The Chess Lounge – Details, episodes & analysis

FIDE Master James Canty is no stranger to media. This Detroit based chess legend steps into the Chess Lounge to talk about his career as a streamer and commentator. Elaynah and Dylan ask him about his workout regiment, chess in the Black community, the road to FIDE Master, future goals, his 5 year Chessable streak and much more. Check this episode out and hear from one of the absolutely hardest working people you will ever meet in the chess world.    Check out Canty on Twitch and beyond - https://www.twitch.tv/gmcanty/about   Hosts - Elaynah & Summer Dylan Elaynah's Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@elaynahhh Dylan's Documentary - https://www.kingchessfilm.com/ Talk to Us on X (Twitter) - https://x.com/elaynahTV & https://x.com/coachqchess Produced By - Brilliant Move

Marshall Club President, National Master and lawyer Sarathi Ray steps into the lounge to talk about his rise in the chess world. Elaynah and Dylan delve into how he learned how to play chess in college becoming a "professional" 1600 club player and how he got serious when he moved to New York. As an adult learner Sarathi's love of chess pushed him to become competitive with the New York City elite. They talk about learning tactics, endgame, managing the Marshall Club, chess governance, dealing with unruly players, women's events, GM Irina Krush and much more!   Check out the Marshall Club website for more info - https://www.marshallchessclub.org/   Hosts - Elaynah & Summer Dylan Elaynah's Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@elaynahhh Dylan's Documentary - https://www.kingchessfilm.com/ Talk to Us on X (Twitter) - https://x.com/elaynahTV & https://x.com/coachqchess Produced By - Brilliant Move

Elaynah and Dylan interview each other this week probing deep into their lives to understand what makes them tick. Topics covered: Dealing with trolls, Dylan's transition to Summer, nerves in chess and the ice in Elaynah's veins, their overall goals, what they do to relax, what got Dylan started in chess and Elaynah's hate of root beer and much more! The Chess Lounge brings you high quality chess entertainment ever week so sit back, relax and enjoy.    Hosts - Elaynah & Dylan Talk to Us on X (Twitter) - https://x.com/elaynahTV & https://x.com/coachqchess Produced By - Brilliant Move

Elaynah and Dylan return home from an AMAZING trip in Vegas and a two week hiatus. This episode is worth the wait as they bring on Daniel Lona from The Chess Experience podcast. Daniel is a talented copywriter, fitness guru and podcaster. We talked about what got him into chess, Searching for Bobby Fischer, training with IM Andras Toth, what it's like starting a podcast, platforming women, how to help women in chess and more! 

 

BRILLIANT GAME MENTIONED - Short - Timman - Tilburg 1991

Hosts - Elaynah & Dylan Talk to Us on X (Twitter) - https://x.com/elaynahTV & https://x.com/coachqchess Produced By - Brilliant Move

Elaynah and Dylan talk about a few of the different identities that exist in the chess world. Are you an attacking player? Do you have a title or want one? Are you famous? From playstyle to titles to jobs to gender and sexuality, there are many identities that inhabit the minds of chess players. We put on our sunglasses indoors and relax in the lounge to explore a few of key identities that chess players project to the world. 

Note: We WILL talk about race and nationality in the future as we ran out of time!

Episode Rating: The Chess Lounge is for 13+ so parental discretion is advised

 

Solveig's Video - https://x.com/sjakksnakk/status/1795125916416303548

Sjakksnakk (Norwegian Podcast) - https://x.com/sjakksnakk

Morphy Game Mentioned - https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1238130

 

Hosts - Elaynah & Dylan Talk to Us on X (Twitter) - https://x.com/elaynahTV & https://x.com/coachqchess Produced By - Brilliant Move

 

Elaynah and Dylan are back in the Lounge with another SPICY episode continuing the controversies from last week with LGBTQ+ topics and the Safety of Women in chess. We discuss the seeming lack of LGBTQ people "out" in the chess community, Trans issues in FIDE, the courage of 2x US Women's champ Jennifer Shahade, abuse by prominent a prominent GM in the US community, another dirt bag, how 10 minute games on chess.com are not rapid, and other silliness. Sit back relax and have fun. Despite how tough these topics can be, listen and give them the time they deserve!

Episode Rating: 13+ (The Chess Lounge is for 13+ so parental discretion is advised) 

TRIGGER WARNING -  This episode contains mentions of sexuality, harassment and sexual abuse

Links mentioned:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/alejandro-ramirez-jennifer-shahade-chess-allegations-622263b8

https://www.chess.com/news/view/jennifer-shahade-leaves-us-chess

https://jenshahade.substack.com/p/lessons-from-whistleblowing

  Hosts - Elaynah & Dylan Talk to Us on X (Twitter) - https://x.com/elaynahTV & https://x.com/coachqchess Produced By - Brilliant Move

Elaynah and Dylan step into the lounge with some SPICY, controversial topics in the chess world. They discuss a few silly topics followed by some hard hitting journalistic content (well if twitter count as journalism). The topics covered: Are pawns people, the eval bar, cheating in chess, the Neimann - Carlsen scandal, naked chess as a solution for cheating, Kramnik accusing everyone, the World Championship costs - is it too much? Come in, find a comfy seat, pull up a chess board and prepare to have some fun. This is only part 1 so tune in next week for more!

Episode Rating: 13+ (The Chess Lounge is for 13+ so parental discretion is advised) 

TRIGGER WARNING -  this episode contains hypothetical mentions of nudity, including some likely, very unattractive chess players 

Links mentioned:

A Grandmaster Cheating on the Toilet    Hosts - Elaynah & Dylan Talk to Us on X (Twitter) - https://x.com/elaynahTV & https://x.com/coachqchess Produced By - Brilliant Move

Grandmaster Denes Boros steps into the lounge to survey the current state of research on the mind, body and chess connection. Denes is a profession chess player, coach at the St. Louis Chess Club and founder of the twitch channel  Chess Weeb. Dylan and Elaynah talk to Denes about many different topics: debunking the notion that chess burns 6,000 calories per game, the important of sleep and dreaming in chess, the importance of community, the popularity and influx of new players in recent years and more! If you enjoy the show please follow and share with your friends. 

Episode Rating: ALL AGES (The Chess Lounge is for 13+ so parental discretion is advised)

Study Link  - The Norwegian study   Hosts - Elaynah & Dylan Talk to Us on X (Twitter) - https://x.com/elaynahTV & https://x.com/coachqchess Guest - GM Denes Boros Produced By - Brilliant Move

Welcome to Episode 0 of the Chess Lounge, a different and fresh kind of chess podcast. Get to know a little about Elaynah and Dylan as they discuss future topics that will be covered in The Chess Lounge. Come in,  find a comfy seat, pull up a chess board and prepare to have some fun.

Hosted by Elaynah (https://www.twitch.tv/elaynah) & Dylan (Indychess.substack.com)

Talk to Us on X (Twitter) - https://x.com/elaynahTV & https://x.com/coachqchess

Produced by Brilliant Move 

Director of Film, TV & Stage, Gloria Iseli, steps into the lounge to talk about what it is like to be married to a chess professional (Dylan) and make a film with them! They delve into the making of King Chess, the documentary about 2018 World Championship cycle. Elaynah and Dylan ask her about the production, post production, timelines, funding, what it's like to spend time with top chess pros, Grishuk's antics and comedy, story in film, the process of dubbing in post (ADR), and much more!    AND, if you haven't, go watch King Chess! It's on all of your favorite platforms plus free on youtube!   Hosts - Elaynah & Summer Dylan Elaynah's Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@elaynahhh Dylan's Documentary - https://www.kingchessfilm.com/ Talk to Us on X (Twitter) - https://x.com/elaynahTV & https://x.com/coachqchess Produced By - Brilliant Move