Can Odin beat Anna Cramling in a match?
BONUS EPISODE! Finally, we are happy to announce that there will be a chess match between Odin and Anna Cramling! It will take place in Oslo in December hosted by Take Take Take in their brand new chess studio! It's not just Anna vs. Odin; it's a clash of generations, Norway vs. Sweden and male vs.…
FIDE Vice President FM Jøran Aulin-Jansson
Jøran has been a part of the FIDE Council since 2022. In this episode, Jøran shares his thoughts on hot topics in the chess world, including Sergey Karjakin, Russian players, and controversial changes to the 2024 World Rapid and Blitz Championships. Jøran has always been a passionate chess player,…
Grandmaster Jonathan Tisdall
Jonathan grew up in the U.S and was a young talented chess player when Fischer played Spassky in 1972. He later moved to Norway where he became Norwegian Champion and achieved the grandmaster title. Jonathan is also an experienced chess coach, journalist and chess author. His book "Improve Your Ch…
Grandmaster and chess commentator Jon Ludvig Hammer
Hammer is a former super GM from Norway and a popular chess commentator. He also appears as a streamer on the channels of Hikaru Nakamura, The Botez sisters and most recently Anna Cramling. In this episode we talk about the upcoming World Chess Championship and get Hammer's predictions and insight…
Professional swimmer Henrik Christiansen, aka. The Muffin Man
Henrik is a professional swimmer from Norway. He as several international medals and has participated in three Olympic Games. In Paris this summer he went viral with his videos on TikTok and soon became known as The Muffin Man. Henrik has also been a guest in the Norwegian chess broadcast and has …
Fotballproff og sjakktalent Erik Botheim
Vi har reist til Sverige for å intervjue spissen til Malmö FF, nemlig Erik Botheim! Til tross for at han bare er 24 år så har han hatt en svært innholdsrik karriere allerede både i Norge og i utlandet, i tillegg til en rekke aldersbestemte landskamper for Norge. Utenfor banen har han blant annet ma…
GM Johan-Sebastian Christiansen's Comeback to the World's Top 100
When Grandmaster Johan-Sebastian Christiansen last joined our podcast, his future in the world’s top chess ranks seemed uncertain. Fast forward to today, the young Norwegian has made an inspiring comeback, returning to the prestigious top 100 with a string of strong tournament performances. GM Chr…
Chess player and content creator Anna Cramling
Anna has become one of the most famous chess personalities in recent years. At the age of just 22, she has reached well over 1 million subscribers on YouTube. We can easily call her one of the leading chess content creators in the world! Besides being a very good chess player, she is also famous f…
Grandmasters Borki Predojevic and Jorden Van Foreest
WE ARE BACK with a new season which is going to be better than ever! We met Borki and Jorden in Sandefjord, Norway at their annual chess camp with GMs Johan-Sebastian Christiansen and Ivan Saric, and Jorden shared some really interesting thoughts about Hans Niemann before the match against Magnus …
How we broke the world record by playing chess for 61 hours
The 4th of June 2024 became a special day for Askild and Odin. After playing chess for 61 hours, 3 minutes and 34 seconds they broke the world record for "The longest chess marathon". In this episode we take you behind the scenes of the match and try to give you an insight to how it all was possibl…