Dojo Talks: A Chess Podcast

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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

Tuesday Nov 21, 2023

EP 99 | GM Hikaru on The Chess Economy

Tuesday Nov 21, 2023

GMHikaru joins GM Jesse Kraai, IM David Pruess, and IM Kostya Kavutskiy in today's episode of DojoTalks where GM Hikaru Nakamura talks about professional chess life and joins the Sensei in a discussion of professional chess economics.

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Monday Nov 13, 2023

EP 98 | Endgames

Monday Nov 13, 2023

IM Kostya Kavutskiy, IM David Pruess, and GM Jesse Kraai discuss the importance of studying endgames, which endgames to study, and much more in this episode of Dojo Talks.

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Friday Nov 03, 2023

EP 97 | 2023 Junior Draft

Friday Nov 03, 2023

Who are the top junior chess players in the world? IM Kostya Kavutskiy, IM David Pruess, and GM Jesse Kraai draft their top picks of young chess grandmasters. In one year, the ChessDojo Sensei will reconvene to see how their top picks did, and select a new draft.

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Tuesday Oct 24, 2023

EP 96 | 2023 U.S. Championship Recap

Tuesday Oct 24, 2023

In this episode of the Dojo Talks podcast, IM Kostya Kavutskiy, IM David Pruess, and GM Jesse Kraai talk all the details of the 2023 US Chess Championship Tournaments!

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Monday Oct 16, 2023

EP 95 | Are Quick Draws A Serious Problem In Chess?

Monday Oct 16, 2023

Chess tournaments have always had draws, but sometimes these draws seem too convenient and prearranged. Is making a draw quickly in chess ever OK? What role do draws play in chess culture? GM Jesse Kraai, IM David Pruess, and IM Kostya Kavutskiy get to the bottom of this in today's episode of the Dojo Talks podcast!

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0:00 Intro
2:51 Jesse's Confession
7:25 David's Take on Jesse's Draw
12:10 Chess Draw Culture
14:38 Match Fixing in Chess
24:26 The Art of Draws
30:48 Draws in Norm Events
42:16 The Fight Against Quick Draws
51:14 Quick Draw for a Norm
56:07 Post-podcast chat

Monday Oct 09, 2023

EP 94 | The Airing of Grievances: Differences in Training Philosophy

Monday Oct 09, 2023

Chess Dojo sensei IM Kostya Kavutskiy, IM David Pruess, and GM Jesse Kraai hash out their differences in chess training philosophy in today's episode of the Dojo Talks podcast!

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0:00 Intro
0:41 Saint Louis Chess Club, Chesscom, and US Chess
9:55 FIDE and USCF Rating Deflation
18:11 Differences in Chess Training Philosophies
18:23 The Airing of Grievances
1:12:57 How to Submit Questions

Monday Oct 02, 2023

EP 93 | Does FIDE Want to Ban Transgender Players?

Monday Oct 02, 2023

FIDE has passed regulations that beg the question: Does FIDE want to ban transgender players? GM Jesse Kraai, IM Kostya Kavutskiy, and IM David Pruess discuss the latest in FIDE's regulations about transgender players and what it means for chess at large in this week's episode of the Dojo Talks podcast.

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0:00 Intro
0:47 FIDE Policy Impact

Monday Sep 25, 2023

EP 92 | Remembering Jeremy Silman

Monday Sep 25, 2023

IM Jeremy Silman was one of the best known and regarded authors in the chess world. GM Jesse Kraai, IM David Pruess, and IM Kostya Kavutskiy share their memories of Silman and their thoughts on his legacy.

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Monday Sep 18, 2023

EP 91 | Does U.S. Chess Need Reform?

Monday Sep 18, 2023

Does U.S. Chess need to be reformed? GM Jesse Kraai, IM Kostya Kavutskiy, and IM David Pruess talk about the ongoing problems and controversies with the USCF and whether the organization needs serious reform in today's episode of the Dojo Talks podcast.

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0:00 Intro
2:17 Randy Bauer, Alejandro Ramirez, and US Chess Fallout
17:21 Possible US Chess Reforms
29:14 Saint Louis Chess Club, US Chess, and the Dojo
41:41 Problems in Chess Abroad

Tuesday Sep 12, 2023

EP 90 | Hans & Chess.com Settle, U.S. Chess in Crisis

Tuesday Sep 12, 2023

Hans Niemann, Magnus Carlsen, and Chess.com settle? Lichess cuts ties with U.S. Chess and the St. Louis Chess Club? IM Kostya Kavutskiy, IM David Pruess, and GM Jesse Kraai talk about the latest in the crisis of chess in the United States.

To watch the episode on YouTube, check out: https://youtu.be/dEMq94KcCzQ

0:00 Intro
2:41 Hans, Magnus, and Chess.com Settle Lawsuit
27:20 Lichess Cuts Ties with St. Louis and U.S. Chess
54:50 Magnus Calls For Faster Chess

Interested in improving? Welcome to the Dojo! A structured plan to hold yourself accountable to and a group to do it with: chessdojo.club

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