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0:00- We begin by discussing the source of the authors’ idea for this book, and they explain the research that framed their writing of it. Mentioned: Tim Kett, Carol Dweck, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success 7:00- What psychological issues in his own chess game did Carol Dweck’s research help Peter address? 10:30- Barry and Peter answer the first of many Patreon mailbag questions relating to whether their book is more of a “how-to guide” or more of an overview of research chess players should know? Mentioned: GM Boris Gulko, GM Boris Gelfand, Tim Kett, Henrik Carlsen, GM Erwin L.Ami Henrik Carlsen interview with IM Sagar Shah here- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TAGK. 20:00- Another Patreon question- what advice do Peter and Barry have for managing chess study while working full time? 25:00- Must “deliberate practice” be inherently unenjoyable? Mentioned: Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers 30:00- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessable.com. Chessable is a great way to put in your deliberate practice and learn opening lines, tactical patterns and other aspects of the game. Check out their latest offerings here: https://www.chessable.com/courses/all. 31:00- Dr. Barry Hymer is an adult improver who has gained over 200 rating points in his 50s. What has been his approach to chess study? Mentioned: GM Luke McShane, The King’s Indian Attack Move by Move, Bill Goichberg 38:30- How will this research affect GM Peter Wells' approach as chess trainer? 42:30- Another Patreon mailbag question: What does Peter think can be done to help improve the British chess scene, especially for talented juniors? Mentioned:GM Alexander Morozevich, GM Gawain Jones, IM Malcolm Pein 48:00- What is the chess scene like in Barry’s native South Africa? 50:00- The authors answer another Patreon mailbag question relating to the always controversial topic of the extent to which chess ability is determined by nature as opposed to nurture. Mentioned: Chessdojo, Robert Plomin, GM Bobby Fischer, IM Kostya Kavutskiiy, GM Jesse Kraai, IM David Pruess, GM Luke McShane, 1:02:00- The authors interviewed many of the top players of Great Britain, including IM Harriet Hunt and GM Nigel Short. Were they more struck by the similarity of their approaches or their differences? Mentioned: IM Harriet Hunt, GM Nigel Short 1:04:30- Another Patreon question- How can parents find the right balance between being encouraging their children and being pushy with their encouragemen? Mentioned: IM Merijn Van Delft, Angela Duckworth 1:15:00- Peter answers a listener question relating to what it was like beating GM Alexei Shirov with the Trompowsky Opening in just 13 moves. Mentioned: IM William Hartston, GM Joel Lautier, GM Judit Polgar, GM Patrick Wolff Wells-John Emms 2000 Wells- Zoltan Almasi 2001 Chess24 coverage of Norway Chess Round 6, featuring GM Joel Lautier: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8LNh. 1:23:30- Another listener question: What type of work will Barry be doing with Chessable.com? GM Alex Colovic 1:26:00- Thanks so much to Peter and Barry for sharing their knowledge and experiences. You can buy the books here: https://www.amazon.com/Chess-Improvem. You can keep up with them in the following ways: Barry Hymer website- https://barryhymer.wordpress.com/ Chessable blog-https://www.chessable.com/blog/page/2/ Peter Wells twitter- https://twitter.com/GMPeteWells Email the authors through Crown house publishing- https://www.crownhouse.co.uk/contact-us

At the time this game was played, Peter Wells had just earned his Grandmaster title. https://www.chess.com/lessons/silman-teaches-tactics-1/panzer-wells-hastings-1989

This book is written by Peter Wells and published by Gambit Publications. There is a free sample of the book available on Kindle. The book has 7 chapters: Main Line with 4...Bf5 Main Line with 4...Nd7 Main Line with 4...Nf6 Advance Variation: Sharp Lines and Black's Early Alternatives Advance Variation: Short System and Other Modern Treatments Panov-Botvinnik Attack and 2.c4 Miscellaneous Systems for White In the introduction Peter addresses the question of why another Caro-Kann book is needed: "Well, the truth is that for all the repertoire books, specialist works on particular variations and so on, there still seems to have remained a rather palpable gap in the market. My aim here has been to fill this by producing a work which lays emphasis upon a clear explanation of the main ideas of the opening for both sides based around games played at the highest level, while at the same time providing enough basic theoretical knowledge to enable the reader to face competitive encounters with confidence."

This is a video sample from the DVD "Strategy and Tactics" by GM Peter Wells.

This book was written in 2006 and is published by Gambit Publications. There is a free sample of it on Kindle. The introduction covers the logic of the Queen's Indian, mentioning it is a hypermodern opening, which struggles to control the center using pieces rather than pawns. It is also a light-square based opening, which contests the d5 and e4 squares in particular. Chapters 1 to 3 cover 4.g3 lines Chapters 4 to 5 cover 4.a3 lines Chapter 6 covers 4.Nc3!? lines

Introduced by Peter's co-author Barry Hymer

This is the name of a book written by Peter Wells in 1994. It is no longer in print but there are some second hand copies still in circulation. It was published by Batsford as part of their Think Like a Chess Master series.