The C-Squared Podcast is an in depth weekly discussion about the chess world with your hosts, Grandmasters Fabiano Caruana and Cristian Chirila. Bringing the biggest news and chess stars to your doorstep!
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It's *Almost* OVER
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World Championship Is HEATING UP!! Ding VS Gukesh Game 3 Recap
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SHOCKING START TO THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Recap with video analysis can be found on our Youtube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@csqpod♟️Play With Us: https://www.chess.com/join/csqpod?ref_id=207174611👕MERCH: https://c-squared.shop/🌐 Website: https://c2pod.com/☕Buy Us A Coffee : buymeacoffee.com/c2pod🐦Twitter/X : https://x.com/CSQpod📸Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/csqpod/💬Discord : https://discord.gg/XeP3tENMTr
Fabi Goes "ALL PREP" Mode, Garry Kasparov Is BACK, A 3 Year Old Will Beat You
♟️Play With Us: https://www.chess.com/join/csqpod?ref_id=207174611👕MERCH: https://c-squared.shop/🌐 Website: https://c2pod.com/☕Buy Us A Coffee : buymeacoffee.com/c2pod🐦Twitter/X : https://x.com/CSQpod📸Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/csqpod/💬Discord : https://discord.gg/XeP3tENMTr(0:00) Intro(0:50) Fabi wins the Chess 9LX In St. Louis(12:10) Are commentators useless?(17:24) The reign of Kasparov(26:30) Future tournaments for Fabi(31:03) 3 year old FIDE Rated Player
This Grandmaster Ran The World's Largest Chess Cheating Experiment
David Smerdon is a Grandmaster from Australia, currently working as an Economics professor at University of Queensland. In this episode, David takes us through the findings of the most comprehensive chess cheating experiment ever ran. Enjoy, and don't forget to help us grow the channel by liking this video, and subscribing to the channel!♟️Play With Us: https://www.chess.com/join/csqpod?ref_id=207174611👕MERCH: https://c-squared.shop/🌐 Website: https://c2pod.com/☕Buy Us A Coffee : buymeacoffee.com/c2pod🐦Twitter/X : https://x.com/CSQpod📸Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/csqpod/💬Discord : https://discord.gg/XeP3tENMTr(0:00) Intro (0:55) Who is Smerdon (4:50) The reason there are less Chess Professionals in Australia (6:22) Smerdon Inclination towards Economics (10:05) How Chess is pitched to Academia? (11:59) Why less Women in Chess? (21:50) Cheating in Chess (24:30) The Experiment (46:40) Is OTB Cheating underestimated?
Danya Naroditsky Answers Kramnik's Questions In EXPLOSIVE Interview
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Fabi Reviews Our US Champs Tier List | Champion POV
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Ridiculous Bathroom Cheating, And The Yoo Story | Fabi’s Reaction
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Ranking The US Championship Contenders | Fabi & Cristian’s Ultimate Tier List
Fabiano & Cristian get together before the start of the US Championship in St.Louis to create the ultimate tier list! If you enjoy this video, please Like & Subscribe, it helps us a lot! 👕MERCH: https://c-squared.shop/
"Chess Arbiters Are 95% Useless" : Fabi Debates International Arbiter Chris Bird
👕MERCH: https://c-squared.shop/Fabiano and International Arbiter Chris Bird debate the role & responsibilities of arbiters in chess. Chris later brings his expertise to the table, and analyzes the developing situation that ensued after the time scramble between Nihal and Dardha, from the Global Chess League. If you like this video, don't forget to Like & Subscribe, it helps us create more awesome content for you! 👕MERCH: https://c-squared.shop/
Is The World Championship Easier Than The Candidates? Fabi Answers
Fabiano responds to a question that has been asked many times, is the Candidates or the World Championship easier to win? After which the boys watch the Armageddon game between Keymer & Boris Gelfand. If you enjoy this video, please Like & Subscribe, it helps us a lot! 👕MERCH: https://c-squared.shop/
This Is A Story About Talent | Fabi's Response To Dubov
Fabiano responds to Dubov's recent comments, and shows us one of his most impressive piece of preparation, which just got unleashed after a 5 year wait! If you enjoy this video, please Like & Subscribe, it helps us a lot! 👕MERCH: https://c-squared.shop/ ▶️CLIPS CHANNEL 🎞️: / @csqclips ▶️PLAY WITH US : https://go.chess.com/csqpod ▶️DISCORD : / discord ▶️TIKTOK: / csqpod
Is The Chess Mafia Real?
The boys delve deep into the Chess Mafia, its history, and current BIG Players! (Mostly satire) 👕MERCH: https://c-squared.shop/ ▶️CLIPS CHANNEL 🎞️: / @csqclips ▶️PLAY WITH US : https://go.chess.com/csqpod ▶️DISCORD : / discord ▶️TIKTOK: / csqpod 00:00 Intro 02:24 Sponsor 03:43 The Chess Mafia (Top of the Pyramid) 06:35 Different Chess Mafias 07:51 Was Hans Niemann treated fair? 19:23 Are we part of the Chess Mafia? 24:35 Hijacking our terms 26:00 C-Squared cash bags from Chess Com
Fabiano's Olympiad Tier List Review | India Scores Historical Victory, US Medals!
Fabi and Cristian analyze the best performances at the Chess Olympiad, and return to review a fan favorite : The Pre-Olympiad Tier list! If you enjoy this video, please Like & Subscribe, it helps us a lot! 👕MERCH: https://c-squared.shop/ ▶️CLIPS CHANNEL 🎞️: / @csqclips ▶️PLAY WITH US : https://go.chess.com/csqpod ▶️DISCORD : / discord ▶️TIKTOK: / csqpod
It's TIME!! BREAKDOWN Of Magnus VS Hans & Alireza VS Hikaru
We're one sleep away from perhaps the biggest event of the year, the Speed Chess Championship Finals. The Paris hype is real, who will manage their nerves best and win it all? The boys discuss what's on everyone's mind, the Olympiad, and more... If you enjoyed the conversation, don't forget to like and subscribe! 00:00 Intro 03:21 Speed Chess Championship 15:58 Magnus Vs Hans 19:56 Olympiad Analysis Team China 23:17 Team USA 25:05 Team India 27:25 Team Uzbekistan 30:30 Women's Olympiad