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Tennessee-based teenage improver (19 years old)\xa0 and prolific Chessable author and superuser NM Elijah Logozar has taken his rating from the 1700s to the USCF Master title (2200) in about 3 years!\xa0 He has probably improved even more in online blitz and puzzle rush, which he utilizes as serious training tools. As Elijah tells us, his \u201csecret\u201d is that he often spends 10 hours per day on chess, an approach that admittedly is not replicable for most of us. But Elijah also takes the science of chess improvement very seriously, and despite his young age, he is well-versed on the topic of chess improvement and aging. Elijah is also a big advocate of and exemplar of using spaced repetition and The Woodpecker Method, and he answers questions and shares insight on how he thinks to best use these training tools.\xa0 So all in all, there is a lot to learn about chess improvement in this densely packed conversation. Please sit back and enjoy. \xa0 As always you can find more information, timestamps and hyperlinks below.\xa0\n\n04:00- After a brief intro Elijah dives into his experiences with spaced repetition in his training, and he talks about The Woodpecker Method in particular.\xa0\n\nMentioned: Recapping The Woodpecker Method and Rapid Chess Improvement wiith Neal Bruce, David Milliern, The Mozart Effect\xa0\n\n\xa0\n\n19:30- Elijah Logozar\u2019s Chessable courses are on sale at Chessable.com! Check them out here:\n\nhttps://www.chessable.com/author/logozar/\n\n20:00- Elijah fields a question related to frustrations with using the Woodpecker Method. For what level chess player is it really appropriate? Is solving for accuracy or speed more important? Mentioned: IM Kostya Kavutskiy, Flamingo Chess\u2019s Woodpecker-Related Blog Post , Pokerram\u2019s Chess Diary on ChessTempo, Randy Julian, ChessIMO app\xa0\n\n29:00- Elijah answers a question from a Patreon Supporter regarding other recommended methods of tactics training.\xa0\n\nMentioned: Kasparov\u2019s My Great Predecessors, Dvoretsky\u2019s Analytical Manual\xa0\n\n40:00- Openings talk! A Patreon supporter asks, \u201cWhat should you do if you consult two different authors on chess openings and they each recommend a different move?\u201d\xa0\n\nGameChanger by GM Mathew Sadler and Natasha Regan, Questions of Modern Chess Theory by Isaac Lipnitsky, Crush the Taimanov by Elijah Logozar\xa0\n\n52:00- A Patreon mailbag question relates to how Elijah uses Chessable in his study regimen, and another relates to how to incorporate analyzing one\u2019s games.\xa0\n\nMentioned: 100 Endgames You Must Know, Dvoretsky\u2019s Endgame Manual\xa0\n\n57:00- This episode is brought to you in part by Decode Chess- a company whose software explains the suggestions of chess engines in plain language that you can understand. Go here to try it out for free:\xa0\n\nhttps://decodechess.com/\n\n58:00- One last Patreon mailbag question asks whether Elijah plays with training partners, and then we segue into the topic of Elijah\u2019s favorite chess books.\xa0\n\nMentioned: ChessDojo Discord Channel, Aagaard\u2019s Thinking Inside the Box, Secret\u2019s of Modern Chess Strategy by IM John Watson, Move First Think Later, Quality Chess Books, Small Steps to Giant Improvement,\xa0 Dynamic Chess Strategy, The Road to Chess Improvement\xa0\n\n1:13:00- Elijah volunteered to do an impromptu blindfold chess puzzle, so I read him a miniature that ends in a tactic. The game is here:\n\nhttps://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1250708\n\n1:17:00- Thanks to Elijah for coming on and sharing his chess improvement experiences. You can reach him on these platforms:\n\nChessable- https://www.chessable.com/author/logozar/\n\nChess.com- https://www.chess.com/member/logoczar\n\nTwitter- https://twitter.com/ElijahLogozar\n\nIf you would like to help support Perpetual Chess, you can do so here:\n\nhttps://www.perpetualchesspod.com/donate\n\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices