How Arjun Erigaisi's mindset made him World No. 4

I'm excited to have Arjun Erigaisi, one of the world's top 4 chess players, on the podcast! We discuss the strengths and weaknesses of India's top players, dive into the factors behind Arjun's rise and his playing style, explore his future plans in chess. We also cap off the episode with a thrilling blitz game! My X: https://x.com/mustreader My Twitch: https://twitch.tv/gregmustreader Arjun's X: https://x.com/arjunerigaisi Arjun's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arjun_erigaisi/ Links to what's discussed in the podcast: Sadhguru course: https://isha.sadhguru.org/us/en/inner-engineering The movie Sita Ramam: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20850406/ My podcast with Gustafsson: https://youtu.be/7gV7nxBaoQs?si=i2AGda_HB-MMtx7h My podcast with Naroditsky: https://youtu.be/-PqUZ2h9uGg?si=jGmP8aV-UQM923YO My podcast with Kramnik: https://youtu.be/dgVuleGYnk4 My podcast with Fabi: https://youtu.be/1LMPYFf1iLo My podcast with Nepo: https://youtu.be/sW-i4CPCa_w?si=kLM8n4gAPcgfB1QB My podcast with Aronian: https://youtu.be/THyL4D2Clbw?si=HQ4exmwH4aKsWk4V 00:00 – Intro 02:21 – What is Inner engineering? 06:59 – Chess and fitness 09:51 – Homely vibe after offline tournaments 11:17 – Did you keep up your training at home? 13:29 – What was the main factor in your rise? 16:27 – Arjun's chess improvement routine 18:31 – Arjun's playing style 21:15 – Calculation - the power of Arjun 22:32 – Comparison of Indian chess players 27:36 – Plans for the upcoming year 31:47 – Chess 960 and classical 37:51 – Is Arjun tired of chess? 39:10 – What is chess for you? 39:47 – Gukesh vs Ding 40:44 – We play blitz My name is Greg Mustreader, I am a Candidate Master in chess, an entrepreneur and host of several podcasts. In this channel, I interview top chess players (my guests include Nepo, Fabi, Kramnik, Aronian, Naroditsky and many others), play against chess AIs, analyze the most interesting chess games and combinations of today and of the past, as well as show you my path in chess and the way I work on my chess improvement (including recaps from the tournaments I play). I live in Almaty, Kazakhstan and travel the world extensively (been to 50 countries). I'm 31 years old, I have a girlfriend, three dogs and three cats. I speak English, Russian, German, and a bit of French and Chinese. Don't forget to subscribe! #erigaisi #arjunerigaisi #chess