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This week\u2019s Adult Improver Edition of Perpetual Chess features NM Jeremy Kane: \xa0 Blitz specialist, USCF Master, Curriculum Director for Chess.com, and the author of the new book, The Next to Last Mistake. \xa0 Jeremy gained nearly 200 points in his 20s, and has a peak USCF rating of 2389.\xa0 Because he is the dad of two young kids, Jeremy has recently\xa0 turned his attention to online blitz. Jeremy shares some great tips for how to adapt your game to faster online play. Jeremy\u2019s chess.com blitz rating is usually around 2700, so clearly he has some expertise on this subject. Jeremy is also a chess bibliophile, and a former scholastic teacher, so he is full of good chess- improvement advice and recommendations for chess players of all ages and experience levels. As always, relevant links and timestamps can be found below.\xa0\n0:00- To Keep up with Ben\u2019s blog:\xa0\nFollow me Chess.com\xa0\nFollow me on LiChess\n\n03:00- For those rated under 1500 online, what is the best way to spend one\u2019s chess improvement time?\xa0\nMentioned: Adult Improver Episode 241 with FM Peter Giannatos, GM David Smerdon\u2019s The Complete Chess Swindler\xa0\n\n09:00- How did Jeremy ascend from 2200 to 2390 USCF in his 20s?\xa0\nMentioned: Silver Knights Chess Academy\xa0\n\n14:00- A few of Jeremy\u2019s favorite game-collection books.\nMentioned: My Great Predecessor\u2019s, Seven Deadly Chess Sins, Chess for Zebras, Young Sam Sevian vs. Greg Shahade video, The Road to Chess Improvement\xa0\n\n22:00- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Better Help. You can see some online reviews here, and if you sign up, use this link to save 10%: https://www.betterhelp.com/chess\n\n22:45- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessable.com. Check out all of their latest offerings here: New Chess Courses Online - For All Levels in all - Chessable.com\n\n23:30- How has Jeremy adapted his game to online play, and blitz in particular?\xa0\nMentioned: IM Kostya Kavutskiy\u2019s Video on the Tromp Wall\xa0\n\n29:00- For what rating level is blitz a useful training tool? (plus more blitz tips)\xa0\nMentioned: GM Daniel Naroditsky Article The Blitz Manifesto\xa0\n\n34:30- Aimchess has a brand new feature called Aimchess recap! It summarizes your year in chess a la Spotify wrapped. If you subscribe to Aimchess, be sure to use code Perpetual30 to save 30%.\xa0 Check it out here: https://www.aimchess.com/recap\n\n35:30- Patreon mailbag question: \u201cAs a dad, has it become difficult to stay motivated for chess?\u201d\xa0\n\n38:30- Patreon mailbag question: \u201cWhat is Jeremy\u2019s advice for a fellow dad who is working on chess while tired?\u201d\nMentioned: Gotham Chess YouTube, Kostya Kavutskiy YouTube\n\n43:00- The Chess dot bomb sponsored segment is brought to you by Chess.com! Jeremy and I discuss the Lessons feature which contains interactive instruction for players of all levels. Here are a few of Jeremy\u2019s favorites:\xa0\nGM Eugene Perelshteyn\u2019s \u201cEvery Gambit Refuted\u201d -\xa0\nGM Fabiano Caruana\u2019s \u201cRoad to the World Championship\u201d\xa0\nGM Shak Mamedyarov\u2019s Games vs. World Champions\xa0\nIM Kostya Kavutskiy\u2019s - \u201cHow to be Materialistic in Chess\u201d\xa0\n\nIf you decide to upgrade to a premium membership at Chess.com, you can help support the pod by signing up using this link (https://go.chess.com/Perpetual).\n\n\n46:30- Patreon mailbag question: \u201cWhy are the Chess.com Puzzle ratings sometimes so high?\u201d\n\n48:30- Patreon mailbag question: \u201cWhat are some tips for teaching chess to kids?\u201d\nMentioned: https://www.chesskid.com/classroom-planner, Chesskid Curriculm PDF- Chess Steps books\xa0\n\n55:30- Patreon mailbag question: \u201cDoes Jeremy agree with the advice that one shouldn\u2019t resign?\u201d\xa0\nMentioned: Episode 48 with Jonathan Corbblah\xa0\n\n59:30- How does Jeremy recommend budgeting study time?\xa0\n\n1:00:30- Thanks to Jeremy for joining the show. Here is how you can keep up with him:\xa0\nJeremy\u2019s book is called The Next to Last Mistake , edited by Ali Thompson.\xa0\nYou can follow Jeremy on Twitter here\nYou can email Jeremy at Jeremy at chess dot com\xa0\n\xa0\n\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices