The official podcast of ChessDojo (IM Kostya Kavutskiy, IM David Pruess, & GM Jesse Kraai). Most episodes are streamed live to twitch.tv/chessdojolive. Interested in improving your chess? Welcome to the Dojo! A structured plan to hold yourself accountable to and a group to do it with. - https://chessdojo.club/training Follow ChessDojo here: Website: https://chessdojo.club Twitch: https://twitch.tv/chessdojolive Discord: https://discord.gg/sUUh8HD Twitter: https://twitter.com/chess_dojo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chess_dojo/ Patreon: https://patreon.com/chessdojo Podcast: https://chessdojotalks.podbean.com/
Episodes
17 hours ago
17 hours ago
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.
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2 days ago
2 days ago
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.
Part 2 focuses on the time after World War II, the Soviet Era of chess between 1951 and 1990, with matches involving Mikhail Botvinnik, Vasily Smyslov, David Bronstein, Mikhail Tal, Tigran Petrosian, Boris Spassky, Bobby Fischer, Anatoly Karpov, Viktor Korchnoi, and Garry Kasparov.
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5 days ago
5 days ago
GM Jesse Kraai, IM David Pruess, and IM Kostya Kavutskiy rank every world chess championship match there has ever been! Which world championship match-up was the greatest? Let's talk about it today on Dojo Talks, the ChessDojo podcast. Part 1: Before FIDE (1834 - 1937).
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Monday Nov 11, 2024
EP 127 | Should Draws Be Scored Differently?
Monday Nov 11, 2024
Monday Nov 11, 2024
GM Jesse Kraai, IM David Pruess, and IM Kostya Kavutskiy discuss whether draws in chess should be scored differently - such as using the Soccer/Football or Venceslav Rutar scoring systems - and what impact it might have on the chess world in today's episode of Dojo Talks, the ChessDojo podcast.
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Wednesday Nov 06, 2024
EP 126 | Ranking The Top 10 U.S. Players of All Time
Wednesday Nov 06, 2024
Wednesday Nov 06, 2024
IM Kostya Kavutskiy, IM David Pruess, and GM Jesse Kraai rank the top 10 U.S. chess players of all time in today's episode of Dojo Talks, the ChessDojo podcast.
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Tuesday Nov 05, 2024
EP 125 | The 2024 Junior Draft
Tuesday Nov 05, 2024
Tuesday Nov 05, 2024
IM Kostya Kavutskiy, IM David Pruess, and GM Jesse Kraai have their 2024 Junior Draft on today's episode of Dojo Talks, the ChessDojo podcast.
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Monday Nov 04, 2024
EP 124 | The Kramnik-Danya Situation
Monday Nov 04, 2024
Monday Nov 04, 2024
GM Jesse Kraai, IM David Pruess, and IM Kostya Kavutskiy talk about the ongoing situation between GM Daniel Naroditsky and GM Vladimir Kramnik on today's episode of Dojo Talks, the ChessDojo podcast.
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Monday Oct 21, 2024
EP 123 | October Chess Drama
Monday Oct 21, 2024
Monday Oct 21, 2024
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IM Kostya Kavutskiy, IM David Pruess, and GM Jesse Kraai talk about all of the big drama happening in the chess world at the 2024 U.S. Chess Championship and Spanish Team Championship in October this year on today's episode of Dojo Talks, the ChessDojo podcast!
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Drama in Spain and the U.S. Chess Championship
1:15 Kirill Shevchenko Chess Drama
16:52 Cheating in the Chess World
23:52 Christopher Yoo Chess Drama
33:13 Protocol at the Saint Louis Chess Club
40:20 How It Affects the Tournament
42:16 Status of Saint Louis with Lichess and Chess.com
46:27 Relationship with Chess and Wellbeing
Wednesday Oct 16, 2024
EP 122 | How To Structure Your Training
Wednesday Oct 16, 2024
Wednesday Oct 16, 2024
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GM Jesse Kraai, IM David Pruess, and IM Kostya Kavutskiy talk details about how to structure your chess training in today's episode of Dojo Talks, the ChessDojo Podcast.
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CHAPTERS
0:00 How to Structure Your Chess Training
1:35 How Should the Average Person Schedule Their Chess Training?
18:04 How Many Hours to Spend Per Chess Topic
36:35 How to Choose Your Focus
40:03 Allocating Hours for Chess Training
51:40 New Things Coming to the Training Program
52:49 Closing Thoughts
Thursday Oct 10, 2024
EP 121 | Most Influential Chess Books
Thursday Oct 10, 2024
Thursday Oct 10, 2024
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GM Jesse Kraai, IM David Pruess, and IM Kostya Kavutskiy discuss and rate the most influential chess books in today's episode of Dojo Talks, the ChessDojo podcast!
CHAPTERS
0:00 Ranking the 5 Most Influential Chess Books
3:38 Jesse's No. 5 Pick
8:20 David's No. 5 Pick
13:24 Kostya's No.5 Pick
17:08 Kostya's No. 4 Pick
22:40 David's No. 4 Pick
25:37 Jesse's No. 4 Pick
26:50 Jesse's No. 3 Pick
29:43 David's No. 3 Pick
32:00 Kostya's No. 3 Pick
35:03 Kostya's No. 2 Pick
39:16 David's No. 2 Pick
44:14 Jesse's No. 2 Pick
48:39 Jesse's No. 1 Pick
51:45 David's No. 1 Pick
57:57 Kostya's No. 1 Pick
1:00:01 Reflecting on the List
1:02:10 Honorable Mentions
1:09:14 Final Rankings
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