Master of One

What's up guys!? In this podcast episode I go over, WCC4, the schedule/logic, A pretty good Chicago Open, and then how amazing my students are playing right now! To wrap it up, we talk about the NBA Finals, Magnus vs. Gukesh, and what really scares us? Why are we afraid, because we don't know. Horror movies, chess, it's the not knowing that scares us the most. Generally, it's never really as bad as we thought.  0:00 WCC4 Recap 35:04 Wolf Chess Schedule 53:53 Chess Training 1:20:29 Chess Students 1:28:43 Life  WCC4 Championship 1st - Ethan Sheehan - 4/4 - $500 2nd - Andrew Jiang - 3.5/4 - $100 U1800 1st- Saahas Swaroop - $300 2nd - William Remick/ Hrushikesan Barani/Nirvan Sivakumar - $33.33 U1400 1st/2nd - Arjun Kollipara/Damien Natchus - $150 Blitz 1st - Saharsh Santosh - $150 2nd - Matt Dalthorp/William Remick/Sasha Creighton/Sanjay Kumar/ Dhruva Movva - $20/Person U1400 Vadym Orlov - 4.5/8 - $50 Performance Bonuses Ayman Basha (1010-1191) - Free Entry 1 WCC Srivibhav Mangipudi(1363-1480) - Free Entry 1 WCC Senior Bonus William Remick - 3/4 - $50   Pros/Cons Setup/Planning Advanced Entries Assistants Withdrawals Interviews Cons Clocks/GCA Pairings/Withdrawals Blitz Clean Up 35:04:27 - Wolf Chess Schedule Seasonal Runs -West Mintster -Damian -Wesleyan -Major Event 53:53 - Chess Training Chicago Open Openings Practicality  Speed Two Result Positions 1:20:29 - Chess Students Ayman Vibhu Saahas Hrushi Playing for your ability to play Chess  Forcing them to work hard, good openings Practicality  1:28:43 - Life Technicolors/Beach Weather/George Barnett  NBA Finals What really scares us? Magnus vs. Gukesh

GUYS!! It's been a MONTH! Let's see, I almost got hit by a car, finished school, lost the State Championship Title, solved all the hardest chess openings with sensei(this repertoire is too too good), Chess boxed in NYC, I'm running my first major scholastic, WCC4 and planning a major FIDE event in Georgia. Not to mention  summer schedule is set, Chicago, Vegas, Philly, NYC(at least). Europe + India? Hmm The movie begins now.  0:00 I Almost DIED/Georgia State Championship 16:10 - Chess Boxing in NYC 27:01 - Wolf Chess Tournament Schedule 33:03 - Chess Training/Streaming/Youtube 55:53 - Chess Students 1:12:13 - Life Insta:Daaron.3

Episode 54 - What are we doing here? 0:00 - WCC3 1st - Andrew Jiang($500) 2nd - Kagan Uz/Damian Krotov($50/person) U1800 1st - Carlos Bellamy($300) 2nd - William Remick/Nitya Daram/Siddharth Sriram Basa($33/person) U1400 1st - Owen Giguere($200) 2nd - Advik Aravid/Corey Bryan/William Espinoza/Sutirth Mellachervu($20/person) Senior Prize - William Remick  Performance Bonus - Free Entry Carlos Bellamy Srivibhav Mangipudi  Pros - Smooth/Biryani/Poker Cons - Withdrawals/Forfeit/Cleaning+Blitz/Set Announcements/Refunds May Schedule WCC4/WCC5/WCS1/WCS2 20:50 - Chess Streaming/Clipping/Scheduling  Opening Review Prep my students/Prep myself  I need time+Break/Working Full days Chess Boxing  42:50 - Chess Students Move orders/Winning Positions Weak kings(Literally/Physically)  To-Do Lists/Spreadsheets Remembering Openings  Teaching non chess players openings  Wolf Chess Opening/Middlegame/Endgame 58:28 - Life The Human Brain - defense mechanism What are we doing here? Martial arts  What are we doing here? Girls  What are we doing here? People in America  Gradually improving workouts  Gradually improving martial arts  People who just want to talk and eat  When you need it too bad(Mathew McConaughey) Books Think and Grow Rich - Napoleon Hill

0:00 - Episode 53 - Made Men WCC3/Tournament Sched City + Suburbs locations Marketing/Scholastics  9:10 - TEXAS Tournament LITTT!! Rd 1 Murder Rd 2 GM cant beat Sveshy Rd 3 Indian kid shadow realm  Rd4 Draw GM top 100 Rd5 Draw vs. Sharizard Rd6 Not Indian Enough…  Rd7 Draw the homie IM  How to draw GMs  BAD BEAT -Saharsh/Jennifer Yu/Indian kid/Sharvesh THE BYE STRAT!!! Chesscations  My training/Studying “Richard I don’t want to die” The Final frontier  32:50 - Chess Students Problem Sets Opening Problem Sets  Schools SOLVED Ignition The worst moves I’ve ever seen/Scolding students smh 47:33 - Life Daredevil/Invincible/Becoming Cold No more Wasting Time/Money/Effort if its not worth  Betting - Discerning who’s good or bad  Youtube/Streaming Books Read/Reading The 5 second Rule  Outwitting the Devil Extreme Ownership

Whats up fellas?! In this episode I recap EACC10! With Summer over tournaments are back. On top of that I go through my chess training as I get ready for an upcoming tournament in Tennessee. Then I go through my students and lastly the big lesson.... Consistency and Discipline. Def something I need A LOT of work on. Enjoy the episode and HOPE you guys are entertained! Episode 52 - EACC 10(take 2) 0:00 - EACC10 Recap Performance Bonuses(Free entry 1 tournament) Kabilesh Yuvaraj David Ellington Improvements Set clocks before tournament Blitz Things that went well “Hanging out” Sticking to the plan 17:18 - Chess Training Taking time off Staying motivated Life after openings Hella Puzzles Tennessee Tournament Rules/Discipline 27:00 - Chess Students Seniors back on top Staying locked in/blunders Lessons after openings are done Group lessons/schools 32:50 - Life Discipline/Consistency Small decisions make a big difference