Mr. Dodgy: how to GET BETTER at CHESS playing dodgy moves?

Podcast episode with Mr. Dodgy, aka Michael Duke, the chess celebrity from Twitter. Chess improvement hot takes, Chess Olympiad discussion, thoughts on how Ding can beat Gukesh, your favorite blitz game at the end!My X: https://x.com/mustreader My Twitch: https://twitch.tv/gregmustreader MrDodgy’s X: https://x.com/rpraggnachess MrDodgy's courses: https://www.chessable.com/courses/s/dodgy 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 Gustafsson: https://youtu.be/7gV7nxBaoQs?si=i2AGda_HB-MMtx7h My podcast with Naroditsky: https://youtu.be/-PqUZ2h9uGg?si=jGmP8aV-UQM923YO 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 01:47 – "Why am I here?" 03:00 – Thoughts on Chess Olympiad 2024 06:34 – Chess Olympiad 2024 results 07:37 – Rising Indian chess stars 10:19 – Gukesh vs Ding 12:44 – How can Ding regain his form? 14:26 – Why Ding didn't play Gukesh 16:32 – Hot take on chess improvement 21:15 – MrDodgy's current training methods 24:45 – MrDodgy's chess ambitions 26:17 – What does "MrDodgy" mean? 27:38 – Tournament preparation routine 30:04 – Opening memorization technique 32:22 – Why play different openings? 34:57 – If you were a potato... 36:13 – Blitz game 44:38 – Insights! Mr. Dodgy: how to GET BETTER at CHESS playing dodgy moves? MrDodgy Mr.Dodgy Mr Dodgy Michael Duke MrDodgy Michael Duke Twitter MrDodgy X MrDodgy MrDodgy podcast MrDodgy interview chess olympiad 2024 chess improvment olympiad 2024 indian chess stars gukesh vs ding ding gukesh arjun vidit anand vishy anand mustreader 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! #mrdodgy #michaelduke #mr.dodgy