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Nov 2023
1h 12m

EP 99 | GM Hikaru on The Chess Economy

IM Kostya Kavutskiy, IM David Pruess, GM Jesse Kraai
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GMHikaru joins GM Jesse Kraai, IM David Pruess, and IM Kostya Kavutskiy in today's episode of DojoTalks where GM Hikaru Nakamura talks about professional chess life and joins the Sensei in a discussion of professional chess economics. Interested in improving? Check out the Dojo Training Program: https://chessdojo.club  Chess is more than a game, it's a lifes ... Show More
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