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This week IM Levy Rozman (Gotham Chess) makes his annual return to Perpetual Chess to discuss what is new with him. I was particularly excited to chat with Levy as he recently announced his renewed pursuit of the GM title. Levy has been sharing lesson snippets and discussing his tournament plans on his channel, but I wanted many more details. What did he learn from his first norm-chasing experience? What will he do differently this time? Does he think he will be able to stick with it? Although most of us will never make GM, Levy\u2019s quest to make it to the next level is relatable for me and for many other chess players. Aside from his OTB comeback, we discussed the swift rating-rise of popular gamer, Tyler 1, and the successes and lessons learned from Levy\u2019s book. \xa0 Levy shared a few stories from meeting celebrities in recent months. It's always fun catching up with Levy, and I am especially excited to follow his renewed pursuit of the GM title! Timestamps of topics discussed can be found below.\n\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\n\n0:00- What will be different about levy\u2019s second public quest for GM? Will his mental health be ok? What will he do differently?\xa0\nMentioned: Road to GM Episode 3 with GM Arturs Neiksans\xa0\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFILafuQgPg&t=1704s\n\n11:00- What will Levy do to address the weaknesses that GM Neiksans highlighted?\xa0\nMentioned: IM Alex Ostrovskiy\xa0\n\n15:00- Levy discusses his upcoming tournament in Spain.\xa0\n\n17:30- Will Levy stream his tournament games? What tournaments is he planning to play?\xa0\n\n26:00- Patreon mailbag question: \u201cWhat can Levy\u2019s fans do to support his renewed GM quest?\u201d\xa0\n\n29:00- Will Levy hire a sports psychologist?\xa0\n\n31:00- Does Levy have a timeframe in mind for this GM pursuit?\xa0\n\n34:00- Levy has been covering popular Twitch streamer and gamer Tyler1\u2019s unusual chess progress. What interests him about this story?\xa0\nMentioned:\xa0\nTyler1 is a ChessGM!\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gler9fDuhRY\n\n41:00- What led Levy to work on his fitness?\xa0\n\n43:00- Has Levy been pleased with the reception to his book?\nMentioned: Rey Enigma, Blitzstream\xa0\n\n49:00- What was the story behind meeting NBA superstar Luka Donkic?\xa0\n\n53:00- What was it like to finally meet Magnus Carlsen IRL?\xa0\n\n55:00- Patreon mailbag question: \u201cCan Levy tease any upcoming collaborations?\u201d\nMentioned: More info in an article from Tarjei Svensen here:\nhttps://www.chess.com/news/view/4-million-buy-in-tournament-wadim-rosenstein-abdusattorov-caruana-nepomniachtchi-niemann\n\n58:00- Patreon mailbag question: \u201cHow will Levy work on positional evaluation in his renewed GM quest?\u201d\xa0\nMentioned: GM Jacob Aagard\u2019s books\xa0\nhttps://www.amazon.com/Books-Jacob-Aagaard/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3AJacob+Aagaard\n\n1:00:00- Thanks, as always to Levy for joining me!\xa0\nIn addition to the usual channels, you can get inside access to his GM quest via his Patreon here:\nhttps://www.patreon.com/gothamchessofficial\n\nIf you would like to help support Perpetual Chess via Patreon, you can do so here:\nhttps://www.patreon.com/perpetualchess\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices