Masters and Matches: A History of Chess
Claim This Podcastby Peter Doggers & Arne Moll
Podcast Overview
<p>Meet legendary chess players and relive historic events. A podcast in the style of The Rest is History about chess-related topics from the past.</p><p><br>PETER DOGGERS has played chess for over 30 years and written about it for almost 20. He regularly writes for Chess.com and New in Chess. He is the author of The Chess Revolution and also hosts The Chess News Podcast. More info: peterdoggers.com ARNE MOLL has played chess even longer than Peter and also loves to write about it. He contributed many thought-provoking articles to the website ChessVibes.com between 2007 and 2013 and recently published his first book as well, called The Center Game. newinchess.com/the-center-game</p>
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10/30/2025
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Recent Episodes
June 30, 2026
The Strongest Chess Tournament of All Time? AVRO 1938
The AVRO 1938 tournament was one of the strongest in history, with the top eight players in the world participating: Alexander Alekhine, Mikhail Botvinnik, José Capablanca, Max Euwe, Reuben Fine, Salo Flohr, Paul Keres and Samuel Reshevsky. It was intended to function as a Candidates Tournament, with Alekhine playing the next world championship match against the winner (although he did not agree to this without setting some conditions). Hosts Peter Doggers and Arne Moll discuss the situation ...
May 12, 2026
The Offbeat Englishman: Tony Miles
Anthony Miles (1955-2001) was not only the first UK-born grandmaster but also one of the most interesting characters that ever appeared in the English chess scene. His win against Anatoly Karpov as Black in 1980 using the move 1...a6 is legendary, but in fact he successfully played offbeat openings throughout his career. Hosts Peter Doggers and Arne Moll discuss Miles the chess player, but also Miles as the outstanding writer that he was, and in particular his book reviews in which he never m...
April 17, 2026
Karpov's Biggest Triumph & The Touch-Move Incident: Linares 1994
It was Anatoly Karpov's biggest triumph and probably still the best ever tournament performance in chess: Linares 1994. The 12th world champion won the 12th edition of the original "Wimbledon of Chess" with four draws and nine wins, scoring a tremendous 11/13. He finished 2.5 points ahead of Garry Kasparov and Alexei Shirov. Hosts Peter Doggers and Arne Moll discuss the tournament, including the famous touch-move incident that occurred in the game Polgar-Kasparov in the fifth round. Que...
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- What is Masters and Matches: A History of Chess?
<p>Meet legendary chess players and relive historic events. A podcast in the style of The Rest is History about chess-related topics from the past.</p><p><br>PETER DOGGERS has played chess for over 30 years and written about it for almost 20. He regularly writes for Chess.com and New in Chess. He is the author of The Chess Revolution and also hosts The Chess News Podcast. More info: peterdoggers.com ARNE MOLL has played chess even longer than Peter and also loves to write about it. He contributed many thought-provoking articles to the website ChessVibes.com between 2007 and 2013 and recently published his first book as well, called The Center Game. newinchess.com/the-center-game</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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