
EP 94 | The Airing of Grievances: Differences in Training Philosophy
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Chess Dojo sensei IM Kostya Kavutskiy, IM David Pruess, and GM Jesse Kraai hash out their differences in chess training philosophy in today's episode of the Dojo Talks podcast!
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0:00 Intro 0:41 Saint Louis Chess Club, Chesscom, and US Chess 9:55 FIDE and USCF Rating Deflation 18:11 Differences in Chess Training Philosophies 18:23 The Airing of Grievances 1:12:57 How to Submit Questions
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