Podcast appearances and mentions of Magnus Carlsen

Comenzaremos la primera parte del programa hablando de la toma de posesión de Daniel Noboa en Ecuador; y de la demanda de una tribu amazónica al New York Times, TMZ, y Yahoo por calumnia. Hablaremos también de un estudio que explica cómo los pingüinos ayudan a conservar el clima en la Antártida; y por último, del ajedrecista Magnus Carlsen, quien se enfrentó a 143 mil personas en un partido virtual que duró 46 días.    Para la segunda parte del programa les tenemos más acontecimientos relacionados a América Latina. En nuestro diálogo gramatical ilustraremos ejemplos de Relative pronouns - Que, Quien and Quienes. Cerraremos la emisión explorando el uso de la frase: Tener tela que cortar. - Daniel Noboa asume la presidencia de Ecuador - Tribu amazónica demanda al New York Times por calumnia - Los pingüinos podrían ayudar a mitigar el cambio climático - Magnus Carlsen juega al ajedrez contra 143 mil personas - Pedro Friedeberg, el surrealista mexicano que no se considera como tal - La fauna de los salares andinos y la fiebre del litio

L'info du matin - Un nouvel indice environnemental va bientôt apparaître sur les étiquettes de vêtements pour indiquer leur niveau de pollution. Une avancée vers une mode plus responsable, expliquée ce matin par Grégory Ascher et Justine Salmon. Le winner du jour - 143 000 amateurs d'échecs à travers le monde ont affronté Magnus Carlsen dans une partie collaborative en ligne qui s'est terminée par une égalité ! - Une fan d'Harry Styles, après avoir croisé le chanteur à Rome, a eu la surprise de recevoir un message privé de sa part sur Instagram. Le flashback de février 2001 - Le lancement de l'émission "Star à domicile" présentée par Flavie Flament. - La sortie du film "La vérité si je mens 2", qui a attiré plus de 7 millions de spectateurs en France. Les savoirs inutiles - Le corps humain possède 639 muscles, soit environ 40 % de notre poids. Se tenir debout mobilise 300 muscles, et les yeux clignent environ 15 000 fois par jour (deux fois plus chez les femmes). 3 choses à savoir sur le cimetière du Père Lachaise Qu'est-ce qu'on regarde ? - Sortie du huitième film "Mission Impossible - The Final Reckoning" avec Tom Cruise, qui affronte cette fois une intelligence artificielle. Le jeu surprise Camille de Spéracèdes près de Cannes gagne un iPhone 16e. Les coffres à jouets RTL2 Faustine, 10 ans, de Cordemais près de Nantes gagne un séjour pour 4 personnes au Futuroscope. La banque RTL2 Jessica de Sologny près de Mâcon gagne 800 euros. Distribué par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Magnus Carlsen may be the world's greatest chess player -- but a game against 143,000 simultaneous opponents didn't offer him the easy win he may have expected.The leaders of France, Britain and Canada threaten action against Israel if it doesn't lift its restrictions on aid, and end its military offensive in Gaza. A former Canadian ambassador tells us what that might accomplish -- if anything. In response to a water crisis in a small village in Nunavik, the mayor declares a state of emergency. She tells us how thirsty residents are coping.Trump says Qatar's offer of a free, lavishly appointed jumbo jet is a nice gesture from an ally -- but new reporting suggests there's more to the story.The best things in life are three. An Ontario woman was shocked to find two female robins and a male co-parenting in a single nest on her front porch -- a family she has dubbed the Avian Sister Wives. And, a new study finds the puzzling, peculiar punctuation mark is getting less popular all the time -- to the point where it may have been sentenced to death.As It Happens, the Tuesday Edition. Radio that watches the collapse of the dot-comma bubble.

Welcome to another episode of Last Night's Coffee! This week the guys discuss Pete Rose being reinstated by the MLB... Magnus Carlsen has been playing chess against the world... President Biden has an unfortunate diagnosis... Former FBI Director Comey is under investigation for a social media post.... an incredible reaction video and a Meme of the Week wrap up this episode... Thanks for tuning in Nightshifters!

AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen is forced into a draw in a showdown against ‘the world'.

durée : 00:03:24 - Sous les radars - par : Sébastien LAUGENIE - Le numéro 1 mondial norvégien n'a pas réussi à remporter son pari : battre 143.000 adversaires dans le plus grand match d'échecs en ligne jamais organisé. "Le monde a joué aux échec de manière très, très solide", a salué le double champion du monde.

durée : 00:03:24 - Sous les radars - par : Sébastien LAUGENIE - Le numéro 1 mondial norvégien n'a pas réussi à remporter son pari : battre 143.000 adversaires dans le plus grand match d'échecs en ligne jamais organisé. "Le monde a joué aux échec de manière très, très solide", a salué le double champion du monde.

"Wir sind die Formel 1 des Schachs." Entertainment, Persönlichkeiten, Drama. Um den Schachsport erfolgreich zu vermarkten, orientiert sich Freestyle Chess an den Großen im Business wie Formel 1 und UFC. Denn: Auf Social Media funktioniert Schach längst wahnsinnig gut. In der Spitze 260 Millionen Impressions eines Turniers, Content Creator mit mehr Reichweite als die Spieler selbst und virale Clips bringen mediale Aufmerksamkeit. Und spätestens seit dem Erfolg der Netflix-Serie "Das Damengambit" oder dem Skandal zwischen Magnus Carlsen und Hans Niemann ist klar, beim Schach steht vor allem eins im Fokus: Die Story. 700 Millionen Schachspieler gibt es weltweit und dennoch befindet sich der Sport immer noch in der Nische - oder nicht? Wichtig auf dem Weg zum Massenphänomen ist die globale Turnier-Experience. "Im nächsten Jahr wollen wir wirklich alle Kontinente abdecken, also auch Südamerika und Australien." (Formel 1 lässt grüßen). Doch wie rechnet sich das Investment? Was macht die Zielgruppe im Schach so lukrativ für Sponsoren? Wie schafft es Freestyle Chess, den besten Broadcast mit 200.000 Zuschauern im Peak auf die Beine zu stellen? Und wie funktioniert überhaupt der Business Case?  Unser Gast Thomas Harsch, COO von Freestyle Chess Unsere Themen Unerwarteter Einstieg in die Schachbranche  Woher kommt der Schach-Hype? Was der Schach von der Formel1 lernen kann Wie finanziert sich ein Schach Event? Medienrechte: Kommt bald der DAZN-Deal? Social Media: Die beliebtesten Content-Formate Tech, Krypto und Co.: Die wichtigsten Sponsoren Vorbild: UFC: Wann ist Freestyle Chess ein Erfolg? Zum Blogartikel: https://sportsmaniac.de/episode495 Unsere Empfehlung Promotet Eure Stellen: https://sportsmaniac.de/stellenanzeige Unser Kontakt Folge Sports Maniac auf LinkedIn, Twitter und Facebook Folge Daniel Sprügel auf LinkedIn, Twitter und Instagram E-Mail: daniel@sportsmaniac.de Wenn dir gefällt, was du hörst, abonniere uns gerne und empfehle uns weiter. Der Sports Maniac Podcast ist eine Produktion unserer Podcast-Agentur Maniac Studios.

Mit dem Aufbau von AOL Europe hat Jan Henric Buettner Millionen verdient, um einen großen Anteil davon anschließend in den Kauf und Aufbau eines Luxus-Hotels zu investieren. Nun soll Weissenhaus verkauft werden, für 185 Millionen Euro – und viele Menschen rätseln: Warum? Im OMR Podcast spricht Jan Buettner über die Hintergründe und verrät außerdem wie er gemeinsam mit Magnus Carlsen aus der Nischensportart Schach ein Großevent wie die Formel 1 machen will.

GM Mauricio Flores Rios' first book, Chess Structures, is a modern classic which is seemingly recommended on a weekly basis on Perpetual Chess. After nine years of work, Mauricio has recently released its follow-up, Chess Imbalances: A GM Guide. Like Chess Structures, it is a highly instructive book with a beautiful selection of games and useful guidelines to aid one's chess decision-making. We discussed the following:  His opinion on the value of the bishop pair, as well as bishop vs. knight  The surprising reason that his book often featured the games of Magnus Carlsen When to switch from “objective mode” to “survival mode” in a game  We also discussed freestyle chess, and the impact of machine learning on chess. Mauricio is a statistician by trade, who recently launched a chess instruction site called ChessMind A.I., so he was particularly insightful on this topic. There is always lots to learn from chatting with (and reading) GM Rios, and this conversation was quite informative. Timestamps of topics discussed are below. Prior interview with Mauricio- Episode 109: https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/new-blog/2019/1/15/episode-109-gm-mauricio-flores Here is the video companion to this interview, be sure to sub to the Perpetual Chess YouTube Channel! https://youtu.be/rmjcbwv7BtQ 0:00- You can sign up for a free one-week membership to Chessmood using this link: Chessmood.com/Ben Check out the YouTube video with Mauricio showing me games from Chess Imbalances here: 4:30- Mauricio joins the show! We dive right into discussing the vision behind GM Flores Rios' much anticipated book, Chess Imbalances.   Mentioned :  Free preview of the book from Quality Chess here: https://qualitychess.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Chess-Imbalances-070x-Excerpt.pdf 13:00- Mauricio explains the guideline  “Quantity is more important than quality.”  16:00- Why did Mauricio select a lot of games from Magnus Carlsen?  17:00- Will Chess Imbalances be on Chessable?  21:00- What made the bishop vs. knight chapter especially challenging to write?  25:00- Mauricio's advice for evaluating trading bishop's vs. knights  28:00- Thanks to our sponsor, Chessable.com! If you sign up for Chessable Pro in order to unlock discounts and additional features, be sure to use the following link: https://www.chessable.com/pro/?utm_source=affiliate&utm_medium=benjohnson&utm_campaign=pro And you can check out their new offerings here: https://www.chessable.com/courses/all/new/ 31:00- What does it mean to switch from “from objective mode to survival mode” in a game? Mentioned: The Seven Deadly Chess Sins, Learn from the Legends  40:00- What is Maurice's next chess project?  Mentioned: Chessmind AI  44:00- How close are we to having an A.I. model that can clearly explain chess games? 45:00- Are humans near the peak of how good they can be at chess? What about engines? 48:00- Does Mauricio like Chess960? Mentioned: GM Kenneth Rogoff interview with NM Tyler Cowen: https://conversationswithtyler.com/episodes/kenneth-rogoff/ 52:00- Will Mauricio's kid(s) play chess?  Thanks to Mauricio for joining me! You can reach him via email at: Mauricio.a.flores.math at gmail dot com Here is the link for Chess Imbalances: A GM Guide, including a free sample: https://www.newinchess.com/chess-imbalances If you would like to join the Perpetual Chess Patreon community, you can do so here: https://www.patreon.com/c/perpetualchess Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hva gjør du når du har vært med å bygge Norges største techscaleup – og merker at du har “rundet spillet”? Mats André Kristiansen, eks-Oda-gründer og kreativ kraft bak den nye sjakk-startupen Take Take Take, forteller historien om en tilfeldig kaffe med Espen Agdestein som åpnet en stor ny mulighet – og om hvordan han nå jobber tett med Magnus Carlsen for å gjøre sjakk til global underholdning.Dette er en samtale om å bygge merkevarer med nerve, finne rytmen i en ny kategori – og hvorfor det verste du kan gjøre er å kalle sjakk-startupen din noe med “chess”.Vi snakker om: – Hvordan Take Take Take gikk fra en “ikke helt fungerende fantasy-idé” til 200 000 brukere – Hva han lærte om navn og merkevare i overgangen fra Kolonial.no til Oda – Møtet med Peter Thiel: Fra total skepsis til investering og strategiråd – Hvorfor det er viktigere å bygge opplevelse enn bare produkt – Hvordan YouTube og community-building er selve growth-hacken – Hva han ser etter som engleinvestor – og hvorfor han ikke lenger tror ideen må være “din egen”

Dr. Kenneth Rogoff has undoubtedly had one of the highest-profile and most interesting careers of any Grandmaster working outside of chess. He is an author and Harvard professor who was once singled-out by none other than Bobby Fischer, as a player who had shown remarkable chess improvement. As a young chess star, Dr. Rogoff actually dropped out of high school to move to Europe and pursue chess professionally, but by age 18 he had returned to the U.S. and enrolled at Yale. He would remain active in chess for many more years, but his top priority gradually switched from chess to academics, and he eventually quit chess entirely (save for an exhibition game against Magnus Carlsen in 2012) Dr. Rogoff still loves chess and thinks about it all the time, but economics turned out to be the right decision for him, as he has become a distinguished professor who has worked as the Chief Economist at the World Bank, and has met 8 different U.S. Presidents in his life. His new book, Our Dollar, Your Problem,intersperses occasional lessons from his chess career while providing a modern history of the U.S. dollar as the reserve currency. This interview focuses primarily on Dr. Rogoff's chess career, but those interested in his reflections on the global economy should stay tuned until the end of the interview, and should definitely check out his new book. Timestamps of topics discussed are below.  Recorded on April 3, 2025.  0:02- We dive into GM Rogoff's chess upbringing, and his interactions with Bobby Fischer  Mentioned: NM Eric Marchand, IM Sal Matera , GM Rogoff's chess biography: https://rogoff.scholars.harvard.edu//pages/biography Bobby Fischer article mentioning GM Rogoff: https://rogoff.scholars.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum5901/files/rogoff/files/fischer69.pdf Karpov-Ulf Andersson 1969 ADD IMAGE  https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1019420 11:00- How did Dr. Rogoff gain hundreds of rating points in his early teens? 21:00- Was it hard to switch from the meritocratic chess world to academia?  25:00- What led to Dr. Rogoff dropping out of high school at age 16 to pursue chess? What was life like as an American teenager living alone in Europe in 1969?  Mentioned: Muppets in Moscow by Natasha Rogoff  26:00- Thanks to our sponsor, Chessable.com! If you sign up for Chessable Pro in order to unlock discounts and additional features, be sure to use the following link: https://www.chessable.com/pro/?utm_source=affiliate&utm_medium=benjohnson&utm_campaign=pro And you can check out their new offerings here: https://www.chessable.com/courses/all/new/ 32:30- Why did Dr. Rogoff make a U-turn and go to Yale University after dropping out of high school? 34:00- Patreon mailbag question: Does Dr. Rogoff ever daydream about what a professional chess life might have looked like? 37:00- Why did Dr. Rogoff quit chess “Cold turkey”?  Mentioned: Carlsen-Rogoff 2012 https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1690691 40:00- Does Dr. Rogoff have a favorite chess memory? Who were his favorite players?  Mentioned: Kasparov, Peter Thiel, Arkady Dvorkovich ,Reshevsky-Rogoff 1978, IM Kim Commons, Lev Aronian   Larsen-Rogoff 1968 Fischer-Spassky 1975 53:00- What is the origin of the phrase “Our Dollar, Your Problem”? (The title of Dr. Rogoff's new book 58:00- What can regular people do to prepare for volatile markets? 1:00:00- Patreon mailbag question: Is the US debt load sustainable? What does Dr. Rogoff think of Ray Dalio's writing?  1:05:00- Dr. Rogoff has met 8 presidents and many more world leaders- do any experiences stand out?  1:08:00- What does Dr. Rogoff think of the future of crypto-currencies?  Mentioned: Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari Thanks to Dr. Rogoff for joining me! You can get his new book here.  Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant (https://thepodcastconsultant.com). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Conversations with Tyler: Read the notes at at podcastnotes.org. Don't forget to subscribe for free to our newsletter, the top 10 ideas of the week, every Monday --------- Harvard economist Kenneth Rogoff approaches global finance with the same strategic foresight that made him a chess grandmaster. Author of the new book Our Dollar, Your Problem, Rogoff doesn't sugarcoat America's future: he foresees a significant inflation shock within a decade, far more severe than the post-COVID bout. When this second wave hits, he warns, "credibility's really going to be shot." In this conversation, Ken and Tyler tackle international economic dynamics, unresolved macro puzzles, the state of chess, and more, including whether trade deficits are truly unsustainable, why China's investment-heavy growth model has reached its limits, how currency depreciation neutralizes tariff effects, Pakistan's IMF bailouts, whether more Latin American countries should dollarize, Japan's deceptively peaceful economic decline, Europe's coming fiscal reckoning, how the US will eventually confront its ballooning debt, the puzzling absence of a recession during our recent disinflation, the potential of phasing out large denomination currency notes, the future relevance of stablecoins, whether America should start a CBDC, Argentina's chances under Milei, who will be the next dominant player in chess, hanging out with Bobby Fischer, drawing out against Magnus Carlsen, and how to save classical chess from excessive computer preparation. Read a full transcript enhanced with helpful links, or watch the full video. Recorded April 2nd, 2025. Help keep the show ad free by donating today! Other ways to connect Follow us on X and Instagram Follow Tyler on X Follow Kenneth on X Sign up for our newsletter Join our Discord Email us: cowenconvos@mercatus.gmu.edu Learn more about Conversations with Tyler and other Mercatus Center podcasts here.

Conversations with Tyler Key Takeaways  “Looking way forward, we are on an unsustainable path.” – Kenneth Rogoff on the US fiscal situation The debt continues to balloon and another inflationary impulse is on the horizon Higher taxation is likely as a means to manage the deficit Japan has been effective at becoming sclerotic slowly, but their economic model is not worth imitating – especially if you are trying to compete with China Japan could be in serious trouble: It is finally experiencing inflation, needing to raise interest rates, has stuffed government debt into every orifice of its economy, and cutting old-age benefits to pay its growing interest expense“I think this is absolutely an existential crisis for Europe. It may lead to them becoming more cohesive. It may lead to them becoming more of a geopolitical power, but yes, they are going to have to make choices that they haven't had to make.” – Kenneth Rogoff on the economic situation in Europe The US brain drain of Europe's top talent contributes to Europe's slow economic growthSuddenly, the United States spends more on interest expense than it does on defense spendingThe fact that real interest rates appear to have regressed to their long-term trend is the most important macro change in the world The US should not be the first nation to implement a CBDC, if it ultimately chooses to do soWhy change the rules of the game if we are on top and winning? The US is so big that we are probably headed towards having competitive stable coins instead of a single CBDC Bet on mean reversion: For many variables, it's wise to assume they'll eventually drift back toward their average – it's a useful principle to keep in mindThe predictability of political business cycles: Those in power ignore the debt, the problem grows, and we end up exactly where we are nowChoosing the optimal inflation rate is one of the greatest macro puzzles – should it be 0%, 2%, 4%, or something else? China has dug itself in a very deep hole that will be difficult to dig out of: Innovation is required for a successful economy; just growing by building more roads and infrastructure will result in diminishing returns Read the full notes @ podcastnotes.org Harvard economist Kenneth Rogoff approaches global finance with the same strategic foresight that made him a chess grandmaster. Author of the new book Our Dollar, Your Problem, Rogoff doesn't sugarcoat America's future: he foresees a significant inflation shock within a decade, far more severe than the post-COVID bout. When this second wave hits, he warns, "credibility's really going to be shot." In this conversation, Ken and Tyler tackle international economic dynamics, unresolved macro puzzles, the state of chess, and more, including whether trade deficits are truly unsustainable, why China's investment-heavy growth model has reached its limits, how currency depreciation neutralizes tariff effects, Pakistan's IMF bailouts, whether more Latin American countries should dollarize, Japan's deceptively peaceful economic decline, Europe's coming fiscal reckoning, how the US will eventually confront its ballooning debt, the puzzling absence of a recession during our recent disinflation, the potential of phasing out large denomination currency notes, the future relevance of stablecoins, whether America should start a CBDC, Argentina's chances under Milei, who will be the next dominant player in chess, hanging out with Bobby Fischer, drawing out against Magnus Carlsen, and how to save classical chess from excessive computer preparation. Read a full transcript enhanced with helpful links, or watch the full video. Recorded April 2nd, 2025. Help keep the show ad free by donating today! Other ways to connect Follow us on X and Instagram Follow Tyler on X Follow Kenneth on X Sign up for our newsletter Join our Discord Email us: cowenconvos@mercatus.gmu.edu Learn more about Conversations with Tyler and other Mercatus Center podcasts here.

Harvard economist Kenneth Rogoff approaches global finance with the same strategic foresight that made him a chess grandmaster. Author of the new book Our Dollar, Your Problem, Rogoff doesn't sugarcoat America's future: he foresees a significant inflation shock within a decade, far more severe than the post-COVID bout. When this second wave hits, he warns, "credibility's really going to be shot." In this conversation, Ken and Tyler tackle international economic dynamics, unresolved macro puzzles, the state of chess, and more, including whether trade deficits are truly unsustainable, why China's investment-heavy growth model has reached its limits, how currency depreciation neutralizes tariff effects, Pakistan's IMF bailouts, whether more Latin American countries should dollarize, Japan's deceptively peaceful economic decline, Europe's coming fiscal reckoning, how the US will eventually confront its ballooning debt, the puzzling absence of a recession during our recent disinflation, the potential of phasing out large denomination currency notes, the future relevance of stablecoins, whether America should start a CBDC, Argentina's chances under Milei, who will be the next dominant player in chess, hanging out with Bobby Fischer, drawing out against Magnus Carlsen, and how to save classical chess from excessive computer preparation. Read a full transcript enhanced with helpful links, or watch the full video. Recorded April 2nd, 2025. Help keep the show ad free by donating today! Other ways to connect Follow us on X and Instagram Follow Tyler on X Follow Kenneth on X Sign up for our newsletter Join our Discord Email us: cowenconvos@mercatus.gmu.edu Learn more about Conversations with Tyler and other Mercatus Center podcasts here.

No UA. No App Store tricks. Chess.com - just 650 remote workers, a Netflix show, a cat bot named Mittens, and a $500M/year business.We dive deep into one of the most fascinating growth stories in mobile: chess.com.From Queen's Gambit virality to Magnus Carlsen's meme-worthy genius, we explore how chess.com built a mobile app empire on subscriptions, community, and strategic chaos — all without running a single ad campaign.

El ajedrez siempre ha sido el juego de la estrategia, la paciencia y la mente calculadora. Pero hay ciertas cosas que en nuestros días están cambiando y añadiendo capas a lo conocido. Anichess ha traído los power-ups al tablero y, en los esports, el ajedrez ha entrado en escena con fuerza. ¿Qué significa todo esto para un juego con más de mil años de historia? Para hablar de ello sube a la Nabucodonosor al Maestro Internacional David Martínez "Divis", de Chess.com, para conversar sobre innovación en el ajedrez, el pulso de Magnus Carlsen a la FIDE y su propia versión sobre el evento Clash of Claims, que tanto comentario y viralidad ha generado.Junto a Manfred y Óscar González, de Real o Virtual, exploramos el "flujo" de Nakamura y la importancia de darle aire fresco a los juegos tradicionales con elementos como los power-ups ¿Es la clave para incorporar nuevas generaciones?Escuchar audio

Ed Lando is the Co-founder of Pareto, where he's been an early investor in over 25 unicorns, started and incubated over 10 companies, and was recently named the most active angel investor in the world according to Crunchbase.We get into how Ed first got started angel investing, how he built up deal flow, why he's historically kept a low profile, and why he hasn't raised outside capital.We also talk concentration vs diversification, why there's many ways to build successful companies, advice on hiring your first employees, and his playbook for incubating companies at Pareto, which is where he focuses most of his time. Timestamps:(0:00) Intro(2:51) Getting into angel investing(3:58) Debating high vs low PR strategies(8:27) How to start building deal flow when angel investing(10:00) Pareto: first investor in people leaving school or their job(12:05) Evolving from angel to fund(14:57) Why Ed didn't raise outside capital(20:33) Concentration vs diversification(28:29) Investing in non-sexy categories(32:50) There's no one right way to build a company(36:03) When to go against traditional wisdom(39:36) Lessons from his anti-portfolio(45:59) Ed's close relationship with his parents((49:04) How we're using AI(54:04) Incubating companies(58:38) Investing beyond spreadsheets and DCF models(1:05:49) How to trust your intuition investing (1:09:47) How to move fast(1:14:24) What most people get wrong when incubating companies(1:18:40) How to hire your first employees(1:26:27) Navigating hype when building and investing1:29:59 Venture math and the Power Law1:35:33 How Ed and Pareto's strategy might break1:38:45 Differences between the US and EuropeReferencedPareto: https://pareto20.com/Misfit Market: https://www.misfitsmarket.com/Catalina Crunch: https://catalinacrunch.com/Zamp: https://zamp.com/Magnus Carlsen on Joe Rogan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybuJ_nIXwGEFollow EdTwitter: https://x.com/edwardlandoLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edwardlando/Substack: https://edwardlando.substack.com/Follow TurnerTwitter: https://twitter.com/TurnerNovakLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/turnernovakSubscribe to my newsletter to get every episode + the transcript in your inbox every week: https://www.thespl.it/

Top-ranked chess player Magnus Carlsen turned his controversial denim into some greens—for charity. The Norwegian chess grandmaster announced in February that he is auctioning off the Italian luxury brand jeans that started a dress code dispute at December's World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships. Carlsen ultimately quit the New York competition after accepting a $200 fine while refusing to change his pants. While the tournament's governing body agreed to loosen the dress code, Carlsen parted with his infamous britches. Chess fanatics and #JeansGate followers had the chance to own Carlsen's pair of size 32 regular-fit Corneliani jeans. The auction was scheduled to end March 1. Listed as pre-owned but in “good” condition on eBay, the pants' highest offer was $8,200 as of the morning of February 21. Proceeds went to Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA), a national youth-mentoring charity that carries out its mission through local chapters across 5,000 communities nationwide. According to BBBSA President and CEO Artis Stevens, they will be used to “bring mentorship to even more youth through chess clinics, community events, and more, equipping them with the skills and confidence to navigate life's challenges.” Stevens said chess has long been a favorite activity for program participants that creates opportunities for critical thinking and lifelong connections. “Magnus Carlsen has captivated the world with his brilliance in chess, and now, this iconic piece of chess history will help inspire and empower the next generation through mentorship," Stevens said. This article was provided by The Associated Press.

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GM Jesse Kraai, IM David Pruess, and IM Kostya Kavutskiy discuss the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour, and recent and ongoing issues between FIDE and Freestyle Chess in today's episode of Dojo Talks, the ChessDojo podcast! Get ChessDojo's first book, How to Analyze Your Games, here: https://amzn.to/3Ds5r78 Watch Live - https://twitch.tv/chessdojo  Join the Training Program - https://chessdojo.club  Play Chess - https://go.chess.com/chessdojo  Merch - https://www.chessdojo.club/shop  Want to support the channel? Patreon - https://patreon.com/chessdojo  Donate - https://streamelements.com/chessdojo/tip  Find all of our chess book & supplies recommendations (& more!) on our Amazon storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/chessdojo Shopping through our link is a great way to support the Dojo. We earn a small affiliate % but at no cost to you. Website: https://chessdojo.club  Twitch: https://twitch.tv/chessdojo  Discord: https://discord.gg/sUUh8HD  Twitter: https://twitter.com/chessdojo  Patreon: https://patreon.com/chessdojo  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chessdojo  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chessdojo  Podcast: https://chessdojotalks.podbean.com  TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@/chessdojoclips  #chess #chesstraining  Chapters: CHAPTERS 0:00 Freestlye Chess, FIDE, and Magnus 2:40 Do Fans Like Freestyle Chess? 8:36 Will Kids Get Into Freestyle Chess? 16:54 Looking at the Data 26:18 Magnus Carlsen and Freestyle Chess 54:40 Wrap-Up

American presidents often use their first meeting with Congress as a chance to lay out their agenda for the next four years. Donald Trump, by contrast, treated last night's address like a campaign rally. Meet Ecuador's tenacious anti-corruption champion (12:18). And co-host Jason Palmer plays an AI bot of Magnus Carlsen at chess (21:39).Jason Palmer v AI Magnus Carlsen: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. c3 Qe7 5. Nxd4 d5 6. Bb5 Qxe4+ 7. Ne2 Qxg2 8. Rg1 Qe4 9. Nd2 Qe7 10. b3 Nf6 11. Ba3 Qxa3 12. Nb1 Qe7 13. Qd4 Bf5 14. Rg5 g6 15. Rg3 Bh6 16. Re3 Bxe3 17. Fxe3 18. Qf4 Ng4 19. h3 Nxe3 20. a4 Ng2+ 21. Kf2. Nxf4 22. Nxf4 Qh4+ 23. Kg2 Qxf4 24. Na3 Be4+ 25. Kg1 Qg3+ 26. Kf1 Qf3+ 27. Ke1 Qxc3+ 28. Kd1 Qxa1+ 29. Kd2 Qxa3 30. Ke3 Qxb3+ 31. Kf4 Qf3+ 32.Kg5 f6+ 33. Kh6 Qxh3# Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

American presidents often use their first meeting with Congress as a chance to lay out their agenda for the next four years. Donald Trump, by contrast, treated last night's address like a campaign rally. Meet Ecuador's tenacious anti-corruption champion (12:18). And co-host Jason Palmer plays an AI bot of Magnus Carlsen at chess (21:39).Jason Palmer v AI Magnus Carlsen: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. c3 Qe7 5. Nxd4 d5 6. Bb5 Qxe4+ 7. Ne2 Qxg2 8. Rg1 Qe4 9. Nd2 Qe7 10. b3 Nf6 11. Ba3 Qxa3 12. Nb1 Qe7 13. Qd4 Bf5 14. Rg5 g6 15. Rg3 Bh6 16. Re3 Bxe3 17. Fxe3 18. Qf4 Ng4 19. h3 Nxe3 20. a4 Ng2+ 21. Kf2. Nxf4 22. Nxf4 Qh4+ 23. Kg2 Qxf4 24. Na3 Be4+ 25. Kg1 Qg3+ 26. Kf1 Qf3+ 27. Ke1 Qxc3+ 28. Kd1 Qxa1+ 29. Kd2 Qxa3 30. Ke3 Qxb3+ 31. Kf4 Qf3+ 32.Kg5 f6+ 33. Kh6 Qxh3#

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Five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen and the chess world's governing body FIDE were embroiled in a public spat until a few days ago. Carlsen, in collaboration with a German businessman, Jan Henric Buettner, has launched a new chess tour, titled the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam, and FIDE objected to their use of the term ‘Word Championship', which it believes undermines FIDE's exclusive right to that sort of branding. Things got ugly as they exchanged allegations and counter-allegations on social media. But the conflict, for the time being, has been put on pause, with the Freestyle organisers agreeing not to use the term ‘world championship' for the first ten months. The Freestyle Tour, which will see a different format of games compared to classical chess, kicked off on February 7 in Weissenhaus, Germany. What is the Freestyle Grand Slam all about? What is at stake here for Carlsen, FIDE and the other major entities in the chess world? Is there a chance of this new format displacing classical chess in the future? Guest: P.K. Ajithkumar from The Hindu's Sports Bureau. Host: G. Sampath, Social Affairs Editor, The Hindu Edited by Jude Francis Weston

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The 2020s have so far been marked by pandemic, war, and startling technological breakthroughs. Conversations around climate disaster, great-power conflict, and malicious AI are seemingly everywhere. It's enough to make anyone feel like the end might be near. Toby Ord has made it his mission to figure out just how close we are to catastrophe — and maybe not close at all!Ord is the author of the 2020 book, The Precipice: Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity. Back then, I interviewed Ord on the American Enterprise Institute's Political Economy podcast, and you can listen to that episode here. In 2024, he delivered his talk, The Precipice Revisited, in which he reassessed his outlook on the biggest threats facing humanity.Today on Faster, Please — The Podcast, Ord and I address the lessons of Covid, our risk of nuclear war, potential pathways for AI, and much more.Ord is a senior researcher at Oxford University. He has previously advised the UN, World Health Organization, World Economic Forum, and the office of the UK Prime Minister.In This Episode* Climate change (1:30)* Nuclear energy (6:14)* Nuclear war (8:00)* Pandemic (10:19)* Killer AI (15:07)* Artificial General Intelligence (21:01)Below is a lightly edited transcript of our conversation. Climate change (1:30). . . the two worst pathways, we're pretty clearly not on, and so that's pretty good news that we're kind of headed more towards one of the better pathways in terms of the emissions that we'll put out there.Pethokoukis: Let's just start out by taking a brief tour through the existential landscape and how you see it now versus when you first wrote the book The Precipice, which I've mentioned frequently in my writings. I love that book, love to see a sequel at some point, maybe one's in the works . . . but let's start with the existential risk, which has dominated many people's thinking for the past quarter-century, which is climate change.My sense is, not just you, but many people are somewhat less worried than they were five years ago, 10 years ago. Perhaps they see at least the most extreme outcomes less likely. How do you see it?Ord: I would agree with that. I'm not sure that everyone sees it that way, but there were two really big and good pieces of news on climate that were rarely reported in the media. One of them is that there's the question about how many emissions there'll be. We don't know how much carbon humanity will emit into the atmosphere before we get it under control, and there are these different emissions pathways, these RCP 4.5 and things like this you'll have heard of. And often, when people would give a sketch of how bad things could be, they would talk about RCP 8.5, which is the worst of these pathways, and we're very clearly not on that, and we're also, I think pretty clearly now, not on RCP 6, either. So the two worst pathways, we're pretty clearly not on, and so that's pretty good news that we're kind of headed more towards one of the better pathways in terms of the emissions that we'll put out there.What are we doing right?Ultimately, some of those pathways were based on business-as-usual ideas that there wouldn't be climate change as one of the biggest issues in the international political sphere over decades. So ultimately, nations have been switching over to renewables and low-carbon forms of power, which is good news. They could be doing it much more of it, but it's still good news. Back when we initially created these things, I think we would've been surprised and happy to find out that we were going to end up among the better two pathways instead of the worst ones.The other big one is that, as well as how much we'll admit, there's the question of how bad is it to have a certain amount of carbon in the atmosphere? In particular, how much warming does it produce? And this is something of which there's been massive uncertainty. The general idea is that we're trying to predict, if we were to double the amount of carbon in the atmosphere compared to pre-industrial times, how many degrees of warming would there be? The best guess since the year I was born, 1979, has been three degrees of warming, but the uncertainty has been somewhere between one and a half degrees and four and a half.Is that Celsius or Fahrenheit, by the way?This is all Celsius. The climate community has kept the same uncertainty from 1979 all the way up to 2020, and it's a wild level of uncertainty: Four and a half degrees of warming is three times one and a half degrees of warming, so the range is up to triple these levels of degrees of warming based on this amount of carbon. So massive uncertainty that hadn't changed over many decades.Now they've actually revised that and have actually brought in the range of uncertainty. Now they're pretty sure that it's somewhere between two and a half and four degrees, and this is based on better understanding of climate feedbacks. This is good news if you're concerned about worst-case climate change. It's saying it's closer to the central estimate than we'd previously thought, whereas previously we thought that there was a pretty high chance that it could even be higher than four and a half degrees of warming.When you hear these targets of one and a half degrees of warming or two degrees of warming, they sound quite precise, but in reality, we were just so uncertain of how much warming would follow from any particular amount of emissions that it was very hard to know. And that could mean that things are better than we'd thought, but it could also mean things could be much worse. And if you are concerned about existential risks from climate change, then those kind of tail events where it's much worse than we would've thought the things would really get, and we're now pretty sure that we're not on one of those extreme emissions pathways and also that we're not in a world where the temperature is extremely sensitive to those emissions.Nuclear energy (6:14)Ultimately, when it comes to the deaths caused by different power sources, coal . . . killed many more people than nuclear does — much, much more . . .What do you make of this emerging nuclear power revival you're seeing across Europe, Asia, and in the United States? At least the United States it's partially being driven by the need for more power for these AI data centers. How does it change your perception of risk in a world where many rich countries, or maybe even not-so-rich countries, start re-embracing nuclear energy?In terms of the local risks with the power plants, so risks of meltdown or other types of harmful radiation leak, I'm not too concerned about that. Ultimately, when it comes to the deaths caused by different power sources, coal, even setting aside global warming, just through particulates being produced in the soot, killed many more people than nuclear does — much, much more, and so nuclear is a pretty safe form of energy production as it happens, contrary to popular perception. So I'm in favor of that. But the proliferation concerns, if it is countries that didn't already have nuclear power, then the possibility that they would be able to use that to start a weapons program would be concerning.And as sort of a mechanism for more clean energy. Do you view nuclear as clean energy?Yes, I think so. It's certainly not carbon-producing energy. I think that it has various downsides, including the difficulty of knowing exactly what to do with the fuel, that will be a very long lasting problem. But I think it's become clear that the problems caused by other forms of energy are much larger and we should switch to the thing that has fewer problems, rather than more problems.Nuclear war (8:00)I do think that the Ukraine war, in particular, has created a lot of possible flashpoints.I recently finished a book called Nuclear War: A Scenario, which is kind of a minute-by-minute look at how a nuclear war could break out. If you read the book, the book is terrifying because it really goes into a lot of — and I live near Washington DC, so when it gives its various scenarios, certainly my house is included in the blast zone, so really a frightening book. But when it tried to explain how a war would start, I didn't find it a particularly compelling book. The scenarios for actually starting a conflict, I didn't think sounded particularly realistic.Do you feel — and obviously we have Russia invade Ukraine and loose talk by Vladimir Putin about nuclear weapons — do you feel more or less confident that we'll avoid a nuclear war than you did when you wrote the book?Much less confident, actually. I guess I should say, when I wrote the book, it came out in 2020, I finished the writing in 2019, and ultimately we were in a time of relatively low nuclear risk, and I feel that the risk has risen. That said, I was trying to provide estimates for the risk over the next hundred years, and so I wasn't assuming that the low-risk period would continue indefinitely, but it was quite a shock to end up so quickly back in this period of heightened tensions and threats of nuclear escalation, the type of thing I thought was really from my parents' generation. So yes, I do think that the Ukraine war, in particular, has created a lot of possible flashpoints. That said, the temperature has come down on the conversation in the last year, so that's something.Of course, the conversation might heat right back up if we see a Chinese invasion of Taiwan. I've been very bullish about the US economy and world economy over the rest of this decade, but the exception is as long as we don't have a war with China, from an economic point of view, but certainly also a nuclear point of view. Two nuclear armed powers in conflict? That would not be an insignificant event from the existential-risk perspective.It is good that China has a smaller nuclear arsenal than the US or Russia, but there could easily be a great tragedy.Pandemic (10:19)Overall, a lot of countries really just muddled through not very well, and the large institutions that were supposed to protect us from these things, like the CDC and the WHO, didn't do a great job either.The book comes out during the pandemic. Did our response to the pandemic make you more or less confident in our ability and willingness to confront that kind of outbreak? The worst one that saw in a hundred years?Yeah, overall, it made me much less confident. There'd been general thought by those who look at these large catastrophic risks that when the chips are down and the threat is imminent, that people will see it and will band together and put a lot of effort into it; that once you see the asteroid in your telescope and it's headed for you, then things will really get together — a bit like in the action movies or what have you.That's where I take my cue from, exactly.And with Covid, it was kind of staring us in the face. Those of us who followed these things closely were quite alarmed a long time before the national authorities were. Overall, a lot of countries really just muddled through not very well, and the large institutions that were supposed to protect us from these things, like the CDC and the WHO, didn't do a great job either. That said, scientists, particularly developing RNA vaccines, did better than I expected.In the years leading up to the pandemic, certainly we'd seen other outbreaks, they'd had the avian flu outbreak, and you know as well as I do, there were . . . how many white papers or scenario-planning exercises for just this sort of event. I think I recall a story where, in 2018, Bill Gates had a conversation with President Trump during his first term about the risk of just such an outbreak. So it's not as if this thing came out of the blue. In many ways we saw the asteroid, it was just pretty far away. But to me, that says something again about as humans, our ability to deal with severe, but infrequent, risks.And obviously, not having a true global, nasty outbreak in a hundred years, where should we focus our efforts? On preparation? Making sure we have enough ventilators? Or our ability to respond? Because it seems like the preparation route will only go so far, and the reason it wasn't a much worse outbreak is because we have a really strong ability to respond.I'm not sure if it's the same across all risks as to how preparation versus ability to respond, which one is better. In some risks, there's also other possibilities like avoiding an outbreak, say, an accidental outbreak happening at all, or avoiding a nuclear war starting and not needing to actually respond at all. I'm not sure if there's an overall rule as to which one was better.Do you have an opinion on the outbreak of Covid?I don't know whether it was a lab leak. I think it's a very plausible hypothesis, but plausible doesn't mean it's proven.And does the post-Covid reaction, at least in the United States, to vaccines, does that make you more or less confident in our ability to deal with . . . the kind of societal cohesion and confidence to tackle a big problem, to have enough trust? Maybe our leaders don't deserve that trust, but what do you make from this kind of pushback against vaccines and — at least in the United States — our medical authorities?When Covid was first really striking Europe and America, it was generally thought that, while China was locking down the Wuhan area, that Western countries wouldn't be able to lock down, that it wasn't something that we could really do, but then various governments did order lockdowns. That said, if you look at the data on movement of citizens, it turns out that citizens stopped moving around prior to the lockdowns, so the lockdown announcements were more kind of like the tail, rather than the dog.But over time, citizens wanted to kind of get back out and interact more, and the rules were preventing them, and if a large fraction of the citizens were under something like house arrest for the better part of a year, would that lead to some fairly extreme resentment and some backlash, some of which was fairly irrational? Yeah, that is actually exactly the kind of thing that you would expect. It was very difficult to get a whole lot of people to row together and take the same kind of response that we needed to coordinate the response to prevent the spread, and pushing for that had some of these bad consequences, which are also going to make it harder for next time. We haven't exactly learned the right lessons.Killer AI (15:07)If we make things that are smarter than us and are not inherently able to control their values or give them moral rules to work within, then we should expect them to ultimately be calling the shots.We're more than halfway through our chat and now we're going to get to the topic probably most people would like to hear about: After the robots take our jobs, are they going to kill us? What do you think? What is your concern about AI risk?I'm quite concerned about it. Ultimately, when I wrote my book, I put AI risk as the biggest existential risk, albeit the most uncertain, as well, and I would still say that. That said, some things have gotten better since then.I would assume what makes you less confident is one, what seems to be the rapid advance — not just the rapid advance of the technology, but you have the two leading countries in a geopolitical globalization also being the leaders in the technology and not wanting to slow it down. I would imagine that would make you more worried that we will move too quickly. What would make you more confident that we would avoid any serious existential downsides?I agree with your supposition that the attempts by the US and China to turn this into some kind of arms race are quite concerning. But here are a few things: Back when I was writing the book, the leading AI systems with things like AlphaGo, if you remember that, or the Atari plane systems.Quaint. Quite quaint.It was very zero-sum, reinforcement-learning-based game playing, where these systems were learning directly to behave adversarially to other systems, and they could only understand the kind of limited aspect about the world, and struggle, and overcoming your adversary. That was really all they could do, and the idea of teaching them about ethics, or how to treat people, and the diversity of human values seemed almost impossible: How do you tell a chess program about that?But then what we've ended up with is systems that are not inherently agents, they're not inherently trying to maximize something. Rather, you ask them questions and they blurt out some answers. These systems have read more books on ethics and moral philosophy than I have, and they've read all kinds of books about the human condition. Almost all novels that have ever been published, and pretty much every page of every novel involves people judging the actions of other people and having some kind of opinions about them, and so there's a huge amount of data about human values, and how we think about each other, and what's inappropriate behavior. And if you ask the systems about these things, they're pretty good at judging whether something's inappropriate behavior, if you describe it.The real challenge remaining is to get them to care about that, but at least the knowledge is in the system, and that's something that previously seemed extremely difficult to do. Also, these systems, there are versions that do reasoning and that spend longer with a private text stream where they think — it's kind of like sub-vocalizing thoughts to themselves before they answer. When they do that, these systems are thinking in plain English, and that's something that we really didn't expect. If you look at all of the weights of a neural network, it's quite inscrutable, famously difficult to know what it's doing, but somehow we've ended up with systems that are actually thinking in English and where that could be inspected by some oversight process. There are a number of ways in which things are better than I'd feared.So what is your actual existential risk scenario look like? This is what you're most concerned about happening with AI.I think it's quite hard to be all that concrete on it at the moment, partly because things change so quickly. I don't think that there's going to be some kind of existential catastrophe from AI in the next couple of years, partly because the current systems require so much compute in order to run them that they can only be run at very specialized and large places, of which there's only a few in the world. So that means the possibility that they break out and copy themselves into other systems is not really there, in which case, the possibility of turning them off is much possible as well.Also, they're not yet intelligent enough to be able to execute a lengthy plan. If you have some kind of complex task for them, that requires, say, 10 steps — for example, booking a flight on the internet by clicking through all of the appropriate pages, and finding out when the times are, and managing to book your ticket, and fill in the special codes they sent to your email, and things like that. That's a somewhat laborious task and the systems can't do things like that yet. There's still the case that, even if they've got a, say, 90 percent chance of completing any particular step, that the 10 percent chances of failure add up, and eventually it's likely to fail somewhere along the line and not be able to recover. They'll probably get better at that, but at the moment, the inability to actually execute any complex plans does provide some safety.Ultimately, the concern is that, at a more abstract level, we're building systems which are smarter than us at many things, and we're attempting to make them much more general and to be smarter than us across the board. If you know that one player is a better chess player than another, suppose Magnus Carlsen's playing me at chess, I can't predict exactly how he's going to beat me, but I can know with quite high likelihood that he will end up beating me. I'll end up in checkmate, even though I don't know what moves will happen in between here and there, and I think that it's similar with AI systems. If we make things that are smarter than us and are not inherently able to control their values or give them moral rules to work within, then we should expect them to ultimately be calling the shots.Artificial General Intelligence (21:01)Ultimately, existential risks are global public goods problems.I frequently check out the Metaculus online prediction platform, and I think currently on that platform, 2027 for what they would call “weak AGI,” artificial general intelligence — a date which has moved up two months in the past week as we're recording this, and then I think 2031 also has accelerated for “strong AGI,” so this is pretty soon, 2027 or 2031, quite soon. Is that kind of what you're assuming is going to happen, that we're going to have to deal with very powerful technologies quite quickly?Yeah, I think that those are good numbers for the typical case, what you should be expecting. I think that a lot of people wouldn't be shocked if it turns out that there is some kind of obstacle that slows down progress and takes longer before it gets overcome, but it's also wouldn't be surprising at this point if there are no more big obstacles and it's just a matter of scaling things up and doing fairly simple processes to get it to work.It's now a multi-billion dollar industry, so there's a lot of money focused on ironing out any kinks or overcoming any obstacles on the way. So I expect it to move pretty quickly and those timelines sound very realistic. Maybe even sooner.When you wrote the book, what did you put as the risk to human existence over the next a hundred years, and what is it now?When I wrote the book, I thought it was about one in six.So it's still one in six . . . ?Yeah, I think that's still about right, and I would say that most of that is coming from AI.This isn't, I guess, a specific risk, but, to the extent that being positive about our future means also being positive on our ability to work together, countries working together, what do you make of society going in the other direction where we seem more suspicious of other countries, or more even — in the United States — more suspicious of our allies, more suspicious of international agreements, whether they're trade or military alliances. To me, I would think that the Age of Globalization would've, on net, lowered that risk to one in six, and if we're going to have less globalization, to me, that would tend to increase that risk.That could be right. Certainly increased suspicion, to the point of paranoia or cynicism about other nations and their ability to form deals on these things, is not going to be helpful at all. Ultimately, existential risks are global public goods problems. This continued functioning of human civilization is this global public good and existential risk is the opposite. And so these are things where, one way to look at it is that the US has about four percent of the world's people, so one in 25 people live in the US, and so an existential risk is hitting 25 times as many people as. So if every country is just interested in themself, they'll undervalue it by a factor of 25 or so, and the countries need to work together in order to overcome that kind of problem. Ultimately, if one of us falls victim to these risks, then we all do, and so it definitely does call out for international cooperation. And I think that it has a strong basis for international cooperation. It is in all of our interests. 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Nan Yu is the head of product at Linear, one of the most beloved and fastest-growing B2B SaaS products out there today, and the gold standard for high-performing tech teams. In our conversation, we discuss:• Why speed and quality aren't actually at odds• Linear's unique approach to product development• Nan's systematic approach to creativity• Linear's philosophy on deadlines• The “double triangle” framework for product management• Nan's approach to landing his dream product roles• Much more—Brought to you by:• Sinch—Build messaging, email, and calling into your product• Paragon—Ship every SaaS integration your customers want• Wix Studio—The web creation platform built for agencies—Find the transcript at: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/linears-secret-to-building-beloved-b2b-products-nan-yu—Where to find Nan Yu:• X: https://x.com/thenanyu• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thenanyu/—Where to find Lenny:• Newsletter: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com• X: https://twitter.com/lennysan• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennyrachitsky/—In this episode, we cover:(00:00) Introduction to Nan Yu and Linear(04:54) Survey insights: Linear vs. Jira(07:51) The speed vs. quality myth(09:24) Building and iterating quickly(15:31) Avoiding bloat in enterprise software(23:57) Understanding user needs deeply(30:09) How to approach customer calls(34:10) Creating strong emotional hooks(40:31) Managing the product backlog(44:46) Systemizing creativity(48:16) Demo: Saving drafts in Linear(51:38) Breaking constraints and building at extremes(54:15) Adopting new tools(58:22) The “double triangle” framework for product management(01:04:23) Effective job-hunting strategies for PMs(01:09:15) Thoughts on deadlines(01:14:15) Lightning round—Referenced:• Jira: https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira• Linear: https://linear.app/• Patrick Collison's post on X: https://x.com/patrickc/status/1869422495985750459• Magnus Carlsen on X: https://x.com/magnuscarlsen• Hikaru Nakamura on X: https://x.com/gmhikaru• Geoffrey Moore on finding your beachhead, crossing the chasm, and dominating a market: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/geoffrey-moore-on-finding-your-beachhead• Customer Request feature on Linear: https://linear.app/customer-requests• Everlane: https://www.everlane.com/• Schlep Blindness: https://paulgraham.com/schlep.html• Linear's triage tool: https://linear.app/docs/triage• Patrick Collison's post about mental models on X: https://x.com/patrickc/status/1443215022029619200• Brian Chesky's new playbook: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/brian-cheskys-contrarian-approach• Unpacking Amazon's unique ways of working | Bill Carr (author of Working Backwards): https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/unpacking-amazons-unique-ways-of• Mode: https://mode.com/• The Diplomat on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81288983• Sakura Micron pens: https://www.amazon.com/SAKURA-PIGMA-MICRON-ESSENTIAL-COLORS/dp/B07VJFXT3C/—Recommended books:• Crossing the Chasm: Marketing and Selling Disruptive Products to Mainstream Customers: https://www.amazon.com/Crossing-Chasm-3rd-Disruptive-Mainstream/dp/0062292986• The Design of Everyday Things: https://www.amazon.com/Design-Everyday-Things-Revised-Expanded/dp/0465050654/—Production and marketing by https://penname.co/. For inquiries about sponsoring the podcast, email podcast@lennyrachitsky.com.—Lenny may be an investor in the companies discussed. Get full access to Lenny's Newsletter at www.lennysnewsletter.com/subscribe

GM Jesse Kraai, IM David Pruess, and IM Kostya Kavutskiy rank the top five greatest chess authors of all time in today's episode of Dojo Talks, the ChessDojo podcast! Get ChessDojo's first book, How to Analyze Your Games, here: https://amzn.to/3Ds5r78 Watch Live - https://twitch.tv/chessdojo  Join the Training Program - https://chessdojo.club  Play Chess - https://go.chess.com/chessdojo  Merch - https://www.chessdojo.club/shop  Want to support the channel? Patreon - https://patreon.com/chessdojo  Donate - https://streamelements.com/chessdojo/tip  Find all of our chess book & supplies recommendations (& more!) on our Amazon storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/chessdojo Shopping through our link is a great way to support the Dojo. We earn a small affiliate % but at no cost to you. Website: https://chessdojo.club  Twitch: https://twitch.tv/chessdojo  Discord: https://discord.gg/sUUh8HD  Twitter: https://twitter.com/chessdojo  Patreon: https://patreon.com/chessdojo  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chessdojo  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chessdojo  Podcast: https://chessdojotalks.podbean.com  TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@/chessdojoclips  #chess #chesstraining  CHAPTERS 0:00 Ranking The 5 Greatest Chess Authors of All Time 3:45 Categories of Chess Authors 6:08 Jesse's No. 5 Pick 7:05 David's No. 5 Pick 11:24 Kostya's No. 5 Pick 12:47 Kostya's No. 4 Pick 13:50 David's No. 4 Pick 15:39 Jesse's No. 4 Pick 17:17 Jesse's No. 3 Pick 18:07 David's No. 3 Pick 20:55 Kostya's No. 3 Pick 23:43 Greatest Course Makers Episode? 25:55 Kostya's No. 2 Pick 28:04 David's No. 2 Pick 29:34 Jesse's No. 2 Pick 31:19 Jesse's No. 1 Pick 34:03 David's No. 1 Pick 38:04 Kostya's No. 1 Pick  41:01 ChessDojo's Greatest 5 Chess Authors of All Time 43:15 Magnus Carlsen's Output 47:21 Follow ChessDojo

Brian and Ed break down Den of Thieves 2: Pantera, the Promise Keepers, Keanu Koht "you want this horse" text, Skip Bayless' sex scandal, the Binghamton Rumble Ponies, Texas cheerleader goat poisoning, Magnus Carlsen denim disqualification, Ali Larter, Hilaria Baldwin, David Muir, Diddy jealous of Luigi Mangioni and more.#SportsPodcast #SportsTalk #SportsNews #AthleteInterviews #SportsFans #SportsCommunity #SportsDebate #SportsChat#FanOpinions #SportsTrivia #SportsMemes #SportsHighlights #BehindTheScenes #PodcastLife #Podcasting #PodcastersOfInstagram #PodcastCommunity #PodcastRecommendation #PodcasterLifeSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-baller-lifestyle-podcast/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Comenzaremos la primera parte del programa hablando de la recompensa de 25 millones de dólares que ofrece Estados Unidos por la captura de Nicolás Maduro; y de la respuesta del ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Panamá a las declaraciones de Donald Trump sobre el control del Canal de Panamá. Hablaremos también de una investigación sobre la relación entre el plomo y la disminución del coeficiente intelectual de los antiguos romanos; y por último, del campeón de ajedrez, Magnus Carlsen, quien se retiró de un torneo por no querer cambiarse los vaqueros.   Para la segunda parte del programa les tenemos más acontecimientos e historias relacionadas con América Latina. Nuestro diálogo gramatical tendrá ejemplos de The Preterit - Verbs Dormir and Morir. Cerraremos la emisión explorando el uso de la frase: Donde manda capitán, no manda marinero. - Más sanciones y restricciones para el nuevo gobierno de Maduro - Panamá responde a las declaraciones de Trump - La incidencia de la contaminación por plomo en el Imperio Romano - Magnus Carlsen defiende su derecho a usar vaqueros - Historias de pavos, pavitas y guajolotes - Una figura femenina emerge como posible líder de la cultura preincaica

Chess is a beautiful game -- and holds many lessons for life. A lot happened in chess in 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju won the World Chess Championships, Arjun Erigaisi reached 2809, India won Olympiad golds, Magnus Carlsen threw his weight around -- and there are Life Lessons in it for all of us. Welcome to Episode 81 of Everything is Everything, a weekly podcast hosted by Amit Varma and Ajay Shah. In this episode, Amit shares the nuances in the events in chess in 2024 -- and draws timeless learnings from them. TABLE OF CONTENTS: 00:00 Packaging 00:13 Intro: Finding Life Lessons 01:35 Chapter 1: The Last Blunder 13:45 Chapter 2: The Game Outside the Game 25:50 Chapter 3: The Different Journeys of Gukesh and Arjun 42:13 Chapter 4: The Decline of Classical Chess 52:24 Chapter 5: Magnus's Misbehaviour 1:10:44 Chapter 6: Computers and Coverage 1:14:14 Chapter 7: Sagar and Amruta For magnificent, detailed, juicy show notes, click here.

Brian and Ed break down Den of Thieves 2: Pantera, the Promise Keepers, Keanu Koht "you want this horse" text, Skip Bayless' sex scandal, the Binghamton Rumble Ponies, Texas cheerleader goat poisoning, Magnus Carlsen denim disqualification, Ali Larter, Hilaria Baldwin, David Muir, Diddy jealous of Luigi Mangioni and more.#SportsPodcast #SportsTalk #SportsNews #AthleteInterviews #SportsFans #SportsCommunity #SportsDebate #SportsChat#FanOpinions #SportsTrivia #SportsMemes #SportsHighlights #BehindTheScenes #PodcastLife #Podcasting #PodcastersOfInstagram #PodcastCommunity #PodcastRecommendation #PodcasterLife Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-baller-lifestyle-podcast/exclusive-content

In this episode, FM Dalton and Varun discuss the major controversies surrounding the 2024 World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships. From dress code scandals to forfeited matches and an unprecedented title split, they provide in-depth analysis and insights into the events that captivated the chess world. Takeaways Magnus Carlsen's jeans controversy reflects tensions between players and FIDE over rigid rules. Dubov's no-show against Hans Niemann sparked speculation about deliberate avoidance. The decision to split the Blitz title between Carlsen and Nepomniachtchi was unprecedented and controversial. Spectators and fans expect clarity, consistency, and adherence to rules at championship-level events. Sound Bites "Magnus getting penalized for jeans shows the strange line between formality and practicality." – FM Dalton "Splitting a World Championship title feels like a betrayal to competitive chess." – Varun "No one comes out of this looking good—Magnus, FIDE, or even the fans." – FM Dalton Chapters [01:30] - Magnus Carlsen's Jeans Controversy Summary of the jeans dress code issue during the Rapid tournament Carlsen's refusal to comply and subsequent withdrawal FIDE's decision to amend the rules for the Blitz tournament [09:07] - Dubov's Forfeited Match Against Niemann Dubov's alleged excuse of “falling asleep” before his match with Niemann Speculation that the forfeit was a deliberate boycott Implications for tournament standings and sportsmanship [12:08] - Carlsen vs. Niemann and Comeback Story Overview of Carlsen's dramatic comeback after trailing Niemann Analysis of their body language and the fan reactions [15:00] - Title Split Controversy Carlsen and Nepomniachtchi tied after four blitz games Decision to split the title after three hard-fought tiebreaker games Criticism of FIDE's approval and the precedent it sets [24:28] - The Spectator's Perspective Dalton's experience attending the event live in New York Disappointment among attendees over the abrupt conclusion Discussion on FIDE's handling of the situation and player privileges [32:10] - Overlooked Success Stories Varun and Dalton highlight underreported victories, such as Merzin winning the Rapid title and Ju Wenjun's triumph Reflections on how controversies can overshadow genuine achievements [34:06] - Conclusion Speculation about the impact of the controversies on chess as a sport Varun's optimistic take: "Even bad press grows the game." Plans to cover positive chess stories in the next episode

The sensei are joined by GM Jon Ludvig Hammer to discuss the 2024 World Rapid Blitz Championship and Magnus Carlsen's controversial decision to split the championship title with Ian Nepomniachtchi, drawing significant criticism for bending competition rules and setting a troubling precedent. Get ChessDojo's first book, How to Analyze Your Games, here: https://amzn.to/3Ds5r78 Watch Live - https://twitch.tv/chessdojo  Join the Training Program - https://chessdojo.club  Play Chess - https://go.chess.com/chessdojo  Merch - https://www.chessdojo.club/shop  Want to support the channel? Patreon - https://patreon.com/chessdojo  Donate - https://streamelements.com/chessdojo/tip  Find all of our chess book & supplies recommendations (& more!) on our Amazon storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/chessdojo Shopping through our link is a great way to support the Dojo. We earn a small affiliate % but at no cost to you. Website: https://chessdojo.club  Twitch: https://twitch.tv/chessdojo  Discord: https://discord.gg/sUUh8HD  Twitter: https://twitter.com/chessdojo  Patreon: https://patreon.com/chessdojo  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chessdojo  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chessdojo  Podcast: https://chessdojotalks.podbean.com  TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@/chessdojoclips  #chess #chesstraining    00:00 Introduction of GM Jon Ludvig Hammer and his Chessable course. 00:37 Overview of the Blitz Championship and Magnus Carlsen. 01:16 Discussion on Abdusattorov's rise and breakout performances. 02:32 Controversy over Magnus and Nepomniachtchi sharing the title. 03:15 Social media and fan perspectives on the shared title. 04:08 Hammer's stance on sportsmanship and breaking rules. 08:21 Comparison to past events and "Grandmaster draws." 12:20 Speculation on Magnus's motivations for sharing the title. 29:03 Hammer's view on Magnus's current career and form. 34:15 FIDE's role in allowing the title to be shared. 41:04 Freestyle Chess and its rivalry with FIDE. 48:22 Final thoughts on Magnus and the Blitz Championship.

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Five-time World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen joins Rog for an in-depth conversation about his illustrious chess career and his lifelong passion for football. He shares invaluable fantasy football strategies and offers insights into the fascinating parallels between the chessboard and the football pitch. Magnus also reflects on his memorable encounters with Pep Guardiola and Christian Pulisic and expresses his anticipation for a potential meeting with Mohamed Salah in the future.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dead Butt Syndrome is News AF is News AF - December 31, 2024 Rob Cesternino, Tyson Apostol, and Danny Bryson are back with another entertaining episode of News AF, where they dive into the week's most peculiar and amusing stories. News AF rings in 2024 with Rob Cesternino, Tyson Apostol, and Danny Bryson tackling an eclectic mix of current events and pop culture topics. From birthday planning woes to chess dress codes, the trio dives into the bizarre and thought-provoking stories making headlines as the year comes to a close. The hosts explore a range of quirky topics, including: - The perils of planning a New Year's Eve birthday celebration - Magnus Carlsen's rebellious jeans-wearing incident at a chess tournament - The tragic fate of Sasquatch hunters on a Christmas Day expedition - A controversial Airbnb rental involving an adult film star's ambitious project - The ongoing debate over reclining seats on airplanes As the discussion unfolds, the hosts ponder the ethics of texting while driving, debate the merits of backwards walking as a health trend, and speculate on the future of cruise ship hygiene. Will Tyson's elaborate movie theater popcorn strategy catch on? Tune in for a lively start to the new year with News AF. 0:00 Intro 9:26 Sleeping In and Popcorn Obsession 18:18 Birthday Dilemma on New Year's 27:26 Chess Champion's Jeans Controversy 37:08 Sasquatch Seekers' Tragic Christmas Adventure 45:44 Cruise Ship Stomach Bug Outbreak 49:27 OnlyFans Star's Airbnb Controversy 58:28 Airplane Reclining Debate Heats Up 1:05:14 Sasquatch Image Creation Challenge Be sure to subscribe to our new YouTube channel! Need to catch up on more Actual Factual news?Archive of News AFSubscribe to News AF on iTunesView the News AF ArchiveNews AF on YoutubeGroup AF Facebook Page Be sure to check our some great offers from our sponsors! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Hines in for a final holiday session for Jason DeRusha and guess what he's stirring the pot. Magnus Carlsen showed up for work in jeans and the Chess Lords didn't like it. He returned to the tourney after standing on his principle of keeping chess accessible in all forms but Lindsey thinks the burning of all jeans isn't too bad of an idea. PLUS John talks to Dean Warzala (SVP Chief Lending Officer at Blaze Credit Union) to talk about the climbing mortgage interest rates in 2025.

GM Kraai, IM Pruess, and IM Kavutskiy discuss the conflict between FIDE and the Freestyle Chess Association over the legitimacy and rights to organize Chess 960 (Fischer Random) events, with players like Magnus Carlsen spearheading Freestyle's efforts to revitalize the format. The sensei discuss fan interest, FIDE's waning control, and the broader implications for chess traditions and alternative formats. Get ChessDojo's first book, How to Analyze Your Games, here: https://amzn.to/3Ds5r78 Watch Live - https://twitch.tv/chessdojo  Join the Training Program - https://chessdojo.club  Play Chess - https://go.chess.com/chessdojo  Merch - https://www.chessdojo.club/shop  Want to support the channel? Patreon - https://patreon.com/chessdojo  Donate - https://streamelements.com/chessdojo/tip  Find all of our chess book & supplies recommendations (& more!) on our Amazon storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/chessdojo Shopping through our link is a great way to support the Dojo. We earn a small affiliate % but at no cost to you. Website: https://chessdojo.club  Twitch: https://twitch.tv/chessdojo  Discord: https://discord.gg/sUUh8HD  Twitter: https://twitter.com/chessdojo  Patreon: https://patreon.com/chessdojo  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chessdojo  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chessdojo  Podcast: https://chessdojotalks.podbean.com  TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@/chessdojoclips  #chess #chesstraining  00:00 - Introduction 00:40 - Overview of the Drama 01:13 - Hosts' Opinions on Chess 960 02:58 - Freestyle Chess Organization's Efforts 07:27 - Fan Interest and Chess 960's Appeal 08:28 - Freestyle's Announcement and FIDE's Response 12:27 - Magnus and Hikaru's Potential Withdrawal 17:07 - Presentation and Fan Engagement 20:14 - FIDE vs. Freestyle Chess: Rights Dispute 25:51 - Importance of Event Longevity 39:36 - Freestyle Chess: Future Challenges 57:08 - The Ideal Resolution  

Jesse, David, and Kostya discuss the controversy around "DenimGate," involving Magnus Carlsen's disqualification from the World Rapid Tournament due to dress code violations, with broader implications for tensions between Carlsen, FIDE, and Freestyle chess organizers. Get ChessDojo's first book, How to Analyze Your Games, here: https://amzn.to/3Ds5r78 Watch Live - https://twitch.tv/chessdojo  Join the Training Program - https://chessdojo.club  Play Chess - https://go.chess.com/chessdojo  Merch - https://www.chessdojo.club/shop  Want to support the channel? Patreon - https://patreon.com/chessdojo  Donate - https://streamelements.com/chessdojo/tip  Find all of our chess book & supplies recommendations (& more!) on our Amazon storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/chessdojo Shopping through our link is a great way to support the Dojo. We earn a small affiliate % but at no cost to you. Website: https://chessdojo.club  Twitch: https://twitch.tv/chessdojo  Discord: https://discord.gg/sUUh8HD  Twitter: https://twitter.com/chessdojo  Patreon: https://patreon.com/chessdojo  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chessdojo  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chessdojo  Podcast: https://chessdojotalks.podbean.com  TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@/chessdojoclips  #chess #chesstraining  00:05 - Introduction to "DenimGate," the controversy involving Magnus Carlsen, jeans, and dress code violations during the World Blitz Championship. 00:46 - Context about prior conflicts and drama between Magnus, FIDE, and freestyle chess. 01:48 - Explanation of the tension between freestyle chess organizers and FIDE over the rights to world championships in alternate formats like Fischer Random. 03:04 - Analysis of Magnus Carlsen's career stage and his challenges finding motivation as his dominance wanes. 05:01 - Magnus's focus on rapid and blitz chess over classical formats and his struggle with recent tournament results. 07:14 - Freestyle chess's plans to run a championship tour with significant funding and high-profile players. 09:10 - Discussion of the jeans controversy and whether it was an isolated incident or part of broader disputes. 11:50 - Broader historical parallels between past chess legends and their conflicts with FIDE. 14:52 - The complexities of dress code enforcement and Magnus's refusal to change, leading to forfeiture. 20:09 - Insights into Magnus's frustration with FIDE and his vision for the future of chess. 26:24 - Speculation about the impact of Fischer Random Chess and Magnus's endorsement of it as a potential future for elite chess. 31:08 - Challenges of introducing Fischer Random Chess to mainstream audiences and players' resistance. 40:46 - Psychological attachment of players to traditional chess formats and its impact on the acceptance of variants. 45:57 - Connection to Magnus's involvement in an esports event backed by Saudi funding, and the potential geopolitical implications. 50:54 - Discussion about the appropriateness and enforcement of dress codes in professional chess. 56:46 - Conclusion and look ahead to the World Blitz Championship and Magnus's chances of making a comeback.  

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Margret Atladottir har varit i butik, David Druid ÄLSKAR kreatin och hur är Farah Abadi och Brandãos relation idag? Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. Från och med nu kan du bara höra hela veckans Morgonpasset i Sveriges Radio Play.TV4 nyheternas utrikesreporter Filip Jacobson, självutnämnd umarellentusiast djupdyker i det trendande fenomenet umarell. Hur tog sig David och Magge igenom nattens storm. Så är Farah Abadis relation till Brandão idag. Matilda Rånge på P3 Nyheter om gårdagens flygkrasch i Sydkorea och schackstjärnan Magnus Carlsens diskning. Magge om Sofia Richies virala ”dans”. Är Haaland och Sofia Richie hemliga syskon? Matilda Rånges obekväma falska lilla hål: Jångest och bångest. Vi kör den ikoniska populära leken MISTELN igen!Tidpunkter i avsnittet:09:06 Nyhetsfördjupning: Flygkraschen i Sydkorea.12:59 Filip Jacobson om umareller.39:40 Nyhetsfördjupning: Magnus Carlsens diskning.59:20 Matilda Rånges obekväma falska lilla hål: Ångestlistan 2024.1:12:01 Farah Abadi.1:34:39 MISTELN!Kapitellänkarna ovan leder till avsnittet utan musik i Sveriges Radio Play.Programledare: David Druid och Margret Atladottir.

A former advisor to the party of Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to Newshour. It follows the strike on a Yemeni airport on Thursday which was carried out by Israel. The head of the World Health Organization, Dr Tedros Adhanom, earlier told the BBC that Israel should have known he was in Sanaa International Airport when the missile struck and says the site should not have been hit. Also on the programme: Russian President Vladimir Putin apologises over a passenger plane that crashed in Kazakhstan but does not officially acknowledge Russia's responsibility; and chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen quits a tournament after being told he can't wear jeans to play.(Photo: An airport staff member stands beside shattered windows at Sanaa airport, a day after Israeli airstrikes targeted the airport, 27 December 2024. Credit: YAHYA ARHAB/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

GM Jon Ludvig Hammer is 3-time Norwegian Champion, popular commentator and highly-reviewed Chessable author. Most recently, GM Hammer has been broadcasting the World Championship for the YouTube channel of Magnus Carlsen's TakeTakeTake app. In our conversation, Jon Ludvig discussed the origins of the Taketaketake company, and of his relationship with it. He also discussed the challenges of announcing without an engine, and shared his opinions on the best ways to present chess. Jon Ludvig has done a lot of coaching of amateurs around Chess.com's Pogchamps, and also shares some chess improvement advice based on that experience, and tells the story of how it helped him shape an opening repertoire which he currently shares in his new Chessable course, Hammer's My First Opening Repertoire for Black. We also touched on cheating in chess, Chess960, and GM Hammer's 2025 plans. I always enjoy hearing GM Hammer's takes, and I think that you will as well. Timestamps of topics discussed are below.  This episode was recorded on December 3, and does not discuss the current state of the FIDE World Championship. For updated coverage of the Ding-Gukesh match check out the bonus pods.  Thanks to our sponsors, Chessable.com.In addition to GM Hammer's course, be sure to check out the free course by IM Andras Toth on the World Championship match. If you sign up for Chessable Pro, please use the following link to help support Perpetual Chess: https://www.chessable.com/pro/?utm_source=affiliate&utm_medium=benjohnson&utm_campaign=pro 0:00- What is the origins of GM Hammer's collaboration with Magnus' new app, which is called TakeTakeTake Mentioned: Kaja Snare, WFM Dronning Maud, Sjakksnak Podcast with GM Hammer, the Magnus and Levy post-mortems we referenced are on the TakeTakeTake YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TakeTakeTakeApp 12:00- What are the chess broadcasts on TV like in Norway now that Magnus is semi-retired? 19:00- Why does Hammer think that chess is so much more popular as a spectator rather than participatory activity?  26:00- What frustrates GM Hammer about recent chess discourse? Mentioned: Chess in Slums, Brooklyn Castle, GM Ian Nepomniatchtchi cheated as an experiment against Hans Niemann:  https://www.reddit.com/r/chess/comments/1gvwoc1/nepo_admits_to_using_stockfish_against_hans_in/   38:00- Does GM Hammer do any coaching?  44:00- Is classical chess too slow? How is it presented on Norway television broadcasts?  52:00- How did Hammer discover his own Black setup for his Chessable course, Hammer's My First Opening Repertoire for Black?  Mentioned: Mr. Savage, BenjyFishy  1:02:00- GM Hammer's upcoming plans and projects If you would like to help 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

We hear from Magnus Carlsen, who in 2014, became the first player ever to win all three world chess titles in one year, achieving the highest official rating of any player in history.Woman grandmaster, three times British champion and chess historian, Yao Lan is our guest. She talks about the origin of chess.In the 1970s and 80s, scientists in Russia, managed to dig a hole more than 12,000 metres deep. It was called the Kola Superdeep Borehole. One of the geophysicists involved tells us about the deepest man-made hole in the world. Plus, one of the most controversial political scandals in modern US history, the Iran-Contra affair. And from 2010, the first HIV positive passenger to travel legally to the US after a 22-year ban.Finally, the story behind the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing tv show.Contributors:Magnus Carlsen - chess grandmaster and five-time World Chess ChampionYao Lan - chess woman grandmaster, three times British champion and chess historian.Professor David Smythe – geophysicist.Clemens Ruland – first HIV positive passenger to travel legally to the US after a 22-year ban.Karen Smith - co-creator and executive producer Strictly Come Dancing.(Photo: Magnus Carlsen in 2014. Credit: Francois Nel/Getty Images)

The Norwegian chess grandmaster, Magnus Carlsen, has been known as the "Mozart of chess" since childhood. In 2014, he became the first player ever to win all three world chess titles in one year, achieving the highest official rating of any player in history. He speaks to Ben Henderson.Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive and testimony. Sporting Witness is for those fascinated by sporting history. We take you to the events that have shaped the sports world through the eyes of the people who were there. For nine minutes, you become a fan in the stands as we take you back in time to examine memorable victories and agonising defeats from all over the world. You'll hear from people who have achieved sporting immortality, or those who were there as incredible sporting moments unfolded.Recent episodes explore the forgotten football Women's World Cup, the plasterer who fought a boxing legend, international football's biggest ever beating and the man who swam the Amazon river. We look at the lives of some of the most famous F1 drivers, tennis players and athletes as well as people who've had ground-breaking impact in their chosen sporting field, including: the most decorated Paralympian, the woman who was the number 1 squash player in the world for nine years, and the first figure skater to wear a hijab. You can learn all about fascinating and surprising stories, such as the tennis player who escaped the Nazis, how a man finally beat a horse in a race, and how the FIFA computer game was created.(Photo: Magnus Carlsen wins the World Chess Championship in 2014. Credit: Sasha Mordovets/Getty Images)(Commentary credit: Fide World Championship 2014)

GM Jesse Kraai, IM David Pruess, and IM Kostya Kavutskiy continue their series of ranking every World Chess Championship match ever in today's episode of Dojo Talks, the ChessDojo podcast. Featuring champions and challengers like Garry Kasparov, Nigel Short, Viswanathan Anand, Vladimir Kramnik, Peter Leko, Veselin Topalov, Boris Gelfand, Magnus Carlsen, Sergey Karjakin, Fabiano Caruana, Ian Nepomniachtchi, and Ding Liren. Watch Live - https://twitch.tv/chessdojo  Join the Training Program - https://chessdojo.club  Play Chess - https://go.chess.com/chessdojo  Merch - https://www.chessdojo.club/shop  Want to support the channel? Patreon - https://patreon.com/chessdojo  Donate - https://streamelements.com/chessdojo/tip  Find all of our chess book & supplies recommendations (& more!) on our Amazon storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/chessdojo Shopping through our link is a great way to support the Dojo. We earn a small affiliate % but at no cost to you. Website: https://chessdojo.club  Twitch: https://twitch.tv/chessdojo  Discord: https://discord.gg/sUUh8HD  Twitter: https://twitter.com/chessdojo  Patreon: https://patreon.com/chessdojo  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chessdojo  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chessdojo  Podcast: https://chessdojotalks.podbean.com  TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@/chessdojoclips  #chess #chesstraining