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b"Karen Boyd is a 56 year old mother, wife and chess lover with a background in computer programming. She often appears in the videos and streams of her husband, GM Ben Finegold, but she also does a ton of the work behind the scenes, producing Ben\\u2019s content. Despite Karen\\u2019s busy life, she has been making lots of time for chess study and joined me after a busy summer with plenty of chess tournaments in the United States. Karen assiduously documents her chess study, and has been averaging about 3 hours per day of study when not on the road. She showed some good results in the World Open, and is on the verge of eclipsing her personal high rating of 1421. In our interview, she discussed her background, her study regimen, her goals, her relationship with Ben, and why she thinks she currently finds tournaments more enjoyable than her husband does. I really admire the dedication that Karen is showing to chess and look forward to seeing her continued chess progress. More details, timestamps and relevant links can be found below.\\xa0\\xa0\\n\\n0:00- If you or someone you know is interested in appearing as an adult improver, you can submit their info via the online form here:\\nInterested in Appearing on the Pod as an Adult Improver? \\u2014 The Perpetual Chess Podcast\\n\\n1:00- Karen has been studying chess for 3 hours per day and traveling far and wide to play in\\xa0many tournaments. Why?\\xa0\\nMentioned: Check out Karen\\u2019s study log here:\\nhttps://atlchessclub.com/ChessLog/ChessStudyLog.pdf\\n\\n5:00- How does Karen feel about her recent progress, after a busy summer.\\xa0\\n\\n10:00- Why does Karen prefer classical chess?\\xa0\\nMentioned: Justin Morrison of Kids Chess Zone\\xa0\\n\\n16:00- Karen\\u2019s husband, GM Ben Finegold, has said he is retiring from OTB chess. Does Karen think he will change his mind someday?\\xa0\\n\\n19:00- What are Karen\\u2019s current chess goals?\\xa0\\nMentioned: How to Beat Your Dad at Chess, Chessable\\u2019s Checkmate Patterns Manual\\xa0\\n\\n22:00- \\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\\nPerpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessable.com. Their new courses include a new one by GM Levon Aronian, and GM Magnus Carlsen and GM David Howell recently released a free lesson, Grind like a GM!\\xa0\\nCheck out what's new here:\\xa0\\nhttps://www.chessable.com/courses/all/new/\\n\\n24:30- Karen discusses her chess beginnings.\\xa0\\n\\n31:00- Patreon mailbag question: How did Karen and GM Ben Finegold meet?\\xa0\\nMentioned: GM Var Akobian\\xa0\\n\\n35:00- Patreon mailbag question: Does Karen think she is treated differently a) because she is a woman? b) because she is married to a GM?\\n\\n39:00- Welcome to the Chess dot bomb! Karen discusses her favorite Chess.com premium features, which include the tactics trainer.\\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\\xa0\\n42:00- What was Karen\\u2019s inspiration for her study log?\\n\\n43:00- How do Karen's two coaches, FM Aviv Friedman and NM Spencer Finegold, work with her to improve her chess?\\n\\n45:00- What is Karen\\u2019s approach to openings?\\xa0\\n\\n48:00-How would Karen characterize (or describe) her strengths and weaknesses as a ches player?\\n\\n51:00- Why does Karen \\u201cplay up\\u201d in higher sections?\\n\\n53:03- Are there days where Karen doesn\\u2019t feel like doing chess?\\n\\n56:00- Karen\\u2019s closing advice\\xa0\\n\\n58:00- Thanks so much to Karen for joining the show. Here are some of the ways you can follow her chess progress:\\nTwitter-\\nhttps://twitter.com/Karen_Chess1\\nTwitch-\\xa0\\nhttps://www.twitch.tv/karen_chess\\n\\nGM Ben Finegold\\u2019s Twitch-\\nhttps://www.twitch.tv/gmbenjaminfinegold\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"