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This week I am excited to be joined by the popular chess streamer, YouTuber,\xa0commentator, and champion player, WIM Anna-Maja Kazarian. Anna-Maja joined me from her home in the Netherlands after concluding a busy few months of competitive chess. Although she had her share of setbacks, these tournaments were largely successful, as Anna-Maja recently earned her first WGM Norm!\xa0\nOur conversation gave Anna-Maja the chance to reflect on the recent lessons she has learned as well as her goals both as a chess player and content creator. As she told me, Anna graduated from university somewhat recently and feels that this gives her an opportunity to devote all of her energy to chess improvement. She reflected on what aspects of the game she needs to work on, and also shared recommendations and advice for listeners. Last, and possibly least, we reflected on \u201cShoegate\u201d the bizarre scandal where Anna-Maja somewhat unexpectedly made global headlines for her choice of footwear during the FIDE World Rapid & Blitz tournament. I am excited to see Anna-Maja\u2019s continued norm pursuit and really enjoyed chatting with her. Timestamps of topics discussed can be found below.\xa0\nThanks to our sponsor, Chessable.com! If you sign up for Chessable Pro in order to unlock discounts and additional features, be sure to use the following link:\nhttps://www.chessable.com/pro/?utm_source=affiliate&utm_medium=benjohnson&utm_campaign=pro\n\n02:00- What is the status of Anna-Maja\u2019s quest to earn the WGM title?\xa0\nMentioned: Anna-Maja\u2019s The Chess Experience Podcast Interview\xa0\nAnna-Maja\u2019s game recap of earning her norm:\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVm2KeXwzds\n\n\n09:00- Is it challenging for Anna-Maja to focus on her tournament games when she is streaming them?\xa0\nMentioned: Episode 326 with Dina Belenkaya\xa0\n\n18:00- What is Anna-Maja\u2019s approach to openings?\xa0\n\n20:00- Does Anna-Maja have a study plan? What books is she studying?\xa0\nMentioned: Zurich 1953, 100 Endgames You Must Know, Van Perlov\u2019s Endgame Tactics, GM Jacob Aagaard\u2019s Attacking Manual, The Steps Method\xa0\n\n25:00- What are Anna-Maja\u2019s upcoming tournaments?\xa0\nMentioned: Sharjah Masters\xa0\n\n26:00-Anna discusses her professional plans after finishing university last year.\xa0\n\n27:00- How is it received when Anna-Maja studies chess on stream?\xa0\nMentioned: StudyTime Twitch\xa0\nhttps://www.twitch.tv/studytme\n\n33:00- What are Anna-Maja\u2019s reflections on \u201cshoegate\u201d?\xa0\nMentioned: NY Times-\n\u201cChess Federation Fines Player over her Sports Shoes\u201d\xa0\n\n40:00- What other tournaments does Anna-Maja have coming up?\xa0\n\n44:00- Anna-Maja describes her work with the Chessqueens Foundation\xa0\n\n49:00- What are Anna-Maja\u2019s favorite open tournaments? Does she do a lot of socialzing during rounds?\xa0\n\n\n52:00- Is Anna-Maja working with a coach?\xa0\n\n55:00 Anna-Maja\u2019s closing thoughts.\xa0\nMentioned: Alliance E-Sports\xa0\nThanks to Anna-Maja for joining me! Here is how to keep up with her:\nInstagram\nhttps://www.instagram.com/amkazarian/\nTwitch\nhttps://www.twitch.tv/annamaja\nYouTube-\nhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIKOoBA2bTAVj_MaPHzMSdg\nX/Twitter-\nhttps://twitter.com/AMKazarian?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\n\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices