What makes a world-class chess player? Few people can answer that better than GM Vladimir Chuchelov. The coach behind some of the top players talks about working with Fabiano Caruana and Anish Giri, shares insights on coaching and chess improvement, and the conversation turns to the once-heated debate over Caruana’s “natural talent”, including Daniil Dubov’s comments. Vladimir closes by offering a new way to look at the game—one that could change how you study. Don’t miss it!

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00:00 — Intro

01:03 — Fabi chose VIDEO GAMES

02:49 — Fabi DIDN’T WANT chess?

05:34 — Fabi’s success: key factors

10:20 — Chuchelov’s coaching start

12:50 — Fabi’s talent? Dubov disagrees

17:26 — What is chess talent?

19:54 — Coach vs Second: differences

21:20 — Sports psychologist: USELESS?

24:07 — How Chuchelov changed Anish

29:14 — A new theory of chess!

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My name is Greg Mustreader, I am a Candidate Master in chess, an entrepreneur and host of several podcasts.

On the Chess with Mustreader channel, I interview top chess players, play against chess AIs, analyze the most interesting chess games and combinations of today and of the past, as well as show you my path in chess and the way I work on my chess improvement (including recaps from the tournaments I play).

I live in Almaty, Kazakhstan and travel the world extensively (been to 50 countries). I'm 31 years old, I have a girlfriend, three dogs and four cats. I speak English, Russian, German, and a bit of French and Chinese.

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