A CLUB PLAYER Challenged DUBOV… He ACCEPTED! | PODCAST
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An 1800-rated club player challenged Daniil Dubov to a 100-game 1+0 bullet match — and Dubov accepted. Today I’m joined by Josh Smith — a 49-year-old businessman from Arizona who is completely addicted to bullet chess and came up with the fascinating 100–0 Project. The rules are simple: if Daniil wins all 100 games, he takes home $20,000; but if Josh manages even a single draw or win, Dubov gets only $10,000. What are Josh’s chances? We discuss how this unlikely match came together, what inspired Josh to put so much money on the line, why he chose Dubov, and how an 1800-rated club player reached 2500 in online bullet. Josh also shares his remarkable personal transformation: losing 147 pounds in six months and rebuilding his life after spending years thinking about his goals without actually pursuing them. It’s a story I think many people will find genuinely inspiring — and one that makes the upcoming Dubov match even more compelling. And of course, we finish with a wild 1+0 bullet game. Don’t miss it!
Links and resources mentioned in the podcast:
100–0 Project on YouTube: @thebulletgrandpa
100–0 Project on Twitch: Twitch: thebulletgrandpa
FIDE rating converter for Chess.com and Lichess: https://chessgoals.com/rating-compari...
Support me on Patreon: Patreon: mustreader
My DISCORD server: Discord: discord
My X: https://x.com/mustreader
My channel with podcast highlights: @cwmclips
My chess.com club: https://go.chess.com/MustreaderClub
Collabs: mazdrid@gmail.com
My previous podcast with Dubov: Daniil DUBOV: comeback to the top, Magnus ...
Listen on:
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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2mU5WbB...
All platforms: https://mustreaderchess.mave.digital
Many thanks to my Patreon supporter: Sarterus
00:00 — Intro
00:50 — The Josh vs Dubov match
04:27 — Why 100 games at 1+0?
09:08 — Beating Naroditsky and other GMs
12:36 — Josh’s 2500 bullet rating
14:43 — FIDE vs Chess.com ratings
16:28 — Mustreader vs Josh: 50-game match
17:06 — Why Josh is better at bullet
19:47 — Chess.com vs Lichess premoves
20:50 — Josh’s “bullet bunker” strategy
22:45 — How Josh lost 147 pounds
26:57 — Balance and good habits
29:32 — Years of wasted time
31:06 — The 100–0 Project
33:38 — Is the Dubov match worth $20,000?
35:12 — Chess.com and ASUS sponsor the match
37:39 — What is Josh trying to prove?
39:04 — Why Daniil Dubov?
41:13 — Bullet vs Josh
My name is Greg Mustreader, I am a Candidate Master in chess, an entrepreneur and host of several podcasts.
On the Chess with Mustreader channel, I interview top chess players, play against chess AIs, analyze the most interesting chess games and combinations of today and of the past, as well as show you my path in chess and the way I work on my chess improvement (including recaps from the tournaments I play).
I live in Almaty, Kazakhstan and travel the world extensively (been to 50 countries). I'm 33 years old, I’m married, and I have three dogs and four cats. I speak English, Russian, German, and a bit of French and Chinese.
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900 elo isn't enough to make 100/100 even close to likely from strictly mathematical standpoint and this is a proper comparison because it's rating system on the same platform with same playerpool.
Even over and above that nerves/random error will work in favour of Josh even if Dubov has better nerves and mouse-skill on average because he only needs one draw. There are also a lot of asymmetrical things like Dubov can't risk premoving much, because the opponent can literally prep Lefong Gambits against some common premoves, while obviously in the first place Dubov doesn't gain anything by doing it as he would win normally, and secondly has no room to take such risks.
A CLUB PLAYER Challenged DUBOV… He ACCEPTED! | PODCAST
Chess with Mustreader
11,929 views
Try ChessReps and start learning chess openings from the best: https://www.chessreps.com/
An 1800-rated club player challenged Daniil Dubov to a 100-game 1+0 bullet match — and Dubov accepted. Today I’m joined by Josh Smith — a 49-year-old businessman from Arizona who is completely addicted to bullet chess and came up with the fascinating 100–0 Project. The rules are simple: if Daniil wins all 100 games, he takes home $20,000; but if Josh manages even a single draw or win, Dubov gets only $10,000. What are Josh’s chances? We discuss how this unlikely match came together, what inspired Josh to put so much money on the line, why he chose Dubov, and how an 1800-rated club player reached 2500 in online bullet. Josh also shares his remarkable personal transformation: losing 147 pounds in six months and rebuilding his life after spending years thinking about his goals without actually pursuing them. It’s a story I think many people will find genuinely inspiring — and one that makes the upcoming Dubov match even more compelling. And of course, we finish with a wild 1+0 bullet game. Don’t miss it!
Links and resources mentioned in the podcast:
100–0 Project on YouTube: @thebulletgrandpa
100–0 Project on Twitch: Twitch: thebulletgrandpa
FIDE rating converter for Chess.com and Lichess: https://chessgoals.com/rating-compari...
Support me on Patreon: Patreon: mustreader
My DISCORD server: Discord: discord
My X: https://x.com/mustreader
My channel with podcast highlights: @cwmclips
My chess.com club: https://go.chess.com/MustreaderClub
Collabs: mazdrid@gmail.com
My previous podcast with Dubov: Daniil DUBOV: comeback to the top, Magnus ...
Listen on:
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2mU5WbB...
All platforms: https://mustreaderchess.mave.digital
Many thanks to my Patreon supporter: Sarterus
00:00 — Intro
00:50 — The Josh vs Dubov match
04:27 — Why 100 games at 1+0?
09:08 — Beating Naroditsky and other GMs
12:36 — Josh’s 2500 bullet rating
14:43 — FIDE vs Chess.com ratings
16:28 — Mustreader vs Josh: 50-game match
17:06 — Why Josh is better at bullet
19:47 — Chess.com vs Lichess premoves
20:50 — Josh’s “bullet bunker” strategy
22:45 — How Josh lost 147 pounds
26:57 — Balance and good habits
29:32 — Years of wasted time
31:06 — The 100–0 Project
33:38 — Is the Dubov match worth $20,000?
35:12 — Chess.com and ASUS sponsor the match
37:39 — What is Josh trying to prove?
39:04 — Why Daniil Dubov?
41:13 — Bullet vs Josh
My name is Greg Mustreader, I am a Candidate Master in chess, an entrepreneur and host of several podcasts.
On the Chess with Mustreader channel, I interview top chess players, play against chess AIs, analyze the most interesting chess games and combinations of today and of the past, as well as show you my path in chess and the way I work on my chess improvement (including recaps from the tournaments I play).
I live in Almaty, Kazakhstan and travel the world extensively (been to 50 countries). I'm 33 years old, I’m married, and I have three dogs and four cats. I speak English, Russian, German, and a bit of French and Chinese.
Don't forget to subscribe!
#daniildubov #joshsmith #chess #100zeroproject #thebulletgrandpa #bulletchess #chesschallenge #chesspodcast #chesscom #mustreaderchess