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Perpetual Chess Podcast
EP.185 - IM Stuart Rachels
01:22:33
Publish Date:
2020/7/14
Perpetual Chess Podcast
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Stuart walks us through the eight-year process of writing this book
How did IM Rachels, as a young chess prodigy, get to play Garry Kasparov in 2 simuls?
IM Rachels shares one of his many Yasser Seirawan stories, and shares a few more of his favorite memories from his life in chess.
GM Ben Finegold asked Stu who he thinks is better, Kasparov or Carlsen?
My Great Predecessors Part 5 is now available on Chessable!
Why did Stu decide to retire from tournament chess after so much success?
In 2017 Stu drove to St. Louis to see Kasparov, Anand and other greats at the St. Louis Rapid and Blitz. What was that experience like?
What are some of Stuart’s favorite chess books?
A Patreon supporter of the podcast asks Stu a question related to a story that he heard about Stu’s ability to calculate as a kid and about the abilities of strong players generally to calculate and visualize.
Has Stu kept up with his chess peers from his active days?
Thanks so much to Stuart for sharing his experiences!
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