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This week I am joined by IM Yaacov Norowitz. Yaacov is a trainer, a Chessable author, and a speed chess specialist who has won the World Open Blitz tournament 5 times. \xa0 He has a Chess.com peak blitz rating of nearly 3000. Yaacov has a unique background, and he had some entertaining stories to tell about topics that include :\xa0\n\nHis over 12000 blitz and bullet games against Hikaru Nakamura. Yaacov has known Hikaru since Hikaru was age 6, before he started playing competitive chess.\xa0\n\nHis early interactions with Gotham Chess, whom Yaacov taught\xa0 when Levy was a kid.\xa0\n\nYaacov\u2019s\xa0 \u201cdacha method\u201d approach to chess learning\xa0\n\nHow Yaacov\u2019s strict Orthodox Jewish upbringing impacted his chess playing.\xa0\n\nYaacov also is an avid chess reader and has plenty of book recommendations. As always, you can find timestamps for topics discussed below.\xa0\n0:00- Yaacov discusses his early blitz battles with a young Hikaru Nakamura and how Yaacov became a blitz specialist?\xa0\n\n8:00- What differentiated Hikaru\u2019s bullet peak from that of everyone else? Has Yaacov played other bullet wizards, Alireza and Andrew Tang?\xa0\n\n14:00- Perpetual 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%.\n\n16:00- What did Yaacov learn from his coach, the legendary player GM Roman Dzindziashvilli? Also what is \u201cThe Cheesecake Opening\u201d?\xa0\n\n22:00- Yaacov loved to read chess books as a kid. What were his favorites?\xa0\nMentioned: Dojo Talks Podcast Episode 72, Capablanca\u2019s Endings, Chess Praxis, How to Reassess Your Chess, Logical Chess Move by Move\xa0\n\n27:00- How did Yaacov balance playing blitz and playing classical chess?\xa0\n\n32:00- What were Yaacov\u2019s blitz battles against GM Viswanathan Anand like?\xa0\n\n36:00- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessable.com. Check out their latest courses here: https://www.chessable.com/courses/all/new/\n\n37:00- Patreon mailbag question: \u201cWill Yaacov make a Chessable course on his \u201cdacha theory\u201d of chess learning?\u201d\xa0\n\n44:00- Yaacov discusses the origins of his collaboration with Elijah Logozar, a former Adult Improver guest.\xa0\n\n50:00- Yaacov was raised in an Orthodox Jewish family. How did chess and religion intersect for him?\xa0\n\n57:00- Yaacov taught IM Levy Rozman as a kid.\xa0 What was he like?\n\n58:00- Yaacov discusses his chess academy, Yaacattack.com\xa0\n\n1:02:00- How does Yaacov advise one to spend their chess study time?\xa0\n\n1:04:00- Thanks to Yaacov for joining the show!\xa0\n\nWebsite- Yaacattack.com\xa0\n\nThe Yaac Attack Stonewall Chessable course-https://www.chessable.com/the-yaac-attack-stonewall-for-white/course/31827/\n\nThe Yaac Attack- Caro Kann for Black\xa0\nhttps://www.chessable.com/the-yaac-attack-caro-kann-for-black/course/49678/\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices