Ep. 27 Andrew (2300 Chess.com Blitz)
<p>This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Andrew. He’s 24, has a career, and is obsessed with chess. Andrew’s had tremendous growth over the last 2 years. He started by getting whomped by his 800 roommate, but now has a current peak of 2300. Impressive stuff indeed! We talked about a wide range of topics such as videos, books, and his love of chess. My biggest takeaway from the interview is that Andrew hasn’t used plans to guide his progress. Instead, Andrew does what he enjoys. Sometimes that means studying, other times that means playing chess. If Andrew isn’t in the mood for chess that day, he doesn’t force it. He isolated two books as having the biggest impact: My System by Nimzowitsch and Silman’s Amateur’s Mind. He also spends a lot of time on Chessable with books such as the Woodpecker Method and 100 Endgames you must know.</p> <p>As always you can support the show at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/ChessJourneys"><u>https://www.patreon.com/ChessJourneys</u></a>.</p> <p>Also, be sure to check out my Chessable page at <a href="http://www.chessable.com/chessjourneys"><u>www.chessable.com/chessjourneys</u></a> . If you are considering using Aimchess, please use the code drscull30.</p> <p>You can check out Andrew’s informative post on Reddit at <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/chess/comments/qo8odn/improving_as_an_adult_learner/"><u>https://www.reddit.com/r/chess/comments/qo8odn/improving_as_an_adult_learner/</u></a></p>
Chess Journeys: Tales of Adult Improvement
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Show Notes
This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Andrew. He’s 24, has a career, and is obsessed with chess. Andrew’s had tremendous growth over the last 2 years. He started by getting whomped by his 800 roommate, but now has a current peak of 2300. Impressive stuff indeed! We talked about a wide range of topics such as videos, books, and his love of chess. My biggest takeaway from the interview is that Andrew hasn’t used plans to guide his progress. Instead, Andrew does what he enjoys. Sometimes that means studying, other times that means playing chess. If Andrew isn’t in the mood for chess that day, he doesn’t force it. He isolated two books as having the biggest impact: My System by Nimzowitsch and Silman’s Amateur’s Mind. He also spends a lot of time on Chessable with books such as the Woodpecker Method and 100 Endgames you must know.
As always you can support the show at https://www.patreon.com/ChessJourneys.
Also, be sure to check out my Chessable page at www.chessable.com/chessjourneys . If you are considering using Aimchess, please use the code drscull30.
You can check out Andrew’s informative post on Reddit at https://www.reddit.com/r/chess/comments/qo8odn/improving_as_an_adult_learner/
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