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In an annual tradition, IM Greg Shahade returns to the show. Greg is the founder of the Pro Chess League as well as the US Chess School, and is a former scholastic champion turned adult-improving, dangerous speed chess specialist. His Chess.com blitz rating hovers in the 2600-2700 range, and he has beaten the likes of GM Alexey Shirov and GM Praggnanandhaa in recent Chess.com TItled Tuesday tournaments. Greg breaks down the secrets to his success- it turns out it has involved a lot of hard work on his openings! He also impart lessons from his success in order to help improving players lower on the rating ladder. Additional topics include:\xa0 the growth and evolution of chess, why Greg isn\u2019t as vocal about his chess promotion ideas anymore, plus he answers a few fun Patreon mailbag questions. Whether you agree with Greg\u2019s views of chess or not, its always fun to hear his perspective. Please read on for lots more details and timestamps.\xa0\n\n\xa0\n\nPrior Interviews with IM Greg Shahade\xa0\n\nEpisode 1\n\nEpisode 55\n\nEpisode 107\n\nEpisode 159\n\n\n\n\n\n0:00-\xa0\n\nGreg\u2019s blitz rating has been consistently improving even as he hits his early 40s. What are his study tricks? What approach should he take to study openings?\xa0\xa0\n\nMentioned: Chessable.com, GM Alexei Shirov, GM Kiril Alekseenko, GM Jan Gustafsson\u2019s Lifetime Repertoires Course, GM Elshan Moriadibadi, The London System, IM Andras Toth, GM Magnus Carlsen\xa0\n\n\n\n\n\n10:00- A question from the Patreon mailbag. What is the best way for a beginner to study an opening repertoire?\xa0\n\nMentioned: Fight like Magnus: The Sveshnikov Sicilian, Lifetime Repertories: Nimzo-Ragozin Defense, Sam Shankland\u2019s 1. D4 Chessable course\xa0\n\n\n\n\n\n18:00- What is the status of Greg\u2019s blitz game?\xa0\n\nMentioned: GM Kirill Alekseenko, GM Conrad Holt\xa0\n\n\xa0\n\n22:00- What is the status of Greg\u2019s Twitch streaming career?\xa0\n\n\n\n\n\n23:00- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessable.com. Get Chessable\u2019s IOS app if you haven\u2019t already, and you can check out their latest offerings here:\n\nhttps://www.chessable.com/courses/all/new/\n\n\xa0\n\n23:45- Patreon question: \u201cDude, when is Greg going to start blogging again?\u201d We also discuss the ongoing Chess.com I am Not a GM Tournament\n\nMentioned: IM John Bartholomew, I am not a GM Tournament, IM Levy Rozman, IM Tania Sachdev, IM Kostya Kavutskiiy, Alexandra Botez, IM Lawrence Trent\xa0\n\n\xa0\n\n30:00- Another Patreon question relates to the status and format of the 2021 Pro Chess League, which of course also leads to a discussion of the explosion of popularity in online chess.\xa0\n\nMentioned: Klay Thompson, Lennox Lewis, Gordon Hayward, Leveon Bell\n\n\xa0\n\n37:00- Another Patreon question: are there improvements to the Pro Chess League website in the works?\xa0\n\n\xa0\n\n39:00- Perpetual Chess is brought in part by AImchess.com which collates data from your online games and gives you actionable advice and lessons. Check out the site, and if you subscribe use the Promo code \u201cChess30\u201d to get a 30% discount.\n\n\xa0\n\n39:00- Patreon question- has Greg read any good books lately? This segues into a general discussion of how to study chess.\xa0\xa0\n\nMentioned: Playing 1. E4 by GM John Shaw, GM Peter Svidler, 100 Endgames You Must Know\xa0\n\nEndgame Strategy by Mikhail Sherevsky, Vancura Defense, Frontal Defense, Jeremy Silman\u2019s Endgame Course, GM Jacob Aagaard\xa0\n\n\xa0\n\n49:00- In his chess development, did Greg do any targeted blindfold chess training?\xa0\n\nMentioned: Chessboard Magic by Irving Chernev, GM Jeffrey Xiong, GM Ray Robson, IM Christopher Yoo\n\n\xa0\n\n56:00- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessmood.com!\xa0\n\nCheck out their blog here:\xa0\n\nhttps://chessmood.com/blog\n\n\xa0and check out their YouTube, featuring Lessons with a Grandmaster here:\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/c/ChessMood\n\n\xa0\n\n57:00- Greg answers a Patreon question pushing back against the importance of the idea that Classical Chess wouldn\u2019t exist if chess were invented in modern times. (As Greg has previously said)\xa0\n\nMentioned: GM Fabiano Caruana, GM Hikaru Nakamura, GM Alexander Grishchuk, IM Andras Toth\xa0\n\n\xa0\n\n1:03:00- Greg makes his brief, shining singing debut on The Perpetual Chess! And then gives some shout outs.\xa0\n\nMentioned: Episode 204 with FM Nathan Resika, Episode 12 with Christopher Yoo\xa0\n\n\xa0Agadmator, Chessbrahs, IM Levy Rozman, Jennifer Shahade, The Botez Sisters, GM Hikaru Nakamura, GM David Howell, GM Jovanka Houska, Kaja Snare, Mark Crowther, ChessDoJo YouTube Channel- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsFJol3ToXA&list=PLH4lD9b6ZgbeAzMlaYoWSHL_lEF5BWZA0\n\n\n\n\n\nThanks as always to Greg for joining the show! You can follow him on Twitter here:\n\nhttps://twitter.com/gregshahade?lang=en\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\xa0\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices