EP 494- GM Jacob Aagaard on How to Improve Calculation & Learn From Your Mistakes
Perpetual Chess PodcastShow Notes
GM Jacob Aagaard is an award-winning author, a renowned trainer who has worked with GMs Sam Shankland, Nodirbek Abdusattorov and many others, and the co-founder of Quality Chess. Despite all of his accomplishments and the many demands on his time, Jacob retains his passion for chess books and chess improvement. He returns to the podcast to discuss:
How to actually improve at calculation, including why many club players should spend more time solving simple tactics rather than difficult calculation exercises
Some of the key concepts from his excellent new book, A Killer Guide to Attacking Chess
How to categorize the mistakes in your games without overcomplicating the process
Some of the forthcoming chess books he is most excited about
Jacob also teases an exciting new project with GM Garry Kasparov and shares his thoughts on the Olympiad, the FIDE election, and the health of the chess publishing business, among many other topics.
There is always so much to learn from Jacob, and I greatly appreciate his generosity with his time.
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00:00 Introduction
0:02- GM Jacob Aagaard joins
0:08- The Upcoming Chess books Jacob is most excited about
Naroditsky Memorial Box Set Quality Chess
Chess Metamorphoss by GM Nikita Vitiugov
Grandmaster Training Camp with GM Sam Shankland
Unlock Your Chess Creativity by IM Richard Palliser
Winning Chess Tactics by GM Yasser Seirawan
The Evans Gambit by IM Andrew Martin
17:00 Jacob’s Writing Workflow and Challenges
21:30 The Role of AI in Chess Writing
30:00 Patreon mailbag question: How does Jacob’s new book compare to his Excelling at Chess Series?
33:00- Patreon mailbag question: How does Jacob recommend one improve at calculation?
41:00 Patreon mailbag question: What is Jacob’s advice for how to categorize the mistakes you make when reviewing and trying to learn from your games?
43:33 Categorizing Mistakes in Chess
45:00 Recommended Chess Books for Improvement
Mentioned:
Attack with Mikhail Tal
Alekhine’s Best Games
Books by GM Larry Christiansen
Life and Games of Mikhail Tal
48:00 Working with GM Garry Kasparov on an updated The Great Predecessors Series
57:00 Patreon mailbag question: How is the chess publishing business doing? Does Jacob have any plans of streamlining the digital availability of the New in Chess Magazine archive?
01:10:00 Patreon mailbag question: Jacob’s thoughts on the Chess Olympiad, the FIDE election and Gukesh-Sindarov
1:16:00- Patreon mailbag question: What is Jacob’s motivation for continuing to compete occasionally
01:17:00- What Jacob learns from being an adult improver at guitar
Mentioned: Jake Workman is Jacob’s guitar teacher
01:24:00-
Thanks to Jacob for joining the show again! Here is how to keep up his work:
Killer Chess Training
https://killerchesstraining.com/
Books
https://www.newinchess.com/catalogsearch/result/index/?authors=Jacob+Aagaard+Madsen&q=%2A
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