Andrew Zinn is a 29 year old Mathematics graduate student who also works in the finance industry . Despite his busy career, Andrew managed to take his USCF rating from 1567 to 2027 in the two years leading up to the coronavirus shutdown. How did he do it? As Andrew tells us, he has an approach based on playing lots of tournament chess, reading classic chess books, and really focusing on improving his visualization skills. Of course, there is more to Andrew’s approach than that, as you will hear in the interview.  Andrew has much to say about what contributed to his remarkable rating leap. Please read on for more details and timestamps. Mentioned: GM Alex Shabalov, NM Jerry Meyers, Richard James, GM Magnus Carlsen Mentioned: Chess by Laszlo Polgar, Blindfold Chess: History, Psychology, Techniques, Champions, World Records, and Important Games, Pillsbury, Alekhine, Lasker’s Manual of Chess, The Ideas Behind the Chess Openings by Reuben Fine    Mentioned: Masters of the Chessboard by Richard Reti, GM Alexander Alekhine Mentioned: Marshall Chess Club Mentioned: GM Jesse Kraai   https://www.chessable.com/the-magnus-touch-endgame/course/42361/ Mentioned: Think Like a Grandmaster by GM Alexander Kotov, IM John Donaldson, GM Jacob Aagaard, Chess Books Recaptured discussing Think Like a Grandmaster with NM Christopher Chabris. https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/new-blog/2020/2/21/bonus-pod-chess-books-recaptured-discussing-think-like-a-grandmaster-with-nm-christopher-chabris Mentioned: Zurich International Chess Tournament, 1953  Mentioned: Chess Endgames by Laszlo Polgar  You can keep up with Andrew via Lichess:https://lichess.org/@/Andrew_Zinn or you can email  him via email at zinn.andrew.m at gmail.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices