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GM Jonathan Levitt is a chess journalist, an author and a professional cricket bettor!\xa0\xa0Jonathan is retired from competitive chess, but he has written a few great chess books, including co-authoring the classic\xa0Secrets of Spectacular Chess, and Jonathan has recently released his first non-chess book, \xa0Contemplating Comedy, which, as you might guess, is a meditation on the topic of humor. In this wide-ranging interview, we discuss Jonathan\u2019s varied chess career, his transition to cricket betting, the upcoming World Chess Championship, and the intersection of chess and humor. There is lots to learn from Jonathan, so I hope you all enjoy this conversation. Please read on for many more details and relevant links.\xa0\n\n\nLondon Chess Festival Info here!-\xa0\nhttps://www.englishchess.org.uk/chessfest-in-londons-trafalgar-square/\n\n0:00- We tackle the age old question, \u201cWhat constitutes chess talent?\u201d This is a question that Jonathan grapples with in his excellent 1997 book, Genius in Chess.\xa0\n\nMentioned: IM Malcolm Pein, Episode 20 with GM Timur Garyev, Book Recap #10- Talking Blindfold Chess with Jerry Wells, Episode 95 with Dr. Christopher Chabris\n\n\xa014:00- Jonathan answers a question from the Perpetual Chess Patreon mailbag relating to ways he could potentially tweak his famed \u201cLevitt question.\u201d\xa0\n\n\n18:00- Jonathan tells the story of what he learned from studying and sharing a house with legendary GM Alexei Shirov.\xa0\nEpisode 189 with GM Patrick Wolff\xa0\n\n25:00- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by AImchess.com. Check out their site, and if you decide to subscribe use the code Perpetual30 to save 30%.\xa0\n\n26:30- What were the key components to Jonathan\u2019s own chess improvement path?\xa0\nMentioned: GM Mikhail Botvinnik, Lasker\u2019s Manual of Chess, Fischer\u2019s 60 Memorable Games\xa0\n\n35:00- Secrets of Spectacular Chess by Jonathan and FM David Friedgood is a great book that shares a lot of brilliant endgame studies. Did endgame studies help Jonathan\u2019s own game?\xa0\n\n41:00- Jonathan talks about the only \u201creal job\u201d when he worked for a few months for the original Kasparov Chess website.\xa0\nMentioned: Mig Greengard, GM Vladimir Kramnik\n\n43:00- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessable.com! Check out their latest offerings here.\xa0\nNew Chess Courses Online - For All Levels in all - Chessable.com\nAlso be sure to subscribe to the How to Chess podcast, more info here:\nhttps://howtochess.com/\n\n44:00- How did Jonathan\u2019s chess background help him become a professional cricket bettor? What does his work entail?\xa0\nMentioned: Episode 57 with GM Pascal Charbonneau\xa0\n\n53:00-Jonathan\u2019s newest book, Contemplating Comedy is a meditation on what makes things funny. Does Jonathan think chess players are funnier than non-chess players? Does he have any good chess jokes?\xa0\nMentioned: GM Tony Miles, GM Nigel Davies, GM Nigel Short, GM Yasser Seirawan, GM Benjamin Finegold, GM Jan Gustafsson\xa0\n\n\n1:04:00- What were Jonathan\u2019s interactions with Kasparov like?\xa0\nMentioned: Magnus Carlsen, GM Bobby Fischer\xa0\n\n1:09:00- What are Jonathan\u2019s thoughts on the Carlsen-Nepomniachtchi match?\xa0\n\n1:11:00- Thanks so much to Jonathan for joining us!\xa0\nHere is how to keep up with him:\xa0\n\nBuy his books here:\xa0\nAmazon.com\nFollow him on Twitter here:\xa0\nhttps://twitter.com/JonathanLevitt7?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\nYou can email him directly at jonathanlevitt at btinternet.com\xa0\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices