by New In Chess
The New In Chess Podcast features interviews with the world's leading chess players, authors and personalities. New In Chess is a prize-winning publisher of chess books and the New In Chess magazine. The book publishing program focuses on training manuals, opening theory, chess history and chess entertainment.
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April 4, 2025
<p>This week’s episode of the New In Chess Podcast features the second part of a narration from “The Essential Sosonko”, a collection of chess portraits and stories authored by chess grandmaster Genna Sosonko. The subject of this week’s episode is Latvian grandmaster Mikhail Tal.</p><p>This week's narration, which is the final part of a six-part series, examines the final phase of Tal's life. As his physical ailments mounted, Tal never "slowed down" his hedonistic lifestyle. Money was tight in his final years, but he never stopped relying on chess for his income, ultimately living off simuls and exhibitions. However, this did not diminish the legendary, near-mythical status that he achieved during his heyday. </p><p><br></p><p><br></p>
March 28, 2025
<p>This week's episode of the New In Chess Podcast features an interview with Dutch businessman and chess benefactor Bessel Kok.</p><p>Bessel is one of the founders of SWIFT, the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, which provides the main messaging network through which international payments are initiated. In the 1980's, Bessel organised the first SWIFT chess tournaments, which significantly raised the standards for chess professionalism. He befriended several of the world's strongest players, including Garry Kasparov. Together with them, he would go on to found the Grandmaster Association (GMA), an organisation aimed at creating "a high-quality environment for chess and to promote professional chess by grandmasters". Although the GMA would eventually disappear, Bessel kept his interest in chess while remaining active in other fields, such as film production and pro cycling. </p><p>Interviewed by Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam during the Prague Chess Festival, Bessel retells the story of the origins of the GMA, his relationship with Kasparov, and numerous anecdotes involving the greatest chess players of all time. </p><p>0:00 – Intro</p><p>2:44 – Welcome Bessel! </p><p>4:26 – How Bessel became involved in chess </p><p>8:42 – The first SWIFT tournament </p><p>13:45 – The origins of the Grandmaster Association (GMA) </p><p>19:50 – Lubomir Kavalek, dawn of a “golden era” </p><p>24:50 – Start of the conflict between GMA and FIDE </p><p>30:30 – Kasparov’s vision for the GMA </p><p>32:12 – AD BREAK </p><p>32:52 – Kasparov breaks away from the GMA </p><p>41:16 – Bessel’s appreciation for chess players </p><p>44:44 – Bessel’s favourite: Misha Tal </p><p>46:50 – Bessel tells a Bobby Fischer story </p><p>54:21 – AD BREAK </p><p>55:19 – The Magnus vs FIDE conflict </p><p>58:10 – Chess vs cycling </p><p>1:01:30 – Bessel’s candidacy for FIDE president </p><p>1:04:10 – Bessel doesn’t see a leader in the chess world </p><p>1:05:35 – Outro </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><br></p>
March 14, 2025
<p>This week’s episode of the New In Chess Podcast features an interview with Hungarian grandmaster Peter Leko. A world-class grandmaster and former prodigy, Peter now works as a coach and has achieved acclaim as one of the most popular online chess commentators.</p><p>Peter Leko was extremely successful as a player. As a young kid of only 14 years, four months and 22 days, he became a grandmaster in 1994. This achievement made him the youngest grandmaster in the world at the time, breaking the old record of Judit Polgar. Peter rapidly grew into a world-class player and ultimately challenged for the world title against Vladimir Kramnik in 2004. This proved to be both a high in Leko’s career and a traumatic moment, as he was leading by one point going into the last game and dramatically lost that game, allowing Kramnik to retain the title. In 2025, Peter is no longer an active player and devotes himself to commentary and coaching, with Vincent Keymer as his most notable pupil.</p><p>In a lively and engaging conversation with Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam, Peter speaks about his years as a chess prodigy, his greatest successes, the Kramnik match, freestyle and much more. Enjoy this week's episode of the New In Chess Podcast!</p><p>0:00 – Intro </p><p>2:45 – Welcome Peter! </p><p>4:04 – Difference between top level chess now versus in Peter’s prime </p><p>6:36 – Becoming the then-youngest grandmaster of all time at age 14, first encounters with Kasparov and Korchnoi </p><p>12:58 – Peter’s first Wijk aan Zee tournament in 1992, first games with Vishy Anand </p><p>16:48 – First big victories </p><p>20:51 – The “Adorjan years” </p><p>26:02 – Peter’s flawless memory </p><p>28:50 – Music </p><p>32:40 – How the Hungarian government persuaded Peter to play in the Olympiad </p><p>38:02 – Preparing for the Olympiad </p><p>47:19 – AD BREAK </p><p>47:50 – Peter’s World Championship match against Kramnik </p><p>57:15 – Aftermath of the Kramnik match </p><p>1:00:47 – Retirement </p><p>1:04:30 – Peter’s relationship with Vincent Keymer </p><p>1:09:00 – Commentary </p><p>1:14:21 – AD BREAK </p><p>1:15:14 – How does Peter prepare himself for commentary? </p><p>1:17:40 – Freestyle and Peter’s problem with FIDE time controls </p><p>1:24:30 – Peter’s relationship with Bobby Fischer </p><p>1:27:50 – Vincent Keymer’s fantastic Freestyle performance </p><p>1:30:00 – Why top players are gravitating towards Freestyle </p><p>1:39:27 – Outro </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><br></p>
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