Let's talk about chess

Let's talk about chess

"Let's talk about chess" is a podcast hosted by Dutch chess writer and photographer Eric van Reem. In this podcast Eric talks with various interesting personalities from the chess world about their life and careers, but he also keeps an eye on the current situation in the chess world. Host : Eric van Reem Artwork : Fränk Stiefel Editor : Dennis van Reem Music : Silent Partner - Chess Pieces

Episodes

April 29, 2021 60 mins
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Be sure to follow GM Jonathan Tisdall on Twitter

There is a book about the first part of the Candidates, written by Vladimir Tukmakov and published by Thinkers Publishing. Click here to buy the book.

If you want to support the LTAC podcast with a small donation, you can buy me a coffee (or two) on Ko-fi. No subscribtion necess...
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You can follow Douglas Griffin on Twitter

Be sure to follow his highly recommended blog

Doug is also an active landscape photographer. Look at his work

Click here to go to the official website of the Candidates 2020/2021.

There is a book about the first part of the Candidates, written by Vladimir Tukmakov and published by Think...
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April 6, 2021 46 mins
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You can follow Leontxo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/leontxogarcia

If you want to read the articles by Leontxo Garcia on El Pais (in Spanish), click here and here.

More about Leontxo on Wikipedia (English) and Spanish.

Click here to go to the official website of the Candidates 2020/2021.

There is a book about the first part o...
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March 30, 2021 42 mins
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Lennart has a great website and you can check and buy many of his photos here: https://www.lennartootes.com/

You can follow Lennart on Twitter: @LennartOotes and on Instagram.

Click here to go to the official website of the Candidates 2020/2021.

There is a book about the first part of the Candidates, written by Vladimir Tu...
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March 17, 2021 70 mins
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Do you want to buy the book "Sherlock's Method"  by Elshan and Sabina? Go to Thinkers Publishing to get more information about the book. 

More information about Elshan? Check his Wikipedia site.

If you want to support the podcast with a small donation, you can buy me a coffee (or two) on Ko-fi. No subscribtion, j...
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February 27, 2021 72 mins
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Do you want to buy the book "Improve your life by playing a game" by Dr. Jana Krivec?  Go to the publisher "Thinkers Publishing" to get more information and a teaser.

Jana was a guest on the You Tube channel "Being the genuine athlete" in which she talked about her activities. Recommended!

If you want ...
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February 11, 2021 43 mins
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Do you want to know  more about GM Pentala Harikrishna? Have a look on Wikipedia.
You can follow Harikrishna (HariChess) on Twitter

Recommended: a great interview by GM Surya Sekhar Ganguly with Harikrishna can be found on YouTube. All the information and links are on ChessBase India. 

Do you want to buy the book "Beat the...
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February 9, 2021 49 mins
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Do you want to know  more about GM Pentala Harikrishna? Have a look on Wikipedia.
You can follow Harikrishna (HariChess) on Twitter

All the information about the TATA Steel Chess tournament can be found on the official website of the tournament.

Recommended: a great interview by GM Surya Sekhar Ganguly with Harikrishna can be ...
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Do you want to know  more about GM Loek van Wely? More information on Wikipedia.

Lots of great games by "KingLoek" can be found here.

All the information about the tournament and links that will guide you to the right place, can be found on the official website of the tournament. TATA Steel Chess is also on Twitter. U...
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Do you want to know  more about GM Ivan Sokolov?Look at this Wikipedia site.

You can follow GM Ivan Sokolov on Twitter.

Look at this interview on ChessBase in which he shows his game against Kasparov 1999.

Do you like the stories? Buy his book "Ivan's Chess Journey" at Thinkers Publishing

All the information abou...
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Do you want to know  more about GM Ian Rogers? Look at this Wikipedia site.

You can follow Ian on Twitter.

Play through this fantastic game, the best game Rogers ever saw in Wijk aan Zee, between Bellon and Jamieson.

All the information about the tournament and links that will guide you to the right place, can be found on the ...
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Do you want to know  more about Vishy Anand? Look at this Wikipedia site.

You can follow Vishy Anand on Twitter.

Do you want to replay one of the most beautiful games in the history of Wijk aan Zee, the game between Levon Aronian against Vishy Anand, 2013? Go here.

All the information about the tournament and links that will g...
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All the information about the tournament and links that will guide you to the right place, can be found on the official website of the tournament. TATA Steel Chess is also on Twitter. Use the hashtag #tatasteelchess.

Have a look at the statistics here: All time statistics.

All crosstables and more information about the event in Wijk aan Zee can be found on the Wikipedia site.


Host       : Eric van Reem
Guest     : GM John van der Wi...
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You can follow Jeroen van den Berg on Twitter.

All the information about the tournament and links that will guide you to the right place, can be found on the official website of the tournament. TATA Steel Chess is also on Twitter. Use the hashtag #tatasteelchess.

All crosstables and more information can be found on the Wikipedia site.


Host       : Eric van Reem
Guest     : Jeroen van den Berg (NED)
Editor     : Dennis van Reem
Artwor...
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January 4, 2021 65 mins
You can follow IM V. Saravanan @reachsvara on Twitter. He is also the Secretary of the Chess Players Forum (India).

There is an interesting interview in the BOMB magazine, in which Saravanan plays a chess game while discussing the art of the game and its history in India with film maker Amit Dutta.

Do not miss the two videos on You Tube, in which Saravanan shows his massive chess book collection: "Must read books to become ...
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December 30, 2020 63 mins
You can follow IM V. Saravanan @reachsvara on Twitter. He is also the Secretary of the Chess Players Forum (India)

There is an interesting interview in the BOMB magazine, in which Saravanan plays a chess game while discussing the art of the game and its history in India with film maker Amit Dutta.

Do not miss the two videos on You Tube, in which Saravanan shows his massive chess book collection: "Must read books to become ...
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December 17, 2020 81 mins
Thomas is the Chairman in the FIDE Commission for the Disabled. https://dis.fide.com/COMMISION_MEMBERS/m284#

You find other links to the First FIDE Online Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities there.

Thinkers Publishing has books by Thomas Luther in English. You can order them here.

You can buy all the books by Thomas Luther in German and English at Euro Schach in Dresden. Go to their webshop here

In the ChessBase Shop, you ...
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December 2, 2020 69 mins
Stefan Meyer-Kahlen has a Twitter account: follow ShredderChess.

On his website ShredderChess you find all the information you need about Shredder on different platforms. You can try a slightly restricted test Shredder version here.

There is a big review of Shredder 13 (in German) in the Glarean Magazine.

And some more info on the Chess Programming Wiki (CPW).

Host       : Eric van Reem
Guest     : Stefan Meyer-Kahlen (GER)
Editor   ...
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November 24, 2020 38 mins
You can find a lot of information about the series "The Queen's Gambit" with an episode guide here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Queen%27s_Gambit_(miniseries)

More about the locations in Berlin on ChessBase (German): https://de.chessbase.com/post/the-queen-s-gambit-in-berlin

More information about Allan Scott: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Scott_(Scottish_screenwriter)

Play through the final game with Agadmator:...
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November 12, 2020 82 mins
You can follow Sabina on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Foisor_Sabina, but you should also check her website: https://www.sabinafoisor.com/

You'll find her on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/sabinafoisor and on You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SabinaFoisor/featured

More about Sabina on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabina-Francesca_Foisor

GM Elshan Moradiabadi is also on Twitter: https://twitter.com/eli_1985_mor and on T...
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