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This week on Perpetual Chess we talk about chess improvement with one of the premier chess trainers in the world! GM R.B. Ramesh has worked with many of India\u2019s top players including GMs Vidit Gujirathi, Harikrishna and Adhiban. I caught up with Ramesh on the night before he would commence a training camp with one of India\u2019s Olimpiad teams. This team included Ramesh\u2019s star student, GM Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, who is one of the top junior players in the world and recently made headlines by defeating Magnus Carlsen. GM Ramesh is an author, including of the excellent new book, Improve Your Chess Calculation. In our conversation, we discussed Chess in India as it prepares to host the Olimpiad, the keys to\xa0Praggnanandhaa\u2019s success, plus Ramesh answers many listener questions related to chess improvement. There is always so much to learn from GM Ramesh, and this conversation is no exception!\xa0\n\nPrior Interviews:\xa0\nEpisode 144 with R.B. Ramesh\nEpisode 166 with GM R.B. Ramesh and GM Jacob Aagaard\xa0\n\n\n0:00- GM Ramesh joined me shortly before starting a training camp for one of India\u2019s Olimpiad teams. How does he prepare materials for these phenoms?\xa0\n08:00- What was it like to work with\xa0GM Praggnanandhaa as a younger chess student?\n14:00- GM Ramesh has written that training should be more challenging than competing OTB. Is this approach feasible for adult improvers?\xa0\n\n16:30- Ramesh shares visualization advice for adult improvers.\xa0\n\n23:00- Patreon mailbag question- \u201cAt what rating is it appropriate to begin training with blindfold puzzles?\u201d\xa0\nMentioned: Visualize series on Chessable\xa0\n\n30:00-\xa0Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Aimchess.com. Aimchess\u2019 algorithm reviews your games and gives you actionable advice on how to improve your game. Check it out for free and if you choose to subscribe you can use the code Perpetual30 to save 30%.\nOr use this link for the same discount:\nhttps://aimchess.com/try?ref=benjohnson12\n\n31:30- GM Ramesh considers Anand a personal hero and now knows him personally, Is he surprised by GM Anand\u2019s success at 2022 Norway Chess?\n\n39:00- How did Ramesh react the first time GM Praggnanandhaa beat GM Magnus Carlsen?\xa0\n\n43:00- Patreon mailbag question- \u201cWill Ramesh do a Chessable course? How many books will be in his series?\u201d\xa0\n\n45:30- Patreon mailbag question- \u201cWhat is Ramesh\u2019s advice for handling tough losses?\u201d\xa0\n\n52:00- Patreon mailbag question: \u201cWhat are some common calculation mistakes that even GMs make?\u201d\xa0\n\n55:00-\xa0Patreon mailbag question: \u201cWhat can we learn from the success of another of Ramesh\u2019s students, WGM Divya Deshmukh?\xa0\n\n57:30- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessable.com. You can find the free \u201cEndgame Strategy\u201d Lesson from GM Sam Shankland here:\xa0\nhttps://www.chessable.com/course/115673\n59:30- Are chess players as a whole getting better at calculation?\xa0\nMentioned: Free excerpt of Ramesh\u2019s book here.\xa0\nMentioned: GM John Nunn\u2019s Secrets of Practical Chess\n1:07:00- How does Ramesh define \u201cthe drawback principle\u201d?\xa0\n1:10:00- What advice can Ramesh share for knowing when to stop calculating within a variation?\xa0\n1:14:00- Patreon mailbag question: \u201cWhat does Ramesh observe from Firouzja\u2019s phenomenal success? Does he have any Candidates predictions?\u201d\n1:17:00- Patreon mailbag question: \u201cDoes Ramesh have an opinion on the fact that Indian players can no longer compete in the British Championship\u201d (which Ramesh won in 2002)?\n1:19:00- With the Chess Olimpiad set to take place in Chennai in July, Ramesh shares his thoughts on the explosion of chess in India.\xa0\n1:24:00- In our last interview, Ramesh gave a ton of book recommendations. Is he keeping up with new chess books?\xa0\nMentioned: Judit Polgar\u2019s Quality Chess Series, New in Chess Books, Quality Chess Books, Thinker\u2019s Publishing\xa0\n1:28:00- Thanks so much to Ramesh for sharing some of his chess expertise. Here are links for ways to keep up with him:\nImprove Your Chess Calculation\xa0\nProChessTraining.com\xa0\nTwitter\xa0\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices