Welcoem to posts!!
in the future - u will be able to do some more stuff here,,,!! like pat catgirl- i mean um yeah... for now u can only see others's posts :c
DAY 44: NO MONDAY STREAM βοΈ
Hey guys! I had a super busy day yesterday and didn't manage to find the time to train chess on stream... so I was going to do my classic "it's still Monday in Seattle" stream this morning, but my WiFi has been down all day due to a power line being damaged due to the weather π
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So basically, all I can manage on my 4G is this post hahaha
On the bright side, at 2pm UK time today, I have scheduled a new upload :) if you've ever wondered what it's like to take a chess lesson from me, then here's your chance!
Enjoy the chess! And see ya soon for a Wednesday stream (hopefully) !!
Cheers,
Michael
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Holy crap. We actually did it. Who woulda guessed Captain Hakeem, Plushie Master Joel, Burger Man Brandon, and Mr Board 1 (yours truly), could pull off joint 1st (!?!?!?!) in a Malaysian Rapid Team Championships!?!
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We had a team average ELO of 1796. Let me repeat. 1796. Zero titled players. And against all odds, we beat the Malaysian prodigies in the last round 2.5-1.5 for all the glory, and take the π₯, narrowly missing out on first place on tie-break.
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In the final round, I was playing on top board of the top table, and the match was being recorded for YouTube π I cooked a 2900 online Malaysian prodigy that "nobody can beat right now", while clutching a Texas chicken plushie to my chest, and it's all on camera for the world to see HAHAHAHAHA
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Viva Los Vaqueros π€ π€ π€
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DAY 166: βοΈβοΈ TO SUMMER PRAGUE OPEN
Hey guys! I thought I'd have the time to stream today, but I ended up having 3 separate disruptions on my journey towards Stansted Airport, for the Ryanair flight to be 45 min delayed anyway π
So time for some Chess for Tigers + reflections in my notebook for my flight journey. Will be a good test of patience and focus, since there's a crying kid in front of me and the flight hasn't even taken off yet π€£π€£
Ahhhh can't wait to touch down in Prague! 18 rounds of Classical begins tomorrow π₯π₯
See ya there!
Michael
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DAY 141: Enjoying a day off before 1.c3 Venom + Chess Summer begins!
Hey guys! No stream today unfortunately. Had a long day of travelling, and just enjoying the good food, weather and sights rn β¨β¨
I've brought my laptop with me + 7 deadly sins. So I expect to be back tomorrow with some chess action!
Until then π₯
Michael
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DAY 74: 24 hours is simply not enough time in a day... π
Hey guys, it's Michael from Chess Lifestyle :)
As the title suggests, I couldn't make time for a stream today. I also realised that filming for the Chessable course (and being super upbeat and energised during the filming of it!), really uses up my energy reserves. So that, plus my current schedule of chess lessons, means I don't have much energy left for the daily streams...
So in terms of a forecast for the coming week, expect a turbulent schedule until the filming of my Chessable course is done!
In the meantime, here's an old CHESS Magazine I managed to pick up! Can you guess who all 6 players are on the front cover?
Maybe see y'all tomorrow!
Michael
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DAY 66: Old School Chess Training!
Hey guys, it's Michael from Chess Lifestyle :)
Unfortunately I can't get the internet working at home, but the daily streams will restart tomorrow as I'll be able to stream from a friend's house!
Meanwhile, I did get to train chess today, and ended up training 4-5 hours straight ππ
Managed to finish Jan Markos' Under the Surface book - which is nice to finally have completed! So much golden advice in this book... just hope I can implement some of it in my game!
Keep training guys ππ we got this!! πβοΈπ
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DAY 62: Chessable Grind Continues!
Hey guys, it's Michael from Chess Lifestyle!
I definitely have some kinda virus so I'm not doing so great π
In addition, the edits to my Chessable course never end! (But this is a result of my beta-testers working so incredibly hard so I can't fault them, and I will only have them to thank once the course is published and looking hella professional π).
I also have a second motivation now to become a titled player so I don't get labelled as a "community author" - which means someone else will do all these neverending edits for me π€£π€£
But anyways, my day of work is done, and I will focus my free-time on recovering. So potentially NO STREAMS THIS WEEKEND if I need more time to rest + work on Chessable!!
Hopefully see y'all soon,
Michael
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DAY 53: Creating a Chessable Course is No Joke!!
Hey guys, it's Michael from Chess Lifestyle :)
Having worked another full day shift on my Chessable course, as well as teaching three chess lessons, I have to admit I'm pretty burnt out with the content creation/entertainment side of chess right now π
Tomorrow I do more Chessable + attend Liverpool chess club.
Day after I do more (and finish?) Chessable + compete in the Liverpool League (a match that decides relegation or not for Dylan's team!!)
And the day after that, I'll be flying to Oslo for two blitz and one rapid tournaments!
So because of all this, I'm going to take a break from the streaming, and restart NEXT WEEK TUESDAY. I'll have lots of analysis / reflections from the Oslo tournaments, as well as the second day of games to analyse with Nikola from the British Rapidplay.
Finally, I'm considering vlogging some of the Oslo trip? But if I am gonna do that, I better have this Chessable course finished so I have the space in my mind to think about making a quality vlog!!
So I guess see y'all next week!
Michael
(oh, and don't forget to keep training chess yourself this week!! Comment below what you're going to work on in the absence of the streams. And if you have nothing to train, then watch my chess videos to help me get monetized plz ty ty π€£π€£π€£)
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DAY 51: Absolutely exhausted working flat out on my Chessable course!!
Hey guys, it's Michael from Chess Lifestyle :)
As the title suggests, I've been working all day on my Chessable course here in Liverpool with Dylan. Genuinely too tired to be entertaining on stream so I'm gonna give it a miss (better to take a break than to burn out π
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Can't promise a stream tomorrow either, but we'll see, go with the flow! Hope you guys can spend the time you'd have spent watching the stream to read a chess book on your bookshelf that's gathering dust, or maybe play some rapid chess online!
In any case, back to work on Chessable, and see ya soon!
Michael
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DAY 48: My 39 Minutes of Daily Chess Training
Hey guys! It's Michael from Chess Lifestyle :)
Since I uploaded two new videos today (see pics 4 + 5!), I won't be streaming training today. Between my chess lessons today, and heading to the chess club (which I'm gonna go to next!), I've been watching "Grind like a Grandmaster" - Magnus Carlsen + David Howell. Really fantastic series so far, and I've been keeping my notes as I go (see pic 3!)
I've been colour coding different chess content. Perhaps you can guess which colour/advice corresponds to Grind like a GM? ;)
See ya tomorrow for the big analysis stream with IM Nikola Nikolovski (discussing my games from the British Rapidplay Championships!)
Cheers,
Michael
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