GM Alexandr Fier is a 5 time champion of Brazil and 9 time chess Olympian. He also recently qualified for the FIDE World Cup for the 8th time by finishing tied for first at the American Continental tournament. But aside from all of his impressive accomplishments, what interests me most about GM Fier is how frequently he competes.  Last year alone, he played nearly 200 classical games,, and he has now travelled to over 50 countries. In our conversation we discussed:  How he maintains his energy and positive outlook through a busy tournament calendar Why he thinks playing quickly gives him a competitive advantage. (Hence the nickname “No Fear”)  How he reacted to getting some harsh feedback from legendary trainer IM Mark Dvoretsky at age 18. We also talked about GM Fier’s recent qualification for the 2025 FIDE World Cup, his plans for the rest of 2025, and of course, chess books. It was a pleasure to chat with one of Brazil’s top players, and I look forward to following his nonstop tournament adventures in the years to come.Thanks to our sponsor, Chessable.com! If you sign up for Chessable Pro in order to unlock discounts and additional features, be sure to use the following link:https://www.chessable.com/pro/?utm_source=affiliate&utm_medium=benjohnson&utm_campaign=proAnd you can check out their new offerings here:https://www.chessable.com/courses/all/new/https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/partnersMentioned: Fier-Shankland 2025https://www.chess.com/events/2025-american-continental-chess-championship/05/Fier_Alexandrandr-Shankland_SamMentioned: GM Giga Quparadze Mentioned:  Blokh’s Combination Art, Domination by Kasparian, Laszlo Polgar’s Chess: 5334 Combinations and Games Navara-Fier 2015https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1787858GM Navara’s Blog Post:https://lichess.org/@/RealDavidNavara/blog/because-we-care/fauAwr9rMentioned: GM Rafael Leitao, GM Henrique Mecking Mentioned: GM Ivan Cheparinov, Nikolaos Ntirlis, GM Alexei Kornev Memories of Training with DvoretskyMentioned: GM David Navara’s Best Games, Tal-Botvinnik 1960, The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal Fier-Ryan 2009, Irelandhttps://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1601053Fier-Akopian 2017-https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1870136Be sure to follow him on Instagram and Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/alexandr.fier/https://www.instagram.com/pontocego/?hl=enIf you would like to help support Perpetual Chess via Patreon, you can do so here:https://www.patreon.com/perpetualchess Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices