FM Tarık Selbes - How Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş Became the Strongest 14-Year-Old in Chess History
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This episode features FM Tarık Selbes discussing the rise of chess prodigy Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş and various aspects of chess improvement.
Contact FM Tarik Selbes here: https://lichess.org/@/nuagesgrisTarik's chess history blog 'Cafe Chigorin': https://tinyurl.com/yp9hhmyz 00:00 Intro 02:23 Enters Tarik Selbes 05:42 The Puzzle Grind That Built Monster Calculation Skills 12:23 The Importance of Calculation in Chess 15:36 His Work with GM Evgeny Romanov 22:15 Positional Play and Dorfman's Influence 27:09 Showing Games: Static vs. Dynamic Play 30:49 Yagiz's Early Positional Mistakes 35:09 Erdogmus - Nitish 39:47 Shaik - Erdogmus 43:59 Excellent Calculation: Erdogmus - Sapenov, 2023 49:40 His Resiliency: Santiago - Erdogmus 51:42 Present Time: Erdogmus - Svidler, 2025 55:44 Strategic Maturity: Erdogmus - Vachier-Lagrave, 2025 59:51 Erigaisi - Erdogmus, 2026: The Exchange Sacrifice That Shocked the Chess World 01:06:05 Does Yagiz Know Chess Classics and Old Masters? 01:09:35 Zurich 1953: Why You Should Read Old Books Skeptically 01:14: 36 Is Blitz Good For Your Chess? 01:21:25 Tarik Selbes’ IM Journey at 40 — Adult Improvement Tips 01:31:26 The Psychological Pressure of Being a “Future World Champion” 01:44:14 How to Define 'Talent' in Chess 01:53:54 Kids vs Adults 01:58:02 Opening Work 02:02:02 Tarik's Book Project on…
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