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Ep. 65 Ben Johnson - Perpetual Chess Podcast (2100 USCF)

Chess Journeys: Tales of Adult Improvement

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I Don't Know, Ben, Is It a Cop Out?

"I wonder if this is part of like my meteoric rise, right? I went from like 1100 to 1700 in two years with this crazed mentality of win it all costs. And then now I'm much more I'm able to be more relaxed about having to win," he says. "But then the rate and gain has not matched what it did last time." He asks himself: Was it just like those were the easier points to get? Has my lack of competitiveness hurt my journey?"

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