Professional chess player Fabiano Caruana discusses highlights from the recent Candidates tournament, including preparation, players like Hikaru, Abasov, Alireza, Nepo, Gukesh, and Pragg, and the upcoming World Championship match. The podcast delves into emotional journeys, decisive game moments, strategic openings, player performances, time pressure in tournaments, and Ding's psychological state post-World Championship.

TEAM CARUANA CANDIDATES '24 LIMITED EDITION: https://c-squared.shop/collection/new-drops/ ▶️PLAY WITH US : https://go.chess.com/csqpod Chat with US▶️DISCORD : https://discord.gg/XeP3tENMTr ▶️TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@csqpod ▶️CLIPS CHANNEL 🎞️: https://www.youtube.com/@csqclips 🐦TWITTER https://twitter.com/CSQpod 📸INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/csqpod/ 🐦TWITTER FABI https://twitter.com/FabianoCaruana 📸INSTAGRAM FABI https://www.instagram.com/fabianocaru... 🐦TWITTER CRISTIAN https://twitter.com/CristianChirila 📸INSTAGRAM CRISTIAN https://www.instagram.com/crischirila 00:00 Intro 00:45 Winning the first Edition of Team Chess Battle 17:55 Fabi's thoughts about Different Chess Events 21:58 American Cup 30:49 Preparation at the Top Level 36:58 Anish, we need to send you something

Visa challenges and relocation speculations for Candidates Tournament, with focus on logistics and chess match analysis. Exploration of player dynamics, strategies, and decision-making processes in upcoming finals. Discussions on Armageddon chess games and exclusive podcast merchandise.

Exploring the future of chess with freestyle matches, discussions on tournament branding, player experiences, and the evolving chess landscape. Team battle chess dynamics, top junior players, and the strategic considerations in chess tournaments are highlighted in this engaging episode.

The podcast discusses GM Hans Niemann's ban after vandalizing a hotel room, late-night chess parties, freestyle chess challenges, the GOAT debate, open chess tournaments, and India's top ranking in chess.

C-Squared Merch Now Available👕 https://c-squared.shop/ 00:00 Intro 00:26 Freestyle Chess 03:34 Tata Steel Chess 10:50 Crazy Round 12 18:30 Who's India's #1 20:50 Close Rating Range at the Top 21:37 Wei Yi is Back 24:24 What's Happening With Ding? 26:10 Why Chinese players Retire Early 28:22 Tata Steel Chess Tiebreaks 33:50 Old Memories 35:10 New Generation of Chess Players 41:00 Cheating Discussion for the one last time

The boys react to @Hikaru's reaction to Fabi's cheating analysis in the latest interview with Greg Mustreader. They discuss the possibility of cheating in professional chess tournaments, measures to prevent cheating, suspicions of cheating and stolen prize money, and the challenge of exposing cheaters.

In this podcast, Fabiano discusses the first Candidates training camp, Tata Steel, recent cheating developments, and the challenges of handling a team of seconds. They also touch on training protocols in chess versus other sports, the financial aspect of chess after winning, and the performance of young players in the Tata Steel tournament. The podcast ends with a discussion on the controversy and concerns surrounding cheating in online chess.

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave discusses the Feller cheating scandal, his motivation for 2024, the future of classical chess, tie-break issues in tournaments, online vs OTB speed chess, and the dynamics of the French chess team.

Chess professional James Canty III discusses his upbringing in Detroit, finding chess at a young age, turning his passion into a full-time job, mentor Maurice Ashley, bringing fun to chess, dealing with failure, monetizing chess as a business, and the growing popularity of chess among celebrities and influencers.