Anna Rudolf joins Jeff to discuss the world of Chess and how her time playing has taken her to the Olympics. Anna is known as a Chess Grandmaster… don’t worry, you’ll learn all about Chess rankings and titles in this episode. Listen in to hear how Anna bridged the gap between Chess & Poker, by playing ‘Choker;’ and hear how she was accused of cheating because of the lipstick she was wearing.
Here’s a glance at what you’ll learn from Anna in this episode:
- Why Chess is booming currently and the effect of The Queens Gambit
- How money and sponsorships work in Chess
- What ‘Choker’ – Chess & Poker is
- How Anna became an Olympian
- How to balance competition and entertainment
- The work behind Professional Chess, Twitch & Chess
- Why Anna was accused of cheating for wearing lipstick
- How Chess rankings and titles work
- Looking back on the Soviet Union dominance of Chess
Timestamps:
- 0:00 – Introduction
- 1:20 – The Queens Gambit effect on Chess
- 3:35 – Growing up in Hungary
- 5:00 – Money in Chess
- 10:50 – Events to teach and learn Chess
- 15:00 – The Champions Story
- 17:25 – Choker: Chess & Poker
- 20:20 – The Olympics
- 27:10 – Hexagonal Chess
- 30:30 – Parents thoughts on Anna’s success
- 36:00 – Competition vs Entertainment
- 40:10 – Hobbies: Balancing Chess
- 43:05 - Call Me Kevin
- 48:20 – Twitch & YouTube success
- 51:00 – Anna’s Team
- 54:18 – Lipstick cheating accusations
- 59:30 – Cheating in Chess
- 1:03:00 – The Queens Gambit & Chess Titles
- 1:08:45 – Being “Chess Famous”
- 1:12:30 – Chess platforms and sponsorships
- 1:15:00 – Twitter Questions:
- Greatest fear
- Closest Chess players
- Favourite opening
- Weirdest place to play Chess
- Greatest Chess countries
- COVID-19 impact on Chess streaming/popularity
- Would a male player be accused of cheating in the Lipstick saga?
- 1:28:00 – How to relax: Piano, Just Dance, Family
- 1:30:30 – Avoiding burnout
- 1:32:55 – Favourite place in the world
- 1:33:45 – Goals in and outside of Chess
- 1:37:00 – Closing Thoughts and Competition
Episode Resources:
- Anna Rudolf Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/annarudolf_chess/
- Anna Rudolf Twitter: https://twitter.com/Anna_Chess
- Anna Rudolf Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/Anna_Chess
- Call Me Kevin: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdoPCztTOW7BJUPk2h5ttXA
- Chessable Courses: https://www.chessable.com/profile/Anna_Chess/
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