EP.67 - Grandmaster Vidit Gujarathi

EP.67 - Grandmaster Vidit Gujarathi

This week it is my honor to talk with India's 3rd highest rated player, twenty-three-year-old rising star, GM Vidit Gujrathi. Gujrathi is at the forefront of India's torrent of chess talent, and is coming off a year in which his rating increased significantly. His recent highlights include a comfortable victory in the prestigious Tata Steel Masters' section and a feisty draw with Black vs. Magnus Carlsen at the Isle of Man tournament. In our conversation, we discuss those events, as well as the plans Vidit is making to try to ascend to another rung on the Fide top 100 ladder. We also discuss: How Vidit has worked to overcome slumps His thoughts on the World Championship How he rates India's chances in the 2018 Chess Olympiad. Whether GM Anish Giri gave him any twitter lessons when he worked as Anish's second. Thanks to Vidit for joining me, you can track his progress on his Facebook page. To support Perpetual Chess, go here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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EP.47 - Grandmaster Cristian Chirila

EP.47 - Grandmaster Cristian Chirila

GM Cristian Chirila is a chess player, journalist, coach and commentator. He talked with me about why he believes that's its necessary for a modern chess professional to wear many hats, and about what...

7 Nov 20171h 15min

EP.46 - International Master John Watson

EP.46 - International Master John Watson

IM John Watson has over 30 chess books under his belt, and several of them are widely considered classics. In addition, John is a renowned chess teacher and player. In our interview, we discussed nume...

31 Okt 20171h 24min

EP.45 - International Master Sagar Shah

EP.45 - International Master Sagar Shah

IM Sagar Shah is best known in the chess world as a reporter for and co-founder of Chessbase India. Sagar travels the world and covers many of the top tournaments. In this role, he watches the world e...

24 Okt 20171h 16min

EP.44 - Grandmaster Jesse Kraai

EP.44 - Grandmaster Jesse Kraai

As GM Jesse Kraai tells us, he has completed 3 "major projects" in his life: earning a Ph.D. in Philosophy, writing a chess novel, Lisa, and of course, earning the Grandmaster title. These projects ha...

17 Okt 20171h 11min

EP.43 - Grandmaster Loek Van Wely

EP.43 - Grandmaster Loek Van Wely

Loek Van Wely is the 8 time Dutch National Champion, and he has played against and analyzed with many of this era's greatest chess players. Which one of them impressed him the most? He answers that qu...

10 Okt 20171h 23min

EP.42 - James Altucher

EP.42 - James Altucher

James Altucher is a best-selling author, successful entrepreneur, popular podcast host, and most recently, aspiring comedian. Of most importance to Perpetual Chess is his title USCF Chess Master. We a...

3 Okt 20171h 15min

EP.41 - Grandmaster Judit Polgar

EP.41 - Grandmaster Judit Polgar

GM Judit Polgar needs no introduction to the Perpetual Chess audience, but here's one anyway. Chess legend Judit Polgar joins me this week to tell us what she has been up to since retiring from tourna...

26 Sep 201747min

EP.40 - Grandmaster Robert Hess

EP.40 - Grandmaster Robert Hess

GM Robert Hess is this week's guest on Perpetual Chess. Young GM Hess already has loads of experience as a chess competitor, announcer, and coach. (He coached some of the most talented youth for the U...

19 Sep 20171h 18min

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