Chess with Mustreader

In this podcast episode with the famous coach, founding sensei of @ChessDojo IM Kostya Kavutskiy, we discuss chess improvement. How to go from CM to FM (in my case), how to go from IM to GM (in Kostya's case), how to improve if you are rated 500, 1000, 1500, and so on. Lots of great insights! At the end, we've played an instructive blitz game.My X: https://x.com/mustreader My Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/gregmustreaderKostya's X: https://x.com/hellokostya ChessDojo: https://chessdojo.club/ My podcast with Kramnik: https://youtu.be/dgVuleGYnk4?si=9ebxspZVndiythENMy podcast with Naroditsky: https://youtu.be/-PqUZ2h9uGg?si=_QLlcQsePQiICO4iMy podcast with Fabi: https://youtu.be/1LMPYFf1iLo?si=5gQ3g5ehZLfBaYABMy podcast with Nepo: https://youtu.be/sW-i4CPCa_w?si=fj1W-GE94d5QdW7KMy podcast with Aronian: https://youtu.be/THyL4D2Clbw?si=1IOZdLfLsgSiUcXp00:00 — Kostya’s journey to GM 03:16 — What makes a GM a GM 05:42 — 3 directions to improve your game 08:07 — Balancing business and training 15:38 — The importance of analyzing games 19:43 — Kostya's training system 23:16 — A couple of important books 25:51 — Endgames and books on the topic 29:00 — Openings: how to improve 34:47 — How Kostya improves his play 38:54 — Tips for players under 2000 48:13 — Advice for 1900+ 55:54 — Chess psychology 01:04:35 — Blitz game against Kostya 01:14:44 — Game analysis 01:15:51 — Farewell My name is Greg Mustreader, I am a Candidate Master in chess, an entrepreneur and host of several podcasts. In this podcast, 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 30 years old, I have a girlfriend, two dogs and three cats. I speak English, Russian, German, and a bit of French and Chinese. Don't forget to subscribe!

In this podcast episode with Vladimir Kramnik, we discuss his anti-cheating activism and the controversy around it. Has Kramnik gone too far in his fight? Are his methods correct? Does he agree that he has done some wrong things? Watch our full discussion to find out! At the end, we've played a chess game that Mr. Kramnik called "very interesting".My Twitter: https://twitter.com/mustreader My Twitch: https://twitch.tv/gregmustreader Kramnik's Twitter: https://twitter.com/VBkramnik 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 — What I think about Kramnik 2:50 — Start of the discussion 3:52 — Results achieved in fighting cheating 8:35 — What did Kramnik do wrong? 16:42 — Kramnik's ban on ChessCom 36:19 — An unusual theory about ChessCom 44:00 — How to detect a cheater 59:35 — ChessCom is afraid to ban people? 1:03:35 — Will statistics expose cheaters? 1:07:52 — Why suspect Hikaru? 1:15:32 — Why not Magnus? 1:23:40 — Public debate: ChessCom vs Kramnik 1:25:00 — Kramnik on refuting his statistics 1:30:50 — Could Kramnik be wrong? 1:38:40 — Which experts help Kramnik? 1:41:34 — Kramnik is Niemann's coach? 1:46:02 — Is Kramnik biased? 1:49:55 — What top GMs tell Kramnik 1:52:16 — ChessCom and top GMs 1:54:47 — Kramnik's role in exposing cheaters 1:57:20 — Match with Jospem 2:05:17 — We play an INTERESTING blitz game 2:12:55 — Kramnik's analysis of the game 2:14:32 — FarewellMy name is Greg Mustreader, I am a Candidate Master in chess, an entrepreneur and host of several podcasts. In this podcast, 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 30 years old, I have a girlfriend, two dogs and three cats. I speak English, Russian, German, and a bit of French and Chinese. Don't forget to subscribe!

We discuss with GM Daniel Naroditsky the results of the Candidates, the future of chess, and how to get better at blitz chess. We've also played a time odds game. This is one of the most fascinating podcasts I've ever recorded, enjoy! My Twitch: https://twitch.tv/gregmustreader Danya's Twitch: https://witch.tv/gmnaroditsky Danya's YouTube: @DanielNaroditskyGM My Twitter: https://twitter.com/mustreader Danya's Twitter: https://twitter.com/GmNaroditsky Danya's course on the Jobava London with Bortnyk: https://danielnaroditsky1.podia.com/bortnyk-and-naroditsky-s-jobava-london 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 — Highlights from the episode 00:26 — Start 1:50 — Emotions after Candidates 5:17 — Trends seen in Candidates 6:22 — Danya predicted the result! 10:16 — Danya had tears in his eyes? 11:02 — Tata Steel vs Candidates 12:20 — Gukesh = new Magnus? 14:27 — New era in chess 15:50 — Is Alireza washed? 22:15 — World Champ prediction 23:40 — Will the Ding we know return? 28:58 — Gukesh's secret sauce 32:30 — Gukesh and online chess 35:10 — Does blitz help classical skills? 37:25 — Danya's childhood story 39:40 — Blitz vs Classical 44:25 — Hikaru is special! 46:30 — No cheating? 48:10 — Blitz improvement insights 51:50 — Danya's learnt from Hikaru 54:30 — Openings for blitz 59:29 — Blitz grind 1:03:00 — No more flagging? 1:06:00 — Important advice 1:08:00 — Danya = neural network! 1:10:00 — 1000 comments! 1:10:45 — ChessCom vs Lichess 1:13:07 — We play a game 1:17:03 — My kitten 1:17:50 — "That was scary!!" 1:19:55 — Next episode? My name is Greg Mustreader, I am a Candidate Master in chess, an entrepreneur and host of several podcasts. In this podcast, I interview top chess players (my guests include Nepo, Fabi, Aronian, Dubov and many others - the unreleased podcasts will be published in January-February), 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 30 years old, I have a girlfriend, a dog and two cats. I speak English, Russian, German, and a bit of French and Chinese. Don't forget to subscribe!

I've interviewed Levon Aronian and discussed with him the hottest topics in chess, as well as his personal story, books for chess self-improvement, chess psychology, and playing against Magnus Carlsen and Garry Kasparov. At the end, we played a fascinating blitz game. This was recorded in Samarkand at the end of 2023.My Twitch: https://twitch.tv/gregmustreader My Twitter: https://twitter.com/mustreader Levon's Twitter: https://twitter.com/LevAronian My podcast with Nepo: https://youtu.be/sW-i4CPCa_w?si=fvUCPiLUHl5GWOVf My podcast with Fabi: https://youtu.be/1LMPYFf1iLo?si=Z_yQ8thdFWOpusxh DOP: timmmy_photos 00:00 — Intro 2:08 — Tournament in Chennai 5:52 — The future of chess 7:35 — Cheating online 11:33 — Strict anti-cheating measures 15:04 — Zen reaction to cheating 17:45 — Motivation behind cheating 25:12 — Rehab for cheaters 36:01 — Chess and rap battles 37:32 — Levon loves rap 38:10 — Role models 40:10 — Playing against Kasparov and Magnus 45:15 — Relaxation in chess 50:24 — We play blitz My name is Greg Mustreader, I am a Candidate Master in chess, an entrepreneur and host of several podcasts. In this podcast, I interview top chess players (my guests include Nepo, Fabi, Aronian, Dubov and many others - the unreleased podcasts will be published in January-February), 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 30 years old, I have a girlfriend, a dog and two cats. I speak English, Russian, German, and a bit of French and Chinese. Don't forget to subscribe!

A new podcast episode with Fabiano Caruana as my guest! In this episode, Fabi talks about his motivation, story of his decline and then ascent back to the top, the cheating scandal, Magnus, Hikaru, the Candidates, his training schedule, and much more. Also, we play blitz with time odds. Enjoy! My Twitch: https://twitch.tv/gregmustreader My Twitter: https://twitter.com/mustreader Fabiano’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/FabianoCaruana Episode with Nepo: https://youtu.be/sW-i4CPCa_w?si=PRZaShC57wtet3_m CSquared podcast: https://youtube.com/@csqpod DOP: timmmy_photos 00:00 — Intro 00:41 — About the episode 2:30 — Fabi dropped chess in 2020 8:00 — Problems with motivation 10:28 — How to stay in good shape 11:38 — Staying calm despite external drama 14:59 — Chess and working out 17:32 — Chess training schedule 23:30 — Training now 27:56 — Calculation vs tactics 31:31 — Comparing with Magnus, Nepo, Hikaru, Ding, Wesley 38:50 — How Fabi rates himself 41:45 — If Fabi wins the Candidates 43:21 — Kramnik’s ban 52:35 — We play blitz My name is Greg Mustreader, I am a Candidate Master in chess, an entrepreneur and host of several podcasts. In this podcast, I interview top chess players (my guests include Nepo, Fabi, Aronian, Dubov and many others - the unreleased podcasts will be published in January-February), 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 30 years old, I have a girlfriend, a dog and two cats. I speak English, Russian, German, and a bit of French and Chinese. Don't forget to subscribe!

I've interviewed Ian Nepomniachtchi and discussed with him the hottest topics in chess. This was recorded in Samarkand at the end of 2023.I've interviewed Ian Nepomniachtchi and discussed with him the hottest topics in chess. This was recorded in Samarkand at the end of 2023.My Twitch: https://twitch.tv/gregmustreader My Twitter: https://twitter.com/mustreader Nepo's Twitter: https://twitter.com/lachesisq My previous podcast with Nepo (in Russian with Eng subtitles): https://youtube.com/watch?v=_8rBWqaImPE DOP: timmmy_photos 00:00 — Intro 00:57 — Kramnik's ban from ChessCom 6:40 — Why people cheat 8:44 — How it works 16:18 — New detection methods 22:55 — Alireza and the scandal 28:26 — Ian's letter to FIDE 34:18 — The Candidates 39:17 — Nepo vs Fabi vs Hikaru 41:13 — Chess players Ian looks up to 45:24 — How Ian works on chess 50:32 — Physical preparation/psychology My name is Greg Mustreader, I am a Candidate Master in chess, an entrepreneur and host of several podcasts. In this podcast, I interview top chess players (my guests include Nepo, Fabi, Aronian, Dubov and many others - the unreleased podcasts will be published in January-February), 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 30 years old, I have a girlfriend, a dog and two cats. I speak English, Russian, German, and a bit of French and Chinese. Don't forget to subscribe!