Average Joes Chess

Average Joes Chess

The only chess podcast that non-chess players love. Funny and occasionally informative chess banter from 2 average joes. It’s a chess podcast that most chess players can relate to. It’s like listening in to banter between two blokes in a pub chatting about chess and other stuff. There’s a lot of serious chess podcasts out there for serious chess players - this isn’t one. Who knew chess could be funny? New episodes every Sunday night.

Episodes

December 12, 2024 3 mins

Warning - this episode contains a spoiler. If you don't want to know who won the 2024 World Chess Championships then don't listen and don't read on any further.


It's been a while. Now that the 2024 World Chess Championships is over and Gukesh D is the new World Chess Champion, we wanted to let you all know what we have been up to for the last few months. So here's a quick update for you.


Thanks Jody Kedd for asking the all import...

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There's no Joe again in this week's Average Joes Chess, just another lovely pre recorded message from him. Instead Joe has sent in his brother Luca to hold the reigns. Will Luca have what it takes to fill Joe's holey pants?

There's all the usual chess and non chess stuff plus insights from Joe's brother.

There's also a discussion on how to make less mistakes in your chess.

Don't forget to check out the ...

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March 24, 2024 61 mins

There's no Joe in this week's Average Joes Chess. Although he does leave a message - maybe?

Al holds the fort with a few updates on the Average Joes Chess club on chess.com including a recap of who won the 3 chess.com Diamond Memberships this month. There's some other stuff too including what Al has been exceptionally loving this week.

Finally Al plays a compliation of some of the Joes chess challenges from the last 44...

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This week's chess podcast has: 

A hilarious recap of Joe's chess challenge where he had to play chess by moving chess pieces with his mouth and take a frozen food penalty if he knocked a chess piece over.

An update on Joe and Al's chess week including a chat they had with chess visualisation coach Aiden Rayner.

An update on the Average Joes Chess Club including news about the new chess club night tournaments. Listen to ...

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March 10, 2024 76 mins

This week's chess podcast has: 

Laughter, filth, depravity, and some talk about chess.

Al and Joe: talk about their week in chess; chat about their chess challenges (Jpe might not have got his chaalenge right, and there is another installment of the Sniff My Bishop saga from Al); there's new chess challenges; a chess club update, were a new format for the chess tournaments is announced (Wednesday night is chess club night) ...

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February 18, 2024 66 mins

Listen to this chess podcast if you want to laugh out loud. 

Al and Joe: talk about their week in chess; chat about their chess challenges (Joe gets quizzed on the Opera Game and Al plays his chess meditation recording); issue new chess challenges; give an update about the Average Joes Chess club and the Average Joes Chess shop - where for the rest of this week you can get a 24% discount using the code: SNIFFMYBISHOP. Finally the...

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Find out from FIDE Master Daniel Kozusek, a chess coach with a degree in sports psychology, how to set effective chess goals in order to improve your chess.

Enjoying the podcast? There's more over on⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, where Joe and Al continue the chat in a video episode. You can join for as little as $2 a month (50 spaces available).⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Click here to take a look.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

This week Al chats with FM Daniel Kozusek about performa...

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February 4, 2024 73 mins

Get chess fit and use chess to get fit.

Enjoying the podcast? There's more over on⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠, where Joe and Al continue the chat in a video episode. You can join for as little as $2 a month (50 spaces available).⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Click here to take a look.⁠⁠⁠⁠

Al and Joe are talking about their chess; the Average Joes Chess club; they announce the winner of this week's 1 month Chess com Diamond membership; there's chess challe...

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Increase your rating by eating like a chess Grandmaster. 

Enjoying the podcast? There's more over on ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠, where Joe and Al continue the chat in a video episode. You can join for as little as $2 a month (50 spaces available). ⁠⁠Click here to take a look.⁠⁠

In this week’s episode Al & Joe also: update on the Average Joes Chess Club; report back on their chess challenges (Al had to write a sexy advert for the Avera...

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Want to squeeze more chess into your life and more importantly, get away with it? Joe and Al might just have the answers for you. 

Enjoying the podcast? There's more over on ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠, where Joe and Al continue the chat in a video episode. You can join for as little as $2 a month (50 spaces available). ⁠⁠Click here to take a look.⁠⁠

In this week’s episode Al & Joe also: update on the Average Joes Chess Club; report back o...

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January 7, 2024 74 mins

In the first episode of the year, the Average Joes talk about: chess scandals; chess New Year resolutions; a chess club update; chess advice; chess challenges and what they have been exceptinally loving. There's a lot of funny shit to listen to so get stuck in...but first...

Enjoying the podcast? There's more over on ⁠Patreon⁠, where Joe and Al continue the chat in a video episode. You can join for as little as $2 a month (...

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December 24, 2023 35 mins

It's a shorter episode this week but there's more over on Patreon, where Joe and Al continue the chat in a video episode. You can join for as little as $2 a month (50 spaces available). Click here to take a look.

This week, join Joe and Al for a Christmas Eve special. There's a review of their year of chess on chess.com and a roundup of this week's chess club action. Joe and Al also discuss some new innovative chess...

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Joe and Al are talking about how to keep the motivation going to play better chess.

But first...did you know that....

we now have bonus video content over on our Patreon page? Join us for as little as $2 a month, show your support and watch us talking even more crap.

Al & Joe talk about their chess week; the Average Joes Chess Club; how they got on with their chess challenges; they set new chess challenges; have a chess them...

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Two National Chess Masters give their opinions on whether chess bots can help chess players improve. Al and Joe also give their opinions - but what do they know, they're just Average Joes.

But first…

Al & Joe talk about their chess week; the Average Joes Chess Club; how they got on with their chess challenges (book Sofi to sing for you). They set new chess chalenges; answer a listener's question; recap some world chess...

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NM Robert Ramirez has a new chess openings course out on Chessable (link below). Al has been using it and has gained 120 Blitz rating points on chess.com in 1 week. NM Robert joins Al for a chat about the course. But first, all of this happens....

.... the joes talk about their week of chess and give a a chess club update; last week's chess challenges are talked about including Al's rewriting of Moby Dick (now called Joe ...

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Episode 31 is all about chess analysis. There’s an in-depth discussion on why we should all be analyzing our chess games and lots of tips on the best way to do it. As usual there’s expert advice from NM Jesse Cohen who also tells us about a stand out memory  from his chess career. In this week’s chess challenges, Joe plays his sexy chess commentary and Al reads part 3 of his chess story, this week it’s a real tear-jerker. New “ches...
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November 19, 2023 56 mins
It’s episode 30. In this weeks Average Joes Chess podcast, Joe and Al talk about: Chess 960; chess challenges; the Average Joes Chess Club (You can join the chess club by clicking this link here); their chess week and other stuff too including a loosely themed chess quiz. Finally, as usual the Average Joes tell us what they have been exceptionally loving. Remember: Follow Add Review Tweet Enjoy Rate And if you want to sponsor an ep...
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November 12, 2023 58 mins
In episode 29, Joe and Al talk learn about chess master Johannes Zukertort. It's a chance to have a sneak peak at the Master Chess series that's normally only available for Average Joes Chess Paetreons. Joe and Al discuss their chess week and give an update on the Average Joes Chess Club tournaments that have taken place over the last week. You can join the chess club by clicking this link here. Al gives an update on last week's ch...
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November 5, 2023 70 mins
Can a systematic way of thinking before chess moves help to improve your chess? Joe and Al discuss how to think in chess and get expert advice from NM Jesse Cohen, chess coach at Summit Chess.  The two Joes also: answer listener Graeme's question from last week about the most expensive chess set; give an update about the Average Joes Chess club (link in show description if you want to join - and get an extended 1 month free trial t...
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Can chess be scary? Judge for yourself as Joe and Al get together for a scary(ish) Halloween special. The two Average Joes update the listeners on: the Average Joes Chess club and the chess tournaments that have been played recently; their chess week; how they got onwith their challenges; and progress made with their chess champions. Al reads out a  listener's reply to last week's question - if string vests are OK, how about string...
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