Inspired by Grandmaster Rasmus Svane talking about his (and his brother GM Frederik Svane’s) upcoming chess trip to the Polish Ekstraliga, I’ve written an article about the language preparation for a trip like that. I’ve also discussed a few particularities of the pronunciation of the Polish language and why you can’t trust English written lists with Polish names about the correct writing. There is some geeking about phonology, links to Polish pronunciation resources and links to more info about the Polish Ekstraliga! GM Monika Soćko takes the stage in English and Polish as well!
Here is the article: Preparing for the Polish league Ekstraliga: Dipping into language learning.
The article builds on the content of a former Lichess article around language preparation for a chess event abroad. Last year, I wrote an article as preparation for a tournament in the Czech Republic: How to prepare for a chess tournament abroad … language-wise.