Grandmaster Avetik Grigoryan, founder and head coach of ChessMood, interviews the elite performers of the world to uncover their mindset strategies that can help chess players.
Among the guests are chess Grandmasters, successful entrepreneurs, investors, best-selling authors, elite athletes and anyone who is or has been to the top!
You’ll discover the mindset strategies that superstars have used to achieve grea ...
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Our guest is the inspiring Soulaima Gourani, who went from experiencing homelessness and dropping out of school to reaching a level where she would fly on private jets, receive numerous awards, including '40 under 40,' and Top 100 Women, and build successful businesses. In conversation with GM Avetik, she talks about building an excuseless mindset, the key to finding lasting happiness, goal setting, what she would do to reach her chess goal today, and much more. Check out Soulaima’s work here: Visit her website: https://soulaima.com/ Follow her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SoulaimaGourani ----------------------------------- Get three free courses: https://chessmood.com/course/opening-principles https://chessmood.com/course/avetik-grigoryan-best-games https://chessmood.com/course/gabuzyan-best-games At ChessMood, you learn chess from Grandmasters only! Be a part of an amazing chess community that actually wants to see your growth. Become a PRO Member to get: 📹 Unlimited Access to our Opening, Middlegame, and Endgame courses 🎙️ Live Streams 🖥️ Webinars and Interactive Lessons 🗣️ Answered by GM’s in our forum 📁 PGN’s 👉 Find out more about becoming a PRO Member – https://chessmood.com/become-a-pro
When his father was diagnosed with cancer, GM Kevin Goh Wei Ming knew he had limited time to fulfill his dream of becoming a Grandmaster. Despite being the CFO of a major startup, Kevin pushed himself and earned his GM title! At 36! Then Kevin quit his comfortable job to become the CEO of the Singapore Chess Federation, determined to make Singapore a chess country. And now, the upcoming 2024 World Championship Match between Gukesh and Ding is being held there! How does Kevin set and achieve such ambitious goals? How does he push past limitations and think big? In this episode, GM Avetik interviews Kevin, who shares his remarkable journey, interesting stories, and powerful ideas that you can apply! ----------------------------------- Get three free courses: https://chessmood.com/course/opening-principles https://chessmood.com/course/avetik-grigoryan-best-games https://chessmood.com/course/gabuzyan-best-games At ChessMood, you learn chess from Grandmasters only! Be a part of an amazing chess community that actually wants to see your growth. Become a PRO Member to get: 📹 Unlimited Access to our Opening, Middlegame, and Endgame courses 🎙️ Live Streams 🖥️ Webinars and Interactive Lessons 🗣️ Answered by GM’s in our forum 📁 PGN’s 👉 Find out more about becoming a PRO Member – https://chessmood.com/become-a-pro
Amy Morin, a renowned psychotherapist and the international bestselling author of “13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do”, joins GM Avetik as a guest on this episode of the ChessMood podcast. They talk about the list of things mentally strong chess players don’t do, how to get over painful defeats and how chess players can master mental strength. Check out Amy’s work here: Visit her website: https://amymorinlcsw.com/ Follow her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AmyMorinLCSW Watch her inspiring TedX talk with over 23 million views: https://youtu.be/TFbv757kup4?si=H20ehd0bZ0fXGskc Get the book “13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do”: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062358308 ----------------------------------- Get three free courses: https://chessmood.com/course/opening-principles https://chessmood.com/course/avetik-grigoryan-best-games https://chessmood.com/course/gabuzyan-best-games At ChessMood, you learn chess from Grandmasters only! Be a part of an amazing chess community that actually wants to see your growth. Become a PRO Member to get: 📹 Unlimited Access to our Opening, Middlegame, and Endgame courses 🎙️ Live Streams 🖥️ Webinars and Interactive Lessons 🗣️ Answered by GM’s in our forum 📁 PGN’s 👉 Find out more about becoming a PRO Member – https://chessmood.com/become-a-pro
On Today's Episode, our guest is NM Ben Johnson, host of the famous Perpetual Chess podcast. Apart from chess improvement and his book about it, we discuss: - How he built the discipline to record a new episode every week for over seven years - What he did when his motivation waned - How he overcame his fears - and many other things that you’ll find helpful for your chess journey. Navigate to a particular section of the episode: 0:00 Intro 02:39 How Ben started the Perpetual Chess podcast 05:48 Ben switching to poker 09:55 How Ben keeps his discipline 22:09 Competitiveness in chess and in life 30:55 How to deal with nervousness 47:39 “Perpetual Chess Improvement” book 1:06:07 Ben learning Russian and living in St. Petersburg Ben’s book: https://a.co/d/6ZxcIfH Follow Ben Johnson at: https://www.perpetualchesspod.com https://www.youtube.com/@perpetualchesspodcast9143 https://open.spotify.com/show/5SzyXVaBZtM8CA6dtBQj7o?si=cca67f8271d146a0 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/perpetual-chess-podcast/id1185023674 _____________________________________________________ Get three free courses: https://chessmood.com/course/opening-principles https://chessmood.com/course/avetik-grigoryan-best-games https://chessmood.com/course/gabuzyan-best-games
On Today's Episode the Smiley Grandmaster Bassem Amin shares: - How he became an FM at 11, IM at 16, and GM at 18 - Why he decided to study medicine and why he returned to professional chess - Gratitude lessons he learned from the army - How he changed his training to reach a 2,700 rating - How he got into the top 50 in the world and what his next goal is - His No.1 advice for aspiring chess players And much more… Follow Bassem Amin here: https://www.facebook.com/GMBassemAmin https://www.instagram.com/gm_bassem_amin https://twitter.com/GMBassemAmin https://www.youtube.com/GMBassemAmin https://www.twitch.tv/bassemamin