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IM Danny Rensch is a former child prodigy turned Chief Chess Officer of Chess.com, the largest chess website in the world. Danny rejoined me 8 years after his first visit to the podcast (Episode 18) to discuss all that is new with Chess.com. Inevitably, this means a detailed discussion of online cheat detection, and whether Chess.com thinks that their increased deterrence methods are working. But there is a lot more to discuss including: What goes into decisions of choosing commentators for an event? Lessons learned from some P.R. missteps related to the closing of Chess24, and changes to the Chessable product offerings. Upcoming TV shows and documentaries related to chess. Why are so many of these shows related to cheating? Danny's forthcoming memoir about growing up in a cult It is always fun to get a glimpse behind the curtain at the world's biggest chess company, and you are sure to learn something about “chess business” in this conversation. Timestamps of topics discussed are below. 0:00- We discuss cheat detection. Is publicly disclosing cheaters deterring other from potential cheaters? What about their new proprietary browser, Proctor? The two interviews/videos we reference are here: Greg Mustreader: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4fGt3MbF0I State of Chess.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lQ47SuBLU8&t=8428s 15:00- Is OTB cheating as common as online cheating? 21:00- What was the story behind future GM Alireza Firouzja's account being erroneously closed due to fair play some years ago? Mentioned: GM Lenier Dominguez 28:00- We briefly discuss Danny's forthcoming memoir, Dark Squares: How Chess Saved My Life https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Squares-Chess-Saved-Life/dp/1541703286 31:00- How can the chess world move away from predominantly cheating-based mainstream coverage? Mentioned: Netflix documentary: https://www.chess.com/news/view/netflix-unveils-carlsen-niemann-documentary-for-2025 Forthcoming Movie: https://www.imdb.com/news/ni64565309/ BBC's Chess Masters: The Endgame: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0028x4d 37:00- Are there too many professional chess tournaments with too little differentiation between events? Mentioned: Coachchamps Improver Challenge: https://www.chess.com/news/view/announcing-coachchamps-2025 Also mentioned: Caitlin Clark, Judit Polgar 48:00- How does Chess.com decide which commentators to feature in which events? Mentioned: GM Daniel Naroditsky, GM Robert Hess 51:00- What lessons were learned from backlash against the Chess24 closure and recent changes to access to Short and Sweet courses on Chessable? Mentioned: Info on Chessable's 2025 changes to Chessable Short and Sweet Access: https://www.chessable.com/blog/new-year-big-changes-to-chessable-pro/ 1:00:00- What 2025 events is Danny excited for? Mentioned: Pogchamps https://www.chess.com/news/view/announcing-pogchamps-6-field Speed Chess Championships, ESports World Cup 1:03:00- Is Chess.com still thinking of becoming publicly traded at some point? Would Danny retire in the near future? If you would like to help support Perpetual Chess via Patreon, you can do so here: https://www.patreon.com/c/perpetualchess Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Warning - this episode contains a spoiler. If you don't want to know who won the 2024 World Chess Championships then don't listen and don't read on any further. It's been a while. Now that the 2024 World Chess Championships is over and Gukesh D is the new World Chess Champion, we wanted to let you all know what we have been up to for the last few months. So here's a quick update for you. Thanks Jody Kedd for asking the all important question. Press Conference clip from Chess24. If you want to encourage us to make more episodes, then you know what to do. Share, follow, like and rate the show, and leave a comment. Our fragile egos really appreciate the love. See you soon maybe, Al and Joe
On this week's Perpetual Chess, the popular and sometimes entertaining GM Jan Gustafsson returns! Jan, of course, is a popular commentator, Twitch streamer, Chessable author, and renowned opening theoretician. His last visit to the podcast was a mere four months ago, but a lot has changed since then. GM D Gukesh has qualified for the World Championship match, and it has been revealed that Jan worked on GM Ian Nepomniatchtchi's team. In this interview, Jan reflects on these occurrences and describes what it was like to be in Toronto as a second for the FIDE Candidates. He also looks ahead to the Gukesh-Ding World Championship match, which will take place in November in Singapore. Jan also answers plenty of listener questions on a wide range of topics, including the upcoming Olympiads, the closing of Chess24, the status of the Chicken Chess Club Podcast, and, of course, the openings covered in his new Chessable course, GM Jan Gustafsson Aggressive 1. E4 part 2 (co-authored with CM Vjekoslav Nemec). We covered a ton of topics in this one, but as always, timestamps of topics discussed are below. Thanks to our sponsors Chessable.com. They have tons of new offerings in addition to Jan's new course If you sign up for Chessable pro, please use the following link: https://www.chessable.com/pro/?utm_source=affiliate&utm_medium=benjohnson&utm_campaign=pro 0:02- Banter- Bronny James! Should Jan become co-host of Perpetual Chess? 0:05- Actual chess! Jan reflects on working on Ian Nepomniachtchi prep team, and shares his thoughts on the FIDE Candidates. 0:14- Jan's World Championship Match thoughts 20:00- How does Jan feel about #chesspunks? 22:00- Donner's The King and other books 25:00- Where did referring to the pawn formation “the bathtub” come from? Mentioned: More info on the bathtub here: https://lichess.org/forum/general-chess-discussion/which-of-these-4-are-the-bathtub-formation 25:00- Will Jan do more banter blitz? 27:00- What are best athlete chess players? 29:00- Which below 2700 players have the most impressive opening knowledge? Mentioned: GM Alexey Sarana 32:00- Patreon mailbag questions: WHEN WILL THE CHICKEN CHESS CLUB COME BACK? 34:00- Jan discusses a recent chess/poker event he participated in. 37:00- Has Jan ever played 1. E4? 39:00- How did Jan choose to cover the Advanced French, the Fantasy variation, and the Open Sicilian in his new Chessable course? 44:00- Jan's top 5 variations of the Sicilian defense 49:00- Are GMs using Jan's suggested moves from his Chessable courses? 52:00- What are the goals for the German Olympiad team? 54:00- What did Jan think of Germany's performance in the Euro cup? 57:00- Why doesn't Germany have any elite chess players? 59:00- Update on Jan's 1000 game match with his friend Ettienne 1:01:00- What is the origin story of Chess24? 1:03:00- Jan's upcoming travels and chess plans 1:05:00-Jan's tv recs Mentioned: Presumed Innocent, The Bear, IM Greg Shahade 1:09:00- Jan's basketball podcast recommendations Mentioned: The Rights to Ricky Sanchez, Down to Dunk Thanks as always to Jan for joining me! You can follow him on X here: https://x.com/gmjangustafsson?lang=en Or on Twitch here: https://www.twitch.tv/janistantv If you would like to support Perpetual Chess via Patreon, you can do so here: https://www.patreon.com/perpetualchess Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
094 Kaja Snare, a pro chess broadcaster, has been leading chess into a new and more accessible era of live coverage. Gone are the days of top-level chess being watchable only for the most dedicated to the game. With her co-hosts, GM David Howell and WGM Jovanaka Houska, Kaja anchored one of the most popular live chess broadcasts our sport has ever seen.And for good reason…At Chess24, Kaja was part of a team that worked hard to make chess more accessible and more exciting for the general public with its live coverage.In our chat, Kaja shares how they helped move chess into era with greater reach and relatability.We also discuss: Hilarious stories Kaja shares from her interviews with Hikaru, Magnus, and Ivanchuk. How Kaja went from covering sports to focusing exclusively on chess - even as someone who originally knew very little about the game.A behind-the-scenes look at how the now-famous Chess24 broadcast team was assembled with Kaja, David, and Jovanaka.More From Kaja:TwitterInstagram >> Join my official FREE club for The Chess Experience on Chess.com
This week we get to catch up with one of the original and most popular Perpetual Chess guests, GM Jan Gustafsson. Jan, of course, is a renowned opening theoretician, commentator and trainer, who has worked on GM Magnus Carlson's World Championship team, and is currently the coach of the German National Team. Jan has recently released a highly anticipated Chessable course, Gustafsson's Aggressive 1. E4 (co-authored with CM Vjekoslav Nemec). In our conversation, we discuss the lines Jan selected for this course which often belie his reputation as a "chicken", but also catch up on a wide variety of topics including life after Team Magnus, life after Chess24, life after the Chicken Chess Club podcast, chess cheating, the Bundesliga and the FIDE Candidates. It is always amusing and informative to chat with Jan, and this time is no exception! Timestamps of topics discussed can be found below. 0:00- Thanks to our sponsor, Chessable.com. Chessable has tons of new offerings in addition to GM Jan Gustafsson brand new course on 1. E4! If you use the link below to sign up for Perpetual Chess, it helps to support the pod! https://www.chessable.com/pro/?utm_source=affiliate&utm_medium=benjohnson&utm_campaign=pro 0:01- Welcome back Jan! Patreon mailbag question: what chess generation does Jan identify with? 0:05- Jan recently competed in the renowned German Chess League, the Bundesliga. How were the games, and what was his schedule like? Mentioned: GM Viswanathan Anand, Nakamura, GM Vincent Keymer 9:30- How did Jan enjoy the Chess.com Team Challenge match, where he and Peter Svidler lost to a team with GM Robert Hess and GM Daniel Naroditsky You can watch the match replay here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Pl3TNUTtqQ 11;00- Will Jan be playing his aggressive 1. E4 repertoire in the Bundesliga? Was it challenging to work on this course as a lifelong 1. D4 player. 14:30- Why did Jan decide to focus on the Dubov Italian within his course? 20:00- Why did Jan pick the classical against the Pirc? 24:00- Patreon mailbag question: Why did Jan make an aggressive repertoire rather than a “chicken” repertoire? 27:00- Did Jan have a secret blitz account to try these lines? 28:15- Patreon mailbag question: Why does Jan stream in German rather than English? 30:00- What does Jan miss most from Chess24? 32:00- Will Jan do a banter blitz for Chess.com ? 33:00- Patreon mailbag question: Whither the Chicken Chess Club Podcast? 36:00- What are Jan's thoughts about the upcoming FIDE Candidates? 41:00- Is Jan still working with GM Anish Giri? 42:00- Patreon mailbag question: What emotions did Jan feel when Magnus announced his stepping down from the World Championship cycle? 46:00- What does Jan think of Chess960/Freestyle chess? 50:00- Jan's 2024 calendar including coaching the German Olimpiad team 57:00- Jan asks me for chess book recommendations Mentioned; Think Like a Super GM, In Black and White 59:00- Has any seen any good movies or TV shows lately? Mentioned: Mr and Mrs. Smith, Shogun, Blue Eyed Samarui, The Bear, 1:02:00- How are Magnus' Carlsen's Fantasy Basketball skills? 1:04:00- Has Jan seen GM Hans Niemann's vlog? Mentioned: GM Hans Niemann's YouTube 1:06:00- What does Jan think of all of the recent cheating accusations? Mentioned: Episode 368 with Erik Allebest 1:10- Thanks to Jan for rejoining! Check out his course here: https://www.chessable.com/gustafsson-s-aggressive-1-e4-part-1/course/207313/ If you would like to help support Perpetual Chess, you can do so here: https://www.patreon.com/perpetualchess Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Recorded on January 31, 2024 Featuring guest co-host FM Nate Solon With talk of online cheating recently dominating chess conversations, Chess.com CEO and co-founder Erik Allebest joined me (and guest co-host FM Nate Solon) to discuss the issue at length. While Erik acknowledges that chess cheating is an existential threat to the game, the research of his Chess.com team suggests that people overestimate the frequency of online cheating occurrences. Erik also discussed Chess.com's current and forthcoming anti-cheat measures, their policy regarding not naming suspected cheaters, and Erik's thoughts on some recent headline-grabbing comments by GM Fabiano Caruana. We also covered a lot of topics unrelated to online cheating, including The Magnus-Hikaru match that fell through last year, the closures of Chess24 and the Pro Chess League, Chess.com's relationship with FIDE, and Erik's reflections on the Niemann-Carlsen story. As Erik discussed, there will still be a lot more information coming out about that story in a forthcoming Netflix documentary. I appreciated Erik's willingness to speak so openly about so many issues and think that you will learn a lot from the conversation. 0:00- Be sure to check out Chessable's new courses including GM Srinath Narayanan's brand new course on the Classical Sicilian, and if you use this link to sign up for Chessable Pro, and/or make a Chessable purchase, it will help support Perpetual Chess. https://www.chessable.com/pro/?utm_source=affiliate&utm_medium=benjohnson&utm_campaign=pro 0:01- Here are the links to subscribe to guest co-host FM Nate Solon's blog and to check out his new learning cohort, The Chess Gym: https://thechessgym.com/ https://zwischenzug.substack.com/ 0:03- Erik Allebest joins the podcast! We begin by discussing chess cheating. Mentioned: Erik's first interview with Ilya Levitov https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZDRrWAx2Rk (there is a part 2 to that interview that was released after this podcast was recorded) NY Times article: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/22/crosswords/chess-cheating-online-fide.html 13:30- What does Erik think of GM Fabiano Caruana's recent suggestions of widespread cheating during Titled Tuesday? Mentioned; Nate's post called Beating Hikaru https://zwischenzug.substack.com/p/beating-hikaru 27:00- More on cheating, including whether they have considered having players play from centralized locations and other issues. 31:00- What goes into their policy of not naming cheaters, might that policy be changed? 40:00- Has Chess.com had discussions with FIDE about sharing info about who has been banned from their site? 42;00- Would Chess.com consider being involved in a new chess governing body? Mentioned: Episode 364 with GM Patrick Wolff 49:00- What happened with the match between Magnus and Hikaru that fell through last year? Mentioned: The State of Chess.com 2023: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ri3Z809CbS8 55:00- What will be the subject of a forthcoming Netflix chess documentary? Mentioned: GM Sam Sevian 57:00- What did the CHess.com team learn from the Niemann-Carlsen controversy? 1:01:00- Why was the Pro Chess League shut down? What about Chess24? 1:11:00- Was selling a partial stake of Chess.com to the private equity firm General Atlantic related to the Play Magnus acquisition? Mentioned: Isai Scheinberg, General Atlantic Announces Investment in Chess.com: https://www.generalatlantic.com/media-article/chess-com-announces-growth-investment-from-general-atlantic/ 1:20:00- Closing thoughts- what is Erik excited for in the coming year? Thanks to Erik for joining us, and to FM Nate Solon for co-hosting! If you would like to help support Perpetual Chess, you can do so here: https://www.patreon.com/perpetualchess Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
I september 2022 skakas schackvärlden av ett fuskbråk. Norges stolthet och världsmästaren Magnus Carlsen förlorar mot 19-årige Hans Niemann, en schackspelare med mycket lägre rank. Nu anklagas Niemann för fusk, och det sprids rubriker om AI-styrda analkulor. Underdogen Niemann väljer att stämma sin rival på en miljard kronor. Dokumentären gjordes i oktober 2022 av Effie Karabuda. Ljuden är hämtade från Chess24, Saint Louis Chess Club, BBC, dokumentären The Prince of Chess och Youtube.
¿Se ha colado un tramposo en el ajedrez de élite mundial o estamos ante una vulneración de la presunción de inocencia de dimensiones virales y cuyas consecuencias aún estamos por ver? Hoy nos metemos en el gran jardín en el que se ha convertido el ajedrez desde que su actual campeón mundial y uno de los mejores de todos los tiempos, Magnus Carlsen, se ha retirado de un campeonato tras una derrota, primero, y ha abandonado la partida tras solo dos movimientos, después, en otro campeonato, contra Hans Niemann. Un joven ajedrecista (19 años) Gran Maestro desde 2021 y que ha tenido un meteórico ascenso de ELO, que ahora, con el dedo acusador de Carlsen, se está mirando con lupa y ha generado mucho debate en redes. El organismo rector, la FIDE, también ha entrado en juego con un comunicado demandado pruebas para las que hacer una investigación imparcial, y, por si fuera poco jaleo, Elon Musk se asomó a la polémica apuntando en que quizás Niemann podría haber usado un dispositivo vibratorio anal…. Seguimos sin una prueba concreta, pero la información ha crecido exponencialmente y queremos analizarla con dos referentes, expertos en ajedrez, como Leontxo García, experto analista de El País, y David Martínez (Divis), entrenador de ajedrez, autor de Chessable y comentarista en Chess24. Y ampliamos la mirada con los juegos de mesa con nuestro experto Ismael Alonso para indagar en las trampas y los tramposos en otro tipo de tableros, dados y mazos, diferentes del ajedrez. Escuchar audio
036 Jovanka Houska is a bright star. Anyone who's watched her live can see she imbues her top-notch commentating at Chess24 with a joy for the game. Plus, she helps us club players more easily understand top-level play.Jovanka is, of course, not only a star in the chess commentating world…She's also conquered the competitive scene as an eight-time British Women's Chess Champion.And her competitive spirit still burns. She regularly attends tournaments and works to raise her rating to previous heights.In this episode, we discuss:Thoughts on her fellow co-commentators: David Howell, Simon Williams, & Kaja Snare.How she simplifies chess for an amateur audienceWhat she needs to do bring her rating back up--------Want to join my exclusive community for adult chess improvers?Chess Improver Monthly offers:Bonus interview content from the podcast.Live Q&A coaching & game review from titled players to help your chess.Live video chats w/ me & fellow adult improvers to have fun & stay motivated.Much more! Check out all the membership benefits here.------------More From Jovanka:TwitterBooks>> Join my official FREE club for The Chess Experience on Chess.com
GM Magnus Carlsen has officially announced that he will not defend his World Championship title, and we are joined by star Chess24 chess reporter, Tarjei Svensen to get the inside scoop on this decision and to begin to assess the implications. Thanks to Tarjei for joining on short notice! 0:00- Why didn't the news surprise Tarjei? Mentioned: Tarjei's July 18 Chess24 article , The Magnus Effect Podcast 9:00- How was the news received in Norway? 14:00- What was the reaction of other top players? Including GM Ding Liren, who Tarjei spoke with today? 18:00- Thanks to our sponsors, Chessable.com and Aimchess.com, if you sign up for Aimchess.com, use the code “Perpetual30” or this link to save 30%. 19:00- Is China a likely host for a Nepo-Ding match? 21:00- What really happened in Magnus meeting with FIDE in Madrid? 24:00- Would it have made a difference to Magnus if Hikaru had come in 2nd in the Candidates? 27:00- How likely would Magnus be to return if the format changed? 30:00- What else do we have to look forward to as chess fans? 33:00- Thanks so much to Tarjei for joining us! Be sure to follow him on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
As the dust settles on the FIDE Candidates tournament and its attendant news, three- time British Champion and popular Chess24 commentator GM David Howell joins me to assess the news. As you might expect, we discuss the World Championship plans of David's friend GM Magnus Carlsen, and we discuss both of the potential World Championship matchups, based on Magnus' decision about whether to retain his title. David also assesses the performances of other notable players including GM Hikaru Nakamura and GM Ding Liren, and GM Alireza Firouzja. In the second half of the interview we focus on David's own career. David will be heading to India soon to represent Great Britain in the Olympiad, and he discusses his recent and upcoming tournaments. Lastly, David discusses his plans for commentating in the coming months and how he balances it with his playing career. I always appreciate David's insights and modesty, and there is lots to learn from this conversation. Please read on for timestamps, for referenced links go to the podcast webpage here: Listen to Episodes! — The Perpetual Chess Podcast Prior appearance: Episode 176 with GM David Howell 02:00- What are David's thoughts about Magnus Carlsen and the World Championship cycle and any potential format changes ? 12:30- Patreon mailbag question: Is Magnus' memory for chess positions on a par or better than other top players? 17:00- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Aimchess.com. Aimchess' algorithm reviews your games and gives you actionable advice on how to improve your game. Check it out for free, and if you choose to subscribe you can use the code Perpetual30 to save 30%. Or use this link for the same discount: https://aimchess.com/try?ref=benjohnson12 18:00- David shares his thoughts on Nepo's dominant performance in the FIDE Candidates, as well as his other observations. 25:00- What did David think of the quality of the games in the Candidates? Could Nepo give Carlsen a better match in a rematch? 31:00- What chess improvement lessons can we learn from the Candidates? 35:00- We briefly discuss Firouzja's disappointing showing in the Candidates. 38:00- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessable.com. You can find IM Andras Toth's new course, IM Irina Bulmaga's, as well as so many others, here: https://www.chessable.com/courses/ 40:00- How is David's OTB game as he prepares to represent Great Britain in the upcoming Chess Olimpiad? 45:00- David discusses his upcoming course with Magnus Carlsen, “Grind like a Grandmaster” Mentioned: Chessable Tweet regarding the Course 46:00- British Olimpiad Team 49:00- David discusses playing the 2021 FIDE Grand Swiss, where he was close to qualifying for the 2022 Candidates, but lost a crucial game to GM Alireza Firouzja. 55:00- How is David enjoying work as a Chess24 commentator with WGM Jovanka Houska and Kaja Snare? 1:06:00- What does David think about the current trajectory of chess? 1:08:00- How is David enjoying doing the podcast The Late Knight Show? 1:13:00- David reviews his performance in the most recent World Rapid and Blitz tournament 1:16:00- How would David assess a Ding-Nepomniatchtchi match? 1:20:00- Thanks so much to David for sharing his insights! Here is how you can keep up with him: Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidHowellGM Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidhowellchess/?hl=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Award Winning Author, Chessable Author, and Noted Opening Theoretician, IM Christof Sielecki joins me to discuss the FIDE Candidates Tournament through 12 rounds. Topics include: Nepo's dominance, the important battle for 2nd place, Alireza's struggles, Nakamura's Quick Draw in Round 12, the Quality of Play, and whether Magnus might be enticed to defend his crown if the World Championship format were tweaked. Thanks to our sponsors, Chessable.com and Aimchess.com. Here are a few of the articles, and videos we referenced: Hikaru's Round 12 Recap Click here to Download the Episode Thanks to our sponsors, Chessable.com and Aimchess.com. Here are a few of the articles, and videos we referenced: Chess by the Numbers Updated Probabilities Hikaru's Round 12 Recap MVL's Interview with Chessbase Tarjei Svenson for Chess24 on GM Kramnik's Comments The Games from the Candidates Nepo discussed a letter from FIDE in the postgame interview on Chess.com's Broadcast GothamChess' Round 3 Recap Check out all of IM Christof Sielecki's Chessable Courses here: https://www.chessable.com/author/Chessexplained/ If you would like to help support Perpetual Chess, you can do so here: https://www.patreon.com/perpetualchess MVL's Interview with Chessbase Tarjei Svenson for Chess24 on GM Kramnik's Comments The Games from the Candidates GothamChess' Round 3 Recap Check out all of IM Christof Sielecki's Chessable Courses here: https://www.chessable.com/author/Chessexplained/ If you would like to help support Perpetual Chess, you can do so here: https://www.patreon.com/perpetualchess Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
GM Jan Gustafsson is a popular and entertaining commentator for Chess24.com, a noted opening theoretician, a Chessable author, and 3 time member of GM Magnus Carlsen's World Championship preparation team. Jan returned to Perpetual Chess for the fifth time to discuss chess news and the World Championship cycle, catch us up on the state of his chess game and to discuss what else he has been up to. Jan's new projects include the launch of his own chess podcast, Chicken Chess Club,, where he and his friends, GM Laurent Fressinet and Peter Heine Nielsen give a light hearted rundown of the latest chess news. You can find timestamps below, for more detailed show notes, please go to the podcast webpage here: Listen to Episodes! — The Perpetual Chess Podcast 0:00- We briefly discuss the origins of Jan's new podcast, The Chicken Chess Club. 5:30- Jan's thoughts on the 2022 FIDE Candidates tournament, and whether Magnus will defend his title Mentioned: Inside Team Magnus (behind Chess24 Paywall use promo code #Janistan) 12:30- When did Jan find out he would be on Magnus Carlsen's 2022 World Championship Preparation Team? 17:00- Patreon mailbag question: What does Jan think of IM Lawrence Trent's new courses on 1… b6 and 1. Nc3. ? 19:00- Patreon mailbag question: What is the stupidest opening idea that works? 20:00- Perpetual Chess is brought to you by Chessable.com. Check out their latest offerings here: New Chess Courses Online - For All Levels in all - Chessable.com 21:00- Jan plays in the elite German chess league called the Bundesliga. He discusses how his recent games have gone and the state of his chess game. 32:00- Patreon mailbag question: What is Jan's advice for creating an opening repertoire? 37:00- What is Jan trying to improve at? 42:00- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Aimchess.com. Aimchess collects and analyzes your games and gives you actionable tips based on the data it gathers. If you choose to subscribe to Aimchess, please use the code Perpetual30 to save 30%. 44:00- Any plans for more weekly features on The Chicken Chess Club podcast? 49:00- How is Jan's daughter's chess game? 51:00- More Team Magnus and World Championship talk! What was the celebration like when Magnus defended his crown? 59:00- Will Jan do another Chessable course? 1:01:00- Jan reveals his plans for the 2022 Chess Olympiad? 1:03:00- What TV/series/moves has Jan been watching? 1:08:00- Thanks to Jan for joining us! Be sure to subscribe/rate/review the Chicken Chess Club If you would like to help support Perpetual Chess, you can do so here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Chess, the great ancient Indian invention, has been much more than just a game. It has impacted the world in so many ways ever since its invention that it's almost difficult to track. Today let's learn about the history of chess, how it has impacted the world in many ways, and what does the future look like.
I am joined this week by renowned trainer, author, and 2006 Swedish National Champion, GM Johan Hellsten. Johan is best known for his excellent book/Chessable course Mastering Chess Strategy, and its successors Mastering Opening Strategy, and Mastering Endgame Strategy. These courses are highly regarded by chess trainers and students alike, and are packed with educational puzzles. In our conversation, we got into the origins of these voluminous projects, plus Johan answered a ton of chess improvement related questions from listeners to the podcast. Lastly, Johan told some fun stories from his time playing on the Swedish Olympiad Team, and shared the names of some authors that were formative in his own chess development. Please read on for timestamps and relevant links. 0:00- How was Johan influenced by the work of legendary trainer, IM Mark Dvoretsky? Mentioned:Sergey Dolmatov, GM Artur Yusupov, 64 Chess Magazine 08:25- What was the vision behind Mastering Chess Strategy and Johan's Mastering series? 15:00- What are some books one could do that aren't as challenging as Johan's fantastic books? Mentioned: Simple Chess by Michael Stean, Winning Chess Strategies by Yasser Seirawan (also on Chessable) , Silman's Reassess Your Chess Workbook Episode 272- “Positional Puzzle Book Championship” with Neal Bruce Shane Taulbut, chess books, GM Arthur Yusupov, IM Mark Dvoretsky, GM Yasser Seirawan, John Nunn's Understanding Chess Move by Move 18:45- How does Johan find so many instructive positions? Mentioned: Follow Chess App, Chessbomb, Chess24.com, Mark Crowther's The Week in Chess 29:00- Patreon mailbag question from Neal Bruce! Should players at different rating levels approach Johan's books differently? 39:00- Patreon mailbag question: In what order should one read Johan's courses/books? Mentioned: Chess for Educators by Karel van Delft 45:00- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessable.com. In addition to GM Johan Hellsten's series, one can find tons of courses on all phases of the chess game, check out what is new here: New Chess Courses Online - For All Levels in all - Chessable.com 46:00- If you don't have a coach what is the best way to identify your weaknesses that are holding you back? Mentioned: GM Stellan Brynell 1:00:00- Johan discusses how club players can choose openings based on their styles. 1:06:00- What are Johan's favorite game collection books? Do we need to study their books or just play through a great players games on a computer? Mentioned: GM Mickey Adams, GM Viswanthan Anand, GM Mark Taimanov, GM Svetozar Gligoric, GM Bent Larsen, GM Mikhail Botvinnik, GM Bobby Fischer 1:14:00- Patreon mailbag question: What are the chess cultures like in Sweden and Ecaudor? (Where Johan lives) Mentioned: GM Stellan Brynell, GM Johnny Hector, GM Jan Timman, GM Julio Granda Zuniga, IM Greg Shahade, GM Johan Hellsten's YouTube Lectures, GM Wesley So 1:22:00- Patreon mailbag question: How was Johan influenced by legendary Swedish player Ulf Andersson? Mentioned: GM Viktor Korchnoi, GM David Anton, Hellsten-GM Viktor Kupreichik (1996), GM Andrey Kovalev, Hellsten-Kovalev 1996 1:35:00- Thanks so much to GM Hellsten for sharing his wisdom and stories! You can reach him and check out his Chess.com Series here https://www.chess.com/member/jhellsten And be sure to get his Chessable courses here: https://www.chessable.com/author/jhellsten2/ You can find the same material in book form, here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On today's episode I'm joined by one-of-a-kind chess champion and streamer, Anna Rudolf to discuss her experiences in the patriarchal world of competitive chess, including a crash course on the history of female chess champions and an honest discussion about why young women walk away from the game and how everyday people can show up and create change. Anna Rudolf (she/her) is an Olympic Chess-Player and three-time Hungarian Champion. She holds both the International Master and Woman Grand Master titles. In 2013 she recorded her first video series in the studio of chess24 and has since established herself as an acclaimed chess commentator, streamer and reporter. Outside of her playing career, Anna is a regular chess commentator at high-profile tournaments, having worked with both https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess.com (Chess.com) and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess24.com (chess24). She was the official commentator for the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Chess_Championship_2018 (2018 World Chess Championship) together with her childhood idol https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judit_Polg%C3%A1r (Judit Polgár). She had started producing instructional videos for chess24 in 2013, and has co-hosted a series with fellow IM https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sopiko_Guramishvili (Sopiko Guramishvili) where they are known respectively as Miss Strategy and Miss Tactics. She launched her own Twitch channel in 2018 and also runs her own YouTube channel. To learn more about Anna, you can visit her website annarudolfchess.com or tune in to one of her livestreams at twitch.tv/anna_chess
Chess Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura joins Doug Polk to discuss the threat (if any) that artificial intelligence poses to both chess and poker.0:00 Intro1:10 Hikaru joins6:44 AI in Chess, World Chess Championship19:52 Difficulty of making money from Chess24:23 Hikaru's interest in Poker31:16 Poker/Chess Streams, Solvers in Poker42:38 Omaha vs Hold'em, Hikaru gets a solver lesson52:31 Possible changes to the World Chess Championship?1:01:17 Risk taking in Chess1:06:28 Can Alireza challenge Magnus?1:15:40 Investing in Crypto1:27:00 Hockey, Vancouver, Will Hikaru play poker in the future?1:38:05 Betting in Chess, Investing = Gambling?1:49:20 OutroThis podcast is brought to you by CoinFLEX. Founded in 2019, CoinFLEX is the Home of Crypto Yield and is committed to providing passive investors and active traders an easily accessible platform to earn and trade crypto.CoinFLEX creates innovative solutions to bring investors and crypto markets together through yield products such as flexUSD, the world's first interest-earning stablecoin, and AMM+, the most capital-efficient automated market maker in the world.CoinFLEX is backed by crypto heavyweights, including Roger Ver, Mike Komaransky, Polychain Capital, and Dragonfly Capital.Telegram | Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook | Youtube | Reddit | Discord
Magnus Carlsen, el Rey. Ha ganado su quinto Campeonato del Mundo de Ajedrez a Yan Nepómniashchi y aunque no le ha costado mucho esfuerzo, la emoción venía de parte de nuestros invitados: Pepe Cuenca y El Divis, un Gran Maestro y un Maestro Internacional que, a través de Chess24, nos cuentan el ajedrez con la pasión de otros deportes como el fútbol o el baloncesto. Desde la élite pero bajando a tierra y confesando las anécdotas internas a cómo consiguieron hacerse un hueco con su humor tan particular en una empresa de divulgación de ajedrez internacional con sede en Hamburgo, han escrito ¿Quién dice que el ajedrez es aburrido? ¡Que me lo cargo! (Ed. Espasa). Desde una retransmisión con un jefe intentando hacer un calvo hasta un paseo por Pamplona con Magnus y su padre, Divis y Don Pepe nos cuentan los entresijos de su forma de ver el ajedrez y, por qué no, la vida… Con ellos subidos a la Nabucodonosor, aprovechamos para, con Ismael Alonso, profundizar en la estrecha relación entre el ajedrez y los juegos de mesa. Escuchar audio
The next episode of the podcast makes good on our promises of watching shows for each other. Recently we watched Peaky Blinders and loved it. Joe bites the bullet and falls in love with Invincible, and he still can not beat me at chess.Intro/Outro:Last Summer by Ikson: http://www.soundcloud.com/ikson Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/n2oTA5JSk80Time stamps:00:00 - Intro00:40 - Chess24:50 - Invincible42:05 - Quickies
Con motivo de la celebración del Campeonato Mundial de Ajedrez en Dubái, queríamos saber qué magnitud tiene el enfrentamiento entre el noruego Magnus Carlsen, la principal figura de este juego/deporte/deporte-ciencia, y el ruso Ian Nepomniachtchi, conocido coloquialmente como ‘Nepo' y aspirante oficial para batir al segundo campeón más joven de la historia después de Kaspárov. Descubrimos cuál es la situación actual del ajedrez, el desarrollo de la tecnología en esta disciplina y la exposición que está obteniendo gracias a series como ‘Gambito de dama' o personalidades como Leontxo García, compañero de El País. Lo analizamos junto a David Martínez, entrenador de ajedrez y miembro de chess24, y Pablo Bargueño, de Diario AS.
This month on Chess Books Recaptured I am joined by renowned Chessable author, IM Christof Sielecki, to discuss what may be the best known chess book of all time. Aron Nimzowitsch's My System. There was a time when My System seemed to be universally recommended as an indispensable manual for newer chess players, but in recent years, with so many excellent learning resources, it has often been criticized as well. Christof and I try to contextualize the good and the bad of My System. We discuss everything in the book from Nimzo's famous quotes to his “dad jokes”, to what does, and does not hold up to the scrutiny of modern chess analysis. Whether you love or hate this book, we hope that this podcast can help you decide if this book is worth (re)visiting. Please read on for timestamps and relevant links. 0:00- Why is My System so famous? Why are there so many versions of it? Mentioned: Episode 6 with IM Christof Sielecki, Episode 153 with IM Christof Sielecki, Quality Chess' Edition of My System, also available on Forward Chess, Chess Metrics, Chess24's Top 50 Player of All Time Series with GM Jan Gustafsson and GM Peter Heine Nielsen 8:30- For what rating range or audience would this book be most helpful? Mentioned: GM Yasser Seirawan, Episode 239 with GM Jan Markos 16:00- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessable.com! Check out their latest offerings here. New Chess Courses Online - For All Levels in all - Chessable.com Also be sure to subscribe to the How to Chess podcast, more info here: https://howtochess.com/ 16:30- Perpetual Chess is also brought to you in part by AImchess.com. Check out their site, and if you decide to subscribe use the code Perpetual30 to save 30%. 17:00- How is the book structured? Mentioned: GM Jacob Aagaard, GM John Shaw, IM John Watson's Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy , Johner vs. Nimzowitsch 1926 36:00- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessmood.com They offer a huge library of instructive videos. You can hear GM Avetik Grigoryan on Episode 192 of Perpetual Chess. Be sure to subscribe to their YouTube channel here. 37:00- How would we describe Nimzowitsch's writing style? Mentioned: John Watson's Review of My System, Lou Hays' Edition of My System, Siegbert Tarrasch, Rubinstein-Duras (1908), Winning Pawn Structures by GM Alexander Baburin, 54:00- What books might we recommend as instructional substitutes for My System? Mentioned: THe Neal Bruce Pawn Book Championship is coming August 24!, Chess Structures by GM Mauricio Flores Rios, Simple Chess by GM Michael Stean, IM Jeremy Silman's Books, Book Recap Podcast #13, Simple Chess, On the Origin of Good Moves by IM Wily Hendricks 1:00:00- We will be back next month discussing Jose Raoul Capablanca's Chess Fundamentals, 1:02:00- Thanks so Christof for donating his time! We close by discussing what Christof is working on next for Chessable. Mentioned: Chess in Slums Go Fund Me: https://www.gofundme.com/f/chess-education-in-africa Check out Christof's whole Chessable catalog here: https://www.chessable.com/author/Chessexplained/ Check out his books here: Amazon.com: Christof Sielecki: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle Follow him on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/ChessExplained Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
This week on Perpetual Chess, we are privileged to be joined by the 14th undisputed World Chess Champion, Grandmaster Vladimir Kramnik. GM Kramnik spent decades atop the chess world, and is best known as the man who ended Garry Kasparov's historic reign as World Champion. GM Kramnik is one of the 10 highest rated players of all time, and left a special imprint in his contribution to opening theory, as many of his favorite lines are now embraced by modern chess engines and frequently seen at the elite level. We had a wide-ranging conversation where GM Kramnik discussed his match with Kasparov, the effect of engines on chess, his recent “no-castling” exhibition match with GM Viswanathan Anand, and, of course, his new Chessable course. Vladimir's course is called Thinking in Chess: A How to Guide, and it offers a Super GM level framework on how to think about preventing your opponent's plans. There are many great insights in this interview, so I hope you all enjoy listening to it as much as I did speaking with him. Please read on for more details, timestamps and relevant links. 0:00- We begin by discussing Kramnik's rise in the 1990's, including his breakout tournament at the 1992 Manila Olimpiad, a tournament for which he was a surprise choice to compete on the stacked Russian team. 08:30- Vladimir recently concluded his match with GM Vishy Anand in a new variant called “no-castling chess.” He discusses the match and the future of chess variants. Mentioned: GM Vasyl Ivanchuk 22:45- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by AImchess.com. Check out their site, and if you decide to subscribe use the code Perpetual30 to save 30%. 23:45- GM Kramnik answers a question from the Perpetual Chess Patreon mailbag: "How has his game has been influenced by computer chess?" 26:00- A couple more Patreon mailbag questions- “Did computers help Vladimir prepare the Berlin endgame for his match against Kasparov?” “How much did his team help him with it?” 33:00- GM Kramnik discusses the match dynamics of the 2000 Kasparov-Kramnik match. Mentioned: GM Viswanthan Anand 41:30-Are there any modern players who use the engines especially effectively in their preparation? 45:30- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessable.com! Check out their latest offerings here. New Chess Courses Online - For All Levels in all - Chessable.com Also be sure to subscribe to the How to Chess podcast, more info here: https://howtochess.com/ 46:30- Patreon mailbag question: “Why did GM Kramnik decide to focus his chess course on “quiet moves” and prophylaxis?” 1:02:00- What does Vladimir think about the upcoming World Championship match? Mentioned: Norway Chess 2021 1:08:00- Vladimir answers another Patreon question: “Is it more stressful to be World Champion than to “just” to be a top-echelon player?” 1:12:00- Patreon mailbag question: “Can a player who has passed her 60th birthday compete in the top echelon?” 1:15:30- Patreon mailbag question: “Did Vladimir enjoy competing in Chess24's Legends of Chess tournament last year?” 1:18:00- Patreon mailbag question: “What kind of improvement can amateur players expect to see in their games if they have jobs outside of chess?” 1:22:30- Patreon mailbag question: “What was it like to play his childhood hero, GM Anatoly Karpov, for the first time?” Mentioned: GM Garry Kasparov. You can review the game here: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1067080 1:29:00- Did working on Kasparov's team give him a competitive advantage in their 2000 World Championship match, and might Nepomniachtchi have a similar advantage from having worked with GM Magnus Carlsen? 1:30:00- Thanks so much to GM Kramnik for joining the show! You can check out a free version of his Chessable course here: https://www.chessable.com/vladimir-kramnik-free-lesson/course/81696/ Or you can buy the whole course here: https://www.chessable.com/thinking-in-chess-a-how-to-guide/course/77175/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
It has been a while, but Perpetual Chess is back with a blockbuster bonus book recap podcast. For this episode of Chess Books Recaptured, I am joined by FIDE Master Nate Solon to compare two books about one of the most famous chess tournaments of all time, the 1953 Zurich-Neuhausen Candidates tournament.(More commonly known as just, Zurich 1953) GM David Bronstein's book, Zurich International Chess Tournament, 1953 , is one of the most popular chess books of all time, and is often recommended on this podcast. GM Miguel Najdorf's tournament book, Zurich 1953: 15 Contenders for the World Chess Championship, is also considered a classic by many, but may not be as well known due to having only been translated into English in the past decade. So how do we compare the books? Do they live up to their reputation as instructional chess book classics? What made the tournament so special? What are we to make of the “ghost writing” and “match fixing” allegations which have come to light in recent decades? So much to discuss! We even feature a guest appearance by renowned author and GM Andy Soltis to help answer these questions! Please read on for lots more details and relevant links. 0:00- Why did we choose these two books? Zurich International Chess Tournament, 1953 - Kindle edition by Bronstein, David. Humor & Entertainment Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com. Zurich 1953: 15 Contenders for the World Chess Championship - Kindle edition by Najdorf, Miguel. Humor & Entertainment Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com. Mentioned: GM Andy Soltis' Soviet Chess 1917-1991, Chess24 series: The 50 Greatest Chess Players of all Time, GM Genna Sosonko's Smylov on the Couch, Boris Samoilovich Vainstein (author, collaborator of David Bronstein) 20:00- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessable.com. Check out their latest offerings here: New Chess Courses Online - For All Levels- Chessable.com Also be sure to subscribe to Chessable's new podcast focused on chess improvement How to Chess (hosted by me), more info here: https://howtochess.com/ 21:00- GM Andy Soltis joins the show to share his perspective on why he thinks these books are so famous. You can preorder Andy's upcoming book here: Smyslov, Bronstein, Geller, Taimanov and Averbakh: A Chess Multibiography with 220 Games: Soltis, Andrew: 9781476677934: Amazon.com: Books 42:00- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by AImchess.com. Check out their site, and if you decide to subscribe use the code Perpetual30 to save 30%. 42:30- For what level chess fans are these books most beneficial? How do the books compare? Mentioned: IM Christof Sielecki video looking at the analysis of Zurich 1953: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHCE68qr5oQ John Watson's review of the Zurich 1953 books: https://theweekinchess.com/john-watson-reviews/john-watson-book-review-106-zurich-1953-by-najdorf Episode 46 with IM John Watson 54:00- We share a few choice quotes from both books. 1:03:00- Who wrote Bronstein's book? Bronstein or his friend Boris Vainstein? Is it important? Mentioned: GM Genna Sosonko's The Rise and Fall of David Bronstein 1:07:00- We finally dive deeper into the allegations that the Soviet government ordered match fixing by the Soviet players Mentioned: Chesscafe.com, GM Yuri Averbakh, Taylor Kingston, Taimanov vs. Smyslov 1:21:00- Thanks so much to Nate for donating so much time! Tune in next time for a recap of My System with IM Christof Sielecki. Support Chess in Slums here: https://gofund.me/61ae63d6 Here Tunde on the Perpetual Chess Episode 219 here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2a57aGslpbGW08KozHQ2ih?si=Yg9RZqpgRMqonYQhGcBbOA&dl_branch=1 You can subscribe to Nate's free email newsletter here: https://zwischenzug.substack.com/ Follow Nate on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/natesolon Lichess Study with Selected Games Here: https://lichess.org/study/pCrnDQxs/o0AoddYo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Pamplona no viurà, per segon any consecutiu, els seus tradicionals “encierros” de les festes de Sant Fermí. La situació epidemiològica impedeix celebrar les dates amb normalitat, però, davant aquestes dificultats, els navarresos han buscat alternatives. Un bon exemple és el de l'Iñaki Andradas i el Mikel Urmeneta, que, en col·laboració amb l'Ajuntament de Pamplona i la plataforma Chess24, han organitzat un gran esdeveniment d'escacs que s'allargarà fins el 14 de juliol.
Latin ELE, podcast latinoamericano para aprender español. Debido al gran éxito de la serie "Gambito de Dama", decidimos hacer este episodio para ayudar a los estudiantes de español con vocabulario y expresiones derivadas del ajedrez. Si te preguntas quién es el comentador de partidas de ajedrez que se menciona en el episodio, es el Gran Maestro Pepe Cuenca de la página Chess24.Libro "Ajedrez para Dummies" (versión en español)https://amzn.to/3n6MOYVRecomendación: Podcast Trotamundos del Español (ver categoría "podcast" en sitio web de ProfeDeELE)https://www.profedeele.es/categoria/actividad/podcast/Efectos de sonido del episodio: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/2hpu31/Sobre Latin ELENuestro sitio web: https://www.latinele.com/Email: latinele@latinele.comEnvía un mensaje de voz: https://www.speakpipe.com/latineleSíguenos en redes sociales: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/latinele.learnspanish/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/latinelepodcast/Twitter: https://twitter.com/LatinEleYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/latineleApóyanos: Donación en sitio web: https://www.latinele.com/donacionesPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/latinele
Today my guest is Petr Limonov, who is a concert pianist, conductor, composer, and former male model - oh, and also a pretty decent chess player! In 2017 he also very kindly agreed to perform for charity at one of my biggest chess tournaments, at King's Place in London. Chess players got to see first hand what a marvellous performer he is! For your enjoyment there are two pieces of music in the podcast performed by Petr. The first is the tricky Scriabin Etude (1894), and the second a Mazurka. If you're a premium subscriber to my Newsletter, imaginatively titled The Chess Circuit - https://chesscircuit.substack.com/, you can suggest guests and topics for future episodes and enjoy many more yet-to-be-conceived perks. You can find the link to my newsletter in the show notes, along with links to anything we've talked about during this episode. Thanks for listening! Who taught you chess? Did you receive any formal training? Chess and music - is there a link? When did you move to the UK? How did you find the UK chess scene?! Prokofiev v Ostroikh https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1266497 What is Levitov chess? Are they collaborating with Chess24? Are there any chess books out there which are classics, but never translated into English? Do you think chess has a role to play in education? MENTIONED DURING THE CHAT https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1266497 https://en.chessbase.com/post/the-1937-prokofiev-oistrakh-match https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1252046 Levitov Chess - https://www.youtube.com/c/LevitovChess Nikolai Lugansky - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolai_Lugansky Photographer - Chris Gloag - https://www.chrisgloag.com/ Let me know if I've missed anything and I will update this page! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thechesscircuit/message
Twitter Facebook Twitch YouTube Chess is all everyone's talking about, which is causing the guys a problem because, after all, they only talk about chess occasionally. Nevertheless, this week Chris talks about gifted children, Phil gets needled about rooks, and Jon provides a philosophical bent to the chessosphere. 0:00 Intro 0:28 The Queen's Gambit fallout: chess is booming! 11:07 Hugh's Views 16:57 Feedback 27:02 Phil has a quiz 28:20 Chess24's Top 50 players 36:05 Christory (Prodigies) 43:07 Jon has a silly question 46:45 Phil has a quiz answer
Today is Friday, November 13, and we’re looking at Chess.com vs. Chess24.
24 year old GM Daniel “Danya” Naroditsky is one of the top players in the US, and won many scholastic titles in his career, including the 2007 World Under 12 Championship. He also has written two chess books, and graduated last year from Stanford University with a degree in history. Since graduating, Danya has relocated to Charlotte, North Carolina and turned his attention to chess full time. Aside from his classical chess accomplishments, Danya is making a name for himself as an entertaining and insightful Chess.com announcer, Twitch Streamer and Youtube presenter. GM Naroditsky is especially talented at fast chess, and has had many blitz and bullet battles with the likes of GM Magnus Carlsen, GM Alireza Firouzja and GM Andrew Tang. Danya sometimes wins and sometimes loses these matches, but the results are always entertaining. In our interview, we discuss Danya’s many roles in the chess world, and Danya also provides the usual helping of chess improvement talk and entertaining stories. Please read on for more details and timestamps. 0:00- We begin by discussing GM Daniel Naroditsky’s favorite Perpetual Chess interviews and the recent dramatic conclusion to Chess24's Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Mentioned: Perpetual Chess Episode 46 with IM John Watson, Perpetual Chess Episode 190 with Andrew Zinn, GM Magnus Carlsen, GM Hikaru Nakamura 7:30- I love watching Danya play blitz, so I had to ask him about his rise up the ranks, and his battles with the likes of Magnus Carlsen, Andrew Tang and other great bullet and blitz players. Mentioned: Mechanics Institute Chess Club in San Francisco, IM John Donaldson 14:00- Our conversation segues into Danya’s practical advice for improving at fast chess, expanding on a great series he wrote for Chess.com, starting with The Blitz Chess Manifesto: https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-blitz-chess-manifesto Mentioned: How to be Lucky in Chess: The Swindle, GM Hikaru Nakamura, GM Alireza Firouzja 24:00- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessable.com. Chessable is constantly releasing new courses utilizing its MoveTrainer technology. It helps players assimilate patterns and learn opening lines efficiently. One of their latest is a brand new course on the French by Super GM Anish Giri. Check out a free mini-course on it here: https://www.chessable.com/short-sweet-french-defense/course/48354/ 24:30- We delve more into Danya’s blitz escapades including some great stories of his first encounters with Magnus Carlsen in online blitz. Mentioned: Limitless, Daniel’s YouTube Video- One of My Best Wins Against the World Champion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9rd97X9Too 34:45- How could Danya get better at fast chess? What could he do to crack 2700 ELO at Classical Chess? Mentioned: GM Lev Psakhis, FIDE World Cup 44:00- Despite Danya’s success with multiple chess platforms, chess teaching remains his #1 passion? Why? And what are the pros and cons of streaming? Mentioned: IM Levy Rozman 55:00- a Patreon supporter of the podcast writes in to ask Danya to discuss a story he had heard about Danya’s taking tons of notes about his games when he was a child. If you are interested in supporting Perpetual Chess and submitting questions for upcoming guests, you can find out more here: https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/donate Mentioned: Mastering Positional Chess, Mastering Complex Endgames 1:01:30- Danya tells a great story of a personal encounter, as a promising young chess player, with Garry Kasparov. Then he names a few of his favorite books. Learn from the Legends, Zurich 1953, My 60 Memorable Games, Capablanca’s Chess Primer, IM John Donaldson 1:04:30- We talk chess improvement, as I ask Danya the age old question of how to manage chess study time. Mentioned: The Best Move 1:07:30- GM Naroditsky answers a Patreon mailbag question regarding whether he enjoys announcing scholastic tournaments, and how the presentation of these events could be improved. Mentioned: GM Robert Hess, Chess.com’s “I am Not a GM tournament” 1:11:00- Why are all these Chess Twitch stars so good at chess impersonations? Here is Danya doing GM Yasser Seirawan and GM Garry Kasparov Mentioned: IM Levy Rozman, GM Aman Hambleton, GM Alexander Grischuk 1:14:00- Why did Daniel relocate to Charlotte, and how is life there? Mentioned: FM Peter Giannatos, Charlotte Chess Center and Scholastic Academy, Charlotte Chess Center Summer 2020 Norm Invitationals 1:19:00- Thanks so much to GM Naroditsky for his insights, impersonations and fun stories. Here is how to keep up with him: His Website- http://danielnaroditskychess.com/Home.html YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHP9CdeguNUI-_nBv_UXBhw Twitch-https://www.twitch.tv/GMNaroditsky Twitter-https://twitter.com/gmnaroditsky?lang=en See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
S.P. Sethuraman is a Grandmaster and Author based in Chennai, India. GM Sethuraman is known as a dynamic and well-prepared player, and he has earned lofty titles such as the 2016 Asian Chess Champion and the 2014 National Champion of India among many others. He has now put his formidable opening knowledge to use by publishing a new book with Thinker’s Publishing. Beat the Najdorf and Taimanov Sicilians. It offers sharp lines against two of the more popular Sicilian variations. We discuss this book, as well as topics ranging from the life of a traveling chess pro during quarantine, to the highs and lows of his career, to why chess players should practice yoga and meditation. I also enjoyed our usual discussion of chess books, chess engines, chess improvement and more. As always, please read on for more details and timestamps. 0:00- We begin by discussing how coronavirus is impacting India and GM Sethuraman, and he discusses his new book, Beat the Najdorf and Taimanov Siclians Mentioned: GM Viswanathan Anand, GM R.B. Ramesh, Geert van der Velde of Chessable, Archangel Variation of the Ruy Lopez, Sicilian Najdorf, Siclian Taimanov, Daniel Vanheirzeele of Thinker’s Publishing, Sethuraman-Giri FIDE World Cup 2017, Anand-Ding Liren 2020 11:30- Chennai is one of the strongest chess cities in the world with both established and up and coming GMs among its residents. GM Sethuraman discusses how chess has grown there and in India generally, and answers a Patreon mailbag question about whether he has picked up any new hobbies during the time he’s been stuck at home. Mentioned: GM Baskaran Adhiban, GM Pragganandha, GM Aravindh Chatrambaram, GM Sasrikan, GM R.B. Ramesh , GM Surya Ganguly’s YouTube Channel, GM Wesley So, GM Vidit Gujrathi’s Twitch Channel, Chessbase India YouTube Channel 21:30- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessable.com. There are great courses for purchase as well as free of charge. One of the latest is GM Pascal Charbonneau’s free, Short and Sweet: Legendary Chess course. Check it out here: https://www.chessable.com/short-sweet-legendary-tactics/course/47106/ 22:30- What did GM Sethuraman learn from training with GM R.B. Ramesh Mentioned: GM Jacob Aagaard, GM Sam Shankland, IM Stuart Rachels 29:00- What were GM Sethuraman’s toughest losses and most memorable victories? Mentioned: Le Quang Liem vs. Sethurman 2019, Wei Yi vs. Sethuraman 2016, Le Quang Liem vs. Ganguly 2016 32:00- GM Sethuraman tells a story about how seeing an interesting game, Karjakin-Anand 2006, ignited a fierce interest for him in opening theory and made an impression on his trainer, GM R.B. Ramesh. Mentioned: GM R.B. Ramesh, https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1385670 36:00- What are GM Sethuraman’s recent preferred books and training methods? Mentioned: Python Strategy by Tigran Petrosian, Alekhine’s Greatest Games, Positional Decision Making in Chess by GM Boris Gelfand, Gata Kamsky: Chess Gamer, David Navara: My Chess World 40:45- How widely available and affordable are chess books in India? What is the “chess business” landscape like there? Mentioned: Chess.com India, Chessbase India, Chess24.com, 44:00- How would GM Sethuraman recommend that club players utilize engines? GM Lawrence Kaufman, GM Erwin L’Ami, Stockfish, LeelaChessZero 49:00 GM Sethuraman takes a couple of questions from the chess Twitter community Mentioned: IM Venkat Saravanan, Tal Chess Club in Chennai, Chessable 53:45- Thanks so much to GM Sethuraman for joining us. Keep up with him here: Twitter- https://twitter.com/sethuramanchess?lang=en Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/sethuramanchess/?hl=en Book via Thinker’s Publishing (with a link to a downloadable free preview)- https://thinkerspublishing.com/product/s-p-sethuraman-beat-the-najdorf-taimanov-sicilians/ Book via Forward Chess- https://forwardchess.com/product/beat-the-najdorf-and-taimanov-sicilians If you would like to help support Perpetual Chess, you can do so here: https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/donate
35 year-old Grandmaster Erwin L’Ami has had quite a varied and interesting chess career thus far. He is one of the top players in the Netherlands, and has competed on every Dutch Olympiad team since 2006. He has had many impressive finishes in individal tournaments, including winning the 2015 Reykjavik Open. When not competing himself, Erwin is a highly respected opening theoretician, who has worked with former FIDE World Champion Veselin Topalov and currently works with perennial top 10 player, GM Anish Giri. All of this makes Erwin the perfect person to publish a Lifetime Repertoires course on the Caro-Kann defense for Chessable. In our conversation, we touch all aspects of his chess career. Topics included how he works with engines, the life of a traveling second, the 2020 FIDE Candidates, Anish Giri and Magnus’ Carlsen’s twitter banter, the latest in Caro-Kann theory, improvement advice,and the identity of his favorite player of all time. As you can imagine, there is lots to dig into! Show notes and timestamps can be found below: 0:00- We begin by chatting a bit about the Caro-Kann and about Erwin’s new course. Why was now a good time to do a course on the Caro-Kann? This also includes talk of what sort of engine use goes into top-level opening preparation generally. Mentioned: Leela Chess Zero, Stockfish Open Source Engine, Setting up Engines in Chessbase Video with John Hartmann of US Chess- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_G-tvePe6Q, Jon Edwards, GM Viswanthan Anand 14:00- Erwin tells some stories about working with GM Veselin Topalov during his 2010 World Championship Match Mind Master by GM Viswanthan Anand, The Anand Files by VIshwanathan Anand, Episode 177 with GM Peter Heine Nielsen 19:00- Should the format of the World Chess Championship be changed? Mentioned: Daryl Morey interview with GM Hikaru Nakamura- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prI_EEq6Xsc IM Greg Shahade, GM Magnus Carlsen, FIDE Candidates Tournament 2011 23:30- We talk about what it was like for GM Erwin L’Ami to travel to the 2020 FIDE Candidates tournament in Yekaterinburg, Russia and what he thinks of how the tournament was handled generally. Mentioned: Perpetual Chess Episode 174 with GM Rustam Kasimdzhanov , GM Teimour Radjabov, GM Emil Sutovsky 33:00- GM Anish Giri has been showing great results in rapid and blitz chess lately. What is his secret to his improvement? Mentioned: GM Ian Nepomniatchi, Chessable Masters 2020, GM Mikhail Botvinnik 41:00- We finally tackle the Girl-Carlsen “Twitter Beef!” Erwin answers two related questions from the Perpetual Chess Patreon mailbag! Mentioned: IM Anna Rudolf 46:30- As always, Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessable! Check out GM Erwin L’Ami’s Free Short and Sweet Caro Course here: https://www.chessable.com/short-sweet-the-caro-kann/course/45388/ Check out his comprehensive and impressive, Lifetime Repertoire Caro-course here: https://www.chessable.com/lifetime-repertoires-caro-kann/course/37366/ 47:30- We talk about some of Erwin’s favorite chess books and a novel he has been enjoying. Mentioned: On the Origin of Good Moves by IM Willy Hendriks, Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann, My Great Predecessors, GM Jacob Aagaard, Game Changer by GM Mathew Sadler and WIM Natasha Regan 54:00- What is GM Erwin L’Ami’s Best Chess Improvement Advice? Mentioned: GM Peter Svidler 59:00- Erwin tells the story of being in attendance while Garry Kasparov, his favorite player, played one of his most famous games, vs. GM Veselin Topalov in Wijk an Zee in 1999. Mentioned: Test of Time by GM Garry Kasparov 1:02:00- A Patreon supporter of the podcast asks about the role that body language plays in top level chess. Mentioned: GM Viswanthan Anand, GM Michael Adams, IM Stuart Rachels’ The Best I Saw in Chess, see Chess24’s coverage of Magnus’ 2014 blunder against Anand, here: https://chess24.com/en/read/news/carlsen-blunders-but-wins-game-6-video-recap 1:08:00- Erwin briefly discusses what it was like to be the student of famed trainer GM Vladimir Chuchelov, who has also worked with GMs Caruana and Anand. 1:10:00- What is life on the road like for the second of a top 10 player? Mentioned: GM Max Euwe, GM Jan Timman, IM Alina L’Ami, Jeroen Van Den Berg, organizer of Tata Steel Chess 1:20:00- We bring it back to the Caro-Kann, and Erwin answers some questions, including one from a Patreon supporter, relating to the theoretical state of the Caro Kann defense. Mentioned: Panov-Botvinnik attack, Shirov variation, Short variation of the Advanced Caro Mentioned: GM Danil Dubov, GM Alireza Firouzja, GM Vladislav Artemiev, GM Jan Gustafsson 1:28:00- Thanks to GM Erwin L’Ami for an insightful and enjoyable interview. Get his Caro-Kann Chessable course here: https://www.chessable.com/lifetime-repertoires-caro-kann/course/37366/ Follow him on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/erwinlami?lang=en If you would like to help support Perpetual Chess, you can do here: https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/donate
Er hat chess24 zu einer der erfolgreichsten Schach-Webseiten gemacht: GM Jan Gustafsson. Der Europameister 2011 bezeichnet sich als "Schach-Rentner", ist aber immer noch die Nr. 4 der deutschen Rangliste. "Ich würde klassisches Schach nicht abschreiben", sagt er über die aktuellen Fragestellungen im Zusammenhang mit Corona und Internetschach. Jan Gustafsson erläutert, warum es aus seiner Sicht eben doch auch für Anfänger sinnvoll ist, Eröffnungen zu üben. Er verrät, welches Prinzip Magnus Carlsen bei Sekundanten etabliert hat, und mit welchen jungen deutschen Schachspielern er Trainings-Sessions abgehalten hat. Ein sympathischer Auftritt von einem der größten Promoter des Schachs in Deutschland, GM Jan Gustafsson.
IM Levy Rozman is a 24 year-old, New York-based chess streamer, Chess.com announcer and instructor. Levy has quickly found an audience online due to his ability to explain chess in a humorous and accessible way. In our conversation, we talk about the origins of Levy’s announcing career, his chess ambitions, and about the fast-changing world of Twitch chess streaming in 2020. Please read on for lots more details, and timestamps. Embedded hyperlinks can be found on the podcast website here: https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/new-blog/2020/6/2/episode-180-im-levy-rozman 0:00- We dive right into a discussion of the ways that chess coverage on Twitch has been making news recently. This includes the continued ascension of GM Hikaru Nakamura’s popular Twitch channel Mentioned: GM Ben Finegold, Chessbae94, Alexandra Botez, GM Daniel Naroditsky 6:45- Levy traces the origins of his popular Twitch channel, Gotham Chess. Mentioned: IM Eric Rosen, IM Alex Ostrovskiy, Alexis Parades, Brooklyn Castle, Baruch College, 15:00- Friend and Patreon supporter of the podcast, Chris Wainscott, asks Levy about whether he plans to pursue the Grandmaster title. Mentioned: Chess.com’s I am not a GM tournament 23:00- What are Levy’s goals for his Twitch channel? What recommendations would he give to others thinking of getting into Twitch streaming? 28:00- The Magnus Touch by Magnus Carlsen is still on sale at Chessable.com. Get it here: https://www.chessable.com/the-magnus-touch-chess-strategy/course/39478/ 29:00- Levy tells the story of how he got his start as an announcer for Chess.com. Mentioned: GM Robert Hess, GM Daniel Naroditsky, IM Danny Rensch, Levy’s Recap of one of Magnus’ Recent Blitz Games, Mr. Dodgy’s compilation of GM Magnus Carlsen’s recent Twitch stream, GM Peter Leko, GM Alexander Grischuk, GM Anish Giri, GM Fabiano Caruana, GM Jan Gustafsson 35:00- Chris Wainscott asks Levy about the status of his amusing chess show, Post Mortem. 39:00- We also dive into a recent controversy involving Chess.com and Chess24.com, and the way that the sites broadcast events that are sponsored by their competitors. 44:30- Levy answers another question from the Patreon mailbag, and gives some advice to a newer player who is having trouble avoiding blunders. Mentioned: You can buy Levy’s opening repertoire course here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf-75djkXcEvJns9wvhony5bItA8Bv_f63lLUyXmvMPlCfIRg/viewform 51:00- A related question has to do with how a newer player should be using Chessbase. Mentioned: The London System, The King’s Indian Attack 59:00- Levy fields a few fun questions from Twitter, and tells the story of why he got kicked out of legendary GM Arthur Yusupov’s chess camp as a kid. Mentioned: International Chess Academy, Sam Copeland’s interview with Levy Rozman, Greg Shahade, IM Teddy Coleman, Jen Shahade, IM John Bartholomew, IM Alex Ostrovskiy Thanks to Levy for coming on the show. Here is how you can keep up with him: Twitch:https://www.twitch.tv/gothamchess Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQHX6ViZmPsWiYSFAyS0a3Q Twitter: https://twitter.com/GothamChess?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor If you would like to help support Perpetual Chess, you can do so here.
GM David Howell is the three-time champion of the United Kingdom and holds the record as the youngest player to earn the GM title in UK history. He has been a top 50 player in the world rankings and has a peak rating of 2712. He has been well-known in British chess circles since the age of 8, when he impressively beat GM John Nunn in a blitz game! As David tells, such accomplishments,have come with amazing opportunities, such as playing against and alongside GM Magnus Carlsen and training with GM Garry Kasparov, but he has also had to reckon with significant external expectations placed on him from a young age. In the past year, David has also been getting more involved in chess media. He is now the chess columnist for The Times of London, was one of the broadcasters of 2019 Gibraltar Chess, and has begun doing entertaining “banter blitz” shows for Chess24.com. David also recently released a great instructional DVD, called “Winning Grandmaster Methods: How I Got to 2700.” We discuss all aspects of David’s chess work, and David candidly relives the ups and downs of his chess career, and shares some of the standout stories and improvement advice from his DVD. Please read on for more details and timestamps. 0:00- We chat a bit about how the coronavirus is treating David, and what he has been up to lately, including his newly released instructional DVD with GingerGM productions. Mentioned: Seaford UK, Fiona Steil-Antoni vlogs, Tarjei Svenson, GM Glenn Flear, Jonathan Tuck Get David’s DVD here: https://www.gingergm.com/shop/winning-grandmaster-method-how-i-reached-2700 12:00- David reflects on his early successes as a chess player, which included a highly publicized victory in a blitz game over GM John Nunn when David was only 8 years old. Mentioned: GM Magnus Carlsen, GM Maxime Vachier Lagravel, GM Ian Nepomiatchi, GM Sergei Karjakin GM Gukesh, GM Nihail Sarin, GM Praggnanandha 17:00- A Patreon supporter of the podcast asks what a player of David’s caliber sees in his head when he calculates. Mentioned: IM Mark Dvoretsky’s books, WGM Irina Bulmaga, IM Alex Astaneh Lopez The challenging study David mentions is here (courtesy of GM Howell). Study without solution- https://share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/share/?p=Thm/+4QGsQHfyDb55qwo4REWIVCKvhD977E7/BrRE7MFkgmTATFslXhf5s5JATWH Study with solution and GM Howell's notes- https://share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/share/?p=Thm/+4QGsQHfyDb55qwo4ZWrCY08yKCmpxLo+sU05WHO9bKH07ZkGszC+OXuIZvb 26:00- What was it like to have high expectations placed on him by chess fans once David was identified as a bright chess talent? Does he think about different paths his career might have taken based on different life choices? Mentioned: GM Nihail Sarin, GM Alireza Firouzja 35:45- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessable. If you want to work on knowing the classics and improving your calculation at the same time check out Chess Calculation Training 3: Legendary Games, by GM Romain Edouard https://www.chessable.com/chess-calculation-training-3-legendary-games/course/1587/ 36:45- What was it like to travel to GM Garry Kasparov’s home to play training games with him in 2017? 43:45- GM Howell also helped Peter Svidler prepare for the 2016 Candidates Tournament. What did he learn from that experience? 45:30- What does GM Howell think of this year’s FIDE Candidates so far? 46:30- Out of his recent jobs as banter blitzer, chess writer, chess announcer, and chess competitor, which is David’s favorite? Mentioned: GM Jan Gustafsson 50:00- In the final rounds of the 2019 Chess.com Isle of Man Grand Swiss, GM David Howell came agonizingly close to qualifying for the 2020 FIDE Candidates, but he missed out. How has he processed that experience? Did it affect his mental health? Mentioned: GM Magnus Carlsen, GM Simon Williams, WIM Fiona Steil-Antoni, GM Wang Hao-Howell 2019 57:30- David tells a few more fun stories about encounters with celebrities, both in and out of the chess world. GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, GM Magnus Carlsen, Woody Harrellson, Dave Grohl 1:01:00- We discuss a bit more of what can be learned from David’s instructive and fun DVD, Winning Grandmaster Method, How I Reached 2700. Mentioned: Short-Timman 1991, Fischer-Benko 1963, Howell,D-Bitalzadeh 2009, GM Simon Williams, IM Simon Ansell, 1:05:00- Thanks to David for a fun interview. Help him boost his follower count on Twitter and Instagram. David’s Twitter here: https://twitter.com/DavidHowellGM?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor David’s Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/davidhowellchess/?hl=en If you would like to help support the podcast you can do so here: https://www.patreon.com/perpetualchess
This week author, teacher, YouTube presenter and philosophy Ph. D, Grandmaster Jesse Kraai is with me again to share more of his wisdom. Given his academic background, it is always fun to hear Jesse philosophize about chess and life, and this was a good time to catch up with him as we talked about the ways that tournament chess is changing and speculated about how it might continue to change due to shifts in perspective brought on by the coronavirus. Naturally we also talked about lots of chess improvement ideas, as Jesse shared his current chess goals, his approach to chess, and outlined the vision of ChessDojo. ChessDojo is a new online chess learning community that Jesse has launched together with IMs David Pruess and Kostya Kavutskiy. As always, please read on for more details and timestamps. 0:00- Jesse discusses his personal experiences with the coronavirus, something which fans of his Youtube videos saw him endure. Jesse also discusses the ways that the coronavirus affects his chess teaching, Chessdojo, and how it might affect chess tournaments in coming years. Mentioned: Jesse Kraai’s first appearance on Perpetual Chess in October of 2017: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/perpetual-chess-podcast/id1185023674?i=1000393634256 GM Jesse Kraai’s Road Back to 2500 series IM Kostya Kavutskiy, IM David Pruess, GM Jesse Kraai Chess Dojo YouTube channel Chess Dojo discord 22:00- This episode is brought to you in part by Chessable! Check out the excellent book Chess Structures with Chessable's MoveTrainer capability here: https://www.chessable.com/chess-structures-a-grandmaster-guide/course/14540/ 24:00- What are Jesse’s core beliefs about how to improve at chess? Mentioned: Jesse’s video- The True Path to Chess Improvement The Road to Chess Improvement by GM Alex Yermolinksy , Chess24’s Magnus Invitational IM Greg Shahade,GM Garry Kasparov 34:30- We discuss Chess.com’s fun ongoing tournament, The “I’m Not a GM Speed Chess Invitational”. Mentioned: IM Danny Rensch, IM Greg Shahade, IM Christof Sielecki, IM Lawrence Trent, IM David Pruess, IM John Bartholomew, WGM Anna Zatonskih 38:30- How can club players go about learning structures rather than lines in openings? The London System, The Colle, The Zukertort 45:45- A question from a Patreon supporter of the podcast asks Jesse if his background as a student of philosophy shapes his views on chess. Mentioned: GM Emanuel Lasker, Martin aka Saychess on Twitter, GM Capablanca, Chess for Life by Mathew Sadler and Natasha Regan, The Scandanavian expert whose name I was forgetting is GM Sergei Tiviakov 1:00:00- Our conversation transitions to a discussion of whether chess books are decreasing in popularity. Mentioned: GM Fidel Corrales Jimenez, IM Cyrus Lakdawala 1:06:15- A Patreon supporter writes to ask Jesse’s opinion of the TV show Stranger Things. 1:11:00- Thanks to Jesse for re-joining us! Keep up with GM Jesse Kraai here: Twitter: https://twitter.com/JesseKraai Website: http://jessekraai.org/ Follow ChessDojo here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4liTXRJ-XknH6OtKz-tOuw Twitch: https://twitch.tv/chessdojolive Discord: https://discord.gg/sUUh8HD Twitter: https://twitter.com/chess_dojo If you would like to help support Perpetual Chess, you can so here: https://www.patreon.com/perpetualchess
I had a lot to catch up on with IM John Bartholomew 2.5 years after his first visit to Perpetual Chess. Then, as now, John is best known for his very popular Chess YouTube channel, and for being the co-founder of Chessable.com. 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’s Play Magnus company in September of 2019. John also has recently released a large-scale 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. 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. If you aren’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’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’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 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. 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. Mentioned: Philidor position, Lucena Position, Vancura Position, John’s free Endgame Bootcamp Video, Floating Square, Bird’s Color Rule, IM Greg Shahade’s last Perpetual Chess Appearance 24:30- We discuss some of the points discussed in the Chess Reddit thread, Are Chessable video courses worth the money? 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’s courses here: https://www.chessable.com/author/AlanB/ Chessable’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 regarding planning chess study time, as well as one’s relating to the difference between IMs and FMs in chess skills, and what he notices in his most accomplished students. Mentioned: IM Kassa Korley, The Woodpecker Method on Chessable, Checkmate Patterns by CraftyRaf, LiChess, Internet Chess Club 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 56:30- On John’s last visit to Perpetual Chess, he shared some good chess business ideas. Does he have more ideas? Mentioned: GM Hikaru Nakamura, GM Wesley So, Chessbrah’s YouTube, Fiona Steil-Antoni’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 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 (to see the solution turn on the Engine icon just below the chessboard): Mentioned: Tune Your Chess Tactics Antenna, GM Robert Hess 1:10- Thanks to John for coming back on the show! John’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6hOVYvNn79Sl1Fc1vx2mYA John’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/fins0905?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor John’s 100 Endgames Video Course: https://www.chessable.com/100-endgames-you-must-know/course/5193/ Perpetual Chess Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/perpetualchess
It’s an annual tradition! Popular Chess24 personality, 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’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’s near term plans with Chess24, past and future World Championship matches, plus much more. Please read on for more details and timestamps. 0:00- We kick off by discussing a few recent Bundesliga games of Jan, and Jan’s impressive new Chessable course, 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 15:00- We transition to discussing a popular Chess Reddit thread, in which Jan dared to criticize the theoretical status of the King’s Gambit opening. Mentioned: The End of the King’s Gambit by GM Ivan Salgado. The Petroff defense 21:00 - A couple of our Patreon supporters ask some questions relating to Jan’s current work plans and the business of Chess24.com Mentioned: Essential Pawn Structures by GMs Jan Gustafsson and Laurent Fressinet, GM Magnus Carlsen 28:00- How much credit does Jan deserve for GM Magnus Carlsen’s Fantasy Football (soccer) League dominance? What are the latest trends in coffee consumption? . Mentioned: flat white coffee, cold brew coffee, Bulletproof coffee, GM Laurent Fressinet, GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 31:30- We revisit a topic we discussed in our very first Perpetual Chess interview. How important is talent in chess? Mentioned: Magnus documentary 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. 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 47:00- What are Jan’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) 54:30- We discuss a few movies, TV shows and podcasts, with a tinge of chess improvement philosophizing at the end. 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 Thanks to Jan for coming on the show! The best place to keep up with him is on Chess24.com Catch Jan Gustaffson’s prior Perpetual Chess visits here: Episode 2- 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 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
GM Adrien Demuth is a 28 year old chess trainer, author and competitor. Adrien has worked as a trainer for the French National Team at Olympiads, and due to his own performance over the board, he recently qualified to play in next year’s French Closed Championship. He has published two opening books with Thinkers Publishing, The Modernized Reti, and The Modernized Dutch and also created a course on the London System for Chess24. In our conversation, we discussed all of these openings, and also touched on Adrien’s career highlights and interests away from the board. Please read on for more details, timestamps and links. (If hyperlinks aren’t showing up in your podcast feed, go to the podcast webpage to see them: https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/new-blog/2019/11/19/episode-152-gm-adrien-demuth ) 0:00- We begin by discussing a recent tournament in which Adrien played. He tied for first in the “Accession” section of the French championship, which qualifies him to play in next year’s closed French Championship. Mentioned: 2019 French Chess Championship 9:30- Adrien discusses the current state of chess in France, as well as giving some historical perspective. Mentioned: GM Boris Spassky, GM Anatoly Vaisser, GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, 13:00- We dive into Adrien’s recent publications on openings, these include The Modernized Reti, The Modernized Dutch and a Chess24 course on the London System. 16:00- We discuss one of Adrien’s career highlights, a victory over former World Champion Viswanathan Anand in 2016. Mentioned: Anand-Demuth 2016, GM Richard Rapport, Rapport-Demuth 2016, Grande-Zuniga-Demuth 2014 26:00- We return to the topic of Adrien’s opening publications. Which is a better choice for club players- the Reti or the London? Mentioned: GM Josif Dorfman, Gledura-Demuth 2019, GM Boris Gelfand, GM Fabiano Caruana, The Stonewall Dutch, The Leningrad Dutch, GM Gata Kamsky, GM Hikaru Nakamura 40:00 GM Demuth shares improvement advice that he often gives to his students. Mentioned: Dvoretsky’s Endgame Manual, Silman’s Endgame Course, Practical Endgame Play by Glenn Flear, Chess Calculation Training , Lichess Tactics Trainer , Greatest 460 Puzzles by Csaba Balogh 48:30- Adrien grew up partially in Tahiti, a tropical paradise. What’s it like to play chess there? Where else has he enjoyed playing chess? Mentioned: Fahim: The Little Chess Prince Thanks to GM Adrien DeMuth for coming on the show- you can keep up with him on Facebook. Find his books here: Modernized Dutch from Thinker’s Publishing Modernized Reti from Thinker’s Publishing Modernized Dutch on Amazon Modernized Dutch on Forward Chess Modernized Reti on Amazon Modernized Reti on Forward Chess Chess 24 Course on the London System If you would like to help support the podcast, you can do so here.
This week features another return guest, as John Hartmann joins me from the US Chess Championships in St. Louis. As listeners who heard our popular first interview will recall, John is the book reviewer for Chess Life Magazine, but they may not know that he was also recently named digital editor for Chess Life Online. Some of the highlights of this conversation include: a discussion of the 2019 US Championship, a rundown of some recent standout chess books, details on John’s new job, and his reflections on how to find work in the chess world. For timestamps, links and more details, please continue reading: 0:00- Intro and John’s report from the US championship in St. Louis. He recorded the first half of this interview at the St Louis Chess Club following the first half of the tournament’s completion. The games we referenced were Xiong-Shankland, as annotated by IM Kostya Kavutskiy at US Chess online here. The Sevian-Garyev swindle we reference can be found here. 11:00- What are John’s duties in his new gig as digital editor of US Chess? As John tells, the planned schedule for US Chess podcasts will be: Cover Stories with Chess Life, hosted by Dan Lucas (1st Tuesday of each month) One Move at a Time, hosted by Dan Lucas (2nd Tuesday of each month) Ladies Knight hosted by Jenn Shahade (3rd Tuesday of each month) Chess Underground with Pete Karagianis (4th Tuesday of each month, coming soon) You can keep with all of US Chess’ podcasts here. 18:00- John’s first Perpetual Chess appearance can be heard here. (If you haven’t heard that one yet, you are in for a lot of great background and book recommendations. :) In this segment, John discusses some of his favorite newer chess books, including Game Changer (John’s review here), Better Thinking, Better Chess and Understanding Minor Piece Endings. As John mentions the analysis from the Karsten Müller & Yakov Konoval book can be downloaded here, courtesy of Russell Enterprise. 25:20- Our discussion of chess books and Alphazero segues into the topic of Leela, the open-sourced neural network chess engine, which has quickly become a world class chess engine. 33:00- We discuss John’s excellent nascent Youtube series, First Look Chess, which gets into the nuts and bolts of how to use Chessbase. 37:00- What is the state of John’s own chess game, what tournaments does he plan to play? 39:30- Back to books! What did John like about Joel Benjamin’s latest book? Other books that John mentions enjoying include My Magical Years with Topalov by Romain Eduoard, Gata Kamsky: Chess Gamer by Gata Kamsky, Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy by John Watson. Chess Coaching for Kids. The Longest Game by Jan Timman, and Practical Chess Beauty by Yochanan Afek. He also gives a glowing review of the book, Andy Soltis teased on Perpetual Chess, Tal-Petrosian-Spassky-Korchnoi, a Chess Multibiography with 207 games. 53:00- Why should we watch the Chess24 series, “Inside the 2018 World Championship Match”? 57:00- What advice would John would give to someone who wants to write about chess or work in the chess world? John felt this was an important topic to get right, so we re-recorded this part of the conversation. This also includes a discussion of how John deals with negative feedback on his reviews. His reviews have ruffled some feathers even when they aren’t uniformly negative. The books mentioned include The Shereshevsky Method to Improve in Chess: From Club Player to Master by Mikahil Shereshevsky, Active Pieces: Practical Advice from America's Most Relentless Tournament Player by Jay Bonin, and Applying Logic in Chess by Eric Kislik. Read John's reviews of the three books here (Bonin), here (Shereshevsky) and here (Kislik). The game John mentions from the 2019 US Women’s Championship is Foisor-Krush, available here. 1:28- Goodbye! Here is how you can keep up with John Hartmann: Chess Life Online Twitter YouTube Channel John’s Book Review Archive Email If you would like to help support the podcast, and you can so here.
This week, the always popular and entertaining GM Jan Gustafsson makes his third appearance on Perpetual Chess. In addition to the broadcasting, streaming and video creation that Jan does for Chess24.com, he also was a part of "Team Magnus" for the 2016 and 2018 World Chess Championships. Naturally we discussed the most recent World Championships in great detail, as well as catching up on what else Jan has been up to since his Perpetual Chess interviews #1 and #2. As always you can keep up with Jan on twitter or by subscribing to and monitoring the calendar on Chess24.com Read on for details and timestamps about all that we discussed: 0:00- Glowing intro and discussion of Jan’s work as a member of Magnus Carlsen’s team for the 2018 World Championship Match. Jan reflects on his overall thoughts on the match and answers some follow up questions I had based on the excellent Chess24 series “Inside the 2018 World Championship Match” featuring Jan and GMs Peter Heine Nielsen and Laurent Fressinet. 31:30- More World Championship talk, but now with a focus on the openings that were played. 36:00- Is it really true that a Queen and Knight is better than a Queen and a Bishop? 38:00 What should one do to get back into playing shape after a layoff from competitive chess? (a discussion prompted because Jan will be playing in the Bangkok Chess Club Open in April) 39:00- Coaching Netherlands at Olympiad. What mystery book was Jan pictured reading while the games went on? The Patrick Melrose books 44:00- What is Jan’s favorite Jan Gustafsson game? What about his favorite other people games? Jan mentions his opening prep paying off in the following games: Naiditsch-Gustafsson 2007 and Gustafsson-Rodshtein 2007 Jan also highlights the modern classic, Wei Yi-Lazaro Bruzon Batista 2015 and Jinishi Bai vs. Ding Liren 2017 49:00- Some idle chit-chat and Jan’s latest pop culture recommendations. Jan gives a lukewarm recommendation for True Detective Season 3 and did not share Ben’s level of enthusiasm for Atlanta, but is a big fan of the movie Burning. 53:00- Goodbye and what to watch for coming from Chess24. Jan recommends GM Laurent Fressinet’s recent series Playing the Berlin and teased a blitz match between Magnus Carlsen and Peter Svidler, which you can now watch on Chess24. If you would like to help support the podcast go here.
Norwegian reporter, chess player, and photographer Tarjei Svensen is a frequent correspondent at elite chess tournaments and a popular and indispensable source of information on “chess Twitter.” Tarjei joins me this week to discuss the following: - How he gets scoops and manages finances as a chess reporter who is often working independently. - His plans for covering the 2018 World Chess Championships and some info on whether his friend and collaborator, GM Jonathan Tisdall, will be writing about the match again this year. - Tarjei’s own chess game, including some discussion of encounters with a very young Magnus Carlsen, and a few books that he recommends. We also talk about some interesting match-related statistics that Tarjei recently revealed on Twitter, and his twitter recommendations for whom to follow during the World Championships. Tarjei recommends following Olympiu Urcan, GM Jonthan Tisdall, Chess.com, Chessbase, and Chess24. Thanks to Tarjei for taking time from his busy schedule! You can follow him on Twitter here, and read his chess coverage here. If you are interested in supporting Perpetual Chess go here.
This week marked the triumphant return of the hilarious and informative GM Jan Gustaffson to Perpetual Chess. Jan was one of my first guests on this podcast, and it was fun to have him back. He and his buddy, GM Peter Svidler, are gearing up to cover the FIDE Candidates tournament for Chess24.com beginning March 10. Jan revealed his own favorite to win the tournament and gave detailed information about the playing style of every player in the field. We also talked about a variety of other topics, including his chess book and podcast recommendations, what it was like to work on Magnus Carlsen’s team, and whether or not we should be jealous of his life as a chess announcer. Be sure to watch the Fide Candidates on Chess24 Follow Jan on twitter here. To support the podcast go here.
In addition to hosting the excellent chess podcast The Full English Breakfast, both Macauley Peterson and IM Lawrence Trent have had eclectic and interesting careers in chess. Macauley Peterson has been writing about, and reporting on chess for a long time and most recently has been the Content Director of Chess24. We talk about his various adventures in the world of chess media, as well as his recent profile of Fabiano Caruana in Chess Life. Mr. Trent shares what he learned from being the manager of an elite player, and reveals the "real job" that prepared him for his roles as a chess announcer and chess manager. Follow Lawrence on twitter here, follow Macauley here. Listen to and support The Full English Breakfast via Itunes or here. Watch Lawrence's chess videos on chess24.com
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