Episode 45 - US Masters Recap

What's up guys, in this episode I go through my last tournament, US Masters. Tournament was kinda mid, drew two IMs beat a GM, lost to two IMs and won when I played down. Apart from chess been really really busy boxing, betting, and teaching. Lot of good stuff in this podcast, hope ya'll are entertained!!!

Intro
US Masters Recap
Round by round recap

Pros
Whipped out Sicilian
Stuck to my plan
Good fighting
No blunders
Outplaying good players in equal or slightly worse positions
Working Out/Sleeping

Cons
Time pressure
Bogo/Dry positions
Doing too much in new positions
Being unfamiliar in new positions
Playing theory against higher rated
Playing systems against lower rated
Not finishing winning games

Chess/Student Training
New Puzzles high
Reading books
Really mastering openings 
Kind of prepared isn’t fully prepared 
Getting the itch to play…
Students crushing it, winning tournaments
Testing is great/Tests taking too long
Growing out of starter openings/Teaching complicated openings 

Physical Training
Chess Boxing/Boxing/Joe Frazier/Gazelle hook 
Taking punches/giving punches 
Feeling heavy/jumping rope
Working out/Doing legs 
Eating carbs 

Sports Betting/Stand Up
Great first week
Hitting $100-$200 parlays 
Clippers 
UFC is too hard/Slam KOs/Jared Gooden
Kansas City debacle/Bengals Live 
Wrote stand up with solid base
Ignoring your inner doubt/laziness