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The Perpetual Chess Adult Improver Series returns with another guest with a great story. Denis Markov is a 39 year-old working dad with a passion for chess. Denis has deep chess roots which date back to a childhood in Russia where he took classes at the fabled \u201cPalace of Pioneers.\u201d According to Denis, he did not show exceptional talent in those days and eventually set chess aside for some years. Now based in Pennsylvania, Denis returned to competitive chess in mid-2021 and since then, through hard work and consistency has elevated his USCF rating from 1742 to over 2050! While this type of improvement is quite unusual, Denis is adamant that he isn\u2019t doing anything to \u201creinvent the wheel.\u201d In our conversation Denis details an approach focused on frequent competitive play, game review and lots of hard work. I found our conversation grounding and inspiring at the same time. Timestamps of topics discussed are below.\xa0\n\nAdult Improver Series Spotify Playlist here:\nhttps://open.spotify.com/playlist/75Uoqz2BoRt2IiTCeOfuky?si=680ff07480434ec9\n\n\n0:00-\xa0\nThanks to those who help support Perpetual Chess via Patreon! If you would like to join the community, you can do so here:\nhttps://www.patreon.com/perpetualchess\n\n0:01- Thanks to our presenting chess education sponsors, Chessable.com!\xa0\n\nNew Chessable courses including Silman\u2019s Endgame Course, and new ones by GM Erwin L\u2019ami, GM Johan Hellsten.\xa0\nYou can check out their latest offerings here:\nhttps://www.chessable.com/courses/all/new/\n\n\n2:00- Denis joins the show! What is his \u201c why\u201d?\nWhat does he do when his motivation to study chess is low?\nDenis\u2019 Reddit post detailing his success:\nhttps://www.reddit.com/r/chess/comments/16sw628/1740_to_2040_uscf_in_2_years_adult_improver/\n\n11:00- Patreon mailbag question: \u201cHow will Denis approach teaching chess to his kids?\u2019\xa0\n\n14:00- Patreon mailbag question: \u2018Does Denis think that his Russian background helped his chess development?\u2019\xa0\n\n21:00- What got Denis back into chess in his college years?\nMentioned: Aron Nimzowhitsch\u2019s My System\n\n25:00- Denis\u2019 study routine\nDenis\u2019 coach:\xa0\nhttps://lichess.org/coach/Davjan\n\n\n34:00- Denis discusses his approach to openings, especially as it relates to playing the same opponents repeatedly.\xa0\n\n42:00- How did Denis settle on studying via ChessTempo and the Chess Steps workbooks?\xa0\nMentioned: Arthur Yusupov\u2019s series, Chess Steps Method\n\n48:00- What is the nature of Denis\u2019 work with his coach?\xa0\n\n54:00- Does Denis have any theories on why he is seeing gains while others might be\xa0struggling?\xa0\n\n1:03:00- More book recommendations!\n\nMentioned: Sam Shankland\u2019s books, Endgame Strategy by Shereshevsky, GM Johan Hellsten\u2019s books, Chess Structures by GM Mauricio Flores Rios, GM Ivan Sokolov\u2019s Winning Middle Game Strategies, Sokolov\u2019s interview with Chessbase India, His How to Chess Interview is Now Out!\xa0\n\n1:08:00- Thanks to Denis for joining me! You can email him at dvmarkov at gmail dot com\xa0\nOr follow him on Instagram here:\nhttps://www.instagram.com/dvm0101/\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices