Chess Journeys: Tales of Adult Improvement

Ep. 88 IM Kostya Kavutskiy

Mar 30, 2023
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
Kostia's Story on Chess
01:39 • 2min
3
Why I Moved to St. Louis
03:13 • 2min
4
The Importance of Consistency in Chess
05:06 • 3min
5
The Importance of Time in Chess
07:50 • 3min
6
The Cruel Reality of Results
10:43 • 2min
7
The Importance of Barometers
12:26 • 2min
8
How to Make GM
14:27 • 3min
9
The Evolution of Chess
17:01 • 2min
10
How to Improve Your Game
18:34 • 2min
11
The Importance of Training
20:55 • 2min
12
Practical or Theoretical End Games?
22:43 • 4min
13
The Role of End Game Studies in Chess Improvement
26:15 • 4min
14
How to Solve End Game Studies
30:37 • 3min
15
How to Solve a Study
33:26 • 2min
16
The Importance of End Game Studies
35:34 • 2min
17
How to Solve Random Studies
37:36 • 2min
18
The Motivation to Make a Chessable Course on Endgame Studies
39:36 • 2min
19
How to Solve Endgame Studies
41:16 • 3min
20
The Importance of Opening Principles in Chess
44:29 • 6min
21
How to Win the Lucina Position
50:02 • 2min
22
Practical Opening Play
51:40 • 2min
23
How to Win in the Opening
54:05 • 2min
24
How the Chest Dojo Is Going
55:35 • 3min
25
The Importance of Sparring Partners
58:10 • 4min
26
How to Win Quickly With White and Black
01:01:41 • 3min
27
How to Learn the King and Queen Checkmate
01:04:52 • 2min
28
The Importance of OTB Games
01:06:23 • 4min
29
The Importance of Playing Rapid Games
01:10:13 • 2min
30
How to Take Notes for Your Chest Study
01:12:17 • 3min
31
How to Read a Book Under the Surface
01:15:17 • 2min
32
The Importance of Mating Puzzles in Chess
01:17:23 • 3min
33
The Importance of Endgame Studies
01:20:37 • 2min
34
How to Gain Ratings in a Dojo
01:22:53 • 2min