HeyJaredThe Chess Cognition Podcast
A deep dive into the world of chess through the lenses of cognitive science, psychology, and teaching. Join the leading players, coaches, and scholars as they explore the intricacies of chess and the mental processes that drive success on and off the board.
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How to Study Master Games: A Guide for Post-Beginners (opens the original)
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00:00 Intro01:19 The Recognition Trap02:29 The PER Method: Preview, Explain, Retrieve02:48 How to Choose the Right Master Games04:18 Step 1: Preview the Game05:43 Previewing Tal–Larsen 196507:49 Step 2: Explain the Master’s Move (Only if it is Annotated)09:15 Tal’s Famous Nd5 Sacrifice12:21 Compare Your Explanation With Tal’s14:40 Your Blind Spots Are the Lesson16:43 Another Example: Explain Qf419:04 Step 3: Retrieve21:11 The One-Sentence Game Summary22:23 Why This Method Works24:23 Using the Me
Why Your Chess Knowledge Disappears During Games (opens the original)
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0:00 You Understand It But Can’t Apply It0:43 The Real Problem: Retrieval1:03 The Encoding Specificity Principle2:02 Why Chess Study and Real Games Feel Different3:39 Recognition Is Not Retrieval5:17 How to Make Chess Knowledge Transfer5:33 Guess the Move Training6:27 Mixed Practice and Interleaving7:00 Train Under Game-Like Conditions7:32 Botvinnik Method8:17 Solve Puzzles Like You Play Games8:44 Why Active Retrieval Matters9:36 The Key to Applying What You LearnHave you ever watched a chess le
How Strong Chess Players Make the Board Feel Smaller (opens the original)
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0:00 Why Chess Overloads Your Brain1:09 The Intelligence Illusion1:59 Your Working Memory Has a Problem3:10 Why Obvious Blunders Happen4:02 How Strong Players Make Chess Simpler4:37 Schemas: The Secret of Chess Expertise6:10 What Masters See That Beginners Don’t6:38 Why Random Chess Training Often Fails7:20 How to Build Chess Patterns Properly8:08 Why Beginners Need Worked Examples8:44 Gradually Increase the Complexity9:16 How to Reduce Cognitive Load During Games9:59 Build Your Chess Pattern Vo
Hindsight Bias: Why Chess Engines Make Your Mistakes Look Obvious (opens the original)
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0:00 Mistakes Look Obvious Afterwards01:00 The Hindsight Bias2:10 Why Your Brain Rewrites the Past2:41 How Engines Contaminate Your Analysis3:47 A Painful Example From My Own Game6:02 What to Do Before Turning On the Engine7:22 Introducing the SCAN Method10:25 Finding the Real Cause of a Mistake11:53 The True Purpose of Game AnalysisWhy do your chess mistakes suddenly look obvious the moment the engine reveals the best move? The answer may be hindsight bias—a cognitive bias that causes us to see
How to Practice Chess So It Shows Up in Your Games (opens the original)
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00:00 Why Puzzle Skill Disappears in Real Games00:59 What Is Transfer in Chess Training?01:50 The Study That Changed How We Understand Practice03:18 Why Harder Practice Produces Better Learning03:45 The Hidden Problem With Themed Chess Puzzles04:24 Advantages of Blocked Practice04:49 A Three-Phase Method for Training Tactics05:19 Why Mixed Puzzles Still Aren’t Game-Like Enough05:55 Training Recognition Under Real-Game Conditions06:30 Courses Involving Interleaving07:42 How Would You Help Shaquil
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