About this episode

Luca returns to discuss his chess improvement journey and insights on adult versus open tournaments.

This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Luca. He is returning to the podcast after a successful year of improvement. Since we last spike, he has gained over 100 points and crossed 2000! We discussed the value of identifying your errors in games and correcting them. We talked about the importance of regular calculation work. We discussed his working with coaches. Luca had a lot to say about adult vs. open tournaments. While he loves adult tournaments, he finds a lot of value in playing accurately rated children. Chessbook: chessbook.com/?ref=kevin Chessiverse Code: DrSCULL20 Check out my new Substack: https://substack.com/@drscull My Chessable Course! https://www.chessable.com/chess-journeys-tactics-workbook-turning-knowledge-into-skill/course/268850/ Chessnut Link/Code: Code - KEVINSCULL https://www.chessnutech.com?sca_ref=7643464.HueBIKWTYE Get 20% off GM Noël Studer's courses with Coupon chessjourneys20 The Simplified Chess Improvement System: https://courses.nextlevelchess.blog/courses/simplified-chess-improvement-system?ref=04f5d8 My Road to 2200 Youtube series: https://youtu.be/BzKYDt5oBU8 Be sure to check out the Chess Journeys Merch Store! You can support the show and…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Kevin Scull

Guest: Luca

Topics covered

• adult chess improvement
• tournament experiences
• coaching
• error correction
• calculation work

Keywords

• chess improvement
• 2000 USCF
• adult tournaments
• calculation work
• coaching

Sponsors

Chessbook, Chessable, Chessnut, GM Noël Studer, Next Level Chess, Chess Journeys Merch Store, Twitch

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: chessbook.com, Chessable, Chessnut, GM Noël Studer, Chess Journeys Merch Store, Twitch, Substack, Next Level Chess

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