What's up guys, in this episode I sit down with young peaty in the cut!! Carter Peatman grew up in Atlanta, graduated from Georgia Tech and recently made national master. We talk about chess in Atlanta, how he steadily improved, Moons baboons, and a lightning round Atlanta edition, hope you're entertained! 0:10 Group Lessons1:30 Hi Jarrod/How did Carter start chess4:35 The OG Atlanta Chess center6:10 Supernationals7:25 Do you have to be crazy to be great?9:40 Carter’s first coach//The most important thing you have to teach a student10:35 Carter’s first tournament/Getting 1000/How important are openings 12:50 Kids and bughouse13:25 Chess homies14:30 Playing out of state17:50 Carter’s Oh my God tournament/Ron Sanders the GOAT19:15 Plateau’s in chess/Carter hitting 2000/IM Carlos Perdomo21:30 Playing a lot is key for getting better27:30 Swaby, Sanjay, Meruga, and Denker31:20 The highs in chess are the best32:40 Carter making National Master/Georgia tournament drought34:00 Georgia Tech, Math major, IE, Civil Engineering35:00 Jonathan Hrach/Positional Chess36:55 Chicago Open/Driving to Chicago37:50 John Bartholomew and Positional chess38:40 Carter crushes NY International40:15 Mind set, vibes, do they go into your prep41:35 Why do we get into time pressure45:10 Playing in the US Open48:10 Regression after hitting a goal49:00 Moon’s Baboons49:55 Thoughts on draws53:00 Favorite openings/The future of chess/Magnus or Fischer56:50 How does Magnus retire/Top 4 Magnus challengers1:00:30 If I lose I don’t play with the same pen/tournament rituals1:02:30 What has chess taught you about life1:03:55 Lightning Round

Whats up guys? In this episode I talk to International Master Keaton Kiewra about his chess journey. Keaton is strong IM who even has wins against GM Hikaru and GM Ray Robson :O We had a great time talking about his chess journey, how he got his norms and a lot of interesting chess topics. Check it out, hope you're entertained!! Also if you free on Mondays, Checkmate Mondays at the Anguished Barber! 0:00 Intro0:10 I haven’t really met you, yeah we met in Vegas0:40 Gunnar Anderson/Best friends are from chess2:25 In chess you try your hardest and do bad, you don’t try and you do good4:20 Keaton’s Training/Do Chess players work hard?6:50 I coulda worked harder8:15 5 hours of chess/day9:15 Michael Brown/John Bartholomew a lawyer??11:35 Fide USCF Rating Gap12:55 We terrible bet/Avoid lower rateds13:35 Is Europe cheating?/Is playing in Europe good??14:40 How did Keaton start chess?/Is Tic Tac Toe Broken15:25 West Coast vs. East Coast16:50 Keaton’s Coaching Dr. Connor/GM Miran Shir17:40 How Keaton broke 1000/Being Strong Young/First Chess Tournament19:00 Openings Beginners should learn 21:25 Tactics are key//1000-1400//Once you hit 1000 you start playing adults22:55 1000-1400// Gifted Program + Chess25:20 1400-1800// Bad Tournaments are gonna happen27:10 Coaching back in the day28:20 Do we start with endgames?/Playing for Mate vs. Playing for Endgames29:35 Chess imbalances32:55 Breaking 2000// Playing for other people34:55 How did it feel becoming IM/Norms/Titles for your Ego/Playing out of state37:45 Result Driven vs, Chess driven39:00 Keaton Beat Nakamura and Ray Robson!!!!44:35 Breaking 2200 to getting Norms// Chess schools/ UTD47:30 Keaton’s Norms//Playing in Europe/Do Chess player party?51:35 Keaton’s first GM norm/Prepping Psychologically 57:05 Keaton’s Second norm/Playing FM Eugene Yanayt59:50 Switching to D41:02:15 Keaton’s third norm1:07:20 GM Shabalov the legend1:10:50 3 norms but not 2400 FIDE1:12:50 Norms or the rating1:13:30 Where to play chess in Europe/Going to Japan1:14:40 What to do after making IM/How does getting older affect your chess1:16:55 Why California?1:18:25 Ben Moon/Perks of playing chess in Atlanta/Castle/Chess Camp1:20:00 What do you do during chess tournaments?1:21:05 What is Keaton’s play style1:22:05 Understand chess more can make you lazy1:23:40 What has chess taught you about life1:26:25 Doing this for external or internal reasons/ Playing vs. Competing1:28:20 Does chess make you better at mastering other things/Carlsen or Bobby Fischer1:30:00 Who is the future of chess?1:34:20 Lightning round1:38:40 Jay Bonin or Robby Adamson/Pro Chess League/San Diego Surfers1:45:20 My goal in chess is to beat Magnus/Atlanta Kings

What's up guys?? In this episode me and Olu go over the upcoming card, the kickoff card of the year as well upcoming fights and our 2022 goals. Below are the time stamps, hope you're entertained!0:10 Intro0:55 Open Mics1:50 Vegas3:30 Kicked outta Lil Jon8:20 UFC Kattar vs. Chikadze9:15 Kelleher vs. Kevin Croom10:25 Charles Rosa vs. TJ Brown13:20 Pickett vs. Joseph Holmes14:45 Bill Algeo vs. Joanderson Brito//Accepting short notice fights16:25 Islam Makachev19:45 Dakota Bush vs. Borschev// A wild Robert appears20:55 How to spell Peter22:03 Chookagain vs. Maia//My theory on girl fights25:05 Royval vs. Bontorin31:20 Chikadze vs. Kattar34:20 Who’s the best boxer in the UFC35:50 Upcoming Fights, Masvidal vs. Covington38:25 Chimaev vs. Burns 41:30 Francis Ngannou vs. Cyril Gane//Fighter pay46:40 Dana White deserves to be rich48:15 Buys vs. Vilmas, UFC couple drama54:29 2022 Goals

Whats up guys, in this episode I sit down with my good friend National Master and streamer Aakaash Meduri! 2.5 hours?! We went through a LOT of really cool topics. Chess, Politics, Chicago, Tournaments, Crypto, NFTs and a lightning round. A very diverse conversation fosho. Enjoy! If you have any questions you would want to get asked lemme know!Twitter @AakashMeduriTwitch AakashUpcoming Guests areNM Mark BiernackiIM Keaton Kiewra0:10 Aakash intro 0:37 Chicago Denker/Eric Rosen1:20 Theodore Roosevelt quote3:00 Politics, where the good candidates at?/The silent majority 4:10 Dave Chappelle special/Bad Review theory 6:00 Sean O’Malley and Donald Trump6:45 Andrew Yang vs. Joe Biden7:40 Are Indian people more into politics?9:00 Super Christian mom is a huge Trump fan10:20 Aakash Origin story 13:25 How Aakash started chess14:20 If Chess wasn’t in my family15:40 Friends vs. Chess Tournaments/Nicky Sasha, and Vegas17:50 Winning Majors/Isaac Martinez18:50 Rapid tournaments?22:05 $50 entry fee?/Running Tournaments23:30 Chess in Chicago26:10 Chicago Grandmasters/Chicago Future27:30 How to get good at chess28:15 How Firouzja got good at chess/Firouzja the future30:00 Chess Players are lazy, UFC fighters are not31:55 Moms vs. Chess32:40 Full time chess vs. Full time life33:50 Kids and chess36:30 Chess as you get older/Can you be good at multiple things?38:10 Hikaru vs. Botez Sisters39:05 Valentina Savchenko and Samurais40:00 Deepak Aaron Stand Up Origin Story41:10 Boxing helps talk to girls42:10 How chess helps with other things43:05 GM Josh Waitzkin BJJ and Tai Chi44:55 Openings when you start46:30 Rolling with Black belts sucks/ Base + Incremental steps 48:10 Is IM worth the time?49:10 Living forever sounds amazing51:05 Living forever or dying any day52:40 Being a Sheeple blessing or a curse?54:25 Will I quit after Grandmaster55:45 Talent vs. Hard work58:05 The Future of chess1:00:40 Being good is relative1:01:30 Self Deprecating your chess 1:05:50 How do beginners improve? How Aakash started chess1:10:30 Having a sibling that plays chess/Younger sibling advantage1:13:00 1400 - 18001:15:00 Young Chicago Squad/Aakash vs. Eric Rosen1:18:10 Indian Parent mentality/Trying too hard to win1:19:03 Draws, Higher rated, Lower Rated, Time pressure 1:22:40 Huge Mentality shift1:29:05 1800-2200/Aakash’s Chess coach/My game against GM Mesgen Amanov(Sea Turtles)1:31:20 Chessbase/Openings1:34:20 Google Spreadsheet pros and cons1:35:45 KISS Keep it simple stupid1:37:15 Is Chess like girls?/Avoiding bad positions1:38:35 Post national master1:40:05 Does streaming help your chess?/Chess betting/Indian chess future1:42:00 Males prime1:44:05 Experience can be bad?1:45:45 Our group of chess friends1:46:50 Do strangers respect strangers?1:48:50 Joe Rogan and supporting others1:49:45 Liberals are less tolerant than conservatives?1:51:55 The Pro Lazy mindset/Staying in your lane1:52:40 Elon Musk and Aliens 1:54:10 The shift in thinking that led to improvement/Hustlers vs. Pros1:55:55 Tournaments habits/rituals1:58:40 Aakash Chess style2:00:10 IM Emory Tate/ Openings and style2:01:40 Switching to d4/c4  and streaming2:05:10 What has Chess taught you about life2:08:55 Fide vs. USCF rating gap2:14:30 How to get better at streaming2:17:15 NFTs and Crypto2:25:05 Future for tournaments CCA/Charlotte/Fide2:29:00 Chess in other countries/Chess in India2:32:30 Lightning Round2:35:05 Aakash contact info/wrap up 

Whats up guys?! In this episode we go over the results from UFC 2-69! RIP Cody Garbrandt ;'(, RIP Dustin Pourier title aspirations and RIP Amanda the GOAT?! It was a rough weekend for a lot of people, and a great weekend for others. Sadly I missed watching all the fights from UFC 269 except for watching my boy Dustin get so close to the sun... so close until he got burned. I had a very similar experience in my chess tournament, luckily for me I was able to turn it around the next day. Anyways enjoy the episode, hope you guys are super duper entertained!! Episode 110:00 Intro0:10 Why I missed all the UFC fights :’(1:15 Recapping UFC 269             -Gillian Robertson              -Randy Costa cardio RIP              -Ryan Hall vs. Miner               -Blanchfield won?!2:45 Jordan “The Glass Cannon” Wright4:55 Tuivasa the shoey master!! 5:25 Would you offer your shoe for a shoey?6:30 Who should Tuivasa fight next?8:14 Dominick Cruz            -Cruz vs. Cejudo            -Is DC’s commentary that bad?13:20 Has Cormier been in shape? How much do heavy weights eat?14:50 Homeless Cigarette dude from Philly15:30 Emmett vs. Ige17:30 Main carddd!!!19:35 Ranked69/Drug tests21:19 Cody Garbrandt :’(23:20 Why people get cut from the UFC 24:30 Getting jumped in26:51 Nunes vs. Pena?!?!?30:00 Juliana Nate Diaz Pena31:05 Dustin vs. Olivera38:40 fixed Olu’s audio!!/Post title fight blues39:55 Would I still play chess if I was bad?/Vegas???42:40 Olu’s tooth infection43:20 Anguished Barber Tournament/Free Haircuts!!47:15 Francis vs. Gane

What's up guys?! We made it, double digits!! Feels good to hit the good ol 10 mark for podcast episodes. In this episode we go through UFC 2-69! One of the most stacked UFCs ever, and such a great card. Check out Episode 11 to see how our predictions did! Episode 10 Time Stamps0:30 Madagascar 2, Moto Moto, so nice you gotta say it twice1:45 Repeating rap lyrics2:10 Drake the GOAT3:40 UFC 2-69!!5:00 Olivera vs. Dustin10:20 Olivera fight doesn’t go the distance11:55 Gotta respect Volkanovski13:35 Dustin vs. Connor15:00 If I missed UFC 269 I’d be so sad15:10 Pena vs. Nunes18:00 Soft vs. Hard people20:18 Geoff Neal, DUI, Keith Peterson27:45 Kai vs. Cody Garbrandt29:25 Sean O’Malley32:25 Dan Ige vs.Josh Emmett33:45 Cruz on the prelim?35:45 Tai the Shoeey Tuivasa!!36:10 Jordan “The Glass Cannon” Wright37:00 Rest of prelims40:20 How’s Olu’s life42:30 Jarrod forgot to record…44:00 Tyron vs. Jake Paul44:30 Technical difficulties RIP

What's up guys?! Episode 9 I had my good friend Eugene Yanayt on the podcast! Eugene is a avid chess player, Fide master, and a very strong chess player with wins over strong GMs. He also is a huge poker star and has played some big tournaments. We go through his chess career, ask him some poker questions, and sprinkle some interesting questions throughout, enjoy!! Hope you guys are entertained! Episode 9 - Eugene Yanayt0:25 Eugene Yanayt1:05 LA Open2:35 Catalan vs. King’s Indian5:25 Opening journey 8:25 Are there wrong openings?9:30 Prepping before the round10:35 The Angel in Philly 11:25 Win tilt11:50 How does age affect chess? 14:10 Training/Playing blitz/Monroi-Databases 17:30 How did Eugene start playing/go from 0-140020:25 First good tournaments21:35 Magnus Carlsen21:57 Karpov vs. Kasparov match24:15 Boston Chess/GM Alex Ivanov26:40 1400-1800/Patriots  28:55 State Championship/Denker 30:00 Danny Wrench/Sitting at the board 35:40 Playing against lower rateds/After 1800/Playing wild39:00 Position over submission/The best move isn’t always the best move40:40 Favorite opening/Easiest opening to learn/Favorite Country44:40 GM Timur Gareyev/Physical condition effects chess/Daily tactics48:45 Playing Online blitz/During the tournament/Putting a run together53:30 Experience in chess/Post win or loss/Kovalyov 57:03 What has chess taught you about life?58:40 Pokerrrr/Playing Balanced/Bluffing1:02:00 Eugene’s best tournament/GM Sam Sevian1:09:10 Favorite Chess Tournament/Thanksgiving Tournament1:12:50 Nepo vs. Carlsen/Favorite Poker-Chess story1:16:35 Lightning round 

Episode 8Wassup guys, Episode 8 me and Olu recap the last two weeks of UFC and life. Lot of mistakes which means a lot of lessons were learned. Lotta new stuff happening, which means lotta fun! 0:45 Cheating on your barber1:30 No Shave November2:15 No Stache life3:25 Staying away from Vegas4:30 Wrestling at Waffle House5:30 Texas is too safe6:45 New BJJ Sensei/Kimuras8:10 4th Open mic8:45 More bits or less11:20 Chess Mixtape 12:10 Too many coincidences 13:50 Bringing girls to an open mic..RIP14:40 Is most comedy not classy?16:30 Times going by fast18:55 Recaping fights, Texeira, Conor McGregor, Jon Jones, Chimaev 23:40 The worst betting strategy of all time24:30 Mayweather vs. Canelo/boxing 26:00 Chimaev/Masvidal 33:25 Starting early34:45 Travis Scott

Happy almost Halloween Homies!! I finally had my first good open mic!! Unfortunately for each great thing I did this past week I immediately followed it by doing something moronic...Nevertheless we live, learn, and keep moving forward. DEFINITELY check out the end about the mind blowing lesson I learned from reading about Job in the bible!! It's a super important life lesson that everyone should know. Also been seeing my birthday numbers a lot recently, seems like everything is starting to come together? :OFor specific clips check out our youtube Channel MasterofNonePodcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFZM...0:30 Brilliant Idiot1:15 Halloween/Horror Movies3:52 First Good Open Mic7:55 I’m an idiot…10:35 Haircut/Rat Experiment15:10 Week recap18:30 UFC 26722:13 Deepak week recap/day breakdown23:30 BJJ going well26:30 Chael Sonnen “You can’t get close”27:55 Running is a body/mind workout30:28 Everyone likes Hookers32:30 Card predictions37:00 Seeing your birthday numbers a bunch40:18 Job from the bible...MINDBLOWING!

What's up guys! Enjoy episode 6 of MasterOfNone.  In this episode we talk about Jon Jones,  upcoming UFC events, and a little bit about the psychology of the athletes. For specific clips check out our youtube Channel MasterofNonePodcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFZM...Episode 6 - Jon Jones + Upcoming fights0:00 Intro0:30 Michael Myers/Hannibal2:40 You5:15 UFC Domestic Abuse/Jon Jones8:30 Connor McGregor/special privileges 15:00 Therapy17:45 Wilder vs. Fury 21:08 Leon Edwards vs. Masvidal27:35 Upcoming UFCs33:30 Winning mindsets 35:00 Michael Jordan35:40 Child Superstars37:10 Justin Beiber38:30 Being Famous44:40 Gaetje vs. Chandler47:24 KyrieIf anyone wants advice or their story told, DM Daaron.3 on Instagram and we'll do our best to give you advice or tell your story in our next podcast episode! Below are the topics and timestamps for each one!