
EP 89 | What Does It Take To Win The U.S. Senior Championship?
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What does GM Jesse Kraai need to do to win the U.S. Senior Chess Championship? How can he use the Dojo Program? The Dojo sensei GM Jesse Kraai, IM Kostya Kavutskiy, and IM David Pruess talk about the details of what prep Jesse needs to do to win.
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0:00 If Jesse Wins... 0:14 Intro 5:21 Chess and Getting Older 14:30 Kostya and Jesse Need to Do The Program 22:36 What Jesse Needs to Work On 27:09 Jesse's Dojo Pie Chart 36:49 Sam Shankland's Advice to Jesse 38:22 Calculation and System 2 Thinking 40:27 Jesse's Big Decision 44:52 Jesse's Weaknesses 50:55 Healthy Cohort Competition 52:15 Betting on FIDE Rating 56:55 Dojo Training Program Tournaments
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