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EP 396- GM Pontus Carlsson- Advice for Remembering Openings, early Magnus memories, the FIDE World Rapid & Blitz in New York and much more.
GM Pontus Carlsson is a Grandmaster, trainer, entrepreneur, and the founder of the non-profit Business Meets Chess & Kids. Pontus is always forthright and entertaining, and in his third visit to the podcast, we caught up on chess topics including:
We also discussed online chess cheating, the upcoming Olympiad, and an online chess charity event which Pontus will be organizing this weekend, called Chess 2 Change. This is a fun event for amateurs to play in, meet successful chess and business personalities, and is potentially life-changing for the young chess talents who participate in the event. GM Maurice Ashley will be broadcasting this year’s edition on August 25. As is often the case, we covered a wide range of chess stories, so you can check the show notes for timestamps of topics of interest.
Information for the Chess 2 Change event on August 25 is here:
https://businessmeetschessandkids.com/chess-to-change/
Pontus prior interviews:
Episode 29
Episode 101
02:00- We chat about rating deflation as Pontus reflects on a recent tournament in Bratislava
7:00- What is Pontus’ current day job?
10:00- Online chess cheating
14:00- The first time Pontus encountered an 8 year old Magnus Carlsen
18:00- The stress of being World Chess Champion
20:30- Pontus’ thoughts on the Ding-Gukesh match
24:00- The Olympiad
Mentioned: GM Nils Grandelius, GM Erik Blomqvist, GM Tiger Hillarp Persson, IM Martin Lokander
29:00- Pontus’ advice for remembering openings
34- Chess improvement advice for adults
38:00- Famous “touch-move” controversies involving Hikaru Nakamura and Garry Kasparov
42:00- The challenges of professional chess for those below the top 10
48:00- More on the upcoming Hans-Magnus match
Watch GM Hans NIemann’s recent interview here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFBAuihQYgw
51:00- World Rapid and Blitz will be in New York
Mentioned: FIDE Press Release here:
https://www.fide.com/news/3070
1:04:00- Pontus discusses his upcoming charity event, Chess 2 Change
Mentioned: The Gift of Chess, Chess in Slums
1:30:00- Thanks again to Pontus for rejoining the podcast! You can find all of the information you need about chess to change below:
Business Meets Chess & Kids
https://businessmeetschessandkids.com/
Chess 2 Change
https://businessmeetschessandkids.com/chess-to-change/
The Twitch Channel where the Charity Tournament will be Broadcasted
https://www.twitch.tv/chess2change
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GM Pontus Carlsson is a Grandmaster, trainer, entrepreneur, and the founder of the non-profit Business Meets Chess & Kids. Pontus is always forthright and entertaining, and in his third visit to the podcast, we caught up on chess topics including:
We also discussed online chess cheating, the upcoming Olympiad, and an online chess charity event which Pontus will be organizing this weekend, called Chess 2 Change. This is a fun event for amateurs to play in, meet successful chess and business personalities, and is potentially life-changing for the young chess talents who participate in the event. GM Maurice Ashley will be broadcasting this year’s edition on August 25. As is often the case, we covered a wide range of chess stories, so you can check the show notes for timestamps of topics of interest.
Information for the Chess 2 Change event on August 25 is here:
https://businessmeetschessandkids.com/chess-to-change/
Pontus prior interviews:
Episode 29
Episode 101
02:00- We chat about rating deflation as Pontus reflects on a recent tournament in Bratislava
7:00- What is Pontus’ current day job?
10:00- Online chess cheating
14:00- The first time Pontus encountered an 8 year old Magnus Carlsen
18:00- The stress of being World Chess Champion
20:30- Pontus’ thoughts on the Ding-Gukesh match
24:00- The Olympiad
Mentioned: GM Nils Grandelius, GM Erik Blomqvist, GM Tiger Hillarp Persson, IM Martin Lokander
29:00- Pontus’ advice for remembering openings
34- Chess improvement advice for adults
38:00- Famous “touch-move” controversies involving Hikaru Nakamura and Garry Kasparov
42:00- The challenges of professional chess for those below the top 10
48:00- More on the upcoming Hans-Magnus match
Watch GM Hans NIemann’s recent interview here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFBAuihQYgw
51:00- World Rapid and Blitz will be in New York
Mentioned: FIDE Press Release here:
https://www.fide.com/news/3070
1:04:00- Pontus discusses his upcoming charity event, Chess 2 Change
Mentioned: The Gift of Chess, Chess in Slums
1:30:00- Thanks again to Pontus for rejoining the podcast! You can find all of the information you need about chess to change below:
Business Meets Chess & Kids
https://businessmeetschessandkids.com/
Chess 2 Change
https://businessmeetschessandkids.com/chess-to-change/
The Twitch Channel where the Charity Tournament will be Broadcasted
https://www.twitch.tv/chess2change
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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