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This week\u2019s guest on Perpetual Chess is the ever popular Commentator, Streamer, YouTuber and traveling chess professional, WGM Dina Belenkaya. \xa0Dina is a 4 time Women's champion of St. Petersburg, which is no small feat given her native city's rich chess legacy. These days, Dina is based in France, represents Israel internationally, and competes frequently in various locations. Dina joined me shortly after returning home from the Reykjavik Open, an annual open tournament which is always popular among professionals and amateurs alike. This year several streamers competed and streamed their games, including Dina, Alexandra Botez, Eric Rosen and Simon Williams. In our interview, Dina discusses her recent tournaments, her study regimen, and how she balances streaming, content creation and her competitive chess goals. We also discuss her \u201cchess upbringing\u201d including her study tips and learning methods,and her\xa0childhood interactions with GM Anish Giri who was an early chess student of her mother\u2019s. You can find timestamps for all of the topics discussed below.\xa0\n\nThis episode was recorded live on April 7 on Dina\u2019s Twitch stream (before the World Championship started)\xa0\n\n\ufeff0:00-\xa0\nThanks to our presenting chess education sponsor, Chessable.com. You can check out some of my favorite Chessable courses for different rating levels here:\xa0\nhttps://go.chessable.com/perpetual-chess-podcast/ \n\n02:00- Reykjavik Open- trip report. How did Dina decide to attend and compete along with other streamers such as Alexandra Botez, Eric Rose, Anna Cramling and Simon Williams?\xa0\nMentioned: Charlotte Chess Center and Scholastic Academy, Johnson-Belenkaya, Belenkaya-Gajewski 2023, Dina\u2019s YouTube\xa0\n\n26:00- What has changed since Dina switched from representing Russia to Israel?\xa0\n\n30:00- Who is Dina\u2019s secret chess trainer? What advice does he give her?\nMentioned: GM Brendan Jacobsen, The GM Ran Away From Me\n\n36:00- What will Dina do to work on her chess? Does Puzzle Rush help her calculation abilities?\xa0\nMentioned: Puzzle Rush\n\n42:00- What was Dina\u2019s chess upbringing like in the chess mecca of St. Petersburg?\nMentioned: IM Andrey Praslov, Asya Kovalyova (Dina\u2019s Mother), Anish Giri, Endgame Studies 101\xa0\n\n\xa050:00- Does Dina remember GM Anish Giri as a kid in St. Petersburg?\xa0\n\n1:01:00- What are Dina\u2019s 2023 Chess and Content plans?\xa0\n\n1:05:00- Does Dina get nervous when playing OTB games on stream?\xa0\n\n1:07:00- Dina trash talks my chess skills (mildly)\xa0\n\n1:11:00- If DIna had children would she encourage them to play chess?\xa0\n\n1:12:00- Does Dina have a favorite chess \u201cdestination\u201d tournament?\nMentioned: Reykjavik Open, Sunway Sitges Open\xa0\n\n1:14:00- Thanks to Dina for joining the show!\nCheck out her YouTube channel here:\n\nDina\u2019s YouTube channel:\nhttps://www.youtube.com/c/thebelenkaya\nDina\u2019s Twitch channel:\xa0\nhttps://www.twitch.tv/thebelenkaya\n\nInstagram:\nhttps://www.instagram.com/dinabelenkaya/?hl=en\n\nTwitter:\nhttps://twitter.com/DinaBelenkaya\n\nIf you would like to help support Perpetual Chess, you can do so here:\nhttps://www.patreon.com/perpetualchess\n\n\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices