Jason Juett, winner of the MTel masters “Play Like Topalov” contest (see article) agreed to give an interview to the chess_underground.
Jason discusses his winning strategies, beards, blindfolds, coffee, opening preparation, discipline, and late nights.
Here are some excerpts, read the full interview by clicking “read more” below!
Discussing his winning method:
“…In a non-tactical position it would […]
GM Alexander Shabalov is currently trying to win the US Championships. He has a slightly better position against GM Sergey Kudrin. If he wins, he will take sole first.
Anyway, I am watching the game and found this comment humorous. After Kudrin’s 27. …Qb8:
Ng5(IM) kibitzes: black is doing a great job of destroying his position, […]
(Readers: This note will make a lot more sense if you replay today’s Mamedyarov-Topalov game from the MTel masters.)
Dear Mr. Topalov,
Let me dispatch to you now with the utmost haste and importance the following refresher course on basic chess strategy:
1) Don’t move your queen out early in the opening.
2) Don’t move your queen more than […]
Sometimes, when playing blitz… well, lots of times really, I invent openings as I go along. One of my special favorites is an opening that I have named the “Billy Club” defense. It is in response to the exchange variation of the Ruy Lopez, a main line which I have re-named the “Yawn Attack.” Thus […]
So today I was coaching one of my elementary chess teams. We had a tough day of “ladder” matches where students play those next to them on the weekly ladder to move up or down. The battles were very heated near the top as things had solidified and the stronger students were playing each other. […]