#27 Leontxo García
Let's talk about chess
English - April 06, 2021 16:00 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MB - ★★★★ - 5 ratingsHobbies Leisure Sports chess sport board games strategy mind sport Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In episode 27 of the podcast, which is another special "Candidates Storytellers" episode, Eric talks to one of the best and most famous chess journalists in the world: Leontxo Garcia Olasagasti (1956), who is a Spanish lecturer, presenter, commentator and journalist specialized in chess.
Tireless chess propagandist, Leontxo promotes the teaching of this game to both children (in Spanish schools and abroad and adults. "Regular chess exercise improves brain aging and may even be useful in preventing Alzheimer's and other senile dementias", he says.
Leontxo Garcia was awarded a medal for sporting achievements in Spain, he is included in FIDE’s Golden Book for his services to chess, he was given an award by the University of Oviedo for exceptional efforts in promoting culture and he was recognised with a national chess award.
Today, Leontxo Garcia remains one of the leading chess journalists in Europe, who attends all the major contemporary competitions. “Chess is a golden mine practically unexplored by the press!” the famous observer likes to remark. And: he is one of the nicest persons in the chess business.
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You can follow Leontxo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/leontxogarcia
If you want to read the articles by Leontxo Garcia on El Pais (in Spanish), click here and here.
More about Leontxo on Wikipedia (English) and Spanish.
Click here to go to the official website of the Candidates 2020/2021.
There is a book about the first part of the Candidates, written by Vladimir Tukmakov and published by Thinkers Publishing. Click here to buy the book.
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Host : Eric van Reem
Guest : Leontxo Garcia (ESP)
Editor : Dennis van Reem
Artwork : Fränk Stiefel
Music : Chess Pieces-Silent Partner
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