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Podcast: Mike Safo
Episode: Mike Safo with Chess Grandmaster, Sam Shankland
Description: Joined today by Chess Grandmaster Sam Shankland. Sam and I talk about the rigorous travel schedule of a chess player, and how he can decompress after a big match overseas. We discuss the pros and cons of the various Chess tournaments in the world, how Saint Louis became the hub of the chess world and what makes him choose a tournament to play in. Sam is one of the rare chess superstars that didn’t start as a very young age so we talk about if that helped or hindered his development, how he balanced school and chess. Sam tells us...