Late 2 Chess

L2C 072: H1 from the Chess Knowledge with H1 podcast

L2C 072:  H1 from the Chess Knowledge with H1 podcast H1 joins us for a wide ranging discussions of his chess history and various aspects of chess improvement and study

L2C 069: Opening and Endgame Study methods, and Other Listener Questions

L2C 069:  Opening and Endgame Study methods, and Other Listener Questions We love our listener questions and we catch up with some from the past few weeks: 1)  How be

L2C 068: Getting Better vs Winning vs Elo Pursuit - and some of the hazards of each

L2C 068:  Getting Better vs Winning vs Elo Pursuit - and some of the hazards of each Bill surprises The Doctor with one of his weird soapbox issues.  It starts with a d

L2C 074: Emergency Episode - Bill's Latest Tournament (Debacle)

L2C 074:  Emergency Episode - Bill's Latest Tournament (Debacle) Bill played in a tournament this weekend, as some of you may know from our Instagram posts.  It did not

L2C 071: Emergency Episode - Our 2026 Gift Bag Contest

L2C 071:  Emergency Episode - Our 2026 Gift Bag Contest With the recent popularity of The Doctor's grab bags, we have sold out (for zero dollars so is it really a sale?

L2C 070: NM Robert Ramirez - Chess Coaching Deep Dive - Part 1 of...

L2C 070:  NM Robert Ramirez - Chess Coaching Deep Dive - Part 1 of... We were very happy to have Robert Ramirez on the podcast and we had so many topics to discuss with

L2C 067: Prescription for Chess Improvement - Listener Code Name Grasshopper

L2C 067:  Prescription for Chess Improvement - Listener Code Name Grasshopper To the surprise of many, a listener took advantage of our offer to review their game and s

L2C 066: How to Study Puzzles and tactics to Actually Improve Your Chess Game

L2C 066:  How to Study Puzzles and tactics to Actually Improve Your Chess Game If you have ever listened to any chess improvement advisors, you have undoubtably heard t

L2C 064: Our Chess Prescriptions For Each Other

L2C 064:  Our Chess Prescriptions For Each Other It is here, the episode where The Doctor gets to tell Bill what to do to improve his chess game.  And, Bill gets to tel

L2C 065: Listener Emails and Bill's Latest OTB Tournament at Marywood

L2C 065:  Listener Emails and Bill's Latest OTB Tournament at Marywood The Doctor (and I) love nothing more than emails from our listeners.  This episode starts off we

L2C 063: Dr Can Kabadayi on Learning Chess

L2C 063:  Dr Can Kabadayi on Learning Chess World Class Chess Instructor and prolific author of multiple award winning Chessable Courses Dr Can Kabadayi joins the podca

L2C 062: Our Top Ten Things That Did Not Help Our Chess - Yet

L2C 062:  Our Top Ten Things That Did Not Help Our Chess - Yet Top ten lists seem to be popular, so we decided to list the Top 10 Activities that we all have heard and

L2C 061: Patience in Chess

L2C 061:  Patience in Chess Bill gets up onto his soapbox for this one and tried to explain why patience in chess is so important but often overlooked in most chess are

L2C 060: Tao of Chess and Bill's Latest OTB Tournament

L2C 060:  Tao of Chess and Bill's Latest OTB Tournament On this week's episode, we try to squeeze in a double shot.  We cover the chapter in the Tao of Chess on tempo. 

L2C 059: IM Kostya Kavutskiy

L2C 059:  IM Kostya Kavutskiy We were honored to have International Master Kostya Kavutskiy on the podcast.  We talked all things chess and the ChessDojo, as well as ou

L2C 058: AI Assistance in Chess Improvement and Listener Questions

L2C 058:  AI Assistance in Chess Improvement and Listener Questions The Doctor has been hard at work on his game and has become a big fan of working with AI to review h

L2C 057: Chess Camp with the Chess Dojo

L2C 057:  Chess Camp with the Chess Dojo The Chess Dojo announced that they would be holding a camp helping players chess games.  We were immediately interested but lif

L2C 056: Visualization and Mental Processing with Aiden Rayner

L2C 056:  Visualization and Mental Processing with Aiden Rayner All chess players can agree that thinking is a large of our game and a key component in our success at t

L2C 055: Welcome Back - To The Doctor and OTB Chess for Bill

L2C 055:  Welcome Back - To The Doctor and OTB Chess for Bill Summer is rapidly coming to a close and The Doctor has returned to the podcast from his sabbatical, lol. 

L2C 054: How to Annotate and Analyze Your Game (101) with Claude Fried

L2C 054:  How to Annotate and Analyze Your Game (101) with Claude Fried It is often said that in chess one of the best ways to improve is to study your games, often ann