L2C 020:  The Importance of Confidence In Chess After last weekend's tournament, the good Doctor said we should have a short episode on the importance of confidence in chess.  So what started as a short bonus episode quickly grew into a full fledged episode.  Apparently we may be long winded, lol.  Did we get something wrong?  Let us know at Late2Chess@gmail.com If you have any thoughts, topics and/or guest ideas, or solutions, please let us know.   Welcome to the board. We hope you enjoy the show! For a link to the podcast, please use:  <a href= "https://tinyurl.com/Late2Chess019">https://tinyurl.com/Late2Chess019</a> #chess #chesstournament #chesstournaments #TaoofChess #MountaineerOpen #mountaineerOpen2026 #mostExcellentRoadTo1500 #OurBumpyRoad #roadto1500Elo #roadtoDecentChess #DCP #decentChessPlayer #chessInstruction #adultimprover #adultimprovers #chessClub #clubChess #tournamentChess

L2C 021:  The Tao of Chess - Chapter 2:  The Pieces

Interested in playing chess but always hear how it is difficult to learn especially if you are an adult?  There is no better time to start playing chess than today, especially with all the resources available now!!!  Let's learn this game together and prove that while we may never become a grandmaster, we can still have fun.   We can  have a great time learning the game and progress to whatever level we can get to and until someone invents a time machine, today is still the best day to start.  My personal goal is to see how high I can get my rating, while being a parent and holding two jobs, and two podcasts etc. etc. just like many of you.  My goal is currently 1,500 USCF and my stretch goal is 2,000 USCF.  Lets see where we all can get to!