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Jonathan Levitt is a British Chess Grandmaster whose successes include playing in the historic victory when England beat Russia in 1990. An Oxford maths graduate, Jonathan turned his mathematical skills to making a living betting on live cricket.
He discusses chess, humour, and applying mental skills honed in competitive chess to his unusual career choice.
Jonathan's book Contemplating Comedy was reviewed in an earlier podcast of TudoRama.
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