Show notes
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