Secrets to Success

Secrets to Success Episode 4 ft. IM Saravanan

Get to the know the secrets of Grandmaster Sasikiran Krishnan. GM Sasikiran Krishnan is currently ranked No.5 India and for most of his career was ranked No 2 behind Viswanathan Anand. He was also bestowed with the Arjuna Award in 2002. In the January 2007 FIDE rating list, Sasikiran was ranked number 21 in the world with an Elo rating of 2700. He became only the second chess player from India to reach an Elo rating of 2700  In this stream Get to know him more of his methods or in other words Secrets for his success. We will be discussing about the Mindset, Preparation, Training and various other related topics. Time Stamps  0:30 How He started Chess 11:20 His Work Ethic 32:00 How he used to Analyse his games  34:00 His Tournament Journey from 1995 to 2002  1:08:15 His Game against Kasparov and Korchnoi 1:12:00 His  1:16:43 Physical Fitness and What does he do for that?  1:19:32 What he does for Mental Training  1:20:03 About the book Deep Work Cal Newport  1:22:50 Routine before a Game

Find out the secret formula of GM Karthikeyan Murali whose achievements are impeccable. In this episode, I will ask questions about his Success, His work ethic, His mindset and I will also cover his journey. Don't forget to tune in to this Magnificent Opportunity to understand the Mind of a Champion. Time Stamps for the Video: 1. 1:41 How he got interest in chess  2. 3:02 Work ethic in his childhood  3. 5:31 Feelings after Winning U-11 Nationals in Shimoga  4. 7:10 Preparation for the U 11 Nationals  5. 8:20 Advice for Young players on How to train chess  6. 9:46 About Bloom chess academy and How to find the right coach for you  7. 11:30 How to get better at Calculation   8. 15:04 Does he train Calculation these days  9. 15:41 What is the easiest way to become Titled Player  10. 15:58 His Take on Hardwork and Talent   11. 17:34 His Work Ethic These days  12. 19:07 What he does for Physical Training and Mental Training   13. 20:27 Why Physical Training is important   14.  22:19 What is the secret to his Confidence   15. 24:17 Advice for Players when they are low on Confidence   16. 25:28 How do you deal with failures and inconsistent results  17. 28:02 His mindset facing Vachier Lagrave in the Final Round of the Gibraltar  18. 30:50  What to do when you are stuck in the Same rating or When you are unable to make progress  19. 32:50 Why some people Work hard but results don't come   20. 35:04 Time trouble Issues  21. 36:59 The importance of Cloud engines   22. 38:43 How to work with cloud engines and how much time to spend on Openings  23. 40:04 How important is to study openings  24. 41:33 What is your take on Openings books and Opening databases  25. 42:44 Classical games influence on him  26. 44:45 Favorite Player and Why   27. 45:07 Style of Karthikeyan  28. 45:28 His take on Engine and advice on whether to look at them  29. 47:23 His favorite Books   30. 49:08 Importance of Therotical Endgames  31. 51:02 Individual Preparation vs Preparing at an Academy   32. 52:55 RB Ramesh Sir's Influence on his chess  33. 54:28 3 or 4/10 Technique Of RB Ramesh   34.  56:40 How does he deal with distractions  35. 58:40 What are you planning to improve in your chess  36. 59:25 Rapid Fire questions without Fire  37. 1:00:50  ( Audience Question) What is the best book for Calculation and Positional play for around 1500 player    38. 1:03:04 Solving studies for Calculation compared to Normal puzzles  39.  1:05:30 What is the secret to Calculating at a God level (Audience Question)  40. 1:05:41 How much time do you spend on Openings these days? (Audience Question)

In this short audio clip, Grandmaster Sasikiran Krishnan explains his feelings after winning the Arjuna award.

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