Master of One

Episode 58 - Hibernation

0:00 5 months off - Why?
Thursday Tournaments
Tournament Order
Car/Business/Lease
Scholastic/Fide cancelled
WCC7/Future Plans

8:53 5 Months of Training - How?
Streaming
No Puzzles
Master Spreadsheet/Books
Magnus/Tata Steel
Conversion
PLAYING TOURNAMENTS

19:51 Chess Students
Crushing
Actual Chess knowledge
Theory + Training
Openings

26:00 - Life
Pickleball
Poker
Basketball
Movies
“Is the sacrifice worth the reward”

34:43 
Streaming 
Teaching At Schools
Dropping Weight

Episode 57 - Work Hard, Don't try hard

0:00 - WCC5 Recap
20:49 - Wolf Chess Schedule/Plan
27:09 - Chess Training
43:11 - Life

0:00 - WCC5 Recap
Pros/Cons
Pros
New Venue
Someone couldn’t believe I wasn’t 26 or younger
Blitz + Entry 
College Park Chess Association

Cons
Printer
Tournament Hall
Pairings
Withdrawals
The Ideal schedule

Players sitting at the wrong seat
Find the Location

20:49 - Wolf Chess Schedule/Plan
WCS3
WCC6
Thursdays
Winter Schedule

27:09 - Chess Training
Streaming
Sensei
Puzzles
Hungary 

43:11 - Life
Out of Country for a week
NFL!!
UFC/Tennis
Poker

What's up guys!? In this podcast episode I go over, WCC4, the schedule/logic, A pretty good Chicago Open, and then how amazing my students are playing right now! To wrap it up, we talk about the NBA Finals, Magnus vs. Gukesh, and what really scares us? Why are we afraid, because we don't know. Horror movies, chess, it's the not knowing that scares us the most. Generally, it's never really as bad as we thought. 

0:00 WCC4 Recap
35:04 Wolf Chess Schedule
53:53 Chess Training
1:20:29 Chess Students
1:28:43 Life 

WCC4

Championship
1st - Ethan Sheehan - 4/4 - $500
2nd - Andrew Jiang - 3.5/4 - $100
U1800
1st- Saahas Swaroop - $300
2nd - William Remick/ Hrushikesan Barani/Nirvan Sivakumar - $33.33
U1400
1st/2nd - Arjun Kollipara/Damien Natchus - $150
Blitz
1st - Saharsh Santosh - $150
2nd - Matt Dalthorp/William Remick/Sasha Creighton/Sanjay Kumar/ Dhruva Movva - $20/Person

U1400
Vadym Orlov - 4.5/8 - $50
Performance Bonuses
Ayman Basha (1010-1191) - Free Entry 1 WCC
Srivibhav Mangipudi(1363-1480) - Free Entry 1 WCC

Senior Bonus
William Remick - 3/4 - $50
 
Pros/Cons
Setup/Planning
Advanced Entries
Assistants
Withdrawals
Interviews

Cons
Clocks/GCA
Pairings/Withdrawals
Blitz
Clean Up

35:04:27 - Wolf Chess Schedule
Seasonal Runs
-West Mintster
-Damian
-Wesleyan
-Major Event

53:53 - Chess Training
Chicago Open
Openings
Practicality 
Speed
Two Result Positions

1:20:29 - Chess Students
Ayman
Vibhu
Saahas
Hrushi
Playing for your ability to play Chess 
Forcing them to work hard, good openings
Practicality 

1:28:43 - Life
Technicolors/Beach Weather/George Barnett 
NBA Finals
What really scares us?
Magnus vs. Gukesh

GUYS!! It's been a MONTH! Let's see, I almost got hit by a car, finished school, lost the State Championship Title, solved all the hardest chess openings with sensei(this repertoire is too too good), Chess boxed in NYC, I'm running my first major scholastic, WCC4 and planning a major FIDE event in Georgia. Not to mention  summer schedule is set, Chicago, Vegas, Philly, NYC(at least). Europe + India? Hmm

The movie begins now. 

0:00 I Almost DIED/Georgia State Championship
16:10 - Chess Boxing in NYC
27:01 - Wolf Chess Tournament Schedule
33:03 - Chess Training/Streaming/Youtube
55:53 - Chess Students
1:12:13 - Life


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Episode 54 - What are we doing here?

0:00 - WCC3

1st - Andrew Jiang($500)
2nd - Kagan Uz/Damian Krotov($50/person)

U1800
1st - Carlos Bellamy($300)
2nd - William Remick/Nitya Daram/Siddharth Sriram Basa($33/person)

U1400
1st - Owen Giguere($200)
2nd - Advik Aravid/Corey Bryan/William Espinoza/Sutirth Mellachervu($20/person)

Senior Prize - William Remick 

Performance Bonus - Free Entry
Carlos Bellamy
Srivibhav Mangipudi 

Pros - Smooth/Biryani/Poker
Cons - Withdrawals/Forfeit/Cleaning+Blitz/Set Announcements/Refunds
May Schedule
WCC4/WCC5/WCS1/WCS2

20:50 - Chess
Streaming/Clipping/Scheduling 
Opening Review
Prep my students/Prep myself 
I need time+Break/Working Full days
Chess Boxing 

42:50 - Chess Students
Move orders/Winning Positions
Weak kings(Literally/Physically) 
To-Do Lists/Spreadsheets
Remembering Openings 
Teaching non chess players openings 
Wolf Chess Opening/Middlegame/Endgame

58:28 - Life
The Human Brain - defense mechanism
What are we doing here? Martial arts 
What are we doing here? Girls 
What are we doing here? People in America 
Gradually improving workouts 
Gradually improving martial arts 
People who just want to talk and eat 
When you need it too bad(Mathew McConaughey)

Books
Think and Grow Rich - Napoleon Hill

0:00 - Episode 53 - Made Men

WCC3/Tournament Sched

City + Suburbs locations

Marketing/Scholastics 

9:10 - TEXAS Tournament LITTT!!

Rd 1 Murder

Rd 2 GM cant beat Sveshy

Rd 3 Indian kid shadow realm 

Rd4 Draw GM top 100

Rd5 Draw vs. Sharizard

Rd6 Not Indian Enough… 

Rd7 Draw the homie IM 

How to draw GMs 

BAD BEAT

-Saharsh/Jennifer Yu/Indian kid/Sharvesh

THE BYE STRAT!!!

Chesscations 

My training/Studying

“Richard I don’t want to die”

The Final frontier 

32:50 - Chess Students

Problem Sets

Opening Problem Sets 

Schools SOLVED

Ignition

The worst moves I’ve ever seen/Scolding students smh

47:33 - Life

Daredevil/Invincible/Becoming Cold

No more Wasting Time/Money/Effort if its not worth 

Betting - Discerning who’s good or bad 

Youtube/Streaming

Books Read/Reading

The 5 second Rule 

Outwitting the Devil

Extreme Ownership 

Whats up fellas?! In this episode I recap EACC10! With Summer over tournaments are back. On top of that I go through my chess training as I get ready for an upcoming tournament in Tennessee. Then I go through my students and lastly the big lesson.... Consistency and Discipline. Def something I need A LOT of work on. Enjoy the episode and HOPE you guys are entertained!

Episode 52 - EACC 10(take 2)

0:00 - EACC10 Recap
Performance Bonuses(Free entry 1 tournament)
Kabilesh Yuvaraj
David Ellington
Improvements
Set clocks before tournament
Blitz
Things that went well
“Hanging out”
Sticking to the plan

17:18 - Chess Training
Taking time off
Staying motivated
Life after openings
Hella Puzzles
Tennessee Tournament
Rules/Discipline

27:00 - Chess Students
Seniors back on top
Staying locked in/blunders
Lessons after openings are done
Group lessons/schools

32:50 - Life
Discipline/Consistency
Small decisions make a big difference

What's up guys?! It's been a minute. In this episode I recap my summer tournaments as well as EACC Tournaments. I know it's been a long period of non posting, but expect a lot more activity for the rest of 2024!!

Episode 51 - Summer 2024 RECAP
Colombia
AMC1
Castle Chess
World Open
1924 Chess
EACC 10 Take 2
Starting early/Taking a step back
Drew Charter

23:10 - Chess Training
Openings good
Decision Making
Pumping the breaks
Burnt Out/Life knows when you need it
Balanced Training vs. Over training
Working out
Balance
Streaming/Youtube/Reading/ANALYSIS

30:00 - Chess Students
CRUSHING IT
Summer Boost
To-Do List
-Opening/Middlegame/Endgame

34:22 - Life
Traveling every weekend
Outta shape → in shape
UFC cold streak

What's up guys?! Coming off winning the GA State Championship I recap all my games, the training that went into it, and the age old should you draw in the last round discussion. With some updates on EACC10 as well as some chess night ideas, I also go through how my chess students have been doing. To close out the podcast I go through some NBA results, Haney vs. Garcia and the conclusion of the show Shogun. Strap in, and enjoy this episode. THE SUMMER HAS OFFICIALLY BEGUN!!!

0:00 Episode 50 - GA STATE CHAMPION 4X
Won State
Round1:Eric Wang
Round2:Erik Tkachenko
Round3: NM Carter Peatman
Round4:NM Andrew Jiang
Round5:FM Ethan Sheehan
Happy Coach Happy Life
Last Round Draw Discussion
Two Students Crossed 1100
Celebration Weekend/Week
EACC10
Chess Nights

23:13 Chess Training
3 Week Training Camp
Opening Review/God Files
Ramesh/Calculation
Endgame
Focusing During Training
Colombia/Vegas
Training Matches

35:34 Chess Students
Honestly super impressed
New student wave
Middle game exercises 
-Categories
-Conversion/TKO
-CCT
-Endgame Exercises

45:07 Life
Shogun
Lifting/Sauna/Boxing/DIETING
Ryan Garcia/Devin Haney
NBA Playoffs
-Anthony Edwards
-Heat Game 2
-Big boys being big babies
-Heat game 2
UFC 301
Cleaning everything

What's up guys, in this episode I go through EACC9. A super succesful event, I also go through some big changes in my chess training, my chess students training, and I close the podcast with sports analysis and the big concept... Circles. Enjoy!

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0:00 Episode 49 - EACC9
Championship - 1st - Eric Wang/Ethan Sheehan/Andrew Jiang/Vishruth Yellisetti/Damian Krotov
U1800 - William Remick/Adrian King
U1400 - Christian Ward/Benjamin Xia/Lucas Quieroz
Senior Prize - William Remick

63 Players
Notable Performances
Erica Wang - 2004-2048(Drew 2396/2161)
Vishruth Yellisetti - 1762-1872(Beat 3 players rated 200+)
Saahas Swaroop - 1114-1297(Beat 3 players rated 200+)
Miles Wang - 1391-1486
Lucas Queiroz - 1018-1082
Srivibhav Mangipudi - 913-1025(Beat 2 players rated 200+)
Greg Cook - 794-986(Beat 2 players rated 200+)
Raphael Funk - 843 - 1031(Beat 2 players rated 400+)
Alex Coleman - 294 - 595 (Beat 2 players rated 600+)
Phoenix Harris - 0-686 Played his first tournament!

Performance Bonuses
Saahas Swaroop
Srivibhav Mangipudi
Raphael Funk
Alex Coleman

Next Tournament - June 1st
2 day over the summer
Pros
Smooth,#s,New People,New Room,Back Room,Skittles,Trophies
Improvement
Timing,Bathroom,Lunch, Sponsors, Booking venues

19:27 Chess Training
3min inc 2
Ramesh Calculation, Lichess = ez
Sparring w/ sensei
If you’re older, you need to review
Prepping for field
Waking up early

28:28 Chess Students
Openings are MONEY
Middlegame Improvement
-Drills
-CCT
-Winning Positions
-Pawn Weaknesses
Endgame Improvement
-Essential Endgames
-Rook+Pawn Endgames
Organizing Lessons

37:24 Life
NBA Regular Season
UFC 300/Dana White
Spartacus
Invincible
Shogun
Strengths can become weaknesses
Reading people/NPCs/Patterns