Dojo Talks: A Chess Podcast

By IM Kostya Kavutskiy, IM David Pruess, GM Jesse KraaiEducation Leisure Games Hobbies

Dojo Talks: A Chess Podcast episodes

January 29, 2024 EP 104 | Handshakes
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GM Jesse Kraai, IM Kostya Kavutskiy, and IM David Pruess talk handshakes in chess.
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0:00 Ukraine, Russia, Karpov, Korchnoi, and 'Closing Gambit'
7:10 Should You Ever Refuse a Handshake?
14:49 Should FIDE Require Handshakes?
18:24 Rude Tournament Behavior
23:17 Famous Handshake Deniers
31:36 Who the Sensei Wouldn't Shake Hands With
48:44 David and Jesse Try to Get Banned
#chess
51 min
January 17, 2024 EP 103 | Can Neal Bruce Make Master?
Neal Bruce of #chesspunks fame has been diligently studying and pursuing chess as an adult improver. The ChessDojo sensei GM Jesse Kraai, IM David Pruess, and IM Kostya Kavutskiy discuss whether Neal Bruce will be able to make his goal of National Master (NM) in today's episode of the DojoTalks Podcast.
0:00 David vs Coffee
0:18 Chess Rating Gains as an Adult
9:37 Making Predictions About Goals
13:57 Poll Results: Can Adult Improvers Make NM?
20:24 Chess Training as an Adult
34:39 Rating Baselines, Age, and Improvement
51:41 Value of Playing OTB Chess Games
53:23 Kostya's GM Quest
54:12 How Many OTB Games per Year?
56:21 Can You Prove Jesse Wrong?
1:01:05 New in the Dojo Training Program
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1 hr 6 min
December 21, 2023 EP 102 | 2024 FIDE Candidates Drama
GM Jesse Kraai, IM David Pruess, and IM Kostya Kavutskiy talk about the drama leading up to the FIDE Candidates Tournament, including FIDE and the tournament involving GM Alireza Firouzja.
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0:00 Intro
1:36 Are FIDE's Decisions Good For Chess?
4:51 Ding, Alireza, Gukesh, Erigaisi, and The Rating Spot
21:22 Situation with FIDE
31:49
#chess #fide
33 min
December 14, 2023 EP 101 | Vladimir Kramnik on Cheating
Former World Chess Champion GM Vladimir Kramnik comes on the DojoTalks podcast to talk cheating in chess!
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1 hr 23 min
December 12, 2023 EP 100 | Ranking The Best Podcast Episodes
GM Jesse Kraai, IM David Pruess, and IM Kostya Kavutskiy celebrate their 100th episode of the DojoTalks Podcast by ranking their favorite episodes of the podcast, and chatting about the past, present, and future of the pod.
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0:00 Intro
0:11 The Sensei Reflect on DojoTalks
8:24 Ranking The Top Five Episodes
38:20 Worst Episode of DojoTalks?
40:07 When The Dojo Gets Spicy
42:16 Future of DojoTalks
47 min
November 21, 2023 EP 99 | GM Hikaru on The Chess Economy
GMHikaru joins GM Jesse Kraai, IM David Pruess, and IM Kostya Kavutskiy in today's episode of DojoTalks where GM Hikaru Nakamura talks about professional chess life and joins the Sensei in a discussion of professional chess economics.
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1 hr 13 min
November 13, 2023 EP 98 | Endgames
IM Kostya Kavutskiy, IM David Pruess, and GM Jesse Kraai discuss the importance of studying endgames, which endgames to study, and much more in this episode of Dojo Talks.
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53 min
November 03, 2023 EP 97 | 2023 Junior Draft
Who are the top junior chess players in the world? IM Kostya Kavutskiy, IM David Pruess, and GM Jesse Kraai draft their top picks of young chess grandmasters. In one year, the ChessDojo Sensei will reconvene to see how their top picks did, and select a new draft.
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37 min
October 24, 2023 EP 96 | 2023 U.S. Championship Recap
In this episode of the Dojo Talks podcast, IM Kostya Kavutskiy, IM David Pruess, and GM Jesse Kraai talk all the details of the 2023 US Chess Championship Tournaments!
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1 hr 5 min
October 16, 2023 EP 95 | Are Quick Draws A Serious Problem In Chess?
Chess tournaments have always had draws, but sometimes these draws seem too convenient and prearranged. Is making a draw quickly in chess ever OK? What role do draws play in chess culture? GM Jesse Kraai, IM David Pruess, and IM Kostya Kavutskiy get to the bottom of this in today's episode of the Dojo Talks podcast!
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0:00 Intro
2:51 Jesse's Confession
7:25 David's Take on Jesse's Draw
12:10 Chess Draw Culture
14:38 Match Fixing in Chess
24:26 The Art of Draws
30:48 Draws in Norm Events
42:16 The Fight Against Quick Draws
51:14 Quick Draw for a Norm
56:07 Post-podcast chat
1 hr