The Runchuks Podcast is dedicated to exploring the path of success for people who have reached the top both within and surrounding the poker industry. Each episode provides a fascinating insight into the mind of someone who has excelled in poker, business or life. Runchuks brings specialized knowledge to his role as the host. He has been a professional poker player for the past 13 years and can be found in high-stakes PLO cash games around the world and on major online poker sites.
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Friday Jul 24, 2020
Friday Jul 24, 2020
GM Vladimir Kramnik talks about AlphaZero, the evolution of chess theory, how to achieve excellence, and his journey in chess. A lot of ideas we discuss apply not only to chess but also to poker and life in general. Vladimir is one of the most talented World Chess champions of the modern era and some of his insights are invaluable.
We talk about chess engines such as StockFish, the new chess AI - AlphaZero, and how those changed the way we approach studying, and understanding chess as well as what might the future hold and we also talk about the draw-backs of blindly following the engines or poker solvers for that matter. The poker industry is experiencing the same types of changes with the rise of the poker solvers and there are many lessons we can take-away from the chess world.
Vladimir also talks about his journey in chess, the famous match against Gary Kasparov, what it takes to compete at the highest level, how does his preparation look like, his approach to the competition, how Vladimir handles the pressure, aesthetics of chess and his work on creating new exciting variants of chess.
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00:00:00 Intro
00:01:42 Chess before and after chess engines
00:08:09 Custom chess engines
00:10:46 Using chess engines for preparation
00:12:04 Evolution of chess engines
00:22:15 Kasparov vs Deep Blue - The End of the Human Race
00:24:23 Vladimir Kramnik vs Deep Fritz
00:26:52 AlphaZero deep learning AI
00:33:49 AlphaZero vs Stockfish differences
00:37:25 Experiment with AlphaZero
00:38:57 AI doesn't explain why it plays a certain way
00:41:04 AlphaZero thinking pattern
00:44:29 Drawbacks of engines for top-level games
00:46:46 Keeping chess entertaining
00:50:59 No Castling Chess (a new variant of chess)
00:57:47 How long would it take to engines to solve No Castling Chess
01:02:56 Understanding aesthetics, patterns instead of memorizing
01:06:27 New arms race
01:09:42 Using a better machine as a decisive advantage
01:12:00 Vladimir's style
01:16:45 What all great players have in common
01:20:06 The human aspect of chess
01:26:59 How Vladimir Kramnik studied Gary Kasparov to become World Champion
01:29:58 Playing even better under high pressure
01:31:50 Knowing yourself and knowing your opponent
01:38:39 Slight advantage line vs chance of playing it well
01:43:51 Creating your unique style
01:46:16 Defeating Gary Kasparov without losing a single game
01:58:22 Emotions taking over
02:02:29 The impact of ego
02:08:52 Decisive career moments
02:16:17 Always be ready to learn
02:17:57 Lack of information is not the problem
02:19:25 New chess variations
02:21:26 How humans are going to use AlphaZero as a studying tool
02:23:43 Wrapping up
02:25:28 One final word of wisdom
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