Dojo Talks: A Chess Podcast

What does GM Jesse Kraai need to do to win the U.S. Senior Chess Championship? How can he use the Dojo Program? The Dojo sensei GM Jesse Kraai, IM Kostya Kavutskiy, and IM David Pruess talk about the details of what prep Jesse needs to do to win. Check out the full video on YouTube at https://youtu.be/6v7CYCHfrKg  Interested in improving? Welcome to the Dojo! A structured plan to hold yourself accountable to and a group to do it with. - https://chessdojo.club/training  Chess is more than a game, it's a lifestyle. Live it with ChessDojo gear: https://www.chessdojo.club/shop  Want to support the channel? Donate here - https://streamlabs.com/chessdojolive  Follow ChessDojo here: Website: https://chessdojo.club Twitch: https://twitch.tv/chessdojolive Discord: https://discord.gg/sUUh8HD Twitter: https://twitter.com/chess_dojo Patreon: https://patreon.com/chessdojo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chess_dojo/ Podcast: https://chessdojotalks.podbean.com/ 0:00 If Jesse Wins... 0:14 Intro 5:21 Chess and Getting Older 14:30 Kostya and Jesse Need to Do The Program 22:36 What Jesse Needs to Work On 27:09 Jesse's Dojo Pie Chart 36:49 Sam Shankland's Advice to Jesse 38:22 Calculation and System 2 Thinking 40:27 Jesse's Big Decision 44:52 Jesse's Weaknesses 50:55 Healthy Cohort Competition 52:15 Betting on FIDE Rating 56:55 Dojo Training Program Tournaments

GM Jesse Kraai, IM Kostya Kavutskiy, and IM David Pruess join together to discuss the Women's World Chess Championship, women in chess, and more in today's episode of DojoTalks. To view the episode on YouTube, check out: https://youtu.be/vHyyVo-6Co8  Interested in improving? Welcome to the Dojo! A structured plan to hold yourself accountable to and a group to do it with. - https://chessdojo.club/training  Chess is more than a game, it's a lifestyle. Live it with ChessDojo gear: https://www.chessdojo.club/shop  Want to support the channel? Donate here - https://streamlabs.com/chessdojolive  Follow ChessDojo here: Website: https://chessdojo.club Twitch: https://twitch.tv/chessdojolive Discord: https://discord.gg/sUUh8HD Twitter: https://twitter.com/chess_dojo Patreon: https://patreon.com/chessdojo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chess_dojo/ Podcast: https://chessdojotalks.podbean.com/ 0:00 Intro 0:57 Following the Women's World Chess Championship 3:54 Jesse Gets Cancelled 4:50 WWCC as an Event 21:26 Promotion of the WWCC 47:25 Toxic Tournament Culture 1:05:35 Money 1:27:43 Final Thoughts

GM Jesse Kraai, IM Kostya Kavutskiy, and IM David Pruess discuss the history of the the World Chess Championship - its many different formats, organizations, and qualifications. What makes someone the real world chess champion? Out of all the world chess champions, who are the real ones? To view the episode on YouTube, check out: https://youtu.be/Mn6D_iRdhYM  Interested in improving? Welcome to the Dojo! A structured plan to hold yourself accountable to and a group to do it with. - https://chessdojo.club/training  Chess is more than a game, it's a lifestyle. Live it with ChessDojo gear: https://www.chessdojo.club/shop Want to support the channel? Donate here - https://streamlabs.com/chessdojolive  0:00 Intro 0:07 3 Perspectives on World Champs 1:36 World Championship as Crucible 3:41 Morphy, Carlsen, and Tennis 4:40 FIDE Legalism 6:07 Champions Before FIDE 7:26 Influence of Time 12:39 Magnus, Morphy, and Others Blew It 14:04 How FiDE Blew It 15:18 Make the Championship Epic 16:56 Who Should Be Involved 18:27 Degrees of Being a Champion 18:55 The FIDE Conundrum  20:47 The Lineage of Greatness 25:27 Kostya Mortifies Jesse and David 25:47 Championship Alternatives 27:37 Importance of Tournaments and Matches 30:30 Critiques of Lineage 34:35 1948 Botvinnik  36:02 Forming the Dojo's Official List 36:38 Ding Liren 37:48 Emanuel Lasker 43:00 Discussion of Everyone Before Steinitz  59:48 David's Dark Horse 1:02:17 Post-Kasparov Troubles 1:14:36 Official Dojo World Champion List Follow ChessDojo here: Website: https://chessdojo.club Twitch: https://twitch.tv/chessdojolive Discord: https://discord.gg/sUUh8HD Twitter: https://twitter.com/chess_dojo Patreon: https://patreon.com/chessdojo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chess_dojo/ Podcast: https://chessdojotalks.podbean.com/

Who are the best non-World Champion chess players? GM Jesse Kraai, IM Kostya Kavutskiy, and IM David Pruess discuss and rate great chess players of yesterday and today who have never been world champions, but have an outstanding legacy. To view the whole episode on YouTube, check out: https://youtu.be/-1AP4U1eEeM  0:00 Intro 3:40 Chigorin 12:24 Tarrasch 16:12 Schlechter 22:14 Nimzowitsch 25:29 Rubinstein 30:05 Fine 37:12 Keres 43:51 Bronstein 45:12 Larsen 47:49 Korchnoi 52:04 Andersson 55:55 Timman 59:07 Ivanchuk 1:02:59 Aronian 1:07:23 Topalov 1:15:10 Nakamura 1:18:55 Caruana 1:24:00 Nepomniachtchi   Interested in improving? Welcome to the Dojo! A structured plan to hold yourself accountable to and a group to do it with. - https://chessdojo.shop/training Chess is more than a game, it's a lifestyle. Live it with ChessDojo gear: https://www.chessdojo.club/shop  Want to support the channel? Donate here - https://streamlabs.com/chessdojolive  Follow ChessDojo here: Website: https://chessdojo.club Twitch: https://twitch.tv/chessdojolive Discord: https://discord.gg/sUUh8HD Twitter: https://twitter.com/chess_dojo Patreon: https://patreon.com/chessdojo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chess_dojo/ Podcast: https://chessdojotalks.podbean.com/

The Dojo (GM Jesse Kraai, IM Kostya Kavutskiy, IM David Pruess) rank the top 10 chess puzzle books of all time, with a help from bibliophile Ben Johnson, the creator and host of the Perpetual Chess Podcast (https://www.perpetualchesspod.com) .  0:00 Intro 0:12 How and Why Books Were Chosen 8:50 Puzzle Book Rankings All books linked below (these are Amazon links which are no extra cost and help Dojo keep the lights on! win/win) ------------------------------------------ The Dojo List! 1. Perfect Your Chess, Grabinsky/Volokitin https://amzn.to/43gqYI6 2. 5334 Problems, L Polgar https://amzn.to/43HyJH4 3. Think like a Super-GM, Adams/Hertado https://amzn.to/3qkFzDP 4. Mastering Chess Strategy Hellsten https://amzn.to/43jk9ph 5. Combinative Motifs, Blokh https://amzn.to/3WPbLLB 6. Winning Exercises for Kids, Coakley https://amzn.to/3OPFwu1 7. Encyclopedia of Chess Endings, Kalinichenko https://amzn.to/45GOHTn 8. Practical Chess Exercises, Cheng https://amzn.to/3MRydiP 9. Domination, Kasparyan https://amzn.to/3CdlT7D 10. Positional Play, Aagaard https://amzn.to/3WK9XUl Ben's List 1. Winning Exercises for Kids, Coakley https://amzn.to/3OPFwu1 2. Practical Chess Exercises, Cheng https://amzn.to/3MRydiP 3. 5334 Problems, L Polgar https://amzn.to/43HyJH4 4. Think like a Super-GM, Adams/Hertado https://amzn.to/3qkFzDP 5. Chess Tactics from Scratch, Weteschnik https://amzn.to/43mHMNN 6. Perfect Your Chess, Grabinsky/Volokitin https://amzn.to/43gqYI6 7. Forcing Chess Moves, Hertan https://amzn.to/3MGvjNK 8. Mastering Chess Strategy Hellsten https://amzn.to/43jk9ph 9. Chess Steps, Brunia https://amzn.to/43HZkU3 10. 300 Chess Positions, Alburt https://amzn.to/3WMZmrC Kraai's List 1. Encyclopedia of Chess Endings, Kalinichenko https://amzn.to/45GOHTn 2. 5334 Problems, L Polgar https://amzn.to/43HyJH4 3. Perfect Your Chess, Grabinsky/Volokitin https://amzn.to/43gqYI6 4. The Best Move, Jansa/Hort https://amzn.to/3ITUQSo 5. Think like a Super-GM, Adams/Hertado https://amzn.to/3qkFzDP 6. Endgame Tactics, Van Perlo https://amzn.to/3WQ3XJu 7. Domination, Kasparyan https://amzn.to/3CdlT7D 8. Encyclopedia of Chess Combinations https://amzn.to/42gvh4Y 9. Positional Play, Aagaard https://amzn.to/3WK9XUl 10. Calculation, Aagaard https://amzn.to/3oCCtuB Kostya's List 1. Combinative Motifs, Blokh https://amzn.to/3WPbLLB 2. Perfect Your Chess, Grabinsky/Volokitin https://amzn.to/43gqYI6 3. Mastering Chess Strategy, Hellsten https://amzn.to/43jk9ph 4. Woodpecker Method, Smith/Tikkanen https://amzn.to/45IzelS 5. Recognizing Your Opponent's Resources, Dvoretsky https://amzn.to/3Ccbjxw 6. Manual of Chess Combinations, Ivaschenko https://amzn.to/3NaEcR2 7. Imagination in Chess, Gaprindashvili https://amzn.to/3C7z0ai 8. Positional Play, Aagaard https://amzn.to/3WK9XUl 9. Domination, Kasparyan https://amzn.to/3CdlT7D 10. 5334 Problems, L Polgar https://amzn.to/43HyJH4 Interested in improving? Welcome to the Dojo! A structured plan to hold yourself accountable to and a group to do it with. - https://chessdojo.shop/training Want to support the channel? Donate here - https://streamlabs.com/chessdojolive Follow ChessDojo here: Website: https://chessdojo.club Twitch: https://twitch.tv/chessdojolive Discord: https://discord.gg/sUUh8HD Twitter: https://twitter.com/chess_dojo Patreon: https://patreon.com/chessdojo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chess_dojo/ Podcast: https://chessdojotalks.podbean.com/

AI, the invisible grandmaster, is changing the game of chess. Join the ChessDojo sensei - IM Kostya Kavutskiy, IM David Pruess, and GM Jesse Kraai - in talking about the impact of artificial intelligence in chess and life. 0:00 Intro 4:15 Can AI give meaningful chess feedback? 21:45 Could AI be a chess coach? 35:20 Personalized AI chess coaches and the Dojo 39:33 Impact of AI on society Interested in improving? Welcome to the Dojo! A structured plan to hold yourself accountable to and a group to do it with. - https://chessdojo.club/training  Want to support the channel? Donate here - https://streamlabs.com/chessdojolive Follow ChessDojo here: Website: https://chessdojo.club Twitch: https://twitch.tv/chessdojolive Discord: https://discord.gg/sUUh8HD Twitter: https://twitter.com/chess_dojo Patreon: https://patreon.com/chessdojo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chess_dojo/ Podcast: https://chessdojotalks.podbean.com/

The Dojo reflect on their first year of running the Dojo Training Program, what's new in 2.0, and their plans for the future. 0:00 Intro 2:13 Launching the Dojo Training Program 2.0 9:13 "10x" Thought Experiment 39:33 Should Dojo offer discounts? 57:40 Future Dojo plans Join the Dojo Training Program 2.0 here: chessdojo.club/training Interested in improving? Welcome to the Dojo! A structured plan to hold yourself accountable to and a group to do it with. - https://chessdojo.club/training Want to support the channel? Donate here - https://streamlabs.com/chessdojolive Follow ChessDojo here: Website: https://chessdojo.club Twitch: https://twitch.tv/chessdojolive Discord: https://discord.gg/sUUh8HD Twitter: https://twitter.com/chess_dojo Patreon: https://patreon.com/chessdojo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chess_dojo/ Podcast: https://chessdojotalks.podbean.com/

The Dojo discusses the end of the FIDE World Chess Championship Match between Ding Liren & Ian Nepomniachtchi, as well as some future considerations. Check out the full episode on YouTube 0:00 - Intro 0:09 - Brief recap 5:53 Who's the World Champion? 20:22 Carlsen's interests 36:59 Will there be a Chinese chess boom? Interested in improving? Welcome to the Dojo! A structured plan to hold yourself accountable to and a group to do it with. - https://chessdojo.shop/training Want to support the channel? Donate here - https://streamlabs.com/chessdojolive Follow ChessDojo here: Website: https://chessdojo.shop Twitch: https://twitch.tv/chessdojolive Discord: https://discord.gg/sUUh8HD Twitter: https://twitter.com/chess_dojo Patreon: https://patreon.com/chessdojo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chess_dojo/ Podcast: https://chessdojotalks.podbean.com/

The Dojo discusses the latest news and developments in the Ding Liren - Ian Nepomniachtchi FIDE World Championship Match. Streamed live & recorded towards the end of Game 9, April 21, 2023. To view the episode on YouTube, check out: https://youtu.be/4XC2Ari_uhQ  Interested in improving? Welcome to the Dojo! A structured plan to hold yourself accountable to and a group to do it with. - https://chessdojo.shop/training Want to support the channel? Donate here - https://streamlabs.com/chessdojolive Follow ChessDojo here: Website: https://chessdojo.shop Twitch: https://twitch.tv/chessdojolive Discord: https://discord.gg/sUUh8HD Twitter: https://twitter.com/chess_dojo Patreon: https://patreon.com/chessdojo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chess_dojo/ Podcast: https://chessdojotalks.podbean.com/

The Dojo (GM Jesse Kraai, IM David Pruess, IM Kostya Kavutskiy) break down the first four games of the 2023 FIDE World Championship match between Ding Liren & Ian Nepomniachtchi. To view the episode on YouTube, check out: https://youtu.be/gacY5vo8qpg  0:00 Intro 0:31 Quick match recap 2:01 Initial thoughts 7:42 Who will collapse first - Ding or Nepo? 13:42 Resting room Yay or Nay? 27:06 Thoughts on 4.h3 36:21 Sensei Opening Recommendations Thumbnail photo: Courtesy of FIDE / Steve Bohnage Interested in improving? Welcome to the Dojo! A structured plan to hold yourself accountable to and a group to do it with. - https://chessdojo.shop/training Want to support the channel? Donate here - https://streamlabs.com/chessdojolive Follow ChessDojo here: Website: https://chessdojo.shop Twitch: https://twitch.tv/chessdojolive Discord: https://discord.gg/sUUh8HD Twitter: https://twitter.com/chess_dojo Patreon: https://patreon.com/chessdojo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chess_dojo/ Podcast: https://chessdojotalks.podbean.com/