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 Feb 14, 2023
Tuesday Feb 14, 2023
The Dojo debates what the best books written about chess are!
The concensus best books are:
1. My Sixty Memorable Games, Fischer. https://amzn.to/3xFfhNb
2. Test of Time, Kasparov. https://amzn.to/3YmqJsB
3. New York 1924, Alekhine. https://amzn.to/3E1OcXZ
4. Tal Botvinnik 1960. https://amzn.to/3K7oC7O
5. My Great Predecessors, Kasparov. https://amzn.to/3xqYWLy
6. My System/Chess Praxis, Nimzovitch. https://amzn.to/3HYnroj
7. Grandmaster Preparation, Polugayevsky. https://amzn.to/3Yt4Fwh
8. The Mammoth Book of the World's Greatest Chess Games, Burgess. https://amzn.to/40RHPQK
9. Endgame Strategy, Shereshevsky. https://amzn.to/3jZN68o
10. Art of Attack, Vukovic. https://amzn.to/3Yt53uJ
Ben's books that didn't make the final list:
1. Simple Chess, Stean. https://amzn.to/3XtzT5s
2. How I beat Fischer's Record, Polgar. https://amzn.to/3xmvhmX
3. Think Like a Super-GM, Adams. https://amzn.to/3YwGAot
4. Capablanca's Best Chess Endings, Chernev. https://amzn.to/3xiJmlo
5. Mastering Chess Strategy, Hellsten. https://amzn.to/3ly1Aww
6. First Book of Morphy, Rosario. https://amzn.to/3YQDTxI
7. Most Instructive Games, Chernev. https://amzn.to/3IpHQV2
8. Seven Deadly Chess Sins, Rowson. https://amzn.to/3K7kR1X
David's books that didn't make the final list:
1. My Life and Games, Tal. https://amzn.to/3xst4Gp
2. Child of Change, Kasparov. https://amzn.to/3E5W8ay
3. My Best Games, Alehkine. https://amzn.to/3jZORT2
4. Modern Ideas in Chess, Reti. https://amzn.to/3I0DwKh
Kostya's books that didn't make the final list:
1. School of Chess Excellence, Dvoretsky. https://amzn.to/3I2RFqx
2. Grandmaster Preparation, Aagaard. https://amzn.to/3ltjyA9
3. Understanding Chess Move by Move, Nunn. https://amzn.to/3Ik0cGJ
4. Under the Surface, Markos. https://amzn.to/3XzdkMu
5. Positional Decision Making, Gelfand. https://amzn.to/3jSvqvo
6. Pump up your Rating, Smith. https://amzn.to/3ImVU1d
Jesse's books that didn't make the final list:
1. Encyclopedia of Chess Endings, Kalinichenko. https://amzn.to/3lyusoy
2. The Best Move, Hort and Jansa. https://amzn.to/3xkqWjY
3. Perfect Your Chess, https://amzn.to/3K6mwEY
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Monday Jan 16, 2023
Monday Jan 16, 2023
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Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
In this episode of dojotalks, Jesse, David and Kostya discuss sponsorships and how they are perceived within the chess community.
00:00 intro
04:45 Sponsored Events & Crypto
16:10 Crypto & NFTs
29:24 Can we have large events with "Clean" money?
35:57 Should someone promote something they don't believe in?
43:02 How far should we separate the player from their beliefs and actions?
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Friday Nov 18, 2022
Friday Nov 18, 2022
Kostya, David and Jesse discuss their top 10 favorite strategy games with a heated debate in this all new episode of Dojo Talks!
00:00 Intro
01:54 Number 10
06:01 Number 09
10:45 Number 08
14:28 Number 07
24:16 Number 06
31:46 Number 05
34:56 Number 04
39:30 Number 03
42:35 Number 02
46:53 Number 01
52:22 David Ragequits
56:41 Final rankings
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Friday Nov 11, 2022
Friday Nov 11, 2022
Jesse Kraai, David Pruess and Kostya Kavutskiy talk about Chesscoms potential monopoly and the consequences of it.
00:00 Intro
00:56 Summary
02:37 Kostya on chesscom buying play magnus
08:00 "Bad Practices"
12:52 Individual vs. Collective
20:12 Is Chesscom Trying to Kill OTB?
36:39 Behavior in an expanding Market
39:57 The Competitors
48:25 Tribalism
51:18 The Consequences Of The Play Magnus Acquisition
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Friday Nov 04, 2022
Friday Nov 04, 2022
Jesse, David and Kostya discuss the feedback given from the members of the program and what their decisions are!
0:00 intro
1:25 "Regimentation"
20:35 Time Controls
41:34 Scheduling
44:14 When Helping Others
51:31 Cumulative Learning
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Wednesday Nov 02, 2022
Wednesday Nov 02, 2022
Jesse, David and Kostya discuss their initial hopes with the program, what went differently than expected and what they are hoping to do with the program in the future.
0:00 Intro
3:13 Surprises and Expectations
12:11 Past Predictions
27:53 Sparring
30:03 Features of the Program/Hopes for the future
41:29 Experiences in the Program
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Thursday Oct 13, 2022
Thursday Oct 13, 2022
In this episode jesse, david and kostya discuss the state of U.S. Chess
0:00 Intro
0:53 What the dojo is watching for in the us champs
6:07 Predictions for the next U.S. Champ
10:24 School vs. Chess
13:34 Predicting upcoming talents
18:45 Where is Nakamura?
24:47 The "Transition State" Of U.S. Chess
26:37 Scandal Discussion
57:43 Final Remarks
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Wednesday Oct 05, 2022
Wednesday Oct 05, 2022
In this episode of dojotalks, david, jesse and kostya discuss magnus' statement on his withdrawal of the sinquefield cup.
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Tuesday Oct 04, 2022
Tuesday Oct 04, 2022
In this episode of Dojo Talks, Jesse, Kostya and David Discuss how to effectively learn chess openings!
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