chessfeels #56: a very chessfeels holiday gift guide
what to get for the person who wants another openings couse
Has this ever happened to you?
A non-chess-playing loved one (NCPLO) asks you what you want for the holidays. Or, worse, they try to think of a gift for you without asking. And then you end up with, I don’t know, a third copy of B*bby F*sch*r Teaches Chess.
Anyways, Julia and I recorded a very special episode with holiday gifts for you and yours. Listen here, and keep reading below for links:
Our most popular shirt: Free Hans
Fan favorite: Chessfeel’s Lasagna
For the libertarian: Snake Benoni
For the superfan: It’s too late to worry about the tooth
For anybody who remembers there’s still a world championship match coming up: King Ding
For your friend’s partner who talks a big game about chess: Giri’s Najdorf LTR
For the person in your life who wants to work on their floor: 1001 Exercises for Beginners
For the person in your life who struggles with thinking ahead: Prophylaxis
For the unorthodox firebrand in your life: @chessentials_’s top-tier Modern Defense
For the person who calculates too much, or not enough, or whatever: Endgame Strategy
For the person whose chessable user name you don’t know: Evaluate like a Grandmaster by all around sack of shit and beloved guest Nate Solon.
For the person who keeps bringing up The Queen’s Gambit even though it’s almost 2023: Chess Queens by esteemed guest Jennifer Shahade
For the chess-obsessive who would be hotter to you if they read more fiction: The Luzhin Defense
Swag:
A tournament clock that actually does all the things you’ll need it to do (for US tournaments)
For the gadget-obsessed: ChessUp. We don’t really get what it does but we do like Tatev Abrahamyan.
The perfect gag gift: The Queen’s Gambit board game. If only chess was real!