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GM Jacob Aagaard discusses the evolution of chess training through books and technology.

GM Jacob Aagaard joins Dojo Talks for a deep conversation on chess books, AI, coaching, and the future of chess improvement. Join the Dojo - https://chessdojo.clubWatch Live - https://twitch.tv/chessdojoPlay Chess - https://go.chess.com/chessdojo Merch - https://www.chessdojo.club/shop Want to support the channel?Patreon - https://patreon.com/chessdojoDonate - https://streamelements.com/chessdojo/tip Find all of our chess book & supplies recommendations (& more!) on our Amazon storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/chessdojo Shopping through our link is a great way to support the Dojo. We earn a small affiliate % but at no cost to you. Website: https://chessdojo.clubTwitch: https://twitch.tv/chessdojoDiscord: https://discord.gg/GhKsJtjpFwTwitter: https://twitter.com/chessdojoPatreon: https://patreon.com/chessdojoInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/chessdojoFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/chessdojoPodcast: https://chessdojotalks.podbean.comTikTok: https://tiktok.com/@/chessdojoclips 00:00 Jacob Aagaard's Publishing Journey07:09 The New Dvoretsky Book Collection12:18 Are Chess Books Still Relevant?27:25 Deep Work vs. Digital Learning39:33 AI, Chess, and the Future of…

People in this episode

Hosts: Kostya Kavutskiy, David Pruess, Jesse Kraai

Guest: Jacob Aagaard

Topics covered

• chess books
• AI in chess
• coaching
• future of chess training
• chess improvement
• digital learning
• relevance of chess literature

Keywords

• chess training
• AI
• coaching
• chess literature
• Dvoretsky
• learning methods
• improvement

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dojo, chessdojo.club, Twitch, chess.com, Amazon, Patreon, StreamElements, Discord, Twitter, Instagram

Books & works: Dvoretsky Book Collection

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