EP.53 - Grandmaster Nils Grandelius

Published: Dec. 26, 2017, 12:46 p.m.

b'This week I enjoyed talking with Sweden\'s highest rated chess player, the impressive young Grandmaster Nils Grandelius. Despite his being only 24 years old, Nils has had a wealth of experience in the chess world, including having played and held his own against such titans as Carlsen, Caruana, Kramnik, and Anand. Nils discussed those experiences with us and talked about what he thinks he needs to improve to ascend toward that level.\\xa0He also shared some behind-the-scenes details about what it was like to work as part of Magnus Carlsen\'s team in the last World Championship match.\\xa0Before we ended our conversation, Nils touched on his affinity for playing bughouse and named some of the world\'s best bughouse players, and shared his upcoming tournament schedule.\\xa0Thanks to Nils for a great interview.\\xa0Follow him on twitter here. If you enjoy this podcast, you can support it at\\xa0Patreon\\xa0or by buying chess improvement videos at ChessUniversity.com using the promo code "PERPETUAL."\\xa0See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'