Book Recap #14 : The Seven Deadly Chess Sins by GM Jonathan Rowson
b'Perpetual Chess is back with another monthly bonus edition of Chess Books Recaptured. This month\\xa0 Chicago-based law professor, dad, and speed chess specialist, David Franklin joins me. Like me, David is a long-time fan of the writing of GM Jonathan Rowson, and of his 2000 book, The Seven Deadly Chess Sins, in particular.\\xa0 Due to its\\xa0 uniquely philosophical, digressive tone and its advanced chess subject matter, The Seven Deadly Chess Sins is not universally loved. Nonetheless, both podcast hosts and many other chess fans consider it to be a classic. In our conversation, we define and discuss each of GM Rowson\\u2019s 7 "chess sins", as well as sharing a bit of information about the author, the guest-co-host, and of course, a few of our favorite quotes. Please read on for many more details, links, and timestamps!\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n0:00- Why does David love this book? Why is this book somewhat polarizing despite many rave reviews?\\xa0\\n\\nMentioned: Perpetual Chess Episode 193 with Tom Murphy, Adult Improver Episode 151 with JJ Lang\\xa0\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n08:30- We discuss GM Rowson\\u2019s background and his other chess books briefly.\\xa0\\n\\nMentioned: Understanding the Grunfeld,Chess For Zebras, The Moves that Matter, Perpetual Chess Episode 150 with GM Jonathan Rowson, IM Andras Toth, IM John Watson\\u2019s review of Seven Deadly Chess Sins: Some Products and Two First-Rate Books\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n12:00- What other books might have been the intellectual inspirations of this unique book?\\xa0\\n\\nMentioned: Facebook Chess Collectors Group, The Chess Mind by Gerald Abraham,\\xa0 Secrets of Practical Chess, Improve Your Chess Now, Genius in Chess, Improve Your Chess Now Book Recap Podcast with FM Alex Chua, Alex King, Godol, Escher and Bach, Emotional Intelligence, Richard James, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance,\\xa0 Dynamics of Chess Strategy, GM David Navara\\xa0\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n15:00- For what rating level is this book best suited?\\xa0\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n20:00- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessmood.com!\\xa0\\n\\nCheck out their blog here:\\xa0\\n\\nhttps://chessmood.com/blog\\n\\n\\xa0and check out their YouTube, featuring Lessons with a Grandmaster here:\\n\\nhttps://www.youtube.com/c/ChessMood\\n\\n20:45- We discuss Sin #1- \\u201cThinking\\u201d- lack of faith in intuition, and \\u201cbureaucracy\\u201d\\n\\nMentioned: \\u201cTalking to Your Pieces\\u201d, Tom Murphy\\xa0\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n27:00- Sin #2- \\u201cBlinking\\u201d Identifying, missing critical moments\\xa0\\n\\nMentioned: Bobby Fischer, Russians vs. Fischer , GM Alex Yermolinksy\\u2019s The Road to Chess Improvement, The Road to Chess Improvement Recap Podcast, Episode 7 with GM Jon Ludvig Hammer\\xa0\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n31:00-\\xa0 Sin #3- \\u201cWanting\\u201d Attachment to results, carelessness, \\u2018chalking it up\\u2019 expectation\\xa0\\n\\nMentioned: \\u201cThe Theory of Infinite Resistance,\\u201d FM Bill Jordan, GM Ian Rogers, GM David Smerdon, Jerry Wheeler\\xa0\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n42:00- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessable.com! Be sure to download the much-anticipated Chessable app for IOS, and Seven Deadly Chess Sins will be available on Chessable later this year!\\xa0\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n43:00- Sin #4- \\u201cMaterialism\\u201d Lack of dynamism, oversights\\n\\nMentioned: Plato\\u2019s Symposium,\\xa0\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n49:30- Sin #5- \\u201cEgoism\\u201d \\u2018forgetting the opponent\\u2019- fear - how many results am I playing for?\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n54:00- Sin #6- \\u201cPerfectionism\\u201d \\xa0time trouble, jam-lust (asking too much of your position), moralizing (punishing the opponent), copy-cat crime (trying to emulate another player)\\n\\nMentioned: GM Alexander Grischuk, Chess Explained\\u2019s YouTube Channel , GM Michael Adams\\xa0\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n1:03:30- Sin #7- Looseness- \\xa0losing the plot, drifting (playing without a plan), \\u201cneural hijackings\\u201d (emotions overwhelm the thinking brain, whether consciously or not), \\u201ctension transference\\u201d (relieve tension at all costs, uncomfortable with discomfort)\\xa0\\n\\nMentioned- Anand-Carlsen 2013, Kasparov-Sokolov 1999\\xa0\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n1:07:00- We share a few favorite quotes from the book.\\xa0\\n\\nMentioned: Endgame Strategy, GM Tiger Hillarp Person, GM Jonathan Levitt, GM Jan Gustafsson, GM Luke McShane\\xa0\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n1:11:30- A question from Patreon supporter and friend of the pod- is it a fair characterization\\xa0 that Rowson characterizes this book in hindsight as \\u201ca good first draft?\\u201d\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n1:14:00- What were David\\u2019s personal interactions with GM Rowson like?\\xa0\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n1:18:30- Does David get more nervous before a tournament chess game or before arguing before the Supreme Court?\\xa0\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n1:19:30- Thanks to David for contributing his time and knowledge! 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