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Jay Garrison
Head Coach/Supervisor at Charlotte Chess Center and adult chess improver rated ~1900 USCF
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Aug 6, 2026
Ep. 285 Summer of Chess with Jay Garrison (1900 USCF)
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5:44Kevin ScullHOST
So, like, what did your study program look like? Did you have any big projects you were tackling? Was it just kind of more of the usual? Uh, what were you up to this summer study-wise?
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5:59Jay GarrisonGUEST
And my coach keeps giving me, uh, calculation work, like- ... deep calculation work where I'm having to figure out, not necessarily, uh, not even a checkmate or winning material, just making my position winning from a, what looks like a, a tough position or an equal position or whatever.
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6:19Jay GarrisonGUEST
It's, there is something there, you just have to spend 20 minutes of thought to find it.
11 MINS LATER
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17:38Kevin ScullHOST
It feels, Jay, like you're already a very good attacking player, so this does not feel like a weakness for you.