Ep. 58: Gambit Openings, Students Cheating During Lessons, Bishop & Knight Mate, Sandbagging, Time Controls, Improvement & More feat. NM Nick Panico

This week I spoke with National Master Nick Panico. Nick is a fellow educator with a background in science and has also been active as a storm chaser. Nick shared his vast experience from the amateur chess scene and our conversation went in a lot of interesting directions. Some of our talking points include the following:

• Tips for improvers
• The amateur tournament scene
• Should you play gambit openings?
• Cheating & sandbagging
• Bishop & knight mate
• Nick's journey to NM
• Online vs. OTB chess

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