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b"IM Erik Kislik is a popular American chess trainer and author who is now based in Hungary. We talk about Erik\\u2019s first book,\\xa0 Applying Logic in Chess, which lays out his a framework for how to think about chess, and his just-released new book,Chess Logic in Practice.\\xa0 Chess Logic in Practice expands on this framework and provides concrete examples to augment your chess understanding (more details about Erik's new book can be found at the bottom of this description). During our conversation, we discuss Erik\\u2019s favorite game collection chess books, and Erik shares lots of chess improvement advice based on his experiences as a player and coach. For relevant links, timestamps, and more details about all that we discussed, please continue reading.\\xa0\\n\\n0:00-\\xa0 We begin by talking about how Erik developed the framework that he lays out in his first book,\\xa0 Applying Logic in Chess, which he expands upon in his new book Chess Logic in Practice. This includes a detailed discussion of an updated version of the point values in chess, as laid out by GM Larry Kaufman (who is also the designer of the Komodo engine.)\\xa0\\n\\nGM Kaufman\\u2019s point values:\\n\\nPawn \\u2013 1\\n\\nKnight \\u2013 3.45\\n\\nBishop \\u2013 3.55\\n\\nRook- 5.25\\n\\nQueen- 10\\n\\nMentioned: The Kaufman Repertoire for Black and White: A Complete, Sound and User-Friendly Chess Opening Repertoire, Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy by John Watson\\xa0\\n\\nBotvinnik-Tal 1960 World Chess Championship, John Nunn\\u2019s Secrets of Practical Chess (This book coined the term- Loose Pieces Drop off, aka \\u201cLPDO\\u201d), Jon Speelman\\u2019s Chess Puzzle Book\\xa0\\n\\n34:00- Erik answers a couple of questions from a Patreon supporter of the podcast, about how one can analyze his/her own games and what to do if one doesn\\u2019t have time to play tournament games, but understands the importance of playing serious games for improvement.\\xa0\\n\\nMentioned: Perfect Your Chess, Imagination in Chess , IM Stefan Kuipers, Ed Latimore\\n\\n56:00- What are some of Erik\\u2019s favorite game collection books? What is it like it live in a chess hub like Budapest, Hungary?\\xa0\\n\\nMentioned: Chess by Lazslo Polgar, Winning Chess Strategies by GM Seirawan, Kramnik: My Life of Games,GM Peter Lukacs, IM Lazslo Huzai, GM Peter Prohaszka, Vishy Anand: My Best Games of Chess, Victor Bologan: My Selected Games 1985-2004, Alexander Alekhine\\u2019s Best Games\\n\\n1:14- What methods did IM Kislik\\u2019s best improving( most improved?) student, Thomas Callea, use to get better?\\xa0\\xa0\\n\\n1:20- What plans does Erik have for sharing free content on his Youtube Channel and elsewhere?\\xa0\\n\\nMentioned: Martin Shkreli, IM Kislik\\u2019s working list of 500 games you should study\\xa0\\n\\n1:29- Thanks and goodbye! You can keep up with Erik via his YouTube Channel, and The Internet Chess Club. His books, Applying Logic in Chess and Chess Logic in Practice are available from Amazon and many other book sellers.\\n\\nCourtesy of Erik Kislik, here is a bit more about what you can expect to find in Chess Logic in Practice:\\n\\nThe book Chess Logic in Practice consists of Thinking Concepts, Positional Concepts, and exercises. The first two chapters deal with pursuing the most direct idea as actively as possible and, conversely, when the logic of that idea doesn\\u2019t work and how to fix it. The first essential type of thinking concept stressed is related to urgency, and the second thinking concept emphasized relates to your sense of danger (addressed in the chapters Overpressing, Only One Way to Lose and Unlikely Draws). \\n\\nIn Part 2: Positional Concepts, a heavy emphasis is on\\n\\u2022 understanding piece exchanges (with three separate chapters to increase our positional understanding)\\n\\u2022 sensing the quality of pieces (with chapters on various weak pieces)\\n\\u2022 grasping and creating weaknesses\\n\\u2022 appreciating difficult moves we tend to miss or misevaluate\\n\\u2022 defensive play concepts like tenacity and the queen\\u2019s value and role in defense;\\n\\u2022 maneuvering in closed positions.\\n\\nWith this book, players will learn how to analyze with helpful thinking methods and apply them practically in their games, developing their ability to handle common situations with a clear thought process.\\n\\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"