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My guest on this week\u2019s adult improver edition of Perpetual Chess is Braden Laughlin. Braden is a 22 year old Canadian chess enthusiast who has seen robust gains in the first few years of his chess development. Braden went from 0 to 1750 (Canadian rating) in his first 16 months of chess!\xa0 In the subsequent 2.5 years he has continued to get stronger, and now has an online blitz rating peak of over 2100!\xa0 Not bad for four years work! How did he do it? As you will hear, Braden has an approach that is wholly different from any other adult improver that has appeared on Perpetual Chess. Braden has taken full advantage of all of the great free chess content on YouTube, and is also a big proponent of playing tons of games, and trying to derive a lesson from each game. For many more tips, as well as some background about Braden as a video editor and recently hired Chessable employee please check out our interview. As always, lots more details, timestamps and relevant links can be found below.\xa0\n\n\xa0\n\n0:00- How to Chess Podcast info from your host Ben:\xa0\n\nHere are the links to subscribe to How to Chess:\xa0\n\nFirst YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8Y_E7CjneE\n\nSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/74A0JotybXUvnviTCzsSUp?si=DZnY-yoRRl-Awcmn5OtPSg&dl_branch=1\n\nYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNK7qZ8m2n54hviCjAPNe7w\n\nApple Podcasts- Coming Soon\n\n\xa0\n\nFor any how to chess related questions you\u2019d like answered please email howtochess at chessable.com\xa0\n\n\xa0\n\n6:00- Braden joins the show and digs into his chess background and his early steps in chess improvement.\xa0\n\nMentioned: Chess Network\u2019s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCDOQrpqLqKVcTCKzqarxLg\n\nAlso mentioned: IM John Bartholomew- Climbing the Rating Ladder Playlist\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2huVf1l4UE&list=PLl9uuRYQ-6MCBnhtCk_bTZsD8GxeWP6BV\n\nAlso mentioned: GM Yasser Seirawan, The St. Louis Chess Club\u2019s YouTube Channel:\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM-ONC2bCHytG2mYtKDmIeA\n\nAlso mentioned: Jonathan Rowson\u2019s Chess for Zebras\n\n\xa0\n\n18:00- Braden discusses how chess served as an escape for him when he faced some physical and mental health challenges:\xa0\n\n\xa0\n\n21:00- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Aimchess.com. Check it out for free, and then if you subscribe use the promo code Perpetual30\n\n\xa0\n\n22:00- How did Braden balance actual chess playing with the study he did and chess videos that he consumed?\xa0\n\n\xa0\n\n27:00- What tips does Braden have for learning positional chess concepts?\xa0\n\nMentioned: ChessNetwork, IM John Bartholomew, Simple Chess by GM Michael Stean, Simple Chess Podcast, Book Recap #13, Episode 213 with IM Greg Shahade\xa0\xa0\xa0\n\n\xa0\n\n33:00- How much time did\xa0 Braden spend working on tactics?\xa0\n\nGM Roman Dzindzichashvili\xa0\n\n\xa0\n\n38:00- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessable.com. You can check out their latest offerings here:\n\nNew Chess Courses Online - For All Levels in all - Chessable.com\n\n39:00- Has Braden\u2019s study approach changed as he has reached higher levels?\xa0\n\n\xa0\n\n45:30- Braden answers a question from the Patreon mailbag relating to how the OTB tournament situation will compare in Spain to North America. (Braden is moving to Spain soon)\xa0\n\n\xa0\n\n48:00- Patreon question: \u201cDid Braden use any Chessable resources to help his chess improvement?\u201d\n\nMentioned: 100 Endgames You Must Know, Braden\u2019s video about the longest possible chess game is here:\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5DXJxR3Uig\n\nMentioned: IM Eric Rosen, IM Kostya Kavutskiy\xa0\n\n\xa0\n\n56:00- Braden discusses how he got into creating Youtube videos.\xa0\n\nMentioned: Good Blood Youtube channel:\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UC55OV4HSSKJEthG4ulsKkyw\n\nZelda video-\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyUcwsjyd8Q\n\n\xa0\n\n1:02:00- Thanks so much to Braden for sharing the details of his unique climb up the rating ranks!\n\nSubscribe to his YouTube channel here:\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5DXJxR3Uig\n\nFollow him on Twitter here:\n\nhttps://twitter.com/Braden_Laughlin\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