EP 95 | Are Quick Draws A Serious Problem In Chess?
Episode description
Chess tournaments have always had draws, but sometimes these draws seem too convenient and prearranged. Is making a draw quickly in chess ever OK? What role do draws play in chess culture? GM Jesse Kraai, IM David Pruess, and IM Kostya Kavutskiy get to the bottom of this in today's episode of the Dojo Talks podcast!
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0:00 Intro 2:51 Jesse's Confession 7:25 David's Take on Jesse's Draw 12:10 Chess Draw Culture 14:38 Match Fixing in Chess 24:26 The Art of Draws 30:48 Draws in Norm Events 42:16 The Fight Against Quick Draws 51:14 Quick Draw for a Norm 56:07 Post-podcast chat