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Japanese-Australian chess player, trainer, and content creator Junta Ikeda is the 2013 Japanese National Chess Champion and a runner-up in the 2020 Australian Championship. These days, with a full-time job outside of chess, Junta devotes most of his chess energy to helping others improve. He has shared countless insights on his excellent blog, Infinite Chess, which I’ve been reading religiously since its launch. There, Junta offers thoughtful advice on topics such as improving your tactics, managing the clock, and budgeting your study time. For this interview, I compiled questions based on some of his most insightful observations as we explored chess improvement from a wide range of angles. Toward the end of the conversation, we also touched on Junta’s background, chess in Japan, and even picked up a few non-chess book recommendations. Check out Chessiverse and take out of their end of year sale here:http://chessiverse.com/Check out IM John Bartholomew’s Comprehensive Scandinavian Course here: https://chessiverse.com/courses/scandiFind out more about Chessdojo’s classes here:https://www.chessdojo.club/blog/live-classesUse Code NY26 to get a free month of the tier programUse Code Ben to save 10% off anything https://x.com/natesolon/status/1988955760965963898?s=200:19- What did Junta learn from the book How to Become a Deadly Chess Tactician?What I needed to cure my time trouble:https://juntaikeda.substack.com/p/how-i-escaped-time-trouble-hellIn search of lost time: 20 Time Trouble Tipshttps://juntaikeda.substack.com/p/1-in-search-of-lost-time-20-timeEP 383 with Dan BockMentioned: The Uncool by Cameron CroweMentioned: GM Moulthan Ly, GM Max Illingworth Mentioned: GM David Smerdon’s The Complete Chess Swindler 51:00- Thanks to our sponsor, Chessable.com! Checkout their holiday sale here:https://www.chessable.com/courses/all/all/offer/Mentioned: IM Kostya Kavutskiy’s Endgame Studies 101, IM Tatev Abrahamyan’s Endgame Studies: Solve to Evolve, Domination by Kasparyan, Studies for Practical Players Sign up for Chessable Pro here:https://www.chessable.com/pro/?utm_source=affiliate&utm_medium=benjohnson&utm_campaign=proMentioned: Lichess, The Mammoth Book of the World’s Greatest Chess Games , My Great Predecessors My 10 Memorable Chess Bookshttps://juntaikeda.substack.com/p/my-10-memorable-chess-booksMentioned: Dojo Talks with IM-elect Gauri Shankar Mentioned: Murakami, Infinite Jest, The Book of Disquiet, Finite & Infinite Games Here is how to keep up with his work:Infinite Chess Blog:https://juntaikeda.substack.com/YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@juntaikedaWebsite:https://juntaikeda.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
