Johan Hellsten's guest appearances

Johan Hellsten

Perpetual Chess Podcast

How To Chess

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With Season 2 of The How to Chess Podcast concluding, we are sharing one more "bonus pod" on this feed. This How to Chess episode features the renowned trainer and author, GM Johan Hellsten. In the interview, Johan shares tips for reviewing your chess games, and shares a few mistakes he commonly encounters from his students. To make sure you don't miss an episode of How to Chess, be sure to subscribe to it separately:You can Subscribe to How to Chess on all of the major podcast Platforms:How To Chess on Apple PodcastsSpotify And here is the Perpetual Chess interview with GM Hellsten which I referenced:Perpetual Chess Podcast: EP 273- GM Johan Hellsten on Chess Improvement, the Inspirations for his "Mastering Chess" Book Series, and his favorite OTB Memories on Apple Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Season 2 of The How to Chess Podcast concluding, we are sharing one more "bonus pod" on this feed. This How to Chess episode features the renowned trainer and author, GM Johan Hellsten. In the interview, Johan shares tips for reviewing your chess games, and shares a few mistakes he commonly encounters from his students. To make sure you don't miss an episode of How to Chess, be sure to subscribe to it separately:You can Subscribe to How to Chess on all of the major podcast Platforms:<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-chess/id1572917817" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How To Chess on Apple Podcasts</a><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/3FdIleXTRatVx5f885Kswe?si=894548417f114767" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify </a>And here is the Perpetual Chess interview with GM Hellsten which I referenced:<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-273-gm-johan-hellsten-on-chess-improvement-the/id1185023674?i=1000556296322" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Perpetual Chess Podcast: EP 273- GM Johan Hellsten on Chess Improvement, the Inspirations for his "Mastering Chess" Book Series, and his favorite OTB Memories on Apple Podcasts</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Bonus Pod- How to Chess Podcast- GM Johan Hellsten on How to Analyze Your Own Chess Games 

This week's guest on How to Chess is Chessable author and renowned trainer GM Johan Hellsten. He joins the podcast this week to share some tips about how to analyze one's one chess games. Johan touches on how to utilize engines, and the different types of mistakes he sees in his students games. Johan's landmark Mastering Chess books/ Chessable series is packed with instructive positions and is revered by other chess trainers and students alike. It is a particularly good choice for those rated in the 1400 to 2200 range. You can check out Johan's Chessable Courses (including links to free lessons) here:https://www.chessable.com/author/jhellsten2/

This week's guest on How to Chess is Chessable author and renowned trainer GM Johan Hellsten. He joins the podcast this week to share some tips about how to analyze one's one chess games. Johan touches on how to utilize engines, and the different types of mistakes he sees in his students games. Johan's landmark Mastering Chess books/ Chessable series is packed with instructive positions and is revered by other chess trainers and students alike. It is a particularly good choice for those rated in the 1400 to 2200 range. You can check out Johan's Chessable Courses (including links to free lessons) here:<a href="https://www.chessable.com/author/jhellsten2/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.chessable.com/author/jhellsten2/</a>

GM Johan Hellsten- How to Analyze Your Own Chess Games

I am joined this week by renowned trainer, author, and 2006 Swedish National Champion, GM Johan Hellsten. Johan is best known for his excellent book/Chessable course Mastering Chess Strategy, and its successors Mastering Opening Strategy, and Mastering Endgame Strategy. These courses are highly regarded by chess trainers and students alike, and are packed with educational puzzles. In our conversation, we got into the origins of these voluminous projects, plus Johan answered a ton of chess improvement related questions from listeners to the podcast. Lastly, Johan told some fun stories from his time playing on the Swedish Olympiad Team, and shared the names of some authors that were formative in his own chess development. Please read on for timestamps and relevant links.  0:00- How was Johan influenced by the work of legendary trainer, IM Mark Dvoretsky? Mentioned:Sergey Dolmatov, GM Artur Yusupov, 64 Chess Magazine08:25- What was the vision behind Mastering Chess Strategy and Johan’s Mastering series? 15:00- What are some books one could do that aren’t as challenging as Johan’s fantastic books? Mentioned: Simple Chess by Michael Stean, Winning Chess Strategies by Yasser Seirawan (also on Chessable) , Silman’s Reassess Your Chess WorkbookEpisode 272- “Positional Puzzle Book Championship” with Neal Bruce Shane Taulbut, chess books, GM Arthur Yusupov, IM Mark Dvoretsky, GM Yasser Seirawan, John Nunn’s Understanding Chess Move by Move 18:45- How does Johan find so many instructive positions? Mentioned: Follow Chess App, Chessbomb, Chess24.com, Mark Crowther’s The Week in Chess29:00- Patreon mailbag question from Neal Bruce! Should players at different rating levels approach Johan’s books differently? 39:00- Patreon mailbag question: In what order should one read Johan’s courses/books?Mentioned: Chess for Educators by Karel van Delft 45:00- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessable.com. In addition to GM Johan Hellsten’s series, one can find tons of courses on all phases of the chess game, check out what is new here: New Chess Courses Online - For All Levels in all - Chessable.com46:00- If you don’t have a coach what is the best way to identify your weaknesses that are holding you back? Mentioned: GM Stellan Brynell 1:00:00- Johan discusses how club players can choose openings based on their styles. 1:06:00- What are Johan’s favorite game collection books? Do we need to study their books or just play through a great players games on a computer?Mentioned: GM Mickey Adams, GM Viswanthan Anand, GM Mark Taimanov, GM Svetozar Gligoric, GM Bent Larsen, GM Mikhail Botvinnik, GM Bobby Fischer 1:14:00- Patreon mailbag question: What are the chess cultures like in Sweden and Ecaudor? (Where Johan lives) Mentioned: GM Stellan Brynell, GM Johnny Hector, GM Jan Timman, GM Julio Granda Zuniga, IM Greg Shahade, GM Johan Hellsten’s YouTube Lectures, GM Wesley So1:22:00- Patreon mailbag question: How was Johan influenced by legendary Swedish player Ulf Andersson? Mentioned: GM Viktor Korchnoi, GM David Anton, Hellsten-GM Viktor Kupreichik (1996), GM Andrey Kovalev, Hellsten-Kovalev 19961:35:00- Thanks so much to GM Hellsten for sharing his wisdom and stories!You can reach him and check out his Chess.com Series herehttps://www.chess.com/member/jhellstenAnd be sure to get his Chessable courses here:https://www.chessable.com/author/jhellsten2/You can find the same material in book form, here.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I am joined this week by renowned trainer, author, and 2006 Swedish National Champion, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Hellsten" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GM Johan Hellsten</a>. Johan is best known for his excellent book/Chessable course <a href="https://www.chessable.com/mastering-chess-strategy/course/74643/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mastering Chess Strategy</a>, and its successors <a href="https://www.chessable.com/mastering-opening-strategy/course/73776/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mastering Opening Strategy</a>, and <a href="https://www.chessable.com/mastering-endgame-strategy/course/72871/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mastering Endgame Strategy</a>. These courses are highly regarded by chess trainers and students alike, and are packed with educational puzzles. In our conversation, we got into the origins of these voluminous projects, plus Johan answered a ton of chess improvement related questions from listeners to the podcast. Lastly, Johan told some fun stories from his time playing on the Swedish Olympiad Team, and shared the names of some authors that were formative in his own chess development. Please read on for timestamps and relevant links.   0:00- How was Johan influenced by the work of legendary trainer, IM Mark Dvoretsky? Mentioned:Sergey Dolmatov, GM Artur Yusupov, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/64_(magazine)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">64 Chess Magazine</a> 08:25- What was the vision behind Mastering Chess Strategy and Johan’s Mastering series?  15:00- What are some books one could do that aren’t as challenging as Johan’s fantastic books? Mentioned: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Simple-Chess-New-Algebraic-Dover-ebook/dp/B00D2J444Y/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2SMZYZ2WTUI96&amp;keywords=simple+chess&amp;qid=1648737747&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=simple+chess%2Cstripbooks%2C70&amp;sr=1-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Simple Chess by Michael Stean</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Winning-Chess-Strategies-Everyman/dp/1857443853/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3QUNJZMNGWQRM&amp;keywords=Winning+Chess+Strategies&amp;qid=1648737766&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=winning+chess+strategies%2Cstripbooks%2C68&amp;sr=1-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Winning Chess Strategies</a> by Yasser Seirawan (also <a href="https://www.chessable.com/winning-chess-strategies/course/30038/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">on Chessable</a>) , Silman’s <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Reassess-Your-Chess-Workbook/dp/1890085057/ref=sr_1_1?crid=NUMM8JUYN9ON&amp;keywords=Reassess+Your+Chess+Workbook&amp;qid=1648737785&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=reassess+your+chess+workbook%2Cstripbooks%2C89&amp;sr=1-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Reassess Your Chess Workbook</a><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/0xS6IWHHlSYVFtPpK0EH3T?si=c02e8b5bb9c742a5" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 272- “Positional Puzzle Book Championship” with Neal Bruce </a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Shaun-Taulbut/e/B001HOWNG2/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shane Taulbut, chess books</a>, GM Arthur Yusupov, IM Mark Dvoretsky, GM Yasser Seirawan, John Nunn’s Understanding Chess Move by Move  18:45- How does Johan find so many instructive positions? Mentioned: <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/follow-chess/id1038242771" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Follow Chess App</a>, <a href="https://www.chess.com/events" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chessbomb</a>, <a href="https://chess24.com/en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chess24.com</a>, <a href="https://theweekinchess.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mark Crowther’s The Week in Chess</a> 29:00- <a href="https://www.patreon.com/perpetualchess" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon mailbag question</a> from Neal Bruce! Should players at different rating levels approach Johan’s books differently?  39:00- <a href="https://www.patreon.com/perpetualchess" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon mailbag question</a>: In what order should one read Johan’s courses/books?Mentioned:<a href="https://us.amazon.com/Chess-Educators-Organize-Meaningful-Teaching/dp/9056919423/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1CZN3KW0MZVEX&amp;keywords=chess+for+educators&amp;qid=1648739105&amp;sprefix=chess+for+educators%2Caps%2C88&amp;sr=8-2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Chess for Educators by Karel van Delft </a> 45:00- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by <a href="http://Chessable.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chessable.com</a>. In addition to <a href="https://www.chessable.com/author/jhellsten2/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GM Johan Hellsten’s series</a>, one can find tons of courses on all phases of the chess game, check out what is new here: <a href="https://www.chessable.com/courses/all/new/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">New Chess Courses Online - For All Levels in all - Chessable.com</a> 46:00- If you don’t have a coach what is the best way to identify your weaknesses that are holding you back? Mentioned: GM Stellan Brynell  1:00:00- Johan discusses how club players can choose openings based on their styles.  1:06:00- What are Johan’s favorite game collection books? Do we need to study their books or just play through a great players games on a computer?Mentioned: GM Mickey Adams, GM Viswanthan Anand, GM Mark Taimanov, GM Svetozar Gligoric, GM Bent Larsen, GM Mikhail Botvinnik, GM Bobby Fischer  1:14:00- <a href="https://www.patreon.com/perpetualchess" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon mailbag question</a>: What are the chess cultures like in Sweden and Ecaudor? (Where Johan lives) Mentioned: GM Stellan Brynell, GM Johnny Hector, GM Jan Timman, GM Julio Granda Zuniga, IM Greg Shahade, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=johan+hellsten" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GM Johan Hellsten’s YouTube Lectures</a>, GM Wesley So 1:22:00- <a href="https://www.patreon.com/perpetualchess" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon mailbag question</a>: How was Johan influenced by legendary Swedish player Ulf Andersson? Mentioned: GM Viktor Korchnoi, GM David Anton,<a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1088343" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Hellsten-GM Viktor Kupreichik (1996)</a>, GM Andrey Kovalev, <a href="https://share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/share/?p=HlImiOnknx6d/iPTLKcVsmMfsMcUIEbADLqTK/ZOb89GCMOdJWnioMqdQuNqLW7b" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hellsten-Kovalev 1996</a> 1:35:00- Thanks so much to GM Hellsten for sharing his wisdom and stories!You can reach him and check out his <a href="http://Chess.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chess.com</a> Series here<a href="https://www.chess.com/member/jhellsten" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.chess.com/member/jhellsten</a>And be sure to get his Chessable courses here:<a href="https://www.chessable.com/author/jhellsten2/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.chessable.com/author/jhellsten2/</a>You can find the same material in book form, <a href="https://us.amazon.com/s?k=johan+hellsten&amp;crid=33A07JWYJ9NE2&amp;sprefix=johan+hellsten%2Caps%2C764&amp;ref=nb_sb_noss_1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>