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During the 4pm hour of today's show Chuck & Chernoff talked about how important and how great at his job Atlanta Braves GM Alex Anthopolous is. The guys also talked about Atlanta Falcons and the Atlanta Hawks before sprinkling in a little college football later in the hour. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

During the 4pm hour of today's show Chuck & Chernoff talked about how important and how great at his job Atlanta Braves GM Alex Anthopolous is. The guys also talked about Atlanta Falcons and the Atlanta Hawks before sprinkling in a little college football later in the hour. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Recorded June 8, 2024 at the National Open in Las Vegas  Chess Books Recaptured returns to revisit an old book which now has a modern twist. My System by Aron Nimzowitsch is one of the best-selling and most recommended chess books of all time, but the original version has not aged well in some respects. In Book Recap #18, IM Christof Sielecki and I highlighted some of the classic book's shortcomings as viewed through a modern lens. Luckily, GM Alex Fishbein decided to update the book for a 21st century audience. The result is My System: Fast Track Edition,from Russell Enterprises (also available via Forward Chess). During my recent trip to the National Open in Las Vegas, Alex joined me to discuss My System's legacy, his personal history with the book,  and why he decided that the chess world needed a better version. Following our chat, Alex took some questions from the audience, and briefly shared his thoughts on my book, Perpetual Chess Improvement. Timestamps of topics discussed are below.  You can hear my discussion of prior editions of My System with IM Christof Sieleki in Book Recap #18- https://open.spotify.com/episode/1lkGXPkegq9flj5zEoGAxi?si=f82aa751388a4476 0:02- GM Alex FIshbein joins! How does My System compare to Nimzo's other classic, Chess Praxis?  3:30- What was the genesis of Alex deciding to edit/create the fast-track edition of My System? 12:00 - What were the challenges of translating the book? 27:00- What did Alex do with variations that modern engines say were incorrect? Mentioned: Simple Chess by GM Michael Stean  35:00- Audience question- “Would Alex consider editing a “fast track edition” of any other classic books?' Mentioned: Alekhine 1924 39:00- Audience question- “Did Alex include other concepts to the book in addition to those that were written about in the original?”  41:00- Audience question: “What foundational chess concepts are excluded from this book?” 43:00- Audience questions:  “Is Alex familiar with the book by Raymond Keene, Nimowitsch: A Reappraisal?”  “What about The Blockade?” 44:00- Audience question:  “How much shorter is the fast track edition compared to the regular?” 44:00- Audience question; “Would he do a fast track edition of “Praxis” by Nimzowitsch?” 46:00- Audience question: “Do older books still matter as learning tools, as compared to playing games?”  49:00- Audience question:  ‘What is the best way to read a chess book?'  Mentioned: The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal  53:00- Alex shares his thoughts on my book, Perpetual Chess Improvement.  Thanks to GM Alex Fishbein for joining me in Las Vegas!  You can check out the new edition of My System, as well as his other books on Amazon, Forward Chess and other booksellers.  https://www.amazon.com/stores/Alex-Fishbein/author/B075N1DG4Z?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true https://forwardchess.com/product/my-system-fast-track-edition Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

095 GM Alex Colovic is an exceptional course creator and an engaging writer on all things chess. He returns to the pod to discuss some intriguing subjects from his weekly newsletter. I hand-picked three topics Alex wrote about that I found fascinating. We dive deep into each one:Why pro chess players (outside the Top 50) can't make a living competing anymore?Can you create a certainty of winning before the game begins that helps you play better?How can you ensure you bring a fighting spirit to each game you play? Finally, we discuss his latest opening courses for White that have been released on Chessable, and why it may be worth learning to play 1.e4 and 1.d4.More From Alex:Weekly NewsletterChessable CoursesTwitterWebsite & Blog>> Join my official FREE club for The Chess Experience on Chess.com

Chuck and Chernoff reacted to Alex Anthopolous' interview with the Locker Room earlier today which included comments on Max Fried, the World Series, Kyle Shanahan, Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons. Later in the hour listeners try to win Chuck's dinner. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chuck and Chernoff reacted to Alex Anthopolous' interview with the Locker Room earlier today which included comments on Max Fried, the World Series, Kyle Shanahan, Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons. Later in the hour listeners try to win Chuck's dinner. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Atlanta Braves President and General Manager Alex Anthopolous joined Nick Cellini & Chris Dimino to talk about the first half of the season, upcoming trade deadline, MLB expansion and much moreSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Atlanta Braves President and General Manager Alex Anthopolous joined Nick Cellini & Chris Dimino to talk about the first half of the season, upcoming trade deadline, MLB expansion and much moreSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

0:00-  Check out some of my favorite Chessable courses here: https://go.chessable.com/perpetual-chess-podcast/ Check out what's new from Chessable here:  https://www.chessable.com/courses/all/new/ 01:30- Ben goes over some programming notes and does a quick rundown of recent games 05:30- GM Alex Lenderman joins the pod! We begin by discussing how to recover from difficult losses, a recurring theme in this match. Mentioned: Video of Ding and Rapport walking to the hotel elevator: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvtdAgLW1xo 17:00- Openings- Will the unusual opening choices continue? Mentioned: Naroditsky-Lenderman 2023  17:00- Openings- Will the unusual opening choices continue? Mentioned: Naroditsky-Lenderman 2023  23:30- What openings might we see in Game 14?  25:00- Is one player a favorite if it goes to rapid tiebreak? Is it possible nervousness might subside for the players in a rapid tiebreak? 29:00- Patreon mailbag question: “Does Alex have any advice for players who misevaluate positions and thus misplay positions as a result?”  Mentioned: Analyzing the Chess Mind by Dr. Joel Sneed and GM Boris Gulko  37:00- What advice would Alex have given Nepo coming into today if he were on his team? 46:00- Does Alex have trouble sleeping during tournaments? Might that be a factor again for Nepo?  53:00- Chess improvement talk- Why does Alex disagree with IM Andras Toth's recent statement that he doesn't believe anyone suffers from a problem of calculating too much?  Mentioned: ChessDojo interview with GM Avetik Grigoryan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=JVfoM6kkaVw&t=83s 1:01:00- Alex recommends a chess book! Mentioned: The Seven Deadly Chess Sins, also on Chessable, Book Recap #14 discussing The Seven Deadly Chess Sins 1:07:00- Final thoughts on the match and goodbye!  You can email Alex at: Alexlenderman33 at hotmail.com Here is his Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076504712336     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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To kick off Season 4, Neal spoke with Grandmaster Alex Lenderman. Alex resides in Brooklyn, NY where he was a member of the famous chess team at Edward R. Murrrow HS that won multiple national high school titles. This was depicted in the 2007 book The Kings of New York (retitled Game of Kings) by Michael Weinreb (Amazon). Alex was the winner of the 2021 US Open and is active as a chess coach for both children and adults. Some of this episode's talking points include the following:Why many adults have difficulty improvingChess psychologyThe chess cheating epidemicAlex's experience playing at local clubsTeaching chessLinks for GM Alex Lenderman:Email Chess.comFacebookOur links:WebsiteTwitterYouTubeFacebookE-mail: info@thechessangle.comThe Chess Angle is sponsored by Chessable. Check out a list of our favorite courses! The Amazon link above is an affiliate link which earns us a small commission on qualifying purchases. This helps support the podcast at no additional cost to you.

Majority owner & chairman Ted Segal, Dynamo GM Pat Onstad and Dash GM Alex Singer game updates from Shell Energy Stadium about the clubs.

Atlanta Braves President, Baseball Operations & GM Alex Anthopolous, talks about the trade for catcher Sean Murphy, latest on Dansby Swanson and the options if Dansby doesn't returnSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Atlanta Braves President, Baseball Operations & GM Alex Anthopolous, talks about the trade for catcher Sean Murphy, latest on Dansby Swanson and the options if Dansby doesn't returnSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We are back with another bonus pod discussing the ongoing controversy involving GM Magnus Carlsen and GM Hans Niemann. This week there have been significant new events and information brought to light, and I am joined by 2 separate guests to review the developments and help sort it out. After reviewing the key events and quotes, I am joined by GM Alex Fishbein (9:00) and then IM Greg Shahade (1:11:00). The interview with Alex was recorded Wednesday night, September 21, and Greg's interview was recorded Tuesday September 20. Thanks to them both for sharing their insights!  0:00- Links from Intro:  Be sure to subscribe to my free weekly chess news roundup, the Perpetual Chess Linkfest, you can do so here: https://benjohnson.substack.com/ Fabiano/Cristian Chirila C Squared Podcast:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCFB_rNGTaw&feature=youtu.be Sinquefield Cup Arbiter statement: https://twitter.com/ChrisBirdIA/status/1572615484654358529?s=20&t=so_SVkkCpU_B6vw1AJfTyw 8:00- 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 9:00- GM Alex Fishbein joins the show 9:00- Was there anything unusual in Alex's 3 OTB games against Hans?  15:00- How likely does Alex think the “prep leak theory" is?  24:00- Does Alex agree with GM Jacob Aagaard's shoplifting/bank robbing analogy from last week's bonus pod?  33:00- The crux of the issue is that chess has always been played partially based on an honor system  41:00- Is it true that its easier to cheat online than live?  46:00- How likely is one to encounter cheating in a typical OTB tournament?  1:00:00- Alex sums up his thoughts about what may have happened in St. Louis  1:10:00- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessable.com. You can check out all of their latest offerings here:  https://www.chessable.com/courses/all/new/ 1:11:00- IM Greg Shahade joins the show  Thanks to my guests for joining the show! If you would like to help support Perpetual Chess, you can do so here: Donate — The Perpetual Chess Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Making chess simple for club players isn't easy...But GM Alex Colovic has a special ability to do just that.It's why his opening courses are known for simple, clear instruction... Alex even offers more manageable repertoires tailored for the amateur player.This is great news for us improvers who want to learn theory without drowning in it.And it's why I was drawn to him as a teacher and asked him to be on the show.How Alex is able to simplify opening theory is one of the key points we discuss in this episode.The other great topic we discuss is that Alex strived for years in his 30s to earn the GM title - a rare feat at that age.His story is an inspiration with key lessons for all of us, no matter our rating.In this episode:Why you should play your preferred style (with one caution.) How Alex makes opening theory simple to learn.2 qualities from Bobby Fischer that inspired Alex's chess.>> Download my latest, FREE audio content: 7 Quick Tips for Rock-Solid Chess Improvement (From Guests of The Chess Experience)>> Join my official FREE club for The Chess Experience on Chess.com

GM Alex Fishbein has been one of the top players in the US for decades and remains a frequent competitor on the American chess circuit. He is a four-time US Championship participant and is the Tennessee state champion. Alex is also a chess writer. His most recent book, The French Exchange Comes to Life, is a uniquely presented and instructive guide to a somewhat misunderstood opening. Alex also has a successful career away from the board. He works as a Director in Fixed Income at TD Securities. In our conversation, we discuss Alex's storied OTB career. Born in the USSR, Alex has learned from many Soviet-era legends and tells memorable stories about Mikhail Tal and Viktor Korchnoi. Alex also shares tips for staying sharp into one's 50s and discusses how chess learning has changed. Alex's dad and son are chess masters as well, so he has had a close-up-view of the evolution of chess learning. This was a really fun conversation.   Notes and timestamps on topics discussed can be found below. 0:00- We begin with a trip report on the Norway Open, which Alex and his son attended and in which they competed. They also witnessed the Norway Invitational featuring Magnus Carlsen, Maxime Vachier Lagrave and many other elite players.  08:30- What advice would Alex give to people frustrated by playing lots of underrated players?  Mentioned: GM Patrick Wolff  15:00- Patreon mailbag question: In the increasingly competitive tournament chess climate, what  kinds of goals does Alex set for himself these days?  Mentioned: GM Dmitri Gurevich  19:00- Which older player did Fishbein consider a role model? Alex goes into great detail about a unique and instructive way that he likes to study great players.  28:00- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessable.com. If you are a pro member be sure to check out NM Bryan Tillis' Olympiad Course: https://www.chessable.com/blog/chess-olympiad-2022/ 29:00- What were Alex's interactions with Korchnoi like? 34:00- Alex tells some great stories from his chess origins in St. Petersburg. He studied under legendary trainer, Vladimir Zak.  Mentioned: Russian Silhouettes by GM Genna Sosonko  44:00- What did Alex learn from legendary trainer, IM Mark Dvoretsky?  47:00- Tal stories!  54:00-  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 56:00- Patreon mailbag question: “What was it like to play Kasparov in a simul as a teen, as chronicled in the documentary American Gambit?”  More on the documentary here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qChazvEx_IA https://en.chessbase.com/post/american-gambit-kasparov-vs-us-juniors Fishbein-Kasparov 1988 1:00:00- Alex discusses his career in finance and his decision not to pursue a career in chess.  1:08:00- Alex's career advice for stronger young chess players.  1:10:00- Alex wrote a great book about the French Exchange, what do people misunderstand about this opening?  1:15:00- How have opening approaches changed over the years? How does Alex's college- age son prepare?  1:18:00- Alex discusses his column for American Chess Magazine and on the updated versions of the Dvoretsky Endgame Manual with GM Karsten Muller.  1:25:00- Alex shares his thoughts on the Magnus Carlsen news.  1:29:00- Thanks to Alex for a fascinating interview! Here is his contact info: http://www.gmalexfishbein.com/ Or email afish at panix.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dice and Salt is here this week going over Episode 79 of our Tyrant's Grasp playthrough, entitled "No More Secrets." The episode holds true to its title and the salty dice crew secured a conversation with GM Alex's wife, Michelle, who voices Mictena back in book 1 as well as the Undead Lady in Red in this episode.  As always, you can find us on Twitter (@inspired_incomp) and on Facebook to follow along with our exploits, you can shoot us an email at InspiredIncompetence@gmail.com if you're so inclined. You can find out more about us at InspiredIncompetence.com and join our Discord server from the link at the bottom, where we are always around to chat with our fans (or whoever wants to chat, we're not picky). Lastly, if you're enjoying the show, we humbly ask that you consider supporting us on Patreon to let us know that our efforts are not in vain. Thanks everyone, and enjoy the show!

On KIDFUN AND MORE Sharla Feldscher shares Alex Souponetsky,  the General Manager of Fly Legacy Aviation, a preeminent flight school in the Philadelphia region that offers FAA certified programs for professional as well as recreational pilots. A 3rd generation aviator, Alex is passionate about growing the awareness especially among the young people of all the possibilities the aviation industry currently offers. Due to a global pilot shortage, the economics are now on the pilots' side, with high and rising salaries based on historic levels and compare to other occupations. Students can start their flight training at a very early age and progress at their own pace, skipping college and going straight to the airlines. Certainly, being a pilot is not for everyone, but for that unique 1-2% of us that it is, now is an amazing time to become one.  Get your copy of KIDFUN: 401 Easy Ideas for Play. Join us for KIDFUN May 11th at 1pmET/10amPT and then in podcast. Reach out to Alex at FlyLegacyAviation.com and on Facebook and Instagram. Be sure to connect with Sharla on her site KidFunandMore.com and on Facebook, Twitter, and subscribe to her YouTube Channel, too! Today's Sponsors: The makers of #SesameStreet bring you their newest spinoff, MECHA BUILDERS starring Elmo, CookieMonster, and AbbyCadabby!  

Craig and Davis discuss their favorite plays in DFS for tonight's Thursday Night Football matchup as well as talk to producer Brett Levy about his top picks for Thursday's NBA DFS slate. Craig also sits down with Atlanta Braves general manager Alex Anthopoulous and talks the World Series win as well as free agency and the offseason.

Today's guest on Cover Stories with Chess Life is the author of our November 2021 cover story on the U.S. Open, which he won with a dominating performance and score of 8½/9. More recently, he finished in shared fourth through sixth place at the 2021 U.S. Championship, his +1 score leaving him just a half-point outside the playoff won by GM Wesley So. GM Alex Lenderman is one of America's top grandmasters, and his story is one of long, hard work paying off with success. US Chess records have him playing nearly 1200 tournaments since 2001, including seemingly every event in the NYC area for many years. These include dozens of New York Masters rapid events, and closer to my heart, two Nassau Chess Club championships in 2007 and 2008. Today he has a bachelor's degree from Webster University, where he was on their fabled chess team, and having – I think – just graduated, he is looking to a very bright future.

Today's guest on Cover Stories with Chess Life is the author of our November 2021 cover story on the U.S. Open, which he won with a dominating performance and score of 8½/9. More recently, he finished in shared fourth through sixth place at the 2021 U.S.

New Jersey Teamsterz President & GM Alex Geraldino joins First Team Podcast Host, John Frusciante to discuss the move to NISA Nation. Email the show at firstteampod@gmail.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/first-team-podcast/message

Sam sits down with Wes Live from IZenRx Dispensary in Okc and talks NBA Playoffs with former Oklahoma State Greats Andre Willams and Joe Adkins. And Meet the Owner Louis and GM Alex of IZenRx one of the authentic and Unique dispensaries in Okc!

Good time of day to all of you, my friends on the Cover Stories with Chess Life podcast. There are some people who, simply by the effect of their personality or their voice, become larger than life figures in their field. Today's guest, Grandmaster (and everyone's favorite Uncle) Alex Yermolinsky, is one of those people. A St. Petersburg native, Alex emigrated to the United States in 1989 after nearly a decade working as a coach in the Soviet Union. Soon his rating skyrocketed, earning the GM title and reaching the 2600s (back when that meant something), and Alex was rewarded with invitations to elite events like Hastings, Tilburg, and Wijk aan Zee. He is a veteran of many US Olympiad teams, and the winner of the 1993 (shared with Shabalov) and 1996 US Championships alongside buckets of Opens over the years. But Alex was never simply a player. His entrepreneurial spirit was apparent from his earliest days in America. The Yermo Chess Academy, dating from around the turn of the century and based in Cleveland, was an early effort, paired with a must-read Internet site that still holds up when found on archive.org. Some of the fruits of that website, and certainly a lot of its spirit, can be found in his 1999 The Road to Chess Improvement, a title that was published to rapturous reviews and that remains one of my favorite books. Alex became the Grandmaster in Residence at the Mechanics Institute in 1999 and held the office through 2007. He was elected to the US Chess Hall of Fame in 2012. Currently he resides in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, a relative hop, skip, and jump from my own home here in Omaha, where (as his ChessBase bio says) “between his chess work online he plays snooker and spends time outdoors - happy as a clam.” Anyone who has met Alex knows that he is a man of great opinion, and that he is not afraid to share those opinions with anyone who asks. That's why I asked him to write our February cover story on the Skilling Open, where Wesley So ruined Magnus Carlsen's birthday by defeating him in the Finals. Alex is a great analyst, as the article reminds us, but he's also an excellent writer, and I'm glad to bring him back to the pages of a magazine that he once (due to the influence of a previous editor, and following Bobby Fischer) called Chess Lies.

As the official Tournament field has been announced, Charge and Haner invited the first standby team to be seeded, replacement for #10 seed Best Virginia, the squad of Playing for Jimmy V. We discussed their matchup with 23rd seeded Herd That, being a replacement team in time of COVID, and how they plan to compete for $1M+. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/zoomthetbt/support

AA discusses the Braves MLB Draft, and the work that will have to be done before baseball returns.

Charge and Haner discuss the TBT with Playing for Jimmy V's GM Alex Neumann. We discuss the importance of training camp, what a mess the West Virginia region is from 2 to 11, and what having a team with a core from the TriState area means. Alex also defends his team's honor in regards to certain bracketologists. Rutgers was going to make the NCAAs for the first time in twenty nine years (!) before... well... you know... Can the lads playing for Jimmy V take home the $2M? Recording date: 05/20/20 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/zoomthetbt/support

This week I am joined by 25 year old  GM Alex Ipatov. Alex is quite an accomplished chess player who is well known for winning the 2012 World Junior Chess Championship, among many other distinctions. These days, Alex  is graduate student at St. Louis University, and he has recently published an original chess book called Unconventional Approaches to Modern Chess Volume 1: Rare Ideas for Black. His book is available from Thinker’s Publishing, Amazon and Forward Chess. Please keep reading to see more details of what we discussed, as well as relevant links and contact information. 0:00-Intro and discussion of Alex’s new book. It is based on the thesis that the trend of memorizing too many opening lines  has become unhealthy. Alex believes that we can learn from the very strong GMs who utilize offbeat lines, such as GMs Baadur Jobava and Richard Rapport. Naturally, GM Ipatov also relies heavily on his own chess repertoire to find lines to recommend, but he wishes to stress that adopting an original and practical approach to chess openings is more important than buying his book and copying his lines. 7:30- We discuss Alex’s life away from the board for a bit. He discusses his academic pursuits, his enthusiasm for soccer and how he enjoys life in St. Louis. 11:00-We return to the topic of how the club level player should approach studying openings. A couple supporters of the podcast wrote to ask about how to balance avoiding getting bogged down in theory, while also making sure that they know a bit about classical structures. 21:00- What did Alex think of the news that FIDE is sponsoring a Fischer Random World Championship tournament? 25:00- We delve a bit into Alex’s background. He spent his early years in Lviv, Ukraine. We briiefly discuss the past and future of chess in his native Ukraine. As Alex tells, chess standouts like GMs Vassily Ivanchuk and Yuriu Kryvoruchko,Oleg Romanishin, Alexander Beliavsky, Anna and Mariya Muzychuk, Martyn Kravtsiv  Yaroslav Zherebukh  and Ilya Nizhnik are only a few of the Ukrainian chess standouts who have made names for themselves, but many have relocated to different countries.   29:00- Chess improvement! Why should we study the classics? Which classics should we study? Alex is a big fan of Alexander Alekhine’s Best Games and recommends that stronger players study Dvoretsky’s Endgame Manual. One of Alex's own most memorable games is Grandelius-Ipatov, and one of his favorite of all time is Rotlewi-Rubenstein (1907) 39:00- Who does Alex think we might see in the next World Championship? Who are the strongest players he has ever played? What lesson did he learn from GM Vladimir Kramnik when he played him at the 2013 Olympiad? 47:00- How did Alex end up representing Turkey in international chess competitions? Has he lived in Turkey? 50:00- Before we say our goodbyes, we briefly discuss an interesting game Alex annotated in his book with online bullet star, GM Andrew Tang. You can see Alex’ annotation  in his book, but can also see notes to the game here. You can follow Alex on twitter here, or reach him via email here.

Season Way Overdue: Game MechanicsOur intrepid GM Alex attempts to summarize all relevant game mechanics in just over 20 minutes. Hopefully this helps explain why Slim never works, how Felix shoots things, and why Sam doesn't get to roll very much.Sponsored by Easy Roller Dice Co.Follow usMusic: David Fesliyan

Season Way Overdue: Game MechanicsOur intrepid GM Alex attempts to summarize all relevant game mechanics in just over 20 minutes. Hopefully this helps explain why Slim never works, how Felix shoots things, and why Sam doesn't get to roll very much.Sponsored by Easy Roller Dice Co.Follow usMusic: David Fesliyan

This week GM Alex Colovic joins me from his native Skopje, Macedonia, speaking to me on the "rest day" of the European Chess Championship, in which he is competing. Alex Colovic is a Grandmaster, blogger, author and newly elected President of the Association of Chess Professionals. Alex catches us up on the status of the tournament at the midway point, and from there we have a wide-ranging conversation which covers topics which range from his latest Chessable course, The Najdorf Sicilian Simplified, to why he loves studying the games of Jose Raoul Capablanca. I think that Alex’s love for and knowledge of chess and chess history is evident in our conversation. Read on for timestamps, links and GM Colovic’s contact info: 0:00- Intro and Alex’s breakdown of the ongoing  European Chess Championship.  On the day that we talked Alex was enjoying a break from the tournament  10:20- We discuss Alex’s brand new Chessable course, The Najdorf Sicilian Simplified. This includes the story of how he began to collaborate with Chessable, and why now is a good time to learn more about the storied Najdorf defense. In our conversation, Alex gives some updates on the theory of particular lines of the Najdorf, including the contributions that GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave  made to the Poison Pawn Variation. The Karpov-Kasparov game that GM Colovic mentions can be seen here. 26:30- Alex’s chess improvement advice for club players. If you want instant results, Alex says, the first thing you should do is improve your calculation. He says that the fact that you are doing the work is more important than the tools that you use to do it. The viral Quora post that Alex wrote and that we reference can be read here. (In the interview, I erroneously said that Alex’s post got 67,000 views, but actually that particular post got 18,000 views.  it is Alex’s Quora posts in total that got 67,000 views.) The study composer that Alex mentions who helped him finally achieve the GM title is Genrikh M. Kasparyan. For all of Alex’s book recommendations check out his blog posts here, here and here. The more beginner-oriented tactics books/courses that Alex mentions in our interview are Mastering Mates 1: 1,111 One-Move Mates by Jon Edwards, and Chess - 5334 Problems, Combinations, and Games by Lazlo Polgar. For his own chess, Alex greatly enjoyed the Jonathan Rowson books, Understanding the Grunfeld, Seven Deadly Chess Sins, and Chess for Zebras 42:30- Why is Jose Raul Capablanca Alex’s favorite player? What is his favorite book about Capablanca? The game that Alex is referring to is this one. The footage of Fischer playing over a game can be seen here. 50:30- How and why did Alex just become President of the Association of Chess Professionals?   How did he become involved with the FIDE Fair play commission? 58:30- Goodbye and contact info. Read Alex’s blog here, follow him on Twitter here and Facebook here. If you would like to help support the podcast, you can do so here.

The Summer of One Shots (Autumn Equinox notwithstanding...) concludes with first time GM Alex leading his players through an alternate history World War One tabletop campaign. Rumours of people going missing lead to a top secret mission for Mike and Lee... Consider supporting us today through Patreon: Patreon.com/terriblewarriors Follow Terrible Warriors @dicewarriors Follow Cambridge Chronicles @dicechronicles Follow Mike @BirdmanDodd Follow Alex @turdortreasure Follow Tristan @MrTristifer Terrible Warriors: Mike Dodd, Tristan Winkworth, and Alex Ricci OneDice WW1 is published by Cakebread & Walton

The Summer of One Shots continues with first time GM Alex leading his players through an alternate history World War One tabletop campaign. Rumours of people going missing lead to a top secret mission for Mike and Lee... Consider supporting us today through Patreon:  Patreon.com/terriblewarriors Terrible Warriors: Mike Dodd, Tristan Winkworth, and Alex Ricci OneDice WW1 is published by Cakebread & Walton

The Summer of One Shots begins with first time GM Alex taking the reins in a tabletop game set during the events of the first world war playing OneDice WW1

The Summer of One Shots begins with first time GM Alex taking the reins in a tabletop game set during the events of the first world war playing OneDice WW1 Consider supporting us today through Patreon: Patreon.com/terriblewarriors Terrible Warriors: Mike Dodd, Tristan Winkworth, and Alex Ricci OneDice WW1 is published by Cakebread & Walton