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Derek Wilder

Perpetual Chess Podcast

64: A Chess Podcast

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This week's Adult Improver interview is with Derek Wilder. Derek is a 33 year old Detroit- based Scholastic Chess Coach and Chess Podcaster (host of the Detroit Chess Killers pod). Derek is always working on his game, and he recently leveled up and surpassed the USCF rating of 2000 for the first time. This puts Derek in the 95th percentile of all USCF players. It took Derek years of hard work to break through this plateau, and it was illuminating to hear what he believed to be the keys to his success. Derek was quick to credit lots of friends and trainers with advice and tips that helped his game, and he offered lots of advice for those looking to achieve a similar breakthrough. Please read on for timestamps, resources, and people that were referenced in our interview. 0:00- Derek recently had a breakthrough in his OTB game. How’d he get to that moment? Mentioned: IM John Brooks, Paul Grams, Chrysler Elementary School08:00 Growing up in Detroit, Derek was one of the top scholastic players in his state, but he was bullied a bit for playing chess. How did he get through it? 09:30- What influence did FM James Canty and others have on his chess game? 12:00- What adjustments did Derek make when he came to chess in 2016 after a long hiatus? Mentioned: Nunn’s Chess Openings 14:30- What kind of chess learner is Derek? Mentioned: NM Mike Zaloznyy, IM Atulya Shetty, Derek’s interview with NM Kofi Tatum 18:00- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Aimchess.com. Aimchess’ algorithm reviews your games and gives you actionable advice of how to improve your game. Check it out for free and if you choose to subscribe you can use the code Perpetual30 to save 30%. 19:00- In his recent gains, did Derek focus more on strengthening his strengths or on shoring up his weaknesses? Mentioned: FM Josh Posthuma, NM Gopal Menon, My System, IM Mark Dvoretsky’s books, IM Jeremy Silman, Charisse Woods26:00- Patreon mailbag question: “How much did studying theoretical endgames help Derek’s game?” Mentioned: Kameron Tolliver 30:00- -Patreon mailbag question: “Did Derek’s training method change leading up to his recent breakthrough?”39:30- Perpetual Chess is brought to you by Chessable.com. Check out their latest offerings here: New Chess Courses Online - For All Levels - Chessable.com40:30- How big was the goal of reaching the USCF expert level for Derek? Do his students follow his chess progress? 43:00- How does Derek approach his openings? Mentioned: IM Orlando Husbands, IM Richard Leyva Proenza48:00- How does Derek think about budgeting for chess tournaments? 49:30- Welcome the the Chess dot bomb! On this month’s sponsored segment we discuss the Global Chess Championship and Chess.com’s new verification feature. If you get verified on Chess.com you are eligible to compete in the $1,000,000 Global Chess Championship for free. If you decide to get verified ($15 for initial verification / $10 per year thereafter), please use this link to help support Perpetual Chess. Chess.com verification: Verified - Chess.comGlobal Chess Championship https://www.chess.com/article/view/chesscom-global-championship-2022?ref_id=17919348Premium Membership: https://go.chess.com/Perpetual52:30- What does Derek think he needs to do to become a USCF master? Mentioned: Max Euwe, Tigran Petrosian 55:30- When did Derek start working with coaches? How much do they help him? 58:00- Why is it important to play against tougher competition?Mentioned: FM Ylon Schwartz 1:00:00- Thanks to Derek for joining the pod! You can check out his podcast, Detroit Chess Killers, here:Detroit Chess KillersFollow Derek on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/derekewilder Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's<a href="https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/adultimprover" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Adult Improver interview</a> is with<a href="https://twitter.com/derekewilder" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Derek Wilder</a>. Derek is a 33 year old Detroit- based Scholastic Chess Coach and Chess Podcaster (host of the<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2YdNYmRXgGKWm49IvhFIeo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Detroit Chess Killers</a> pod). Derek is always working on his game, and he recently leveled up and <a href="https://www.uschess.org/datapage/ratings_graph.php?memid=12727356" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">surpassed the USCF rating of 2000 for the first time</a>. This puts Derek in the 95th percentile of all USCF players. It took Derek years of hard work to break through this plateau, and it was illuminating to hear what he believed to be the keys to his success. Derek was quick to credit lots of friends and trainers with advice and tips that helped his game, and he offered lots of advice for those looking to achieve a similar breakthrough. Please read on for timestamps, resources, and people that were referenced in our interview.  0:00- Derek recently had a breakthrough in his OTB game. How’d he get to that moment? Mentioned: IM John Brooks, Paul Grams, Chrysler Elementary School 08:00 Growing up in Detroit, Derek was one of the top scholastic players in his state, but he was bullied a bit for playing chess. How did he get through it?  09:30- What influence did FM James Canty and others have on his chess game?  12:00- What adjustments did Derek make when he came to chess in 2016 after a long hiatus? Mentioned: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Nunns-Chess-Openings-Everyman/dp/1857442210" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nunn’s Chess Openings </a> 14:30- What kind of chess learner is Derek? Mentioned: NM Mike Zaloznyy, IM Atulya Shetty, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/4ApkIDq0QpM2LX3kEs2r3B?si=53b259768abb40e7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Derek’s interview with NM Kofi Tatum</a> 18:00- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by <a href="http://Aimchess.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aimchess.com</a>. Aimchess’ algorithm reviews your games and gives you actionable advice of how to improve your game. Check it out for free and if you choose to subscribe you can use the code Perpetual30 to save 30%.  19:00- In his recent gains, did Derek focus more on strengthening his strengths or on shoring up his weaknesses? Mentioned: FM Josh Posthuma, NM Gopal Menon, My System, IM Mark Dvoretsky’s books, IM Jeremy Silman, Charisse Woods 26:00-<a href="https://www.patreon.com/perpetualchess" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Patreon mailbag question</a>: “How much did studying theoretical endgames help Derek’s game?” Mentioned: Kameron Tolliver  30:00- -<a href="https://www.patreon.com/perpetualchess" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon mailbag question</a>: “Did Derek’s training method change leading up to his recent breakthrough?” 39:30- Perpetual Chess is brought to you by <a href="http://Chessable.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chessable.com</a>. Check out their latest offerings here: <a href="https://www.chessable.com/courses/all/new/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">New Chess Courses Online - For All Levels - Chessable.com</a> 40:30- How big was the goal of reaching the USCF expert level for Derek? Do his students follow his chess progress?  43:00- How does Derek approach his openings? Mentioned: <a href="https://www.chess.com/member/ohusbands" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">IM Orlando Husbands</a>, <a href="https://lichess.org/coach/RL12" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">IM Richard Leyva Proenza</a> 48:00- How does Derek think about budgeting for chess tournaments?  49:30- Welcome the the Chess dot bomb! On this month’s sponsored segment we discuss the Global Chess Championship and <a href="http://Chess.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chess.com</a>’s new verification feature. If you get verified on <a href="http://Chess.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chess.com</a> you are eligible to compete in the $1,000,000 Global Chess Championship for free. If you decide to get verified ($15 for initial verification / $10 per year thereafter), please use this link to help support Perpetual Chess. <a href="http://Chess.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chess.com</a> verification: <a href="https://www.chess.com/verified?ref_id=17919348" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Verified - Chess.com</a>Global Chess Championship <a href="https://www.chess.com/article/view/chesscom-global-championship-2022?ref_id=17919348" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.chess.com/article/view/chesscom-global-championship-2022?ref_id=17919348</a>Premium Membership: <a href="https://go.chess.com/Perpetual" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://go.chess.com/Perpetual</a> 52:30- What does Derek think he needs to do to become a USCF master? Mentioned: Max Euwe, Tigran Petrosian  55:30- When did Derek start working with coaches? How much do they help him?  58:00- Why is it important to play against tougher competition?Mentioned: FM Ylon Schwartz  1:00:00- Thanks to Derek for joining the pod! You can check out his podcast, Detroit Chess Killers, here:<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/detroit-chess-killers/id1448282032" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Detroit Chess Killers</a>Follow Derek on Twitter here: <a href="https://twitter.com/derekewilder" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/derekewilder</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

EP 279- Derek Wilder (Adult Improver Series)- The key lessons that helped an 1800 break through to a USCF 2000 rating. 

Derek Wilder has used his chess knowledge and his inspirational spirit to guide Walter Chrysler Elementary School's chess team to several state and national championships. Three years ago, Derek worked on a chess documentary, "Why We Play", which highlighted the careers of Detroit's best chess players; after watching that documentary, I knew I had to learn more about Detroit's chess world. On this week's episode of 64, I interviewed Coach Wilder about the chess scene in Detroit, and about scholastic chess in America. Coach Wilder describes his role as a "motivational speaker" for his students during tournaments, and discusses his goals for his own chess improvement. We also talk about chess podcasting, and about hitting &amp; climbing the rating "wall". Coach Wilder occasionally streams on Twitch (@dee_wildman) and is the host of a great chess podcast, too; subscribe to his podcast, Detroit Chess Killers, wherever you get your podcasts!

Derek Wilder has used his chess knowledge and his inspirational spirit to guide Walter Chrysler Elementary School's chess team to several state and national championships. Three years ago, Derek worked on a chess documentary, "Why We Play", which highlighted the careers of Detroit's best chess players; after watching that documentary, I knew I had to learn more about Detroit's chess world. On this week's episode of 64, I interviewed Coach Wilder about the chess scene in Detroit, and about scholastic chess in America. Coach Wilder describes his role as a "motivational speaker" for his students during tournaments, and discusses his goals for his own chess improvement. We also talk about chess podcasting, and about hitting &amp; climbing the rating "wall". Coach Wilder occasionally streams on Twitch (@dee_wildman) and is the host of a great chess podcast, too; subscribe to his podcast, Detroit Chess Killers, wherever you get your podcasts!