Issue 12 | MM Chess
Welcome back to the 12th issue of the Mindful Masters Newsletter, the best (and only?) monthly chess newsletter you receive. I cover chess culture and relevant wisdom I've collected along the way.
In November we welcome the newest MMChess.org students: Hoddy, Jansi, Samaira, and Levi, and Ian!
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My story
I got married in July in Linconshire, Illinois and just last week we got our wedding photos back. The best advice I got was from my barber Nelly, who said: “In fairy tales, the story always ends at the wedding, but in reality, this is just the beginning.” Beautiful, except for the fact that she’d been divorced three times 😂.
Chess News This Month 😄
⚔️ Where can you watch the World Chess Championship? Save this link for video live analysis. Chess.com acquired the rights to stream the world championship between Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi, played from November 23rd to December 16th.
🏆 Wesley So is the new US Chess Champion! If you were watching this championship live, it was a whirlwind. Three players were tied for 1st place and had to go the playoffs. World #9 Wesley So won the top prize.
🥇 18 year old Carissa Yip is the new US Women’s Champion! Carissa won 8.5 out of 11 games, winning the tournament by 1.5 points and ahead of many previous US women’s champions.
🧠 A teen is the Colorado chess championship just months after brain surgery. After numerous surgeries, a Colorado teen prevailed in the Colorado Blitz Championship, despite only having half his brain.
Chess Ideas 💡
🌎 Hear about “King Enigma”? He's an anonymous Spainish man. that challenges people on the streets of Madrid, giving 100 euros to the one that gets to beat him. If you make it to Spain, challenge him to a game. Could he be a local grandmaster?
🥊 The best games every played. Here’s a cool site that has the best games every player, delineated by player.
🌎 What’s The Root Of Chess? We know the oldest form of chess, Shatranj, was from the Indian subcontinent, but what were its origins? AI is trying to figure that out.