Perpetual Chess Podcast

Ben Johnson

Perpetual Chess features weekly conversations with the chess world's best players, trainers and accomplished amateurs about their careers, current projects, best practices and the latest in chess news. Read more

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Episodes

EP 472- Author Katie Kormanik on How Chess Helped Shape Her Life, and Why She Left it Behind

02/17/2026 00:50:23EP 471- Dr. Kevin Scull on Adult-Only Tournaments, Plateaus and Progress

02/10/2026 01:04:54 EP 470- GM Yasser Seirawan on Fischer, Najdorf, Silman & How he Became a GM-Level Storyteller

02/03/2026 01:56:41EP 469- Author Brad Stulberg on What ‘Excellence’ Means for Amateur Chess Players

01/27/2026 00:53:10EP 468- FM Carsten Hansen on Tactics Plateaus & The Best Recent Chess Books

01/20/2026 00:55:16 Show all episodes

Our take on Perpetual Chess Podcast

Ben Johnson is a Chess fanatic and the host of Perpetual Chess Podcast. He talks about topics that build the network of chess lovers and interviews various chess players and enthusiasts, who share stories of how the existing chess community helped them improve as players and the impact on their lives.