Episode 157- IM David Vigorito

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Sports, Leisure, Hobbies

4.8 • 678 Ratings

🗓️ 24 December 2019

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

IM David Vigorito is a Massachusetts-based chess player, author and trainer. As a player, David been the state champion of Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Nevada. He has also competed in the U.S. Championship and has been among the top 50 player in the US. David and his publisher, Quality Chess, have just released his 9th book, Playing the Najdorf. David also has been a tremendously accomplished adult improver. As his USCF rating graph shows, he took his rating from the 2200s in his early 20s to a peak of 2565 in his 40s in 2013! In our conversation, we dug into how David was able to improve so much at a phase when many others stall. Naturally, we also spent some time discussing the state of the Najdorf variation of the Sicilian. Please read on for timestamps and more details! 0:00- We begin by discussing David’s chess background, with an emphasis on how he gained so many rating points in his 20s. Mentioned: FM Dennis Monokroussos, Pawn Structure Chess by Soltis, Art of Defense, IM Mark Dvoretsky, GM Ulf Andersson, Inside Chess Magazine, New in Chess Magazine, Chess Informants 16:00- David answers a question from the Perpetual Chess Patreon mailbag about what advice he would give to other working parents who want to improve at chess. 20:30- One of David’s old schoolmates writes in to ask for David’s thoughts about the nature of chess talent. 30:00- David traces the arc of his career as a chess writer, beginning with his decision to write his first Quality Chess book, Challenging the Nimzo-Indian. Mentioned: Gambit Chess Books, IM James Rizzitano, Everyman Chess, The Sicilian Dragon, GM Daniel King’s Winning with the Najdorf, GM Larry Kaufman, IM Christof Sielecki, Sozin, Nikolaos Ntirlis, The Sicilian Sozin by Golubev 46:00- Chess opening talk! How can a non-professional player handle the complexity of the Najdorf? What can attacking players play against 1.d4? Mentioned: The King’s Indian Defense, The Grunfeld Defense 55:00- Another supporter of the show writes in to ask David to assess the past and present of the Boston, Massachusetts chess scene. Mentioned: GM Alex Ivanov, 2020 Charlotte Open, North American Open, 2020 Foxwoods Open 1:02- Does David worry about giving away too many opening secrets? GM Alex Khalifman, GM Hikaru Nakamura Thanks to David for a fun conversation! You can keep up with him via his website here: https://www.vigoritochess.com/ His book is available through Quality Chess and Forward Chess. If you would like to help support Perpetual Chess, you can do so here: https://www.patreon.com/perpetualchess See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello everyone, I'm Ben Johnson and this is the Perpetual Chess podcast.
0:07.9	On perpetual chess, I have weekly conversations with chess players, personalities, authors,
0:12.2	and adult improvers about their lives, their careers, and about chess improvement.
0:16.5	Perpetual Chess is brought to you through the generosity of its Patreon and PayPal supporters.
0:21.4	For more information, go to perpetual chesspod.com.
0:27.7	Hey, everyone, welcome back to perpetual chess.
0:30.2	We have another author out with a comprehensive new book that we're going to discuss.
0:36.0	It is his ninth book.
0:37.1	He is an I.M. from
0:38.2	Massachusetts. He was the New Hampshire, Nevada, and Massachusetts state champion. He's competed in
0:44.4	the U.S. championship. He's been a top 50 player in the United States. He also is a tremendously
0:49.5	accomplished adult improver. He took his rating from the high 2100s in his early 20s to a peak of 2565 in his 40s. His rating graph is something to be jealous of. These days, he makes his living as a chess trainer and author and joins us from his home in the Boston area where he lives with his wife and kids. David Vigarito, thank you for joining us.
1:12.5	Did I get all of the important details? I think so. You even taught me some things about myself.
1:17.7	Excellent. What did you learn? I didn't realize my rating trajectory there. It's amazing. It's
1:25.5	incredible. So I know for listeners, David, when I reached out to him,
1:30.3	said, not only had he not heard this podcast, which I totally get, don't get me wrong, but he had
1:36.7	never heard any podcast. So he would not be aware that David, in addition to introducing,
1:42.8	I mean, interviewing a lot of strong players and authors and personalities like yourself, occasionally I interview people
1:50.2	who are working chess enthusiasts who've shown significant gains in their rating. And I think
1:57.3	you're at the top of the heap in this category as detailed by that rating gain.
2:01.7	So if you don't mind, David, I'd actually like to start with that and hear how on earth you improve so much as a fully formed adult.
2:10.5	Sure.
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