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As the co-founder of Quality Chess Books and Killer Chess Training.com, GM Jacob Aagaard is always a busy man. This year, the award-winning author and trainer has been even busier. It was recently announced that his company, Quality Chess Books is acquiring two of the biggest chess publishers (New in Chess Books and Everyman Chess) from Chess.com. Jacob joined me to tell me the story behind these acquisitions, as well as the decision of his co-founder, GM John Shaw to retire. Jacob is always insightful and opinionated about professional chess, so we also got the opportunity to hear his takes on Ding-Gukesh, rating deflation, and IM Levy Rozman\u2019s quest for the GM title, among other topics. As always, Jacob was very generous with his time, and you can find timestamps of topics discussed below.\xa0\n\nJacob\u2019s prior appearances on Perpetual Chess:\xa0\nEpisode 111\nEpisode 166 (with GM R.B. Ramesh)\nEpisode 296\nBonus pod on the Carlsen-Niemann scandal\n\n\nThanks to our sponsors Chessable.com. Be sure to check out new courses by GM Raven Sturt (with Simon Williams) and CM Can Kabadayi.\xa0\nIf you sign up for Chessable Pro, please use this link:\nhttps://www.chessable.com/pro/?utm_source=affiliate&utm_medium=benjohnson&utm_campaign=pro\n\n\n0:03- What events led to Quality Chess Books acquiring New in Chess Books and Everyman Chess?\xa0\n\nMentioned: GM John Shaw, IM Dmitry Schneider, GM Matthew Sadler, Silicon Road YouTube Channel:\nhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq06gd_5HTiG8IIu5-enWyA\n\nAlso Mentioned: Remmelt Otten\n\n28:00- Patreon mailbag question: \u201cDoes Jacob think chess book sales will grow over the next 10 years?\u201d\xa0\n\n32:00- Patreon mailbag question: \u201dWill Everyman continue its \u201cStarting Out\u201d series?\u201d\xa0\n\n36:00-Jacob discusses the future of \u201cNew in Chess\u201d magazine\nMentioned: FM Nate Solon\n\n44:00\xa0 Patreon mailbag question: Should beginner to intermediate players focus on challenging puzzles or basic pattern recognition?\xa0\nMentioned: 100 Tactical Patterns You Must Know, 100 Tactical Patterns You Must Know\xa0 Workbook\n\n54:00- Jacob discusses the story of his friend and colleague GM Renier Castellanos attaining GM in his 40\u2019s.\nMentioned: Perpetual Chess Episode 379 with GM Renier Castellanos\xa0\n\n58:00- Does Jacob think Gotham Chess can make GM?\xa0\n\n1:02:00- The raging feud between GM Jan Gustafsson and Jacob Aagaard continues!\nMentioned: Prior comments here:\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4EI6rH7Mt4\n\n1:03:00- What does Jacob think of rating deflation?\n\n1:11:00- Jacob\u2019s thoughts on the World Championship match\n\n1:20:00- Does Jacob think someone from the younger generation could become a dominant World Champion?\n\n1:24:00- GM Sam Shankland update\n\n1:26:00- Books we are excited for:\nTiger\u2019s Chaos Theory, The Woodpecker Method 2\xa0\n\n1:30:00- Thanks to Jacob, as always! You can find him at Killer Chess Training:\nhttps://killerchesstraining.com/\n\nOr follow him on X here:\nhttps://x.com/GMJacobAagaard\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices