EP 412- GM Jon Ludvig Hammer on Broadcasting the World Championship, How Chess is Covered in Norway & His Pet Opening System

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4.8 • 678 Ratings

🗓️ 10 December 2024

⏱️ 65 minutes

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GM Jon Ludvig Hammer is 3-time Norwegian Champion, popular commentator and highly-reviewed Chessable author. Most recently, GM Hammer has been broadcasting the World Championship for the YouTube channel of Magnus Carlsen’s TakeTakeTake app. In our conversation, Jon Ludvig discussed the origins of the Taketaketake company, and of his relationship with it. He also discussed the challenges of announcing without an engine, and shared his opinions on the best ways to present chess. Jon Ludvig has done a lot of coaching of amateurs around Chess.com’s Pogchamps, and also shares some chess improvement advice based on that experience, and tells the story of how it helped him shape an opening repertoire which he currently shares in his new Chessable course, Hammer’s My First Opening Repertoire for Black. We also touched on cheating in chess, Chess960, and GM Hammer’s 2025 plans. I always enjoy hearing GM Hammer’s takes, and I think that you will as well. Timestamps of topics discussed are below. This episode was recorded on December 3, and does not discuss the current state of the FIDE World Championship. For updated coverage of the Ding-Gukesh match check out the bonus pods. Thanks to our sponsors, Chessable.com.In addition to GM Hammer’s course, be sure to check out the free course by IM Andras Toth on the World Championship match. 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 0:00- What is the origins of GM Hammer’s collaboration with Magnus’ new app, which is called TakeTakeTake Mentioned: Kaja Snare, WFM Dronning Maud, Sjakksnak Podcast with GM Hammer, the Magnus and Levy post-mortems we referenced are on the TakeTakeTake YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TakeTakeTakeApp 12:00- What are the chess broadcasts on TV like in Norway now that Magnus is semi-retired? 19:00- Why does Hammer think that chess is so much more popular as a spectator rather than participatory activity? 26:00- What frustrates GM Hammer about recent chess discourse? Mentioned: Chess in Slums, Brooklyn Castle, GM Ian Nepomniatchtchi cheated as an experiment against Hans Niemann: https://www.reddit.com/r/chess/comments/1gvwoc1/nepo_admits_to_using_stockfish_against_hans_in/ 38:00- Does GM Hammer do any coaching? 44:00- Is classical chess too slow? How is it presented on Norway television broadcasts? 52:00- How did Hammer discover his own Black setup for his Chessable course, Hammer’s My First Opening Repertoire for Black? Mentioned: Mr. Savage, BenjyFishy 1:02:00- GM Hammer’s upcoming plans and projects If you would like to help support Perpetual Chess via Patreon, you can do so here: https://www.patreon.com/perpetualchess 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.
0:07.2	For listeners who heard our bonus pod last week or five minutes ago for me and our guest,
0:13.4	we are now doing a long form interview.
0:15.1	I haven't chatted with our guest prior to today since 2016.
0:18.9	I'm a big fan of his commentary in particular.
0:21.8	He's also a chessable author, a trainer, a three-time Norwegian champion.
0:26.6	And I am pleased to welcome back to the program.
0:28.8	Grandmaster, you and Ludwig Hammer, welcome.
0:31.2	Thank you.
0:32.8	Yeah, so moments ago, you did your analysis of the World Championship match some time ago for people listening,
0:38.7	but I also wanted to talk a little big picture about your work with Take, Take, Take,
0:43.6	because this app seemingly came out of nowhere.
0:46.5	For listeners not familiar, Magnus Carlson and some partners have launched an app that basically
0:52.0	the main idea, as far as I can tell is to be able to
0:55.1	follow games in real time in an accessible manner on your phone which was needed in the chess
1:01.2	world for sure as people like Vita and Anish Gehry had unknowingly tweeted about but you guys
1:06.8	also are doing awesome media coverage you and the team are broadcasting every day from a
1:12.4	nice studio in Norway. And of course, Magnus and Levy are doing daily conversational recaps.
1:17.6	And I heard your interview with Shokknock about a month prior to when we're recording here
1:22.5	in early December. And it was already in the works then that you were going to be broadcasting.
1:27.3	But I'm curious, what the history of your relationship with Take Take Take Kid? And it was already in the works then that you were going to be broadcasting.
1:31.7	But I'm curious what the history of your relationship with Take Take Take is?
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