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IM Kostya Kavutskiy, IM David Pruess, and GM Jesse Kraai talk about all of the big drama happening in the chess world at the 2024 U.S. Chess Championship and Spanish Team Championship in October this year on today's episode of Dojo Talks, the ChessDojo podcast!

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CHAPTERS 0:00 Drama in Spain and the U.S. Chess Championship 1:15 Kirill Shevchenko Chess Drama 16:52 Cheating in the Chess World 23:52 Christopher Yoo Chess Drama 33:13 Protocol at the Saint Louis Chess Club 40:20 How It Affects the Tournament 42:16 Status of Saint Louis with Lichess and Chess.com 46:27 Relationship with Chess and Wellbeing

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GM Jesse Kraai, IM David Pruess, and IM Kostya Kavutskiy talk details about how to structure your chess training in today's episode of Dojo Talks, the ChessDojo Podcast.

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CHAPTERS 0:00 How to Structure Your Chess Training 1:35 How Should the Average Person Schedule Their Chess Training? 18:04 How Many Hours to Spend Per Chess Topic 36:35 How to Choose Your Focus 40:03 Allocating Hours for Chess Training 51:40 New Things Coming to the Training Program 52:49 Closing Thoughts

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GM Jesse Kraai, IM David Pruess, and IM Kostya Kavutskiy discuss and rate the most influential chess books in today's episode of Dojo Talks, the ChessDojo podcast!

CHAPTERS 0:00 Ranking the 5 Most Influential Chess Books 3:38 Jesse's No. 5 Pick 8:20 David's No. 5 Pick 13:24 Kostya's No.5 Pick 17:08 Kostya's No. 4 Pick 22:40 David's No. 4 Pick 25:37 Jesse's No. 4 Pick 26:50 Jesse's No. 3 Pick 29:43 David's No. 3 Pick 32:00 Kostya's No. 3 Pick 35:03 Kostya's No. 2 Pick 39:16 David's No. 2 Pick 44:14 Jesse's No. 2 Pick 48:39 Jesse's No. 1 Pick 51:45 David's No. 1 Pick 57:57 Kostya's No. 1 Pick 1:00:01 Reflecting on the List 1:02:10 Honorable Mentions 1:09:14 Final Rankings

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IM Kostya Kavutskiy, IM David Pruess, and GM Jesse Kraai recap the 2024 Chess Olympiad in today's episode of Dojo Talks, the ChessDojo Podcast!

CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro to the 2024 Budapest Olympiad 0:35 Joys and Challenges of Going In Person 3:23 India, Uzbekistan, and Gukesh D 19:29 Kostya's Experience with a Press Pass 24:46 Ding Liren's Wellbeing 28:25 If Hikaru Nakamura Had Played 34:56 Money in the Olympiad 40:21 Chess Politics at the Olympiad 45:22 Is the Magnus Carlsen Era Over? 51:31 Magnus Carlsen vs Gukesh D 52:58 Which Country Will Dominate Chess?

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GM Jesse Kraai, IM Kostya Kavutskiy, and IM David Pruess talk about the world of senior chess, the 2024 U.S. Senior Chess Championship, and what it takes to succeed in senior chess in today's episode of Dojo Talks, the ChessDojo podcast.

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Chapters 0:00 Introduction 2:32 Part 1 - The Advent of Senior Chess 23:15 Part 2 - Succeeding at Senior Chess 1:03:10 Conclusion

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GM Sam Shankland, GM Jesse Kraai, IM David Pruess, and IM Kostya Kavutskiy talk about what it takes to have a career in chess, whether as a tournament player or chess content creator, in today's episode of Dojo Talks, the ChessDojo podcast.

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0:00 Can You Make a Career in Chess? 4:50 Making a Living Without Damaging Your Chess 23:20 How Much Money Do Top Chess Players Make From Tournaments? 29:30 Career as Content Creator vs Competitive Chess Player 33:34 Income at 2600 vs 2650 vs 2700 FIDE 35:00 Negotiating for Tournament Conditions 39:04 Differences with Age 45:46 Work Life Balance in Chess 47:29 What Are Sam's Goals? 50:43 Impact of Going to College 57:30 Coaching for Aspiring Chess Players

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GM Jesse Kraai, IM David Pruess, and IM Kostya Kavutskiy forecast who will be the top 10 FIDE rated chess players in June 2025 in today's episode of Dojo Talks, the ChessDojo podcast.

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Chapters 0:00 Intro 3:29 2024 Juniors 10:06 Current FIDE Top 10 in June 2024 13:40 Number 10 19:46 Number 9 23:13 Number 8 30:07 Number 7 33:12 Number 6 38:46 Number 5 41:16 Number 4 44:06 Number 3 47:41 Number 2 52:01 Number 1 55:04 Shake Ups in the Top 10 and Averaging Scores` 59:42 Combined Rankings

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On today's episode of Dojo Talks, the ChessDojo podcast, GM Jesse Kraai, IM Kostya Kavutskiy, and IM David Pruess talk about the impact of the FIDE World Chess Championship circuit on mental health and the sanity of those who endure it.

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