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b"This week on Perpetual Chess, we have two interviews in one for you! Return guest, FM Peter Giannatos, who many know as the founder and head of the award-winning Charlotte Chess Center and Scholastic Academy, is also an extremely accomplished adult improver, and in the first half of this interview, Peter shares many inspirational words and his best chess improvement advice.\\xa0\\xa0As we discuss, in the past decade, Peter has made the difficult climb from 2100 to 2390 USCF! Peter has also improved his blitz game, but, as Peter explains, he does not think that requires the same skill set as playing slower tournament games.\\nIn the second half of the interview we turn our attention to Peter's new book and Chessable course.. It is a great resource for newer chess players and chess teachers. Last, but definitely not least, we discuss the current system for players seeking to earn the Grandmaster title. There has been a fair bit of conversation and controversy on this topic of late, so it was great to have one of the world\\u2019s leading organizer\\u2019s of \\u201cnorm tournaments' ' help us separate fact from fiction.\\n\\n0:00- Peter shares his beginnings in tournament chess and discusses the 2 major rating plateaus he faced (Approximately 1600 and 2100 USCF)\\nMentioned: Episode 201 with FM Peter Giannatos, Episode 151 with JJ Lang,\\xa0Matthew Noble, On the Origin of Good Moves, A First Book of Morphy, NM Dominique Myers, Noel Studer\\u2019s Blog\\n\\n16:45- Peter talks about how his chess evolved in his 20s and the ways that GM Ben Finegold and GM Alexander Shabalov helped Peter improve\\nMentioned: Episode 239 with GM Jan Markos,\\xa0\\n\\n26:30- How do adult improvers approach chess improvement differently from kids?\\xa0\\nMentioned: #chesspunks, Neal Bruce\\xa0\\n\\n33:00- How did Peter change his opening repertoire once he started working with GM Alexander Shabalov?\\xa0\\n\\n37:45- Perpetual Chess is also 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\\n38:15- Perpetual Chess is also brought to you in part by Chessmood.com\\xa0\\nThey offer a huge library of instructive videos. You can hear GM Avetik Grigoryan on Episode 192 of Perpetual Chess. Be sure to subscribe to their YouTube channel here.\\xa0\\n\\n40:00- How many hours per week did Peter study while his rating was climbing?\\nMentioned: Dvoretsky\\u2019s Endgame Manual, Perfect Your Chess\\xa0\\n\\n48:00- How does Peter adapt his game for speed chess?\\xa0\\nMentioned: Simple Chess, How to Reassess Your Chess\\xa0\\n\\n57:00- Recommendations for players rated below 1600\\nMentioned: Step 2 Thinking Ahead, Forcing Chess Moves\\xa0\\n\\n1:05:00- 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\\n1:06:30- Peter\\u2019s improvement bullet points\\n\\nPlay Stronger Players\\xa0\\n\\nBe willing to change things up and exit your comfort zone\\xa0\\n\\nWork hard! Do 10-15 minutes puzzles that push yourself\\xa0\\n\\n(my addition)- find a training partner\\xa0\\n\\n\\n1:14:00- We discuss Peter Giannatos\\u2019 new book and Chessable course Everyone\\u2019s First Chess Workbook,\\nMentioned: Laszlo Polgar\\u2019s Chess, Al Woolum\\u2019s Chess Tactics Workbook, Chess Steps Books\\xa0\\n\\n1:21:00- We discuss a recent, somewhat controversial New York Times article about how title norms are achieved.\\nLink for the article here\\nMentioned: GM Abhimanyu Mishra, GM Sergey Karjakin, GM Bobby Fischer, GM Judit Polgar\\xa0\\nIan Nepomniatchi\\u2019s tweet is here, IM Nikolas Theodorou, GM Nigel Short, IM John Bartholomew . Chess for Charity Jacksonville\\xa0\\n1:55:00-\\xa0\\nThanks so much to Peter for coming on the show! Here are the links you need to reach Peter or buy his book/course:\\nSee a preview of the book here\\nBuy the book here:\\nBuy it in Chessable form here:\\n\\nFollow Peter on Twitch here:\\xa0\\nEmail him here:\\xa0\\nPeter.giannatos at charlottechesscenter.org\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"