EP.02 - Grandmaster Jan Gustafsson

Perpetual Chess Podcast

Perpetual Chess LLC

Sports, Leisure, Hobbies

4.8 • 678 Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2016

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

In addition to being the funniest person in Germany, Jan Gustafsson is a pretty good chess player. He was once among the 100 highest rated players in the world and is widely respected for his vast opening knowledge. He also co-founded the popular chess site chess24.com and frequently announces grandmaster tournaments where he provides both humor and insight into top level games. In this interview, we talk about his chess career, new fatherhood, and of course about American pop culture. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:43.9	promoters, and educators about their lives, careers, current projects, and best practices.
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0:57.5	I am here with Jan Gustafsson, German Grandmaster, and another friend of mine.
1:03.3	Jan, among other things, is known as an opening expert in chess or so I hear.
1:08.6	And some people have called him the funniest person in Germany.
1:12.3	No pressure, though, Jan.
1:14.5	That's accurate, but it's not a big, like, yeah, endorsement, actually.
1:19.9	Damning with faint praise, we call it in the English, although I know that you speak English
1:24.5	better than I do.
1:26.4	No pressure at all.
1:27.7	I can't speak a single word already.
1:31.1	You see, I'm looking for the easiest words in the language.
1:33.6	I'm so nervous to be on your podcast.
1:35.3	Thanks a lot for having me.
1:36.4	It's nerve-wracking for sure.
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