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On today's episode of Dojo Talks, the ChessDojo podcast, GM Jesse Kraai, IM Kostya Kavutskiy, and IM David Pruess talk about the impact of the FIDE World Chess Championship circuit on mental health and the sanity of those who endure it.

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0:00 Why the World Chess Championship Might Make People Lose Their Mind
13:13 Pressures of the Post-Fischer Era
20:43 Magnus Carlsen
23:15 Disclaimer
24:47 McDonnell's and Zukertort's Deaths
25:54 Paul Morphy
28:29 Inner Tension of Chess and Meaning
31:38 Wilhelm Steinitz
34:53 Post-Steinitz Stability
36:30 Stories That Get Passed Down
37:53 Alexander Alekhine
45:23 The Soviet Players
51:45 Bobby Fischer
53:00 Viswanathan Anand
53:45 The Modern Players
58:54 Vladimir Kramnik
1:10:24 Wrap Up
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