Coffeehouse Blunders
A weekly chat with Chess International Master Danny and Coffee Snob Motz on all things coffee, chess, tech, & the lives of these two adorable besties.
We found 4 episodes of Coffeehouse Blunders with the tag “breakdown”.
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S2 E6 The Queen's Gambit Breakdown: Adjournment
Episode | January 7th, 2021 | Season 2 | 1 hr 18 mins
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Join International Chess Master Danny Rensch and "chess expert" James Montemagno as they break down the sixth episode, Adjournment, of the international sensation The Queen's Gambit. In this episode Beth heads to New York to study and crush Benny in some speed chess before she heads off to Paris where it all begins to play Borgov for the second time.
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S2 E4 The Queen's Gambit Breakdown: Middle Game
Episode | December 16th, 2020 | Season 2 | 1 hr 48 mins
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We are heading off to beautiful Mexico City for the first showdown between Harmon and Borgov. This episode takes us a crazy ride as Beth really starts to find herself, grows closer to Mrs. Wheatley, plays the most difficult matches of chess yet, and it all ends with a tragic endgame. We breakdown the life, time, and chess in episode 4: Middle Game.
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S2 E3 The Queen's Gambit Breakdown: Doubled Pawns
Episode | December 9th, 2020 | Season 2 | 1 hr 23 mins
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The Queen's Gambit reaches its stride as Beth continues her dominance in the world of chess across several cities beating out Master and Grandmaster players on her way to the U.S. Open in Las Vegas. This episode spans 3 years, a plethora of tournaments, and an epic conclusion with a head-to-head match with Benny. We break it all down.
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S2 E1 The Queen's Gambit Breakdown: Openings
Episode | November 25th, 2020 | Season 2 | 1 hr 22 mins
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Welcome to Season 2 of Coffeehouse Blunders. We are back and breaking down every aspect of Beth Harmon's chess journey in The Queen's Gambit. What was chess like in 1967 in Paris, were the first matches realistic, is the Sicilian Defense the best thing to learn as a beginner, and how does a simultaneous really work.