Dojo Talks: A Chess Podcast

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The official podcast of ChessDojo (IM Kostya Kavutskiy, IM David Pruess, & GM Jesse Kraai). Most episodes are streamed live to twitch.tv/chessdojolive. Interested in improving your chess? Welcome to the Dojo! A structured plan to hold yourself accountable to and a group to do it with. - https://chessdojo.club/training Follow ChessDojo here: Website: https://chessdojo.club Twitch: https://twitch.tv/chessdojolive Discord: https://discord.gg/sUUh8HD Twitter: https://twitter.com/chess_dojo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chess_dojo/ Patreon: https://patreon.com/chessdojo Podcast: https://chessdojotalks.podbean.com/

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EP 114 | 2024 FIDE Candidates Recap

Apr 26 2024 59 mins  
Join the training program - https://dojoscoreboard.comPlay Chess - https://go.chess.com/chessdojoliveMerch - https://www.chessdojo.club/shop Dive into the drama and surprises of the FIDE 2024 Candidates! Join us for live breakdowns and deep dives into each game. Subscribe for more thrilling chess content! GM Jesse Kraai, IM David Pruess, and IM Kostya Kavutskiy recap the 2024 FIDE

EP 113 | The Great Eval Bar Debate (feat. GM Hammer)

Apr 15 2024 81 mins  
Join the training program - https://dojoscoreboard.comPlay Chess - https://go.chess.com/chessdojoliveMerch - https://www.chessdojo.club/shop Special guest GM Jon Ludvig Hammer joins the Dojo to discuss the ongoing "eval bar" war that has taken the chess world by storm. This show was streamed live to Twitch on 4/12/2024, at the exact half-way mark of the 2024 FIDE Candidates, 0:00 I

BONUS Episode: 2024 FIDE Women's Candidates

Apr 08 2024 8 mins  
Join the training program - https://dojoscoreboard.com Play Chess - https://go.chess.com/chessdojolive Merch - https://www.chessdojo.club/shop Recorded at the end of last week's Dojo Talks, IM Kostya Kavutskiy, IM David Pruess, and GM Jesse Kraai talk about women's chess and the upcoming 2024 FIDE Women's Candidates to determine who will face the current Women's World Chess Champio

EP 112 | Ranking the 2024 FIDE Candidates

Apr 01 2024 56 mins  
Join the training program - https://dojoscoreboard.comPlay Chess - https://go.chess.com/chessdojoliveMerch - https://www.chessdojo.club/shop Who will be the next World Chess Champion? How do the 2024 FIDE Candidates stack up? GM Jesse Kraai, IM Kostya Kavutskiy, and IM David Pruess weigh in and rank the 2024 FIDE Candidates. Want to support the channel? Find all of our chess book r

EP 111 | Openings

Mar 18 2024 55 mins  
Join the training program - https://dojoscoreboard.com Play Chess - https://go.chess.com/chessdojolive Merch - https://www.chessdojo.club/shop The Dojo (IM Kostya Kavutskiy, IM David Pruess, and GM Jesse Kraai) discuss openings and blitz chess in this podcast episode of Dojo Talks. This episode dives into the critical aspects of chess study, particularly the emphasis on openings an

EP 110 | The FIDE Rating Boost ft. ChessNumbers

Mar 05 2024 77 mins  
Join the training program - https://dojoscoreboard.comPlay Chess - https://go.chess.com/chessdojoliveMerch - https://www.chessdojo.club/shop GM Jesse Kraai, IM Kostya Kavutskiy, and ChessNumbers (Tai Pruce-Zimmerman) talk about the FIDE rating conversion/update and deflation, and the statistics and math involved. Want to support the channel? Find all of our chess book recommendatio

EP 109 | Ranking the Best Money Spent on Chess

Mar 04 2024 99 mins  
Join the training program - https://dojoscoreboard.comPlay Chess - https://go.chess.com/chessdojoliveMerch - https://www.chessdojo.club/shop Not sure how to spend money on chess? GM Jesse Kraai, IM Kostya Kavutskiy, and IM David Pruess rank the best and worst ways you can spend your money on chess, and share what they believe are the top investments in chess. Want to support the ch

EP 108 | Spaced Repetition

Feb 21 2024 56 mins  
The ChessDojo sensei, IM Kostya Kavutskiy, IM David Pruess, and GM Jesse Kraai, talk about using spaced repetition in chess training (the next topic from NM Ben Johnson's book, "Perpetual Chess Improvement"). Get your copy of Ben's book here: https://amzn.to/3I3PjrM. Want to support the channel? Find all of our chess book recommendations (& more!) on our Amazon storefront: http

EP 107 | The Freestyle Chess G.O.A.T. Challenge

Feb 19 2024 62 mins  
Join the training program - https://dojoscoreboard.comPlay Chess - https://go.chess.com/chessdojolive Merch - https://www.chessdojo.club/shop IM David Pruess, IM Kostya Kavutskiy, and GM Jesse Kraai talk about Magnus Carlsen's tournament, the Freestyle Chess GOAT Challenge, the future of Chess 960/Fischer Random/Freestyle Chess, World Champion Ding Liren's performance, and much mor

EP 106 | Once Great Chess Companies

Feb 12 2024 53 mins  
GM Jesse Kraai, IM Kostya Kavutskiy, and IM David Pruess talk about chess companies that were once great. Interested in improving? Check out the Dojo Training Program: https://chessdojo.club Chess is more than a game, it's a lifestyle. Live it with ChessDojo merch: https://www.chessdojo.club/shop Want to support the channel? Donate here - https://streamelements.com/chessdojolive Fi