Bonus Pod- GM Jacob Aagaard joins for an update on the Sinquefield Cup Controversy
We are back with another bonus pod to discuss the Sinquefield Cup controversy with Tuesday\u2019s guest, GM Jacob Aagaard. Jacob has worked with Hans personally, and like the rest of the chess world has been following this story very closely. There has been no statement from GM Magnus Carlsen, but there have still been many developments worth discussing in the past week. Timestamps of topics discussed are below, thanks to Jacob for rejoining us!\xa0\n\nBe sure to subscribe to my free weekly chess news roundup, the Perpetual Chess Linkfest, you can do so here:\nhttps://benjohnson.substack.com/\n\n\n0:00- What are the key events of the last week? What does Jacob think of the cheating theories?\n\nMentioned:\xa0\n\nSt. Louis Chess Club Arbiter\u2019s Statement:\nhttps://grandchesstour.org/blog/2022-sinquefield-cup-chief-arbiter%E2%80%99s-statement\n\nJames Altucher Podcast with IM Kenneth Regan\xa0\nGM Jacob Aagaard Blog post about his experience working with GM Hans Niemann\xa0\nhttps://forum.killerchesstraining.com/t/paranoia-and-insanity-by-jacob-aagaard/856\n\n20:00- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Aimchess.com. Aimchess\u2019 algorithm reviews your games and gives you actionable advice on how to improve your game. Check it out for free, and if you choose to subscribe you can use the code Perpetual30 to save 30%.\nOr use this link for the same discount:\nhttps://aimchess.com/try?ref=benjohnson12\n21:00- We discuss a couple other of the videos and posts regarding whether Hans potentially cheated OTB before the Sinquefield Cup.\xa0\nMentioned: \nAtlanta Kings Research\nTodd Bryant\u2019s Response to above research\xa0\nNikos Ntirlis\u2019 Additional Response (Not mentioned on the podcast)\n\n29:00- Why does Jacob think that Hans is \u201cthe perfect test to expose the fallibility\u201d\xa0of our current anti-cheating measures?\xa0\n35:00- Jacob\u2019s discusses the statement issued by Chess.com\nMentioned: Chess.com statement\xa0\nhttps://twitter.com/chesscom/status/1568010971616100352?s=20&t=lM603tHenLUdoXSKjm4aBQ\n\n42:00- Patreon mailbag question: Even as a recreational player, it is frustrating to get emails that you played online cheaters. Should online cheaters be punished more harshly?\xa0\n49:00- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessable.com. You can check out all of their latest offerings here:\xa0\nhttps://www.chessable.com/courses/all/new/\n50:00- Why hasn\u2019t Magnus issued a statement? What does Jacob think about his handling of the World Championship announcement?\xa0\nMentioned: GM Ben Finegold Video\n\n59:00- Jacob discusses IM Ken Regan\u2019s recent interview on The James Altucher podcast\xa0\nMentioned: Carlsen-Niemann 2022, Video Version of Altucher Ken Regan Podcast, Background on the 2010 French Olimpiad cheating case here\n\nThanks to Jacob for hopping back on and sharing his thoughts!\xa0\nBook-\xa0A Matter of Endgame Technique\nQuality Chess- http://www.qualitychess.co.uk/\nKiller Chess Training Facebook- 365 Chess Academy / Killer Chess Training | Facebook\nGM Jacob Aagaard\u2019s Twitter- https://twitter.com/GMJacobAagaard?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\n\nIf you would like to help support Perpetual Chess, you can do so here.:\nBen Johnson is creating Perpetual Chess Podcast | Patreon\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices