FM Terry Chapman is a&nbsp; 63-year old retired businessman, having floated his company on the main market of the London Stock Exchange in 1999, with a day one capitalization of over &pound;100 million. The Terence Chapman Group Plc was a major sponsor of chess activities in Britain, but Terry is probably best known in the English chess community for his charity match against Garry Kasparov in 2001 (at two pawns odds), which he only narrowly lost, 1 1/2 - 2 1/2! As he discussed in the great book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Chess-Life-Matthew-Sadler/dp/1910093831/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=chess+for+life&amp;qid=1584237057&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1">Chess for Life</a> by GM Mathew Sadler and WIM Natasha Regan, Terry retired in 2007 and started devoting a lot of energy to competitive chess. In the next handful of years, he took his rating<a href="https://ratings.fide.com/id.phtml?event=413399"> from 2156 to a peak of 2331</a>! Last summer, Terry came equal first in the British over 50's Championship, a title he was proud to add to his British junior championship title won 49 years previously. In our conversation, Terry catches us up on what has occurred since the 2016 publication of Chess for Life. He shares the chess improvement lessons he has learned over the ups and downs of the last 12 years. Please read on for more details and timestamps.&nbsp; &nbsp; 0:00- We begin by delving a bit into Terry&rsquo;s chess and personal background. What life circumstances motivated him to ramp up his competitive chess in the year 2007?&nbsp;&nbsp; Mentioned: GM Jonathan Rowson 7:00 How had the chess world changed in the years that Terry was busy building a career and raising a family? Did he feel rusty upon returning to the board?&nbsp; Mentioned: <a href="https://en.chessbase.com/">Chessbase</a>&nbsp; 13:00- <a href="https://www.patreon.com/perpetualchess">A Patreon supporter</a> of Perpetual Chess asks FM Chapman if he thinks one should change their opening repertoire as they get older?&nbsp; Mentioned: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/jm/podcast/ep-86-uscf-master-fred-wilson/id1185023674?i=1000417351413">NM Fred Wilson</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ep-52-gm-ben-finegold-returns/id1185023674?i=1000397773446">GM Ben Finegold&nbsp;</a> 17:00- What coaches has Terry worked with? Mentioned: GM Jonathan Speelman&nbsp; 21:00- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessable.com. Here are a few of the tactics resources Chessable offers:&nbsp; Mastering Mates: <a href="https://www.chessable.com/mastering-mates-1-1111-one-move-mates/course/11134/">https://www.chessable.com/mastering-mates-1-1111-one-move-mates/course/11134/</a> Tactics Time:&nbsp; <a href="https://www.chessable.com/tactics-time-1/course/21108/">https://www.chessable.com/tactics-time-1/course/21108/</a> Woodpecker Method:&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="https://www.chessable.com/the-woodpecker-method/course/10582/">https://www.chessable.com/the-woodpecker-method/course/10582/</a> 22:00- Patreon supporter, and <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-142-uscf-master-han-schut-adult-improver-series/id1185023674?i=1000449245609">adult improver</a>&nbsp; NM Han Schut writes in to ask Terry to ask for an update about time trouble issues that Terry mentioned in Chess for Life. &nbsp; Mentioned: GM Natalia Zhukova&nbsp; 32:00- What is a typical day of chess study like for Terry Chapman?&nbsp; Mentioned:<a href="https://thinkerspublishing.com/product/r-edouard-chess-calculation-training-vol-2-endgames/"> Chess Calculation Training Volume 2: Endgame by GM Romain Edouard</a>, <a href="https://www.newinchess.com/en_US/yearbooks">New in Chess Yearbooks</a>, <a href="https://www.newinchess.com/en_US/new-in-chess-magazines">New in Chess Magazine&nbsp;</a> 43:00- Terry has described himself as a bit of an opening specialist, but also says his memory is nothing special.&nbsp; How does he pull that off?&nbsp; Mentioned: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Kotronias-Kings-Indian-Saemisch-Rest/dp/1784830356">Kotrianas on the King&rsquo;s Indian&nbsp;</a> 49:00 What other books does Terry recommend for Club players?&nbsp; Mentioned: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Attacking-Manual-1-Jacob-Aagaard/dp/9197600407/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2KRP5IHWBW4G8&amp;keywords=attacking+manual+aagaard&amp;qid=1584239708&amp;sprefix=aagaard+att%2Caps%2C136&amp;sr=8-1">Aagaard Manual Volume 1</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Amateur-IM-Proven-Training-Methods/dp/1936277409/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=from+amateur+to+IM&amp;qid=1584239746&amp;sr=8-1">From Amateur to IM</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Winning-Chess-Middlegames-Essential-Structures/dp/9056917501">Winning Chess Strategies</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Garry-Kasparov-Great-Predecessors-Part/dp/1857443306/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=kasparov+books&amp;qid=1584240419&amp;sr=8-2">Kasparov&rsquo;s My Great Predecessors</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Pump-Your-Rating-Axel-Smith/dp/1907982736/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=pump+up+your+rating&amp;qid=1584239885&amp;sr=8-1">Pump Up Your Rating</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Chess-Evolution-Fundamentals-Yusupovs-School/dp/1906552452/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=yusopov&amp;qid=1584239959&amp;sr=8-4">Yusopov books</a>, <a href="https://everymanchess.com/collections/move-by-move">Everyman Chess Move by Move series&nbsp;</a> 56:00- What is the latest on Terry&rsquo;s chess progress?&nbsp; 1:00- Terry tells a few stories about brushes with chess legends, including playing a charity game with Garry Kasparov.&nbsp; Mentioned: GM Tony Miles, GM Ding Liren, GM Vishy Anand, GM Vladimir Kramnik , <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/desert-island-discs/id342735925?i=1000400885151">Garry Kasparov on Desert Island Discs</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Maroczy-Structures-Adrian-Mikhalchishin/dp/9492510545">Understanding Maroczy Structures by GM Adrian Mikhalchishin&nbsp;</a> 1:15- Thanks so much to Terry Chapman for sharing his tips and some great stories. You can reach him via email here: <a href="mailto:tpdchapman@gmail.com">tpdchapman@gmail.com</a>. If you would like to help support the podcast, you can do so here: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/perpetualchess">https://www.patreon.com/perpetualchess</a> &nbsp;

FM Terry Chapman is a&nbsp; 63-year old retired businessman, having floated his company on the main market of the London Stock Exchange in 1999, with a day one capitalization of over &pound;100 million. The Terence Chapman Group Plc was a major sponsor of chess activities in Britain, but Terry is probably best known in the English chess community for his charity match against Garry Kasparov in 2001 (at two pawns odds), which he only narrowly lost, 1 1/2 - 2 1/2! As he discussed in the great book, Chess for Life by GM Mathew Sadler and WIM Natasha Regan, Terry retired in 2007 and started devoting a lot of energy to competitive chess. In the next handful of years, he took his rating from 2156 to a peak of 2331! Last summer, Terry came equal first in the British over 50's Championship, a title he was proud to add to his British junior championship title won 49 years previously. In our conversation, Terry catches us up on what has occurred since the 2016 publication of Chess for Life. He shares the chess improvement lessons he has learned over the ups and downs of the last 12 years. Please read on for more details and timestamps.&nbsp; &nbsp; 0:00- We begin by delving a bit into Terry&rsquo;s chess and personal background. What life circumstances motivated him to ramp up his competitive chess in the year 2007?&nbsp;&nbsp; Mentioned: GM Jonathan Rowson 7:00 How had the chess world changed in the years that Terry was busy building a career and raising a family? Did he feel rusty upon returning to the board?&nbsp; Mentioned: Chessbase&nbsp; 13:00- A Patreon supporter of Perpetual Chess asks FM Chapman if he thinks one should change their opening repertoire as they get older?&nbsp; Mentioned: NM Fred Wilson, GM Ben Finegold&nbsp; 17:00- What coaches has Terry worked with? Mentioned: GM Jonathan Speelman&nbsp; 21:00- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessable.com. Here are a few of the tactics resources Chessable offers:&nbsp; Mastering Mates: https://www.chessable.com/mastering-mates-1-1111-one-move-mates/course/11134/ Tactics Time:&nbsp; https://www.chessable.com/tactics-time-1/course/21108/ Woodpecker Method:&nbsp;&nbsp; https://www.chessable.com/the-woodpecker-method/course/10582/ 22:00- Patreon supporter, and adult improver&nbsp; NM Han Schut writes in to ask Terry to ask for an update about time trouble issues that Terry mentioned in Chess for Life. &nbsp; Mentioned: GM Natalia Zhukova&nbsp; 32:00- What is a typical day of chess study like for Terry Chapman?&nbsp; Mentioned: Chess Calculation Training Volume 2: Endgame by GM Romain Edouard, New in Chess Yearbooks, New in Chess Magazine&nbsp; 43:00- Terry has described himself as a bit of an opening specialist, but also says his memory is nothing special.&nbsp; How does he pull that off?&nbsp; Mentioned: Kotrianas on the King&rsquo;s Indian&nbsp; 49:00 What other books does Terry recommend for Club players?&nbsp; Mentioned: Aagaard Manual Volume 1, From Amateur to IM, Winning Chess Strategies, Kasparov&rsquo;s My Great Predecessors, Pump Up Your Rating, Yusopov books, Everyman Chess Move by Move series&nbsp; 56:00- What is the latest on Terry&rsquo;s chess progress?&nbsp; 1:00- Terry tells a few stories about brushes with chess legends, including playing a charity game with Garry Kasparov.&nbsp; Mentioned: GM Tony Miles, GM Ding Liren, GM Vishy Anand, GM Vladimir Kramnik , Garry Kasparov on Desert Island Discs, Understanding Maroczy Structures by GM Adrian Mikhalchishin&nbsp; 1:15- Thanks so much to Terry Chapman for sharing his tips and some great stories. You can reach him via email here: tpdchapman@gmail.com. If you would like to help support the podcast, you can do so here: https://www.patreon.com/perpetualchess &nbsp;

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EP.169 - FM Terry Chapman (adult improver series)

With the highly anticipated FIDE Candidates tournament starting in a matter of days, I am honored to be joined by Grandmaster Daniel King to preview the tournament. GM King is well known for his accomplishments as a chess player, journalist and announcer. The videos on his YouTube channel,<a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/PowerPlayChess"> Powerplay Chess</a>, are always a must-watch for me.&nbsp; GM King will be part of FIDE&rsquo;s announcing team for this event, and we talked to him just days before he planned to leave for Yekaterinaburg, Russia for the tournament. We recorded this interview on Tuesday, March 10.&nbsp; Please read on for details and timestamps.&nbsp; 0:00- Intro.&nbsp; We set the scene for the<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_Tournament_2020"> FIDE Candidates Tournament</a> and discuss the dramatic late entry of GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, who is replacing GM Teimour Radjabov who withdrew from the tournament due to concerns about the Corona/Covid-19 virus.&nbsp; Mentioned: FIDE World Senior Team Championship:<a href="https://www.europechess.org/fide-world-senior-team-chess-championship-2020-starts-today/"> https://www.europechess.org/fide-world-senior-team-chess-championship-2020-starts-today/</a>&nbsp; 10:00- This episode is brought to&nbsp; you in part by Chessable! Check out GM Simon Williams brand new course &ldquo;<a href="https://www.chessable.com/short-sweet-the-black-lion/course/35086/">The Black Lion</a>&rdquo; here: https://www.chessable.com/the-black-lion/course/34040/ 12:00- The odds I listed for the Candidates come from Unibet UK, you can find them here (They have changed a bit since we recorded):&nbsp; <a href="https://www.unibet.co.uk/betting/sports/filter/chess/world_championship/candidates/all/competitions/1005917216">https://www.unibet.co.uk/betting/sports/filter/chess/world_championship/candidates/all/competitions/1005917216</a>&nbsp; We discuss the individual Candidates in the following order:&nbsp; 13:00- GM Kirill Alekseenko&nbsp; Mentioned: GM Ali Firouzja 16:23- GM Fabiano Caruana&nbsp; 19:00- GM Anish Giri&nbsp; 23:20- GM Alexander Grischuk&nbsp; Mentioned:<a href="https://chess24.com/en/learn/advanced/video/candidates-2020-a-preview/candidates-2020-intro"> Chess24&rsquo;s Candidates 2020 A Preview</a>: <a href="https://chess24.com/en/learn/advanced/video/candidates-2020-a-preview/candidates-2020-intro">https://chess24.com/en/learn/advanced/video/candidates-2020-a-preview/candidates-2020-intro</a> GM Peter Svidler&nbsp; 26:15- GM Wang Hao&nbsp; Mentioned: Chessbase India&rsquo;s IM Sagar Shah interviews Wang Hao:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_elqkx-IgI"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_elqkx-IgI</a> 30:30 GM Ding Liren&nbsp; 34:30- GM Ian Nepomniachtchi&nbsp; 39:00- GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Mentioned: UEFA Euro 1992 Final:<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Euro_1992_Final"> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Euro_1992_Final</a>, GM Etienne Bacrot&nbsp; 45:00- Thanks so much to Daniel King for joining the show. You can watch the FIDE Broadcast with GMs King, Judit Polgar and Evgeni Miroschenko beginning on March 15 here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9B47GnzCRFHTT1BIBWvStQ">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9B47GnzCRFHTT1BIBWvStQ</a> Subscribe to GM King&rsquo;s PowerPlayChess here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMBATpFb--uLNAODOVWvCTA">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMBATpFb--uLNAODOVWvCTA</a> Support GM King via Patreon here:&nbsp; <a href="https://www.patreon.com/powerplaychess/posts">https://www.patreon.com/powerplaychess/posts</a> If you would like to support Perpetual Chess via Patreon, you can do so here: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/perpetualchess">https://www.patreon.com/perpetualchess</a>ual Chess via Patreon, you can do so here: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/perpetualchess">https://www.patreon.com/perpetualchess</a>

With the highly anticipated FIDE Candidates tournament starting in a matter of days, I am honored to be joined by Grandmaster Daniel King to preview the tournament. GM King is well known for his accomplishments as a chess player, journalist and announcer. The videos on his YouTube channel, Powerplay Chess, are always a must-watch for me.&nbsp; GM King will be part of FIDE&rsquo;s announcing team for this event, and we talked to him just days before he planned to leave for Yekaterinaburg, Russia for the tournament. We recorded this interview on Tuesday, March 10.&nbsp; Please read on for details and timestamps.&nbsp; 0:00- Intro.&nbsp; We set the scene for the FIDE Candidates Tournament and discuss the dramatic late entry of GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, who is replacing GM Teimour Radjabov who withdrew from the tournament due to concerns about the Corona/Covid-19 virus.&nbsp; Mentioned: FIDE World Senior Team Championship: https://www.europechess.org/fide-world-senior-team-chess-championship-2020-starts-today/&nbsp; 10:00- This episode is brought to&nbsp; you in part by Chessable! Check out GM Simon Williams brand new course &ldquo;The Black Lion&rdquo; here: https://www.chessable.com/the-black-lion/course/34040/ 12:00- The odds I listed for the Candidates come from Unibet UK, you can find them here (They have changed a bit since we recorded):&nbsp; https://www.unibet.co.uk/betting/sports/filter/chess/world_championship/candidates/all/competitions/1005917216&nbsp; We discuss the individual Candidates in the following order:&nbsp; 13:00- GM Kirill Alekseenko&nbsp; Mentioned: GM Ali Firouzja 16:23- GM Fabiano Caruana&nbsp; 19:00- GM Anish Giri&nbsp; 23:20- GM Alexander Grischuk&nbsp; Mentioned: Chess24&rsquo;s Candidates 2020 A Preview: https://chess24.com/en/learn/advanced/video/candidates-2020-a-preview/candidates-2020-intro GM Peter Svidler&nbsp; 26:15- GM Wang Hao&nbsp; Mentioned: Chessbase India&rsquo;s IM Sagar Shah interviews Wang Hao: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_elqkx-IgI 30:30 GM Ding Liren&nbsp; 34:30- GM Ian Nepomniachtchi&nbsp; 39:00- GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Mentioned: UEFA Euro 1992 Final: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Euro_1992_Final, GM Etienne Bacrot&nbsp; 45:00- Thanks so much to Daniel King for joining the show. You can watch the FIDE Broadcast with GMs King, Judit Polgar and Evgeni Miroschenko beginning on March 15 here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9B47GnzCRFHTT1BIBWvStQ Subscribe to GM King&rsquo;s PowerPlayChess here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMBATpFb--uLNAODOVWvCTA Support GM King via Patreon here:&nbsp; https://www.patreon.com/powerplaychess/posts If you would like to support Perpetual Chess via Patreon, you can do so here: https://www.patreon.com/perpetualchessual Chess via Patreon, you can do so here: https://www.patreon.com/perpetualchess

EP.168 - FIDE Candidates Preview with GM Daniel King

IM Jop Delemarre is a former Dutch Youth Champion who has been a full-time chess trainer since 2004. Over the years, he has worked with many strong young players who went on to earn IM and GM titles.&nbsp; Jop is an expert in the <a href="https://www.stappenmethode.nl/en/index.php">Chess Steps curriculum,</a> and was a student of one of its founders, Rob Brunia. Due to his expertise in the Steps Method, Jop recently offered a Chess Steps Certification Workshop, that I and a few other U.S. based chess teachers completed and greatly enjoyed. Jop joined me to discuss this workshop, share plans for potential future workshops, and to reflect on his career in general. Jop shared plenty of great advice for chess improvers and teachers alike. Please read on for more details and show notes.&nbsp; 0:00- Jop shares some details about his life background, and the background of the Chess Steps Method.&nbsp; Mentioned: GM Robin Van Kampen, <a href="https://www.chess-steps.com/home.php">Chess Steps Method</a>, Rob Brunia, IM Cor van Wijgerdan, NM Matan Prilleltensky, Paul Swaney, NM Shawn Hoshall, NM Han Schut, US Chess Digital Editor John Hartmann&nbsp; 11:50- A <a href="https://www.patreon.com/perpetualchess">Patreon supporter of the pod</a> writes in to ask if the Chess Steps Method can be used as a &ldquo;stand alone&rdquo; improvement method.&nbsp; Mentioned: <a href="https://www.chess-steps.com/webshop.php?location=Webshop%7CManuals">Chess Steps Manuals</a>, <a href="https://www.chess-steps.com/webshop.php?location=Webshop%7CManuals">Chess Steps Workbook</a>, <a href="https://www.chess-steps.com/webshop.php?location=Webshop%7CChess%20Tutors">Chess Tutor CDs</a> 21:30- IM Jop Delemarre gives more details about how an opportunity for a Chess Steps Teacher Training Workshop came about, and discusses what the future plans are for more teacher certification workshops.&nbsp;&nbsp; Mentioned: Paul Swaney, Geert van der Velde&nbsp; 26:40- Question from friend and former guest of the podcast, NM Han Schut, about whether the Steps Teacher Trainer program is sanctioned by the founder of the Steps Method, IM Cor van Wijgerdan Mentioned: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-142-uscf-master-han-schut-adult-improver-series/id1185023674?i=1000449245609">Han Schut on Perpetual Chess</a>&nbsp; 31:00- For the teachers listening, and for those interested in learning more about this generally, I share a few of the lessons that I learned from completing Chess Steps Teacher Certification Training.&nbsp; Mentioned: Email Jop here: <a href="mailto:jdelemarre@hotmail.com">jdelemarre@hotmail.com</a>,&nbsp; 39:00- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessable. You can check out FM Kamil Plichta&rsquo;s new course, Four Horsemen: The Sicilian Four Knights here: <a href="https://www.chessable.com/four-horsemen-the-sicilian-4-knights-defense/course/33443/">https://www.chessable.com/four-horsemen-the-sicilian-4-knights-defense/course/33443/</a> 39:30- Jop discusses the reasons why practicing things repeatedly is important to acquire chess skills.&nbsp; Mentioned: Peter Newhall, <a href="https://www.chessable.com/learn-chess-the-right-way-book-5-finding-winning-moves/course/13157/">Susan Polgar series</a>, <a href="https://www.chessable.com/the-fundamentals-1-build-up-your-chess/course/19145/">Yusopov series</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; 47:00- Jop shares a few of his favorite chess books.&nbsp; Mentioned: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Techniques-Positional-Play-Practical-Methods/dp/9056914340/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=positional+techniques&amp;qid=1583162460&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1">Techniques of Positional Play</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Chess-Lessons-Vladimir-Popov/dp/1906552827/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=chess+lessons+popov&amp;qid=1583162530&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-2">Chess Lessons by Popov</a>, Tatiana and Nadhezda Kosintseva, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Greatest-525-Puzzles-Csaba-Balogh/dp/6155793115/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=balogh+chess&amp;qid=1583162634&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1">Greatest 525 Puzzles by GM Csaba Balogh</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=dvoretsky&amp;i=stripbooks&amp;ref=nb_sb_noss_2">IM Mark Dvoretsky&rsquo;s books</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?crid=2XTV2TYTBPHMX&amp;i=stripbooks&amp;k=aagaard%20chess&amp;ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_5&amp;sprefix=aagaa%2Cstripbooks%2C144&amp;url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks">Aagaard&rsquo;s books</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Boris-Gelfand/e/B0045A1UF0?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&amp;qid=1583162735&amp;sr=1-1">GM Boris Gelfand&rsquo;s books</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Garry-Kasparov-Great-Predecessors-Part/dp/1857443306/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=garry+kasparov&amp;qid=1583162775&amp;sr=8-3">My Great Predecessors by GM Garry Kasparov </a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Tactics-Time-Chess-Everyday-Players/dp/9056914383/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=tactics+time&amp;qid=1583162851&amp;sr=8-1">Tactics Time</a>, Elizabeth Spiegel, IM Jeremy Silman, Mastering Opening Strategy by <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Opening-Strategy-Johan-Hellsten/dp/1857446925/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=hellsten+openings&amp;qid=1583162922&amp;sr=8-1">GM Johan Hellsten</a>, IM Herman Grooten&nbsp; 1:01:00- Jop shares a few highlights from his career as a chess competitor, including a mini match with Dutch chess legend GM Jan Timman.&nbsp; Mentioned: GM Alexey Dreev, GM Evgeni Bareev. GM Anatoly Karpov, <a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1396179">Delemarre-Brodsky 1994</a>,&nbsp; <a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1143323">Delemarre-Timman 1995</a>, <a href="https://share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/share/?p=nEsYY81FsiNLFHi9tsprYhTmVR4Rx7+FBJpoFpOV4hpkLIosNJ9k/nkjFLEACHFz">Sokolov-Delemarre 1997</a>, GM Loek Van Wely&nbsp; 1:06:00- As a polyglot, what language-learning practices is Jop able to apply to chess improvement?&nbsp; 1:14:00- Thanks to Jop for joining the show! You can reach him via email here: <a href="mailto:jdelemarre@hotmail.com">jdelemarre@hotmail.com</a> Visit his website here:&nbsp; <a href="https://schaaktrainer.nl/online-chess-lesson/">https://schaaktrainer.nl/online-chess-lesson/</a> You can learn more about the Steps method on the official website here: https://www.stappenmethode.nl/en/index.php And you can order the Steps books in the U.S.here: https://www.chess-steps.com/home.php If you would like to help support the podcast you can do so here: <a href="https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/donate">https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/donate</a> &nbsp;

IM Jop Delemarre is a former Dutch Youth Champion who has been a full-time chess trainer since 2004. Over the years, he has worked with many strong young players who went on to earn IM and GM titles.&nbsp; Jop is an expert in the Chess Steps curriculum, and was a student of one of its founders, Rob Brunia. Due to his expertise in the Steps Method, Jop recently offered a Chess Steps Certification Workshop, that I and a few other U.S. based chess teachers completed and greatly enjoyed. Jop joined me to discuss this workshop, share plans for potential future workshops, and to reflect on his career in general. Jop shared plenty of great advice for chess improvers and teachers alike. Please read on for more details and show notes.&nbsp; 0:00- Jop shares some details about his life background, and the background of the Chess Steps Method.&nbsp; Mentioned: GM Robin Van Kampen, Chess Steps Method, Rob Brunia, IM Cor van Wijgerdan, NM Matan Prilleltensky, Paul Swaney, NM Shawn Hoshall, NM Han Schut, US Chess Digital Editor John Hartmann&nbsp; 11:50- A Patreon supporter of the pod writes in to ask if the Chess Steps Method can be used as a &ldquo;stand alone&rdquo; improvement method.&nbsp; Mentioned: Chess Steps Manuals, Chess Steps Workbook, Chess Tutor CDs 21:30- IM Jop Delemarre gives more details about how an opportunity for a Chess Steps Teacher Training Workshop came about, and discusses what the future plans are for more teacher certification workshops.&nbsp;&nbsp; Mentioned: Paul Swaney, Geert van der Velde&nbsp; 26:40- Question from friend and former guest of the podcast, NM Han Schut, about whether the Steps Teacher Trainer program is sanctioned by the founder of the Steps Method, IM Cor van Wijgerdan Mentioned: Han Schut on Perpetual Chess&nbsp; 31:00- For the teachers listening, and for those interested in learning more about this generally, I share a few of the lessons that I learned from completing Chess Steps Teacher Certification Training.&nbsp; Mentioned: Email Jop here: jdelemarre@hotmail.com,&nbsp; 39:00- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessable. You can check out FM Kamil Plichta&rsquo;s new course, Four Horsemen: The Sicilian Four Knights here: https://www.chessable.com/four-horsemen-the-sicilian-4-knights-defense/course/33443/ 39:30- Jop discusses the reasons why practicing things repeatedly is important to acquire chess skills.&nbsp; Mentioned: Peter Newhall, Susan Polgar series, Yusopov series&nbsp;&nbsp; 47:00- Jop shares a few of his favorite chess books.&nbsp; Mentioned: Techniques of Positional Play, Chess Lessons by Popov, Tatiana and Nadhezda Kosintseva, Greatest 525 Puzzles by GM Csaba Balogh, IM Mark Dvoretsky&rsquo;s books, Aagaard&rsquo;s books, GM Boris Gelfand&rsquo;s books, My Great Predecessors by GM Garry Kasparov , Tactics Time, Elizabeth Spiegel, IM Jeremy Silman, Mastering Opening Strategy by GM Johan Hellsten, IM Herman Grooten&nbsp; 1:01:00- Jop shares a few highlights from his career as a chess competitor, including a mini match with Dutch chess legend GM Jan Timman.&nbsp; Mentioned: GM Alexey Dreev, GM Evgeni Bareev. GM Anatoly Karpov, Delemarre-Brodsky 1994,&nbsp; Delemarre-Timman 1995, Sokolov-Delemarre 1997, GM Loek Van Wely&nbsp; 1:06:00- As a polyglot, what language-learning practices is Jop able to apply to chess improvement?&nbsp; 1:14:00- Thanks to Jop for joining the show! You can reach him via email here: jdelemarre@hotmail.com Visit his website here:&nbsp; https://schaaktrainer.nl/online-chess-lesson/ You can learn more about the Steps method on the official website here: https://www.stappenmethode.nl/en/index.php And you can order the Steps books in the U.S.here: https://www.chess-steps.com/home.php If you would like to help support the podcast you can do so here: https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/donate &nbsp;

EP.167 - IM Jop Delemarre

This week we feature a double attack from two of the premier chess trainers in the world! GM Jacob Aagaard is the co-founder of <a href="https://www.qualitychess.co.uk/">Quality Chess Publishing</a>,&nbsp; is an award winning author, and has worked with many elite grandmasters including GM Boris Gelfand and GM Sam Shankland. GM R.B. Ramesh, is an <a href="https://chessbase.in/news/Ramesh-wins-Mark-Dvoretsky-Award">award-winning</a> trainer and author, who has coached the India National Team many times, and has worked with many young talents including GM Pragganandha. GMs <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/jm/podcast/ep-111-gm-jacob-aagaard/id1185023674?i=1000428698718">Aagaard</a> and <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-144-gm-r-b-ramesh/id1185023674?i=1000451015621">Ramesh</a> are both return guests&nbsp; to Perpetual Chess, as they visit to discuss their new project, <a href="http://365chessacademy.com">365ChessAcademy.com</a>. This new site offers dedicated chess students worldwide the ability to access daily lectures from a cadre of high level trainers, including themselves. In addition to explaining the vision behind this new project, they fielded many chess-improvement questions from Perpetual Chess listeners and provided many insights about common issues faced over the board. As always, you can find more details and timestamps below.&nbsp; (If embedded hyperlinks aren't visible in your podcast feed you can find them here: <a href="https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/new-blog/2020/2/25/episode-166-gm-jacob-aagaard-and-gm-rb-ramesh">https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/new-blog/2020/2/25/episode-166-gm-jacob-aagaard-and-gm-rb-ramesh</a>) 0:00-&nbsp;We kick off by discussing the vision behind GM Aagaard and GM Ramesh&rsquo;s new initiative, an online chess academy, called <a href="https://365chessacademy.com/">365ChessAcademy</a>.&nbsp; Mentioned: GM Sam Shankland, GM Ivan Salgado-Lopez, GM Julen Arizmendi Martinez, IM Renier Castellanos Rodriguez, GM Sabino Brunello&nbsp; 16:00- What have been the unexpected challenges of launching this website?&nbsp; &nbsp; 19:30- This episode is brought to you part by Chessable.com. You can check out the first two volumes of GM Arthur Yusopov&rsquo;s acclaimed Fundamental chess series on Chessable, here: <a href="https://www.chessable.com/the-fundamentals-1-build-up-your-chess/course/19145/">https://www.chessable.com/the-fundamentals-1-build-up-your-chess/course/19145/</a> <a href="https://www.chessable.com/the-fundamentals-2-boost-your-chess/course/14534/">https://www.chessable.com/the-fundamentals-2-boost-your-chess/course/14534/</a> 20:30- We dive into some questions from the <a href="https://www.patreon.com/perpetualchess">Patreon mailbag</a>, beginning with Jacob and Ramesh tackling the age-old question of how to allocate one&rsquo;s chess study time. Is it better to focus on improving your weaknesses or building your strengths in your game? As a baseline for club players, GM Ramesh recommends spending 60% of study time on middlegame, 20% on endgame, and 20% on opening.&nbsp; Mentioned: GM Elizbar Ubilava&nbsp;&nbsp; 35:30- The next Patreon question relates to chess study.&nbsp; How does one know when to switch areas of focus in study, and how to draw up chess training plans.&nbsp; Mentioned: GM Sam Shankland, GM Boris Gelfand, GM Viswanathan Anand, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dvoretskys-Endgame-Manual-Mark-Dvoretsky/dp/1941270042/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=endgame+manual&amp;qid=1582425402&amp;sr=8-1">Dvoretsky&rsquo;s Endgame Manual</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; 45:00- Another Patreon supporter writes to ask how he can work to limit tactical oversights in his games.&nbsp; Mentioned: Quality Chess&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Build-Up-Your-Chess-Fundamentals/dp/1906552010/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=yusupov+chess&amp;qid=1582425867&amp;sr=8-2">Yusopov Build up Your Chess Series</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXZDw-w7gNkOJg4dI6pshPg">365 Chess Academy&rsquo;s Youtube Channel&nbsp;</a> 54:30- Another Patreon question: How can one structure studies such that they acquire actual chess skills instead of just chess knowledge?&nbsp; Mentioned: Quality Chess Academy Camps: <a href="https://qualitychessacademy.com/june2020/">https://qualitychessacademy.com/june2020/</a> 1:00:00- One more question: Should we change our study approach as we get closer to a tournament?&nbsp; Mentioned: John Hartmann, GM Jan Gustafsson&nbsp; 1:02:00- Why is it that GM Aagaard has said that he doesn&rsquo;t believe in goals?&nbsp; Mentioned: <a href="https://thebestchessbooks.com/">TheBestChessBooks.com</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMART_criteria">S.M.A.R.T. goals</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/How-Fail-Almost-Everything-Still/dp/1591847745/ref=sr_1_1?crid=9D9NIJT9RT9R&amp;keywords=scott+adams+books&amp;qid=1582426661&amp;sprefix=scott+adams%2Caps%2C130&amp;sr=8-1">How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big</a> 1:06:00- Would GM Ramesh or GM Aagaard be interested in working on a World Championship prep team if an opportunity presented itself?&nbsp; Mentioned: GM Boris Gelfand, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Anand-Files-Michiel-Abeln/dp/1784830917/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=the+anand+files&amp;qid=1582426797&amp;sr=8-2">The Anand Files</a>, IM Christopher Yoo&nbsp; Thanks again to Jacob and Ramesh to share so much of their wisdom about chess improvement. To find out more about their academy head on over to <a href="https://365chessacademy.com/">https://365chessacademy.com/ </a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

This week we feature a double attack from two of the premier chess trainers in the world! GM Jacob Aagaard is the co-founder of Quality Chess Publishing,&nbsp; is an award winning author, and has worked with many elite grandmasters including GM Boris Gelfand and GM Sam Shankland. GM R.B. Ramesh, is an award-winning trainer and author, who has coached the India National Team many times, and has worked with many young talents including GM Pragganandha. GMs Aagaard and Ramesh are both return guests&nbsp; to Perpetual Chess, as they visit to discuss their new project, 365ChessAcademy.com. This new site offers dedicated chess students worldwide the ability to access daily lectures from a cadre of high level trainers, including themselves. In addition to explaining the vision behind this new project, they fielded many chess-improvement questions from Perpetual Chess listeners and provided many insights about common issues faced over the board. As always, you can find more details and timestamps below.&nbsp; (If embedded hyperlinks aren't visible in your podcast feed you can find them here: https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/new-blog/2020/2/25/episode-166-gm-jacob-aagaard-and-gm-rb-ramesh) 0:00-&nbsp;We kick off by discussing the vision behind GM Aagaard and GM Ramesh&rsquo;s new initiative, an online chess academy, called 365ChessAcademy.&nbsp; Mentioned: GM Sam Shankland, GM Ivan Salgado-Lopez, GM Julen Arizmendi Martinez, IM Renier Castellanos Rodriguez, GM Sabino Brunello&nbsp; 16:00- What have been the unexpected challenges of launching this website?&nbsp; &nbsp; 19:30- This episode is brought to you part by Chessable.com. You can check out the first two volumes of GM Arthur Yusopov&rsquo;s acclaimed Fundamental chess series on Chessable, here: https://www.chessable.com/the-fundamentals-1-build-up-your-chess/course/19145/ https://www.chessable.com/the-fundamentals-2-boost-your-chess/course/14534/ 20:30- We dive into some questions from the Patreon mailbag, beginning with Jacob and Ramesh tackling the age-old question of how to allocate one&rsquo;s chess study time. Is it better to focus on improving your weaknesses or building your strengths in your game? As a baseline for club players, GM Ramesh recommends spending 60% of study time on middlegame, 20% on endgame, and 20% on opening.&nbsp; Mentioned: GM Elizbar Ubilava&nbsp;&nbsp; 35:30- The next Patreon question relates to chess study.&nbsp; How does one know when to switch areas of focus in study, and how to draw up chess training plans.&nbsp; Mentioned: GM Sam Shankland, GM Boris Gelfand, GM Viswanathan Anand, Dvoretsky&rsquo;s Endgame Manual&nbsp;&nbsp; 45:00- Another Patreon supporter writes to ask how he can work to limit tactical oversights in his games.&nbsp; Mentioned: Quality Chess&rsquo;s Yusopov Build up Your Chess Series, 365 Chess Academy&rsquo;s Youtube Channel&nbsp; 54:30- Another Patreon question: How can one structure studies such that they acquire actual chess skills instead of just chess knowledge?&nbsp; Mentioned: Quality Chess Academy Camps: https://qualitychessacademy.com/june2020/ 1:00:00- One more question: Should we change our study approach as we get closer to a tournament?&nbsp; Mentioned: John Hartmann, GM Jan Gustafsson&nbsp; 1:02:00- Why is it that GM Aagaard has said that he doesn&rsquo;t believe in goals?&nbsp; Mentioned: TheBestChessBooks.com, S.M.A.R.T. goals, How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big 1:06:00- Would GM Ramesh or GM Aagaard be interested in working on a World Championship prep team if an opportunity presented itself?&nbsp; Mentioned: GM Boris Gelfand, The Anand Files, IM Christopher Yoo&nbsp; Thanks again to Jacob and Ramesh to share so much of their wisdom about chess improvement. To find out more about their academy head on over to https://365chessacademy.com/ &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 

EP.166 - GM Jacob Aagard and GM R.B. Ramesh Return

This week my esteemed guest is none other than five-time World Champion and living chess legend, GM Viswanathan Anand!! Vishy has been busy as usual with high-level chess, as Tata Steel 2020 recently completed, and the<a href="http://www.grenkechessclassic.com/en/"> Greinke Chess Classic</a> is coming up for him in April. GM Anand also has recently released&nbsp; (with co-author Susan Ninan) the inspiring and illuminating book,<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mind-Master-Winning-Lessons-Champions-ebook/dp/B081YPQVLQ/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=mind+master+anand&amp;qid=1581869748&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1"> Mind Master: Winning Lessons from a Champion&rsquo;s Life</a>. This brilliant book provides a springboard for us to discuss various topics about which Vishy has unique insights. They include the effects of aging on his chess game,chess in the era of super engines, reflections on World Championship matches, life as a dad, and the side effects of fame. Please continue reading for more details and timestamps. (If embedded hyperlinks are not visible in your podcast feed, you can find them here: <a href="https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/new-blog/2020/2/18/episode-165-gm-viswanathan-anand">https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/new-blog/2020/2/18/episode-165-gm-viswanathan-anand</a> ) 1:00- Vishy reflects on the highs and lows of his recently completed tournament,<a href="https://www.tatasteelchess.com/">Tata Steel 2020</a>. Topics discussed include how he copes with tough losses as compared to how he coped earlier in life.&nbsp; Mentioned:<a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1990513"> Caruana-Anand 2020</a>,<a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1990815"> Firouzja-Anand 2020</a>,<a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1990666"> Anand-Vituigov 2020</a>,<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dV9Ac1B0Rw"> Chessbase India- Anand gives an endgame lesson to Firouzja</a>, IM Sagar Shah, GM Ivan Sokolov 9:00- The conversation segues to a discussion of the lost art of post-mortem analysis, and the broader topic of how computers have changed chess.&nbsp; Mentioned: GM Elizbar Ubilava,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gukesh_D"> GM Gukesh D</a>, GM Alireza Firouzja 16:00-<a href="https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/donate"> A Patreon/Paypal supporter of the podcast</a> wrote in to ask Vishy how he manages to appear so composed over the board. His answer surprised me!&nbsp; Mentioned:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1NCKoTWChI"> Chessbase India video: Vishy Anand on the 9 Best Games of his Career</a>,<a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1510508"> Kramnik-Anand 2008</a><a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1510508"></a> &nbsp;22:00- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessable.com.&nbsp; Among many other great offerings, you can check out their free course,<a href="https://www.chessable.com/tournament-tactics-tata-steel-chess-2020/course/32465/"> Tournament Tactics: Tata Steel Chess 2020</a>, featuring game analysis from GM Harikrishna&nbsp;&nbsp; 22:30- Vishy fields another Patreon mailbag question relating to how he maintains elite status into his 50th birthday.&nbsp; Mentioned: GM Magnus Carlsen, GM Ian Nepomniatchi, GM Nikita Vitiugov,&nbsp; GM Ali Firouzja, GM Jordan van Foreest, Jeroen van den Berg (Tata Steel Organizer), GM Vladimir Kramnik, <a href="https://ratings.fide.com/toparc.phtml?cod=21">&nbsp;October 2001 FIDE Top 100 list</a>,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Chess_Championship_2013"> 2013 FIDE World Chess Championship</a>,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_Tournament_2014"> 2014 FIDE Candidates Tournament</a> , GM Judit Polgar, GM Alexander Morezevich,GM Vassily Ivanchuk, GM Boris Gelfand, 2017 FIDE World Rapid Championships 35:15- Is Vishy&rsquo;s son enjoying chess? What are his other interests?&nbsp; Mentioned: <a href="https://www.chesskid.com/">Chesskid.com</a> 38:00- Vishy reflects a bit more on prior world championship matches, and he expounds on a few memories and stories shared in Mind Master.&nbsp; Mentioned: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Anand-Files-World-Championship-2008-2012/dp/1784830674/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=anand+files&amp;qid=1581953091&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1">The Anand Files by Michiel Abeln</a>, GM Ivan Cheparinov, Silvio Danilov, Susan Ninan 44:30- Another Patreon supporter writes to ask about the standards Vishy uses in selecting a World Championship preparation team.&nbsp; Mentioned: GM Peter Heine Nielsen, GM Radoslaw Wotjaszek, GM Surya Ganguly, GM Rustam Kasimdzhanov,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grzegorz_Gajewski"> GM Grzegorz Gajewski</a>, GM Sandipan Chanda 49:00- Is there a scenario in which Vishy would help out on a World Championship team in the 2020 match? How does he handicap the<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidates_Tournament_2020"> upcoming Candidates tournament</a>?&nbsp; Mentioned: GM Ding Liren, GM Fabiano Caruana 54:30- Another listener writes to ask, &ldquo;Are there downsides to being as famous as Vishy is, especially in chess circles?&rdquo; This question led to Vishy&rsquo;s sharing a couple of funny stories relating to being recognized or unrecognized in public.&nbsp; 1:02:00- GM Anand&rsquo;s next tournament is the Grienke Open in April of 2020. Thanks so much to GM Anand for joining me.&nbsp; You can follow him<a href="https://twitter.com/vishy64theking?lang=en"> on twitter</a>, and can buy his book<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mind-Master-Winning-Lessons-Champions/dp/9351951502/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=mind+master+anand&amp;qid=1581869752&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1"> from Amazon</a> and many other chess book&nbsp; retailers. If you would like to help support the Perpetual Chess, you can do so here: <a href="https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/donate">https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/donate</a> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

This week my esteemed guest is none other than five-time World Champion and living chess legend, GM Viswanathan Anand!! Vishy has been busy as usual with high-level chess, as Tata Steel 2020 recently completed, and the Greinke Chess Classic is coming up for him in April. GM Anand also has recently released&nbsp; (with co-author Susan Ninan) the inspiring and illuminating book, Mind Master: Winning Lessons from a Champion&rsquo;s Life. This brilliant book provides a springboard for us to discuss various topics about which Vishy has unique insights. They include the effects of aging on his chess game,chess in the era of super engines, reflections on World Championship matches, life as a dad, and the side effects of fame. Please continue reading for more details and timestamps. (If embedded hyperlinks are not visible in your podcast feed, you can find them here: https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/new-blog/2020/2/18/episode-165-gm-viswanathan-anand ) 1:00- Vishy reflects on the highs and lows of his recently completed tournament,Tata Steel 2020. Topics discussed include how he copes with tough losses as compared to how he coped earlier in life.&nbsp; Mentioned: Caruana-Anand 2020, Firouzja-Anand 2020, Anand-Vituigov 2020, Chessbase India- Anand gives an endgame lesson to Firouzja, IM Sagar Shah, GM Ivan Sokolov 9:00- The conversation segues to a discussion of the lost art of post-mortem analysis, and the broader topic of how computers have changed chess.&nbsp; Mentioned: GM Elizbar Ubilava, GM Gukesh D, GM Alireza Firouzja 16:00- A Patreon/Paypal supporter of the podcast wrote in to ask Vishy how he manages to appear so composed over the board. His answer surprised me!&nbsp; Mentioned: Chessbase India video: Vishy Anand on the 9 Best Games of his Career, Kramnik-Anand 2008 &nbsp;22:00- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessable.com.&nbsp; Among many other great offerings, you can check out their free course, Tournament Tactics: Tata Steel Chess 2020, featuring game analysis from GM Harikrishna&nbsp;&nbsp; 22:30- Vishy fields another Patreon mailbag question relating to how he maintains elite status into his 50th birthday.&nbsp; Mentioned: GM Magnus Carlsen, GM Ian Nepomniatchi, GM Nikita Vitiugov,&nbsp; GM Ali Firouzja, GM Jordan van Foreest, Jeroen van den Berg (Tata Steel Organizer), GM Vladimir Kramnik, &nbsp;October 2001 FIDE Top 100 list, 2013 FIDE World Chess Championship, 2014 FIDE Candidates Tournament , GM Judit Polgar, GM Alexander Morezevich,GM Vassily Ivanchuk, GM Boris Gelfand, 2017 FIDE World Rapid Championships 35:15- Is Vishy&rsquo;s son enjoying chess? What are his other interests?&nbsp; Mentioned: Chesskid.com 38:00- Vishy reflects a bit more on prior world championship matches, and he expounds on a few memories and stories shared in Mind Master.&nbsp; Mentioned: The Anand Files by Michiel Abeln, GM Ivan Cheparinov, Silvio Danilov, Susan Ninan 44:30- Another Patreon supporter writes to ask about the standards Vishy uses in selecting a World Championship preparation team.&nbsp; Mentioned: GM Peter Heine Nielsen, GM Radoslaw Wotjaszek, GM Surya Ganguly, GM Rustam Kasimdzhanov, GM Grzegorz Gajewski, GM Sandipan Chanda 49:00- Is there a scenario in which Vishy would help out on a World Championship team in the 2020 match? How does he handicap the upcoming Candidates tournament?&nbsp; Mentioned: GM Ding Liren, GM Fabiano Caruana 54:30- Another listener writes to ask, &ldquo;Are there downsides to being as famous as Vishy is, especially in chess circles?&rdquo; This question led to Vishy&rsquo;s sharing a couple of funny stories relating to being recognized or unrecognized in public.&nbsp; 1:02:00- GM Anand&rsquo;s next tournament is the Grienke Open in April of 2020. Thanks so much to GM Anand for joining me.&nbsp; You can follow him on twitter, and can buy his book from Amazon and many other chess book&nbsp; retailers. If you would like to help support the Perpetual Chess, you can do so here: https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/donate &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 

EP.165 - GM Viswanathan Anand

I had a lot to catch up on with IM John Bartholomew 2.5 years after his first visit to Perpetual Chess. Then,&nbsp; as now, John is best known for his very popular <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6hOVYvNn79Sl1Fc1vx2mYA">Chess YouTube channel</a>, and for being the co-founder of Chessable.com. &nbsp; John has seen the company and his following continue to grow rapidly in the past few years, and as you may have heard, <a href="https://www.chessable.com/blog/2019/09/03/chessable-joins-play-magnus-chess24/">Chessable merged with GM Magnus Carlsen&rsquo;s Play Magnus company in September of 2019.</a> John also has recently released a large-scale&nbsp; project, <a href="https://www.chessable.com/100-endgames-you-must-know/course/5193/">a Chessable video course </a>, explaining the endgame classic, 100 Endgames You Must Know, and he even got to film a video testing the World Champion on the material from this vital chess book.&nbsp; In our conversation, John gave some behind-the-scenes details on all of these exciting events. He also threw in lots of good chess improvement advice in reply to some good questions from listeners. Please read on for more details and timestamps.&nbsp; If you aren&rsquo;t seeing embedded hyperlinks in your podcast feed, you can find them on the podcast website here: <a href="https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/new-blog/2020/2/11/episode-164-im-john-bartholomew">https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/new-blog/2020/2/11/episode-164-im-john-bartholomew</a> 0:00- Ways to interact with the Perpetual Chess Community include: <a href="https://twitter.com/Bennyficial1">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1385914858127271/">Perpetual Chess Facebook Group</a>, and now, Perpetual Chess is sharing podcast clips on Instagram!<a href="https://www.instagram.com/perpetualchess/"> https://www.instagram.com/perpetualchess/</a> 2:00- We begin by discussing John&rsquo;s recent trip to Wijk an Zee in order to film a YouTube video with World Champion, GM Magnus Carlsen. Mentioned: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/jm/podcast/ep-26-international-master-john-bartholomew/id1185023674?i=1000386226603">Perpetual Chess Episode 26 with IM John Bartholomew</a>, Chessable CEO David Kramaley, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1SCXb2WA2U">John&rsquo;s YouTube video testing Magnus on 100 Endgames You Must Know</a> , Geert Van der Velde of Chessable, GM Fabiano Caruana, GM Nikita Vitiugov, GM Viswanathan Anand, GM Magnus Carlsen, GM Jesus de la VIlla&nbsp; 10:50- The first <a href="https://www.patreon.com/perpetualchess">Patreon mailbag question of the week</a> has to do with how the Chessable interface responds when someone (such as Magnus) inputs a solution to a puzzle that is not the primary solution.&nbsp; 16:00- John digs behind the scenes of how he made his 19+ hour video course, and discusses how this project affected his work as a chess teacher.&nbsp; Mentioned: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philidor_position">Philidor position</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucena_position">Lucena Position</a>, Vancura Position, <a href="https://www.chessable.com/endgame-bootcamp-with-john-bartholomew/course/33597/">John&rsquo;s free Endgame Bootcamp Video</a>, Floating Square, Bird&rsquo;s Color Rule,<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/jm/podcast/ep-159-im-greg-shahade-returns-again/id1185023674?i=1000461629135"> IM Greg Shahade&rsquo;s last Perpetual Chess Appearance&nbsp;</a> 24:30- We discuss some of the points discussed in the Chess Reddit thread, <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/chess/comments/eytooc/are_chessablecom_video_courses_worth_the_money/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=ios_app&amp;utm_name=iossmf">Are Chessable video courses worth the money?</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; 33:00- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessable. As John mentioned, in addition to his video course, one can check out AlanB&rsquo;s courses here:&nbsp; <a href="https://www.chessable.com/author/AlanB/">https://www.chessable.com/author/AlanB/</a> Chessable&rsquo;s sale on the 100 Endgames You Must Know ends on February 16: <a href="https://www.chessable.com/100-endgames-you-must-know/course/5193/">https://www.chessable.com/100-endgames-you-must-know/course/5193/</a> 34:00- We switch to the topic of chess improvement and dig into the Patreon mailbag. John answers questions relating to <a href="https://twitter.com/fins0905/status/1210635335685812224?s=20">his recent tweet </a>&nbsp;regarding planning chess study time, as well as one&rsquo;s relating to the difference between IMs and FMs in chess skills, and what he notices in his most accomplished students.&nbsp; Mentioned: IM Kassa Korley, <a href="https://www.chessable.com/the-woodpecker-method/course/10582/">The Woodpecker Method on Chessable</a>, <a href="https://www.chessable.com/checkmate-patterns/course/17841/">Checkmate Patterns by CraftyRaf</a>, <a href="https://lichess.org/">LiChess</a>, <a href="https://www.chessclub.com/">Internet Chess Club</a>&nbsp; 52:00- The last Patreon question requests some additional resources to drill endgames: Mentioned: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Endgame-Strategy-Johan-Hellsten/dp/1781940185/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2ZL9SG7D4XBKE&amp;keywords=mastering+endgame+strategy&amp;qid=1581303564&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=mastering+endgame+%2Cstripbooks%2C147&amp;sr=1-1">Mastering Endgames Strategy</a>, Chesstempo Endgame Drills, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Amateur-IM-Proven-Training-Methods/dp/1936277409/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=amateur+to+IM&amp;qid=1581303600&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1">From Amateur to IM</a>, <a href="https://www.chessable.com/lifetime-repertoires-jan-gustafssons-1-e4-e5/course/28860/">Lifetime Repertoires: 1. E4 e5 with GM Jan Gustafsson&nbsp;</a> 56:30- On John&rsquo;s last visit to Perpetual Chess, he shared some good chess business ideas. Does he have more ideas?&nbsp; Mentioned: GM Hikaru Nakamura, GM Wesley So, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvXxdkt1d8Uu08NAQP2IUTw">Chessbrah&rsquo;s YouTube</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhGrqzRTIE4C1JeKl9oAgJOdyVxK9pGYU">Fiona Steil-Antoni&rsquo;s YouTube Vlogs </a>, <a href="https://www.chess.com/">Chess.com</a>, IM Danny Rensch, Chess24.com, <a href="https://www.playmagnus.com/en/">Play Magnus</a>, IM Dmitri Schneider 1:05- What was it like for John to teach Bullet chess&nbsp; phenom, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcJxY7NovRrYCsxyl6qaFLA">GM Andrew Tang</a>, aka Penguin GM, as a scholastic player? The puzzle John gave GM Andrew Tang can be seen here- <a href="https://share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/share/?p=8x0P2obR3gRql0KNZaMJR9QVt5zI/QtoD/aUWVDnrOkEIL4R6/E/1C1f0qlezi/O">https://share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/share/?p=8x0P2obR3gRql0KNZaMJR9QVt5zI/QtoD/aUWVDnrOkEIL4R6/E/1C1f0qlezi/O </a>&nbsp;(to see the solution turn on the Engine icon just below the chessboard):&nbsp; Mentioned:&nbsp; <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Tune-Your-Chess-Tactics-Antenna-ebook/dp/B00IXOLLNA/ref=sr_1_2?crid=KYJQXD34O9HV&amp;keywords=tune+your+chess+tactics+antenna&amp;qid=1581304291&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=tune+your%2Cstripbooks%2C133&amp;sr=1-2">Tune Your Chess Tactics Antenna</a>, GM Robert Hess&nbsp; 1:10- Thanks to John for coming back on the show! John&rsquo;s YouTube Channel:&nbsp; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6hOVYvNn79Sl1Fc1vx2mYA">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6hOVYvNn79Sl1Fc1vx2mYA</a> John&rsquo;s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/fins0905?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">https://twitter.com/fins0905?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor</a> John&rsquo;s 100 Endgames Video Course:&nbsp; <a href="https://www.chessable.com/100-endgames-you-must-know/course/5193/">https://www.chessable.com/100-endgames-you-must-know/course/5193/</a> Perpetual Chess Patreon Page: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/perpetualchess">https://www.patreon.com/perpetualchess</a>

I had a lot to catch up on with IM John Bartholomew 2.5 years after his first visit to Perpetual Chess. Then,&nbsp; as now, John is best known for his very popular Chess YouTube channel, and for being the co-founder of Chessable.com. &nbsp; John has seen the company and his following continue to grow rapidly in the past few years, and as you may have heard, Chessable merged with GM Magnus Carlsen&rsquo;s Play Magnus company in September of 2019. John also has recently released a large-scale&nbsp; project, a Chessable video course , explaining the endgame classic, 100 Endgames You Must Know, and he even got to film a video testing the World Champion on the material from this vital chess book.&nbsp; In our conversation, John gave some behind-the-scenes details on all of these exciting events. He also threw in lots of good chess improvement advice in reply to some good questions from listeners. Please read on for more details and timestamps.&nbsp; If you aren&rsquo;t seeing embedded hyperlinks in your podcast feed, you can find them on the podcast website here: https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/new-blog/2020/2/11/episode-164-im-john-bartholomew 0:00- Ways to interact with the Perpetual Chess Community include: Twitter, Perpetual Chess Facebook Group, and now, Perpetual Chess is sharing podcast clips on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/perpetualchess/ 2:00- We begin by discussing John&rsquo;s recent trip to Wijk an Zee in order to film a YouTube video with World Champion, GM Magnus Carlsen. Mentioned: Perpetual Chess Episode 26 with IM John Bartholomew, Chessable CEO David Kramaley, John&rsquo;s YouTube video testing Magnus on 100 Endgames You Must Know , Geert Van der Velde of Chessable, GM Fabiano Caruana, GM Nikita Vitiugov, GM Viswanathan Anand, GM Magnus Carlsen, GM Jesus de la VIlla&nbsp; 10:50- The first Patreon mailbag question of the week has to do with how the Chessable interface responds when someone (such as Magnus) inputs a solution to a puzzle that is not the primary solution.&nbsp; 16:00- John digs behind the scenes of how he made his 19+ hour video course, and discusses how this project affected his work as a chess teacher.&nbsp; Mentioned: Philidor position, Lucena Position, Vancura Position, John&rsquo;s free Endgame Bootcamp Video, Floating Square, Bird&rsquo;s Color Rule, IM Greg Shahade&rsquo;s last Perpetual Chess Appearance&nbsp; 24:30- We discuss some of the points discussed in the Chess Reddit thread, Are Chessable video courses worth the money?&nbsp;&nbsp; 33:00- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessable. As John mentioned, in addition to his video course, one can check out AlanB&rsquo;s courses here:&nbsp; https://www.chessable.com/author/AlanB/ Chessable&rsquo;s sale on the 100 Endgames You Must Know ends on February 16: https://www.chessable.com/100-endgames-you-must-know/course/5193/ 34:00- We switch to the topic of chess improvement and dig into the Patreon mailbag. John answers questions relating to his recent tweet &nbsp;regarding planning chess study time, as well as one&rsquo;s relating to the difference between IMs and FMs in chess skills, and what he notices in his most accomplished students.&nbsp; Mentioned: IM Kassa Korley, The Woodpecker Method on Chessable, Checkmate Patterns by CraftyRaf, LiChess, Internet Chess Club&nbsp; 52:00- The last Patreon question requests some additional resources to drill endgames: Mentioned: Mastering Endgames Strategy, Chesstempo Endgame Drills, From Amateur to IM, Lifetime Repertoires: 1. E4 e5 with GM Jan Gustafsson&nbsp; 56:30- On John&rsquo;s last visit to Perpetual Chess, he shared some good chess business ideas. Does he have more ideas?&nbsp; Mentioned: GM Hikaru Nakamura, GM Wesley So, Chessbrah&rsquo;s YouTube, Fiona Steil-Antoni&rsquo;s YouTube Vlogs , Chess.com, IM Danny Rensch, Chess24.com, Play Magnus, IM Dmitri Schneider 1:05- What was it like for John to teach Bullet chess&nbsp; phenom, GM Andrew Tang, aka Penguin GM, as a scholastic player? The puzzle John gave GM Andrew Tang can be seen here- https://share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/share/?p=8x0P2obR3gRql0KNZaMJR9QVt5zI/QtoD/aUWVDnrOkEIL4R6/E/1C1f0qlezi/O &nbsp;(to see the solution turn on the Engine icon just below the chessboard):&nbsp; Mentioned:&nbsp; Tune Your Chess Tactics Antenna, GM Robert Hess&nbsp; 1:10- Thanks to John for coming back on the show! John&rsquo;s YouTube Channel:&nbsp; https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6hOVYvNn79Sl1Fc1vx2mYA John&rsquo;s Twitter: https://twitter.com/fins0905?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor John&rsquo;s 100 Endgames Video Course:&nbsp; https://www.chessable.com/100-endgames-you-must-know/course/5193/ Perpetual Chess Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/perpetualchess

EP.164 IM John Bartholomew returns

&nbsp; By day, USCF Tournament Director Michael Regan is an Observatory Scientist at the Space Telescope Science Institute.&nbsp; By night and weekend, he runs some of the most player-friendly chess tournaments in the United States, primarily in the Maryland/Washington DC area. Michael joins me this week, to share all of his insights and secrets, gained from many years of figuring out to how to improve the player experience at weekend chess tournaments. We talked about everything from hotel booking, to fair play to punctuality to hygiene. This is an important conversation for any active tournament player, so please take a listen. Timestamps and more details can be found below.&nbsp; 0:00- Perpetual Chess is now on Instagram! <a href="https://www.instagram.com/perpetualchess/">https://www.instagram.com/perpetualchess/</a> You can also interact with me and the Perpetual Chess community&nbsp; <a href="https://twitter.com/Bennyficial1">via Twitter</a> and the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1385914858127271/">Perpetual Chess Facebook Group</a> .&nbsp; 3:00- Michael goes a bit into his chess background, and shares what frustrated him about the other tournaments in which he and his son often played when he first got into chess. Michael&rsquo;s primary frustration was with tournaments that often started late.&nbsp; Mentioned: <a href="http://www.digitalgametechnology.com/index.php/products/electronic-boards">DGT Chess Boards and Clocks</a> 11:30- Michael shared a lot of insight into the mechanics of booking hotels for chess tournaments.&nbsp; Mentioned: <a href="https://www.mdchess.com/index.php?option=com_eventbooking&amp;view=event&amp;id=9&amp;catid=1&amp;Itemid=1548">The Baltimore Open (coming this weekend)&nbsp;</a> 19:00- Why does Michael prefer to run tournaments with time increments rather than delay?&nbsp; 24:30- What does Michael think of the arguments that there needs to be shorter time control as well as more break times during chess tournaments? Mentioned:&nbsp; <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-159-im-greg-shahade-returns-again/id1185023674?i=1000461629135">IM Greg Shahade&rsquo;s most recent Perpetual Chess Interview</a>&nbsp; 30:00 This episode is brought to you in part by Chessable.com. Check out John Bartholomew&rsquo;s video course explaining the endgame classic 100 Endgames You Must Know:&nbsp; <a href="https://www.chessable.com/100-endgames-you-must-know/course/5193/">https://www.chessable.com/100-endgames-you-must-know/course/5193/</a> 31:00- Michael answers a question from <a href="https://www.patreon.com/perpetualchess">a Patreon supporter of the podcast </a>regarding how to handle a small tournament field with large rating gaps among the players.&nbsp; 33:30- We discuss the dreaded issue of fair play. How can we prevent people from cheating using engines?&nbsp; 39:00- How can we promote better hygiene among chess players and thus limit the risk of illnesses and viruses being spread?&nbsp; 43:00- What is going on with Michael&rsquo;s chess game?&nbsp; 45:00- Michael&rsquo;s closing advice for those looking to make chess tournaments better are: <ol> <li>Start on time</li> <li>Provide equipment (helps start on time)&nbsp;</li> </ol> 49:50- Why does Michael often use a prize payment structure of paying a fixed amount based on players&rsquo; scores, rather than paying &ldquo;1st place, 2nd place, etc.:?&nbsp; 52:00- Thanks so much to Michael for sharing his ideas and for coming on the show. If you would like to try one of his tournaments and find out what it&rsquo;s like to <a href="https://www.questtogm.com/chess/like-mike/">be treated like a professional</a>, you can see his upcoming schedule on the <a href="http://www.mdchess.com/">Maryland Chess Association website</a>.&nbsp; If you would like to help support Perpetual Chess you can do so here: <a href="https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/donate">https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/donate</a> &nbsp;

&nbsp; By day, USCF Tournament Director Michael Regan is an Observatory Scientist at the Space Telescope Science Institute.&nbsp; By night and weekend, he runs some of the most player-friendly chess tournaments in the United States, primarily in the Maryland/Washington DC area. Michael joins me this week, to share all of his insights and secrets, gained from many years of figuring out to how to improve the player experience at weekend chess tournaments. We talked about everything from hotel booking, to fair play to punctuality to hygiene. This is an important conversation for any active tournament player, so please take a listen. Timestamps and more details can be found below.&nbsp; 0:00- Perpetual Chess is now on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/perpetualchess/ You can also interact with me and the Perpetual Chess community&nbsp; via Twitter and the Perpetual Chess Facebook Group .&nbsp; 3:00- Michael goes a bit into his chess background, and shares what frustrated him about the other tournaments in which he and his son often played when he first got into chess. Michael&rsquo;s primary frustration was with tournaments that often started late.&nbsp; Mentioned: DGT Chess Boards and Clocks 11:30- Michael shared a lot of insight into the mechanics of booking hotels for chess tournaments.&nbsp; Mentioned: The Baltimore Open (coming this weekend)&nbsp; 19:00- Why does Michael prefer to run tournaments with time increments rather than delay?&nbsp; 24:30- What does Michael think of the arguments that there needs to be shorter time control as well as more break times during chess tournaments? Mentioned:&nbsp; IM Greg Shahade&rsquo;s most recent Perpetual Chess Interview&nbsp; 30:00 This episode is brought to you in part by Chessable.com. Check out John Bartholomew&rsquo;s video course explaining the endgame classic 100 Endgames You Must Know:&nbsp; https://www.chessable.com/100-endgames-you-must-know/course/5193/ 31:00- Michael answers a question from a Patreon supporter of the podcast regarding how to handle a small tournament field with large rating gaps among the players.&nbsp; 33:30- We discuss the dreaded issue of fair play. How can we prevent people from cheating using engines?&nbsp; 39:00- How can we promote better hygiene among chess players and thus limit the risk of illnesses and viruses being spread?&nbsp; 43:00- What is going on with Michael&rsquo;s chess game?&nbsp; 45:00- Michael&rsquo;s closing advice for those looking to make chess tournaments better are: Start on time Provide equipment (helps start on time)&nbsp; 49:50- Why does Michael often use a prize payment structure of paying a fixed amount based on players&rsquo; scores, rather than paying &ldquo;1st place, 2nd place, etc.:?&nbsp; 52:00- Thanks so much to Michael for sharing his ideas and for coming on the show. If you would like to try one of his tournaments and find out what it&rsquo;s like to be treated like a professional, you can see his upcoming schedule on the Maryland Chess Association website.&nbsp; If you would like to help support Perpetual Chess you can do so here: https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/donate &nbsp; 

Ep, 163- USCF Tournament Director Michael Regan

GM Ivan Cheparinov is a very active player whose name can regularly be found amongst the top 50 players in the world,. He attained a peak rating of 2718, and has won or tied for first place in many tournaments, including the 2007 European Individual Championships, the 2014 Gibraltar Chess Festival, and the 2009 and 2010 Ruy Lopez Masters.&nbsp; &nbsp;He has just released his first book, with Thinker's Publishing, called<a href="https://thinkerspublishing.com/product/1506/"> Cheparinov's 1. d4.</a> As we discuss, this is to be the first of a multi-volume project, and offers some fighting lines to play against the Grunfeld and King&rsquo;s Indian defenses.&nbsp; Last but not least, Ivan was former FIDE World Champion, GM Veselin Topalov's second for 7 years, and had some great stories to tell from those times. He also dispensed a few important recommendations about the importance of visualization training and fitness for chess players. Please read on for more info and timestamps.&nbsp; If you aren't seeing embedded hyperlinks on your podcast feed,you can find them here: <a href="https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/new-blog/2020/1/28/episode-162-gm-ivan-cheparinov">https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/new-blog/2020/1/28/episode-162-gm-ivan-cheparinov</a> 2:30- Ivan joined me days before jetting off to the Gibraltor Chess Festival. At the beginning we discussed how he prepares before a big event such as this.&nbsp; Mentioned: WGM Antoaneta Stefanova (his wife) 4:15- We dive into his book, Cheparinov&rsquo;s d4, which is <a href="https://thinkerspublishing.com/product/1506/">available from Thinker&rsquo;s Publishing</a> (Thinker&rsquo;s website includes a free preview),&nbsp; and is also <a href="https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=1486700&amp;u=2176674&amp;m=84345&amp;urllink=&amp;afftrack=">now available on Forward Chess</a>.&nbsp; Mentioned: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/1-d4-Indian-Grunfeld-Grandmaster-Repertoire/dp/1784830445/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=boris+avrukh&amp;qid=1580145685&amp;sr=8-2">Grandmaster Repertoire 1.d4 by GM Boris Avrukh</a>, GM Veselin Topalov, <a href="https://www.chessable.com/course/28860/">GM Jan Gustafsson&rsquo;s Lifetime Repertoire</a>, GM Ding Liren, GM Vishy Anand, GM Wesley So, GM Gawain Jones, GM Bassem Amin&nbsp; 18:50- <a href="https://www.patreon.com/perpetualchess">A Patreon supporter of the podcast</a> asks for a less common opening recommendation to use in play against 1. D4 for club players.&nbsp; Mentioned: The Benoni, The Benko, The King&rsquo;s Indian, The Grunfeld Opening, Nimzo-Indian, The Slav&nbsp; 21:30 Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessable. If you are a club-level player who would like to improve her visualization skills, check out this cool course called Visualize: <a href="https://www.chessable.com/visualise-1/course/25695/">https://www.chessable.com/visualise-1/course/25695/</a> 22:30- GM Cheparinov worked with GM Veselin Topalov for 7 years. He shares some stories and reflections from that period.&nbsp; Mentioned: <a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1333504">Topalov-Kasparov 2005</a> (Kasparov&rsquo;s last game) , <a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1482320">Topalov-Kramnik 2008</a>, GM Jan Smeets&nbsp; 31:00- With the recent publication of the books <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Anand-Files-World-Championship-2008-2012/dp/1784830674/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=anand+files&amp;qid=1580147039&amp;sr=8-1">The Anand Files</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mind-Master-Winning-Lessons-Champions/dp/9351951502/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=mind+master+anand&amp;qid=1580147030&amp;sr=8-1">Mind Master</a>, a lot of information has been shared about the 2010 Anand-Topalov World Championship match in Sofia, Bulgaria, so I was excited to ask GM Cheparinov (a team Topalov member) about some of the details.&nbsp; Mentioned: GM Erwin L&rsquo;Ami , <a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1582125">Topalov-Anand World Championship Game 12</a>, GM Vladimir Kramnik&nbsp; 42:00- Both GM Viswanathan Anand and Anand Files author, Michiel Abeln, wrote about Anand&rsquo;s team&rsquo;s&nbsp; fears that team Topalov had a &ldquo;super computer&rdquo; at their disposal in 2010 to help with World Championship preparation- Was this true?&nbsp; Mentioned: Silvio Danailov, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rybka">Rybka Chess Engine</a>, GM Romain Eduoard, <a href="https://thinkerspublishing.com/">Thinker&rsquo;s Publishing&nbsp;</a> 47:00- What are GM Chepariniv&rsquo;s current study methods? What did he do as a rising scholastic player?&nbsp; Mentioned: GM Vassily Ivanchuk, GM Boris Gelfand, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=csaba+bologh+chess+books&amp;ref=nb_sb_noss">Csaba Balogh&rsquo;s Chess Books</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Perfect-Your-Chess-Andrei-Volokitin-ebook/dp/B00MV13A3A/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=perfect+your+chess&amp;qid=1580164547&amp;sr=8-1">Perfect Your Chess&nbsp;</a> 59:00- Thanks to GM Cheparinov for joining the show. You can keep up with him <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ivan.cheparinov">via Facebook</a>. Watch his last few rounds of the Gibraltor Chess Festival <a href="https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/gibraltar-masters-2020">here</a>.&nbsp; If you would like to help support Perpetual Chess, you can do so here: <a href="https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/donate">https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/donate</a> &nbsp; &nbsp;

GM Ivan Cheparinov is a very active player whose name can regularly be found amongst the top 50 players in the world,. He attained a peak rating of 2718, and has won or tied for first place in many tournaments, including the 2007 European Individual Championships, the 2014 Gibraltar Chess Festival, and the 2009 and 2010 Ruy Lopez Masters.&nbsp; &nbsp;He has just released his first book, with Thinker's Publishing, called Cheparinov's 1. d4. As we discuss, this is to be the first of a multi-volume project, and offers some fighting lines to play against the Grunfeld and King&rsquo;s Indian defenses.&nbsp; Last but not least, Ivan was former FIDE World Champion, GM Veselin Topalov's second for 7 years, and had some great stories to tell from those times. He also dispensed a few important recommendations about the importance of visualization training and fitness for chess players. Please read on for more info and timestamps.&nbsp; If you aren't seeing embedded hyperlinks on your podcast feed,you can find them here: https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/new-blog/2020/1/28/episode-162-gm-ivan-cheparinov 2:30- Ivan joined me days before jetting off to the Gibraltor Chess Festival. At the beginning we discussed how he prepares before a big event such as this.&nbsp; Mentioned: WGM Antoaneta Stefanova (his wife) 4:15- We dive into his book, Cheparinov&rsquo;s d4, which is available from Thinker&rsquo;s Publishing (Thinker&rsquo;s website includes a free preview),&nbsp; and is also now available on Forward Chess.&nbsp; Mentioned: Grandmaster Repertoire 1.d4 by GM Boris Avrukh, GM Veselin Topalov, GM Jan Gustafsson&rsquo;s Lifetime Repertoire, GM Ding Liren, GM Vishy Anand, GM Wesley So, GM Gawain Jones, GM Bassem Amin&nbsp; 18:50- A Patreon supporter of the podcast asks for a less common opening recommendation to use in play against 1. D4 for club players.&nbsp; Mentioned: The Benoni, The Benko, The King&rsquo;s Indian, The Grunfeld Opening, Nimzo-Indian, The Slav&nbsp; 21:30 Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessable. If you are a club-level player who would like to improve her visualization skills, check out this cool course called Visualize: https://www.chessable.com/visualise-1/course/25695/ 22:30- GM Cheparinov worked with GM Veselin Topalov for 7 years. He shares some stories and reflections from that period.&nbsp; Mentioned: Topalov-Kasparov 2005 (Kasparov&rsquo;s last game) , Topalov-Kramnik 2008, GM Jan Smeets&nbsp; 31:00- With the recent publication of the books The Anand Files and Mind Master, a lot of information has been shared about the 2010 Anand-Topalov World Championship match in Sofia, Bulgaria, so I was excited to ask GM Cheparinov (a team Topalov member) about some of the details.&nbsp; Mentioned: GM Erwin L&rsquo;Ami , Topalov-Anand World Championship Game 12, GM Vladimir Kramnik&nbsp; 42:00- Both GM Viswanathan Anand and Anand Files author, Michiel Abeln, wrote about Anand&rsquo;s team&rsquo;s&nbsp; fears that team Topalov had a &ldquo;super computer&rdquo; at their disposal in 2010 to help with World Championship preparation- Was this true?&nbsp; Mentioned: Silvio Danailov, Rybka Chess Engine, GM Romain Eduoard, Thinker&rsquo;s Publishing&nbsp; 47:00- What are GM Chepariniv&rsquo;s current study methods? What did he do as a rising scholastic player?&nbsp; Mentioned: GM Vassily Ivanchuk, GM Boris Gelfand, Csaba Balogh&rsquo;s Chess Books, Perfect Your Chess&nbsp; 59:00- Thanks to GM Cheparinov for joining the show. You can keep up with him via Facebook. Watch his last few rounds of the Gibraltor Chess Festival here.&nbsp; If you would like to help support Perpetual Chess, you can do so here: https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/donate &nbsp; &nbsp;

EP.162 - GM Ivan Cheparinov

This week&rsquo;s guest, Geert van der Velde, is a semi-retired rock star who has recently managed to&nbsp; turn his passion for all things chess into the role of Chief Content Officer for <a href="Chessable.com">Chessable.com</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp; Geert is quite knowledgeable about chess books, chess history, and chess teaching, and we hit all of these topics in our conversation. Geert was also able to share lots of information about some exciting projects in the works at Chessable, as well as trends of which we should be aware in the chess education space generally. More details and timestamps can be found below.&nbsp; If you are not seeing embedded hyperlinks in your podcast feed you can find them here: <a href="https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/new-blog/2020/1/21/episode-161-geert-van-der-velde-chief-content-officer-of-chessablecom">https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/new-blog/2020/1/21/episode-161-geert-van-der-velde-chief-content-officer-of-chessablecom</a> 0:00- Geert delves into his chess background and talks about how his passion for chess was born and how it was revived in the past decade.&nbsp; Mentioned:&nbsp; <a href="http://billwall.phpwebhosting.com/">BIll Wall&rsquo;s Chess Website</a>, <a href="https://www.chessable.com/my-great-predecessors-part-1/course/22994/">My Great Predecessors</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/My-Best-Games-Chess-1908/dp/0486249417/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=alekhine+chess&amp;qid=1579444499&amp;s=audible&amp;sr=8-2">My Best Games of Chess by Alexander Alekhine</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfcDttgVBwk">Alekhine BBC Interview YouTube clip</a>, GM Neil McDonald, <a href="https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/new-blog/2020/1/17/bonus-pod-recapping-the-book-bobby-fischer-goes-to-war-with-chris-wainscott-chess-books-recaptured-series">Chess Books Recaptured: Bobby Fischer goes to War</a> 9:00- Geert shares how he ended up in his current role as Chief Content Officer at Chessable.com.&nbsp; 12:30- We take a detour into Geert&rsquo;s background as a successful touring rock musician, most prominently for a band called The Black Atlantic. Check out their music here: <a href="https://blackatlantic.bandcamp.com/">https://blackatlantic.bandcamp.com/</a> 14:45- We return to Geert&rsquo;s chess background.&nbsp; Mentioned: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/How-Reassess-Your-Chess-Imbalances/dp/1890085138/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=reassess+your+chess&amp;qid=1579444948&amp;sr=8-1">How to Reassess Your Chess by Jeremy Silman </a>, <a href="https://grenkechessopen.de/en/">Grenke Chess Open</a>, <a href="https://www.chessable.com/100-endgames-you-must-know/course/5193/">Chessable&rsquo;s 100 Endgames You Must Know</a>, IM John Bartholomew, GM Jorden Van Foreest, GM Jan Gustafsson,&nbsp; 22:00- What does Geert&rsquo;s work for Chessable entail?&nbsp; Mentioned: <a href="https://www.qualitychess.co.uk/products/2/345/small_steps_2_success_by_sam_shankland/">GM Sam Shankland&rsquo;s Small Steps 2 Success on Chessable</a>, GM Wesley So, <a href="https://twitter.com/chessable?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">Chessable&rsquo;s &ldquo;Lifetime Pro&rdquo; Membership deal will only be available for a few more weeks</a>, <a href="https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/new-blog/2018/11/5/episode-99-chessable-co-founder-and-ceo-david-kramaley">Chessable CEO David Kramaley on Perpetual Chess</a>, GM Alex Colovic, GM Pentala Harikrishna, Memory Champ Simon Reinhard, <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/81105525">Memory Games on Netflix</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Moonwalking-Einstein-Science-Remembering-Everything/dp/0143120530/ref=sr_1_1?crid=S8QGR3BCD89D&amp;keywords=moonwalking+with+einstein+by+joshua+foer&amp;qid=1579445788&amp;sprefix=moonwalking+wi%2Caps%2C131&amp;sr=8-1">Moonwalking with Einstein</a>&nbsp; 35:50- This show is brought to you in part by Chessable- As we discussed, one of the many great books you can learn online is 100 Endgames You Must Know: <a href="https://www.chessable.com/100-endgames-you-must-know/course/5193/">https://www.chessable.com/100-endgames-you-must-know/course/5193/</a> 36:50- A supporter of the podcast sent in some great Chessable-related questions pertaining to when Chessable&rsquo;s IOS app will be coming and other Chessable business-related questions.&nbsp; Mentioned: NM Mike Zaloznyy, IM Dmitri Schneider&nbsp; 44:00- What books would Geert most love to bring to Chessable? As a chess dad and part time chess teacher, what are Geert&rsquo;s favorite apps for kids who are learning chess?&nbsp; ERROR ALERT- Contra what I said, Magnus Trainer is available on Ipad. I apologize for the mistake!&nbsp; Mentioned: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/How-Reassess-Your-Chess-Imbalances/dp/1890085138/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=reassess+your+chess&amp;qid=1579444948&amp;sr=8-1">How to Reassess Your Chess by Jeremy Silman </a>, <a href="https://www.chess-steps.com/home.php">The Chess Steps Method</a>, <a href="https://www.playmagnus.com/en/magnus-trainer/membership">Magnus Trainer</a>, Chesskid.com, <a href="https://www.chess-steps.com/chesstutor.php">Chess Steps: Chess Tutor Program </a>, Cor van Wijgerden 53:00- We discuss Geert&rsquo;s plans for attending the ongoing <a href="https://www.tatasteelchess.com/live/live-games">Tata Steel Chess Tournament</a>. Can spaced repetition be used to learn music?&nbsp; Mentioned: Black Atlantic&rsquo;s Most Popular Song,<a href="https://twitter.com/blackatlantic/status/1153704221193265154?s=20"> I Shall Cross this River, has been streamed 31,000,000. </a>&nbsp; Thanks to Geert for being on the show, you can keep up with him <a href="https://www.chessable.com/profile/Geert/">via Chessable</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/blackatlantic?lang=en">Twitter.</a>&nbsp; If you would like to help support Perpetual Chess, you can do here: <a href="https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/donate">https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/donate</a> &nbsp;

This week&rsquo;s guest, Geert van der Velde, is a semi-retired rock star who has recently managed to&nbsp; turn his passion for all things chess into the role of Chief Content Officer for Chessable.com.&nbsp;&nbsp; Geert is quite knowledgeable about chess books, chess history, and chess teaching, and we hit all of these topics in our conversation. Geert was also able to share lots of information about some exciting projects in the works at Chessable, as well as trends of which we should be aware in the chess education space generally. More details and timestamps can be found below.&nbsp; If you are not seeing embedded hyperlinks in your podcast feed you can find them here: https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/new-blog/2020/1/21/episode-161-geert-van-der-velde-chief-content-officer-of-chessablecom 0:00- Geert delves into his chess background and talks about how his passion for chess was born and how it was revived in the past decade.&nbsp; Mentioned:&nbsp; BIll Wall&rsquo;s Chess Website, My Great Predecessors, My Best Games of Chess by Alexander Alekhine, Alekhine BBC Interview YouTube clip, GM Neil McDonald, Chess Books Recaptured: Bobby Fischer goes to War 9:00- Geert shares how he ended up in his current role as Chief Content Officer at Chessable.com.&nbsp; 12:30- We take a detour into Geert&rsquo;s background as a successful touring rock musician, most prominently for a band called The Black Atlantic. Check out their music here: https://blackatlantic.bandcamp.com/ 14:45- We return to Geert&rsquo;s chess background.&nbsp; Mentioned: How to Reassess Your Chess by Jeremy Silman , Grenke Chess Open, Chessable&rsquo;s 100 Endgames You Must Know, IM John Bartholomew, GM Jorden Van Foreest, GM Jan Gustafsson,&nbsp; 22:00- What does Geert&rsquo;s work for Chessable entail?&nbsp; Mentioned: GM Sam Shankland&rsquo;s Small Steps 2 Success on Chessable, GM Wesley So, Chessable&rsquo;s &ldquo;Lifetime Pro&rdquo; Membership deal will only be available for a few more weeks, Chessable CEO David Kramaley on Perpetual Chess, GM Alex Colovic, GM Pentala Harikrishna, Memory Champ Simon Reinhard, Memory Games on Netflix, Moonwalking with Einstein&nbsp; 35:50- This show is brought to you in part by Chessable- As we discussed, one of the many great books you can learn online is 100 Endgames You Must Know: https://www.chessable.com/100-endgames-you-must-know/course/5193/ 36:50- A supporter of the podcast sent in some great Chessable-related questions pertaining to when Chessable&rsquo;s IOS app will be coming and other Chessable business-related questions.&nbsp; Mentioned: NM Mike Zaloznyy, IM Dmitri Schneider&nbsp; 44:00- What books would Geert most love to bring to Chessable? As a chess dad and part time chess teacher, what are Geert&rsquo;s favorite apps for kids who are learning chess?&nbsp; ERROR ALERT- Contra what I said, Magnus Trainer is available on Ipad. I apologize for the mistake!&nbsp; Mentioned: How to Reassess Your Chess by Jeremy Silman , The Chess Steps Method, Magnus Trainer, Chesskid.com, Chess Steps: Chess Tutor Program , Cor van Wijgerden 53:00- We discuss Geert&rsquo;s plans for attending the ongoing Tata Steel Chess Tournament. Can spaced repetition be used to learn music?&nbsp; Mentioned: Black Atlantic&rsquo;s Most Popular Song, I Shall Cross this River, has been streamed 31,000,000. &nbsp; Thanks to Geert for being on the show, you can keep up with him via Chessable and Twitter.&nbsp; If you would like to help support Perpetual Chess, you can do here: https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/donate &nbsp; 

EP.161 - Geert van der Velde (Chief Content Officer of Chessable.com)

Welcome to another edition of<a href="https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/recaptured"> Chess Books Recaptured</a>, a monthly Bonus Pod. This month, we tried something different and are recapping an enjoyable and informative chess history book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bobby-Fischer-Goes-War-American/dp/0060510250/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=bobby%20fischer%20goes%20to%20war&amp;qid=1579266382&amp;sr=8-1">Bobby Fischer goes to War </a>&nbsp;by David Edmonds and John Eidenow. This book gives a deep and broad history of the &ldquo;Match of the Century&rdquo; between challenger Bobby Fischer, and World Chess champion, GM Boris Spassky, in Reykjavik, Iceland in 1972. To help me discuss the book, I enlisted the help of long time friend of the podcast, Chris Wainscott. Chris is a part time chess journalist, and a full time chess junkie and adult improver.&nbsp; For lots more details of what we discussed, please keep reading. If you aren&rsquo;t seeing hyperlinks in your podcast feed, you can find them here: <a href="https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/new-blog/2020/1/17/bonus-pod-recapping-the-book-bobby-fischer-goes-to-war-with-chris-wainscott-chess-books-recaptured-series">https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/new-blog/2020/1/17/bonus-pod-recapping-the-book-bobby-fischer-goes-to-war-with-chris-wainscott-chess-books-recaptured-series</a> 2:00- We being by introducing guest co-host Chris Wainscott, and discussing why we picked Bobby Fischer goes to War&nbsp;&nbsp;for this month's book recap.&nbsp; Mentioned:&nbsp; Recap of Life and Games of Mikhail Tal <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bonus-pod-talking-reassess-your-chess-by-jeremy-silman/id1185023674?i=1000460297334">here</a>, and Reassess Your Chess by IM Jeremy Silman, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bonus-pod-discussing-life-games-mikhail-tal-nm-sam/id1185023674?i=1000456891297">here</a>. <a href="https://new.uschess.org/podcast/one-move-time-june-guest-chris-wainscott/">One Move at a Time podcast&nbsp; with Chris Wainscott</a> 8:00- I read the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bobby-Fischer-Goes-War-Extraordinary-ebook/dp/B004T4TGTO/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=bobby+fischer+goes+to+war&amp;qid=1579101950&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1">Kindle Version </a>of Bobby Fischer goes to War, Chris read <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bobby-Fischer-Goes-War-American/dp/0060510250/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=bobby+fischer+goes+to+war&amp;qid=1579101950&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1">the Paperback version</a>. Audiobook link <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bobby-Fischer-Goes-War-Extraordinary/dp/B0007PC4VQ/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=bobby+fischer+goes+to+war&amp;qid=1579101950&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1">here</a>.&nbsp; 9:00- What was going on in the chess world in 2005 when Bobby Goes to War was published.&nbsp; Mentioned: GM Garry Kasparov, FIDE World Champion GM Rustam Kasimdzhanov, GM Vladimir Kramnik&nbsp; 14:00- What other writing should we be aware of regarding the Fischer Spassky match? Mentioned: <a href="http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/extra/spasskyfischer.html#Section_5:_Television">Edward Winter post on Fischer-Spassky</a>, Fischer gegn Spassky by Freysteinn J&oacute;hannsson and Fri&eth;rik &Oacute;lafsson (Reykjavik, 1973),&nbsp; and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Fischer-World-Champion-Acclaimed-Fischer-Spassky/dp/9056912631/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1ZVHOODH5H4HN&amp;keywords=fischer+world+champion&amp;qid=1579102530&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=fischer+world+champ%2Cstripbooks%2C128&amp;sr=1-1">Fischer World Champion! by Max Euwe and Jan Timman</a>&nbsp; 15:30- We give a few biographical details about the writers, David Winter and John Eidenow&nbsp; 16:30- For what level chess player is this book suited?&nbsp; 18:30- This episode is brought to you in part by Chessable, check out <a href="https://www.chessable.com/my-great-predecessors-part-4/course/29726/">My Great Predecessors, Volume 4, on Chessable</a> to see GM Garry Kasparov&rsquo;s reflections and annotations on Bobby Fischer (among others).&nbsp; 19:30- We dive into the book, Chris reads the opening paragraphs and we discuss some key events surrounding the match and the structure of the book.&nbsp; 28:30- What were the major themes of the match/book?&nbsp; <a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1044722">Fischer-Spassky Game 1</a>, <a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1044723">Game 5</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Anand-Files-World-Championship-2008-2012/dp/1784830674/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+anand+Files&amp;qid=1579103341&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1">The Anand Files by Michiel Abeln&nbsp;</a> 31:30- We read a few of our favorite quotes from the book.&nbsp; <a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1128889">Fischer-Spassky Game 13</a>, GM Awonder Liang, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqA7WE-12Po">Bobby Fischer Against the World</a>, IM Anthony Saidy, Paul Marshall, GM Nikolai Krogius, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Psychology-Chess-Nikolai-Krogius/dp/0890580235/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?keywords=the+pyschology+of+chess+krogius&amp;qid=1579103585&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1-fkmr0">Psychology in Chess by Nikolai Krogius</a>, GM Larry Evans, GM Anatoly Karpov, GM Mark Taimanov&nbsp; 41:00- What were our favorite games that were mentioned in the match? <a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1106849">Spassky - Petrosian Game 5 1969</a> , <a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1044727">Spassky-Fischer Game 3</a>, GM Evgeny Bareev, IM <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Modern-Chess-Strategy-Nimzowitsch/dp/1901983072/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1T464JLJ7FY5D&amp;keywords=secrets+of+modern+chess+strategy&amp;qid=1579103985&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+secrets+of+modern+chess%2Cstripbooks%2C138&amp;sr=1-1">John Watson&rsquo;s The Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy&nbsp;</a> 44:50- What were our favorite anecdotes from the book?&nbsp; GM Lothar Schmid, Chester Fox, Saemi Palsson, Jim Slater,<a href="https://www.reykjavikopen.com/"> Reykjavik Open 2020</a> , Victor Jackovich&nbsp; 53:20- Are there chess improvement lessons to be derived from this book? 57:00- What are our quibbles with this book?&nbsp; Mentioned: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Fields-Force-Fischer-Spassky-Reykjavik/dp/0670311782/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=steiner+fields+of+force&amp;qid=1579104787&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-2">George Steiner&rsquo;s Field of Force</a>, Paul Morphy, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/28/books/the-american-opening.html">NY Times Review of Bobby Fischer Goes to War&nbsp;</a> 1:02:00- Coming next month, recapturing <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Think-Like-Grandmaster-Batsford-Chess-ebook/dp/B00PPH2Q8W/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2EO1SXTA9VN9W&amp;keywords=think+like+a+grandmaster&amp;qid=1579104988&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=think+like+a+gr%2Cstripbooks%2C125&amp;sr=1-2">Think Like a Grandmaster</a> by Alexander Kotov,&nbsp; with Christopher Chabris. 1:02:00- &nbsp;Thanks to Chris Wainscott for helping out this month! He will be generously&nbsp; donating his compensation for this project to <a href="https://new.uschess.org/give/donate-online/">US Chess Women</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp; Keep up with Chris <a href="https://twitter.com/cwainscottmke?lang=en">via twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/chris.wainscott.3">Facebook</a> and <a href="http://ontheroadtochessmaster.com/">his blog</a>&nbsp; 1:04:00- Blindfold chess puzzles of the month, here they are: Puzzle #1- Black to move and win&nbsp; White- Pawns on h2, g2, d5, a2, Rook on f1, King on h1, Queen on d7, Bishop on a3 Black- Pawns on h7, g7, f7, d6.&nbsp; King on g8, Bishop on f8, Rook on e8, Queen on d4 Puzzle- <a href="https://share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/share/?p=uRdvz3KWpscHk859Tf87okC5Ilmx1QQ7Pn/QduKIb67T7QTMUs43v9M5sPtBM1pH">https://share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/share/?p=uRdvz3KWpscHk859Tf87okC5Ilmx1QQ7Pn/QduKIb67T7QTMUs43v9M5sPtBM1pH</a> Solution- <a href="https://share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/share/?p=uzikPPig87+Zc0vNm2QP8BZf19uVsqrRv1PmSOFg83BKFkyixUDgfiD4Vu5cuhDB">https://share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/share/?p=uzikPPig87+Zc0vNm2QP8BZf19uVsqrRv1PmSOFg83BKFkyixUDgfiD4Vu5cuhDB</a> Puzzle #2- Black to move and mate in 4, only the checkmating solution counts! White- pawns on h2, g3, f2, e3, king on e2, queen on f3 Black- pawns on g7, f7, king on g8, Queen on c3,Bishop on b3&nbsp; Puzzle- <a href="https://share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/share/?p=HJ2B61vb+nCxTLUIfIk3rHGsBFlRB0wJEdRdU2OP85FFWlvargvwm7soeflbP5LM">https://share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/share/?p=HJ2B61vb+nCxTLUIfIk3rHGsBFlRB0wJEdRdU2OP85FFWlvargvwm7soeflbP5LM</a> Solution-&nbsp; <a href="https://share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/share/?p=U31R2/dyPiHjEUMyeksXuxy1+aQGm4eS9LN2NAWxrnsjibxsTDWK/nEMItY67c6R">https://share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/share/?p=U31R2/dyPiHjEUMyeksXuxy1+aQGm4eS9LN2NAWxrnsjibxsTDWK/nEMItY67c6R</a> Thanks for listening.&nbsp; if you would like to help support the podcast, you can do so here: <a href="https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/donate">https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/donate</a> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

Welcome to another edition of Chess Books Recaptured, a monthly Bonus Pod. This month, we tried something different and are recapping an enjoyable and informative chess history book, Bobby Fischer goes to War &nbsp;by David Edmonds and John Eidenow. This book gives a deep and broad history of the &ldquo;Match of the Century&rdquo; between challenger Bobby Fischer, and World Chess champion, GM Boris Spassky, in Reykjavik, Iceland in 1972. To help me discuss the book, I enlisted the help of long time friend of the podcast, Chris Wainscott. Chris is a part time chess journalist, and a full time chess junkie and adult improver.&nbsp; For lots more details of what we discussed, please keep reading. If you aren&rsquo;t seeing hyperlinks in your podcast feed, you can find them here: https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/new-blog/2020/1/17/bonus-pod-recapping-the-book-bobby-fischer-goes-to-war-with-chris-wainscott-chess-books-recaptured-series 2:00- We being by introducing guest co-host Chris Wainscott, and discussing why we picked Bobby Fischer goes to War&nbsp;&nbsp;for this month's book recap.&nbsp; Mentioned:&nbsp; Recap of Life and Games of Mikhail Tal here, and Reassess Your Chess by IM Jeremy Silman, here. One Move at a Time podcast&nbsp; with Chris Wainscott 8:00- I read the Kindle Version of Bobby Fischer goes to War, Chris read the Paperback version. Audiobook link here.&nbsp; 9:00- What was going on in the chess world in 2005 when Bobby Goes to War was published.&nbsp; Mentioned: GM Garry Kasparov, FIDE World Champion GM Rustam Kasimdzhanov, GM Vladimir Kramnik&nbsp; 14:00- What other writing should we be aware of regarding the Fischer Spassky match? Mentioned: Edward Winter post on Fischer-Spassky, Fischer gegn Spassky by Freysteinn J&oacute;hannsson and Fri&eth;rik &Oacute;lafsson (Reykjavik, 1973),&nbsp; and Fischer World Champion! by Max Euwe and Jan Timman&nbsp; 15:30- We give a few biographical details about the writers, David Winter and John Eidenow&nbsp; 16:30- For what level chess player is this book suited?&nbsp; 18:30- This episode is brought to you in part by Chessable, check out My Great Predecessors, Volume 4, on Chessable to see GM Garry Kasparov&rsquo;s reflections and annotations on Bobby Fischer (among others).&nbsp; 19:30- We dive into the book, Chris reads the opening paragraphs and we discuss some key events surrounding the match and the structure of the book.&nbsp; 28:30- What were the major themes of the match/book?&nbsp; Fischer-Spassky Game 1, Game 5, The Anand Files by Michiel Abeln&nbsp; 31:30- We read a few of our favorite quotes from the book.&nbsp; Fischer-Spassky Game 13, GM Awonder Liang, Bobby Fischer Against the World, IM Anthony Saidy, Paul Marshall, GM Nikolai Krogius, Psychology in Chess by Nikolai Krogius, GM Larry Evans, GM Anatoly Karpov, GM Mark Taimanov&nbsp; 41:00- What were our favorite games that were mentioned in the match? Spassky - Petrosian Game 5 1969 , Spassky-Fischer Game 3, GM Evgeny Bareev, IM John Watson&rsquo;s The Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy&nbsp; 44:50- What were our favorite anecdotes from the book?&nbsp; GM Lothar Schmid, Chester Fox, Saemi Palsson, Jim Slater, Reykjavik Open 2020 , Victor Jackovich&nbsp; 53:20- Are there chess improvement lessons to be derived from this book? 57:00- What are our quibbles with this book?&nbsp; Mentioned: George Steiner&rsquo;s Field of Force, Paul Morphy, NY Times Review of Bobby Fischer Goes to War&nbsp; 1:02:00- Coming next month, recapturing Think Like a Grandmaster by Alexander Kotov,&nbsp; with Christopher Chabris. 1:02:00- &nbsp;Thanks to Chris Wainscott for helping out this month! He will be generously&nbsp; donating his compensation for this project to US Chess Women.&nbsp;&nbsp; Keep up with Chris via twitter, Facebook and his blog&nbsp; 1:04:00- Blindfold chess puzzles of the month, here they are: Puzzle #1- Black to move and win&nbsp; White- Pawns on h2, g2, d5, a2, Rook on f1, King on h1, Queen on d7, Bishop on a3 Black- Pawns on h7, g7, f7, d6.&nbsp; King on g8, Bishop on f8, Rook on e8, Queen on d4 Puzzle- https://share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/share/?p=uRdvz3KWpscHk859Tf87okC5Ilmx1QQ7Pn/QduKIb67T7QTMUs43v9M5sPtBM1pH Solution- https://share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/share/?p=uzikPPig87+Zc0vNm2QP8BZf19uVsqrRv1PmSOFg83BKFkyixUDgfiD4Vu5cuhDB Puzzle #2- Black to move and mate in 4, only the checkmating solution counts! White- pawns on h2, g3, f2, e3, king on e2, queen on f3 Black- pawns on g7, f7, king on g8, Queen on c3,Bishop on b3&nbsp; Puzzle- https://share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/share/?p=HJ2B61vb+nCxTLUIfIk3rHGsBFlRB0wJEdRdU2OP85FFWlvargvwm7soeflbP5LM Solution-&nbsp; https://share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/share/?p=U31R2/dyPiHjEUMyeksXuxy1+aQGm4eS9LN2NAWxrnsjibxsTDWK/nEMItY67c6R Thanks for listening.&nbsp; if you would like to help support the podcast, you can do so here: https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/donate &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

Bonus Pod - Recapping the book Bobby Fischer Goes to War with guest co-host Chris Wainscott [Chess Books Recaptured Series]

This week it is my honor to be joined by Antonio Radić, the creator of the most popular Youtube Chess Channel in the world, Agadmator&rsquo;s Chess Channel!&nbsp; In about 3 years, Agadmator has taken his channel from 0 to an astounding 539,000 subscribers! In our conversation, Agadmator takes us from the channel&rsquo;s modest beginnings to its current status. We spent a lot of time talking about his &ldquo;secret sauce,&rdquo; and discussing the past and future of Antonio&rsquo;s content creation.&nbsp; Antonio is also a strong chess player, with a peak ELO at over 2000, so we also discused his chess playing goals, chess improvement and chess books as well. Timestamps and links can be found below.&nbsp; If you are not seeing embedded hyperlinks on your podcast feed you can find here: <a href="https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/new-blog/2020/1/14/episode-160-antonio-radi-aka-agadmator">https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/new-blog/2020/1/14/episode-160-antonio-radi-aka-agadmator</a> 0:00- To check out the World Championship chess mugs, go to<a href="https://chessmugs.com/"> Chessmugs.com</a>. If you decide to buy a set of mugs, use the code &ldquo;perpetualchess&rdquo; at checkout to save 15%. 2:00- We begin by discussing the origins of Antonio&rsquo;s chess channel. What were his goals and visions?&nbsp; Mentioned:&nbsp; <a href="https://chessbase.in/news/Interview-with-Agadmator">IM Sagar Shah of Chessbase India&rsquo;s Interview with Agadmator</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxzBKhVaRkU">Bobby Fischer Beats a Chess Grandmaster in 10 moves</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9AADUlANsw">Mikhail Tal vs. Alexei Suetin: Not Bad for a Dead Man Video</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/ChessNetwork">Chess Network&rsquo;s Chess Channel</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/AGADMATOR/videos?view=0&amp;sort=da&amp;flow=grid">Here are Agadmator&rsquo;s Videos sorted from oldest to newest</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VN4vHTLo8oM&amp;t=59s">Ivanchuk vs. Shankland video</a>, GM Eric Hansen 11:00- Did Antonio&rsquo;s enthusiasm for video games inform the way he presents his chess videos?&nbsp; 14:30- When did Antonio first think of quitting his job to focus on his Youtube channel? 17:00- What is the origin of his deep love for chess history?&nbsp; Mentioned: GM Mikhail Tal, GM Anatoly Karpov, GM Garry Kasparov, GM Judit Polgar, Paul Morphy, <a href="https://www.bluedesigns.com/products/yeti/">Blue Yeti microphone</a> 20:00- Antonio gives some details on the podcast that <a href="https://twitter.com/agadmator/status/1212061492268453889?s=20">he has hinted at starting</a>.&nbsp; Mentioned: Jose Raoul Capablanca&nbsp; 23:00- Antonio reflects on his trip to London for the last World Chess Championship match in London, and we discuss the 2020 World Chess Championship match a bit.&nbsp; Mentioned: GM Ivan Saric&nbsp; 26:00- Antonio fields a couple of questions from <a href="https://www.patreon.com/perpetualchess">Patreon supporters of the show</a> on the subjects of how he learned English, and why he thinks his chess channel is so popular.&nbsp; 33:45- When the Agadmator channel began, what were the most popular chess channels? How does he build a community via his YouTube channel? Mato Jelic, KingsCrusher, The Chess Channel, John Bartholomew, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAuBSR_4B8I">A Song for Bobby Fischer, by GM Eugene Torre</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_Io7jbHsYs">Rashid Nezhmetdinov Chess Biography&nbsp;</a> This episodes is brought to you in part by Chessable.com. Check out GM Alex Colovic's latest Chessable offering, Break-down Anti-Sicilian's here: <a href="https://www.chessable.com/break-down-anti-sicilians/course/31178/">https://www.chessable.com/break-down-anti-sicilians/course/31178/</a> &nbsp; 39:30- Does Antonio have a rooting interest in the Candidates Tournament that will determine who will face Magnus Carlsen for the World Championship?&nbsp; Mentioned: GM Vassily Ivanchuk, GM Ding Liren, Fabiano Caruana, 41:00- What are a few of his favorite chess books?&nbsp; Dimitrije Bjelica- My Friend Bobby Fischer (not available in English?) , <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Spassky-Move-Everyman-Chess/dp/1781942668/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1UHVRO706ZQX3&amp;keywords=spassky+move+by+move&amp;qid=1578701166&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=spassky+%2Cstripbooks%2C129&amp;sr=1-1">Spassky Move by Move</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Chess-Fundamentals-Jose-Capablanca/dp/0999319450/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=chess+fundamentals&amp;qid=1578701199&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-2">Chess Fundamentals by Capablanca</a> , <a href="https://www.amazon.com/G-M-Lisitsyn/e/B001KMGI44/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1">Strategy and Tactics books by Georgy Lisitsyn</a>, Olympiu Urcan, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMYvUONvfMQ">Video: Imagine if he Were a Najdorf Specialist</a> 44:30- Antonio breaks down a recent tournament in which he played, how it went for him, and shares his&nbsp; plans (or lack thereof) for future tournaments.&nbsp; 48:00- Another Patreon question- Can Antonio tell whether a GM game is a fast or slow game based on the quality of the moves?&nbsp; Mentioned: GM Magnus Carlsen, GM Andrew Tang 49:30- We talk about Agadmator&rsquo;s beloved dog Medo, who can often be seen in the background of his video. 52:30- What other projects is Antonio working on? In closing we discuss his channel a bit more, specifically how Antonio deals with haters and negative feedback.&nbsp; 58:30- Thanks to Antonio for coming on the show! Here is his info:&nbsp; YouTube- <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL5YbN5WLFD8dLIegT5QAbA">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL5YbN5WLFD8dLIegT5QAbA</a> Twitter-<a href="https://twitter.com/agadmator?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">https://twitter.com/agadmator?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor</a> Instagram- <a href="https://www.instagram.com/agadmator/?hl=en">https://www.instagram.com/agadmator/?hl=en</a> If you would like to help support the podcast, you can do so here: <a href="https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/donate">https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/donate</a> &nbsp;

This week it is my honor to be joined by Antonio Radić, the creator of the most popular Youtube Chess Channel in the world, Agadmator&rsquo;s Chess Channel!&nbsp; In about 3 years, Agadmator has taken his channel from 0 to an astounding 539,000 subscribers! In our conversation, Agadmator takes us from the channel&rsquo;s modest beginnings to its current status. We spent a lot of time talking about his &ldquo;secret sauce,&rdquo; and discussing the past and future of Antonio&rsquo;s content creation.&nbsp; Antonio is also a strong chess player, with a peak ELO at over 2000, so we also discused his chess playing goals, chess improvement and chess books as well. Timestamps and links can be found below.&nbsp; If you are not seeing embedded hyperlinks on your podcast feed you can find here: https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/new-blog/2020/1/14/episode-160-antonio-radi-aka-agadmator 0:00- To check out the World Championship chess mugs, go to Chessmugs.com. If you decide to buy a set of mugs, use the code &ldquo;perpetualchess&rdquo; at checkout to save 15%. 2:00- We begin by discussing the origins of Antonio&rsquo;s chess channel. What were his goals and visions?&nbsp; Mentioned:&nbsp; IM Sagar Shah of Chessbase India&rsquo;s Interview with Agadmator, Bobby Fischer Beats a Chess Grandmaster in 10 moves, Mikhail Tal vs. Alexei Suetin: Not Bad for a Dead Man Video, Chess Network&rsquo;s Chess Channel, Here are Agadmator&rsquo;s Videos sorted from oldest to newest, Ivanchuk vs. Shankland video, GM Eric Hansen 11:00- Did Antonio&rsquo;s enthusiasm for video games inform the way he presents his chess videos?&nbsp; 14:30- When did Antonio first think of quitting his job to focus on his Youtube channel? 17:00- What is the origin of his deep love for chess history?&nbsp; Mentioned: GM Mikhail Tal, GM Anatoly Karpov, GM Garry Kasparov, GM Judit Polgar, Paul Morphy, Blue Yeti microphone 20:00- Antonio gives some details on the podcast that he has hinted at starting.&nbsp; Mentioned: Jose Raoul Capablanca&nbsp; 23:00- Antonio reflects on his trip to London for the last World Chess Championship match in London, and we discuss the 2020 World Chess Championship match a bit.&nbsp; Mentioned: GM Ivan Saric&nbsp; 26:00- Antonio fields a couple of questions from Patreon supporters of the show on the subjects of how he learned English, and why he thinks his chess channel is so popular.&nbsp; 33:45- When the Agadmator channel began, what were the most popular chess channels? How does he build a community via his YouTube channel? Mato Jelic, KingsCrusher, The Chess Channel, John Bartholomew, A Song for Bobby Fischer, by GM Eugene Torre, Rashid Nezhmetdinov Chess Biography&nbsp; This episodes is brought to you in part by Chessable.com. Check out GM Alex Colovic's latest Chessable offering, Break-down Anti-Sicilian's here: https://www.chessable.com/break-down-anti-sicilians/course/31178/ &nbsp; 39:30- Does Antonio have a rooting interest in the Candidates Tournament that will determine who will face Magnus Carlsen for the World Championship?&nbsp; Mentioned: GM Vassily Ivanchuk, GM Ding Liren, Fabiano Caruana, 41:00- What are a few of his favorite chess books?&nbsp; Dimitrije Bjelica- My Friend Bobby Fischer (not available in English?) , Spassky Move by Move, Chess Fundamentals by Capablanca , Strategy and Tactics books by Georgy Lisitsyn, Olympiu Urcan, Video: Imagine if he Were a Najdorf Specialist 44:30- Antonio breaks down a recent tournament in which he played, how it went for him, and shares his&nbsp; plans (or lack thereof) for future tournaments.&nbsp; 48:00- Another Patreon question- Can Antonio tell whether a GM game is a fast or slow game based on the quality of the moves?&nbsp; Mentioned: GM Magnus Carlsen, GM Andrew Tang 49:30- We talk about Agadmator&rsquo;s beloved dog Medo, who can often be seen in the background of his video. 52:30- What other projects is Antonio working on? In closing we discuss his channel a bit more, specifically how Antonio deals with haters and negative feedback.&nbsp; 58:30- Thanks to Antonio for coming on the show! Here is his info:&nbsp; YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL5YbN5WLFD8dLIegT5QAbA Twitter-https://twitter.com/agadmator?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/agadmator/?hl=en If you would like to help support the podcast, you can do so here: https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/donate &nbsp; 

EP.160 - Antonio Radić (aka Agadmator)

It&rsquo;s an annual tradition!&nbsp; Popular <a href="https://chess24.com/en/dashboard">Chess24</a> personality,&nbsp; noted opening theoretician and friend of Perpetual Chess, GM Jan Gustafsson returns to the show! Jan has just released his first <a href="https://www.chessable.com/">Chessable </a>course, <a href="https://www.chessable.com/lifetime-repertoires-jan-gustafssons-1-e4-e5/course/28860/">Lifetime Repertoires: Jan Gustafsson&rsquo;s 1. e4 e5 </a>, so it was a great time to catch up with him. In addition to discussing the details of his course, and a bit about the theoretical trends of double king pawn openings, we also discussed Jan&rsquo;s near term plans with Chess24, past and future World Championship matches, plus much more. Please read on for more details and timestamps.&nbsp; &nbsp; 0:00- We kick off by discussing a few recent Bundesliga games of Jan, and Jan&rsquo;s impressive new Chessable course,&nbsp; <a href="https://www.chessable.com/lifetime-repertoires-jan-gustafssons-1-e4-e5/course/28860/">Lifetime repertoires: 1. e4 e5</a> Mentioned: <a href="https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/schachbundesliga-2019-2020">German Chess Bundesliga (aka Schachbundesliga)</a>, <a href="https://chess-db.com/public/pinfo.jsp?id=12979090">Fatih Baltic-Jan Gustafsson 2019</a>, <a href="https://www.chessbomb.com/arena/2019-20-bundesliga/03-Gustafsson_Jan-Naumann_Alexander">Gustafsson-Naumann 2019</a>, <a href="https://lczero.org/">LeelaZero</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rybka">Rybka</a>, <a href="https://stockfishchess.org/">Stockfish</a>, IM Christof Sielecki, GM Larry Kaufman, IM David Vigorito &nbsp; 15:00- We transition to discussing <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/chess/comments/eb1g8u/jan_gustafssons_opinion_about_the_kings_gambit/">a popular Chess Reddit thread</a>, in which Jan dared to criticize the theoretical status of the King&rsquo;s Gambit opening.&nbsp; Mentioned: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Chess-King%C2%B4s-beginners-intermediate-players-ebook/dp/B071LKY3XG">The End of the King&rsquo;s Gambit by GM Ivan Salgado</a>. The Petroff defense &nbsp; 21:00 - A couple of&nbsp; our <a href="https://www.patreon.com/perpetualchess">Patreon supporters </a>ask&nbsp; some questions relating to Jan&rsquo;s current work plans and the business of Chess24.com Mentioned: <a href="https://chess24.com/en/learn/advanced/video/essential-pawn-structures/introduction-8">&nbsp;Essential Pawn Structures by GMs Jan Gustafsson and Laurent Fressinet</a>, GM Magnus Carlsen&nbsp; &nbsp; 28:00- How much credit does Jan deserve for&nbsp; <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/dec/16/chess-champion-magnus-carlsen-top-of-world-fantasy-football-rankings-premier-league">GM Magnus Carlsen&rsquo;s Fantasy Football (soccer) League dominance</a>?&nbsp; What are the latest trends in coffee consumption?&nbsp; .&nbsp; Mentioned: flat white coffee, cold brew coffee, Bulletproof coffee, GM Laurent Fressinet, GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave &nbsp; 31:30- We revisit a topic we discussed in <a href="https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/new-blog/2016/12/15/episode-02-grandmaster-jan-gustaffson">our very first Perpetual Chess interview</a>.&nbsp; How important is talent in chess?&nbsp; Mentioned: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnus_(2016_film)">Magnus documentary</a> &nbsp; 34:30- Jan recently read <a href="https://www.qualitychess.co.uk/products/2/349/the_anand_files_by_michiel_abeln/">The Anand Files</a> by <a href="https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/new-blog/2019/12/16/episode-156-fm-michiel-abeln">recent guest of Perpetual Chess, FM Michiel Abeln</a>, so I was very excited to pick his brain about it, based on his experiences on World Championship prep teams.&nbsp; Mentioned: GM Peter Heine Nielsen, GM Rustam Kasimdzhanov, GM Radoslaw Wotjasek, GM Surya Ganguly, The Exchange Slav, IM Gary Lane, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/206305099539809/">Facebook Chess Book Collectors Group</a>, GM Cristian Chirilia, GM Alejandro Ramirez, GM Leineir Dominguez&nbsp; &nbsp; 47:00- What are Jan&rsquo;s early thoughts on who will win the 2020 World Championship Candidates Tournament (for the right to face Magnus Carlsen in the next World Championship Match)? Mentioned: GM Fabiano Caruana, GM Ding Liren, GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, GM Peter Svidler, GM Alexander Grischuk, GM Anish Giri, <a href="https://www.tatasteelchess.com/">Wijk an Zee chess (aka Tata Steel Chess</a>) &nbsp; 54:30- We discuss a few movies, TV shows and podcasts, with a tinge of chess improvement philosophizing at the end.&nbsp;&nbsp; Mentioned: Barry, Succession, Bill Burr, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jeselnik-rosenthal-vanity-project/id1434904509">Jeselnik and Rosenthal Vanity Project</a>, How Neal Feel, Two Bears One Cave, Frozen 2, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasite_(2019_film)">Parasite</a>, FM Fatih Baltic , IM Yochanan Afek, The Lowe Post, The Bill Simmons Podcast, Hollinger and Duncan NBA Podcast, and<a href="https://new.uschess.org/category/podcast/"> US Chess Podcasts</a> &nbsp; Thanks to Jan for coming on the show! The best place to keep up with him is on <a href="http://chess24">Chess24.com&nbsp;</a> &nbsp; Catch Jan Gustaffson&rsquo;s prior Perpetual Chess visits here: Episode 2-&nbsp; <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-02-grandmaster-jan-gustafsson/id1185023674?i=1000378779364">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-02-grandmaster-jan-gustafsson/id1185023674?i=1000378779364</a> Episode 62- <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-62-grandmaster-jan-gustafsson-returns/id1185023674?i=1000405079252">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-62-grandmaster-jan-gustafsson-returns/id1185023674?i=1000405079252</a> Episode 115- <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-115-gm-jan-gustafsson-returns-again/id1185023674?i=1000430646087">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-115-gm-jan-gustafsson-returns-again/id1185023674?i=1000430646087</a> &nbsp; If you would like to help support Perpetual Chess, you can do so here: <a href="https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/donate">https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/donate</a> If you would like to help support the podcast via Patreon, you can do so here. https://www.patreon.com/perpetualchess

It&rsquo;s an annual tradition!&nbsp; Popular Chess24 personality,&nbsp; noted opening theoretician and friend of Perpetual Chess, GM Jan Gustafsson returns to the show! Jan has just released his first Chessable course, Lifetime Repertoires: Jan Gustafsson&rsquo;s 1. e4 e5 , so it was a great time to catch up with him. In addition to discussing the details of his course, and a bit about the theoretical trends of double king pawn openings, we also discussed Jan&rsquo;s near term plans with Chess24, past and future World Championship matches, plus much more. Please read on for more details and timestamps.&nbsp; &nbsp; 0:00- We kick off by discussing a few recent Bundesliga games of Jan, and Jan&rsquo;s impressive new Chessable course,&nbsp; Lifetime repertoires: 1. e4 e5 Mentioned: German Chess Bundesliga (aka Schachbundesliga), Fatih Baltic-Jan Gustafsson 2019, Gustafsson-Naumann 2019, LeelaZero, Rybka, Stockfish, IM Christof Sielecki, GM Larry Kaufman, IM David Vigorito &nbsp; 15:00- We transition to discussing a popular Chess Reddit thread, in which Jan dared to criticize the theoretical status of the King&rsquo;s Gambit opening.&nbsp; Mentioned: The End of the King&rsquo;s Gambit by GM Ivan Salgado. The Petroff defense &nbsp; 21:00 - A couple of&nbsp; our Patreon supporters ask&nbsp; some questions relating to Jan&rsquo;s current work plans and the business of Chess24.com Mentioned: &nbsp;Essential Pawn Structures by GMs Jan Gustafsson and Laurent Fressinet, GM Magnus Carlsen&nbsp; &nbsp; 28:00- How much credit does Jan deserve for&nbsp; GM Magnus Carlsen&rsquo;s Fantasy Football (soccer) League dominance?&nbsp; What are the latest trends in coffee consumption?&nbsp; .&nbsp; Mentioned: flat white coffee, cold brew coffee, Bulletproof coffee, GM Laurent Fressinet, GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave &nbsp; 31:30- We revisit a topic we discussed in our very first Perpetual Chess interview.&nbsp; How important is talent in chess?&nbsp; Mentioned: Magnus documentary &nbsp; 34:30- Jan recently read The Anand Files by recent guest of Perpetual Chess, FM Michiel Abeln, so I was very excited to pick his brain about it, based on his experiences on World Championship prep teams.&nbsp; Mentioned: GM Peter Heine Nielsen, GM Rustam Kasimdzhanov, GM Radoslaw Wotjasek, GM Surya Ganguly, The Exchange Slav, IM Gary Lane, Facebook Chess Book Collectors Group, GM Cristian Chirilia, GM Alejandro Ramirez, GM Leineir Dominguez&nbsp; &nbsp; 47:00- What are Jan&rsquo;s early thoughts on who will win the 2020 World Championship Candidates Tournament (for the right to face Magnus Carlsen in the next World Championship Match)? Mentioned: GM Fabiano Caruana, GM Ding Liren, GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, GM Peter Svidler, GM Alexander Grischuk, GM Anish Giri, Wijk an Zee chess (aka Tata Steel Chess) &nbsp; 54:30- We discuss a few movies, TV shows and podcasts, with a tinge of chess improvement philosophizing at the end.&nbsp;&nbsp; Mentioned: Barry, Succession, Bill Burr, Jeselnik and Rosenthal Vanity Project, How Neal Feel, Two Bears One Cave, Frozen 2, Parasite, FM Fatih Baltic , IM Yochanan Afek, The Lowe Post, The Bill Simmons Podcast, Hollinger and Duncan NBA Podcast, and US Chess Podcasts &nbsp; Thanks to Jan for coming on the show! The best place to keep up with him is on Chess24.com&nbsp; &nbsp; Catch Jan Gustaffson&rsquo;s prior Perpetual Chess visits here: Episode 2-&nbsp; https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-02-grandmaster-jan-gustafsson/id1185023674?i=1000378779364 Episode 62- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-62-grandmaster-jan-gustafsson-returns/id1185023674?i=1000405079252 Episode 115- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-115-gm-jan-gustafsson-returns-again/id1185023674?i=1000430646087 &nbsp; If you would like to help support Perpetual Chess, you can do so here: https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/donate If you would like to help support the podcast via Patreon, you can do so here. https://www.patreon.com/perpetualchess

EP.158 - GM Jan Gustafsson returns again!

IM David Vigorito is a Massachusetts-based chess player, author and trainer. As a player, David been the state champion of Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Nevada. He has also competed in the U.S. Championship and has been among the top 50 player in the US. David and his publisher, Quality Chess, have just released his 9th book,&nbsp; <a href="https://www.qualitychess.co.uk/products/1/351/playing_the_najdorf_by_david_vigorito/">Playing the Najdorf</a>. David also has been&nbsp; a tremendously accomplished adult improver.<a href="http://www.uschess.org/datapage/ratings_graph.php?memid=12426279"> As his USCF rating graph shows</a>, he took his rating from the 2200s in his early 20s to a peak of 2565 in his 40s in 2013! In our conversation,&nbsp; we dug into how David was able to improve so much at a phase when many others stall. Naturally, we also spent some time discussing the state of the Najdorf variation of the Sicilian. Please read on for timestamps and more details!&nbsp; &nbsp; 0:00- We begin by discussing David&rsquo;s chess background, with an emphasis on how he gained so many rating points in his 20s.&nbsp; Mentioned: FM Dennis Monokroussos,&nbsp; <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Pawn-Structure-Chess-Andrew-Soltis/dp/1849940703/ref=sr_1_6?keywords=soltis+chess&amp;qid=1577106074&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-6">Pawn Structure Chess</a> by Soltis, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/New-Defence-Chess-Andrew-Soltis/dp/1849941602/ref=sr_1_7?keywords=soltis+chess&amp;qid=1577106074&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-7">Art of Defense</a>, IM Mark Dvoretsky, GM Ulf Andersson, Inside Chess Magazine, New in Chess Magazine, <a href="https://sahovski.com/">Chess Informants</a>&nbsp; 16:00- David answers a question from the <a href="https://www.patreon.com/perpetualchess">Perpetual Chess Patreon mailbag</a> about what advice he would give to other working parents who want to improve at chess.&nbsp; 20:30- One of David&rsquo;s&nbsp; old schoolmates writes in to ask for David&rsquo;s thoughts about the nature of chess talent.&nbsp; 30:00- David traces the arc of his career as a chess writer, beginning with his decision to write his first Quality Chess book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Challenging-Nimzo-Indian-David-Vigorito/dp/9197600555/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1522517772&amp;sr=8-7&amp;keywords=david+vigorito">Challenging the Nimzo-Indian</a>.&nbsp; Mentioned:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.gambitbooks.com/">Gambit Chess Books</a>, IM James Rizzitano, <a href="https://everymanchess.com/">Everyman Chess</a>, The Sicilian Dragon, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Winning-Najdorf-Daniel-King/dp/0805029435/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=winning+with+the+najdorf&amp;qid=1577107772&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1">GM Daniel King&rsquo;s Winning with the Najdorf</a>, GM Larry Kaufman, IM Christof Sielecki, Sozin, Nikolaos Ntirlis, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1901983382/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i2">The Sicilian Sozin by Golubev&nbsp;</a> 46:00- Chess opening talk! How can a non-professional player handle the complexity of the Najdorf? What can attacking players play against 1.d4?&nbsp; Mentioned: The King&rsquo;s Indian Defense, The Grunfeld Defense 55:00- Another supporter of the show writes in to ask David to assess the past and present of the Boston, Massachusetts chess scene.&nbsp; Mentioned: GM Alex Ivanov, <a href="https://www.charlottechesscenter.org/cltopen">2020 Charlotte Open</a>, <a href="http://www.chesstour.com/nao19.htm">North American Open</a>, <a href="http://www.chesstour.com/fox20.htm">2020 Foxwoods Open</a> 1:02- Does David worry about giving away too many opening secrets?&nbsp; GM Alex Khalifman, GM Hikaru Nakamura Thanks to David for a fun conversation! You can keep up with him via his website here: <a href="https://www.vigoritochess.com/">https://www.vigoritochess.com/</a> His book is available through <a href="https://www.qualitychess.co.uk/products/1/351/playing_the_najdorf_by_david_vigorito/">Quality Chess</a> and <a href="https://forwardchess.com/product/playing-the-najdorf/?sscid=91k3_fazxa">Forward Chess</a>.&nbsp; If you would like to help support Perpetual Chess, you can do so here: https://www.patreon.com/perpetualchess

IM David Vigorito is a Massachusetts-based chess player, author and trainer. As a player, David been the state champion of Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Nevada. He has also competed in the U.S. Championship and has been among the top 50 player in the US. David and his publisher, Quality Chess, have just released his 9th book,&nbsp; Playing the Najdorf. David also has been&nbsp; a tremendously accomplished adult improver. As his USCF rating graph shows, he took his rating from the 2200s in his early 20s to a peak of 2565 in his 40s in 2013! In our conversation,&nbsp; we dug into how David was able to improve so much at a phase when many others stall. Naturally, we also spent some time discussing the state of the Najdorf variation of the Sicilian. Please read on for timestamps and more details!&nbsp; &nbsp; 0:00- We begin by discussing David&rsquo;s chess background, with an emphasis on how he gained so many rating points in his 20s.&nbsp; Mentioned: FM Dennis Monokroussos,&nbsp; Pawn Structure Chess by Soltis, Art of Defense, IM Mark Dvoretsky, GM Ulf Andersson, Inside Chess Magazine, New in Chess Magazine, Chess Informants&nbsp; 16:00- David answers a question from the Perpetual Chess Patreon mailbag about what advice he would give to other working parents who want to improve at chess.&nbsp; 20:30- One of David&rsquo;s&nbsp; old schoolmates writes in to ask for David&rsquo;s thoughts about the nature of chess talent.&nbsp; 30:00- David traces the arc of his career as a chess writer, beginning with his decision to write his first Quality Chess book, Challenging the Nimzo-Indian.&nbsp; Mentioned:&nbsp; Gambit Chess Books, IM James Rizzitano, Everyman Chess, The Sicilian Dragon, GM Daniel King&rsquo;s Winning with the Najdorf, GM Larry Kaufman, IM Christof Sielecki, Sozin, Nikolaos Ntirlis, The Sicilian Sozin by Golubev&nbsp; 46:00- Chess opening talk! How can a non-professional player handle the complexity of the Najdorf? What can attacking players play against 1.d4?&nbsp; Mentioned: The King&rsquo;s Indian Defense, The Grunfeld Defense 55:00- Another supporter of the show writes in to ask David to assess the past and present of the Boston, Massachusetts chess scene.&nbsp; Mentioned: GM Alex Ivanov, 2020 Charlotte Open, North American Open, 2020 Foxwoods Open 1:02- Does David worry about giving away too many opening secrets?&nbsp; GM Alex Khalifman, GM Hikaru Nakamura Thanks to David for a fun conversation! You can keep up with him via his website here: https://www.vigoritochess.com/ His book is available through Quality Chess and Forward Chess.&nbsp; If you would like to help support Perpetual Chess, you can do so here: https://www.patreon.com/perpetualchess

Episode 157- IM David Vigorito

We are back with another <a href="https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/recaptured">Chess Books Recaptured</a> Bonus Pod. This month, we recap the classic chess improvement manual, Reassess Your Chess (4th Edition), by Jeremy Silman. To help me discuss the book, I enlisted the help of Todd Kennedy. Todd is an adult improver, as well as being a dad, husband, actuary, chess player and chess fan. For lots more details of what we discussed, please keep reading. If you aren&rsquo;t seeing hyperlinks in your podcast feed, you can find them here: <a href="https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/new-blog/2019/12/20/bonus-pod-discussing-reassess-your-chess-with-todd-kennedy-chess-books-recaptured-series">https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/new-blog/2019/12/20/bonus-pod-discussing-reassess-your-chess-with-todd-kennedy-chess-books-recaptured-series</a> 0:00- My guest go-host, Todd Kennedy, shares a bit about his life and his chess background, and discusses why Reassess Your Chess is a favorite book of his.&nbsp; Mentioned:<a href="https://rkinit.org/">Robert Katende initiative </a>, <a href="https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/new-blog/2019/11/15/bonus-pod-bonus-pod-discussing-the-life-and-games-of-mikhail-tal-with-nm-sam-copeland-chess-books-recaptured-series">Chess Books Recapured Episode #1- Recapping The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal with NM Sam Copeland</a> 12:00- I share a couple reflections and observations about the impact of Reassess Your Chess, from prior guests of the show, IM Sagar Shah , and IM Cyrus Lakdawala, and we discuss some biographical details about IM Silman.&nbsp; Mentioned: <a href="http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/extra/sales.html">Chess Historian Edward Winter&rsquo;s post on Chess book sales</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Kindle-Store-Chess/zgbs/digital-text/156380011">Amazon&rsquo;s Best Selling Chess Books&nbsp;</a> &nbsp; 22:50- To order or find out more about the Chess World Championship Mugs go to <a href="https://chessmugs.com/">Chessmugs.com</a>, if you decide to purchase them, you can save 15% if you use the discount code &ldquo;perpetualchess&rdquo; &nbsp; 23:40- We dive into the book, beginning with Todd&rsquo;s reading the first sentence, and a discussion of the structure of the book and our favorite chapters. Here are the imbalances Silman covers in the book: &nbsp;Superior minor piece, pawn structure, space, material, control of a key file, control of a weak square, lead in development, initiative, king safety, and statics vs. dynamics. 30:45- We take turns reading and discussing our 3 favorite quotes from the book.&nbsp; 40:00- We each pick some favorite games from the book.&nbsp; Mentioned: <a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1314784">Volokitin-Delchev 2004</a> (p. 292), Catig-Mills (p.266), <a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1069013">Karpov-Yusopov 1993</a> (p.304) Read Silman&rsquo;s chess.com follow up post about the Micky Mills game here: <a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-greatest-amateur-game-of-all-time">https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-greatest-amateur-game-of-all-time</a> 45:00- We discuss our primary takeaways for chess improvement&nbsp; from the book.&nbsp; Mentioned: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Deadly-Scotlands-Youngest-Grandmaster-Discusses/dp/1901983366/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=seven+deadly+chess+sins&amp;qid=1576778262&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1">The Seven Deadly Chess Sins</a>, <a href="https://chessentials.com/">Chesssentials.com</a>, <a href="https://chess24.com/en/learn/advanced/video/the-london-system/introduction-to-the-london-system">Adrien Demuth&rsquo;s Chess24 London Course&nbsp;</a> 53:00- How useful is this book for chess improvement?&nbsp; 56:00- Do we have any quibbles with the book? Mentioned: Forward Chess, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Anand-Files-World-Championship-2008-2012/dp/1784830674/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+anand+files&amp;qid=1576778899&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1">The Anand Files</a>, <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/epluschess-books/id475177331">E-plus Chessbooks App</a>, <a href="https://chessify.me/">Chessify</a>&nbsp; 1:02- Thanks to Todd for his great work recapping Reassess Your Chess. Keep up with Todd on chess.com <a href="https://www.chess.com/member/tospeke">here</a>.&nbsp; Puzzle #1- from Reassess Your Chess, page 45, 4th edition, guessing 1400 level&nbsp; White: King on h1, Pawn on a4, Bishop on a2 Black: King on g7, knight on d8 White to move and win &nbsp; Puzzle #2- guessing 2200 level?&nbsp; From Pocket Training Chess Book #2 by GM Lev Alburt and Al Lawrence White- King on c1, Pawn on h6, Bishop on B8 Black- King on h4, Pawn on e5, Bishop on d4 White to move and win &nbsp; Puzzle 1 diagram-&nbsp; <a href="https://share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/share/?p=DWzguclcWL54tXH/y4uoLZSjPnXil4VrnRc9nw6Pwx236uPtOR9MB2rkUtOgTFx0">https://share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/share/?p=DWzguclcWL54tXH/y4uoLZSjPnXil4VrnRc9nw6Pwx236uPtOR9MB2rkUtOgTFx0</a> Puzzle #1 solution- <a href="https://share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/share/?p=vtSdUaXGfpaq288H+oQuaqvfRskiXpy6usEDJSql9756jJOQ3m42yfi3CQzsPNX0">https://share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/share/?p=vtSdUaXGfpaq288H+oQuaqvfRskiXpy6usEDJSql9756jJOQ3m42yfi3CQzsPNX0&nbsp;</a> &nbsp; Puzzle #2- diagram <a href="https://share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/share/?p=BcSBW9vQ+bcalu1mUPqQn2PyRbyr6tB0bCy0NNlS+lYHdnwittsLQiizALPVuLZU">https://share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/share/?p=BcSBW9vQ+bcalu1mUPqQn2PyRbyr6tB0bCy0NNlS+lYHdnwittsLQiizALPVuLZU</a> Puzzle 2 Solution-&nbsp; <a href="https://share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/share/?p=LzHwAYecjcalMYqO3gXPmG7P4jGgTuwNoRPpfVJx3yxmgHL29PQar08eHyb6Eu9w">https://share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/share/?p=LzHwAYecjcalMYqO3gXPmG7P4jGgTuwNoRPpfVJx3yxmgHL29PQar08eHyb6Eu9w</a> &nbsp; If you would like to help support the podcast, you can do so here: https://www.patreon.com/perpetualchess

We are back with another Chess Books Recaptured Bonus Pod. This month, we recap the classic chess improvement manual, Reassess Your Chess (4th Edition), by Jeremy Silman. To help me discuss the book, I enlisted the help of Todd Kennedy. Todd is an adult improver, as well as being a dad, husband, actuary, chess player and chess fan. For lots more details of what we discussed, please keep reading. If you aren&rsquo;t seeing hyperlinks in your podcast feed, you can find them here: https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/new-blog/2019/12/20/bonus-pod-discussing-reassess-your-chess-with-todd-kennedy-chess-books-recaptured-series 0:00- My guest go-host, Todd Kennedy, shares a bit about his life and his chess background, and discusses why Reassess Your Chess is a favorite book of his.&nbsp; Mentioned:Robert Katende initiative , Chess Books Recapured Episode #1- Recapping The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal with NM Sam Copeland 12:00- I share a couple reflections and observations about the impact of Reassess Your Chess, from prior guests of the show, IM Sagar Shah , and IM Cyrus Lakdawala, and we discuss some biographical details about IM Silman.&nbsp; Mentioned: Chess Historian Edward Winter&rsquo;s post on Chess book sales, Amazon&rsquo;s Best Selling Chess Books&nbsp; &nbsp; 22:50- To order or find out more about the Chess World Championship Mugs go to Chessmugs.com, if you decide to purchase them, you can save 15% if you use the discount code &ldquo;perpetualchess&rdquo; &nbsp; 23:40- We dive into the book, beginning with Todd&rsquo;s reading the first sentence, and a discussion of the structure of the book and our favorite chapters. Here are the imbalances Silman covers in the book: &nbsp;Superior minor piece, pawn structure, space, material, control of a key file, control of a weak square, lead in development, initiative, king safety, and statics vs. dynamics. 30:45- We take turns reading and discussing our 3 favorite quotes from the book.&nbsp; 40:00- We each pick some favorite games from the book.&nbsp; Mentioned: Volokitin-Delchev 2004 (p. 292), Catig-Mills (p.266), Karpov-Yusopov 1993 (p.304) Read Silman&rsquo;s chess.com follow up post about the Micky Mills game here: https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-greatest-amateur-game-of-all-time 45:00- We discuss our primary takeaways for chess improvement&nbsp; from the book.&nbsp; Mentioned: The Seven Deadly Chess Sins, Chesssentials.com, Adrien Demuth&rsquo;s Chess24 London Course&nbsp; 53:00- How useful is this book for chess improvement?&nbsp; 56:00- Do we have any quibbles with the book? Mentioned: Forward Chess, The Anand Files, E-plus Chessbooks App, Chessify&nbsp; 1:02- Thanks to Todd for his great work recapping Reassess Your Chess. Keep up with Todd on chess.com here.&nbsp; Puzzle #1- from Reassess Your Chess, page 45, 4th edition, guessing 1400 level&nbsp; White: King on h1, Pawn on a4, Bishop on a2 Black: King on g7, knight on d8 White to move and win &nbsp; Puzzle #2- guessing 2200 level?&nbsp; From Pocket Training Chess Book #2 by GM Lev Alburt and Al Lawrence White- King on c1, Pawn on h6, Bishop on B8 Black- King on h4, Pawn on e5, Bishop on d4 White to move and win &nbsp; Puzzle 1 diagram-&nbsp; https://share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/share/?p=DWzguclcWL54tXH/y4uoLZSjPnXil4VrnRc9nw6Pwx236uPtOR9MB2rkUtOgTFx0 Puzzle #1 solution- https://share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/share/?p=vtSdUaXGfpaq288H+oQuaqvfRskiXpy6usEDJSql9756jJOQ3m42yfi3CQzsPNX0&nbsp; &nbsp; Puzzle #2- diagram https://share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/share/?p=BcSBW9vQ+bcalu1mUPqQn2PyRbyr6tB0bCy0NNlS+lYHdnwittsLQiizALPVuLZU Puzzle 2 Solution-&nbsp; https://share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/share/?p=LzHwAYecjcalMYqO3gXPmG7P4jGgTuwNoRPpfVJx3yxmgHL29PQar08eHyb6Eu9w &nbsp; If you would like to help support the podcast, you can do so here: https://www.patreon.com/perpetualchess

Bonus Pod - Talking Reassess Your Chess by Jeremy Silman with Todd Kennedy [Chess Books Recaptured Series]

In addition to his day job, in which he maintains a senior leadership role at Shell Oil, FM Michiel Abeln is a chess trainer and a chess journalist. Late this year, he and Quality Chess Publishing released his book, <a href="https://www.qualitychess.co.uk/products/2/349/the_anand_files_by_michiel_abeln/">The Anand Files: The World Championship Story 2008-2012</a>. It is an incredible book, which goes deep into the ups and downs, games, opening theory, and most of all, the emotions of GM Viswanathan Anand&rsquo;s team during the 2008, 2010 and 2012 world championship matches. In our conversation, Michiel takes us from the nervous beginnings of this project, through to many of the interesting details he learned and decisions he made in terms of how to structure the book. Please read on for more details and timestamps.&nbsp; If you are not seeing embedded hyperlinks on your podcast feed, you can find them here: https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/new-blog/2019/12/16/episode-156-fm-michiel-abeln 0:00- We dive right into the Anand files, as Michiel discusses why he decided to donate the proceeds of The Anand Files to charity. Michiel also tells the fascinating story of how this project came into existence.&nbsp; Mentioned: Eric Van Reem, Cathy Rogers, GM Vladimir Kramik, GM Viswanathan Anand, GM Surya Shekhar Ganguly, GM Peter Heine Nielsen, GM Rustam Kasimdzhanov, GM Radoslaw Wojtasek 18:30- Why did Michiel decide to delve so deeply into opening analysis in his book? Mentioned: <a href="https://chessbase.in/news/Michiel-Abeln-on-Vishy-Anands-50th-birthday">IM Sagar Shah&rsquo;s interview with Michiel Abeln</a>, GM Veselin Topalov&nbsp; &nbsp; 23:00- For more info on the strong chess robot Square Off! Order now at<a href="http://www.squareoffnow.com"> squareoffnow.com</a> and enter online coupon code SCHACH for 20 percent reduction! If you are in Cologne, you can visit the intercultural chess club: Satran&ccedil; Club 2000 in Cologne (<a href="http://www.satranc2000.de"> satranc2000.de</a> , Mail: satrancclub2000@gmx.de ) &nbsp; 24:00- How did Michiel keep up with all of the opening theory shared in the book? Mentioned: GM Peter Heine Nielsen, GM Rustam Kasimdzhanov, The Meran &nbsp; 29:30- Friend and <a href="https://www.patreon.com/perpetualchess">Patreon supporter of the podcast</a> John Hartmann wonders what sort of preparation work was done, aside from opening work, if any?&nbsp; Mentioned: GM Anatoly Karpov, The Sicilian Dragon, To see IM Sagar Shah&rsquo;s excellent &ldquo;Anand quizzes&rdquo; with various elite players, go <a href="https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&amp;q=chessbase+india+anand+quiz">here</a>, The Slav, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Chess_Championship_2012">2012 World Championship between Gm Boris Gelfand and Anand</a> &nbsp; 44:00- I ask Michiel a question posed by IM Gary Lane in the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/454058311291889/">Facebook Chess Book Collectors Group</a>, &ldquo;Do World Championship teams try to find out which GMs are helping the opposing teams?&rdquo; Mentioned: GM Wojtasek, GM Ganguly, GM Laurent Fressinet, GM Sergei Rublevsky, GM Danil Dubov&nbsp; &nbsp; 53:00- Will there be a Forward Chess or Chessable version of The Anand Files?&nbsp; Mentioned: Hugh Jordan, <a href="https://secure.newinchess.com/Michiel_Abeln-sa-1276.html">Michiel Abeln&rsquo;s Philidor article in the 2006 New in Chess Yearbook&nbsp;</a> 58:00- A Patreon supporter asks what lessons from Anand&rsquo;s team can be applied away from the chessboard?&nbsp; 1:08- Nicolas Noel asks, what can club players learn from this book? <a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1510965">Anand-Kramnik Game 6, 2008, Bonn&nbsp;</a> 1:11- Where will Michiel donate the proceeds of the book sales?&nbsp; Mentioned: <a href="https://theweekinchess.com/">Mark Crowther of The Week in Chess&nbsp;</a> 1:15- In closing, we discuss the state of Michiel&rsquo;s own chess game and have a brief discussion of chess books. Mentioned:<a href="http://www.chessninja.com/dailydirt/"> Mig Greengard&rsquo;s chess blog</a>, Brian Karen, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mark-Dvoretsky/e/B00MUXXLNI?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&amp;qid=1576459017&amp;sr=8-1">Mark Dvoretsky&rsquo;s books</a>, Bent Larsen&rsquo;s Best Games, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Garry-Kasparov-Great-Predecessors-Part/dp/1857443306/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=my+great+predecessors&amp;qid=1576459085&amp;sr=8-1">My Great Predecessors</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Middlegame-Book-Static-Features-Algebraic/dp/1880673959/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=max+euwe&amp;qid=1576459120&amp;sr=8-1">Max Euwe&rsquo;s books</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/London-Elista-Championship-Vladimir-Kasparov/dp/9056912194/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=from+london+to+Elista&amp;qid=1576459159&amp;sr=8-1">From London to Elista&nbsp;</a> 1:26- Thanks again to Michiel Abeln for the fantastic book and interview. You can email him <a href="mailto:michiel.abeln@gmail.com">here</a>, or keep him with him via <a href="https://michielabeln.tumblr.com/">his Tumblr</a>,&nbsp; <a href="https://twitter.com/michielabeln">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/michiel.abeln">Facebook</a> If you would like to help support Perpetual Chess, you can do here: https://www.patreon.com/perpetualchess &nbsp;

In addition to his day job, in which he maintains a senior leadership role at Shell Oil, FM Michiel Abeln is a chess trainer and a chess journalist. Late this year, he and Quality Chess Publishing released his book, The Anand Files: The World Championship Story 2008-2012. It is an incredible book, which goes deep into the ups and downs, games, opening theory, and most of all, the emotions of GM Viswanathan Anand&rsquo;s team during the 2008, 2010 and 2012 world championship matches. In our conversation, Michiel takes us from the nervous beginnings of this project, through to many of the interesting details he learned and decisions he made in terms of how to structure the book. Please read on for more details and timestamps.&nbsp; If you are not seeing embedded hyperlinks on your podcast feed, you can find them here: https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/new-blog/2019/12/16/episode-156-fm-michiel-abeln 0:00- We dive right into the Anand files, as Michiel discusses why he decided to donate the proceeds of The Anand Files to charity. Michiel also tells the fascinating story of how this project came into existence.&nbsp; Mentioned: Eric Van Reem, Cathy Rogers, GM Vladimir Kramik, GM Viswanathan Anand, GM Surya Shekhar Ganguly, GM Peter Heine Nielsen, GM Rustam Kasimdzhanov, GM Radoslaw Wojtasek 18:30- Why did Michiel decide to delve so deeply into opening analysis in his book? Mentioned: IM Sagar Shah&rsquo;s interview with Michiel Abeln, GM Veselin Topalov&nbsp; &nbsp; 23:00- For more info on the strong chess robot Square Off! Order now at squareoffnow.com and enter online coupon code SCHACH for 20 percent reduction! If you are in Cologne, you can visit the intercultural chess club: Satran&ccedil; Club 2000 in Cologne ( satranc2000.de , Mail: satrancclub2000@gmx.de ) &nbsp; 24:00- How did Michiel keep up with all of the opening theory shared in the book? Mentioned: GM Peter Heine Nielsen, GM Rustam Kasimdzhanov, The Meran &nbsp; 29:30- Friend and Patreon supporter of the podcast John Hartmann wonders what sort of preparation work was done, aside from opening work, if any?&nbsp; Mentioned: GM Anatoly Karpov, The Sicilian Dragon, To see IM Sagar Shah&rsquo;s excellent &ldquo;Anand quizzes&rdquo; with various elite players, go here, The Slav, 2012 World Championship between Gm Boris Gelfand and Anand &nbsp; 44:00- I ask Michiel a question posed by IM Gary Lane in the Facebook Chess Book Collectors Group, &ldquo;Do World Championship teams try to find out which GMs are helping the opposing teams?&rdquo; Mentioned: GM Wojtasek, GM Ganguly, GM Laurent Fressinet, GM Sergei Rublevsky, GM Danil Dubov&nbsp; &nbsp; 53:00- Will there be a Forward Chess or Chessable version of The Anand Files?&nbsp; Mentioned: Hugh Jordan, Michiel Abeln&rsquo;s Philidor article in the 2006 New in Chess Yearbook&nbsp; 58:00- A Patreon supporter asks what lessons from Anand&rsquo;s team can be applied away from the chessboard?&nbsp; 1:08- Nicolas Noel asks, what can club players learn from this book? Anand-Kramnik Game 6, 2008, Bonn&nbsp; 1:11- Where will Michiel donate the proceeds of the book sales?&nbsp; Mentioned: Mark Crowther of The Week in Chess&nbsp; 1:15- In closing, we discuss the state of Michiel&rsquo;s own chess game and have a brief discussion of chess books. Mentioned: Mig Greengard&rsquo;s chess blog, Brian Karen, Mark Dvoretsky&rsquo;s books, Bent Larsen&rsquo;s Best Games, My Great Predecessors, Max Euwe&rsquo;s books, From London to Elista&nbsp; 1:26- Thanks again to Michiel Abeln for the fantastic book and interview. You can email him here, or keep him with him via his Tumblr,&nbsp; Twitter and Facebook If you would like to help support Perpetual Chess, you can do here:https://www.patreon.com/perpetualchess &nbsp; 

EP.156 - FM Michiel Abeln

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