He QUIT CHESS for college, now he's TOP 8! WEI YI Podcast

Wei Yi stunned everyone by quitting chess for university — and then returned to storm the world top 10! How does he train? What are his goals? Including exclusive insights on the Ding-Gukesh Olympiad story and their upcoming match. Tune in for all the details and do not miss our blitz game at the end! My Twitch:   / gregmustreader   My X: https://x.com/mustreader Collabs: [email protected] Listen on: https://mustreaderchess.mave.digital My podcast with Naroditsky:    • "KRAMNIK, WHAT THE F***?" Daniel Naroditsk...   My podcast with Mr. Dodgy:    • Mr. Dodgy: how to GET BETTER at CHESS play...   My podcast with Pragg:    • Praggnanandhaa on OLYMPIAD, CANDIDATES, an...   My podcast with Erigaisi:    • How Arjun Erigaisi's mindset made him Worl...   My podcast with Sagar:    • Sagar Shah: from CHESS MASTER to YOUTUBE S...   My podcast with Dubov:    • Daniil DUBOV: comeback to the top, Magnus ...   My podcast with Grischuk:    • Alexander Grischuk: Podcast with the Chess...   My podcast with Kramnik:    • KRAMNIK: "I apologize, but I don't see any...   My podcast with Fabi:    • FABIANO CARUANA: "I couldn't even look at ...   My latest podcast with Nepo (ENG subs):    • ЯН НЕПОМНЯЩИЙ: Турнир Претендентов и любим...   00:00 – Intro 01:35 – Why chess, not Go / Xiangqi? 06:04 – How much does Wei train? 07:43 – Wei Yi's chess inspirations 09:01 – Wei Yi's improvement tips 11:53 – Why university over chess? 17:09 – Successful chess comeback 17:57 – Wei Yi's current goals 22:13 – Ding vs Gukesh takes 24:32 – Why Ding skipped Gukesh at Olympiad? 26:37 – Gukesh: strengths & weaknesses 30:45 – How can Ding beat Gukesh? 32:48 – Chess960 thoughts 34:46 – Blitz game He QUIT CHESS for college, now he's TOP 8! WEI YI Podcast wei yi wei yi chess chinese chess chess chess improvement university over chess ding liren ding vs gukesh top 8 chess olympiad 2024 world chess championship My name is Greg Mustreader, I am a Candidate Master in chess, an entrepreneur and host of several podcasts. On the Chess with Mustreader channel, I interview top chess players, 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 years old, I have a girlfriend, three dogs and four cats. I speak English, Russian, German, and a bit of French and Chinese. Don't forget to subscribe! #weiyi #dingliren #chinesechess #chesslegends #chessolympiad #chessolympiad2024 #worldchesschampionship #chess #chesswithmustreader #mustreaderchess