He QUIT CHESS for college, now he's TOP 8! WEI YI Podcast

Wei Yi stunned everyone by quitting chess for university — and then returned to storm the world top 10! How does he train? What are his goals? Including exclusive insights on the Ding-Gukesh Olympiad story and their upcoming match. Tune in for all the details and do not miss our blitz game at the end!My Twitch: https://twitch.tv/gregmustreader My X: https://x.com/mustreader Collabs: [email protected] My podcast with Naroditsky: https://youtu.be/OKeb-WRMYpM?si=B3cfMHORtC6gEoMc My podcast with Mr. Dodgy: https://youtu.be/XqCHxds_spQ?si=ADfh1ZyXBSiAb7gE My podcast with Pragg: https://youtu.be/LYURIPGuMjs?si=j_GBgdtZKywBKEfc My podcast with Erigaisi: https://youtu.be/3Nvfuk70v6g?feature=shared My podcast with Sagar: https://youtu.be/XzCD_ghaALs?si=WQGVaEeer7U8Yp9X My podcast with Dubov: https://youtu.be/rimjT4Pj3jY?si=JGVX3uw5CS0c6T9z My podcast with Grischuk: https://youtu.be/EfwA420_1bo?si=Tw5k_K3YKitFRuZx My podcast with Kramnik: https://youtu.be/dgVuleGYnk4 My podcast with Fabi: https://youtu.be/1LMPYFf1iLo My latest podcast with Nepo (ENG subs): https://youtu.be/5X982cBZ_tE?si=1kyOxLklYkX-rDq3 00:00 – Intro 01:35 – Why chess, not Go / Xiangqi? 06:04 – How much does Wei train? 07:43 – Wei Yi's chess inspirations 09:01 – Wei Yi's improvement tips 11:53 – Why university over chess? 17:09 – Successful chess comeback 17:57 – Wei Yi's current goals 22:13 – Ding vs Gukesh takes 24:32 – Why Ding skipped Gukesh at Olympiad? 26:37 – Gukesh: strengths & weaknesses 30:45 – How can Ding beat Gukesh? 32:48 – Chess960 thoughts 34:46 – Blitz game He QUIT CHESS for college, now he's TOP 8! WEI YI Podcast wei yi wei yi chess chinese chess chess chess improvement university over chess ding liren ding vs gukesh top 8 chess olympiad 2024 world chess championship My name is Greg Mustreader, I am a Candidate Master in chess, an entrepreneur and host of several podcasts. On the Chess with Mustreader channel, I interview top chess players, 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 31 years old, I have a girlfriend, three dogs and four cats. I speak English, Russian, German, and a bit of French and Chinese. Don't forget to subscribe! #weiyi #dingliren #chinesechess #chesslegends #chessolympiad #chessolympiad2024 #worldchesschampionship #chess #chesswithmustreader #mustreaderchess