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This week, Perpetual Chess features a different kind of guest, Joe Posnanski was twice- named the best sportswriter in America by the Associated Press. He is also a popular podcaster and best selling author of 6 books. I have been a huge fan of Joe\u2019s writing for many years, so when he recently wrote about his enthusiasm for chess I couldn\u2019t resist the opportunity to invite him to talk to us on Perpetual Chess. In our interview, Joe discusses the beginnings of his interest in chess (his dad was a USCF expert.)\xa0Joe then dives into topics including: the current state of his own chess game, why he has a "love-hate" relationship with the game, who his favorite chess YouTubers are, and the lessons that he has learned from his coach, FM Mikhail Perelshteyn. Whether in written word or on his Poscast, Joe is always entertaining and insightful, so it was a real thrill for me to talk chess with him! Please read on for more details and relevant links.\xa0\n0:00-\xa0\xa0\xa0\nJoe tells us about the evolution of his interest in chess over the years.\xa0\nMentioned: Read Joe\u2019s recent blog post about chess here. Read his article about playing with NFL player Priest Holmes here. Read Joe\u2019s famous, non-chess post about seeing Hamilton with his daughter, here.\xa0\n13:00- 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 - Chessable.com\nAlso be sure to subscribe to our How to Chess podcast ! More info here:\nhttps://howtochess.com/\n13:30- Joe is a big fan of chess YouTube. Who are Joe\u2019s favorite chess YouTubers?\xa0\nMentioned: Agadmator\u2019s YouTube Channel, Perpetual Chess Episode 160 with Agadmator, GM Hikaru Nakamura, IM Eric Rosen, IM Levy Rozman, Levy\u2019s Guess the Elo playlist here, GM Simon Williams\u2019 Jobava London Chessable Course here\n25:45- 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\n26:30- We discuss the state of Joe\u2019s own chess game. What are his strengths and weaknesses?\xa0\nMentioned: FM Mikhail Perelshteyn, GM Eugene Perelshteyn, How to Chess Episode with GM Eugene Perelshteyn here, Joe\u2019s game that we are discussing can be found\xa0here\n\n48:00- Joe\u2019s most recent book is an excellent biography, The Life and Afterlife of Harry Houdini, Did he see any similarities between the magic and chess sub-cultures?\xa0\nMentioned: The Baseball 100\n53:00- If Joe were to write a feature about chess, what would he write?\xa0\n\n1:02:00- Thanks so much to Joe for joining us to talk chess! Here is how to keep up with his great writing:\nSubscribe to his blog here: https://joeposnanski.substack.com/\nFollow him on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/JPosnanski\nCheck out his books on Amazon here:\nAmazon.com: Joe Posnanski: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle\n\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