NM Jeremy Kane is the Curriculum Director for Chess.com. He won the Wisconsin State Championship in 2007 and has worked as a chess teacher/coach/mentor for many years. He last made an appearance on the podcast in July, where he teased a book called "The Next to Last Mistake" which he had been writing for several years. Next month, the book will be released! I invited Jeremy back on the show for a deep dive into the thoughts that went into writing the book. We also talked a bit about the atmosphere and storylines around the World Chess Championship, which is starting next Friday!

Having received an advance copy of "The Next to Last Mistake", I can say that it is a fantastic and necessary addition to chess literature. It focuses on skills like resilience and creating complications from a practical and educational standpoint, which are topics that are oft neglected despite being able to impact one's improvement in chess. It's also a book that I think will be very helpful for my own chess improvement. I give the book two thumbs up -- you can pre-order/purchase the book on Amazon now. Thank you for listening to this week's episode of 64!

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We talked about...

• "The Next to Last Mistake" -- who is the book written for? What gaps in the chess literature does he hope to fill with it? How does

• How to get the most out of the book -- analyzing with a real board vs. computer, and changing one's chess mindset towards finding resilient and creative ideas over the "best" move in tricky or worse positions

• How Jeremy's extensive experience/career as a chess coach informed the way he wrote "The Next to Last Mistake"

• The case for chess books over online chess courses

• Magnus-Nepo: how does Jeremy think Ian Nepomniachtchi and Fabiano Caruana signing contracts with Chess.com impact the company in the short and long-term?

• Secret chess accounts of the world's elite on rival websites

• What is the main storyline/angle for this World Championship for people who might be interested in chess but have never watched?

• What might be the consequences of a Nepo WCC win in December? Plus, showing some love to London 2013 and Yekaterinburg 2020/21 (iconic!)

• As always, another edition of Aimchess Instant Insights

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Thanks again to NM Jeremy Kane for hopping on the podcast again! Third time's the charm, perhaps? :-) Follow him on Twitter!

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