Episodes
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- 07 June 2026
This week’s episode of the New In Chess Podcast features an interview with Danish grandmaster Peter Heine Nielsen.Today’s interview reaches you once again from Oslo, where the 14th edition of Norway Chess ended in a stunning victory for Indian grandmaster Praggnanandhaa. ‘Pragg’ sen...
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- 29 May 2026
This week's episode of the New In Chess Podcast features in interview with Norwegian grandmaster Simen Agdestein.
Today’s podcast reaches you from Oslo, where the 14th edition of Norway Chess started earlier this week and is in full swing now. Yesterday, while walking around at the venue,...
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- 15 May 2026
This week's episode of the New In Chess Podcast features an interview with Dutch grandmaster Erwin l'Ami.Erwin is an old friend of the New In Chess Podcast. The Dutch Champion in 2022, among his other notable results are his victories in the 2015 Reykjavik Open and in the Rabat Blitz that...
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- 01 May 2026
This week's episode of the New In Chess Podcast features an interview with American international master John Donaldson.The first time John appeared on the podcast, he was invited as the captain of the American team, on the eve of the 2024 Budapest Olympiad. This time, he talks about his l...
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- 17 April 2026
This week's episode of the New In Chess Podcast features an interview with grandmaster Anish Giri.Today’s podcast once again reaches you from Paphos, in Cyprus, where at the luxurious Cap Saint Georges hotel the Candidates tournament has come to an end after two weeks of excitement and cap...
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- 10 April 2026
This week's episode of the New In Chess Podcast features an interview with grandmaster Boris Gelfand.Today’s interview reaches you from Paphos, in Cyprus, on a rest day of the Candidates tournament, after ten of the fourteen rounds have been played. With four rounds to go it looks like Uzb...
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- 20 March 2026
This week's episode of the New In Chess Podcast features an interview with Danish-Scottish grandmaster Jacob Aagaard.Jacob is arguably the most versatile chess professional in the world. At the risk of turning this episode description into an essay, we'll summarise his activities. Jacob is...
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- 13 March 2026
This week's episode of the New In Chess Podcast features an interview with Hungarian grandmaster Judit Polgár.Judit is universally considered the greatest female chess player of all time. After breaking Bobby Fischer's record to become the youngest grandmaster of all time at age 15, she to...
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- 05 February 2026
This week's episode of the New In Chess Podcast features an interview with chess grandmaster Jonathan Tisdall.Jon is a grandmaster and a prolific journalist, who has worked for Reuters as a chess correspondent, and has written many stories for New In Chess. He has been active in the chess...
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- 29 January 2026
This week's episode of the New In Chess Podcast features an emergency interview with Wijk aan Zee veteran Loek van Wely!
This podcast was recorded in the early afternoon of Thursday, January 29, 2026, on the third and final rest day of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament. Loek has spent the p...
About New In Chess Podcast
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.