EP 358- GM Robert Hungaski on Teaching Chess Teachers, Nakamura, Shirov, Niemann The Indian Chess Boom & more

Published: Nov. 28, 2023, 9 a.m.

b'This week\\xa0 a favorite guest returns to the pod, GM Robert Hungaski. Robert wears many hats in the chess world, as an accomplished player, Fide Senior trainer and International arbiter. His newest project involves organizing and presenting FIDE-sanctioned chess teaching seminars from some of the top trainers in the world, including Grandmasters Gregory Kaidanov, Alexey Shirov, Antoaneta Stefanova and many others. These seminars provide a unique opportunity to learn tricks of the trade from some chess legends. In addition to this project, Robert always has plenty of entertaining and insightful stories, and this interview is no exception. Robert reflects on his encounters with young Nakamura and Niemann, his trip to the 2022 Chess Olympiad, his friend GM Ulf Andersson, and, of course, he leaves with a bit of chess study advice and a book recommendation. It is always fun to talk chess with GM Hungaski!\\xa0\\nThanks to our presenting chess education sponsors, Chessable.com:\\nCheck out their new courses here:\\nhttps://www.chessable.com/courses/all/new/\\nCheck out my favorites here:\\nhttps://go.chessable.com/perpetual-chess-podcast/\\nMore information about the FIDE trainer seminar\\u2019s here:\\nhttps://fideamerica.net/tca/registrations/?fbclid=IwAR1TQF5uATurqzF0Prwmr6QEg8LWJ165d0ttZrvOG2N0LlqLjqZkbEWdJ6w\\nPrior Interview 2019- Episode 149\\xa0\\n02:00- Robert describes his \\u201cchess upbringing\\u201d and why his contemporaries\\xa0 (such as Nakamura, Vitugiov and Le Quang Liem) made him feel like he had no chess talent.\\xa0\\nMentioned: GM Joel Benjamin, Jen Shahade\\xa0\\n08:00- Robert reflects on the rise of chess in India and describes his trip to the 2022 Olympiad.\\n11:00- Robert discusses the teachers\\u2019 seminars he is arranging featuring top GMs like Shirov, Kaidanov, Illescas and many others. It will take December 8-10.\\xa0\\nAlso Mentioned: Stefanova, Cheparinov, Bologan, Yottachess.com\\xa0\\n25:00- Robert tells stories about GM Alexei Shirov.\\nMentioned: GM Andy Rodriguez\\xa0\\n31:00- Who are the most impressive players Robert has analyzed with?\\nMentioned: GM Grande Zuniga, Ulf Andersson\\xa0\\n32:00- As a fellow Connecticut native, what have been Robert\\u2019s interactions with GM Hans Niemann?\\xa0\\n39:00 Robert tells a few stories about spending time with GM Bill Lombardy, Boris Spassky and others\\xa0\\n46:00- Ulf Andersson stories\\xa0\\n50:00- Robert\\u2019s chess improvement advice\\xa0\\n55:00- Patreon mailbag question-\\xa0\\n\\u201cHow many openings does Robert suggest that his students learn?\\u201d\\nMentioned: Boom Boom- The World vs. Boris Becker\\xa0\\n1:01:00- Who is the most impressive blitz player Robert has ever seen?\\n1:02:00- Book talk!\\nMentioned: Domination by Kasparyan\\xa0\\nThanks to GM Hungaski for joining me, you can contact him via his website:\\nhttps://gmhungaski.com/\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'