EP.77 - Grandmaster Josh Friedel

Published: June 12, 2018, 11 a.m.

b'This week\\u2019s guest on Perpetual Chess is well-regarded American GM Josh Friedel. Josh is a frequent competitor on the American GM circuit, who also teaches, writes and lectures about chess. We talked about the following:- His most recent project, a YouTube series called \\u201cAutopsy,\\u201d in which he does an in-depth analysis of an educational chess game, with an emphasis on highlighting critical mistakes.\\xa0- The matter of prearranged draws in GM games (an issue recently raised by Magnus Carlsen) is there a way to avoid them?\\xa0- Lots of other topics, including what openings we might expect in the upcoming World Championships, reflections on Sam Shankland\\u2019s torrid 2018, and a couple of fun stories about Kasparov and Karpov.\\xa0Thanks to Josh for joining me.\\xa0Check out his new YouTube series here, follow him on twitter here, and Facebook here.\\xa0To support the podcast go here.\\xa0See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'