Episode 4 of the Anstey Chess Club podcast – The busiest players and joining Anstey Chess Club

It has been an interesting period for our club as Anstey Chess Club and its members grow both over and off the board. Following the growth of the club, we have decided to take the next step in our development through the release of a monthly podcast. Throughout the next year, we will use this new platform to give you updates on the season and Leicestershire chess in general. Our team is also committed to do their absolute best to interview each episode a member of the club or the community.

In the fourth episode of our podcast, the hosts Boris “The Toaster” and “El Presidente” Ben were unfortunate to not be able to present their planned guest, Matt ‘The Dark Destroyer’, due to unforeseen circumstances. Nevertheless, Ben and Boris discussed seven more games of the very busy for Anstey Chess Club 2022/23 season. The hosts also spoke in the end about joining Anstey Chess Club and the junior sessions in the area.

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Episode 3 of the Anstey Chess Club podcast – El Capitan and El Presidente’s rise amidst Boris’ blunders

It has been an interesting period for our club as Anstey Chess Club and its members grow both over and off the board. Following the growth of the club, we have decided to take the next step in our development through the release of a monthly podcast. Throughout the next year, we will use this new platform to give you updates on the season and Leicestershire chess in general. Our team is also committed to do their absolute best to interview each episode a member of the club or the community.

In the third episode of our podcast, the hosts Boris “The Toaster” and “El Presidente” Ben were joined by Oskar ‘El Capitan’. Our third team captain spoke about the joy of captaining a young promising team and his chess story. After the interview, Oskar, Ben and Boris all discussed eight games of what already seems to be a very busy 2022/23 season for Anstey Chess Club.

To listen to the episode, follow this link. It is also available on AnchorSpotify and Amazon Music. Subscribe, comment, like and share!

Episode 2 of the Anstey Chess Club podcast – Mr Engine and the start of the new season

It has been an interesting period for our club as Anstey Chess Club and its members grow both over and off the board. Following the growth of the club, we have decided to take the next step in our development through the release of a monthly podcast. Throughout the next year, we will use this new platform to give you updates on the season and Leicestershire chess in general. Our team is also committed to do their absolute best to interview each episode a member of the club or the community.

In the second episode of our podcast, the hosts Boris “The Toaster” and “El Presidente” Ben were joined by Julian ‘Mr. Engine’. Our top-rated player spoke about his background in chess and provided some tips for the aspiring chess players out there. After the interview, Julian, Boris and Ben all discussed the first four games of our teams and also addressed the biggest topic in the world of chess these days – the matter of cheating and the accusations of cheating.

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The Anstey Chess Club Podcast kicks off with a summary of the summer campaign

It has been interesting period for our club as Anstey Chess Club and its members grow both OTB and off the board. After the successful season and the significant improvement in the last few months, we have now decided to take the next step in our development through the release of a monthly podcast. Throughout the next year, we will use this new platform to give you updates on the season and Leicestershire chess in general. In the future episodes, we will be interviewing people from the club as well as from the area.

In the very first episode of our podcast, Boris “The Toaster” and “El Presidente” Ben gave a little background on the club and the podcast as well. Then they went on to discuss the three summer competitions where four Anstey teams participated and won two trophies. (admittedly, the Harrod cup was a joint win with Ashby 2)

To listen to the episode, follow this link. It is also available on Anchor, Spotify and Amazon Music. Subscribe, comment, like and share!