The Chess Club Live Podcast

Michael, Cofounder of Chess Club Live hosts a round table chess podcast with Life Masters Brian Douglas Wall and Joel Johnson and special guests.

Cofounder Michael hosts a podcast with Life Master Brian Douglas Wall and Life Master Joel Johnson with special guests discuss chess past, present and future.

Cofounder of Chess Club Live is joined by Life Master Joel Johnson and Life Master Brian Douglas Wall with special guests.

Brian Douglas Wall is a US Chess Life Master. He was Colorado Junior Champion. He has been 7 times Colorado State Champion and 6 times Denver Champion. Joel Johnson is a US Chess Life Master, Chess author and former winner of the US Senior Chess Championships. Both dropped in for a chat with Michael.

Jeff is an innovator who cofounded a tech startup in Silicon Valley. His Chess Puzzle Blitz app is a fantastic fresh look at the Chess Puzzle genre, he joined Michael to discuss all things chess puzzles.

Carina Jørgensen is a creative force of nature. She is a chess artist, linguist, chess coach, photographer, former Danish Team Chess Olympiad national squad member and cofounder of Chess Club Live. Carina dropped by to speak to Michael her friend and fellow cofounder.

Crystal Fischetti is an artist influenced by the colour field expressionism movement. She creates work of energy and dynamism. Crystal’s artwork has vibrancy, movement and colour. Her artwork for Purling London “Son and Moon” was critically acclaimed masterpiece and shown in the World Chess Hall if Fame. Crystal talks to us about all things art, chess and life.

Willum Morsch is a Dutch artist and graphic designer based in Amsterdam. He is well known for his digital chess art which informs and engages thousands of chess fans worldwide. He stopped by to have a few words with Michael.

Yury Markushin developed one of the world's most popular chess learning websites. It has grown from humble beginnings into a very comprehensive site which is a leading chess education resource with courses run by super strong masters and grandmasters. Yury tells us how it all began and his journey from those early days.

Ray Morris-Hill is a superb photographer who specialises in Sports and Fashion photography. In addition to that, he works as a Chess photographer. Ray's photos have a fascinating style of being technically brilliant but also relevant to chess fans from a "celebration of chess" perspective. Ray talks about his most exciting photoshoots, events and the world of chess through the lens of a top photog...

Grandmaster Maurice Ashley is a member of the World Chess Hall of Fame, having a distinguished career as an International Chess Grandmaster, Chess Coach, and is one of the STL Dream Team Chess Commentators. GM Maurice Ashley dropped in on our Chess Club Live show to speak about a stellar talent that is with us no more.