Today my guest is IM John Bartholomew — one of the original chess YouTubers, chess coach, and a former co-founder of Chessable. We talk about what chess YouTube was like back in 2014, the gap between IMs and GMs, and whether Levy aka GothamChess can still make the GM title. We also discuss how online courses changed the way people learn chess, plus John’s new project Chessiverse and what “human-like” training bots could mean for chess improvement. And of course, we nerd out about the Scandinavian Defense (one of John’s signature openings) and then finish with a blitz game. Don’t miss it!
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— Intro
— John: IM, educator, Chessable co-founder
— How Chessable started
— Was Magnus in the meetings?
— Chessable valuation?
— Chessiverse: best for beginners?
— Chessable vs Chessiverse: what’s different?
— Who is Chessiverse for?
— What “human-like bots” means
— The future of Chessiverse
— Chess.com bots vs Chessiverse
— Chess YouTube in 2014
— Competition in chess content
— Competing with GothamChess?
— Did John ever chase GM?
— Can Levy (GothamChess) become GM?
— How John trains now
— Splitting time between projects
— Why the Scandi works
— Blitz vs John
— Scandinavian tips for beginners
— Blitz begins
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My name is Greg Mustreader, I am a Candidate Master in chess, an entrepreneur and host of several podcasts.
On the Chess with Mustreader channel, I interview top chess players, play against chess AIs, analyze the most interesting chess games and combinations of today and of the past, as well as show you my path in chess and the way I work on my chess improvement (including recaps from the tournaments I play).
I live in Almaty, Kazakhstan and travel the world extensively (been to 50 countries). I'm 32 years old, I have a girlfriend, three dogs and four cats. I speak English, Russian, German, and a bit of French and Chinese.
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