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| Our Reaction To The Hans Niemann Interview | 12 Aug 2024 | 01:02:21 | |
Hans Interview on chess.com :https://youtu.be/ZFBAuihQYgw?si=iJetA0l00CEPZM5J Hans Interview on @STLChessClub : https://youtu.be/CJZuT-_kij0?si=Epp9lR_763dhzt8f Daniel Rensch's X post responding to Hans: https://x.com/DanielRensch/status/1821536464364278091 00:00 Intro 00:56 Decoding Hans Interview 09:05 Danny's Tweets 21:30 Handling the problem of Cheating 26:40 Hans & Danny Rensch private Discussion 50:12 Hans Vs Magnus in Paris | |||
| The Magnus vs. Hans SHOWDOWN in Paris Is OFFICIAL!! | 08 Aug 2024 | 00:54:06 | |
The boys reunite after a short break to discuss the recent happenings from within the chess world. They discuss the Speed Chess Championship, the upcoming clash between Magnus & Hans, and the issues with fast paced chess competitions. Enjoy! 👕MERCH: https://c-squared.shop/ ▶️CLIPS CHANNEL 🎞️: / @csqclips ▶️PLAY WITH US : https://go.chess.com/csqpod ▶️DISCORD : / discord ▶️TIKTOK: / csqpod 00:00 Intro 01:00 World Team Rapid & Blitz Championship 17:12 Hans 30 minutes Interview 25:40 Magnus Vs Hans 38:16 Hans Niemann against the World 44:06 Jamaica Chess Scene 48:49 Innovation in Chess Boards | |||
| Is The Candidates Tournament In Danger? | 05 Mar 2024 | 00:38:47 | |
TEAM CARUANA CANDIDATES '24 LIMITED EDITION: https://c-squared.shop/collection/new-drops/ Episode was filmed on March 4th, 2024 00:00 Intro 01:18 Candidates Drama 11:34 Semi finals of Team Chess Battle 29:15 Waiting for Finals 37:39 Limited Edition Merch | |||
| Is Freestyle Chess The Future? Team Battle V.S. Anish & Danny Gets HEATED!! | 24 Feb 2024 | 01:10:21 | |
C-Squared Merch HERE👕 https://c-squared.shop/ ▶️TEAM BATTLE CHESS FABI & CRISTIAN VS ANISH & DANNY : https://www.youtube.com/live/EYtrdPT0OyM?si=QraddCBpZEEdhZ0l 00:00 Intro 01:14 Fabi got food poisoned 03:20 Fischer Random OR Freestyle Chess 05:26 Tournament Branding 08:38 Fabi on the Tournament's Format 15:05 Freestyle Chess In The Spotlight 17:20 What's Happening to Ding Liren? 20:40 Difference between Normal and FreeStyle Chess 22:05 Fabi VS Gukesh 23:20 Fabi Vs Levon 28:30 Fabi suggested a few ideas for the Tournament 30:14 The Final VS Magnus 37:07 New Chess Tour 47:02 Team Chess Battle 1:00:00 Top Juniors 1:07:40 Young guys are fighting back | |||
| The Hans Niemann Ban, Late Night Chess Battles, Freestyle Chess Challenge | 24 Feb 2024 | 00:55:39 | |
GET YOUR MERCH NOW👕 https://c-squared.shop/ The boys react to the St. Louis Chess Club issuing a one year ban for GM Hans Niemann, after the former was accused of vandalizing a hotel room during the 2023 US Championship. Fabi recounts a recent story of a late night chess party, and more! 00:00 Intro 00:30 Fabi Gets A Haircut 08:45 Secret Event In Germany 13:39 Freestyle Chess 17:00 The GOAT Debate is Back 18:35 The Tournament 23:44 Hans VS STL Chess Club Drama 44:14 Open Chess Tournaments 51:51 India No.1 52:15 Hans YouTube Journey | |||
| It's Over | Tata Steel Winners & Losers, New Generation Has Arrived | 02 Feb 2024 | 00:46:34 | |
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 | |||
| Is Chess Dead?? Our Honest Reaction To Hikaru... | 27 Jan 2024 | 00:45:00 | |
The boys react to @Hikaru's reaction to Fabi's cheating analysis during his latest interview with Greg Mustreader . GET MERCH AND SHOW YOUR LOVE 👕 https://c-squared.shop/ Fabi's Interview with Greg Mustreader▶️https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LMPYFf1iLo&t=151s Hikaru's Reaction ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0VsS0viu7I&t=6s ▶️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 #chess #fabianocaruana #cristianchirila #magnuscarlsen #hikarunakamura #chesspodcast #gothamchess #chessopenings #queensgambit #cheating #chesscheating | |||
| Fabiano Begins Training For Candidates , Tata Steel, Cheating Remains A Problem | 26 Jan 2024 | 01:20:29 | |
The boys are back with their first podcast of 2024! We discuss the first Candidates training camp, Tata Steel, recent cheating development, and much more! If you want to support the channel, the easiest way is to subscribe and turn on the post notifications. The second best is to tell everybody you know where the best discussions in chess happen! Ready to show your C-Squared LOVE? 👕 https://c-squared.shop/ ▶️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 00:55 Happy new year 02:02 Rapid and Blitz 04:31 Chess drama - double forfeit 06:13 Chess drama - clock malfunction 12:44 Candidates Preparation 19:20 2016 Candidates Training Camp 21:41 2018 Candidates Training Camp 25:43 Handling a team of seconds 29:49 Hans-Fabi-Hikaru drama 34:54 Training Protocols in Chess VS Other Sports 38:24 Money in chess after winning 43:22 Tata steel masters - Ju Wenjun 46:17 Max Warmerdam 47:49 Young players 51:42 Ding Liren performance 57:26 Marc Andria 59:37 Divya Deshmukh 1:02:23 Hans Moke 1:03:53 Cheating in chess | |||
| MVL | Major Olympiad Cheating Scandal, Motivation, Alireza's Impact | 07 Jan 2024 | 01:39:32 | |
The boys caught up with the great Maxime Vachier-Lagrave while in Toronto, and took a deep dive look into his major episodes of his life and chess career, the infamous Feller cheating scandal, his motivation going into 2024, and much more! 👕 GET YOUR MERCH : https://c-squared.shop/ ▶️PLAY WITH US : https://go.chess.com/csqpod ▶️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 01:06 CCT Tournament 02:15 Format of CCT 10:40 Wesley So 12:16 Armageddon 15:23 MVL talks about his fast play 16:06 Famous game against Ian 18:06 MVL dominant score 13:10 2021 World Champion 25:05 Will classical game survive in future? 28:46 how did life change after becoming a champion? 30:06 Having a good poker face 31:20 Hikaru has the worst poker face 32:36 Magnus curses in Norwegian 33:53 Wesley and Leinier fight club moment 34:31 Chess players nerves 39:06 how to bounce back 40:53 COVID 43:35 Speed Chess Championship 45:03 The SCC BEAST 45:29 Online Speed Chess vs OTB Speed Chess 46:27 When did you start playing chess? 48:51 Playing bullet with touchpad 49:38 French team 51:19 Olympiad 2022 India 53:38 Alireza 54:32 how important is the captain? 57:51 Marc'Andria Maurizzi 58:48 FRA Chess Team 1:00:17 How is your motivation level? 1:05:32 1:13:53 choice of opening 1:17:27 Decreasing attention span in chess 1:19:06 College 1:24:45 Major Olympiad cheating case 1:31:06 Spectators in chess 1:35:05 Cheating in online chess | |||
| James Canty III | Growing Up In Detroit, The Chess Business, Dealing With Failure | 01 Jan 2024 | 01:00:17 | |
The boys caught up with @JamesCantyIII while in Toronto, and had a deep dive look into Canty's life as a chess professional. We talked about his upbringing in Detroit, finding chess at an early age, and being able to turn his passion into a full time job. Enjoy! 👕 GET YOUR MERCH : https://c-squared.shop/ ▶️PLAY WITH US : https://go.chess.com/csqpod ▶️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 01:25 James Childhood 04:44 Cool Chess Guy of the school 6:01 Fabi was little but VERY STRONG 08:07 Maurice Ashley as a mentor 10:59 Bringing fun to chess 15:02 Sponsors 19:47 Have You Always Been Business minded? 25:59 Early streaming days 29:10 New chessable course 33:05 Hikaru Nakamura 35:42 Favourite part of chess 38:38 how do you deal with failures? 41:49 Chess is the most written about subject 42:33 Do you still read chess books? 44:15 Flow state in chess 46:16 Endgames 49:39 Commentary, Playing or Streaming? 57:42 No more 9-5 58:44 James as a mentor | |||
| Chaos Hits The Chess World. Let's Talk About It. | 24 Dec 2023 | 00:53:37 | |
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| Dear Vladimir... | 10 Dec 2023 | 00:23:15 | |
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| What Happened With The $4 Million Tournament? | 02 Jul 2024 | 00:42:30 | |
Halfway through at the Superbet Chess Classic and Fabiano relays his insights into the first half of the event. The boys also talk about other current happenings from the chess world... 👕MERCH: https://c-squared.shop/ 00:00 Intro 00:51 Game Analysis 16:32 Vishy, Korchnoi, Smyslov 24:48 $4 Million Tournament 30:01 1V1 Chess Matches 41:38 Smart AR Glasses? | |||
| Garry Kasparov | Coaching Magnus & Hikaru, Match VS Kramnik, AI & Computer Era | 10 Dec 2023 | 01:07:36 | |
▶️10% OFF MERCH CODE "CHAMP10" : https://c-squared.shop/ ▶️PLAY WITH US : https://go.chess.com/csqpod ▶️DISCORD : https://discord.gg/XeP3tENMTr ▶️TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@csqpod ▶️CLIPS CHANNEL 🎞️: https://www.youtube.com/@csqclips Check Kasparov Chess Foundation's New Academy and register at https://www.kcfacademy.org/news/registration-is-open/ Music ▶️'The Rise' (from 'Monomyth') [Epic Orchestral CC-BY] by Scott Buckley – released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au 🐦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 00:31 Rona "Garry, I feel sorry for you." 02:59 Emotions in chess 09:50 Why was Garry so dominant for decades? 14:39 Garry's leaked database 20:28 working with computers 23:32 how much do you trust the engine? 27:37 how does Fabi deals with dependency on engines? 30:37 Garry as a coach to Magnus 45:11 Garry as a coach to Hikaru 50:20 Author 54:54 Why did Magnus did not defend the title? 58:13 Garry as an organizer 1:04:10 how do you feel about playing chess these days? | |||
| VICTORY At The Sinquefield Cup, Cheating Saga Continues, Candidates Race | 04 Dec 2023 | 01:16:47 | |
▶️CSQPOD MERCH : https://c-squared.shop/ ▶️PLAY WITH US : https://go.chess.com/csqpod ▶️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 00:19 Sinquefield Cup 2023 Winner! 03:58 Fabi vs Alireza 06:29 Fabi vs Wesley 11:14 chess coaching 16:40 Chess coaches are expensive 27:29 Fabi vs Richard 30:00 is Hans cheating? 39:19 Kramnik 44:09 http://chess.com ratings are meaningless 49:35 Kramnik's petition 53:10 Kramnik's suing http://chess.com? 1:08:30 Fabi's rant 1:12:59 merch talk | |||
| Victory At The Rapid & Blitz, Kramnik's Blog Gets A SPICY Update | 21 Nov 2023 | 01:02:19 | |
♟️Come Play With Us! https://go.chess.com/csqpod Reach Fabi & Cristian directly on 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 | |||
| Isle Of Man Recap, Race To The Candidates HEATS UP, Rapid & Blitz WC Is WHERE?? | 10 Nov 2023 | 01:11:59 | |
♟️Come Play With Us! https://go.chess.com/csqpod Reach Fabi & Cristian directly on 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 Time Stamps: 00:00 Intro 00:10 FIDE Grand Swiss discussion 03:07 Fabi's decision to play the GrandSwiss 08:16 Why a coach is important during competition 13:36 game analysis 21:17 game against Hikaru 27:43 game against Keymer 30:19 Vidit Gujrathi 32:42 Alireza 41:15 Erigaisi 44:18 Sindarov 45:14 Fabi's rant 50:13 will Magnus play candidates? 51:52 Ding's health issues 53:56 Rapid and blitz during Christmas 1:06:07 How does Fabi gets ready for tournament? 1:08:49 Cristian first jiujitsu competition 1:11:49 outro | |||
| Abhimanyu Mishra: Youngest Grandmaster In HISTORY on Goals & His Intense Training Systems | 31 Oct 2023 | 01:00:15 | |
The youngest grandmaster in chess history joins us for an intriguing discussion about his journey, including traveling during the pandemic to reach his goals, future plans, lack of sponsorships in chess, and more. Enjoy, and don't forget to please the Youtube gods by subscribing and spreading the word. Cheers! Episode was filmed on 10.19.2023 Our Discord is popping, join the conversation here: https://discord.gg/XeP3tENMTr Want to improve your chess?♟️Come Play With Us! https://go.chess.com/csqpod 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 | |||
| Isle Of Man, Kramnik's New Blog, Hikaru VS Alireza in Candidates Showdown | 31 Oct 2023 | 00:37:52 | |
The Isle Of Man Grand Swiss has finally started. The boys get talking about Kramnik's new blog, the difficulties of getting to Isle Of Man, and the upcoming fight for the last candidate spots. Enjoy! The episode was filmed on 10.24.2023 | |||
| The Champs are Here! Fabiano Caruana & Carissa Yip talk about the US Championship | 21 Oct 2023 | 00:50:31 | |
The boys talked to WGM Carissa Yip after she became the 2023 US Women's Champion. She shares her impressions of the event, similarities with Fabiano's championship journey, collegiate chess, beating a Grandmaster at 10, and more! The episode was filmed on 10.18.2023Join our Members zone and get access to special perks https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQWKH5DiO9_gBAQWQAaBnow/join Want to improve your chess?♟️Come Play With Us! https://go.chess.com/csqpod CHAT ON 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 | |||
| Hans Niemann VS Fabi In Crucial US Championship Game, Magnus Starts Drama In Qatar | 20 Oct 2023 | 01:04:51 | |
Crucial round coming up at the US Chess Championship, while Magnus starts a big cheating drama at the Qatar Masters. The boys discuss everything! The episode was filmed on 10.14.2023, better late than never! | |||
| US Chess Championship, World Juniors, Fabiano *finally* Finished his Course | 09 Oct 2023 | 00:57:21 | |
The US Championship has just started and the boys are shamelessly promoting Fabiano’s new chessable course (which is not out yet), and the c-squared new website…they also talk the us championship, world juniors, Hans, and more. Enjoy! | |||
| Daniel Naroditsky | Kasparov's Intense Coaching, Life As A Chess Pro, Mental Health | 29 Sep 2023 | 01:32:15 | |
Grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky, aka Danya, aka the Prophet, joins the boys for an exciting discussion about his career, both as a player and as a prominent commentator. His inspiring story is a testament to how hard work and passion can turn into a brilliant career. Enjoy, and don't forget to please the algorithm by liking the video and subscribing to the channel! Episode was filmed on 9.17.2023 Join our Members zone and get access to special perks https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQWKH5DiO9_gBAQWQAaBnow/join Want to improve your chess?♟️Come Play With Us! https://go.chess.com/csqpod CHAT ON 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 | |||
| Breakdown Of HANS VS VIDIT | Fabi Ready To Defend GCT Title In Romania | C2 | 27 Jun 2024 | 00:47:46 | |
The boys reunite on a sunny rooftop in Bucharest, Romania, as they gear up for the start of the Superbet Chess Classic. The relaxed discussion tackles the week's chess discussions, including the upcoming tournament, the incident between Alireza & Hikaru, the emergence of UFC style 1 V 1 matches, and more! Help us grow the channel by liking this video and subscribing to the channel, our AI overlords love that. You can also check our the below options to continue supporting us. Much appreciated 🧡 👕MERCH: https://c-squared.shop/ ▶️CLIPS CHANNEL 🎞️: / @csqclips ▶️PLAY WITH US : https://go.chess.com/csqpod ▶️DISCORD : / discord ▶️TIKTOK: / csqpod 00:00 Intro 00:50 Erigaisi & Abdusattorov 6:37 FIDE invited players on discussion of FIDE Circuit 12:37 GCT Starts in Romania 19:54 Hikaru VS Alireza Drama 27:19 1 V 1 Chess Matches 36:40 Changing Federations | |||
| Yasser | World Cup, Race To The Candidates, Magnus Hates Classical?? | 19 Sep 2023 | 01:44:37 | |
Yasser joins the boys for an exciting discussion about the recently concluded World Cup, Fabi's triumph in the race for the candidates, Carlsen's disdain for classical chess, and more! Episode was filmed on 9.05.2023 Join our Members zone and get access to special perks https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQWKH5DiO9_gBAQWQAaBnow/join Want to improve your chess?♟️Come Play With Us! https://go.chess.com/csqpod CHAT ON 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 | |||
| The Kramnik Files : Unveiling the Dark Side of Online Chess | 13 Sep 2023 | 02:00:42 | |
Former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik comes on the podcast to discuss cheating in chess, his concerns about the future of online chess, and the potential ways in which the chess community can address this growing problem. Enjoy! Join our Members zone and get access to special perks https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQWKH5DiO9_gBAQWQAaBnow/join Want to improve your chess?♟️Come Play With Us! https://go.chess.com/csqpod CHAT ON 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 | |||
| Chess World Cup, Hikaru Ties The Knot, Gukesh Is The Real Deal | 02 Aug 2023 | 00:51:34 | |
Boys are back with the World Cup Special edition! Join our Members zone and get access to special perks https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQWKH5DiO9_gBAQWQAaBnow/join Want to improve your chess?♟️Come Play With Us! https://go.chess.com/csqpod CHAT ON 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 | |||
| The Hans Lawsuit, Global Chess League & Grand Chess Tour Is Back!! | 07 Jul 2023 | 01:02:02 | |
We're back! Join our Members zone and get access to special perks https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQWKH5DiO9_gBAQWQAaBnow/join Want to improve your chess?♟️Come Play With Us! https://go.chess.com/csqpod CHAT ON 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 | |||
| The Norway Story, Hans Is Back, & More | 16 Jun 2023 | 01:09:08 | |
The boys are back with all the stories from Norway Chess, the ups and downs of competition, and this week's news swirling around the chess world. Enjoy!Want to improve your chess?♟️Come Play With Us! https://go.chess.com/csqpod CHAT ON 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 | |||
| VICTORY In Bucharest, BIG Cheating Scandal Rocks The Chess World | 18 May 2023 | 01:09:43 | |
If you wish to support the Maroroa Jones family, check the GoFundMe campaign: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-the-maroroa-jones-family Full episode with video here: https://youtu.be/RyiGGFK_2CkThe boys are back with another podcast episode! After the victory in Romania, Fabiano analyzes his tournament performance, and the boys give a detailed account of the winners and losers in the aftermath of this important event. Many other topics discussed, enjoy! | |||
| Who Are The Chess ILLUMINATI? | 06 Apr 2023 | 01:45:57 | |
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| American Cup Ends, The Party Is ON | 31 Mar 2023 | 00:54:16 | |
Apologies for the low sounds quality, we filmed this episode immediately after the closing cerem0ny of the American Cup, during the afterparty celebrations. ♟️Play With Us: https://go.chess.com/csqpod 🐦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 | |||
| Sexual Misconduct Allegations Against Alejandro Ramirez | 13 Mar 2023 | 00:33:06 | |
This is our discussion regarding the sexual misconduct allegations brought by Jennifer Shahade against Alejandro Ramirez on February 15th, and the analysis of the Wall Street Journal article that soon followed. Read more about the allegations against Alejandro Ramirez below: WSJ Article | https://www.wsj.com/articles/alejandro-ramirez-jennifer-shahade-chess-allegations-622263b8 Jennifer Shahade's Statement | https://twitter.com/JenShahade/status/1625873098581983232?t=V7gGttAzdKfhroJwhC4rGg&s=07 | |||
| Levon is BACK! | 13 Mar 2023 | 00:59:38 | |
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| Clash Of Claims, The WILDEST Match | Norway Chess Recap, Is Ding OK? | 11 Jun 2024 | 00:54:51 | |
👕MERCH: https://c-squared.shop/ ▶️CLIPS CHANNEL 🎞️: https://www.youtube.com/@UCsCICCURkeHzmzhLpFIvTUg ▶️PLAY WITH US : https://go.chess.com/csqpod ▶️DISCORD : https://discord.gg/XeP3tENMTr ▶️TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@csqpod 00:00 Intro 00:50 Norway Chess 13:16 Ding & his form 34:00 Clash of Claims 48:33 Hans back to 2700 | |||
| Chess World Is On Fire, Jobava Responds To Chess.com, WR Masters | 26 Feb 2023 | 01:04:42 | |
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| The Magnus VS Hikaru Wars, Jobava's Rant & Punishment | 11 Feb 2023 | 00:59:51 | |
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| Anish Giri & Jorden v Foreest | Winning Tata Steel, Relation W. Magnus | 03 Feb 2023 | 01:26:17 | |
Anish Giri & Jorden van Foreest join the show to talk about their recent success at the Tata Steel Masters event, as well as many other intriguing subjects. | CHAT DIRECTLY WITH US ON DISCORD: https://discord.gg/XeP3tENMTr TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@csqpod | |||
| Is Mittens Responsible For The Chess Boom? | 27 Jan 2023 | 00:54:50 | |
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| Rapid & Blitz Battles In The Snowy Mountains Of Kazakhstan | 13 Jan 2023 | 01:18:11 | |
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| Levy Rozman aka GothamChess : Fame, Mental Health, Cheating, Hans As A World Champion | 30 Dec 2022 | 01:41:13 | |
Levy Rozman aka Gotham Chess is the most popular chess content creator on Youtube with over 2 million subscribers. He is an International Master with a peak rating of 2421, an exciting color commentator, and much more! | |||
| What Happened Against Magnus, Chess.com Buys It All, Hans is 2700 | 25 Dec 2022 | 01:21:22 | |
The biggest week in recent chess history just happened. Chess.com finalizes the purchase of the Play Magnus Group and officially becomes the biggest entity in chess. Is this good or bad for our sport? | |||
| Judit Polgar | Legendary Coaching System, Bobby Fischer, Chess Psychology | 17 Dec 2022 | 01:05:03 | |
Judit Polgar is the greatest female chess player of all time, achieving the title of Grandmaster at the age of 15 years and 4 months, at the time the youngest to have done so, breaking the record previously held by former World Champion Bobby Fischer. JOIN THE CLUB https://www.chess.com/club/csqpod | |||
| Botez Sisters | Content Creation, Sibling Relationship, Chess Boxing | 13 Dec 2022 | 01:19:55 | |
While in LA for for the Mogul Moves Chess Boxing event, we met the Botez sisters for a conversation about Andrea's chess boxing match, streaming as a career, how their sibling relationship developed over the years, future plans, and more. Enjoy! | |||
| Levon Aronian | Chess Career, Difficult Early Life, US Olympic Team, Fatherhood | 10 Dec 2022 | 01:13:58 | |
JOIN THE CLUB https://www.chess.com/club/csqpod The legendary Levon Aronian sits down with the guys for an in depth discussion covering a variety of interesting topics, including his early childhood, the most impactful coaches in his career, the Armenian and US Olympic teams, and more. | |||
| Alireza's Resurgence & The 4 Million Dollars Chess Tournament (Is It Real??) | 20 May 2024 | 01:07:51 | |
We discuss the epic Champions Chess Tour Finals between Alireza & Magnus, the upcoming Norway Chess , and of course whether the $4 Million buy-in tournament is happening, or not happening, later this year! 00:00 Intro 00:50 Norway Chess 06:36 Open Tournaments 19:13 FIDE Circuit 27:24 Universal Rating System 42:15 Champions Chess Tour 55:58 High Roller Chess Tournament | |||
| Tata Steel Chess India, Ageless Anand, Magnus Gives Trent Rook Odds | 02 Dec 2022 | 00:53:10 | |
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| Intense Match Against Erigaisi, Fabi VS Magnus, World Team Championship | 24 Nov 2022 | 00:48:52 | |
The boys reunite to discuss the intense Speed Chess Championship match between Fabiano and young phenom Arjun Erigaisi. World Team Championship, a potential match against Magnus Carlsen, and more! | |||
| Chess Boxing, Niemann Lawsuit Updates, Magnus Tour & SCC Bracket | C-Squared #011 | 23 Nov 2022 | 00:55:11 | |
Boys reunite in St. Louis to discuss the week in chess, with topics ranging from chess-boxing, to a complete breakdown of the upcoming speed chess championship. Enjoy... | |||
| Jennifer Yu | U.S. Women's Championship, Life at Harvard, Crazy Playoff Moments | 04 Nov 2022 | 00:44:34 | |
After winning the US Women's Chess Championship, WGM Jennifer Yu joins the pod to discuss her victory, emotions during the championship, her life as a Harvard sophomore, and more! | |||