105 Today’s guest is a huge help to countless adult improvers.

GM Eugene Perelshteyn is a highly regarded coach, author, and course creator.

In more recent years, he went beyond helping his private students and extended his chess wisdom to writing a book and publishing courses.

His 2022 book, Evaluate Like A Grandmaster, is a huge help to almost every club player. And we discuss at length the benefits of improving your often-overlooked evaluation skills in chess.

But this is also a wide-reaching interview…

In our chat, we discuss the recent controversy with GM Christopher Woo at the US Chess Championship and why mental health is a critical topic for competitive players (even amateurs!)

Plus, we cover: 

• How studying gambits can make you a better chess player.
• Who is likely to win the World Chess Championship between Ding & Gukesh.
• Hikaru’s trick to playing better competitively that applies to all players.

Follow me on Twitter to win Eugene's "Every Gambit Refuted" Chessable course (and other future giveaways!)

More From Eugene:

• Eugene’s Chessable Courses
• Book: Evaluate Like a Grandmaster
• Twitter
• Website

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