GM Robert Fontaine talks about Chess and Poker

Chess and poker - what do these games have in common. In this interview Grandmaster Robert Fontaine talks about how he got into chess and shares useful advice for those who want to learn how to play chess. We explore why the popularity of chess is booming, what it takes to reach the top, look behind the scenes of the major chess tournaments and of course explore the parallels between chess and poker and which lessons from the chess industry could apply to poker.   Make sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel to stay informed about new videos https://www.youtube.com/RunchuksPoker?sub_confirmation=1   And if you'd like to receive my key takeaways from each latest podcast episode, subscribe to my newsletter https://www.runchukspodcast.com   Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RunchuksP   Time stamps: 00:00:00 Intro00:01:17 How Robert Fontaine got into chess00:04:39 FIDE rating system00:06:07 Chess tournaments00:08:43 8 to 6 job00:09:32 Playing the first chess tournament00:14:30 Finding out the opponent's level of skill00:17:39 What to focus on when first starting to play chess00:22:22 What it takes to maintain the GM level00:25:39 Chess is booming00:29:24 Streaming and giving away information00:35:41 Time pressure00:36:28 Public available database00:38:44 Poker and chess parallels00:40:12 What separates a GM from a top-level GM00:43:31 Chess time variants / poker variants00:46:53 The huge gap between GM levels00:51:12 Learning from better opponents00:53:32 Analyzing the game together with the opponent00:59:13 The difference between chess and poker01:03:25 Chess lessons that apply in life01:06:03 What keeps the top-level players motivated01:08:51 AI changing the way top-level GM approach the game