EP 397- JulesGambit on What Fueled a Rapid Rating Rise, the Story Behind the Botez Chess Camp, and Why She Thinks Chess is no Longer Uncool

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🗓️ 27 August 2024

⏱️ 70 minutes

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JulesGambit is a popular Twitch streamer and YouTuber who rediscovered chess while at university and has seen rapid growth in her rating and her online following. Jules joined me shortly after competing in the BotezChessCamp, a unique tournament where she lived in a house with other female chess stars like the Botezes and Anna Cramling and competed in a tournament. Jules was the lowest-rated entrant, but gained rating and drew 2-time US Women’s Champ Jennifer Yu in a classical game. This incredible result comes on the heels of a 2 year period where she has taken her rating from 1000 USCF to around 1800. In our conversation, we discuss the keys to Jules’ progress, the story behind the BotezChessCamp and what Jules plans to study next as she turns her attention to chess full-time. Jules is quick to credit many well-known chess players for helping fuel her growth as chess player, student and presenter, and it was inspiring to hear someone so motivated to continue her chess growth. Thanks to our sponsors Chessable.com. My new course, Identifying Critical Moments in Chess is one of the many new offerings worth checking out. If you sign up for Chessable pro, please use the following link to help support Perpetual Chess: https://www.chessable.com/pro/?utm_source=affiliate&utm_medium=benjohnson&utm_campaign=pro 2:00- Jules joins the show. We being by discussing her recent experience at the BotezChessCamp Mentioned: Alexandra Botez, WGM Dina Belenkaya, Jules video “I went on a date with Andrea Botez” https://youtu.be/jM6ezgnO7c0?si=K05Fs6RZPmiTAWpt Check out Jules’ game with Jennifer Yu here: https://www.chess.com/events/2024-botez-chess-camp-classical/07/Schulman_Julia-Yu_Jennifer 18:00- How did Jules get back into chess during college? What has led to Jules’ rapid rating progress in the past two years? Mentioned: How I went from 900 to 1700 in one year: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PFIyAtOiho Coffee Chess YouTube 28:00- What did Jules’ college friends think of her chess streaming? 31:00- Why is Jules switching from emphasizing Twitch streaming to YouTube? 37:00- Why did Jules quit chess as a kid? 44:00- How do people respond to Jules’ interest in chess on dating apps? 46:30- What are Jules’ next chess goals?What is she currently studying? Mentioned: Positional Decision Making in Chess. Endgame Studies 101, Forcing Chess Moves 55:00- What was the highlight of going to a camp at Charlotte Chess Center with GMs R.B. Ramesh, Judit Polgar, and Veselin Topalov? 58:00- How did Jules manage to write her thesis about chess? What was the conclusion of her research regarding geographic distribution of 2600+ players? Mentioned: GM David Brodsky 1:00:00- Thanks to Jules for joining! Here is how to keep up with her! Instagram https://www.instagram.com/julesgambit/?hl=en Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/julesgambit YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@Julesgambit X https://x.com/julesgambit?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, everyone, and welcome back to perpetual chess.
0:07.6	Listeners, we're joined this week by a rising star Twitch streamer, who I will tell you more
0:11.4	and about in a minute.
0:12.5	But first, I wanted to thank our sponsors, chescible.com.
0:15.3	They've got a new course out by I am Alex Astani.
0:17.8	I'm a big fan of Alex's work.
0:19.5	He's a very clear, clear speaker and great
0:22.7	teacher. And this course is called the positional chess patterns manual. So I think it's well
0:27.3	worth checking out. And by the time you hear this, my course may be out. So if you're rated in the
0:31.9	1,000 to 1,600 range, or if you're a trainer, check out my new course, identifying critical
0:36.9	moments in chess.
0:37.8	I've worked really hard on it.
0:39.1	And I think it will be helpful, particularly for that audience.
0:42.7	As for our guest this week, she is a up-and-coming YouTube streamer, chess presenter, commentator,
0:50.8	and Twitch presenter.
0:52.8	She's got like 13,000 Twitch followers. She's fresh off of this tournament
0:56.1	called the Botas Chess Camp, which we'll be discussing within the interview. She was playing
1:01.6	with the Botez sisters, with two-time U.S. champion, Jennifer U., Anna Cromling, and these other
1:07.1	chess stars. And she's had a rapid rise. She drew Jennifer U in this tournament, which is absolutely amazing.
1:13.1	She's gone from 1,000 to 1,800 within two years while finishing and graduating from a rigorous
1:19.2	university and building an audience as a content creator.
1:24.2	So we touch on all those topics within the interview, chest improvement,
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