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S.P. Sethuraman is a Grandmaster and Author based in Chennai, India. GM Sethuraman is known as a dynamic and well-prepared player, and he has earned lofty titles such as the 2016 Asian Chess Champion and the 2014 National Champion of India among many others. He has now put his formidable opening knowledge to use by publishing a new book with Thinker\u2019s Publishing. Beat the Najdorf and Taimanov Sicilians. It offers sharp lines against two of the more popular Sicilian variations. We discuss this book, as well as topics ranging from the life of a traveling chess pro during quarantine, to the highs and lows of his career, to why chess players should practice yoga and meditation. \xa0 I also enjoyed our usual discussion of chess books, chess engines, chess improvement and more. As always, please read on for more details and timestamps.\n\n\xa0\n\n0:00- We begin by discussing how coronavirus is impacting India and GM Sethuraman, and he discusses his new book, Beat the Najdorf and Taimanov Siclians\n\n\xa0\n\nMentioned: GM Viswanathan Anand, GM R.B. Ramesh, Geert van der Velde of Chessable, Archangel Variation of the Ruy Lopez, Sicilian Najdorf, Siclian Taimanov, Daniel Vanheirzeele of Thinker\u2019s Publishing, Sethuraman-Giri FIDE World Cup 2017, Anand-Ding Liren 2020\n\n\xa0\n\n11:30- Chennai is one of the strongest chess cities in the world with both established and up and coming GMs among its residents. GM Sethuraman discusses how chess has grown there and in India generally, and answers a Patreon mailbag question about whether he has picked up any new hobbies during the time he\u2019s been stuck at home.\n\n\xa0\n\nMentioned: GM Baskaran Adhiban, GM Pragganandha, GM Aravindh Chatrambaram, GM Sasrikan, GM R.B. Ramesh , GM Surya Ganguly\u2019s YouTube Channel, GM Wesley So, GM Vidit Gujrathi\u2019s Twitch Channel, Chessbase India YouTube Channel\xa0\n\n\xa0\n\n21:30- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessable.com. There are great courses for purchase as well as free of charge. One of the latest is GM Pascal Charbonneau\u2019s free, Short and Sweet: Legendary Chess course. Check it out here:\n\nhttps://www.chessable.com/short-sweet-legendary-tactics/course/47106/\n\n\xa0\n\n22:30- What did GM Sethuraman learn from training with GM R.B. Ramesh\n\nMentioned: GM Jacob Aagaard, GM Sam Shankland, IM Stuart Rachels\xa0\n\n\xa0\n\n29:00- What were GM Sethuraman\u2019s toughest losses and most memorable victories?\n\nMentioned: Le Quang Liem vs. Sethurman 2019, Wei Yi vs. Sethuraman 2016, Le Quang Liem vs. Ganguly 2016\n\n\xa0\n\n32:00- GM Sethuraman tells a story about how seeing an interesting game, Karjakin-Anand 2006, ignited a fierce interest for him in opening theory and made an impression on his trainer, GM R.B. Ramesh.\xa0\n\nMentioned: GM R.B. Ramesh, https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1385670\n\n\xa0\n\n36:00- What are GM Sethuraman\u2019s recent preferred books and training methods?\n\nMentioned: Python Strategy by Tigran Petrosian, Alekhine\u2019s Greatest Games, Positional Decision Making in Chess by GM Boris Gelfand, Gata Kamsky: Chess Gamer, David Navara: My Chess World\n\n\xa0\n\n40:45- How widely available and affordable are chess books in India? What is the \u201cchess business\u201d landscape like there?\n\nMentioned: Chess.com India, Chessbase India, Chess24.com,\n\n44:00- How would GM Sethuraman recommend that club players utilize engines?\n\n\xa0GM Lawrence Kaufman, GM Erwin L\u2019Ami, Stockfish, LeelaChessZero\n\n\xa0\n\n49:00 GM Sethuraman takes a couple of questions from the chess Twitter community\xa0\n\nMentioned: IM Venkat Saravanan, Tal Chess Club in Chennai, Chessable\n\n\xa0\n\n53:45- Thanks so much to GM Sethuraman for joining us. Keep up with him here:\n\nTwitter- https://twitter.com/sethuramanchess?lang=en\n\nInstagram- https://www.instagram.com/sethuramanchess/?hl=en\n\nBook via Thinker\u2019s Publishing (with a link to a downloadable free preview)- https://thinkerspublishing.com/product/s-p-sethuraman-beat-the-najdorf-taimanov-sicilians/\n\nBook via Forward Chess- https://forwardchess.com/product/beat-the-najdorf-and-taimanov-sicilians\n\nIf you would like to help support Perpetual Chess, you can do so here:\n\nhttps://www.perpetualchesspod.com/donate\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices