#5 Sara Herman
Listen, Follow + Rate on:
(or find Ono Another Chess Podcast on your favourite podcast platform)
In episode #5 of Ono Another Chess Podcast, Ono (@TheOnoZone) talks to Sara Herman (@ZefCatt) about Chess Content Creation, Chess Tournaments + Rating Anxiety, and more. Sara is a chess streamer + YouTuber as well as a chess tournament veteran.
- (01:42) What Sara loves most about chess
- (03:06) Struggles of being a content creator
- (06:16) Is chess Sara’s job?
- (07:31) Sara’s 500 tournament chess history
- (08:56) Sara’s battle with rating + ego
- (11:00) Why chess brings out strong emotions
- (12:45) How Sara disconnects rating + happiness
- (16:37) Why you need to enjoy your training
- (19:01) Chess as a conversation
- (23:55) Showing emotions at the board
- (27:55) When Sara played Nxd5
- (29:27) Staying flexible in chess
- (33:05) Why you must work on weaknesses
- (34:16) Opening study
- (37:58) Sara’s chess tournament experience
- (43:00) Playing up a section in tournaments
- (44:07) Playing higher- vs lower-rated players
- (48:44) What inspired Sara to make vlogs
- (50:54) Self-deprecating humour + chess
- (55:42) General advice for Adult Improvers
You're invited to the Zoom Hangout with Fionn O'Donovan
Ono + Fionn + you
Friday, January 5th
19:00 UTC
Dive deeper into the topics discussed on Ono Another Chess Podcast + TheOnoZone Blog.
Connect with other Adult Improvers like you + meet Fionn live!
*It's free! Sign up for the 7-day trial on Patreon
More info
Make sure to follow Ono Another Chess Podcast on your favourite podcast app + please give us a 5-star rating if you like it.
Thanks for listening to season 1!
Many Thanks
To TheOnoZone Patrons who made the production of this podcast episode possible: Laura Holmes + Marcus Buffett + Dan Bock + Jose C + Dawn Lawson + Glen G + Mikey Wells + Michael Shpizner + Karen W + Gregory C + BowiE + Yara V + Stefan K + Ché Martin + Andrew M + Ben Johnson
To Sara Herman for coming on the podcast, my wife Yara for being the other half of TheOnoZone, Ché Martin for creating the legendary intro, and Zach Shpizner for applying his audio engineering skills to this episode.
Subscribe to TheOnoZone newsletter:
© 2021-2024 TheOnoZone | Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy
Subscribe to TheOnoZone newsletter:
© 2021-2023 TheOnoZone
Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy