#25 - Will playing chess variants make you a stronger chess player? Will Joe get new underwear?

Average Joes Chess

Should we all be playing chess variants? Will they help or hinder our regular chess? Which chess variants do Joe and Al like to play? The Average Joes ask chess coach NM Jesse Cohen for his advice and discuss the findings of an interesting in depth report on chess variants. Al and Joe also reveal how they got on with their chess challenges - after listening to Al’s chess hypnotism tape, does Joe now love chess? Last week Joe got Al to tidy his house after each chess game, Al lets him know how he got on. Al sets Joe 3 new challenges and Joe sets Al a challenge that might get him trouble at home. In chess club news, Al tells us how the Average Joes Chess chess club tournament, Sidled Saturday went. If you want to join the chess club then click the link below. Al comes up with the idea to fundraise to buy Joe some new sexy chess underwear. Click here to see the GoFundMe page. There’s lots more chess talk including some discussion around the Magnus Carlsen watch controversy. There’s also lots more non-chess talk. We rely on your continued support to make this podcast happen. It would be really great if you could help us in some way, whether by following the show, rating the show, writing a review or even sharing the podcast. It all helps and we really appreciate it. If you want to join us on Patreon here is a link, or if you want to buy us a virtual coffee then click here. Thank you. (The motivational recording that Al made for Joe is available over on Patreon if you want to download it). Average Joes Chess, is a podcast made by average chess players....but exceptional lovers. Here are some links for you if you want more of us: Want a 1 month free trial to chess.com instead of the usual 7 days? Donate to the - buy Joe some sexy lady’s knickers fund Averagejoeschess.com Support us on Patreon & learn how to become an Exceptional Lover Buy us a coffee on Ko-fi Join our chess club and you might win prizes Chess Coach NM Jesse Cohen NM Robert Ramirez on YouTube Tiktok.com YouTube Follow Al on Twitter Instagram The chess variant report mentioned in the show