Chess with Mustreader

Is Lichess OUTPLAYING Chess.com? | PODCAST

9.1K views · 21h ago · 1:03:52

Guest: Theo Wait

Try ChessReps and start learning chess openings from the best Today I’m joined by Theo Wait, Lichess’s Chief Operating Officer and media representative. Is getting worse? How does their competition with Lichess look from the inside? We discuss whether free chess helps or hurts the game and how Lichess plans to bring chess to more people. We also talk about the FIDE election drama and the dispute between and Take Take Take, including where Theo disagrees with Danny Rensch.

Topics: How big is Lichess? · Lichess vs · How many people play chess? · Chess is underfunded · Should chess be associated with money? · Is free chess hurting chess?

▶️ Mentioned videos: podcast with Erik Allebest · podcast with Danny Rensch · podcast with Timur Turlov · podcast with Wei Yi in Mandarin

DUBOV LOST TO AN AMATEUR? Recap

912 views · 1d ago · 28:59

A few days ago, Daniil Dubov took on amateur chess player Josh Smith (BulletGrandpa) in a 100-game bullet match at 1+0. I produced the match and also provided commentary on the broadcast. The games were incredibly exciting — don’t miss my breakdown!

▶️ Mentioned videos: Daniil Dubov on the match · podcast with Josh

"HIKARU is WEAK in THIS AREA" | Denis Lazavik podcast

4.9K views · 6d ago · 17:17

Guest: GM Denis Lazavik

Try ChessReps and start learning chess openings from the best Today I'm joined by GM Denis Lazavik, one of the world's strongest rapid and blitz players. Denis explains what he meant when he said Hikaru Nakamura couldn't play chess, where he sees weaknesses in Hikaru's game, and how he's taken advantage of them to beat him.

Topics: Hikaru can't play chess? · How do you beat Hikaru? · Hikaru's positional weaknesses · What makes Magnus special? · Who can stop Magnus?

▶️ Mentioned videos: podcast with Giri · podcast with Esipenko · podcast with Erigaisi · podcast with Pragg

Is Becoming a GM Worth the Sacrifice? | Oleksandr Bortnyk PODCAST

21K views · 2w ago · 1:09:11

Guests: Oleksandr Bortnyk PODCAST, GM Oleksandr Bortnyk

Try ChessReps and start learning chess openings from the best Today I'm joined by GM Oleksandr Bortnyk, one of the world's strongest speed chess players. He shares practical advice on improving at blitz and bullet, explains why even bad openings can work, and discusses why some strong players struggle with faster time controls. We also talk about the best blitz and bullet players in the world, including his views on Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura.

Topics: Getting better at speed chess · Does Puzzle Rush help? · Is speed chess just tactics? · Why some struggle at blitz · Why ratings can mislead · The best blitz players

▶️ Mentioned videos: podcast with Naroditsky · podcast with Caruana · podcast with Giri · podcast with Gelfand

CRAZY chess game: Grok vs Gemini!

1K views · 3w ago · 10:36

And the project's YouTube channel Can LLMs actually play good chess with the right prompts? Watch and find out! My referral link to My channel with podcast highlights My club Collabs: mazdrid@ My name is Greg Mustreader, I am a Candidate Master in chess, an entrepreneur and host of several podcasts.

The Price of ELITE CHESS | Ramesh RB PODCAST

23K views · 4w ago · 1:00:22

Guests: Ramesh RB PODCAST, GM RB Ramesh

Try ChessReps and start learning chess openings from the best Today I'm joined by GM RB Ramesh, one of India's leading chess coaches and the longtime coach of Pragg, Vaishali, Aravindh, and many other GMs. Can any dedicated young player go from 1700 to 2700? Ramesh believes it's possible — but what are you willing to sacrifice to get there?

Topics: Can anyone reach 2700? · Why so few 2700+ players? · Can adult improvers hit 2700? · The price of elite chess · Sindarov and Counter-Strike · Should chess be your life?

▶️ Mentioned videos: podcast with Pragg · podcast with Vishy Anand · podcast with Vidit · podcast with Arjun Erigaisi

Chess Engines Still DON’T Understand THIS | PODCAST

9.2K views · 1mo ago · 1:42:25

Guest: Yevgeny Levanzov

Try ChessReps and start learning chess openings from the best Are today’s chess engines really as good as you think? In this podcast, we explore what even the strongest engines can miss — and why. Today I’m joined by Yevgeny Levanzov, an international chess arbiter with a PhD in mathematics, who explains how chess engines work and where they can still go wrong.

Topics: The engine misses Anand’s win · The queen sacrifice trap · How chess engines began · The “Turk” chess machine · Teaching engines to "think" · The engine that beat Kasparov

▶️ Mentioned videos: podcast with the creator of Leela and other chess engines

DUBOV's CRAZY Match: 100 Games vs an Amateur | INTERVIEW

59K views · 1mo ago · 10:22

Guest: DUBOV's CRAZY Match

Follow the 100–0 Project YouTube Twitch Daniil Dubov, one of the strongest speed chess players in the world and a former World Rapid Champion, is about to play 100 games of 1+0 bullet against amateur Josh Smith, aka BulletGrandpa. The match is part of the 100-0 Project and takes place on November 7 at 12:00 p.m. Arizona time. If Dubov wins all 100 games, he gets $20,000, but if Josh scores even half a point, that drops to $10,000.

Topics: Can Dubov win 100-0? · Josh needs to wait for... · Why Dubov respects Josh · Could Magnus or Nihal win 100-0? · Nihal’s extreme bullet preparation · Esports generation in chess

▶️ Mentioned videos: previous podcast with Dubov

Nodirbek Abdusattorov: THE UZBEK DOMINATION / interview

3K views · 1mo ago · 4:07

Guest: Nodirbek Abdusattorov

My correspondent managed to interview Nodirbek Abdusattorov after the penultimate round at the 2026 Chess Olympiad.

The END of the Hans Niemann Controversy? | Danny Rensch PODCAST

27K views · 1mo ago · 1:24:44

Guest: Danny Rensch PODCAST

Try ChessReps and start learning chess openings from the best What does Danny Rensch regret about the Hans Niemann controversy? Today I’m joined by Danny, ’s Chief Chess Officer, to talk about what happened between Hans, Magnus Carlsen, and . We discuss why Magnus said he felt gaslit by , which parts of Hans’s account Danny disputes, and what he wishes he’d done differently.

Topics: Magnus, & Take Take Take · Is Magnus dependent on ? · Netflix’s Untold: "I wasn’t happy" · Netflix cut this out · Netflix made the villain · Danny’s regret about Hans

▶️ Mentioned videos: previous podcast with Danny · podcast with Brandon Jacobson · podcast with Chess.com CEO Erik Allebest · video about Netflix’s Untold: Chess Mates

The 2026 FIDE ELECTION: Everything You Need to Know

6.3K views · 1mo ago · 27:26

The FIDE presidential election is coming up. Who should lead world chess next? In this video, I explain how I’m judging the candidates, look at what Wadim Rosenstein, Jan Henric Buettner, and Timur Turlov have done for chess, and reveal who would get my vote — and why.

Topics: How I’m judging the candidates · Wadim Rosenstein · Jan Henric Buettner · Timur Turlov · Who would get my vote?

▶️ Mentioned videos: Viswanathan Anand · Jan Henric Buettner · Timur Turlov

What Does the NEW FIDE President Want to Change? | Timur Turlov PODCAST

4.6K views · 1mo ago · 46:09

Guest: Timur Turlov PODCAST

Try ChessReps and start learning chess openings from the best My guest today is Timur Turlov — a billionaire entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Freedom Holding Corp., president of the Kazakhstan Chess Federation and the International School Chess Federation, and now a candidate for FIDE president. We discuss what a FIDE president should be, why every candidate must be willing to answer hard questions, and how Timur is campaigning for the job.

Topics: Timur vs his kids · Business during the FIDE race · FIDE presidential campaign · Competition in the FIDE election · How should chess change? · Can chess rival tennis?

▶️ Mentioned videos: podcast Jan Henric Buettner · podcast with Vishy Anand · podcast with Peter Heine Nielsen

A CLUB PLAYER Challenged DUBOV… He ACCEPTED! | PODCAST

15K views · 1mo ago · 44:52

Guest: Josh Smith

Try ChessReps and start learning chess openings from the best An 1800-rated club player challenged Daniil Dubov to a 100-game 1+0 bullet match — and Dubov accepted. Today I’m joined by Josh Smith — a 49-year-old businessman from Arizona who is completely addicted to bullet chess and came up with the fascinating 100–0 Project. The rules are simple: if Daniil wins all 100 games, he takes home $20,000; but if Josh manages even a single draw or win, Dubov gets only $10,000.

Topics: The Josh vs Dubov match · Why 100 games at 1+0? · Beating Naroditsky and other GMs · Josh’s 2500 bullet rating · FIDE vs ratings · Mustreader vs Josh: 50-game match

▶️ Mentioned videos: previous podcast with Dubov

VISHY ANAND Back in the CANDIDATES? | PODCAST

48K views · 2mo ago · 50:43

Guest: Nihal Sarin

Try ChessReps and start learning chess openings from the best Today I’m joined by an absolute legend of the game — five-time World Champion Viswanathan Anand. We discuss where chess fits into Vishy’s life today, how he continues to compete with the new generation, and how both his own game and chess itself have evolved over the years. Could his younger self beat him today? Could the Candidates tempt him into one more World Championship run?

Topics: Who is Vishy Anand today? · Competing with younger players · How much does Vishy train? · How Vishy’s game evolved · Chess is different now · Prime Vishy vs today’s Vishy

▶️ Mentioned videos: podcast with Vidit · interview with Nihal Sarin · podcast with Pragg · podcast with Sagar Shah

I WASN'T ALLOWED to Release this PODCAST

13K views · 2mo ago · 11:13

Try ChessReps and start learning chess openings from the best My channel with podcast highlights My club Collabs: mazdrid@ My podcast with Svidler My podcast with Nodirbek My podcast with MVL My podcast with Anish Giri And other LEGENDS

▶️ Mentioned videos: podcast with Svidler · podcast with Nodirbek · podcast with MVL · podcast with Anish Giri