Perpetual Chess Podcast
Alex Crompton (Adult Improver Series)
Welcome back to another Adult Improver Edition of Pe...
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Dec 7 2021 1h 39m
Chapter 1 2 mins
For more information about the Harvard Chess Cognition Study go hereChapter 2 8 mins
Alex joins the show, and we begin by discussing why Alex finds it challenging to follow the World Championship despite his enthusiasm for chessChapter 3 6 mins
We discuss Alex’s adult improvement journey, which you can read about in his blog post hereChapter 4 29 sec
NEW SPONSOR! Chessvis is an app designed designed to help you train your visualization skills. Search for it at an app store or get the links hereChapter 5 59 sec
Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessmood.com. They offer a huge video library with instruction on every phase of the gameChapter 6 18 mins
What were Alex’s first steps to develop a system to study chess?Chapter 7 1 min
How did Alex approach the study of openings?Chapter 8 12 mins
Alex shares some interesting research about why adults may improve at chess more slowly than kidsChapter 9 29 sec
Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessable.com. Check out what's new from them here: New Chess Courses Online For All Levels- Chessable.com Don’t forget to subscribe to the How to Chess podcast as well!Chapter 10 59 sec
Perpetual Chess is also brought to you in part by AImchess.com. Check out the site, and if you decide to subscribe use the code Perpetual30 to save 30%Chapter 11 15 mins
Patreon mailbag question: “What is Alex’s approach to learning openings?”Chapter 12 3 mins
Patreon mailbag question: “Any theories on why ratings tend to repeatedly plateau and then jump?”Chapter 13 3 mins
resources have helped Alex blunder less, rather than just solve tactics?Chapter 14 8 mins
What are Alex’s next chess goals, if any?Chapter 15 11 mins
Thanks so much to Alex for sharing his insights