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Ep 81: Life Lessons From Chess in 2024
Chess is a beautiful game -- and holds many lessons for life.
A lot happened in chess in 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju won the World Chess Championships, Arjun Erigaisi reached 2809, India won Olympiad golds, Magnus Carlsen threw his weight around -- and there are Life Lessons in it for all of us.
Welcome to Episode 81 of Everything is Everything, a weekly podcast hosted by Amit Varma and Ajay Shah.
In this episode, Amit shares the nuances in the events in chess in 2024 -- and draws timeless learnings from them.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
00:00 Packaging
00:13 Intro: Finding Life Lessons
01:35 Chapter 1: The Last Blunder
13:45 Chapter 2: The Game Outside the Game
25:50 Chapter 3: The Different Journeys of Gukesh and Arjun
42:13 Chapter 4: The Decline of Classical Chess
52:24 Chapter 5: Magnus’s Misbehaviour
1:10:44 Chapter 6: Computers and Coverage
1:14:14 Chapter 7: Sagar and Amruta
For magnificent, detailed, juicy show notes, click here.
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By Amit Varma and Ajay Shah
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Chess is a beautiful game -- and holds many lessons for life.
A lot happened in chess in 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju won the World Chess Championships, Arjun Erigaisi reached 2809, India won Olympiad golds, Magnus Carlsen threw his weight around -- and there are Life Lessons in it for all of us.
Welcome to Episode 81 of Everything is Everything, a weekly podcast hosted by Amit Varma and Ajay Shah.
In this episode, Amit shares the nuances in the events in chess in 2024 -- and draws timeless learnings from them.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
00:00 Packaging
00:13 Intro: Finding Life Lessons
01:35 Chapter 1: The Last Blunder
13:45 Chapter 2: The Game Outside the Game
25:50 Chapter 3: The Different Journeys of Gukesh and Arjun
42:13 Chapter 4: The Decline of Classical Chess
52:24 Chapter 5: Magnus’s Misbehaviour
1:10:44 Chapter 6: Computers and Coverage
1:14:14 Chapter 7: Sagar and Amruta
For magnificent, detailed, juicy show notes, click here.
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