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
Monday Mar 04, 2024
Monday Mar 04, 2024
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Not sure how to spend money on chess? GM Jesse Kraai, IM Kostya Kavutskiy, and IM David Pruess rank the best and worst ways you can spend your money on chess, and share what they believe are the top investments in chess.
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0:00 How The Episode Will Go
3:07 Books
9:13 Camps
16:00 Tournaments
26:49 Coaching
34:23 Courses
41:10 Online Programs
46:57 Clubs
53:08 Chess.com
1:02:19 Group Classes
1:05:11 Free Content
1:13:08 ChessBase
1:22:38 Online Sites
1:25:28 Nice Chess Sets
1:30:12 Magazines
1:37:26 Ranking Recap
#chess
Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
The ChessDojo sensei, IM Kostya Kavutskiy, IM David Pruess, and GM Jesse Kraai, talk about using spaced repetition in chess training (the next topic from NM Ben Johnson's book, "Perpetual Chess Improvement"). Get your copy of Ben's book here: https://amzn.to/3I3PjrM.
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0:00 Spaced Repetition, or The Spacing Effect
5:05 How to Use Spaced Repetition
28:24 Repetition in the Dojo Training Program
48:31 Intensity of Study
51:56 Final Points and What's to Come
#chess
Monday Feb 19, 2024
Monday Feb 19, 2024
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IM David Pruess, IM Kostya Kavutskiy, and GM Jesse Kraai talk about Magnus Carlsen's tournament, the Freestyle Chess GOAT Challenge, the future of Chess 960/Fischer Random/Freestyle Chess, World Champion Ding Liren's performance, and much more in today's episode of the ChessDojo podcast, Dojo Talks!
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0:00 What is the Freestyle Chess GOAT Challenge?
2:29 Thoughts on the Name
6:34 Why The Colored Jackets?
8:17 Format of the Event
9:33 Will Freestyle Chess Take Over?
21:24 Knockout Matches
24:22 Who Gets to Compete
26:28 What Should Chess 960/Fischer Random/Freestyle Chess Be Called?
29:58 How Are the Players Performing?
30:59 Ding Liren’s Performance
38:57 Magnus Carlsen’s Performance
40:28 Can You Be Much Better or Worse at Variants?
47:54 Will Fischer Random Take Off?
#chess
Monday Feb 12, 2024
Monday Feb 12, 2024
GM Jesse Kraai, IM Kostya Kavutskiy, and IM David Pruess talk about chess companies that were once great.
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Thursday Feb 01, 2024
Thursday Feb 01, 2024
GM Jesse Kraai, IM Kostya Kavutskiy, and IM David Pruess talk about how much is enough - How do you know when you have done enough work, or how do you know you have achieved enough? The Sensei discuss life and chess today, and what it means to pursue things.
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#chess
0:00 Intro
0:45 How High of a Chess Rating is Enough?
10:24 How Many Hours of Chess per Day is Enough?
18:39 How Much is Enough for the Dojo?
37:22 How Much Income is Enough?
48:00 Wrap-up
Monday Jan 29, 2024
Monday Jan 29, 2024
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GM Jesse Kraai, IM Kostya Kavutskiy, and IM David Pruess talk handshakes in chess.
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0:00 Ukraine, Russia, Karpov, Korchnoi, and 'Closing Gambit'
7:10 Should You Ever Refuse a Handshake?
14:49 Should FIDE Require Handshakes?
18:24 Rude Tournament Behavior
23:17 Famous Handshake Deniers
31:36 Who the Sensei Wouldn't Shake Hands With
48:44 David and Jesse Try to Get Banned
#chess
Wednesday Jan 17, 2024
Wednesday Jan 17, 2024
Neal Bruce of #chesspunks fame has been diligently studying and pursuing chess as an adult improver. The ChessDojo sensei GM Jesse Kraai, IM David Pruess, and IM Kostya Kavutskiy discuss whether Neal Bruce will be able to make his goal of National Master (NM) in today's episode of the DojoTalks Podcast.
0:00 David vs Coffee
0:18 Chess Rating Gains as an Adult
9:37 Making Predictions About Goals
13:57 Poll Results: Can Adult Improvers Make NM?
20:24 Chess Training as an Adult
34:39 Rating Baselines, Age, and Improvement
51:41 Value of Playing OTB Chess Games
53:23 Kostya's GM Quest
54:12 How Many OTB Games per Year?
56:21 Can You Prove Jesse Wrong?
1:01:05 New in the Dojo Training Program
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Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
GM Jesse Kraai, IM David Pruess, and IM Kostya Kavutskiy talk about the drama leading up to the FIDE Candidates Tournament, including FIDE and the tournament involving GM Alireza Firouzja.
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0:00 Intro
1:36 Are FIDE's Decisions Good For Chess?
4:51 Ding, Alireza, Gukesh, Erigaisi, and The Rating Spot
21:22 Situation with FIDE
31:49
#chess #fide
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
Former World Chess Champion GM Vladimir Kramnik comes on the DojoTalks podcast to talk cheating in chess!
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Tuesday Dec 12, 2023
Tuesday Dec 12, 2023
GM Jesse Kraai, IM David Pruess, and IM Kostya Kavutskiy celebrate their 100th episode of the DojoTalks Podcast by ranking their favorite episodes of the podcast, and chatting about the past, present, and future of the pod.
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0:00 Intro
0:11 The Sensei Reflect on DojoTalks
8:24 Ranking The Top Five Episodes
38:20 Worst Episode of DojoTalks?
40:07 When The Dojo Gets Spicy
42:16 Future of DojoTalks