EP.115 - GM Jan Gustafsson returns again

Published: Feb. 26, 2019, noon

b'This week, the always popular and entertaining GM Jan Gustafsson makes his third appearance on Perpetual Chess. In addition to the broadcasting, streaming and video creation that Jan does for Chess24.com, he also was a part of "Team Magnus" for the 2016 and 2018 World Chess Championships. Naturally we discussed the most recent World Championships in great detail, as well as catching up on what else Jan has been up to since his Perpetual Chess interviews #1 and #2. As always you can keep up with Jan on twitter or by subscribing to and monitoring the calendar on Chess24.com Read on for details and timestamps about all that we discussed: 0:00- Glowing intro and discussion of Jan\\u2019s work as a member of Magnus Carlsen\\u2019s team for the 2018 World Championship Match. Jan reflects on his overall thoughts on the match and answers some follow up questions I had based on the excellent Chess24 series \\u201cInside the 2018 World Championship Match\\u201d\\xa0featuring Jan and GMs Peter Heine Nielsen and Laurent Fressinet. 31:30- More World Championship talk, but now with a focus on the openings that were played. 36:00- Is it really true that a Queen and Knight is better than a Queen and a Bishop? 38:00 What should one do to get back into playing shape after a layoff from competitive chess? (a discussion prompted because Jan will be playing in the Bangkok Chess Club Open in April) 39:00- Coaching Netherlands at Olympiad. What mystery book was Jan pictured reading while the games went on? The Patrick Melrose books 44:00- What is Jan\\u2019s favorite Jan Gustafsson game? What about his favorite other people games? Jan mentions his opening prep paying off in the following games:\\xa0Naiditsch-Gustafsson 2007 and Gustafsson-Rodshtein 2007\\xa0Jan also highlights the modern classic, Wei Yi-Lazaro Bruzon Batista 2015 and Jinishi Bai vs. Ding Liren 2017 49:00- Some idle chit-chat and Jan\\u2019s latest pop culture\\xa0recommendations. Jan gives a lukewarm recommendation for True Detective Season 3 and did not share Ben\\u2019s level of enthusiasm for Atlanta, but is a big fan of the movie Burning. 53:00- Goodbye and what to watch for coming from Chess24. Jan recommends GM Laurent Fressinet\\u2019s recent series\\xa0Playing the Berlin and teased a blitz match between Magnus Carlsen and Peter Svidler, which you can now watch on Chess24.\\nIf you would like to help support Perpetual Chess via Patreon, please go here:\\nBen Johnson is creating Perpetual Chess Podcast | Patreon\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'