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In this episode, Dr. Kevin Scull interviews Diego about his rapid chess improvement and the challenges he faces in balancing work and chess.

This week on Chess Journeys, I spoke with Diego. He had a quick rise from 1200-1700 in two years of OTB play. However, lately his career is making chess improvement and playing OTB more challenging. We talked about resources that he used for his rise. Diego discussed solving his time trouble issues. We chatted about balancing work, chess, and improvement. 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 look amazing in the process. https://chess-journeys.creator-spring.com/ I’ve been streaming somewhat regularly on https://m.twitch.tv/chessjourneys/home If you…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Kevin Scull

Guest: Diego

Topics covered

• chess improvement
• OTB play
• time management
• balancing work and chess
• resources for chess growth

Keywords

• chess
• improvement
• OTB
• time trouble
• resources
• adult chess
• interview

Sponsors

Chessbook, Chessiverse, GM Noël Studer, Next Level Chess

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: chessbook.com, Chessiverse, Substack, Chessable, Chessnut, GM Noël Studer, Next Level Chess, YouTube, Twitch, Patreon

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