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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