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The Chess Cognition Podcast

by Can Kabadayi

Education

A deep dive into the world of chess through the lenses of cognitive science, psychology, and teaching. Join the leading players, coaches, and scholars as they explore the intricacies of chess and the mental processes that drive success on and off the board.

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Episodes

  1. How to Make Chess Puzzle Training Work in Real Games

    0:00 Why Chess Puzzles Don't Always Transfer to Real Games 01:02 Solution Patterns vs. Tactical Triggers 2:19 Why Triggers Matter for Working Memory 3:04 Puzzle 1: Find the Trigger 4:05 Learning to Recognize Loose Pieces 6:15 Puzzle 2: Same Trigger, Different Position 8:25 Puzzle 3: Missed Chance...

  2. Prof. Ben Balas - The Science of Chess Blunders: Insights from Visual Cognition

    Prof. Ben Balas' blog: https://lichess.org/@/NDpatzer/blog Ben's Substack: https://benbalas.substack.com/?utm_source=sidestack.io&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=directory Follow Ben Balas on X: https://x.com/bjbalas https://www.ndsu.edu/centers/cvcn/labs/balas/people.php Calculating Sharpness in...

  3. FM Tarık Selbes - GM Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş: How a Future World Champion Is Being Built

    Contact FM Tarik Selbes here: https://lichess.org/@/nuagesgris The article featuring Yagiz, Tarik, and Romanov: https://www.chess.com/news/view/12-year-old-erdogmus-breaks-polgars-historic-rating-record Tarik's chess history blog 'Cafe Chigorin': https://tinyurl.com/yp9hhmyz 00:00 Intro 02:23...

  4. NM Ben Johnson - The Most Connected Person in the Chess World

    The Perpetual Chess Pod: https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/ Perpetual Chess Podcast YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@perpetualchesspodcast Perpetual Chess Improvement: https://amzn.to/4i4Jsmp Perpetual Chess Link-fest: https://benjohnson.substack.com/ Ben's Chessable Course:...

  5. NM Robert Ramirez - System Openings and Chess Tips for All Ages

    Robert's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/nmrobertramirez Robert on the Perpetual Chess Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Od16FlwGl5U Robert's Chessable courses: https://www.chessable.com/counterblow-a-complete-fighting-repertoire-for-beginners/course/199358/...

  6. Solveig Friberg - The Pedagogical Blueprint for Chess Success

    Solveig's Excellent Chessable Course 'Breaking 1000': https://www.chessable.com/breaking-1000/course/237622/ Solveig's Twitch Channel: https://www.twitch.tv/rookieredhead Find Solveig on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rookie_redhead/?hl=en Find Solveig on X: https://x.com/RookieRedhead…

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  7. WIM Luciana Morales - The Untold Stories of Women’s World Champions

    Queens of the Chess Board: https://www.chessable.com/queens-of-the-chess-board/course/102010/ Follow Luciana on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/momsgambit/ Follow Luciana on X: https://x.com/LucianaMorales Follow Luciana on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/drcanchess.bsky.social…

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  8. Dr. Nick Vasquez - Visualization, Productive Failure, and Chess Improvement

    Nick's substack 'Chess in Small Doses': https://nickvasquezmd.substack.com/ The Perpetual Chess Episode on 'Make it Stick': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpcgQpppDOQ https://nickvasquezmd.substack.com/p/play-first-study-later?source=queue https://nickvasquezmd.substack.com/p/coming-soon...

  9. Sam Belnap - The 2000 Elo Routine: A Simple Study System That Actually Works

    Sam's Training Plan: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1E1r69Q46gZX02mE5hYPjdVw4VXdz0KfjrTjvLdf3z3s/edit?tab=t.0 Sam's chesscom profile: https://www.chess.com/member/eyecandewit In this podcast episode, I’m joined by my own student Sam, who moved from 700 to 2000+ Chess.com Rapid (peaking near...

  10. GM Aman Hambleton - His London Course, Chessbrah & Winning Habits

    Aman's London Course: https://www.chessable.com/aman-hambletons-london-system/course/353577/ Chessbrah: https://www.youtube.com/c/chessbrah 00:00 Intro 01:31 The Chessbrah Journey 09:40 The Impact of the Chess Boom 12:57 The Educational Value of the Channel 18:33 Building Habits Series 30:11 The...

  11. GM Surya Ganguly - Teaching Openings for Real Chess Improvement

    Surya's Chessable Page: https://www.chessable.com/author/suryaganguly/ Surya's 1. e4 Repertoire Part 1: https://www.chessable.com/lifetime-repertoires-suryas-1e4-part-1/course/353840/ Surya's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/Suryachess ProChess Training: https://prochesstraining.com/...

  12. FM Kamil Plichta on Building Openings That Create Early Pressure

    Kamil's 1. e4 course: https://www.chessable.com/lifetime-repertoires-plichtas-1e4-part-1-sicilians/course/383069/ Two games Kamil mentioned: https://lichess.org/broadcast/european-individual-chess-championship-2026--boards-127-186/round-6/tOTpwfDr/7Z18O2ET...

  13. GM Lars Schandorff - Inside the Mind of Chessable Author of the Year

    Lars' Chessable Courses: https://www.chessable.com/author/LarsSchandorff/ 00:00 Intro 01:00 How Lars Creates His Opening Courses 07:31 The First Key Decision When Creating an Opening Course 15:03 The Importance of Openings in Chess 18:46 A Story About Rook Endgames 21:43 Where to Stop in an…

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  14. Kamryn Hellman - How an Adult Beginner Reached 2000 ELO in Two Years

    Kamryn's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@UCYUOoqtGaRgUeUta134aUyw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQ9gkF840Vk&t=1s Kamryn's Chessable course: https://www.chessable.com/50-essential-chess-concepts-an-improvers-blueprint/course/233222/ Kamryn's Twitch Channel:...

  15. Dr. Benjamin Portheault on Chess Psychology: Overcoming Mental Blocks, Pressure & Self-Doubt

    Benji's website: https://mindcreaser.com/ Benji's substack: https://mindcreaser.substack.com/ Benji's course 'Mindfulness for the Tournament Player': https://mindfulness-for-the-tournament-player.teachable.com/ Follow Benji: https://bsky.app/profile/benjiportheault.bsky.social His piece on...

  16. NM Dan Heisman - 30 Years of Chess Coaching Wisdom

    Dan's Website: https://www.danheisman.com/ Dan's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/danheisman Follow Dan on X: https://x.com/danheisman Dan's Chessable Author Profile: https://www.chessable.com/author/Dan_Heisman/ The Improving Chess Thinker: https://amzn.to/3OtKDyE Is Your Move Safe?...

  17. CM Azel Chua - Mastering Chess Calculation with the Burger Technique

    Azel's Chessable Courses: https://www.chessable.com/author/AzelChua/ Azel's Course on Calculation: https://www.chessable.com/calculation-a-complete-guide-for-tournament-players/course/53691/ Fundamental Chess Calculation Skills:...

  18. Aiden Rayner - Cracking Chess Visualization and Working Memory

    Aiden's Website: https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/ Aiden's Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5FdBsG9UsLeTbBt18kI6lk The Moves of the Blindfold Game: 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4.Qg4 d6 5.Qxg7 Nf6 6. Qxf7+# Also see Prof. Benjamin Balas episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrzblptGNjw...

  19. Prof. Christopher Chabris - Cognitive Science Insights into Chess Thinking

    Invisible Gorilla: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJG698U2Mvo The Door Study (Change Blindness): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWSxSQsspiQ https://www.chabris.com/ Their Study on Overconfidence in Chess Players: https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/yd5he_v1 https://amzn.to/437DXhz...

  20. GM Jacob Aagaard - A Deep Dive into Strategic Decision-Making

    https://killerchesstraining.com/ https://www.newinchess.com/ https://amzn.to/4igE5Qg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Aagaard https://www.chessable.com/author/JacobAagaard/ The Art of Exchanging Pieces:https://www.chessable.com/the-art-of-exchanging-pieces/course/82374/ 00:00 Intro 02:20...

  21. IM Alex Astaneh - The Ultimate Guide to Positional Chess Mastery

    Alex's Chessable courses: https://www.chessable.com/author/Astaneh/ Alex's Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@alexastaneh 00:00 Intro 02:19 Why He Created "The Positional Chess Patterns Manual" 15:03 The Difference Between Positional Chess and Strategic Play 27:17 Power Outpost 46:06 The...

  22. Why “Just Play More” Won’t Fix Your Chess

    0:00 The “Just Play More” Trap 0:55 Why Experience Alone Isn’t Expertise 2:02 Why Beginners Get Overwhelmed 3:29 Schemas: How Strong Players Organize Positions 5:10 Why Game Analysis Can Teach the Wrong Lesson 6:15 Worked Examples: Learn the Reasoning 6:59 The Isolated Queen's Pawn (IQP) 7:36...

About this show

A deep dive into the world of chess through the lenses of cognitive science, psychology, and teaching. Join the leading players, coaches, and scholars as they explore the intricacies of chess and the mental processes that drive success on and off the board.

Hosted by

Can Kabadayi

Categories

Education

Frequently asked questions

How many episodes does The Chess Cognition Podcast have?

The Chess Cognition Podcast has 22 episodes on PodParley. The most recent episode was published on October 20, 2026.

What is The Chess Cognition Podcast about?

A deep dive into the world of chess through the lenses of cognitive science, psychology, and teaching. Join the leading players, coaches, and scholars as they explore the intricacies of chess and the mental processes that drive success on and off the board.

How often does The Chess Cognition Podcast release new episodes?

The Chess Cognition Podcast publishes daily, based on its 22 episodes since October 2026.

Who hosts The Chess Cognition Podcast?

The Chess Cognition Podcast is created and hosted by Can Kabadayi.
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