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GM Kevin Goh Wei Ming is the seven- time champion of Singapore, and is a renowned opening theoretician who wrote Chess Developments, Sicilian 6. Bg5 Najdorf, and has published many articles for ChessPublishing.com. This year, Kevin earned the GM title at the relatively late age of 36 while working full time as the CFO of an oncology company! As Kevin tells us, earning the title was the culmination of a 10 year quest, which involved many setbacks, much travel and time off from work and an indispensable support network of friends, family and a few GM mentors. Kevin’s inspiring story is full of good chess improvement advice no matter what title or rating you may be chasing. You can find many more details of our conversation and the related links and timestamps below. 02:00- We begin by discussing the current state of Coronavirus and chess in Kevin’s native Singapore, and the Chess against Covid initiative that Kevin and some friends of his recently started. Mentioned: Chess against Covid initiative, Junior Tay, Olimpiu Urcan (see his great Patreon page here: https://www.patreon.com/urcan ), GM Rustam Kasimdzhanov 8:30- Kevin walks us through his long journey to the GM title, which has been a nearly a decade-long quest as well as the highlight of his chess career. Mentioned: IM John Bartholomew 14:00- Once Kevin decided to pursue chess full time, what study routine did he implement? Mentioned: Perfect Your Chess, IM Erik Kislik, GM Gyula Sax, see Gyula-Sax-Kevin Goh 2011 here: https://share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/share/?p=N1Q2wYdh/tNWwlrJVxBDAkPiax9hdmoywl1jMwd0KJF0mYtLI6YQ7V3O/cExPR3z Secrets of Spectacular Chess by GM Jonathan Levitt and FM David Friedgood, GM Daniel Fernandez, Chessbase India feature on Kevin Goh by Junior Tay here: https://chessbase.in/news/Dressed_to_Impress_How_IM_Kevin_Goh_prepped_and_persevered_for_his_final_GM_norm, Episode 178 with IM Kare Kristensen 36:00- When Kevin got his 3rd norm in 2018, he needed just 7 more ELO points for the title, little did he know that these last rating points were far from a formality! Mentioned: GM Ashwin Jayaram, IM Elect Donny Ariel!, GM Avetik Grigoryan, GM Boris Avrukh, Chessmood.com 49:00- What did it feel like to finally earn the GM title in 2020 after all of these struggles? 51:00- Chessable.com has many excellent “Lifetime Repertoire” courses including ones by GM Jan Gustafsson, IM Christof Sielecki and a brand new one on the Caro Kann, from GM Erwin L’ami. The place to see the all of Chessable’s Lifetime Repertoire courses is here: https://www.chessable.com/chess-openings/s/lifetime 51:45- What is Kevin Goh’s chess improvement advice for fellow adult improvers? GM Karsten Muller, GM David Smerdon, GM Tigran Petrosian, GM Anatoly Karpov, Positional Sacrifices by GM Neil McDonald, Karpov-Gelfand 1993: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1048256 GM Jonathan Rowson , IM Willy Hendriks On the Origin of Good Moves, NM Elijah Logozar, 1:08:00- What is Kevin’s opinion and experience with The Woodpecker Method and spaced repetition generally? Mentioned: GM Hans Tikkanen and GM Alex Smith, Recapping the Woodpecker Method with Neal Bruce , The Road to Chess Improvement. Caruana-Carlsen Game 1 2018 1:14:00- Patreon supporter of the show, FM Andrey Terekhov, writes in to ask his friend Kevin what his next goal is now that he has gotten the GM title. Mentioned: Aeroflot Open, FIDE Online Olympiad 1:20:00- What advice did GM Jacob Aagaard give Kevin when he was stuck at a plateau? 1:23:00- Thanks so much to Kevin for sharing his story and his wisdom. Here is his contact info: Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/GMkevingwm?__tn__=%2CdlC-R-R&eid=ARAnkjbSRRYN_2CulGTyid0y7WpIDj2QMkJ-wDYtOOFN7ip64ExECRkK2BWZ-uqeSv4gU3bJXgZ7rSR5&hc_ref=ARQT0DEi2WlenxdbN_3NX6qg3_ffFhCYDVGMLIwg9I3xJoAFO0UpEuGwqcO5wrPM8Iw Twitter- https://twitter.com/kevingohwm Email- kgwm83 at hotmail.com If you would like to help support Perpetual Chess, you can do so here: https://www.patreon.com/perpetualchess
Bleak is back with a minor interruption from a competing podcast entitled "Man O'Clock." Once Kevin takes control again, he sits down with comedian Fizaa Dosani to chat about lessons in bombing on stage and the earliest childhood memories they can conjure. Plus, a freak electrical storm causes time traveler Tim E. Traffler to appear in the studio with a dire information from the year 2039!
Kevin Breeding is an entrepreneur mentor and coach. He is also the creator of The Mindset Engine. Kevin found the powerful effects of having the right mindset, shortly after going through a very ugly divorce. When he was able to get his head to think ‘right,’ overnight he saw business opportunities and new doors open for him. Mindset isn’t just about thinking positively either, it’s something that flows through your entire body. Find out more about this topic, on this week’s episode! Key Insights & Aha Moments: *Is mindset just a buzzword? *By the way, I have a new free gift for you! *Who is Kevin, and how did he get into entrepreneurship? *Embrace your struggles. *Where does mindset come into all of this? *Once Kevin made a mindset shift, business opportunities began coming to him. *Mindset seems really ‘trendy,’ right now. *Mindset is not just a bunch of ‘positive thoughts.’ *When you have a good mindset, you ooze out a vibe that attracts people. *How does Kevin help clients break free and get clarity? *You have to come from a place of why. Because why will keep the fire and passion still alive inside you. *Don’t have time? You might want to rethink your priorities. *Why are people having so much trouble starting? *Money simply can’t fix ‘you.’ You have to fix you. *What is Mindset Engine about? Maven Moment: I see the mistakes over and over again. However, the answers and solutions are so very simple, if you get focused and clear. I want to let you guys know about the new freebie I have out. It’s called, ‘How to Get Started.’ I offer three easy steps for wellness practitioners who just feel stuck. Please check it out and let me know what you think! Mentioned in This Episode: Michellemcglade.com Maven Inner Circle Connect with Kevin: Website Mindsetengine.com/Maven
Podcast guest Kevin Bupp bought his first real estate investment property at age 20 and never looked back amassing a $15 million dollar portfolio. That was, however, until the real estate world was turned upside down and he lost everything when the market crashed. After taking a 2-year hiatus, Kevin came back stronger and smarter with a new real estate investing strategy that has helped him start rebuilding his wealth. Listen to his podcast interview with Pat to hear about this drastic change in direction from his previous real estate strategy and you can start making more money following in his footsteps. Kevin Bupp has been an entrepreneur all his life. It all began with a paper route when he was 12. Once Kevin had gotten a good taste of making money for himself, he moved on to a far more profitable endeavor: buying, selling, and installing automobile electronics out of his parents’ garage at the age of 14. Thankfully, his parents have always been blissfully supportive of Kevin’s enthusiasm, even when the most well-laid plans went astray. Kevin briefly tended bar, filling his requisite “food service” quotient for kids his age (and, incidentally, teaching himself how not to treat bartenders), then jumped right into real estate investing by the age of 20. Kevin completed a degree in business at a small community college in PA, but eventually decided to focus all of his energy on real estate. This turned out to be a good move, because for more than thirteen years Kevin has been investing and consulting with tremendous results, having personally completed in excess of $40 million in real estate transactions. Currently, Kevin is a candidate for CCIM, the highest commercial real estate designation around. Join us as Kevin shares his mindset and a glance at his journey to becoming a Real Estate Rockstar by becoming a real estate expert and serial entrepreneur developing systems, tools, educational platform and coaching program to accelerate one's path to success as a Mobile Home Park Investor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices