Peter Doggers
@peterdoggers.bsky.social
Author of THE CHESS REVOLUTION, now available: https://geni.us/zoQC Senior Global Chess Correspondent at @chess-official.bsky.social. Used to do http://ChessVibes.com. Training for my second marathon.
Is there a better moment than on the first rest day of the #FIDEWorldCup2025 to catch up on all the action?
Episode 5 is out, which also reveals what Fabiano Caruana was doing on Thursday in Amsterdam!
peterdoggers.com/the-chess-ne...
Episode 5 is out, which also reveals what Fabiano Caruana was doing on Thursday in Amsterdam!
peterdoggers.com/the-chess-ne...
The Chess News Podcast – Peter Doggers' website
peterdoggers.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Is there a better moment than on the first rest day of the #FIDEWorldCup2025 to catch up on all the action?
Episode 5 is out, which also reveals what Fabiano Caruana was doing on Thursday in Amsterdam!
peterdoggers.com/the-chess-ne...
Episode 5 is out, which also reveals what Fabiano Caruana was doing on Thursday in Amsterdam!
peterdoggers.com/the-chess-ne...
Just received the beautiful (hardcover!) Swedish edition of my book, published by Fri Tanke. 😍
You can find it here:
fritanke.se/bokhandel/bo...
You can find it here:
fritanke.se/bokhandel/bo...
November 8, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Just received the beautiful (hardcover!) Swedish edition of my book, published by Fri Tanke. 😍
You can find it here:
fritanke.se/bokhandel/bo...
You can find it here:
fritanke.se/bokhandel/bo...
Week 4: Clutch Chess, SCC, FIDE World Cup, Chess in Science
open.spotify.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:43 PM
What? Another podcast? Oh yes.
This one is together with Arne Moll. It's about chess history, and called MASTERS AND MATCHES.
Ep. 1 is about the Kasparov vs. Karpov match in 2009 in Valencia. Enjoy & subscribe!?
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/2eYgHHy...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
This one is together with Arne Moll. It's about chess history, and called MASTERS AND MATCHES.
Ep. 1 is about the Kasparov vs. Karpov match in 2009 in Valencia. Enjoy & subscribe!?
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/2eYgHHy...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
1. Kasparov vs. Karpov, Valencia 2009
open.spotify.com
October 30, 2025 at 6:59 PM
What? Another podcast? Oh yes.
This one is together with Arne Moll. It's about chess history, and called MASTERS AND MATCHES.
Ep. 1 is about the Kasparov vs. Karpov match in 2009 in Valencia. Enjoy & subscribe!?
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/2eYgHHy...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
This one is together with Arne Moll. It's about chess history, and called MASTERS AND MATCHES.
Ep. 1 is about the Kasparov vs. Karpov match in 2009 in Valencia. Enjoy & subscribe!?
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/2eYgHHy...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
Giving another lecture om 28 November in the heart of Amsterdam!
www.thinkanddrink.nl/event-detail...
www.thinkanddrink.nl/event-detail...
How Chess Built AI: The History of Computers That Learned to Think - Chess Journalist Peter Doggers | Think&Drink AMS
How did 64 squares drive AI? From Turing's tests to Deep Blue's 1997 win over Kasparov, the history of chess is the history of AI. Techniques forged on the chessboard now power modern LLMs.
Join Peter...
www.thinkanddrink.nl
October 30, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Giving another lecture om 28 November in the heart of Amsterdam!
www.thinkanddrink.nl/event-detail...
www.thinkanddrink.nl/event-detail...
The third episode is out! It's mostly about Daniel Naroditsky as I try to break down the difficult past week that we all had. It also includes a segment where I speak to David Navara:
www.buzzsprout.com/2546567/epis...
www.buzzsprout.com/2546567/epis...
The Chess News Podcast
www.buzzsprout.com
October 27, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The third episode is out! It's mostly about Daniel Naroditsky as I try to break down the difficult past week that we all had. It also includes a segment where I speak to David Navara:
www.buzzsprout.com/2546567/epis...
www.buzzsprout.com/2546567/epis...
Reposted by Peter Doggers
A bright spot in an otherwise garbage week. I follow chess news pretty closely and Peter always has some fun color or details I would have otherwise missed.
Highly recommended
Highly recommended
I was about to upload the second episode when I heard about Danya and couldn't get myself to sharing it. Still in shock. Anyway, here it is. New name also.
www.buzzsprout.com/2546567/epis...
www.buzzsprout.com/2546567/epis...
The Chess News Podcast
www.buzzsprout.com
October 22, 2025 at 11:12 AM
A bright spot in an otherwise garbage week. I follow chess news pretty closely and Peter always has some fun color or details I would have otherwise missed.
Highly recommended
Highly recommended
I was about to upload the second episode when I heard about Danya and couldn't get myself to sharing it. Still in shock. Anyway, here it is. New name also.
www.buzzsprout.com/2546567/epis...
www.buzzsprout.com/2546567/epis...
The Chess News Podcast
www.buzzsprout.com
October 21, 2025 at 6:45 AM
I was about to upload the second episode when I heard about Danya and couldn't get myself to sharing it. Still in shock. Anyway, here it is. New name also.
www.buzzsprout.com/2546567/epis...
www.buzzsprout.com/2546567/epis...
I felt it was time for a new experiment. Introducing CHESSVIBES WEEKLY, a new podcast that covers the latest chess news. Hope you like it! (And hopefully soon on Apple and Spotify as well.) A retweet would be appreciated... Spread the word!
www.buzzsprout.com/2546567/epis...
www.buzzsprout.com/2546567/epis...
ChessVibes Weekly
www.buzzsprout.com
October 13, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I felt it was time for a new experiment. Introducing CHESSVIBES WEEKLY, a new podcast that covers the latest chess news. Hope you like it! (And hopefully soon on Apple and Spotify as well.) A retweet would be appreciated... Spread the word!
www.buzzsprout.com/2546567/epis...
www.buzzsprout.com/2546567/epis...
Happy to see my book being released in yet another country: Sweden! There, it's called Schackrevolutionen. 😀
fritanke.se/bokhandel/bo...
fritanke.se/bokhandel/bo...
October 1, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Happy to see my book being released in yet another country: Sweden! There, it's called Schackrevolutionen. 😀
fritanke.se/bokhandel/bo...
fritanke.se/bokhandel/bo...
It’s unboxing time again… for the fully updatet, beautiful paperback edition of The Chess Revolution! 😍
September 26, 2025 at 4:52 PM
It’s unboxing time again… for the fully updatet, beautiful paperback edition of The Chess Revolution! 😍
Chapter 4 of THE CHESS REVOLUTION focuses on three giants of chess: Bobby Fischer, Garry Kasparov, and Magnus Carlsen. Over the years, @60Minutes interviewed the three of them and you can now watch on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTQZ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTQZ...
Chess Stories: Bobby Fischer, Garry Kasparov, Magnus Carlsen and more | 60 Minutes Full Episodes
YouTube video by 60 Minutes
www.youtube.com
September 1, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Chapter 4 of THE CHESS REVOLUTION focuses on three giants of chess: Bobby Fischer, Garry Kasparov, and Magnus Carlsen. Over the years, @60Minutes interviewed the three of them and you can now watch on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTQZ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTQZ...
Mijn agent Paul Sebes: ‘Als het boek verdwijnt, verdwijnt ook het denken’ www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/... www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Opinie | Als het boek verdwijnt, verdwijnt ook het denken
Literatuur: Vroeger bepaalden romans het publieke gesprek, nu podcasts en series, ziet Paul Sebes. Boeken zijn verdwenen uit het centrum van onze cultuur.
www.nrc.nl
August 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Mijn agent Paul Sebes: ‘Als het boek verdwijnt, verdwijnt ook het denken’ www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/... www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
With Lazavik-Gurel making the rounds, it shouldn't be hard to find what Arthur de Winter missed in his black game vs. Dimitri Reinderman (Groningen 2023).
August 13, 2025 at 10:29 AM
With Lazavik-Gurel making the rounds, it shouldn't be hard to find what Arthur de Winter missed in his black game vs. Dimitri Reinderman (Groningen 2023).
The Chess Revolution has reached Italy, published by Mondadori! ❤️🇮🇹
August 8, 2025 at 10:56 AM
The Chess Revolution has reached Italy, published by Mondadori! ❤️🇮🇹
Played my first OTB tournament in 2.5 years last week. Proud of a move I found in the final round, even though several moves win. 24...Bd5! prevented 25.d5 complicating slightly. I saw 25.Bxg4 Rc4 26.Be5 Bxe5+ 27.dxe5 e6 28.Kg3 Ra4 29.Bf3 Rxa2 30.Rxa2 Bxa2 31.Bxb7 a5 -+
July 19, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Played my first OTB tournament in 2.5 years last week. Proud of a move I found in the final round, even though several moves win. 24...Bd5! prevented 25.d5 complicating slightly. I saw 25.Bxg4 Rc4 26.Be5 Bxe5+ 27.dxe5 e6 28.Kg3 Ra4 29.Bf3 Rxa2 30.Rxa2 Bxa2 31.Bxb7 a5 -+
Have we ever seen 10-hour days of top-level chess? Now we have. Here’s my story on Freestyle today.
www.freestyle-chess.com/news/caruana...
www.freestyle-chess.com/news/caruana...
Caruana, Aronian, Niemann, Arjun in Semifinals » WEISSENHAUS – WORLD OF FREESTYLE CHESS
www.freestyle-chess.com
July 18, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Have we ever seen 10-hour days of top-level chess? Now we have. Here’s my story on Freestyle today.
www.freestyle-chess.com/news/caruana...
www.freestyle-chess.com/news/caruana...
Reposted by Peter Doggers
While Gukesh and Arjun were busy in Norway, 25-year-old 🇮🇳 Aravindh entered the World Top 10 for the 1st time after edging out Praggnanandhaa to win the Stepan Avagyan Memorial in Armenia!
Aravindh Breaks Into World Top 10 After Victory In Armenia
GM Aravindh Chithambaram is the world number-nine after sharing first place at the 2025 Stepan Avagyan Memorial in Jermuk, Armenia.
www.chess.com
June 7, 2025 at 5:16 PM
While Gukesh and Arjun were busy in Norway, 25-year-old 🇮🇳 Aravindh entered the World Top 10 for the 1st time after edging out Praggnanandhaa to win the Stepan Avagyan Memorial in Armenia!
2025 has been a tough year so far. After Robert Hübner and Boris Spassky, we now also have to say goodbye to Vlastimil Hort. 😢
My obituary:
www.chess.com/news/view/vl...
My obituary:
www.chess.com/news/view/vl...
Vlastimil Hort (1944-2025)
Obituary of GM Vlastimil Hort, the strongest Czech-born chess player between the eras of GMs Richard Reti and David Navara, who died at the age of 81.
www.chess.com
May 14, 2025 at 12:38 PM
2025 has been a tough year so far. After Robert Hübner and Boris Spassky, we now also have to say goodbye to Vlastimil Hort. 😢
My obituary:
www.chess.com/news/view/vl...
My obituary:
www.chess.com/news/view/vl...
Reposted by Peter Doggers
Chess has been suspended by the Taliban in Afghanistan—the latest in a long history of the royal game being banned for religious reasons!
Taliban Suspends Chess In Afghanistan Over Gambling Concerns
The Taliban government have temporarily suspended chess in Afghanistan. Currently reviewing the game over gambling concerns, the Taliban have also suspended the Afghanistan National Chess Federation.
www.chess.com
May 12, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Chess has been suspended by the Taliban in Afghanistan—the latest in a long history of the royal game being banned for religious reasons!
In yesterday's league game I could answer my opponent's 27.Nd5? with the lovely 27...Qd2! after which 28.Nc3 back was forced. I won with 28...Bxc3 29.bxc3 Qxd1+ 30.Kb3 Rxa2+! and White resigned a few moves later. The engine showed the nice defense 29.Rd7! Bd4! 30.Qxg7+! with a probable draw.
May 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
In yesterday's league game I could answer my opponent's 27.Nd5? with the lovely 27...Qd2! after which 28.Nc3 back was forced. I won with 28...Bxc3 29.bxc3 Qxd1+ 30.Kb3 Rxa2+! and White resigned a few moves later. The engine showed the nice defense 29.Rd7! Bd4! 30.Qxg7+! with a probable draw.
Reposted by Peter Doggers
I had a great time talking last week with fellow cognitive scientist and chess master @drcanchess.bsky.social, and you can watch the whole thing! (or listen on Can's "The Chess Cognition Podcast" on your favorite podcast platform)
It was an honor to host world-renowned cognitive scientist and NM Prof. Chris Chabris @cfchabris.bsky.social to explore what cognitive science teaches us about chess thinking.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag8a...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag8a...
What Cognitive Science Says About Chess Thinking with Prof. Christopher Chabris
YouTube video by Dr. Can's Chess Clinic
www.youtube.com
May 3, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I had a great time talking last week with fellow cognitive scientist and chess master @drcanchess.bsky.social, and you can watch the whole thing! (or listen on Can's "The Chess Cognition Podcast" on your favorite podcast platform)
Last night, Thalia won BBC's Chess Masters: The Endgame. My recap of the series:
www.chess.com/news/view/th...
www.chess.com/news/view/th...
Thalia Clinches Trophy In BBC's 'Chess Masters' Final Episode
20-year-old Thalia from Chester, United Kingdom, won the first series of BBC's Chess Masters: The Endgame after beating Richie (63, Liverpool) in the eighth and final episode aired on Monday.
www.chess.com
April 29, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Last night, Thalia won BBC's Chess Masters: The Endgame. My recap of the series:
www.chess.com/news/view/th...
www.chess.com/news/view/th...