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b'Sasha Chapin is a writer who has just published his first book, All the Wrong Moves, a Memoir about Chess, Love, and Ruining Everything. Sasha\\u2019s book tackles themes quite familiar to many chess enthusiasts: Chess love, chess addiction, chess improvement, the inevitable intersection of chess and real life, and how to grapple with one\\u2019s own chess limitations. Sasha\\u2019s book is a fun read which resonated with me, and features mentions of many prominent chess players and personalities.\\xa0 For another perspective on Sasha\\u2019s book, you can read the Washington Post\\u2019s review of his book here. For more details, timestamps, and relevant links please continue reading.\\xa0\\n0:00- We begin by discussing how Sasha was able to get a book deal with Doubleday to write a \\u201cchess memoir,\\u201d and how he approached writing the book once the project was a reality.\\xa0\\nMentioned: GM Vassily Ivanchuk, Gm Alexander Morozevich, IM John Bartholomew, GM Ben Finegold, GM Eric Hansen, GM Var Akobian, IM Eric Rosen, GM Peter Svidler, Video of GM Magnus Carlsen and Peter Svidler doing post-mortem analysis\\xa0\\n17:33- We transition from talking about chess streamers and announcers to Sasha\\u2019s favorite chess books.\\xa0Mentioned: My System by Aron Nimzowhich, Chess for Zebras by Jonathan Rowson\\xa0\\n21:00- A Patreon supporter of Perpetual Chess asks what helped Sasha the most in terms of chess improvement. As Sasha tells it, his greatest improvements came from some key insights that GM Ben Finegold provided during their lessons. .\\xa0\\n32:00- Another Patreon supporter asks how to prevent one\\u2019s ego from ruining one\\u2019s chess mood, and also asks for Sasha\\u2019s input about the pros and cons of playing live vs. online.\\xa0\\n39:00- Does Sasha think that chess is inherently addictive?\\xa0\\n43:00- We circle back to what Sasha\\u2019s chess routine was like during the time that this book takes place. Was he working at the time? What did he study? How many hours per day did study?\\xa0Mentioned: Chess Tempo Tactics Trainer\\xa0\\n48:00- Sasha discusses a bit of his impressions of some of the places that he visited while writing this book, including St. Louis, and Hyderabad, India.\\xa0\\n54:00- We wrap by talking a bit about Sasha\\u2019s future plans. You can keep up with Sasha via Twitter,Instagram, or his email list\\n\\nAll the Wrong Moves is now available from Amazon and many other book sellers.\\n\\nIf you are in the Los Angeles area you can go see Sasha Chapin discuss his book on August 20. Details here.\\xa0\\n\\n\\nIf you would like to help support the podcast, you can do so here.\\n\\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'