How Arjun Erigaisi’s mindset made him World No. 4

I'm excited to have Arjun Erigaisi, one of the world's top 4 chess players, on the podcast! We discuss the strengths and weaknesses of India's top players, dive into the factors behind Arjun's rise and his playing style, explore his future plans in chess. We also cap off the episode with a thrilling blitz game!

My X: https://x.com/mustreader

My Twitch: https://twitch.tv/gregmustreader

Arjun’s X: https://x.com/arjunerigaisi

Arjun’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arjun_erigaisi/

Links to what's discussed in the podcast:

Sadhguru course: https://isha.sadhguru.org/us/en/inner-engineering

The movie Sita Ramam: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20850406/

My podcast with Gustafsson: https://youtu.be/7gV7nxBaoQs?si=i2AGda_HB-MMtx7h

My podcast with Naroditsky: https://youtu.be/-PqUZ2h9uGg?si=jGmP8aV-UQM923YO

My podcast with Kramnik: https://youtu.be/dgVuleGYnk4

My podcast with Fabi: https://youtu.be/1LMPYFf1iLo

My podcast with Nepo: https://youtu.be/sW-i4CPCa_w?si=kLM8n4gAPcgfB1QB

My podcast with Aronian: https://youtu.be/THyL4D2Clbw?si=HQ4exmwH4aKsWk4V

00:00 – Intro

02:21 – What is Inner engineering?

06:59 – Chess and fitness

09:51 – Homely vibe after offline tournaments

11:17 – Did you keep up your training at home?

13:29 – What was the main factor in your rise?

16:27 – Arjun’s chess improvement routine

18:31 – Arjun’s playing style

21:15 – Calculation - the power of Arjun

22:32 – Comparison of Indian chess players

27:36 – Plans for the upcoming year

31:47 – Chess 960 and classical

37:51 – Is Arjun tired of chess?

39:10 – What is chess for you?

39:47 – Gukesh vs Ding

40:44 – We play blitz

My name is Greg Mustreader, I am a Candidate Master in chess, an entrepreneur and host of several podcasts.

In this channel, I interview top chess players (my guests include Nepo, Fabi, Kramnik, Aronian, Naroditsky and many others), play against chess AIs, analyze the most interesting chess games and combinations of today and of the past, as well as show you my path in chess and the way I work on my chess improvement (including recaps from the tournaments I play).

I live in Almaty, Kazakhstan and travel the world extensively (been to 50 countries). I'm 31 years old, I have a girlfriend, three dogs and three cats. I speak English, Russian, German, and a bit of French and Chinese.

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