Secrets to Success Episode 4 ft. IM Saravanan
Get to the know the secrets of Grandmaster Sasikiran Krishnan. GM Sasikiran Krishnan is currently ranked No.5 India and for most of his career was ranked No 2 behind Viswanathan Anand. He was also bestowed with the Arjuna Award in 2002. In the January 2007 FIDE rating list, Sasikiran was ranked number 21 in the world with an Elo rating of 2700. He became only the second chess player from India to reach an Elo rating of 2700 In this stream Get to know him more of his methods or in other words Secrets for his success. We will be discussing about the Mindset, Preparation, Training and various other related topics. Time Stamps 0:30 How He started Chess 11:20 His Work Ethic 32:00 How he used to Analyse his games 34:00 His Tournament Journey from 1995 to 2002 1:08:15 His Game against Kasparov and Korchnoi 1:12:00 His 1:16:43 Physical Fitness and What does he do for that? 1:19:32 What he does for Mental Training 1:20:03 About the book Deep Work Cal Newport 1:22:50 Routine before a Game
Find out the secret formula of GM Karthikeyan Murali whose achievements are impeccable. In this episode, I will ask questions about his Success, His work ethic, His mindset and I will also cover his journey. Don't forget to tune in to this Magnificent Opportunity to understand the Mind of a Champion. Time Stamps for the Video: 1. 1:41 How he got interest in chess 2. 3:02 Work ethic in his childhood 3. 5:31 Feelings after Winning U-11 Nationals in Shimoga 4. 7:10 Preparation for the U 11 Nationals 5. 8:20 Advice for Young players on How to train chess 6. 9:46 About Bloom chess academy and How to find the right coach for you 7. 11:30 How to get better at Calculation 8. 15:04 Does he train Calculation these days 9. 15:41 What is the easiest way to become Titled Player 10. 15:58 His Take on Hardwork and Talent 11. 17:34 His Work Ethic These days 12. 19:07 What he does for Physical Training and Mental Training 13. 20:27 Why Physical Training is important 14. 22:19 What is the secret to his Confidence 15. 24:17 Advice for Players when they are low on Confidence 16. 25:28 How do you deal with failures and inconsistent results 17. 28:02 His mindset facing Vachier Lagrave in the Final Round of the Gibraltar 18. 30:50 What to do when you are stuck in the Same rating or When you are unable to make progress 19. 32:50 Why some people Work hard but results don't come 20. 35:04 Time trouble Issues 21. 36:59 The importance of Cloud engines 22. 38:43 How to work with cloud engines and how much time to spend on Openings 23. 40:04 How important is to study openings 24. 41:33 What is your take on Openings books and Opening databases 25. 42:44 Classical games influence on him 26. 44:45 Favorite Player and Why 27. 45:07 Style of Karthikeyan 28. 45:28 His take on Engine and advice on whether to look at them 29. 47:23 His favorite Books 30. 49:08 Importance of Therotical Endgames 31. 51:02 Individual Preparation vs Preparing at an Academy 32. 52:55 RB Ramesh Sir's Influence on his chess 33. 54:28 3 or 4/10 Technique Of RB Ramesh 34. 56:40 How does he deal with distractions 35. 58:40 What are you planning to improve in your chess 36. 59:25 Rapid Fire questions without Fire 37. 1:00:50 ( Audience Question) What is the best book for Calculation and Positional play for around 1500 player 38. 1:03:04 Solving studies for Calculation compared to Normal puzzles 39. 1:05:30 What is the secret to Calculating at a God level (Audience Question) 40. 1:05:41 How much time do you spend on Openings these days? (Audience Question)
In this short audio clip, Grandmaster Sasikiran Krishnan explains his feelings after winning the Arjuna award.
Journey of Grandmaster Shyam Sundar and his way to Chess Improvement