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Episode 239 with John Hartmann, Chess Life/Chess Life Online Editor

January 07, 2023 • National Master Evan Rabin, CEO of Premier Chess • Season 1 • Episode 239

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In Episode 239, I converse with John Hartmann, Chess Life/Chess Life Online Editor.
John became editor of Chess Life in February 2019 and has been writing for the magazine as a freelancer since 2013. Before working for US Chess, he brewed coffee for fun and profit, and taught philosophy at two universities as a PHD candidate.

We speak about the My Best Move article I wrote for the January 2023 issue of Chess Life, Nebraska chess history, consistency, book recommendations, world champions, time management, Bill Wall Chess, the philosophy of chess, the Niemann-Carlsen cheating scandal and PR, Queen's Gambit mania, Chess Life contributors and more.