Average Joes Chess

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 Jo...

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....

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...

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...

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 (We...

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...

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 cha...

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 Diam...

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...

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 Av...

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 ca...

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 al...

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...

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&#3...

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 rewrit...

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 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 Ra...

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. A...

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 g...

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 st...

Should we be studying classic chess games? Al & Joe discuss this question and get expert input as usual from NM Jesse Cohen, owner of, and chess coach at Summit Chess.  But first… Al & Joe bring us up to speed on their chess week, giving updates on the Average Joes Chess Club and the progress of the champions that they are training.  There’s an update in the chess challenges set in episode...

Should we all be playing chess variants? Will they help or hinder our regular chess? Which chess variants do Joe and Al like to play? The Average Joes ask chess coach  NM Jesse Cohen for his advice and discuss the findings of an interesting in depth report on chess variants. Al and Joe also reveal how they got on with their chess challenges - after listening to Al’s chess hypnotism tape, does Joe...

With expert input from NM Jesse Cohen, coach at Summit chess, and Jonathan, host of the Invisible Chess podcast, the Joes try to learn more about blindfold chess. Joe and Al also talk about their chess week and recap the inaugural tournament played in the Average Joes Chess Club on chess.com - Siddled Saturday, where the winner got a 1 month diamond membership to chess.com. If you want to join the...

Should you even be playing blitz chess? Joe and Al ask NM Jesse Cohen, coach at Summit Chess, for advice on how to get better at blitz. They also share their own experiences of playing blitz and discuss what works for them.  Joe tells Al how he got on with his chess and candle wax challenge. Al lets Joe know what he thinks of the Danish Gambit. Al’s friend Jeff, critiques Al’s attempts at speaking...

It’s the part of chess that many chess players neglect - well not any more. Let Joe and Al motivate you to get better at your chess endgames with these tips and strategies. Friend of the show NM Jesse Cohen, chess coach and owner of Summit Chess, gives his expert advice on how to study endgames effectively.    Joe and Al also talk about how they got on with their chess challenges from the previous...