chessfeels: conversations about chess, psychology & mental health – Détails, épisodes et analyse

It's been a while! JJ and Julia check in to tell everyone where they've been and where we (you! and us!) are going next. 

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JJ and Julia return to a fan favorite topic: adhd. This time, instead of hyperfocusing on their personal experiences with adhd, they hyperfocus on adhd testing, diagnosing, and, of course, what your opening choices say about your neurodiversity.

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Julia and JJ talk about one of their favorite chess books, as well as what makes a good chess book and how to read a chess book.

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Julia and JJ are joined by the most wholesome man in chess content creation. Try to keep up as the trio talks about everything from the evolution of John's career as an educator to his dating life to his teaching philosophy to his own pet openings.

An example of JB-approved patience from one of JJ's recent games
John Bartholomew's Chess Fundamentals series
John Bartholomew's 1. d4 Repertoire on Chessable
What John's reading now (Mutiny on the Bounty)
Learn the Sicilian Kan
In-vest in your chess
John's recommendation for 2000-ish players

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Julia and JJ are pleased to invite you to the first ever Stouffers' Masters' tournament, modeled off of the...idiosyncratic...Airthings Masters' double elimination format across multiple divisions.

You can register here, but spots are limited, so make your application SHINE.
You can bribe us for spots or beneficial pairings here.

Julia and JJ revisit an earlier conversation about the dangers of setting results-oriented goals, such as the 'annual rating goal' that plagues chess improvement circles every January. Then, Julia helps JJ set a ratings goal for the year in a way that avoids these traps.

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What do chess teaching and practicing therapy have in common? It sounds like a joke, and probably is, but you'll have to listen if you want to find out the actual answer.

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Julia and JJ are joined by WGM and multi-hyphenate US chess champion, poker pro, and author Jennifer Shahade to talk about the future (and past) of social media, the mental side of chess, and the open Sicilian.

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You're studying openings bad and you should feel bad! In the first podcast to ever feature two of the four highest rated chess players in the state of Nebraska, Omaha-based FM Nate Solon joins Julia and JJ to talk about how he studies openings and why that makes him better than other people. He also talks about his new book, "Evaluate like a GM," co-authored with GM Eugene Perelshteyn, and why 'evaluation' is an undervalued art in chess study.

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