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This week\u2019s guest, Geert van der Velde, is a semi-retired rock star who has recently managed to\xa0 turn his passion for all things chess into the role of Chief Content Officer for Chessable.com.\xa0\xa0\n\nGeert is quite knowledgeable about chess books, chess history, and chess teaching, and we hit all of these topics in our conversation. Geert was also able to share lots of information about some exciting projects in the works at Chessable, as well as trends of which we should be aware in the chess education space generally. More details and timestamps can be found below.\xa0\n\nIf you are not seeing embedded hyperlinks in your podcast feed you can find them here: https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/new-blog/2020/1/21/episode-161-geert-van-der-velde-chief-content-officer-of-chessablecom\n\n0:00- Geert delves into his chess background and talks about how his passion for chess was born and how it was revived in the past decade.\xa0\n\nMentioned:\xa0 BIll Wall\u2019s Chess Website, My Great Predecessors, My Best Games of Chess by Alexander Alekhine, Alekhine BBC Interview YouTube clip, GM Neil McDonald, Chess Books Recaptured: Bobby Fischer goes to War\n\n9:00- Geert shares how he ended up in his current role as Chief Content Officer at Chessable.com.\xa0\n\n12:30- We take a detour into Geert\u2019s background as a successful touring rock musician, most prominently for a band called The Black Atlantic. Check out their music here:\n\nhttps://blackatlantic.bandcamp.com/\n\n14:45- We return to Geert\u2019s chess background.\xa0\n\nMentioned: How to Reassess Your Chess by Jeremy Silman , Grenke Chess Open, Chessable\u2019s 100 Endgames You Must Know, IM John Bartholomew, GM Jorden Van Foreest, GM Jan Gustafsson,\xa0\n\n22:00- What does Geert\u2019s work for Chessable entail?\xa0\n\nMentioned: GM Sam Shankland\u2019s Small Steps 2 Success on Chessable, GM Wesley So, Chessable\u2019s \u201cLifetime Pro\u201d Membership deal will only be available for a few more weeks, Chessable CEO David Kramaley on Perpetual Chess, GM Alex Colovic, GM Pentala Harikrishna, Memory Champ Simon Reinhard, Memory Games on Netflix, Moonwalking with Einstein\xa0\n\n35:50- This show is brought to you in part by Chessable- As we discussed, one of the many great books you can learn online is 100 Endgames You Must Know: https://www.chessable.com/100-endgames-you-must-know/course/5193/\n\n36:50- A supporter of the podcast sent in some great Chessable-related questions pertaining to when Chessable\u2019s IOS app will be coming and other Chessable business-related questions.\xa0\n\nMentioned: NM Mike Zaloznyy, IM Dmitri Schneider\xa0\n\n44:00- What books would Geert most love to bring to Chessable? As a chess dad and part time chess teacher, what are Geert\u2019s favorite apps for kids who are learning chess?\xa0\n\nERROR ALERT- Contra what I said, Magnus Trainer is available on Ipad. I apologize for the mistake!\xa0\n\nMentioned: How to Reassess Your Chess by Jeremy Silman , The Chess Steps Method, Magnus Trainer, Chesskid.com, Chess Steps: Chess Tutor Program , Cor van Wijgerden\n\n53:00- We discuss Geert\u2019s plans for attending the ongoing Tata Steel Chess Tournament. Can spaced repetition be used to learn music?\xa0\n\nMentioned: Black Atlantic\u2019s Most Popular Song,I Shall Cross this River, has been streamed 31,000,000. \xa0\n\nThanks to Geert for being on the show, you can keep up with him via Chessable and Twitter.\xa0\n\nIf you would like to help support Perpetual Chess, you can do here:\n\nhttps://www.perpetualchesspod.com/donate\n\n\xa0\n\n\n\n\n\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices