My X: https://x.com/mustreader

My Twitch: https://twitch.tv/gregmustreader

Jan's X: https://x.com/gmjangustafsson

Gustafsson’s Aggressive 1.e4: https://www.chessable.com/gustafssons-aggressive-1e4-part-1/course/207313/

My podcast with Naroditsky: https://youtu.be/-PqUZ2h9uGg?si=jGmP8aV-UQM923YO

My podcast with Kramnik: https://youtu.be/dgVuleGYnk4

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 - Intro

00:47 – Meet Jan Gustafsson

01:38 – We lived on a boat for 3 years

05:07 – Working with Magnus

10:35 – Jan's secret as a coach?

13:16 – Strategies for preparing for top tournaments

16:45 – Opening preparation

18:04 – Time zones for seconds

21:28 – Comparing Nepo and Magnus

26:56 – Playing styles of other top GMs

30:21 – Nepo and Magnus: more info

32:54 – Who Jan is working with now

33:46 – World Championship prediction

36:21 – Advice for Mustreader

38:44 – How Jan prepares the WR team

39:33 – Physical shape for chess pros

41:54 – Magnus's physical fitness

43:56 – Jan’s chess improvement?

46:24 – 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, 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 31 year old, I have a girlfriend, three dogs and three cats. I speak English, Russian, German, and a bit of French and Chinese.

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My X: https://x.com/mustreader

My Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/gregmustreader

Kostya's X: https://x.com/hellokostya

ChessDojo: https://chessdojo.club/

My podcast with Kramnik: https://youtu.be/dgVuleGYnk4?si=9ebxspZVndiythEN

My podcast with Naroditsky: https://youtu.be/-PqUZ2h9uGg?si=_QLlcQsePQiICO4i

My podcast with Fabi: https://youtu.be/1LMPYFf1iLo?si=5gQ3g5ehZLfBaYAB

My podcast with Nepo: https://youtu.be/sW-i4CPCa_w?si=fj1W-GE94d5QdW7K

My podcast with Aronian: https://youtu.be/THyL4D2Clbw?si=1IOZdLfLsgSiUcXp

00:00 — 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.

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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 — 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!

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!

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!

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!