EP 89 | What Does It Take To Win The U.S. Senior Championship?

Dojo Talks: A Chess Podcast

What does GM Jesse Kraai need to do to win the U.S. Senior Chess Championship? How can he use the Dojo Program? The Dojo sensei GM Jesse Kraai, IM Kostya Kavutskiy, and IM David Pruess talk about the details of what prep Jesse needs to do to win.

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0:00 If Jesse Wins...
0:14 Intro
5:21 Chess and Getting Older
14:30 Kostya and Jesse Need to Do The Program
22:36 What Jesse Needs to Work On
27:09 Jesse's Dojo Pie Chart
36:49 Sam Shankland's Advice to Jesse
38:22 Calculation and System 2 Thinking
40:27 Jesse's Big Decision
44:52 Jesse's Weaknesses
50:55 Healthy Cohort Competition
52:15 Betting on FIDE Rating
56:55 Dojo Training Program Tournaments