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JulesGambit is a popular Twitch streamer and YouTuber who rediscovered chess while at university and has seen rapid growth in her rating and her online following. Jules joined me shortly after competing in the BotezChessCamp, a unique tournament where she lived in a house with other female chess stars like the Botezes and Anna Cramling and competed in a tournament. Jules was the lowest-rated entrant, but gained rating and drew 2-time US Women\u2019s Champ Jennifer Yu in a classical game. This incredible result comes on the heels of a 2 year period where she has taken her rating from 1000 USCF to around 1800. In our conversation, we discuss the keys to Jules\u2019 progress, the story behind the BotezChessCamp and what Jules plans to study next as she turns her attention to chess full-time. Jules is quick to credit many well-known chess players for helping fuel her growth as chess player, student and presenter, and it was inspiring to hear someone so motivated to continue her chess growth.\xa0\n\n\nThanks to our sponsors Chessable.com. My new course, Identifying Critical Moments in Chess is one of the many new offerings worth checking out.\xa0\nIf you sign up for Chessable pro, please use the following link to help support Perpetual Chess:\nhttps://www.chessable.com/pro/?utm_source=affiliate&utm_medium=benjohnson&utm_campaign=pro\n\n\n2:00- Jules joins the show. We being by discussing her recent experience at the BotezChessCamp\xa0\nMentioned: Alexandra Botez, WGM Dina Belenkaya, Jules video \u201cI went on a date with Andrea Botez\u201d\xa0\nhttps://youtu.be/jM6ezgnO7c0?si=K05Fs6RZPmiTAWpt\nCheck out Jules\u2019 game with Jennifer Yu here:\nhttps://www.chess.com/events/2024-botez-chess-camp-classical/07/Schulman_Julia-Yu_Jennifer\n\n18:00- How did Jules get back into chess during college? What has led to Jules\u2019 rapid rating progress in the past two years?\nMentioned: How I went from 900 to 1700 in one year:\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PFIyAtOiho\nCoffee Chess YouTube\xa0\n\n28:00- What did Jules\u2019 college friends think of her chess streaming?\n\n31:00- Why is Jules switching from emphasizing Twitch streaming to YouTube?\n\n37:00- Why did Jules quit chess as a kid?\n\n44:00- How do people respond to Jules\u2019 interest in chess on dating apps?\xa0\n\n46:30- What are Jules\u2019 next chess goals?What is she currently studying?\nMentioned: Positional Decision Making in Chess. Endgame Studies 101, Forcing Chess Moves\xa0\n\n55:00- What was the highlight of going to a camp at Charlotte Chess Center with GMs R.B. Ramesh, Judit Polgar, and Veselin Topalov?\n58:00- How did Jules manage to write her thesis about chess? What was the conclusion of her research regarding geographic distribution of 2600+ players?\nMentioned: GM David Brodsky\xa0\n\n1:00:00- Thanks to Jules for joining! Here is how to keep up with her!\nInstagram\nhttps://www.instagram.com/julesgambit/?hl=en\nTwitch\nhttps://www.twitch.tv/julesgambit\nYouTube\xa0\nhttps://www.youtube.com/@Julesgambit\nX\xa0\nhttps://x.com/julesgambit?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices