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b'Legendary chess author IM Jeremy Silman valued his chess friendships highly, and referred to his inner circle as his chess \\u2018\\u201cposse.\\u201d This week, two members of that posse, IMsJohn Donaldson and IM Cyrus Lakdawala join me to share stories and biographical details about their friend. As one might expect from Silman\\u2019s books, they recall a friend who was funny, empathetic, extremely strong as a chess player, and a brilliant writer and gifted public speaker. John and Cyrus both begin with their first recollections of meeting Jeremy in 1981, and they take us through his chess life and his journey from a chess nomad to a devoted husband, cat dad, and one of the most successful chess authors of all time. Thanks to John and Cyrus for helping us all learn more about Jeremy\\u2019s life. Timestamps of topics discussed are below. .\\xa0\\nNoteworthy obituaries of IM Silman:-\\nhttps://new.uschess.org/news/im-jeremy-silman-1954-2023\\nhttps://www.chess.com/news/view/jeremy-silman-1954-2023\\nhttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/26/books/jeremy-silman-dead.html\\n\\nFred Wilson\\u2019s old interviews with IM Jeremy Silman will be posted to the Perpetual Chess YouTube channel by the end of the week.\\xa0\\nInterview #1- \\nhttps://youtu.be/FVDGwFIUjkA\\nInterview #2 coming soon. \\n\\n\\n01:30- John and Cyrus share their first memories of meeting IM Jeremy Silman, both in 1981.\\xa0\\nMentioned; Chuck Johnson\\n\\n07:00- John and Cyrus describe Silman\\u2019s \\u201chippie days.\\u201d\\n\\n12;00- How did Jeremy get his start in chess?\\xa0\\nMentioned: IM John Grefe, Dennis Waterman, IM Jack Peters, Bob Long, and\\xa0\\nSilman\\u2019s article describing his \\u2018posse\\u2019-\\nhttps://www.chess.com/article/view/chess-books-and-youth-vs-old-age\\nSilman\\u2019s Chess Odyssey\\xa0\\n22;00- Cyrus discusses the legacy of How to Reassess Your Chess, as well as Jeremy\\u2019s unique insight into a need for literature addressing club players.\\xa0\\n\\n26;00- Why did The Complete Book of Chess Strategy sell so well? How did his other books do?\\n\\n33;00- John and Cyrus discuss Jeremy\\u2019s abilities as a speaker, and the success of the series he did for \\u201cGreat Courses\\u201d\\nMentioned: https://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/how-to-play-chess-lessons-from-an-international-master\\xa0\\n\\n38;00- Did financial success change Jeremy?\\xa0John also discusses some of Jeremy\\u2019s students.\\xa0\\nMentioned: von Frankenstein, Allan Horn, Brady Anderson, NM Vanessa West\\xa0\\n\\n43;00- Could Jeremy have been a GM?\\nMentioned: Ken West?, IM Jack Peters, IM Douglas Root\\xa0\\n\\n50:00- John and Cyrus discuss the challenges of fe as a chess author and how chess content has changed.\\xa0\\n\\n1:13:00- John discusses the health challenges Jeremy faced late in life.\\xa0\\n\\n1:16:00- What jobs did Jeremy have outside of chess?\\xa0\\n\\n\\n1:21:00- John discusses Jeremy\\u2019s love for chess books, and for Japan!\\xa0\\nMentioned: The Games of Tigran Petrosian by Shekhtman\\xa0\\n\\n1:26:00- Should we care about analytical mistakes?\\nMentioned: Vitiugov vs. Robson 2013\\xa0\\n\\n1:31:00- Favorite Silman stories\\xa0\\nThanks so much to John and Cyrus for sharing their memories of IM Silman\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'