Just what exactly is the psychology of chess? Damned if we know, we’re not psychologists. But Julia Rios and JJ Lang of the chessfeels podcast do a great job of discussing exactly that, among other things…and we were so inspired by them that we decided to do our own episode on psychology (well...pseudo psychology is probably a better term for what we do in this episode, honestly.) Anyways, if you want to hear us talk about what a typical chess player might look like, and why they seem more prone than the average bear to madness (looking at you, Bobby Fischer…and maybe you too, Vladimir Kramnik??) have a listen.
CONTENT WARNING: This episode briefly mentions Canadian Residential Schools at the very end of the episode after the credits.
Hosted by good producer / bad chess player Jess Schmidt and first-time podcaster / good chess player Ryan Webb, this series explores the events leading up to and following the Sinquefield Cup cheating scandal and tries to unravel the truth of what really happened - or, failing that, what the heck these events could mean to chess.
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Written, hosted, edited, and produced by Jess Schmidt and Ryan Webb.
Music by Lorna Gildfedder.
Marketing by Bailey Simone Photography.
Featured in this episode:
Psychologist Julia Rios and Chess Teacher JJ Lang, hosts of chessfeels podcast
Mike Boyd, The Guy That Learns Things Youtube channel
Ben Johnson, host of The Perpetual Chess Podcast
Emilia Castelao, FIDE historian
James Canty III, FIDE Master and Chess Streamer
Bill Cole, The Mental Game Coach
David Franklin, Associate Professor of Law
Sources
chessfeels episode 1: the real psychology of chess
https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/book
Freddy got Fingered - "The backwards man" HD
Levon Aronian defends Hans Niemann after cheating accusations.
A Psychological Autopsy of Bobby Fischer
Bobby Fischer on Paul Morphy and how opening theory destroyed chess "I hate chess" - Bobby Fischer.
INFORMATIONAL
On resent hysteria 🙂
Kramnik Threate
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