Mike Mahoney
National Master and amateur chess player who works as a pharmacist by day and is an avid online blitz player; featured for his late-starting path to NM and his entry into the Naroditsky Memorial blitz event.
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Apr 28, 2026 • 53min
EP 480- GM Eugene Perelshteyn & NM Mike Mahoney: Chess Rocky-Taking on Nakamura & Niemann at the Naroditsky Memorial
Mike Mahoney, a pharmacist-turned-National Master who rose late and thrives in online blitz. Eugene Perelshteyn, Grandmaster, opening expert and coach guiding Mike’s prep. They discuss Mike’s leap into a super-strong blitz field, Eugene’s coaching and opening plans, practical blitz clock management, and the Boston blitz stories that shaped Mike’s rise.
