Scott Allsop

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6th May 1983: The Hitler Diaries proven to be forgeries

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West Germany’s Federal Archives revealed that forensic tests proved the Hitler Diaries were ...By Scott Allsop

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5th May 1789: The Estates General meets at Versailles, near Paris, for the first time in 175 years

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When the Estates General opened on 5 May many hoped that it would provide a platform for reform, but in practice it acted as a precursor to the French ...By Scott Allsop

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Ep. 151: You Have 8 Years to Improve, Then It’s Game Over: A Discussion & Debate About Adult Chess Improvement feat. NM Tim Mirabile 47:39

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A number of years ago, GM Andy Soltis claimed that once a chess player becomes serious about the game, there is an 8-year window during which he achieves 90% of his maximum chess potential. Anything beyond that time frame is just squeezing out the remaining 10%. NM Tim Mirabile returns to the podcast to discuss this theory and a bunch of other ches…

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4th May 1970: Ohio National Guardsmen shoot Kent State University students

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Ohio National Guardsmen shot and killed four Kent State University ...By Scott Allsop

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3rd May 1921: Partition of Ireland divides Ireland into two separate political entities

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The Government of Ireland Act established one parliament in Belfast for Northern Ireland and another in Dublin for Southern Ireland. While both remained under the authority of the United Kingdom, each was granted a degree of self-governance and the border remains today as the boundary between the Republic of Ireland and Northern ...…

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2nd May 1670: Hudson’s Bay Company established with a royal charter from King Charles II of England

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The Hudson's Bay Company maintained a monopoly over trade in the area for over 200 years, ensuring it had a lasting impact on the economic and political development of what would later become ...By Scott Allsop

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DrLupo Is DONE After Cheating In $100K PogChamps Tournament 33:24

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1st May 1776: The forerunner of the Bavarian Illuminati was founded by Adam Weishaupt

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The Covenant of Perfectibility, the forerunner of the original Bavarian Illuminati, was founded by Adam Weishaupt in ...By Scott Allsop

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30th April 1803: Louisiana Purchase Treaty concluded between the United States and France

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The French government sold the entire Louisiana Territory, which included an area that now forms part of fifteen separate states, at less than 3 cents per ...By Scott Allsop

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29th April 1587: Singeing the King of Spain’s Beard

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Sir Francis Drake entered the Bay of Cádiz and attacked the Spanish naval fleet in an event known as ‘Singeing the King of Spain's ...By Scott Allsop

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Magnus Goes Legendary, Did FIDE Miss The Digital Revolution? 50:04

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28th April 1967: Muhammad Ali, the reigning world heavyweight boxing champion, refuses induction into the United States Army

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Ali's refusal to be inducted led to him being stripped of his boxing titles and later convicted of draft evasion for which he was sentenced to five years in prison, a $10,000 fine, and a ban from boxing. He remained free on bail while the case was under ...By Scott Allsop

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NAD+ :: The Fountain of Youth in a Bottle 15:13

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In this episode, I review NAD+ and discuss its many benefits for optimizing the body. Please note this episode is for educational purposes only and is not to be construed as medical advice. You can Buy Me A Coffee to help support our podcast https://buymeacoffee.com/natehaberBy Nate Haber

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Ep. 150: The Jobava London System: A Chess Opening for Busy Adults 40:28

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The Jobava London (1. d4, 2. Nc3, 3. Bf4) is an opening system that is easy to learn, yet still has a lot of sting, especially against ...g6 set-ups by Black. It can easily throw off an opponent who's expecting to face a standard London formation. The theory and ideas are fairly simple, making it a great choice for those with limited study time. Mu…

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27th April 1945: Benito Mussolini, the former Fascist dictator of Italy, captured by Italian partisans in northern Italy

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Mussolini was captured by Italian partisans near the village of Dongo whilst attempting to flee to Switzerland, and was executed the next ...By Scott Allsop

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26th April 1865: John Wilkes Booth, who had assassinated Abraham Lincoln, shot after refusing to surrender

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He was dragged out of the barn where he had been hiding and died three hours ...By Scott Allsop

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25th April 1859: Construction begins on the Suez Canal at the northern Egyptian port town of Port Said

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The canal was designed as a sea-level waterway stretching approximately 120 miles across the Isthmus of Suez, and its completion in 1869, ten years after work began, significantly reduced travel time between Europe and ...By Scott Allsop

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24th April 1932: Mass trespass of Kinder Scout in the Peak District protests against limited access to open countryside

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The Kinder Mass Trespass involved approximately 400 people walking to the Kinder Scout plateau in deliberate defiance of the landowners, in a protest in favour of the right to ...By Scott Allsop

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23rd April 1516: The Reinheitsgebot beer purity law first introduced in Bavaria

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Duke Wilhelm IV of Bavaria signed the Reinheitsgebot, a law to ensure the purity of beer that specified a limited number of ...By Scott Allsop

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22nd April 1915: Poison gas used effectively in the First World War at the Second Battle of Ypres

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Over five thousand French Algerian, Moroccan and territorial troops died within ten minutes of the chlorine gas being ...By Scott Allsop

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21st April 1526: First Battle of Panipat marks the beginning of Mughal rule in India and the end of the Lodi dynasty

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Babur, a descendant of Timur and Genghis Khan, had established a power base in Kabul but the victory at Panipat gave him control of Delhi and Agra, allowing him to establish the foundations of what would become the Mughal Empire in ...By Scott Allsop

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Ep. 149: Build Your Technique, Build Your Rating: The Game-Changer You Need 38:05

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This episode is a review of the chess.com course "Build Your Technique" by FM Thomas Wolski. This is a highly recommended training module for adult players looking to improve. We also share some chess club stories, dive into the Listener Mailbag, and react to a chess.com article about common online time controls. 📧 If you have a question, comment, …

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20th April 1965: Houston Astrodome’s skylight windows painted to reduce glare from the sun

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Painting the windows of the Astrodome significantly improved the situation for the players, but in turn led to the grass inside dying from a lack of light. It was replaced with an artificial alternative, which became known as ...By Scott Allsop

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19th April 1775: The Battles of Lexington and Concord mark the beginning of the American Revolutionary War

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As the British troops arrived in Lexington, they encountered a small group and, although the exact events that unfolded are unclear, a shot was fired that initiated the first skirmish of the American Revolutionary ...By Scott Allsop

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18th April 1942: The Doolittle Raid marks the first American air operation to strike the Japanese mainland

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The Doolittle Raid saw sixteen B-25 Mitchell bombers demonstrate Japan’s vulnerability to air raids, and forced the Japanese military to divert resources to homeland ...By Scott Allsop

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17th April 1961: The Bay of Pigs invasion launched by Brigade 2506

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The Bay of Pigs Invasion was launched by the CIA-sponsored paramilitary group Brigade ...By Scott Allsop

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16th April 1746: The Battle of Culloden takes place near Inverness, Scotland, ending the Jacobite Rising of 1745

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Culloden was the last pitched battle fought on British soil and the defeat ended Jacobite hopes of restoring the Stuart monarchy to the ...By Scott Allsop

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15th April 1861: President Abraham Lincoln calls for 75,000 volunteer soldiers to suppress the growing insurrection in the southern states

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Lincoln’s call for volunteers was part of his effort to maintain the authority of the federal government after several southern states seceded from the ...By Scott Allsop

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14th April 70 CE: Titus begins the Siege of Jerusalem

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The future Roman Emperor Titus began the Siege of Jerusalem, during which the Second Temple was burned and ...By Scott Allsop

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We Questioned The Chess Mafia Boss In The Back Of A Van 22:04

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Hans Niemann’s Unexpected Move SHOCKS The Chess World 38:22

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Ep. 148: Can An Adult Beginner Reach 1600? 38:35

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This week we discuss ratings and improvement for busy adults. You may wish to check out the Reddit post referenced in this episode. 📧 If you have a question, comment, or topic idea for a future episode, e-mail us at [email protected]. 🎯 Our Links: Website Twitter (X) YouTube (Chess Angle Podcast) YouTube (LI Chess Club) Buy Me a Coffee…

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