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Cody Smith is a 31 year old Alabama- Twitch streamer, and chess instructor.\xa0\nCody started serious chess at age 24 and has seen a slow and steady climb over the years to a Lichess blitz rating of about 2050 and about 2150 Rapid. Cody is self-taught, using free online resources and has barely ever cracked a chess book!\xa0\xa0He\xa0recently has tried out OTB tournaments, and offers lots of useful reflections and advice for anyone interested in making a similar transition. Cody also offers lots of tips about how to get the most out of game review, and shares his approach to studying openings, tactics, and many other phases of the game. Please read on for many more details, timestamps, and any relevant links.\xa0\nCheck out the rest of the Adult Improver series here\nOr on this Spotify Playlist \n\n0:00- Are you interested in appearing on Perpetual Chess as an adult Improver? Please fill out this form so that I can keep it for future reference: Potential Adult Improver Guest\xa0\n\n02:00- Cody\u2019s chess beginnings\xa0\nMentioned: GM Simon Williams YouTube, IM John Bartholomew\u2019s Climbing the Rating Ladder, NM ChessNetwork\u2019s Beginner to Chess Master, GM Ben Finegold, IM Levy Rozman, GM Daniel Naroditsky\u2019s Speed Run\xa0\n\n09:00- Why didn\u2019t Cody play much speed chess in his early chess days?\xa0\n\n12:00- Cody discusses his approach to engine game review.\xa0\n\n21:00- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Aimchess.com. Aimchess collects and analyzes your games and gives you actionable tips based on the data it gathers. Check the site out, and if you choose to subscribe, please use the code Perpetual30 to save 30%.\xa0\n\n24:30- Has Cody hit any major rating plateaus?\xa0\xa0\n\n26:00- How many hours a day does Cody spend on his chess?\n\n28:00- Cody has recently begun playing an OTB live league in Alabama.\xa0What can he share about that experience? Was he nervous?\n\n40:00- 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\n\n41:00- Patreon mailbag question: \u201cWhat is Cody\u2019s approach to learning from videos?\u201d\n\n45:00- What is Cody\u2019s approach to learning about openings?\xa0\nMentioned: My blog can be read on Chess.com or LiChess\xa0\n\n50:00- Chesskid offers a safe environment for kids to learn chess, and provides opportunities to play against other kids and bots, watch instructive videos and lessons, do puzzles, and join clubs where coaches can run tournaments.\xa0\n\nYou can receive a discount when you sign up or upgrade your child or students to a gold membership by using this link: https://www.chesskid.com/membership/promo/perpetual\n\nCHESSKID CONTEST INSTRUCTIONS-\n\n\nPlay the Anand bot here, he\u2019s the avatar on the bottom right\xa0\n\n\n\nIf you win, draw, or last at least 40 moves, email the game or your Chesskid screenname to support@chesskid.com (with subject line Perpetual Chess)\n\n\nThe first 3 winners receive a free 1 yr gold membership both for themselves and 1 kid\xa0\n\n\n54:30- Patreon mailbag question: \u201cWhat does Cody think about the issue of Twitch streamers and their followers potentially forming \u2018parasocial relationships.\u2019 \u201d\nMentioned: GM Ben Finegold\xa0\n\n1:01:00- What is Cody\u2019s advice for getting into Twitch streaming?\xa0\n\n1:05:00- Cody has also gotten into scrabble, shogi, and go, how does learning these games compare to chess?\xa0\nMentioned: Episode 263 with Oliver Roeder, GM Mathew Sadler, GM Peter Heine Nielsen\n\n1:11:00- Thanks so much to Cody for sharing his tips and his story.\xa0\nFollow CLSmith15 on his Twitch channel here.\xa0\nFollow him on Twitter here.\xa0\n\nIf you would like to help to support Perpetual Chess, you can do so here.\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices