Grandmaster Avetik Grigoryan, founder and head coach of ChessMood, interviews the elite performers of the world to uncover their mindset strategies that can help chess players. Among the guests are chess Grandmasters, successful entrepreneurs, investors, best-selling authors, elite athletes and anyone who is or has been to the top! You’ll discover the mindset strategies that superstars have used to achieve greatness in their field, and how they've developed the mental fortitude and resilienc ...
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Beyond Chess Success and What Really Matters GM Georg Meier on ChessMood Podcast
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GM Georg Meier has trained with the world’s best – Carlsen and Kasparov. The latter even predicted that GM Meier would break the 2700 elo barrier. He was living the dream of a professional chess player. But then, he left his chess ambitions behind to follow a new path. Why did he do it? In his chess career, what did he learn from his interactions w…
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Pursue Excitement for Lasting Happiness | Soulaima Gourani on ChessMood Podcast
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Our guest is the inspiring Soulaima Gourani, who went from experiencing homelessness and dropping out of school to reaching a level where she would fly on private jets, receive numerous awards, including '40 under 40,' and Top 100 Women, and build successful businesses. In conversation with GM Avetik, she talks about building an excuseless mindset,…
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Think big and believe in yourself | Kevin Goh on ChessMood Podcast
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When his father was diagnosed with cancer, GM Kevin Goh Wei Ming knew he had limited time to fulfill his dream of becoming a Grandmaster. Despite being the CFO of a major startup, Kevin pushed himself and earned his GM title! At 36! Then Kevin quit his comfortable job to become the CEO of the Singapore Chess Federation, determined to make Singapore…
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Mentally Strong Chess Players Don’t Do This | Amy Morin on ChessMood Podcast
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Amy Morin, a renowned psychotherapist and the international bestselling author of “13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do”, joins GM Avetik as a guest on this episode of the ChessMood podcast. They talk about the list of things mentally strong chess players don’t do, how to get over painful defeats and how chess players can master mental strengt…
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To succeed you have to love it | NM Ben Johnson on ChessMood Podcast
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On Today's Episode, our guest is NM Ben Johnson, host of the famous Perpetual Chess podcast. Apart from chess improvement and his book about it, we discuss: - How he built the discipline to record a new episode every week for over seven years - What he did when his motivation waned - How he overcame his fears - and many other things that you’ll fin…
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On the Road to the Top 50 in the World | GM Bassem Amin on ChessMood Podcast
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On Today's Episode the Smiley Grandmaster Bassem Amin shares: - How he became an FM at 11, IM at 16, and GM at 18 - Why he decided to study medicine and why he returned to professional chess - Gratitude lessons he learned from the army - How he changed his training to reach a 2,700 rating - How he got into the top 50 in the world and what his next …
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DO it with passion, BE consistent, and HAVE a growth mindset | IM Eric Rosen on ChessMood Podcast
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On Today's Episode, one of the most loved chess streamers - IM Eric Rosen, shares: - How he overcame the plateau by working on his mindset and how he became an international master - How he learned to deal with defeats - How he fuels his journey with passion by learning new things - Why he doesn’t set long-term goals - How he finds the balance betw…
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How to perform at your peak during a chess game | Ben Greenfield on ChessMood Podcast
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What can chess players learn from the world of biohacking? In this episode of the ChessMood podcast, our host and founder GM Avetik Grigoryan interviews Ben Greenfield, one of the world’s top biohackers, to share his insights. Ben’s also the author of thirteen bestselling books covering health, biohacking, fitness, and brain optimization. He has wo…
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Embracing Failure and Finding Success | James Altucher on ChessMood Podcast
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In this episode of the ChessMood Podcast, our guest is James Altucher, a man who has turned his life around multiple times and achieved tremendous success in many fields! James is a serial entrepreneur, investor, bestselling author, stand-up comedian, blogger, podcaster, and also a chess master! From building a fortune by selling his first company …
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The power of fearless mindset and the stories behind crossing 2,700 rating | Vladimir Akopian on ChessMood Podcast
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Multiple times Olympic and World Champion, elite chess Grandmaster Vladimir Akopian with 2700+ peak rating, shares the stories behind his remarkable career, including the advice he got from Botvinnik before winning his 1st World Championship, his matches with Garry Kasparov and how he was arrested on his way to chess Olympiad.…
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How you should take care of your inner self & win the inner game | Kamal Ravikant on ChessMood Podcast
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If you take care of your inner being and keep it healthy, you’ll elevate not only your chess performance, but also the quality of your life. People around you will be better. The world will be better. Today’s guest is one of the brightest, smartest, deepest and happiest persons alive. He constantly wins both games — the outer game, what the society…
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How you can perform at your peak like top athletes do | Todd Herman on ChessMood Podcast
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How to stop underperforming and play at your peak? Peak performance coach Todd Herman, who has worked with hundreds of Olympians and Elite Athletes like Kobe Bryant, Cristiano Ronaldo and Rafael Nadal, shares how we, chess players, can enhance our performance by creating alter egos and with other techniques.…
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