GM and streamer Vidit Gujrathi gives an exclusive interview to Dina Belenkaya on his chess journey, his streaming career, his goals and guilty pleasures.
0:00 Intro
0:43 Grand Prix performance
1:43 How chess became a part of Vidit’s life
2:55 Becoming a chess professional
4:00 Streaming
5:30 Taming social media
7:15 Are pro chess players public people?
7:50 How pandemic influenced on chess players
9:05 Pro Chess player and streamer at the same time
10:10 Social media during tournaments
11:15 Vidit's Team
12:00 How to become a successful streamer and YouTuber
12:59 Win Olympiad or become a successful streamer?
13:14 Samay Raina
14:05 Anish Giri
15:00 The place where Vidit lives
15:30 Favourite food
15:41 Vegetarian lifestyle
17:17 An ideal rest day
17:50 Weekends and vacations
18:32 Coffee or tea?
18:59 Netflix or going out?
19:54 People Vidit would like to have dinner with
20:47 Things that Vidit cannot live without
20:57 Sleep mode
22:01 Movie recommends
22:14 Advice that Vidit would give himself in the past
22:52 Morning or evening?
23:00 Second favourite thing to do after chess
23:10 Vidit's name
23:28 Vidit’s sister
23:55 The pain of losing in chess
25:34 How to recover?
27:15 How to control your emotions
28:20 Working with a sports psychologist
28:45 Best place to live in
30:05 Guilty pleasures
31:17 Favourite games
32:30 Future plans and goals
The interview is conducted by WGM Dina Belenkaya @DinaBelenkaya after the first leg of the FIDE Grand Prix 2022 in Berlin.
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