IM Ali Mortazavi

IM Ali Mortazavi, a former top British junior player and CEO of a biotech company, discusses British chess culture, encounters with chess legends like Kasparov and Carlsen, and how chess has helped his career. He shares stories from his early chess travels and his work with chess computer software in the 1990s. The podcast also covers his encounters with GM Michael Adams and GM Viswanathan Anand, and his reflections on the differences between chess players and others.