The official podcast of ChessDojo (IM Kostya Kavutskiy, IM David Pruess, & GM Jesse Kraai). Most episodes are streamed live to twitch.tv/chessdojo. 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 Follow ChessDojo here: Website: https://chessdojo.club Twitch: https://twitch.tv/chessdojolive Discord: https://discord.gg/GhKsJtjpFw Twitter: https://twitter.com/chess_dojo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chess_dojo/ Patreon: https://patreon.com/chessdojo Podcast: https://chessdojotalks.podbean.com/
Episodes
Tuesday Apr 06, 2021
Tuesday Apr 06, 2021
Chess Dojo members SophieRose, JB0012, and FlyingPuppyDog discuss women in chess.
Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
Originally aired March 14, 2021:
Adult chess improver Neal Bruce of Twitter fame joins the Dojo to discuss his thoughts, processes, and habits when it comes to chess training. Lots of good advice and useful insights in this one!
0:00 Intro
0:17 Origin Story
3:32 Using flash cards for tactics
9:10 Neal as a young chess player
11:12 Why did Neal decide to start with basic tactics?
14:30 Are flash cards a good method for solving puzzles?
15:24 Tracking results
22:22 Does training need to be fun?
26:26 Suffering from the perfectionist mindset
29:22 Origin of #Chesspunks
34:12 The power of accountability
36:05 Does training need to be fun? Part 2
38:22 Neal's Strategy Book Championship
45:50 How Neal goes through books on chess strategy
50:35 Neal's 10-year-plan for chess improvement
53:30 Neal's Pawn Strategy Book Championship
56:51 Should you focus on one topic at a time?
1:00:28 Neal's plans for the future
Neal's recommendations:
Atomic Habits - https://amzn.to/3bIM8GC
Tiny Habits - https://amzn.to/3vqIw3F
Chess Tactics for Students - https://amzn.to/3vkBeP0
Winning Chess Strategies - https://amzn.to/2Nh7jpH
Chess Structure: A Grandmaster Guide - https://amzn.to/3cpwsXS
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Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
Originally aired March 7, 2021:
GM R.B. Ramesh discusses various aspects of chess improvement, psychology, and what it takes to become a strong player.
0:00 Intro
1:07 Pro Chess Training Overview
4:28 GM Ramesh's Bio
6:32 Favorite tools for chess training
9:22 What kind of work should students do at home?
18:14 Priorities for chess improvement
22:50 The importance of good effort
24:57 What should a player study at home?
30:39 Do players spend too much time on openings?
32:50 The twin tracks of calculation & logic
34:40 Knowing is not doing
42:32 Are training games useful for improvement?
45:15 How Ramesh works with his students
51:58 How to analyze your own games
1:07:50 Common mistakes by young players
1:18:30 Summary/final thoughts
If you'd like to work with GM R.B. Ramesh, you can sign-up for his group classes along with GMs Magesh, Ganguly, and many other instructors via https://prochesstraining.com
Ramesh's book: Fundamental Chess - Logical Decision Making - https://amzn.to/30j2rU7
Game Analysis Checklist - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oh6l...
Priorities for Chess Improvement - https://drive.google.com/file/d/160fK...
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Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
Originally aired February 8, 2021:
The Dojo (IM Kostya Kavutskiy, IM David Pruess) discuss high-level tournament preparation with special guest GM Jacob Aagaard.
If you'd like to learn from GM Jacob Aagaard, GM Sam Shankland, GM Ivan Cheparinov, GM Alexander Motylev and many other top coaches, visit https://killerchesstraining.com
0:00 Intro/Killer Chess Training promo
5:54 Best way to train for an event 3+ months away?
17:51 What's it like for a top coach to watch his students play?
20:15 Tournament Stories: Krasenkow - Ganguly
23:04 Tournament Stories: Karjakin - Carlsen
31:22 Tournament Stories: Giri - Xiong
37:06 What are some of the most common mistakes players make leading up to the tournament?
48:00 Giri - Xiong Solution
53:41 What should be the role of engines for a club player's training?
1:07:45 What percentage of time should be spent playing vs. studying vs. solving exercises?
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Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
Originally aired February 1, 2021:
Chess Coach Andras (IM Andras Toth) joins the Dojo to rank the best chess books released since 2001. Make sure to follow IM Andras on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcYZ...
0:00 Intro
3:54 Ranking books Full list: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Affiliate links (support the Dojo at no extra cost!)
Understanding Chess Move by Move - https://amzn.to/3tfL4k1
Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy - https://amzn.to/3r6ol88
100 Endgames You Must Know - https://amzn.to/2NKI4vN
Mastering Chess Strategy - https://amzn.to/3tfLve9
Chess Structures: A Grandmaster Guide - https://amzn.to/3alqK8p
Move First Think Later - https://amzn.to/3ap0jhX
Pump Up Your Rating - https://amzn.to/3tiLgzh
Perfect Your Chess - https://amzn.to/36wPLME
Thinking Inside the Box - https://amzn.to/2MKjevL
Positional Decision Making in Chess - https://amzn.to/2YBePh6
The Anand Files - https://amzn.to/3ctOSIH
Gamechanger - https://amzn.to/3aqlSyD
Small Steps to Giant Improvement - https://amzn.to/3ra0rJ5
Jansa - Dynamics of Chess Strategy - https://amzn.to/2NQkA8x
Endgame Tactics - https://amzn.to/3ta1kmG
Dvoretsky - Tactical Play/School of Chess Excellence - https://amzn.to/36uJsJw
Kasparov - My Great Predecessors - https://amzn.to/3cDbWEG
Aagaard - Excelling at Chess - https://amzn.to/2NWufKY
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Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
Originally aired January 18, 2021:
The Dojo (Jesse, David, & Kostya) recap their first year of existence and discuss their upcoming plans for 2021.
0:00 Intro/What are you most looking forward to?
5:50 What is one thing you learned about YouTube/Twitch?
13:34 When can the viewers 'Play the Sensei'?
18:44 2021 Follower Prediction
24:26 What guest would you like to invite on a show?
28:16 What is Dojo not doing that the community wants?
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Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
Originally aired January 11, 2021:
The Dojo is joined by GM Eugene Perelshteyn to offers suggestions for d4 players against the most common openings. Check out our review for 1. e4 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TE7iY...
0:00:00 Intro
0:07:19 QGD
0:17:10 QGA
0:27:12 Slav
0:37:10 Nimzo
0:47:23 QI
0:54:26 KID
1:14:12 Gruenfeld
1:25:30 Dutch
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Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
Originally aired January 4, 2021:
The Dojo is joined by GM Eugene Perelshteyn to talk concrete suggestions for 1.e4 players.
0:00:00 Intro
0:07:06 Ruy
0:16:06 Najdorf
0:26:47 French
0:37:20 Caro
0:49:30 Scandi
0:57:00 Pirc
1:00:22 Dragon
1:08:55 e6 Sicilian
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Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
Originally aired December 7, 2020:
The Dojo (GM Jesse Kraai, IM David Pruess, & Kostya Kavutskiy) rank the most popular gambits in chess.
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Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
Originally aired November 23, 2020:
The Dojo discusses several controversial topics that they hadn't gotten a chance to touch so far.
1) What should be done about disconnections & mouseslips in elite online chess?
2) Is it ever OK to steal chess books online?
3) Is classical chess toast?
4) Is using the name ChessDojo an improper cultural appropriation?
5) Watson vs Aagaard
6) Dojo Update - Nov 2020
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