Happy 2022, everyone! I'm joined this week by Benjamin Portheault (@BenjiPortheault), a performance coach for mental athletes who has worked with chess players across a wide range of ratings -- from tournament players to someone (anonymous) who was trying to qualify for the Candidates. This was a lovely discussion that covered a bunch of topics, from the 2021 World Championship to sleep deprivation (!!!!). I'm grateful to Benji for coming on the show and hope to have him again!

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ChessBase article about Isabelle Choko

Ladies' Knight episode with Isabelle Choko (shoutout to WGM Jennifer Shahade!)

Ivanchuk-Jobava 1-0 (2010)

Morozevich-MVL 0-1 (2009)