The Chess Angle Ep. 42: Playing in Tournaments With a Full-Time Job feat. Dan Levin (USCF 1724)
Sep 25, 2022
01:06:23
💻Be sure to subscribe to our new YouTube channel!💻 We have preview clips for select episodes and are gradually adding content. Please join our community! ♟This podcast is sponsored by Chessable. Check out a list of our favorite courses!♟ We've all heard of players who study several hours a day. Nice work if you can get it, but that's not viable for most adult improvers who have responsibilities and commitments outside of chess. My guest this week is Dan Levin, a Long Island Chess Club regular and New York attorney. We discussed what it's like being a tournament player while adulting, among other topics. Some of our talking points include:
- A thematic analysis of two of our games played at the club
- Why do some 800-rated opponents play like they're 1800?
- The Caro-Kann opening: 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5
- Major events vs. local clubs - Which is better?
- How Dan got to play former world champion Boris Spassky
- Rating swings
- Internet & speed chess
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