Prepare to be stunned by the humor and humility of GM ‪@viditchess‬ Vidit Gujrathi as you learn about his inspiring chess journey, and his advice on how you can improve your chess. A must watch for both chess players and parents, at Coppell Chess Club, Texas.

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Candid interview | Chess Advice | Chess Inspiration | Vidit Gujrathi | World Chess Olympiad Team India 2024

Chapters:
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0:00 Preview
0:57 Vidit Gujrathi visits Coppell Chess Club, Texas
2:01 Interview Begins
2:47 Pragg, Gukesh debunked the myth
3:43 Vidit's accidental chess encounter at 6 yrs
4:31 Favorite Opening is Sicilian Defense
5:02 How Vidit overcame difficult situations
5:31 Relax yourself before your games
7:14 How Meditation helps Vidit Gujrathi
8:13 Mental Preparation in Chess
9:28 Role of Parents in Chess
14:01 Magnus Carlsen vs Garry Kasparov
14:44 Playing Pragg and Gukesh
15:48 Vidit is NOT a Gujrathi
18:24 Achieving success growing up in Nashik
21:18 Chess book recommendations
22:40 How Chess helps excel in other areas
24:09 Best Chess Opening to beat Aliens
24:34 Vidit Signing off memorable evening

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Here is a entertaining and insightful interview with Vidit offering chess improvement advice and inspiration, for both players and parents. Vidit is a U-14 World Champion, career-high of Top 10 in the FIDE World Chess rankings, and won the FIDE Grand Swiss 2023 to qualify and compete at the prestigious 2024 FIDE Candidates tournament in Toronto.

GM Vidit Gujrathi alongside FM Sharvesh Deviprasath (Co-Founder of Universal chess tour) visited the Coppell Chess Club and interacted with the kids & parents on Thu, 20 Jun 2024 and shared his inspiring chess journey while also offering various advice on chess improvement. Vidit is playing at the Universal Chess Tour event vs GM Hans Niemann here in Texas, and was very kind to pay a quick visit to the club. The students learnt about his incredible career, starting chess accidentally at a young age of 6 and making it all the way to a career-high of Top 10 in the FIDE World Chess rankings. Vidit has several career achievements and you can learn more about him here www.chess.com/players/vidit-gujrathi

During his time at the club, Vidit talked about his early career, fellow competitors on the FIDE circuit, overcoming difficult situations, and advice for kids, and parents in this honest and fun interview.

Here are the matches referenced by Vidit in this interview:

Vidit vs Hans Neimann | Universal Chess Tour | Full Match by ‪@ChessBaseIndiachannel‬
   • Vidit Gujrathi vs Hans Niemann | US$5...  

Vidit outclassing Alireza Firouzja | Round 6 | FIDE Candidates 2024 | by ‪@ChessBaseIndiachannel‬
   • Provoking Vidit in Toronto is dangero...  

Vidit Gujrathi Simul at a huge mall vs 16 Mumbai players by ‪@ChessBaseIndiachannel‬
   • Vidit Gujrathi is a kind genius! | Vi...  
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