LEVON ARONIAN: chess psychology, cheating, Magnus, Kasparov

I've interviewed Levon Aronian and discussed with him the hottest topics in chess, as well as his personal story, books for chess self-improvement, chess psychology, and playing against Magnus Carlsen and Garry Kasparov. At the end, we played a fascinating blitz game. This was recorded in Samarkand at the end of 2023.

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00:00 — Intro
2:08 — Tournament in Chennai
5:52 — The future of chess
7:35 — Cheating online
11:33 — Strict anti-cheating measures
15:04 — Zen reaction to cheating
17:45 — Motivation behind cheating
25:12 — Rehab for cheaters
36:01 — Chess and rap battles
37:32 — Levon loves rap
38:10 — Role models
40:10 — Playing against Kasparov and Magnus
45:15 — Relaxation in chess
50:24 — 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, Aronian, Dubov and many others - the unreleased podcasts will be published in January-February), 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 30 years old, I have a girlfriend, a dog and two cats. I speak English, Russian, German, and a bit of French and Chinese.

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