A Passion For Chess Without Loving the Game w/ GM Elisabeth Paehtz

042 The #1 female player in Germany for many years: GM Elisabeth Paehtz. Even beyond her impressive accomplishments as a chess player, which include:

• Winning the 2018 European Women’s Championship in rapid chess.
• Representing Germany for the Women’s Chess Olympiad over 10 times.

Elisabeth has some refreshing and pleasantly unexpected insights about the game. In this episode, we discuss:

• Why she never “loved chess” but still has a deep passion for the game.
• How being an adult has changed her playing style.
• Writing a book on her life as a female chess player.
• What caused her unexpected late-career rating climb. 

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More From Elisabeth:

• Elisabeth’s Twitter
• Elisabeth’s Instagram
• The Paehtz Method (her course on iChess.net)

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