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OUTLINE:

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(00:00) – Introduction

(06:59) – A private game vs Magnus Carlsen

(14:47) – Chess openings

(30:59) – Mental preparation

(39:40) – Chess tactics

(50:03) – Solving chess

(55:43) – Aggression and ego

(1:00:28) – Hans Niemann cheating scandal

(1:10:21) – How to cheat in chess

(1:24:44) – Greatest chess player of all time

(1:35:00) – Hikaru’s immortal game

(1:47:26) – Paul Morphy

(1:49:10) – World Chess Championship

(1:51:59) – Magnus Carlsen

(1:55:33) – Sergey Karjakin

(1:58:00) – Beauty of chess

(2:04:55) – Day in the life

(2:19:34) – Streaming

(2:34:13) – Taking risks

(2:39:42) – Depression

(2:44:31) – Advice for young people

(2:51:51) – Love