EP 160 | Jesse's Heresy

EP 160 | Jesse's Heresy

Update: 2025-08-052
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Jesse questions the usual way of learning chess, suggesting that copying moves can be as useful as deep strategy. The sensei discuss if playing blitz and checking with a computer can help players improve quickly.


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00:00 – Jesse’s heresy revealed

01:26 – Hendriks: chess is learned by copying

04:17 – Copying in openings is valid

06:06 – Blitz + engine as a training method

08:56 – How kids get strong fast today

13:38 – Comparing blitz to Dojo sparring

21:29 – Words vs instinct in learning chess

27:14 – Chess960 and the limits of imitation

38:08 – Engines changed how we see tactics

46:50 – Ideas help memory and understanding

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EP 160 | Jesse's Heresy

EP 160 | Jesse's Heresy

IM Kostya Kavutskiy, IM David Pruess, GM Jesse Kraai