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GM Pontus Carlsson is a Grandmaster, trainer, entrepreneur, and the founder of the non-profit Business Meets Chess & Kids. Pontus is always forthright and entertaining, and in his third visit to the podcast, we\xa0 caught up on chess topics including:\xa0\n\nThe unique stress of being World Chess Champion, and Pontus\u2019 thoughts on the upcoming match\xa0\n\nPontus\u2019 advice for helping to remember openings\n\nWill Pontus be following the Hans-Magnus speed chess championship match? What happened the first time Pontus encountered an 8 year old Magnus Carlsen (no relation) at a Scandinavian championship event?\xa0\n\nThe positives and negatives of the FIDE World Rapid & Blitz occurring in New York this year \n\nWe also discussed online chess cheating, the upcoming Olympiad, and an online chess charity event which Pontus will be organizing this weekend, called Chess 2 Change. This is a fun event for amateurs to play in, meet successful chess and business personalities, and is potentially life-changing for the young chess talents who participate in the event. GM Maurice Ashley will be broadcasting this year\u2019s edition on August 25. As is often the case, we covered a wide range of chess stories, so you can check the show notes for timestamps of topics of interest.\xa0\n\n\n\nInformation for the Chess 2 Change event on August 25 is here:\nhttps://businessmeetschessandkids.com/chess-to-change/\n\nPontus prior interviews:\xa0\nEpisode 29\nEpisode 101\n\n02:00- We chat about rating deflation as Pontus reflects on a recent tournament in Bratislava\xa0\n\n7:00- What is Pontus\u2019 current day job?\n\n10:00- Online chess cheating\n\n14:00- The first time Pontus encountered an 8 year old Magnus Carlsen\n\n18:00- The stress of being World Chess Champion\xa0\n\n20:30- Pontus\u2019 thoughts on the Ding-Gukesh match\n\n24:00- The Olympiad\nMentioned: GM Nils Grandelius, GM Erik Blomqvist, GM Tiger Hillarp Persson, IM Martin Lokander\xa0\n\n29:00- Pontus\u2019 advice for remembering openings\xa0\n\n34- Chess improvement advice for adults\xa0\n\n38:00- Famous \u201ctouch-move\u201d controversies involving Hikaru Nakamura and Garry Kasparov\xa0\n\n42:00- The challenges of professional chess for those below the top 10\n\n48:00- More on the upcoming Hans-Magnus match\nWatch GM Hans NIemann\u2019s recent interview here:\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFBAuihQYgw\n\n51:00- World Rapid and Blitz will be in New York\nMentioned: FIDE Press Release here:\nhttps://www.fide.com/news/3070\n\n1:04:00- Pontus discusses his upcoming charity event, Chess 2 Change\nMentioned: The Gift of Chess, Chess in Slums\xa0\n\n1:30:00- Thanks again to Pontus for rejoining the podcast! You can find all of the information you need about chess to change below: \n\nBusiness Meets Chess & Kids\nhttps://businessmeetschessandkids.com/\n\nChess 2 Change\nhttps://businessmeetschessandkids.com/chess-to-change/\n\nThe Twitch Channel where the Charity Tournament will be Broadcasted\nhttps://www.twitch.tv/chess2change\n\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices