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The Chess Lounge

The Chess Lounge

By: Elaynah & Dylan
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The Chess Lounge is your place to kick back, relax and explore the game of chess from all angles. We bring you weekly episodes with topics from all over the chess world and culture with a fresh twist. We strive to cover topics you won’t hear anywhere else and provide a much needed balance to the royal game. This podcast is for everyone that loves chess and the beautiful community it brings together. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE EPISODES!Copyright 2024 All rights reserved. Art
Episodes
  • Ep 19 - 3x National Chess Champ Jennifer Shahade Interview on NEW book THINKING SIDEWAYS

    Ep 19 - 3x National Chess Champ Jennifer Shahade Interview on NEW book THINKING SIDEWAYS
    Apr 29 2026

    Summer Dylan catches up with Jennifer Shahade on her THINKING SIDEWAYS book tour. They discuss the state of the culture, the Candidates, women in American chess, memory champions, trans rights, women's rights, process goals, avoiding and making blunders, poker and much more. This episode will DEFINITELY make you want to go pick up Thinking Sideways on GoodReads.

    Jennifer Shahade is a three-time National Chess Champion and two-time Global Poker Award player. She competed in the Chess Olympiad in 2004, where she won a silver medal with the U.S. Olympic team. Her writing has appeared in The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times. She is featured regularly in major news outlets as a spokesperson for women in chess, and has over 33,000 followers on X and 14,000 followers on Instagram. Jennifer is passionate about empowerment and creative work around the games she loves most: chess and poker.

    Summer definitely recommends that you check out her Substack, Games & The Grid, as well!

    Host - Summer Dylan Summer's Documentary - https://www.kingchessfilm.com/ Check Out Summer's Substack - https://transadvocate.substack.com/ Edited & Produced by Summer
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    54 mins
  • Ep 18. All 50 States with Megan Chen

    Ep 18. All 50 States with Megan Chen
    Oct 18 2024
    This week Elaynah and Dylan talk to Megan Chen, the female recorder holder for visiting and playing chess in ALL 50 U.S. states. They talk about some of her favorite places to play, playing in Alaska, what it means to be a degen, playing chess all night, chess books and more. She also announces that she is now chasing the record for playing in all 10 Canadian provinces as well. This is definitely a hilarious episode so listen now! Megan Chen's ICA Profile Hosts - Elaynah & Summer Dylan Elaynah's Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@elaynahhh Dylan's Documentary - https://www.kingchessfilm.com/ Talk to Us on X (Twitter) - https://x.com/elaynahTV & https://x.com/coachqchess Produced By - Brilliant Move
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    55 mins
  • Ep. 17. Multi-talented Kamryn

    Ep. 17. Multi-talented Kamryn
    Oct 4 2024
    This week in the Chess Lounge, we will hear an amazing interview with the multi-Talented rising YouTube star, Kamryn Heidi aka Kamryn. In 2023 she was named best creator in the ChessPunks annual awards. She has built a great niche audience in chess all the while pursuing a masters degree, working a full time job and improving her classical tournament skills. Dylan & Elaynah delve deep into her life on learning chess in a small town, planning to write a book, playing for the first time in Vegas, the support of her parents, balancing all of her pursuits, and her meticulous planning. Definitely listen to the end as she has wisdom to share all the way through the episode! Hosts - Elaynah & Summer Dylan Elaynah's Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@elaynahhh Dylan's Documentary - https://www.kingchessfilm.com/ Talk to Us on X (Twitter) - https://x.com/elaynahTV & https://x.com/coachqchess Produced By - Brilliant Move
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    1 hr
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