EP.209 - Martin Justesen (Adult Improver Series) from Perpetual Chess Podcast

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EP.209 - Martin Justesen (Adult Improver Series)

1 hour 15 minutes Posted Jan 5, 2021 at 12:00 pm.

We begin by discussing Martin’s background and his entree into the chess world.

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How has Martin’s approach to chess improvement evolved in recent years?

A Patreon supporter writes in to ask Martin how his approach to openings has changed as he has improved.

Another Patreon question: How does Martin find games and construct his opening repertoire? Did he adjust his repertoire choices due to time constraints?

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As a busy working father, has Martin experienced periods of burnout?

Does he have trouble taking online games seriously?

What was the idea behind Martin’s great new book, Blindfold Endgame Visualization: 50 Chess Positions?

What are the main lessons Martin has learned through his improvement efforts?

Thanks so much to Martin for joining the show, here are all of the links you need to keep up with him:

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Welcome to another Adult Improver Edition of Perpetual Chess. My guest is Martin Justesen, who is a 34 year, Denmark-based father of 3. He works as an archivist in the Library of the Danish Parliament, but devotes a lot of his free time to chess improvement and chess-related projects. His efforts have paid off, as Martin has gained a few hundred points in the past years. Prior to the pandemic, Martin had ended a long plateau, as his Danish rating went from 1600 to 1820. During the covid shutdown, he has seen continued improvement, his Lichess classical rating is now up to 2200! In our interview, Martin reveals what he thinks to be the key contributors to his improvement success. Martin is also a blogger, and has recently released a great new book called, Blindfold Endgame Visualization: 50 Chess Positions. We also discuss how Martin decided to take on this project and why we think that it’s an important study tool. Please read on for lots more details, timestamps, and relevant hyperlinks.

Mentioned: GM Yasser Seirawan, Playchess.com , Winning Chess Series by GM Yasser Seirawan, Logical Chess Move by Move

Mentioned: Perpetual Chess Episode 117 with Stjepan Tomic

Mentioned: Chessable Short and Sweet Free Courses are Here: https://www.chessable.com/courses/s/short%20and%20sweet

Opening Tree.com

Mentioned: Chessgames.com, Bobby Fischer: The Career and Complete Games of the American Chess World Champion, Chess DoJo Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/ChessDojo, IM Kostya Kavuitskiy, GM Jesse Kraai, GM David Pruess

Greg Shahade video: Chess Opening Study for Serious and Advanced Players:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93kO7OXn9Lc

https://www.chessable.com/courses/all/all/offer/

Mentioned: Neal Bruce

Mentioned: ChessDojo Discord,

Mentioned: Alexey Troitsky

Mentioned: Mastering Pawn Endgames on Chessable, Chess Structures by GM Mauricio Flores Ruiz, Pump Up Your Rating by Axel Smith, Atomic Habits by James Clear

Twitter- https://twitter.com/saychess1?lang=en

YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/c/say_chess

Blog- https://saychessblog.com/

Book- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08QRB3H7M/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_imm_t1_zzk3Fb7A3ZTE9

Twitch- https://t.co/hZvPmFCBdL?amp=1

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