Dojo Talks: A Chess Podcast

EP 160 | Jesse's Heresy


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Jesse questions the usual way of learning chess, suggesting that copying moves can be as useful as deep strategy. The sensei discuss if playing blitz and checking with a computer can help players improve quickly.

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00:00 – Jesse’s heresy revealed

01:26 – Hendriks: chess is learned by copying
04:17 – Copying in openings is valid
06:06 – Blitz + engine as a training method
08:56 – How kids get strong fast today
13:38 – Comparing blitz to Dojo sparring
21:29 – Words vs instinct in learning chess
27:14 – Chess960 and the limits of imitation
38:08 – Engines changed how we see tactics
46:50 – Ideas help memory and understanding

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Dojo Talks: A Chess PodcastBy IM Kostya Kavutskiy, IM David Pruess, GM Jesse Kraai

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