#327 – GothamChess: Hans Niemann, Magnus Carlsen, Cheating Scandal & Chess Bots

Levy Rozman, also known as GothamChess, is a professional chess player, streamer, and educator. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Notion: https://notion.com – Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/lex to get 1 month of fish oil – ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.com/lexpod to get 3 months free – InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex to get 20% off EPISODE LINKS: GothamChess’s YouTube:    / gothamchess   GothamChess’s Twitch:   / gothamchess   GothamChess’s Twitter:   / gothamchess   GothamChess’s Instagram:   / gothamchess   GothamChess’s Website: https://gotham-chess.com PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes:    / lexfridman   YouTube Clips:    / lexclips   SUPPORT & CONNECT: – Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast – Support on Patreon:   / lexfridman   – Twitter:   / lexfridman   – Instagram:   / lexfridman   – LinkedIn:   / lexfridman   – Facebook:   / lexfridman   – Medium:   / lexfridman   OUTLINE: Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) – Introduction (06:14) – Elo rating (07:18) – Chess.com vs lichess.org (18:09) – Teaching chess (22:37) – Magnus Carlsen (37:52) – Greatest chess player of all time (42:35) – Hans Niemann cheating scandal (44:04) – Pin of Shame (58:12) – Bullying (1:00:04) – Indonesia incident (1:11:39) – Retiring from chess (1:18:16) – Death (1:21:58) – Streamers (1:35:34) – Hans Niemann cheating scandal continued (2:13:16) – Magnus Carlsen’s statement (2:24:37) – Podcasts (2:27:04) – Parasocial interaction (2:30:53) – How to cheat in chess (2:40:39) – Reddit questions (2:47:03) – Chess boxing (2:55:49) – Chess bots (3:01:31) – AlphaZero (3:07:18) – Did Hans Niemann cheat? (3:14:34) – Chess openings (3:19:14) – Magnus Carlsen’s poker game (3:21:56) – Chess advice (3:28:17) – Depression