#4 Julia Rios: Chess Psychology, Chess Culture + Why Losing Hurts Ono Another Chess Podcast

Ono (⁠⁠⁠@TheOnoZone⁠⁠⁠) talks to Julia Rios of the chessfeels podcast about Chess Psychology, Chess Culture + Why Losing Hurts (so much), and more.
On this episode:
(01:18) What Julia loves most about chess
(03:50) What Ono loves most about chess
(04:32) How your psyche influences your chess
(07:36) Julia’s chess style + personality
(10:26) Chessfeels on Ono’s openings + sex life
(11:16) Why honesty is key in chess improvement
(13:06) Julia’s update since chessfeels season 2
(16:05) Why Julia’s playing (hyper)bullet now
(18:33) If Julia feels social chess pressure
(21:52) Julia's funny Twitter
(22:59) How the chess community hooked Julia
(23:40) Julia on being a woman in chess
(26:06) The #1 priority to change chess culture
(28:31) Why Julia never joined a chess club
(32:45) Why speaking up is important
(35:01) Why chess losses hurt so much
(40:03) How we can respond better to losses
(43:37) Chessfeels pregnancy + Ben admiration
Come talk with Julia + Ono in the Zoom Hangout on Thursday, November 2nd @1800 UTC!
Sign up to ⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/TheOnoZone⁠⁠⁠ to get the Zoom link (free 7-day trial).
More info:
It's Not You, It's Chess (TheOnoZone Blog) https://lichess.org/@/TheOnoZone/blog/its-not-chess-its-you/hYGoISXk
chessfeels podcast episode 'what your chess opening says about your sex life' https://chessfeels.transistor.fm/episodes/episode-8-what-your-opening-repertoire-says-about-your-sex-life-with-nm-gopal-menon
How To Be A Man In Chess (TheOnoZone Blog) https://www.theonozone.com/how-to-be-a-man-in-chess
Ono Another Chess Podcast #1 Chris Callahan https://www.theonozone.com/1
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Julia Rios Twitter @juliaxrios | chessfeels podcast Twitter @chessfeelspod | chessfeels podcast episodes https://chessfeels.transistor.fm/
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Thanks to ⁠⁠⁠TheOnoZone Patrons⁠⁠⁠ who supported this episode: Laura Holmes | Marcus Buffett | Dan Bock | Dawn Lawson | Glen G | Mikey Wells | Michael Shpizner | Michael G | Karen W | Gregory C | BowiE | Stefan K | Ché Martin | Andrew M | Ben Johnson
Thanks to Julia Rios for coming on the podcast + the fun after-chat + editing the interview, my wife Yara for being the other half of TheOnoZone, Ché Martin for creating the legendary intro, and Zach Shpizner for applying his audio engineering skills to this episode.
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