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