
Ep. 5 Jessi Shakarian (650 Chess.com)
Chess Journeys: Tales of Adult Improvement
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The Importance of a Coach in Chess
No one should feel guilty for not playing Jess right away or if they want to do something else. I agree with all that except I do sometimes feel guilty but well that's the the perfectionist in all of us and we add more pressure on ourselves than we need to. Like okay so if I just show up I play a crappy game fun whatever at least it got done you know? It almost becomes like a way to trick myself into being productive, he says. "I had a really hard time with the chess engines in the beginning because when I would play a game and I would lose"
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