Perpetual Chess Linkfest #3, September 2, 2022
Sinquefield Cup, Magnus' Fascinating Interview, Updated FIDE ratings and more
Good day everyone, and welcome to our many new subscribers! An action-packed chess week is winding down, filled with prestigious tournaments and some fascinating interviews, among many other links. This is your friendly reminder that if you know someone who might enjoy getting a free weekly chess news roundup in their inboxes, please share this post and demand that they subscribe! Let’s get to the chess links:
Top Tournament Happenings
Unstoppable Alireza Firouzja demolishes field to win in St. Louis, by Tarjei Svensen (Chess24 Article) (Gotham Chess Video Recap)
Firouzja’s USCF Blitz Rating is now 3126! h/t Chess Reddit (US Chess Ratings)
GM Monika Socko wins European Women’s Chess Championship by Peter Doggers (Chess.com Article)
GMs Erigaisi and Predke lead the Dubai Open at the Midway Point by Shahid Ahmed (Chessbase India Article)
The beat goes on, as the star-studded Sinquefield Cup commences today by Colin McGourty (Chess24 Article)
Magnus Goes Deep, plus Other Interviews
GM Magnus Carlsen gave a fascinating 2.5 hour Podcast Interview with Popular Podcaster Lex Fridman, in which he confesses he has imposter syndrome and says “I’ve always been really, really bad at solving exercises.” With these modest statements, Magnus’ is not doing much to boost the confidence of other chess players. (Lex Fridman Podcast) (Peter Doggers Chess.com Article)
Hikaru Interview with Luci Kelemen “Chess as an E-Sport is Here to Stay”- GM Hikaru Nakamura (Dot ESports Article)
Tatiana Flores interviews Jen Shahade about her book Chess Queens. “I think exciting chess has such a beautiful image that it should be possible to get really great mainstream sponsors”- Jen Shahade (Chessbase News Article)
I was honored to get to talk Engines, the FIDE Candidates cycle and the World Championships with GM Fabiano Caruana. “30 years after my generation, we'll have players who who will look at us like like dinosaurs.”- GM Fabiano Caruana (Perpetual Chess Podcast)
Chess Improvement Articles/Blogs
Learn from Super Grandmasters’ Blunders (GM Gregory Serper Chess.com Article)
FM Nate Solon on Why We Should Sack More Pawns (Zwischenzug Blog)
GM Pavel Elianov- How Quiet Moves can Turn a Game Around (Chessmood Blog)
“Get Bent Larsen” shares some blindfold visualization tips and exercises (Say Chess Blog)
Coming Back to OTB Chess and the 2021 World Cup by GM Andrew Tang “I received some intelligence from a fellow stalker that Magnus was eating at an Italian restaurant near the hotel with his dad. Together we waited for him to finish dinner, and I got my picture with Magnus to wrap up my tournament.” (Chess.com Blog)
Photo via GM Andrew Tang’s Instagram
Book Reviews
Chess Queens Review by Tatiana Flores- “Chess Queens can be an excellent advertisement for chess itself, as it is portrayed as exciting, complex, and at the same time attractive for women and men alike” (Chessbase News Article)
Tony Williams reviews The Magnus Method by FM Emmannuel Niemann (British Chess News Article)
The ECF reveals its short list for Book of the Year. My “vote” goes to Think Like a Super GM (ECF Article)
Miscellaneous- Fischer-Spassky Birthday, FIDE Ratings Update, etc.
Michael Doyle for Australian ABC news on the 50 year Birthday of the “Match of the Century” (ABC News Article)
Peter Doggers on the Updated FIDE Ratings. Children are the Future! (Chess.com Article)
How Team Ukraine won the Women’s Olympiad by Himank Ghosh (Chessbase India Article)
Speaking of Chessbase India, congrats and thanks to them for all of their tireless work!
That’s all for this week, take care everyone!-
Ben