EP 437- Coach Jay Stallings and NM Adam Weissbarth talk Chess Teaching, Chess in the Movies and The Challenges and Rewards of Running a Chess Business

Grandmaster Daniel King is a popular Commentator, Author, YouTube Creator and Chessable Author. As a player, he has represented England internationally, won many tournaments, and has beaten the likes of Anand and Korchnoi! On his excellent YouTube channel, Powerplay Chess, Daniel has recently been sharing his analysis of key games between Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniatchtchi. With such a resume, he is the perfect person to join me for a preview of the World Championship match, which is less than a week away. Of course, when Daniel visits the podcast there is always more to be discussed. Other highlights include his unforgettable interactions with GM Viktor Korchnoi, and his long relationship with the Kalashnikov Sicilian, which is the subject of his excellent new Chessable course. Please read on for all of the details and relevant links.  0:00-  Info from the Intro:  Be sure go to MagnusNepo.com to join Aimchess’ Prediction Challenge!  Check out Chess.com’s easy-to-read World Championship schedule breakdown here.  Perpetual Chess Bonus World Championship Pods are planned for: November 29, December 2, December 6, December 9 and December 13 6:00- Daniel King joins me to share his thoughts on the World Championship match.  Mentioned: Wang Hao 2021-Nepomniatchtchi Candidates 2021, Vachier-Lagrave-Nepomniatchtchi Candidates 2021, GM Nigel Short, GM Michael Adams, GM John Nunn, Peter Doggers interview with GM Fabiano Caruana, Caruana-Carlsen Game 1, 2018, World Championship Odds on Pinnacle.com  32:00- Patreon mailbag question: “What is the etiquette for former seconds discussing their work with a World Championship contender, a la Rustam Kasimdzhanov’s recent comments about GM Fabiano Caruana. ?” 35:00- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chess.com- be sure to check out their new Game Review feature after every game  35:30- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessmood.com. They offer a huge video library with instruction on every phase of the game.  37:00- What is Daniel’s history with the Kalashnikov opening, the opening that is the subject of his  new Chessable course?  45:30- Does Daniel have a favorite opening?  47:00- Patreon mailbag question:” Does Daniel have any plans to update his classic book Mastering the Spanish?” Mentioned: Chess Magazine  52:00- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessable.com. Check out what's new from them here: New Chess Courses Online - For All Levels- Chessable.com Don’t forget to subscribe to the How to Chess podcast as well! 52:30- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Aimchess.com. ACT NOW to enter their free Magnus-Nepo challenge on this site: https://magnusnepo.com/ 53:00- Patreon mailbag question: “Will Daniel ever flip the board so Black is on the bottom when showing the Black POV on Powerplay Chess?”  56:00- Patreon mailbag question- “Is there any video of Daniel playing the bass?”  Mentioned: Nette Robinson art  58:00- What were Daniel’s interactions with Korchnoi like?  Mentioned: Book Recap #20- Talking Korchnoi with John Fernandez, Korchnoi-Karpov Game 31, 1978 Thanks as always to Daniel for joining the show! If you enjoy his content, feel free to support his Patreon page, as I do.  Youtube- Powerplay Chess Free short and sweet version of Daniel’s Kalashnikov course:  https://www.chessable.com/short-sweet-kings-kalashnikov-sicilian/course/83454/ Purchase the full course here: King’s Kalashnikov Sicilian  Follow Daniel on Twitter here  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

19 Nov 20211h 17min

GM Andy Soltis is an award winning journalist,World Chess Hall of Fame member, a Chess Life Magazine columnist , and a  prolific author who has written over 50 books. In this interview, we discuss Andy’s most recents works,  Smyslov, Bronstein, Geller, Taimanov and Averbakh: A Chess Multibiography with 220 Games, and 500 Chess Questions Answered: for all new chess players.  We also discuss Andy’s own chess improvement journey, as well as the upcoming World Chess Championship. Andy is always fun to chat with due to his encyclopedic knowledge of all things chess. For lots more details, relevant links, and timestamps, please read on.  Previous appearances by GM Andy Soltis: Episode 91 with GM Andy Soltis  Episode 172 with GM Andy Soltis  Book Recap #17 - Discussing Zurich 1953 with FM Nate Solon and GM Andy Soltis   0:00- We begin by getting Andy’s chess improvement advice, including a Patreon question about whether Andy thinks chess books are superior to online learning tools as means for improving your game. Mentioned: DeGroot’s Thought and Choice in Chess, GM Hikaru Nakaura, GM Yasser Seirawan Weltgeschichte Des Schachs Lieferung 27- Boris Spassky, GM Daniel Gormally, GM Walter Browne  12:45- What is the proper mix between studying and playing?  Mentioned: GM Alireza Firouzja  15:30- What most helped Andy improve at chess?  Mentioned: GM Reuben Fine  17:30- How did GM Yefim Geller go from Candidate Master to World Class player in his early 20s?  Mentioned: GM Bobby Fischer,  22:00-Patreon mailbag question:  What was Andy’s most memorable Marshall Chess Club Championship victory?  Mentioned: FM Orest Popovich 26:00- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessable.com. Check out what's new from them here: New Chess Courses Online - For All Levels- Chessable.com Don’t forget to subscribe to the How to Chess podcast as well! 26:30- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Aimchess.com. ACT NOW to enter their free Magnus-Nepo challenge on this site: https://magnusnepo.com/ 27:00- We discuss a bit about each player in GM Soltis’ beautiful new book, Smyslov, Bronstein, Geller, Taimanov and Averbakh  starting with former World Champion GM Vassily Smyslov.  33:00- What should we know about GM David Bronstein?  Was his Candidates match with Boleslavsky in 1950 really fixed?  Mentioned: Episode 80 with GM Genna Sosonko, Ruth Haring, GM Bobby Fischer   42:00- What should we know about legendary Ukrainian GM, Yefim Geller?  Mentioned: GM Boris Spassky  44:00- Mark Taimanov was a world class pianist and chess player both. What else distinguished him from his chess contemporaries?  Mentioned: I was the Victim of Fischer, Vspominiaia-Samykh-Samykh, GM Eduard Gufeld, Chessgames.com Taimanov-Matulovic “Caveat Emptor”  53:00- What should we know about GM Yuriy Averbakh?  Mentioned: GM Boris Spassky, GM Lubomir Kavalek  59:00- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessmood.com. They offer a huge video library with instruction on every phase of the game.  1:00:00- Patreon mailbag question: “What book would Andy love to write that he hasn’t written yet?” 1:03:00- What does Andy think are the most  important factors in which of his books sell the best?  Mentioned: GM John Fedorowicz, GM Arthur Bisguier, GM Pal Benko: My Life Games and Compositions, Magnus Carlsen: 60 Memorable Games, Pawn Structure Chess, Chess Fundamentals, Episode 240: Pawn Book Championship with Neal Bruce  1:12:00- Patreon mailbag question: What does Andy think of the World Championship match? Has Magnus been out of form recently?  1:19:00- Thanks as always to Andy for sharing his immense chess knowledge. You can check out his latest books here: 500 Chess Questions Answered  Smyslov, Bronstein, Geller, Taimanov and Averbakh  If you would like to help support Perpetual Chess, you can do so here: Donate — The Perpetual Chess Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

16 Nov 20211h 29min

John Hartmann is the Editor of US Chess’ Chess Life and Chess Life Online, and the host of the podcast, Cover Stories with Chess Life. He was recently named the 2021 Chess Journalist of the Year by the Chess Journalists of America, the second consecutive year he received this honor. When John last visited the podcast, US Chess was just coming to grips with the financial impact the pandemic would have on the organization. 18 months later, I am happy to report that John is back to give a more upbeat assessment of the state of the US Chess Federation. John is also an expert in chess computers - he built his current chess computer from scratch! John shares some fascinating tidbits about how top players use engines these days. Lastly, although it is not his top priority, John tries to work on his own game when time permits. While he prefers to think of himself as a #chessamateur instead of a #chessimprover, his online blitz rating is at an all-time high, and he always has useful book recommendations for improvers. So as always, there is much to learn from John Hartmann in this interview! Please read on for all of the details, plus timestamps and relevant links.  0:00- We begin by catching up on the financial health of US Chess, which hit some tough times during the pandemic.  Mentioned: Cover Stories with Chess Life with GM Alex Lenderman, Episode 179 with John Hartmann (John was also on episodes 60 and 120), John Rockefeller III Endows US Chess National Tournaments 20:00- Has John read any good chess books lately? Are chess books truly, finally, in decline?  Mentioned: Episode 4 with IM Kostya Kavutskiy, On the Origin of Good Moves by IM Willy Hendriks, Everything and Less: The Novel in the Age of Amazon, JJ Lang, IM Levy Rozman, Agadmator, FM Robert Shlyakhtenko, Dr. Christopher Chabris  42:00- Patreon Mailbag Question: “What was the most instructive chess book John has ever read?” Mentioned: Chess Steps Method Workbooks, Episode 241 with FM Peter Giannatos, Everyone’s First Chess Workbook by FM Peter Giannatos, Rakhmanov’s Secrets of Opening Preparation  47:00- Perpetual Chess is also brought to you in part by AImchess.com. Check out the site, and if you decide to subscribe use the code Perpetual30 to save 30%.  47:30- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessable.com. Check out what's new from them here: New Chess Courses Online - For All Levels- Chessable.com Don’t forget to subscribe to the How to Chess podcast as well! 49:00-What is John doing to work on his own games?  Mentioned:Jacob Aagaard’s Killer Chess Training, Botvinnik: One Hundred Selected Games, GM Sam Shankland on Cover Stories with Chess Life, IM John Watson  1:02:00- What are the most recent developments in the advancement of chess engines?  Mentioned: Stockfish 14.1, Leela 0.28.0, 2021 Russian Championship Superfinals, Vitiugov - Andreikin, Chessify, GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, GM Ian Nepomniachtchi, Skolkovo Innovation Center 1:11:00- How will Chess Life Online be covering the World Championship?  1:15:00- Thanks to John for joining us!  For more information about US Chess and Chess Journalists of America upcoming seminars, go here:  https://new.uschess.org/news/cja-continuing-education-series-announced For US Chess annotated games from the US Championships, go here: https://lichess.org/study/iLDop9iy Follow John on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/hartmannchess?lang=en Email John at John.Hartmann at Uschess.org  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

9 Nov 20211h 23min

This week FM Asa Hoffman joins us for an interesting talk. Asa is an author, speed chess specialist, and New York City chess legend. Like Bobby Fischer, Asa was born in 1943, and both spent their formative years in NYC. With such shared history, Bobby Fischer is one of the many chess legends with whom Asa had personal encounters and blitz battles. In fact, Asa has met every chess World Champion who came after Max Euwe! He also has beaten Fischer in a famous blitz game, and once defeated Gata Kamsky in a rapid game. In our interview, Asa sheds light on the personality of Bobby Fischer and tells a few of his favorite stories from his encounters with countless chess legends who have passed through New York. Please read on for more details, timestamps and relevant links.  0:00- What are Asa’s memories of Bobby Fischer? How does the current chess moment compare to the Fischer boom? Mentioned: Hans Kmoch, Al Horowitz, Sylvia Miles, GM Yasser Seirawan, Bernard Zuckerman, Asa Hoffman vs. Bobby Fischer (blitz, 1963)  13:00- Who are the strongest blitz players Asa ever played? Mentioned: GM Valentin Arbakov, GM Roman Dzindzichashvili, GM Yasser Seirawan, Polgar sisters, Episode 185 with IM Stuart Rachels, IM Jorge Sammour-Hasbun, GM Nicolas Rossolimo  19:30-After Fischer won the World Championship in 1972, did Asa ever see him again?  22:45- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessmood.com. They have a huge library of opening, middlegame, and endgame instructional videos, as well as a free blog.  23:45- Asa tells some more stories from playing against Fischer, as well as describing many of the classic NYC chess venues.  29:00- Why did Asa decide to drop out of Columbia University to pursue chess?  31:00- What was Asa’s involvement with the movie Searching for Bobby Fischer?  Mentioned: GM Nona Gaprindishivili lawsuit against Netflix  33:00- What did Asa do to improve at chess? Mentioned: Mike Valvo, IM Greg Shahade, John Fernandez, GM Gata Kamsky, GM Julio Becerra, GM Michael Rohde, IM Jay Bonin  39:00- Patreon Mailbag Question: What was Asa’s most memorable game against IM Jay Bonin?  Mentioned: Active Pieces by IM Jay Bonin and Greg Keener  43:00- Perpetual Chess is also brought to you in part by AImchess.com. Check out the site, and if you decide to subscribe use the code Perpetual30 to save 30%.  43:30- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessable.com. Check out what's new from them here: New Chess Courses Online - For All Levels- Chessable.com Don’t forget to subscribe to the How to Chess podcast as well! 45:00- What were Asa’s highest stakes blitz matches?  Mentioned: IM Cris Ramayrat, Episode 193 with Tom Murphy, GM Fabiano Caruana, GM Robert Hess, GM Alex Lenderman, GM Irina Krush  51:00- Patreon Mailbag Question: When will Asa’s memoir be published and will it be available as an e-book?  Mentioned: Dr. Frank Brady 53:00- Asa has met every world champion since Max Euwe. What are his most memorable interactions? Mentioned: GM Miguel Najdorf, Edward Lasker  57:00- Asa tells a few stories of fights and muggings at NYC gaming establishments 1:02:00- In addition to chess, Asa plays Scrabble, bridge, poker, and backgammon, and he dabbled in betting at horse racing as well. What is Asa’s 2nd best game after chess?  1:04:00- Has Asa had any non-chess jobs? Mentioned: Al Horowitz  1:06:00- Has Asa played GM Maurice Ashley? Did he ever see GM Viktor Korchnoi in New York?  Mentioned: GM Anatoly Karpov, GM Maxim Dlugy, IM Anatoly Lein  1:09:00- Did Asa ever play GM Samuel Reshevsky?   Mentioned: GM John Fedorowicz  1:12:30- Asa's World Championship thoughts 1:14:30- What are Asa’s favorite chess books?  Mentioned: Masters of the Chessboard by Richard Reti, The Psychology of the Chess Player by Reuben Fine  1:18:00- Why did Asa stop betting on horse racing?  1:22:00- Thanks to Asa for joining the show! You can reach him via his chess.com profile here: https://www.chess.com/member/asahoffmann   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2 Nov 20211h 32min

We are back for another edition of Chess Books Recaptured. This month we take a brief break from discussing books that are focused on chess improvement and discuss the eventful, insightful, autobiography, Chess is My Life, by legendary GM Viktor Korchnoi. Korchnoi, of course, was a 4 time Soviet champion, who eventually emigrated to Switzerland, and twice challenged GM Anatoly Karpov for the World Championship.  My guest co-host this month is John Fernandez. In addition to being an old friend of mine, John is a member of the US Chess Executive Board, a USCF expert, and was an early admin and employee of the Internet Chess Club. By day, he works as a Senior Vice President of Marketing at Glia, and he is also the father of twins. John has had some memorable interactions with GM Korchnoi, so it was great to hear those, as well as to discuss the book of this legendarily irascible chess figure. As you will hear, this 2 hour podcast only scratches the surface of Korchnoi’s legacy, so you might want to click through to some of the links below, which are given with timestamps.  0:00- Why did we pick Korchnoi’s Chess is My Life? Mentioned: Book Recap #17 of Bronstein’s Zurich 1953, Korchnoi’s Best Games Volume 1 and Volume 2 5:30- We go over Korchnoi’s amazing chess resume and exceptional life story.  Mentioned: Caruana-Korchnoi 2011  15:30- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessmood.com  Chessmood offers a huge library of instructive videos. You can hear GM Avetik Grigoryan on Episode 192 of Perpetual Chess. Be sure to subscribe to their YouTube channel here.  16:00- Perpetual Chess is also brought you in part by Chess.com!  Among their many resources, you can check out their drills here and their vision trainer here.   17:00- We read a few excerpts from the Preface (by Kasparov), the Foreword(by GM Sergey Ivanov) and the Prologue by Korchnoi himself and discuss Korchnoi’s playing style.  Mentioned: Book Recap #1 Life and Games of Mikhail Tal, Closing Gambit, Episode 235 with Joe Posnanski   29:15- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessable.com. Check out what's new from them here: New Chess Courses Online - For All Levels- Chessable.com Don’t forget to subscribe to the How to Chess podcast as well! 30:00- Perpetual Chess is also brought to you in part by AImchess.com. Check out the site, and if you decide to subscribe use the code Perpetual30 to save 30%.  31:00- We each draft our top 5 storylines from Chess if My Life, starting with Korchnoi’s difficult upbringing. 37:00- We discuss the insanity of the 1978 World Championship Match with Karpov.  Mentioned: Korchnoi’s Mirrored Glasses, YouTube footage of the match  51:30- Why did Petrosian and Korchnoi hate each other? 56:00- How was the Korchnoi-Fischer relationship?  1:01:00- Did Korchnoi know the rules of castling? Mentioned: Korchnoi-Karpov Game 21 1974, Bagirov-Korchnoi 1960 1:07:00- Patreon mailbag question- “Korchnoi had a rules issue in a game with a young Magnus Carlsen- What happened there?” Mentioned: Photo and Reddit Thread about Korchnoi-Carlsen 2004  1:13:00- Korchnoi played Maroczy while he was dead! How was the game?  Mentioned: Maroczy/Robert Rollans vs. Korchnoi 1985, Lichess analysis here  1:18:00- Korchnoi played Che Guevara!  1:20:30- What were Korchnoi’s interactions with Tal like? 1:24:30- Korchnoi lived in New York for 2 years!?  1:27:00- Korchnoi on Nimzowitsch! Mentioned: Book Recap #18: Talking Aron Nimzowitsch’s My System with IM Christof Sielecki  1:31:30- John discusses his own involvement in one of Korchnoi’s most legendary displays of poor sportsmanship  Mentioned: Reddit thread about Korchnoi-Polgar incident 1:41:00- Coming next month-- recapping the allegedly excellent book for newer players:  A First Book of Morphy  1:43:00- Thanks to John for helping out!  You can support US Chess here You can support Perpetual Chess here You can reach John via Twitter here:   Or Chess.com here  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

29 Okt 20211h 54min

Our guest this week is one of the world’s leading experts on chess ratings. Mark Glickman is a senior lecturer on Statistics at Harvard University, from which he completed a Ph.D. in statistics. Mark has been researching and sharing ideas about ratings for decades, and has been the chairman of the US Chess Ratings committee since 1992. He is the inventor of the Glicko and Glicko2 rating systems, versions of which are used on liChess and Chess.com. He is also a USCF Master, and has written and co-written several papers on ratings. In our conversation, we review the history of chess ratings, the efficacy of the “Elo rating system,” rating deflation and other potential issues with the current online and OTB systems. This was a fascinating conversation during which I learned a great deal! More info and shownotes below.  0:00- We begin by discussing how Mark became interested in ratings, and a bit about the history of chess ratings.  Mentioned: Arpad Elo, Kenneth Harkness Bradley-Terry Model, Ernst Zermelo 15:15- Mark tells the funny story of some work they did developing a “rating” model for Tinder to improve their dating app.  17:00- Why have ratings been such a boon for the popularity of chess? 21:30- Patreon mailbag question: “What does Mark think of IM Ken Regan’s concept of Intrinsic Rating?” Mentioned: Dr. Ken Regan’s paper on Intrinsic Rating, Episode 136 with IM Kenneth Regan  28:00- Does Mark think the FIDE and USCF rating systems are working? 34:00- What is the history of Mark’s “Glicko system” and where does the name come from?  Mentioned: Dr. Christopher Chabris 37:30- Perpetual Chess is also brought to you in part by AImchess.com. Check out the site, and if you decide to subscribe use the code Perpetual30 to save 30%.  38:00- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessable.com. Check out what's new from them here: New Chess Courses Online - For All Levels- Chessable.com Don’t forget to subscribe to the How to Chess podcast as well! 41:00- Patreon mailbag question: How do we know if rating gains reflect a gain in strength rather than just that they were underrated to begin with?  47:30- Patreon mailbag question: What could FIDE and US Chess learn from the advances in rating systems that have been made by online video game sites? Mentioned: Trueskill Ranking System 52:00- Has Mark had any conversations with FIDE about implementing changes to the rating system?  54:00- Perpetual Chess is also brought you in part by Chess.com!  Among their many resources, you can check out their Drills here and their vision trainer here.   54:30- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessmood.com  Chessmood offers a huge library of instructive videos. You can hear GM Avetik Grigoryan on Episode 192 of Perpetual Chess. Be sure to subscribe to their YouTube channel here.  56:00- Mark has written that the ELO rating system may have a deflationary tendency. Mark explains why this is, and suggests some potential fixes.  Mentioned: Pandemic Lag by Dr. Kenneth Regan  1:06:00- Mark reflects on his own competitive chess career and shares a few stories and study tips from his journey to USCF Master.  Mentioned: Alexey Troitsky  1:14:00- Are there any lessons to be derived for chess from the sports analytics revolution?  1:18:00- Could Mark envision a universal rating system across live and online sites?  Mentioned: Rating conversion site here 1:20:00- Thanks so much to Mark for sharing his knowledge. You can keep up with him via his website: http://www.glicko.net/index.html You can read his papers here: http://www.glicko.net/research.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

26 Okt 20211h 30min

GM Noel Studer is a top Swiss player and a winner of many Swiss national titles. He has a popular and insightful blog called Next Level Chess, where Noel shares great chess improvement advice, book recommendations, and relates anecdotes from his experiences as a chess professional. Noel recently surprised his readers by announcing that at the age of 24 he is retiring from professional chess. In our conversation, Noel shares the reasons for his decision, and dispenses all kinds of awesome chess improvement advice. It was both helpful and enjoyable to hear all of Noel’s recommendations and stories. Please read on for lots more details and any relevant links.   0:00- What led to GM Noel Studer’s decision to retire from OTB chess at the age of 24? What is he planning next?  Mentioned: Derek Sivers  13:30- What will be the topic of Noel’s upcoming chess course?  16:00-  Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessmood.com  Chessmood offers a huge library of instructive videos. You can hear GM Avetik Grigoryan on Episode 192 of Perpetual Chess. Be sure to subscribe to their YouTube channel here.  16:30- Perpetual Chess is also brought you in part by Chess.com!  Among their many resources, you can check out their Drills here and their vision trainer here.  17:30- Patreon mailbag question from Neal Bruce! “What are the most common mistakes Noel sees from amateurs?”  Mentioned: Atomic Habits  23:00- Patreon mailbag question: “What is the minimum amount of work to do to maintain a level while one is unable to train chess seriously due to life circumstances?”  Mentioned: FIDE World Rapid and Blitz 2021  29:00-  Patreon mailbag question “How much do openings matter for club players?”  Mentioned: GM Ben Finegold, Noel’s posts Chess Improvement: Simple not Easy, What is The Best Chess Opening?, GM Surya Ganguly, GM Avetik Grigoryan’s Post: How to Memorize Chess Openings and Variation- Without Forgetting Them a Few Days Later    36:00- Patreon mailbag question: “What would Noel recommend for breaking through a tactics training plateau?”  Mentioned: The Woodpecker Method , Episode 241 with FM Peter Giannatos, GM Pentala Harikrishna   48:00- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessable.com. Check out what's new from them here: New Chess Courses Online - For All Levels- Chessable.com Don’t forget to subscribe to the How to Chess podcast as well! 48:30-  Perpetual Chess is also brought to you in part by AImchess.com. Check out the site, and if you decide to subscribe use the code Perpetual30 to save 30%.  49:00- What are the best sources of motivation for chess improvement? How did Noel get through a period where he was bullied as an adolescent?  Mentioned: Simon Sinek’s Start With Why  1:01:00- What approach does Noel recommend for analyzing games after you play them?  Mentioned: How to Analyze Your Game Part 1, How to Analyze Your Game Part 2  1:11:00- What lessons has Noel learned from working with GMs Artur Yusopov, Josif Dorfman, Markus Ragger? Mentioned: My Favorite Chess Advice: Talk With Your Pieces, IM Mark Dvoretsky, IM Josh Waitzkin’s The Art of Learning  1:22:00- What are Noel’s favorite books? Mentioned: Atomic Habits, The Art of Learning, Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less, Learn from the Legends, GM Boris Gelfand’s Books ,GM Judit Polgar’s Books, GM Alireza Firouzja, Bortnyk-Studer 2014, Harikrishna-Studer 2019 1:31:00- What is Noel’s life like away from the board?  Mentioned: Lucy the Golden Queen’s Instagram!  1:32:00- Thanks so much to Noel for sharing his insights! Be sure to subscribe to his blog/newsletter at https://nextlevelchess.blog/ You can follow him on Twitter here  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

19 Okt 20211h 43min

Michael Ross Franco is a 28 year old Applied Mathematics Ph.D. student at UC Berkeley who is also an accomplished chess improver. As Michael tells us, his interest in chess was sparked when he was looking for an engaging hobby while fighting leukemia in 2013. He started following the 2013 Carlsen-Anand World Championship match, and his interest has blossomed from there. Michael’s chess rating has also blossomed, as he has slowly climbed from beginner level to a 2300 peak Lichess Rapid Rating in the subsequent 8 years. In our interview, Michael details the books, experiences and lessons that have influenced him along the way. Please read on for lots more details and any relevant links.  0:00- Michael shares the unique story of how in 2013, the leukemia diagnosis left him looking for an engaging hobby, which turned out to be chess. Michael followed the 2013 Carlsen-Anand match and developed a particular affinity for Magnus Carlsen.  Mentioned: Chess Network YouTube Channel, PowerPlay YouTube Channel  10:30- Michael began his chess climb with about an 1100 LiChess rating. Which books helped him ascend from there?  Mentioned: A First Book of Morphy, How to Reassess Your Chess  19:30-  Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessable.com. Check out what's new from them Here: New Chess Courses Online - For All Levels - Chessable.com Don’t forget to subscribe to the How to Chess podcast as well! 20:15- How did Michael approach game analysis and learning from his games when he was climbing from Lichess 1100 to 2000 or so?  Mentioned: Instructive Modern Chess Masterpieces by GM Igor Stohl  25:30: Once he started grad school, Michael was able to take advantage of an IRL chess club at University of California-Berkeley. What lessons did he learn from face-to-face games with stronger players?  Mentioned: Chess Club at Berkeley  30:30- What was Michael’s approach to studying openings?  34:00- When did Michael play his first tournament? What does he advise other online players who are new to tournaments?  43:00- Perpetual Chess is also brought to you in part by Chessmood.com  Chessmood offers a huge library of instructive videos. You can hear GM Avetik Grigoryan on Episode 192 of Perpetual Chess. Be sure to subscribe to their YouTube channel here. 43:30-  Perpetual Chess is also brought to you in part by AImchess.com. Check out the site, and if you decide to subscribe use the code Perpetual30 to save 30%. 44:30- Michael shares some more book recommendations. Mentioned: Pump Up Your Rating, Essential Chess Sacrifices, Thinking Inside the Box, Winning  Chess Middlegames, Chess Structures, James Altucher interview with GM Judit Polgar, Episode 241 with FM Peter Giannatos  49:00- What was Michael’s approach to studying tactics?  54:30- Michael shares the various online resources he has joined: Mentioned: IM Andras Toth Twitch channel, Chessbrah Twitch channel, Morphy Chess Club Discord, GM Jesse Kraai The Plus Minus Equal of Chess Improvement  57:30- Patreon mailbag question: “Has Michael’s mathematical background helped him succeed at chess?” Michael also gives some background on his academic/professional career.  1:02:00- What are Michael’s 3 biggest chess improvement tips? Play longer games and analyze them in depth.  Play higher-rated people  Enjoy the game, expand your chess culture!  1:05:00- Thanks so much to Michael for sharing what he has learned about chess improvement. You can reach him via his Lichess account, NoseKnowsAll, here: https://lichess.org/@/NoseKnowsAll Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

12 Okt 20211h 16min