How Arjun Erigaisi's mindset made him World No. 4

I'm excited to have Arjun Erigaisi, one of the world's top 4 chess players, on the podcast! We discuss the strengths and weaknesses of India's top players, dive into the factors behind Arjun's rise and his playing style, explore his future plans in chess. We also cap off the episode with a thrilling blitz game!

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Links to what's discussed in the podcast:
Sadhguru course: https://isha.sadhguru.org/us/en/inner...
The movie Sita Ramam: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20850406/

My podcast with Gustafsson:    • COACH of MAGNUS and NEPO! Podcast wit...  
My podcast with Naroditsky:    • DANIEL NARODITSKY: Magnus, Gukesh, Hi...  
My podcast with Kramnik:    • KRAMNIK: "I apologize, but I don't se...  
My podcast with Fabi:    • FABIANO CARUANA: "I couldn't even loo...  
My podcast with Nepo:    • NEPO on cheating, Magnus, Hikaru, Fab...  
My podcast with Aronian:    • LEVON ARONIAN: chess psychology, chea...  

00:00 – Intro
02:21 – What is Inner engineering?
06:59 – Chess and fitness
09:51 – Homely vibe after offline tournaments
11:17 – Did you keep up your training at home?
13:29 – What was the main factor in your rise?
16:27 – Arjun's chess improvement routine
18:31 – Arjun's playing style
21:15 – Calculation - the power of Arjun
22:32 – Comparison of Indian chess players
27:36 – Plans for the upcoming year
31:47 – Chess 960 and classical
37:51 – Is Arjun tired of chess?
39:10 – What is chess for you?
39:47 – Gukesh vs Ding
40:44 – We play blitz

My name is Greg Mustreader, I am a Candidate Master in chess, an entrepreneur and host of several podcasts.

In this channel, I interview top chess players (my guests include Nepo, Fabi, Kramnik, Aronian, Naroditsky and many others), play against chess AIs, analyze the most interesting chess games and combinations of today and of the past, as well as show you my path in chess and the way I work on my chess improvement (including recaps from the tournaments I play).

I live in Almaty, Kazakhstan and travel the world extensively (been to 50 countries). I'm 31 years old, I have a girlfriend, three dogs and three cats. I speak English, Russian, German, and a bit of French and Chinese.

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