Ep. 96: GM Daniel Gormally on Adult Chess Improvement, the Cheating Epidemic, & More
Our guest this week is English Grandmaster Daniel Gormally. Daniel is a professional chess player and coach who has written several books on the game. He is also the author of a 3-part Chessable series entitled Sharp Middlegames. In addition, Daniel has represented England in the European Team Championship and is a two-time winner of the English Rapid Play Championship. He earned his final GM norm in 2005 in a tournament where he scored a 2693 performance rating.
Chapters:
(00:00) - Intro
(01:32) - English Chess Scene
(10:25) - Computers, AI, & Engines
(21:24) - Chess Cheating Epidemic
(33:15) - Adult Improvement & Daniel's Instructional Content
(58:59) - Outro
Links for GM Daniel Gormally:
- Mating the Castled King (Amazon)
- Pandemic Shark: A Journey Through the World of Chess Improvement (Amazon)
- Play Chess Like the Pros (Amazon)
- Sharp Middlegames (Chessable)
- Twitter (X)
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