{"podcast":{"title":"Dojo Talks: A Chess Podcast","slug":"dojo-talks-a-chess-podcast-3643500","podcast_index_feed_id":3643500,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/chessdojotalks/feed.xml","website_url":"https://ChessDojo.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/11401901/WhiteLogoText_Wide_3x_wjm5ni.png","author":"IM Kostya Kavutskiy, IM David Pruess, GM Jesse Kraai","episode_count":100,"summary":"The official podcast of ChessDojo (IM Kostya Kavutskiy, IM David Pruess, & GM Jesse Kraai). Most episodes are streamed live to twitch.tv/chessdojolive.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-13T00:18:30.006043+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dojo-talks-a-chess-podcast-3643500"},"episode":{"title":"EP 173 | The State of US Chess 2025","slug":"ep-173-the-state-of-us-chess-2025","published_at":"2025-11-03T14:15:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dojo-talks-a-chess-podcast-3643500/ep-173-the-state-of-us-chess-2025","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dojo-talks-a-chess-podcast-3643500","url":"https://ChessDojoTalks.podbean.com/e/ep-173-the-state-of-us-chess/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/rrjb6h8ad7348n63/State_of_US_Chess_1_19pfmo.mp3","summary":"A wide-ranging recap finds US chess robust—shaped by Caruana’s four-peat and sharp prep, Woodward’s surge and Mishra’s uneven form, a stronger women’s field led by Carissa Yip’s GM push, players coping with the Naroditsky tragedy, India vs. USA depth debates, and the St. Louis Chess Club’s expansion cementing a national hub. Join the Dojo - https://chessdojo.clubWatch Live - https://twitch.tv/chessdojoPlay Chess - https://go.chess.com/chessdojo Merch - https://www.chessdojo.club/shop Want to support the channel?Patreon - https://patreon.com/chessdojoDonate - https://streamelements.com/chessdojo/tip Find all of our chess book & supplies recommendations (& more!) on our Amazon storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/chessdojo Shopping through our link is a great way to support the Dojo. We earn a small affiliate % but at no cost to you. Website: https://chessdojo.clubTwitch: https://twitch.tv/chessdojoDiscord: https://discord.gg/GhKsJtjpFwTwitter: https://twitter.com/chessdojoPatreon: https://patreon.com/chessdojoInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/chessdojoFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/chessdojoPodcast: https://chessdojotalks.podbean.comTikTok: https://tiktok.com/@/chessdojoclips 00:55 Impact of Naroditsky news on players03:57 Caruana’s sustained edge and title streak10:21 Mishra’s stall after breakthrough11:30 Woodward’s rise and dynamic style20:02 Caruana’s fresh opening ideas and defense25:05 U.S. depth with seven 2700s and India comparison31:06 Carissa Yip’s GM trajectory and tougher women’s field48:00 St. Louis Chess Club reopening and U.S. chess hubs","meta_description":"A wide-ranging recap finds US chess robust—shaped by Caruana’s four-peat and sharp prep, Woodward’s surge and Mishra’s uneven form, a stronger women’s fie…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3741,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dojo-talks-a-chess-podcast-3643500/episodes/ep-173-the-state-of-us-chess-2025/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dojo-talks-a-chess-podcast-3643500/ep-173-the-state-of-us-chess-2025.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}