GM Josh Friedel is the 2013 US Open Champion and is a state champion of 3 different states! Josh has also been teaching chess for decades, and always presents chess in a clear and instructive fashion. Here in 2024, Josh has released his first Chessable course, Beginner Mistakes and How to Avoid Them. In addition to sharing some key advice from this course, Josh also discusses common errors he sees at the intermediate level. It had been more than 5 years since my first interview with Josh, so we also catch up on his OTB career, goal-setting, and on what he learns about chess improvement from working to improve at cooking, tennis, and his newest hobby, guitar.
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0:01- What gave Josh the idea to cover the topic of Beginner Mistakes. What are some common beginner mistakes?
0:11- Josh covers some of the most common intermediate-level (1600-2100) mistakes he sees.
Mentioned; GM Josh Friedel’s YouTube channel
https://www.youtube.com/user/joshfriedel
0:22- Josh shares his thoughts on Chess960 aka Freestyle Chess
0:27- Patreon mailbag question: What is Josh’s advice for how chess players should go about setting goals?
29- Josh’s plans for an OTB comeback
36:00- Patreon mailbag question: What has Josh learned from working with coaches like GM Kaidanov, GM Goldin, NM Hal Terrie, and GM Larry Christiansen?
Mentioned; GM Daniel Naroditsky, Lev Psakhis, Viktor Mikhalevski, Vinay Bhat
45:00- How are Josh’s abilities in his other interests, like tennis and cooking progressing?
Mentioned: GM Ray Robson, IM Eric Rosen, IM Marc Esserman
48:00- What is the topic of the chess book Josh is working on?
Thanks to Josh for joining the pod! You can reach him via the LiChess coaches page, and be sure to check out his Chessable course here!
https://lichess.org/coach/JFriedel
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Bonus Pod- FIDE Candidates Round 7 Breakdown (Part 2)- GM Daniel King on the Tournament So Far
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EP 370- GM Paul van der Sterren- Breakthroughs, Declines, Mindfulness and the Odyssey of a 20+ Year Professional Career
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