Anna Rudolf / Chess Grandmaster / Former Olympian / Twitch Streamer - a podcast by Jeff Gross

from 2021-03-26T19:15:29

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Anna Rudolf joins Jeff to discuss the world of Chess and how her time playing has taken her to the Olympics. Anna is known as a Chess Grandmaster… don’t worry, you’ll learn all about Chess rankings and titles in this episode. Listen in to hear how Anna bridged the gap between Chess & Poker, by playing ‘Choker;’ and hear how she was accused of cheating because of the lipstick she was wearing.

Here’s a glance at what you’ll learn from Anna in this episode:

Why Chess is booming currently and the effect of The Queens Gambit

How money and sponsorships work in Chess

What ‘Choker’ – Chess & Poker is

How Anna became an Olympian

How to balance competition and entertainment

The work behind Professional Chess, Twitch & Chess

Why Anna was accused of cheating for wearing lipstick

How Chess rankings and titles work

Looking back on the Soviet Union dominance of Chess

Timestamps:

0:00 – Introduction

1:20 – The Queens Gambit effect on Chess

3:35 – Growing up in Hungary

5:00 – Money in Chess

10:50 – Events to teach and learn Chess

15:00 – The Champions Story

17:25 – Choker: Chess & Poker

20:20 – The Olympics

27:10 – Hexagonal Chess

30:30 – Parents thoughts on Anna’s success

36:00 – Competition vs Entertainment

40:10 – Hobbies: Balancing Chess

43:05 - Call Me Kevin

48:20 – Twitch & YouTube success

51:00 – Anna’s Team

54:18 – Lipstick cheating accusations

59:30 – Cheating in Chess

1:03:00 – The Queens Gambit & Chess Titles

1:08:45 – Being “Chess Famous”

1:12:30 – Chess platforms and sponsorships

1:15:00 – Twitter Questions:
- Greatest fear
- Closest Chess players
- Favourite opening
- Weirdest place to play Chess
- Greatest Chess countries
- COVID-19 impact on Chess streaming/popularity
- Would a male player be accused of cheating in the Lipstick saga?