Chess Master Chris Land joins us to discuss chess, its nature, its rating system, leaning it, teaching it, playing it, and how they all relate to other domains of learning and human performance.

About Chris: Chris Land has been an official chess master for 30 years, and currently ranks among the top 1,000 players in the United States. He has taught chess off-and-on to advanced students, a few of which have reached master strength themselves.


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Show notes.
1. FIDE: https://fide.com

2. FIDE Master
a. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIDE_titles
b. https://www.chess.com/terms/fide-master-chess

3. International Master: https://www.chess.com/terms/international-master-chess

4. Grand Master
a. https://www.chess.com/article/view/how-to-become-a-chess-grandmaster
b. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandmaster_(chess)

5. Elo Rating System
a. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elo_rating_system
b. https://www.chess.com/terms/elo-rating-chess
c. https://thechessworld.com/articles/general-information/deeper-look-at-elo-chess-rating-system/
d. https://ratings.fide.com/calc.phtml?page=change

6. History of Chess
a. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_chess
b. https://www.chess.com/article/view/history-of-chess
c. https://www.britannica.com/topic/chess/History

7. A Game of Birds and Wolves by Simon Parkin: https://www.amazon.com/Game-Birds-Wolves-Ingenious-Secret/dp/0316492094/

8. Montessori Education
https://www.montessori.com/montessori-method/

9. Self-correcting materials
a. https://www.charlottemontessori.com/2018/06/22/self-correcting-materials/
b. https://www.northshoremontessori.com/about-us/montessori-philosophy/
c. https://montessoriacademy.com.au/montessori-education/montessori-materials/
d. http://www.kindertown.com/blog/guest-post-understanding-the-benefits-of-self-correction-and-the-montessori-method/

10. Georges Hébert
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Hébert

11. The Natural Method: Georges Hébert's Practical Guide to Physical Education: https://www.amazon.com/Natural-Method-Practical-Physical-Education/dp/1512334367

12. Erwan LeCorre
a. bio: https://www.movnat.com/erwan-le-corre/
b. The History Of Physical Fitness by Erwan LeCorre: https://www.movnat.com/the-history-of-physical-fitness/

13. Carlos Condit and Movnat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3I8wIvC65Q

14. Learning environments and domains: "kind" vs. "wicked"
a. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-media-psychology-effect/202010/the-success-equation-our-wicked-world
b. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/experience-studio/202007/experience-kind-vs-wicked



Bio and picture courtesy Chris Land.