Secrets to Success ChessCULT

Secrets to Success Episode 4 ft. IM Saravanan

Get to the know the secrets of Grandmaster Sasikiran Krishnan. GM Sasikiran Krishnan is currently ranked No.5 India and for most of his career was ranked No 2 behind Viswanathan Anand. He was also bestowed with the Arjuna Award in 2002. In the January 2007 FIDE rating list, Sasikiran was ranked number 21 in the world with an Elo rating of 2700. He became only the second chess player from India to reach an Elo rating of 2700  In this stream Get to know him more of his methods or in other words Secrets for his success. We will be discussing about the Mindset, Preparation, Training and various other related topics.

Time Stamps 

0:30 How He started Chess

11:20 His Work Ethic

32:00 How he used to Analyse his games 

34:00 His Tournament Journey from 1995 to 2002 

1:08:15 His Game against Kasparov and Korchnoi

1:12:00 His

 1:16:43 Physical Fitness and What does he do for that?

 1:19:32 What he does for Mental Training 

1:20:03 About the book Deep Work Cal Newport 

1:22:50 Routine before a Game

Find out the secret formula of GM Karthikeyan Murali whose achievements are impeccable. In this episode, I will ask questions about his Success, His work ethic, His mindset and I will also cover his journey. Don't forget to tune in to this Magnificent Opportunity to understand the Mind of a Champion.

Time Stamps for the Video:

1. 1:41 How he got interest in chess 

2. 3:02 Work ethic in his childhood 

3. 5:31 Feelings after Winning U-11 Nationals in Shimoga 

4. 7:10 Preparation for the U 11 Nationals 

5. 8:20 Advice for Young players on How to train chess 

6. 9:46 About Bloom chess academy and How to find the right coach for you 

7. 11:30 How to get better at Calculation 

 8. 15:04 Does he train Calculation these days 

9. 15:41 What is the easiest way to become Titled Player 

10. 15:58 His Take on Hardwork and Talent  

11. 17:34 His Work Ethic These days 

12. 19:07 What he does for Physical Training and Mental Training 

 13. 20:27 Why Physical Training is important  

14.  22:19 What is the secret to his Confidence  

15. 24:17 Advice for Players when they are low on Confidence  

16. 25:28 How do you deal with failures and inconsistent results

 17. 28:02 His mindset facing Vachier Lagrave in the Final Round of the Gibraltar

 18. 30:50  What to do when you are stuck in the Same rating or When you are unable to make progress 

19. 32:50 Why some people Work hard but results don't come

  20. 35:04 Time trouble Issues

 21. 36:59 The importance of Cloud engines  

22. 38:43 How to work with cloud engines and how much time to spend on Openings

 23. 40:04 How important is to study openings

 24. 41:33 What is your take on Openings books and Opening databases 

25. 42:44 Classical games influence on him 

26. 44:45 Favorite Player and Why  

27. 45:07 Style of Karthikeyan 

28. 45:28 His take on Engine and advice on whether to look at them 

29. 47:23 His favorite Books

  30. 49:08 Importance of Therotical Endgames 

31. 51:02 Individual Preparation vs Preparing at an Academy  

32. 52:55 RB Ramesh Sir's Influence on his chess 

33. 54:28 3 or 4/10 Technique Of RB Ramesh  

34.  56:40 How does he deal with distractions

 35. 58:40 What are you planning to improve in your chess

 36. 59:25 Rapid Fire questions without Fire 

37. 1:00:50  ( Audience Question) What is the best book for Calculation and Positional play for around 1500 player  

 38. 1:03:04 Solving studies for Calculation compared to Normal puzzles

 39.  1:05:30 What is the secret to Calculating at a God level (Audience Question) 

40. 1:05:41 How much time do you spend on Openings these days? (Audience Question)

In this short audio clip, Grandmaster Sasikiran Krishnan explains his feelings after winning the Arjuna award.

Journey of Grandmaster Shyam Sundar and his way to Chess Improvement