EP.218 - GM Max Illingworth from Perpetual Chess Podcast

EP.218 - GM Max Illingworth

1 hour 18 minutes Posted Mar 16, 2021 at 11:00 am.

We begin by discussing Max’s approach to adapting the right mindset for chess.

Max discusses his affinity for a chess variant called Crazyhouse

What did Max do to raise his online blitz rating from 2800 to 2950?

What should non GMs do to improve their blitz ratings, and their games generally?

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Patreon mailbag question: “What advice do you have for one who wants to start solving endgame studies but finds most of them too difficult?”

Another mailbag question: “What advice does Max have for club players on how to learn to evaluate positions?”

One more Patreon mailbag question: “How can one learn to assess one’s own strengths and weaknesses?”

What Chessbooks does Max recommend?

Max tells the story of the moment that his competitive fire for chess was ignited.

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Patreon question: “What advice does Max have for pursuing goals?”

How has Max been impacted by legendary Australian players Cecil Purdy and GM Ian Rogers?

In closing, Max shares a few of his interests away from the board.?

Thanks to Max for joining the show! Here are the best ways to keep up with him.

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GM Max Illingworth is one of Australia’s top players and is the 2 time national Australian Champion among other distinctions. in recent years, Max has shifted his focus from competing to training. His work ethic has evident, as in the last years ce co-authored the book, Dismantling the Sicilian, contributes actively on Facebook chess forums, and has launched his own training site, Illingworth Chess Academy. In our interview, we dive deep into the topic of chess improvement, and Max provides a lot of good insights about how he became so strong at tournament chess, blitz chess, and even the chess variant called Crazyhouse! Please read on for all of the details and timestamps.

Mentioned: Facebook Chess Endgame Studies and Composition Group, IM Cyrus Lakdawala, Chess Improvement: Its All in the Mindset,

Mentioned: Max Illingworth interview with Bryan Castro:

http://www.betterchesstraining.com/2019/05/gm-max-illingworth.html

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Mentioned: Philip Stamma Endgame Studies, Say Chess’ Blindfold Endgame Trainer is here:

https://saychessblog.com/blindfold-endgame-puzzles/

Mentioned: Simple Chess, Podcast recapping Simple Chess

Mentioned: Openingtree.com, Aimchess.com

Mentioned: Logical Chess Move by Move, My System, Art of Attack in Chess, The Complete Chess Swindler by GM David Smerdon

Mentioned: GM Yasser Seirawan, GM Ian Rogers, GM Darryl Johansen, IM John Paul Wallace

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https://chessmood.com/blog and check out their YouTube, featuring Lessons with a Grandmaster here:

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Mentioned: Episode 215 with Vishnu Sreekumar

Mentioned: Chess Fundamentals by Jose Raoul Capablanca, IM Andras Toth, Van Perlo’s Endgame Tactics, IM Stephan Solomon

Web page- Illingworth Chess Academy

Facebook- Max Illingworth | Facebook

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