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World Championship Bonus Pod #1- The match so far + interviews from Dubai with Geert van der Velde and Jonathan Corbblah
With the Carlsen-Nepomniatchtchi World Championship match tied after 3 hard-fought draws, I do a quick rundown of the main story lines emerging from what has been a tense and entertaining battle so far. Then, we get reports from Dubai from Chessable C.E.O. Geert van der Velde, followed by Chess.com reporter/Trivia Whiz Jonathan Corbblah.
Timestamps and the links you need are below.
0:00- Ben on the 3 key story lines from the match so far.
14:00- Chessable C.E.O. Geert van der Velde on what its like to watch the match from the Play Magnus lounge in Dubai.
30:30- Trivia Whiz turned Chess.com reporter Jonathan Corbblah on how he wound up in Dubai, and his favorite foods and memories from his trip so far.
Links:
Chessable Classroom (as Geert mentioned)
Jonathan's Chess: A Reflection of Us is being premiered each day on Chess.com’s World Championship Broadcasts.
Perpetual Chess Episode 161 with Geert van der Velde
Perpetual Chess Episode 48 with Jonathan Corbblah
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