Today on my podcast, I'm joined by a great chess player and coach, Grandmaster Jan Gustafsson. We discussed the differences and similarities between Magnus and Nepo, Jan's work as a second for both of them, the upcoming Gukesh vs. Ding match, and much more. At the end, we’ve played a fascinating blitz game. Enjoy!

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00:00 Intro
00:47 – Meet Jan Gustafsson
01:38 – We lived on a boat for 3 years
05:07 – Working with Magnus
10:35 – Jan's secret as a coach?
13:16 – Strategies for preparing for top tournaments
16:45 – Opening preparation
18:04 – Time zones for seconds
21:28 – Comparing Nepo and Magnus
26:56 – Playing styles of other top GMs
30:21 – Nepo and Magnus: more info
32:54 – Who Jan is working with now
33:46 – World Championship prediction
36:21 – Advice for Mustreader
38:44 – How Jan prepares the WR team
39:33 – Physical shape for chess pros
41:54 – Magnus's physical fitness
43:56 – Jan’s chess improvement?
46:24 – We play blitz

My name is Greg Mustreader, I am a Candidate Master in chess, an entrepreneur and host of several podcasts.

In this channel, I interview top chess players (my guests include Nepo, Fabi, Kramnik, Aronian, Naroditsky and many others), play against chess AIs, analyze the most interesting chess games and combinations of today and of the past, as well as show you my path in chess and the way I work on my chess improvement (including recaps from the tournaments I play).

I live in Almaty, Kazakhstan and travel the world extensively (been to 50 countries). I'm 31 year old, I have a girlfriend, three dogs and three cats. I speak English, Russian, German, and a bit of French and Chinese.

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