Chess as a Competitive Thing

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"We always put stakes on the line, which makes it more exciting. ... Otherwise it wouldn't be fun to play each other if there's no stakes" "I honestly really like the chaotic environments for chess games," he says. The idea of a 13 year old kid coming out from nowhere and beating a top American player was very fascinating.

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(00:00) – Introduction
(10:15) – Trip to Italy
(17:16) – Chess tournaments
(22:03) – Streaming
(34:07) – Chess strategies
(54:33) – King’s Indian Defense
(1:12:33) – Chess training
(1:16:59) – Losing
(1:20:18) – Street chess and trash talk
(1:25:07) – Passion and study
(1:43:00) – Loneliness and depression
(2:07:49) – Andrew Tate
(2:16:32) – Greatest chess player of all time
(2:19:07) – Magnus Carlsen
(2:28:17) – Advice for young people
(2:30:10) – Chess boxing
(2:39:04) – Meaning of life
(2:40:09) – Love