Isaac Steincamp's guest appearances

Isaac Steincamp

Perpetual Chess Podcast

Cover Stories with Chess Life

USCF Podcast

One Move at a Time

The Chess Underground

Judit Sztaray

Stacia Pugh

Kassa Korley

Chris Wainscott

Brian Wall

Kostya Kavutskiy

Bill Broich

Eric Rosen

Maret Thorpe

Fred Wilson

Jay Stallings

Elliott Neff

Garrett Scott

William Aramil

Jason Juett

OwlTail

The November installment of Chess Underground's second season, Tournament Life, checks in with Isaac Steincamp, director of strategy at chess.com.

The November installment of Chess Underground's second season, Tournament Life, checks in with Isaac Steincamp, director of strategy at <a href="http://chess.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">chess.com</a>.

Chess Underground #20: Isaac Steincamp

The November installment of Chess Underground's second season, Tournament Life, checks in with Isaac Steincamp, director of strategy at chess.com. As the pandemic has forced tournament life primarily into an online environment, Isaac shares his insights about what that means for tournaments moving forward, online providers like chess.com, and the chess community in general. Also, a deep dive into the current US Championship Online Qualifier as well as the **HIGHLY UNOFFICIAL** rankings of the top-3 pop culture moments for chess in the last quarter century.

The November installment of Chess Underground's second season, Tournament Life, checks in with Isaac Steincamp, director of strategy at <a href="http://chess.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">chess.com</a>. As the pandemic has forced tournament life primarily into an online environment, Isaac shares his insights about what that means for tournaments moving forward, online providers like <a href="http://chess.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">chess.com</a>, and the chess community in general. Also, a deep dive into the current US Championship Online Qualifier as well as the **HIGHLY UNOFFICIAL** rankings of the top-3 pop culture moments for chess in the last quarter century.

EP #20: Isaac Steincamp

This month host Dan Lucas, the Senior Director of Strategic Communication at US Chess, talks to Isaac Steincamp, the founder of chesssummit.com, a website where Isaac and a team of writers that are “a mixture of chess players, instructors, and advocates from all over the United States, working on every aspect of the Chess Summit mission – sharing instructional material, personal experiences and goals, and news on ongoing chess programs around the world for free!” Isaac is also  a fourth-year student at the University of Pittsburgh, the Pitt chess team captain, manager of the Pittsburgh Pawngrabbers in the PRO Chess League, and a streamer for chess.com. 

This month host Dan Lucas, the Senior Director of Strategic Communication at US Chess, talks to Isaac Steincamp, the founder of <a href="http://chesssummit.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">chesssummit.com</a>, a website where Isaac and a team of writers that are “a mixture of chess players, instructors, and advocates from all over the United States, working on every aspect of the Chess Summit mission – sharing instructional material, personal experiences and goals, and news on ongoing chess programs around the world for free!” Isaac is also  a fourth-year student at the University of Pittsburgh, the Pitt chess team captain, manager of the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PGHpawngrabbers/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pittsburgh Pawngrabbers</a> in the <a href="http://prochessleague.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PRO Chess League</a>, and a <a href="http://www.twitch.tv/napoleonbonaparteiv" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">streamer for chess.com</a>.

EP #3: Isaac Steincamp

Isaac Steincamp is only 22, but has already been quite busy making a name for himself in the chess world. He is an expert level chess player, and after recently graduating from the University of Pittsburgh, he has begun working at Chess.com as The Lead Solutions Architect. In  the past he has been a chess streamer, has made videos for ChessOpenngsExplained.com, and he founded Chess Summit. In our conversation, we talk about how Isaac got his new gig, what is going on at Chess.com, and Isaac’s chess improvement recommendations, both for his own game and for other players. Please read on for timestamps, links and more details. 0:00- Intro. We begin by discussing how Isaac ended up with the position of Lead Solutions Architect at Chess.com Referenced NM Sam Copeland, Aran S, Nick Barton 9:00- As the Deputy Commissioner of the Pro Chess League, Isaac gives us a rundown of all that is going on with the Pro Chess League, including the Summer Series, which is winding down. Referenced The Pittsburgh Pawnsgrabbers, IM Greg Shahade, Reykjavik Puffins, IM John Bartholomew, Chessbrahs 24:00- We dive deeper into the Fischer Random World Championship, which is a year long competition which begins on Chess.com and culminates in a live championship in Norway in October. 27:00- We digress into a discussion of the 2019 FIDE World Cup, my favorite event on the 2019 Chess Calendar. Email me if you would like to run a World Cup Pool and I will help promote it. :) 31:20- Chess improvement! A Patreon supporter of the podcast asks about the status of Isaac’s quest for the US Chess National Master Title. Why does he think he has plateaued of late?Mentioned: GM Eugene Perelyshteyn, FM Gabe Petesch 42:00- What has helped Isaac improve the most?Referenced Endgame Essentials, 100 Chess Master Trade Secrets, Chess Structures, Chess.com Survival Mode, IM Hans Niemann, IM Casper Schoppen 49:00- Another supporter of the podcast asks Isaac to share his views on the importance of “storyboarding” each game of chess. 54:00- Goodbye! You can keep up with and contact Isaac via Twitter and His Chess.com account If you would like to help support and grow the podcast, you can do so here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Isaac Steincamp is only 22, but has already been quite busy making a name for himself in the chess world. He is an expert level chess player, and after recently graduating from the University of Pittsburgh, he has begun working at <a href="http://Chess.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chess.com</a> as The Lead Solutions Architect. In  the past he has been a chess streamer, has made videos for <a href="http://ChessOpenngsExplained.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ChessOpenngsExplained.com</a>, and he founded Chess Summit. In our conversation, we talk about how Isaac got his new gig, what is going on at <a href="http://Chess.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chess.com</a>, and Isaac’s chess improvement recommendations, both for his own game and for other players. Please read on for timestamps, links and more details.  0:00- Intro. We begin by discussing how Isaac ended up with the position of Lead Solutions Architect at <a href="http://Chess.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chess.com</a>  Referenced NM Sam Copeland, Aran S, Nick Barton  9:00- As the Deputy Commissioner of the Pro Chess League, Isaac gives us a rundown of all that is going on with the Pro Chess League, including the Summer Series, which is winding down.  Referenced The Pittsburgh Pawnsgrabbers, IM Greg Shahade, Reykjavik Puffins, IM John Bartholomew, Chessbrahs  24:00- We dive deeper into the Fischer Random World Championship, which is a year long competition which begins on <a href="http://Chess.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chess.com</a> and culminates in a live championship in Norway in October.  27:00- We digress into a discussion of the 2019 FIDE World Cup, my favorite event on the 2019 Chess Calendar. Email me if you would like to run a World Cup Pool and I will help promote it. :)  31:20- Chess improvement! A Patreon supporter of the podcast asks about the status of Isaac’s quest for the US Chess National Master Title. Why does he think he has plateaued of late? Mentioned: GM Eugene Perelyshteyn, FM Gabe Petesch  42:00- What has helped Isaac improve the most? Referenced Endgame Essentials, 100 Chess Master Trade Secrets, Chess Structures, <a href="http://Chess.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chess.com</a> Survival Mode, IM Hans Niemann, IM Casper Schoppen  49:00- Another supporter of the podcast asks Isaac to share his views on the importance of “storyboarding” each game of chess.  54:00- Goodbye! You can keep up with and contact Isaac via Twitter and His <a href="http://Chess.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chess.com</a> account If you would like to help support and grow the podcast, you can do so here. See <a href="http://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>