EP.167 - IM Jop Delemarre from Perpetual Chess Podcast

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EP.167 - IM Jop Delemarre

1 hour 24 minutes Posted Mar 3, 2020 at 4:00 am.

Jop shares some details about his life background, and the background of the Chess Steps Method.

A Patreon supporter of the pod writes in to ask if the Chess Steps Method can be used as a “stand alone” improvement method.

IM Jop Delemarre gives more details about how an opportunity for a Chess Steps Teacher Training Workshop came about, and discusses what the future plans are for more teacher certification workshops.

Question from friend and former guest of the podcast, NM Han Schut, about whether the Steps Teacher Trainer program is sanctioned by the founder of the Steps Method, IM Cor van Wijgerdan

For the teachers listening, and for those interested in learning more about this generally, I share a few of the lessons that I learned from completing Chess Steps Teacher Certification Training.

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Jop discusses the reasons why practicing things repeatedly is important to acquire chess skills.

Jop shares a few of his favorite chess books.

Jop shares a few highlights from his career as a chess competitor, including a mini match with Dutch chess legend GM Jan Timman.

As a polyglot, what language-learning practices is Jop able to apply to chess improvement?

Thanks to Jop for joining the show! You can reach him via email here:

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IM Jop Delemarre is a former Dutch Youth Champion who has been a full-time chess trainer since 2004. Over the years, he has worked with many strong young players who went on to earn IM and GM titles. Jop is an expert in the Chess Steps curriculum, and was a student of one of its founders, Rob Brunia. Due to his expertise in the Steps Method, Jop recently offered a Chess Steps Certification Workshop, that I and a few other U.S. based chess teachers completed and greatly enjoyed. Jop joined me to discuss this workshop, share plans for potential future workshops, and to reflect on his career in general. Jop shared plenty of great advice for chess improvers and teachers alike. Please read on for more details and show notes.

Mentioned: GM Robin Van Kampen, Chess Steps Method, Rob Brunia, IM Cor van Wijgerdan, NM Matan Prilleltensky, Paul Swaney, NM Shawn Hoshall, NM Han Schut, US Chess Digital Editor John Hartmann

Mentioned: Chess Steps Manuals, Chess Steps Workbook, Chess Tutor CDs

Mentioned: Paul Swaney, Geert van der Velde

Mentioned: Han Schut on Perpetual Chess

Mentioned: Email Jop here: jdelemarre@hotmail.com,

Mentioned: Peter Newhall, Susan Polgar series, Yusopov series

Mentioned: Techniques of Positional Play, Chess Lessons by Popov, Tatiana and Nadhezda Kosintseva, Greatest 525 Puzzles by GM Csaba Balogh, IM Mark Dvoretsky’s books, Aagaard’s books, GM Boris Gelfand’s books, My Great Predecessors by GM Garry Kasparov , Tactics Time, Elizabeth Spiegel, IM Jeremy Silman, Mastering Opening Strategy by GM Johan Hellsten, IM Herman Grooten

Mentioned: GM Alexey Dreev, GM Evgeni Bareev. GM Anatoly Karpov, Delemarre-Brodsky 1994, Delemarre-Timman 1995, Sokolov-Delemarre 1997, GM Loek Van Wely

jdelemarre@hotmail.com Visit his website here: https://schaaktrainer.nl/online-chess-lesson/

You can learn more about the Steps method on the official website here:

https://www.stappenmethode.nl/en/index.php

And you can order the Steps books in the U.S.here: https://www.chess-steps.com/home.php

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