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b'Welcome to another Adult Improver Edition of Perpetual Chess. My guest is Martin Justesen, who is a 34 year, Denmark-based father of 3. He works as an archivist in the Library of the Danish Parliament, but devotes a lot of his free time to chess improvement and chess-related projects. His efforts have paid off, as Martin has gained a few hundred points in the past years. Prior to the pandemic, Martin had ended a long plateau, as his Danish rating went from 1600 to 1820. During the covid shutdown, he has seen continued improvement, his Lichess classical rating is now up to 2200! In our interview, Martin reveals what he thinks to be the key contributors to his improvement success. Martin is also a blogger,\\xa0 and has recently released a great new book called, Blindfold Endgame Visualization: 50 Chess Positions. We also discuss how Martin decided to take on this project and why we think that it\\u2019s an important study tool. Please read on for lots more details, timestamps, and relevant hyperlinks.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n0:00- We begin by discussing Martin\\u2019s background and his entree into the chess world.\\xa0\\n\\nMentioned: GM Yasser Seirawan, Playchess.com , Winning Chess Series by GM Yasser Seirawan, Logical Chess Move by Move\\xa0\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n12:00- Check out our new sponsorAimchess.com, which gathers your games from the major chess sites and generates reports to let you know which aspects of your game need work. If you decide to subscribe, be sure to use the promo code Chess30 to save 30%.\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n13:00- How has Martin\\u2019s approach to chess improvement evolved in recent years?\\xa0\\n\\nMentioned: Perpetual Chess Episode 117 with Stjepan Tomic\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n17:30- A Patreon supporter writes in to ask Martin how his approach to openings has changed as he has improved.\\xa0\\n\\nMentioned: Chessable Short and Sweet Free Courses are Here: https://www.chessable.com/courses/s/short%20and%20sweet\\n\\nOpening Tree.com\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n27:00- Another Patreon question: How does Martin find games and construct his opening repertoire? Did he adjust his repertoire choices due to time constraints?\\xa0\\xa0\\n\\nMentioned: Chessgames.com, Bobby Fischer: The Career and Complete Games of the American Chess World Champion, Chess DoJo Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/ChessDojo, IM Kostya Kavuitskiy, GM Jesse Kraai, GM David Pruess\\xa0\\n\\nGreg Shahade video: Chess Opening Study for Serious and Advanced Players:\\n\\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93kO7OXn9Lc\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n37:00- - Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessable.com. Check out their holiday sale here. It ends in a few days:\\xa0\\n\\nhttps://www.chessable.com/courses/all/all/offer/\\n\\n38:00- As a busy working father, has Martin experienced periods of burnout?\\n\\nMentioned: Neal Bruce\\xa0\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n43:00- Does he have trouble taking online games seriously?\\xa0\\n\\nMentioned: ChessDojo Discord,\\xa0\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n50:00- What was the idea behind Martin\\u2019s great new book, Blindfold Endgame Visualization: 50 Chess Positions?\\xa0\\n\\nMentioned: Alexey Troitsky\\xa0\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n59:00- What are the main lessons Martin has learned through his improvement efforts?\\n\\nMentioned: Mastering Pawn Endgames on Chessable, Chess Structures by GM Mauricio Flores Ruiz, Pump Up Your Rating by Axel Smith, Atomic Habits by James Clear\\xa0\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n1:08:00- Thanks so much to Martin for joining the show, here are all of the links you need to keep up with him:\\n\\nTwitter- https://twitter.com/saychess1?lang=en\\n\\nYouTube- https://www.youtube.com/c/say_chess\\n\\nBlog- https://saychessblog.com/\\n\\nBook- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08QRB3H7M/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_imm_t1_zzk3Fb7A3ZTE9\\n\\nTwitch- https://t.co/hZvPmFCBdL?amp=1\\n\\n\\nIf you would like to help support Perpetual Chess, you can do so here:\\nhttps://www.perpetualchesspod.com/donate\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'