EP 387- Stories and Chess Advice from the National Open with GM Ben Finegold, GM Kayden Troff, Kamryn Hellman, Kyle Bodd

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Like most people, I don't work full-time in chess; my day job is in higher education.
GM Ben Finegold- 5:18  (recorded Wednesday, June 5) -Ben discusses his personal history at the National Open, the Nimzo-Indian defense, and dispenses some chess advice Glenn Panner- 16:03-   (recorded Friday, June 7) The tournament co-organizer discusses the tournament history , the recent cheating story from the Chicago Open, and the cheat detection methods being used at the National Open.  GM Daniel Fernandez (US) 28:08-  (recorded Friday, June 7) The first of our GM Danil Fernandez guests, a Houston based player and trainer discusses how the stresses of playing compare to coaching, and the advice he is giving to his students who are competing in the tournament. Kamryn Hellman 34:14  -  (recorded Saturday June 8) The popular streamer and YouTuber reflects on her first big tournament and the recent chess lessons that she has learned. You can hear more from Kamryn in Episode 314. https://open.spotify.com/episode/30F7kQGQGyqi64sh3hdCmU?si=6cb9062c05134a7dAnd check our her YouTube Channel here:https://www.youtube.com/@kamrynheidiKevin Scull-  -43:57  (recorded Saturday June 8) - The host of the Chess Journeys podcast reflects on the highs and lows of an ongoing tournament and discusses why he is trying to read fewer chess books! Check out the Chess Journeys podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/1kNbZLQE6JvbAyfOlv7ZNY?si=755f03091b9e462cLennart Ootes- 53:30- (recorded Saturday June 8) - The renowned chess photographer and multimedia maestro compares photographing amateurs to top pros, who are his usual subjects. Check out Lennart’s beautiful photos here: Lennart OotesAnd his National Open photos here:https://www.chessphotoshop.com/National ... -Las-Vegas
Kyle Boddy-  1:02:33 (recorded Saturday June 8) -I am rejoined by the founder of Driveline Baseball to discuss why he makes time for the National Open in the middle of the baseball season,and to share the lessons he has learned from IM Calvin Blocker, IM Marc Esserman and others. You can hear more of Kyle’s chess story in Episode 303. GM Daniel Fernandez (UK)- 1:14:40 -(recorded Sunday, June 9) The U.K. based player, author and trainer discusses what he is doing to learn to push through mental barriers and the importance of physical training at the GM level. GM Kayden Troff- 1:24:41 (recorded Tuesday June 11)- Kayden’s primary role at the National Open was to provide free post-mortem analysis of amateur games. What type of mistakes did he see recur after reviewing dozens of games over a long weekend? Check out Kayden’s epic game here: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1753125 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETcq8kmlMicCheck out his Chesssharkz Twitch stream with Tony Padron here:https://www.twitch.tv/chesssharkzElaynahTV - 1:38:51-  (recorded Friday,  June 14) The popular chess streamer and newly minted podcaster discusses how the women’s tournament compared to the Open event, and the challenges of streaming a tournament. Check out Elaynah’s Twitch stream here:https://www.twitch.tv/elaynahAnd her new podcast with Dylan Quercia here:https://chesslounge.podbean.com/ 
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