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IMHO, a chess coach/teacher should be at least 2000 ELO and have at least a teaching diploma. Unfortunately, everybody is free to teach whatever and whoever they want, there are no regulations. On the other hand, GM or IM titles are FIDE titles for chess players, they are not Teaching titles! Yet, being a GM or IM gives the advantage of getting more students and charging them an arm and a leg (over $200/hour) even if they have no teaching diplomas and they try to teach students that are even below 2000 ELO, it's like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

I need a chess dojo flatcap like the thulbnail

They…they do use the engine lol…

That last joke at the end was nice ;)

Anna Cramling didn't go to college (yet?)

This was very insightful in a way that many will not talk about chess as a profession. It's not like a 2600 or 2700 player comes out and says these things about the money that they make. So I really appreciate the effort, transparency and time that Sam took to come out and share. I found the entire thing extremely interesting and almost wish there could be a total breakdown between what a GM made in a year - lessons vs playing vs content. Obviously it would take a very special person to do that and have that full transparency. I'm sure many Chessable authors make a lot from their content, but also many GMs including Naroditsky or Shankland who pursued the "older version" of chess content via traditional book publishing probably make significantly less from similar amounts of effort. I think Sam was fully right when he says no one can do all 3 types of chess simultaneously - playing, teaching, and content. Even though everyone may want a GM coach like Sam and pay the exorbitant amount for lessons that he himself mentions is extreme - sometimes it's not a 2700 GM you need because their playing level is so far above you, but a person that is a little higher than you which I think the Dojo program has done amazing at. Sam mentioned gap years and how a gap year really helped him. But I think the mileage on this really varies. If you are on your own, and you know you need to teach lessons and play to survive, that keeps you motivated and hungry to do it. It gives you purpose during that year to train, learn, and play and puts a "timer" on when the grind will end. But I've seen it happen personally in many cases that many people take a "gap year" and work a normal job and then never go back to college again. I think its important that this is framed well for any young person watching this video. I've also had some chess teachers in the past who were FM and needed to be IM to get scholarships, so they went overseas for a year and worked to get the title in the gap year. I'm sure they would say that investment was worth it to get free school, but you need to have that goal and purpose to stick to or else you will lose all motivation and vision.

Sam's frankness is really refreshing

I am a simple man. I see our Sensei, I see Sam,I know it's going to be a great video, I like the video and I tune in!

Great interview!

At 10:54 white can even try the funny Ke2 Rf5 Rg5! With idea Rxg5 Bxf6 forking 2 rooks winning piece. But ok I believe again your idea of Rg5 Re8 should work, or even Rg5 e5 there

Awesome podcast! I pray Sam’s health improves!

Great presentation. Its pronounced el-yea-kin

I’m one of those 1800 USCF coaches who came to chess as an adult and who has made a living at coaching, in CA, without a problem. I prefer teaching than playing (don’t like spending my weekends with kids picking noses at the board nor rude & crusty old men). I’m always in demand as a coach, even more so than many of the titled players in my area, at least for a certain rating range. I study a lot of chess and know a lot and spend much time finding relevant material for my students. Coaching includes private students, enrichment classes, and supplemented by being a certified TD and running a popular chess club. I have other income sources but even without that, you won’t be breaking the bank as a non-titled chess professional, but be aware: No healthcare, no real job security (I guess that’s just the US economy overall), lots of entitled and flakey parents & kids, and a lot of wear and tear on your vehicle as most coaches have to go to the students and teaching sites. There is an autonomy and flexibility to this work that cannot be gotten in many job markets or careers-but again, if it’s your only income, you can make it, but not at any real affluent level. But you got to deliver. If your 500 rated kids are not breaking 1200 USCF soon; and if your school teams are not winning state championships, you are not gonna be so in demand; if you are not graduating your students up to the local IM & GM, you’re not gonna be so in demand

😂 is not war

For me, how to not get addicted to chess? :)

I am 30 seconds in. Love Dojo Talks

Sam!! I have learned so Much from you! Love all your courses ❤

Highly Informative!!! Thank you so much.

Favorite author Shankland :)

Magnus forces game into drawish lines then hopes to capitalise if opponent plays slightly inaccurately..while this is very effective strategy it’s also very boring…such player can never be considered goat IMO.

Thanks, love your recaps!

But why is popularity a valuable goal in itself?

But just because other sports also have them, this doesn't mean that they are good for the game, does it?

What of the children?! What of the children?!! Legend!

So the reason they can't do this is because it would take away the suspense and the buildup of a move if he just gave the answer every time there'd be nothing to watch. Suspense is what builds the tension. They've done this a lot in esports where you have two armies fighting each other and you just focus on the army battle and not the reinforcements coming in. Because if you knew the reinforcements were coming in for one team much earlier than the other you know who's going to win the battle? The tension of the battle is what makes it exciting knowing the result does not

"The Best Move" is a fantastic book. I have it and signed by Jansa himself. Even if computers disagree on some variations/evaluations, we are humans and all (maybe except Magnus) make mistakes. I watched many videos on this channel and was surprised that someone mentioned the book, which is almost ignored everywhere by everyone, even coaches with a large audience.

They are trying to give the human perspective on it. You can check engine lines by yourself.

Excellent recap! Difficult to see the pieces with the board colours selected.

Nice game! I feel like Kostya is playing this opponent at least twice a year

Who were the best players?

this is the kind of chess I like to play, just not giving the opponent any hope and slowly grind out the win. Well played for sure

If White omits d2-d4 Black should omit Nb8-d7, yes? Then he can meet the game idea of Nb5 with ...Nc6, Nxd6 Qxd6 and Black is still ceding the 'Bishop pair but has nice central play in return.

Magnus at 5 is so dumb it’s not even making me angry, it’s just baffling

I'm not here for the results. I'm here to hear your reasoning behind the moves. The opening was interesting. I'll never buy an e4, d4 course again!!! lol.

Good win. Opponent didn't have a chance.

As a European, it never fails to amuse and disturb me how terrible US tournaments are. If an IM compliments a tournament for having sets and some clocks, you know that US chess needs to get its shit together.

Probably de best chess film is "Schwarz und weiß wie Tage und Nächte" , Wolfgang Petersen 1978.

Kritin’s a tough opponent! Lost many games against him before.

That Ng5-Nge6 combination was cool.

Rubinstein and Keres deserved to be world champions. Rubinstein had no sponsor and the war affected him deeply. Keres was better than Botvinnik but he was not a Russian and escaped a death squad accused by the communists. Fine left the chess world for a better life as a psychoanalyst and many say he was also better than Botvinnik. As for Bronstein many stories say that he lost the match because of certain pressures, although he denied it until he passed away. Of all the modern players, only Aronian deserved to be a contender and maybe a world champion.

The world championship1938, by Keres out of the lists?

Can you hide the result of the game, makes it more fun to watch

David has some crazy takes on the podcast but goddamn what an engaging, thorough, and detailed teacher he is. I know chess videos are often seen as "learning but not really learning" chess but this one along with the incomprehensible modern chess for beginners has some real teaching moments that have literally changed (improved!) the way I evaluate positions and try to come up with plans. Really incredible stuff

Note well: The chess dojo site is difficult to navigate. Curiously, they do not have a "Contact Us" icon.

So overrated. He underrates tactics and mini plans

The probability of Gukesh going Alireza way(only in terms of lifestyle) is slightly unlikely coz of the cultural background. Of course this is generalization, but typical middle class Indian upbringing and parents will keep a check!

On his birthday,tribute to him,by practicing his positions