Chess with Mustreader

Today on my podcast, I'm joined by a great chess player and coach, Grandmaster Jan Gustafsson. We discussed the differences and similarities between Magnus and Nepo, Jan's work as a second for both of them, the upcoming Gukesh vs. Ding match, and much more. At the end, we’ve played a fascinating blitz game. Enjoy! My X: https://x.com/mustreader My Twitch: https://twitch.tv/gregmustreader Jan's X:...

In this podcast episode with the famous coach, founding sensei of @ChessDojo IM Kostya Kavutskiy, we discuss chess improvement. How to go from CM to FM (in my case), how to go from IM to GM (in Kostya's case), how to improve if you are rated 500, 1000, 1500, and so on. Lots of great insights! At the end, we've played an instructive blitz game. My X: https://x.com/mustreader My Twitch: https://www....

In this podcast episode with Vladimir Kramnik, we discuss his anti-cheating activism and the controversy around it. Has Kramnik gone too far in his fight? Are his methods correct? Does he agree that he has done some wrong things? Watch our full discussion to find out! At the end, we've played a chess game that Mr. Kramnik called "very interesting". My Twitter: https://twitter.com/mustreader My Twi...

We discuss with GM Daniel Naroditsky the results of the Candidates, the future of chess, and how to get better at blitz chess. We've also played a time odds game. This is one of the most fascinating podcasts I've ever recorded, enjoy! My Twitch: https://twitch.tv/gregmustreader Danya's Twitch: https://witch.tv/gmnaroditsky Danya's YouTube: @DanielNaroditskyGM My Twitter: https://twitter.com/mustre...

I've interviewed Levon Aronian and discussed with him the hottest topics in chess, as well as his personal story, books for chess self-improvement, chess psychology, and playing against Magnus Carlsen and Garry Kasparov. At the end, we played a fascinating blitz game. This was recorded in Samarkand at the end of 2023. My Twitch: https://twitch.tv/gregmustreader My Twitter: https://twitter.com/must...

A new podcast episode with Fabiano Caruana as my guest! In this episode, Fabi talks about his motivation, story of his decline and then ascent back to the top, the cheating scandal, Magnus, Hikaru, the Candidates, his training schedule, and much more. Also, we play blitz with time odds. Enjoy! My Twitch: https://twitch.tv/gregmustreader My Twitter: https://twitter.com/mustreader Fabiano’s Twitter:...

I've interviewed Ian Nepomniachtchi and discussed with him the hottest topics in chess. This was recorded in Samarkand at the end of 2023.I've interviewed Ian Nepomniachtchi and discussed with him the hottest topics in chess. This was recorded in Samarkand at the end of 2023. My Twitch: https://twitch.tv/gregmustreader My Twitter: https://twitter.com/mustreader Nepo's Twitter: https://twitter.com/...