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Recorded in Washington Square in New York City on April 8, 2023.\xa0\n\nThis week\u2019s guest on Perpetual Chess is the CEO of Chessable, Geert van der Velde. As longtime listeners know, Geert is a former rock star, devoted chess improver, dad, and avid runner. We recorded on location from the \u201cchess tables\u201d at Washington Square Park on April 8, 2023,\xa0in NYC, where Geert was visiting. In our interview, we discussed Geert\u2019s \u201cvisitor\u2019s perspective\u201d on the iconic chess tournaments in Reykjavik and Wijk an Zee, forthcoming Chessable courses, the many user interface upgrades that are coming for Chessable, and the impact of Chessable\u2019s recent merger with Chess.com. We also discussed Geert\u2019s own chess game.\xa0As a bonus, we were\xa0briefly visited by National Master Han Schut, Chessable Author, who was in New York playing a tournament. As always, links and topics of timestamps discussed can be found below.\xa0\nGeert's Prior Appearance- Episode 161\n\n0:00-\nCheck out some of my favorite Chessable courses here:\nhttps://go.chessable.com/perpetual-chess-podcast/\n\n0:02- Introduction:\xa0Geert\u2019s recent travels to NYC, filming content with Gotham Chess\xa0\n\n0:08- Geert shares a quick trip report on the Reykjavik Open, which he attended in a non-playing capacity.\xa0\n\n14:30- Geert discusses the transition in the wake of the acquisition of Chessable by Chess.com\xa0\n\n22:00- How will Chessable\u2019s focus shift with multiple courses on all of the major openings now available?\xa0\nMentioned: How to Chess Podcast, IM Alex Banzea, IM Christof Sielecki\xa0\n\n27:00- Is there still room for non-titled community members to create Chessable courses?\xa0\nMentioned: The Checkmate Patterns Manual\xa0\n\n29:00- How does Geert respond to critics who say that Chessable opening courses are too voluminous?\xa0\n\n33:00- What is Chessable 3.0? What upgrades is Chessable planning?\xa0\nMentioned: Email Chessable at hello at Chessable.com\xa0\n\n43:00- Geert\u2019s own chess study and play:\xa0What was it like to play in an amateur section of Wijk an Zee?\xa0\n\n48:00- Special guest, Chessable Author, and Chess Steps Trainer, NM Han Schut joins the interview!\nMentioned: Benji Portheault\u2019s Blog, Han\u2019s Forthcoming Course is on The Milner Barry Gambit\n\nIf you would like to help support Perpetual Chess via Patreon, you can do so here:\nhttps://www.patreon.com/perpetualchess\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices