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211K to 732K🎙 Weekly cadence·124 episodes·Last published 3w ago - Monthly Reach
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421K to 1.5M🇬🇧68%🇸🇦7%🇺🇸2%+31 more - Active Followers
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Peter Leko : World Championship HEARTBREAK, Beating Polgar's Record, Keymer Is Special
May 30, 2026
1h 47m 43s
Hans Confesses After GCT Win: "I Felt The Turtle Closing In."
May 12, 2026
46m 17s
GCT Warsaw Is Here, Carlsen vs Erdogmus Is HERE, Webster Kills SPICE, Red Or Blue Button?
May 12, 2026
58m 45s
Hans Returns To Grand Chess Tour, Erdogmus Is 2700 (!!), Take x 3 Declares War On Chess.com
Apr 24, 2026
1h 02m 00s
Sindarov's Magical Run Stuns The Chess World, Fabi Opens Up About His Candidates Dream
Apr 18, 2026
34m 56s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/30/26 | Peter Leko : World Championship HEARTBREAK, Beating Polgar's Record, Keymer Is Special✨ | chessgrandmasters+3 | Peter Leko | Chess.comC-Squared Podcast+6 | — | Peter Lekochess+5 | — | 1h 47m 43s | |
| 5/12/26 | Hans Confesses After GCT Win: "I Felt The Turtle Closing In."✨ | chessGrand Chess Tour+3 | — | Grand Chess TourEsports World Cup+1 | — | Hans NiemannGrand Chess Tour+5 | chessreps.com | 46m 17s | |
| 5/12/26 | GCT Warsaw Is Here, Carlsen vs Erdogmus Is HERE, Webster Kills SPICE, Red Or Blue Button?✨ | Grand Chess TourMagnus Carlsen+4 | — | Webster UniversitySPICE | — | Grand Chess TourMagnus Carlsen+5 | Chess Reps | 58m 45s | |
| 4/24/26 | Hans Returns To Grand Chess Tour, Erdogmus Is 2700 (!!), Take x 3 Declares War On Chess.com✨ | chessGrand Chess Tour+3 | — | Grand Chess TourLichess+1 | Monte CarloWarsaw | chessErdogmus+6 | Chess Reps | 1h 02m 00s | |
| 4/18/26 | Sindarov's Magical Run Stuns The Chess World, Fabi Opens Up About His Candidates Dream✨ | Candidates TournamentWorld Championship+3 | — | — | — | SindarovCandidates Tournament+5 | Chess Reps | 34m 56s | |
| 2/25/26 | Fabi's Honest Take on Gukesh, Cheating & His Candidates Camp✨ | cheating in chessCandidates Tournament+3 | — | Grand Chess TourE-Sports World Cup+1 | Cyprus | Gukeshcheating+5 | chessreps.com | 39m 17s | |
| 2/10/26 | Caruana's Stunning Claim "He Can Do Something I Can Only Dream Of Doing"✨ | Speed Chess ChampionshipTata Steel Recap+3 | — | Speed Chess ChampionshipTata Steel+9 | — | Speed ChessTata Steel+3 | Chess Reps | 54m 02s | |
| 2/10/26 | Gukesh And The Blunder That Shocked The Chess World, The Biggest Chess Prodigy Is Here✨ | chessGukesh+4 | — | chess.comC-Squared+4 | — | Gukeshchess prodigy+5 | — | 1h 05m 41s | |
| 11/28/25 | Matt Thomas & James Canty | Exposure Therapy, Breathwork & Turning Chess Brains Into Boxing Weapons✨ | ChessboxingBreathwork+4 | Matt ThomasJames Canty | ChessboxingChess.com+5 | — | ChessboxingBreathwork+5 | Chess Reps | 1h 25m 34s | |
| 11/24/25 | Fabi Welcomes Two New Candidates To The Party | World Cup Breakdown✨ | World Cupsemifinals+5 | — | Chess.comC-Squared+5 | — | World Cupsemifinals+8 | Chess Reps | 1h 24m 47s | |
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| 11/22/25 | Erigaisi Channels His Inner Tal Against Levon, Leaves Fabi In Shock✨ | chessanalysis+3 | — | C-Squared PodcastYoutube | — | chessErigaisi+6 | Chessreps | 34m 56s | |
| 11/20/25 | Caruana's Reaction To The Insane World Cup Results✨ | World CupCandidates+3 | — | chess.comc-squared.shop+4 | — | World CupCandidates+3 | chessreps.com | 1h 20m 51s | |
| 11/7/25 | Fabiano Caruana Predicts Who's Going To Win The World Cup✨ | World Cupchess predictions+4 | — | chessreps.comchess.com+5 | — | World Cupchess+5 | — | 1h 05m 46s | |
| 10/7/25 | Fabiano Caruana Reacts To Hikaru vs. Gukesh Drama , GCT Insane Comeback | A rollercoaster ride that started in Brazil and finished in Arlington, Texas, comes to an end. We got together for an in depth reaction to the chess world's new controversy, Hikaru's King toss against Gukesh, as well as the comprehensive analysis of the Grand Chess Tour's finals. ♟️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 00:00 Intro 00:39 GCT Finals Review 02:42 Chessreps.com Sponsor 21:05 Fabi Vs MVL (Queen endgame analysis) 45:00 Fabi Vs MVL (Finals Blitz) 01:01:00 USA VS IND 01:03:30 The Showmanship Concept in the Event 01:13:00 Fabi Running For Glory 01:18:45 Drama Erupts After Hikaru throws Gukesh's King Into Crowd | 1h 35m 03s | ||||||
| 9/27/25 | Faustino Oro, The New Face Of Chess? | ♟️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 00:00 Intro 00:57 Grand Swiss Recap 09:10 Alireza skips World Cup 14:30 Chess World Cup Participants 15:48 Faustino Oro becomes the youngest 2500 23:39 Grand Chess Tour Finals | 27m 25s | ||||||
| 9/15/25 | Fabiano Predicts Who Will Go To The Candidates | The final round of the crucial FIDE Grand Swiss is upon us. With everything on the line, we discuss the journey so far, the possible scenarios, and who is the most likely to become the next Candidate. Enjoy! If you'd like to support the channel, these are the best ways: ♟️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 | 22m 05s | ||||||
| 9/5/25 | FIDE Makes A BOLD Move, Anti Cheating Proctor Goes Live | ♟️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 | 1h 23m 58s | ||||||
| 8/19/25 | Damn, Hikaru…I Thought We Were Friends | In this episode we address Hikaru's reaction to Fabiano's statement regarding Titled Tuesday, and the cheating that goes on in that event. Fabiano shares his candid reaction to Hikaru's charged statement, and we also discuss the most recent chess events - Esports World Cup, and the STL Rapid & Blitz. CHECK HIKARU'S REACTION HERE- https://youtu.be/_kRpo0JI54w SUPPORT 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 | 1h 01m 04s | ||||||
| 8/12/25 | Danny Rensch Reveals All: Chess.com's War on Cheating, Monopoly Myths & Growing Up In A Cult | We sat down with the CCO of @chess Danny Rensch, in a tell all conversation about his upbringing in a cult, how chess.com became the biggest chess platform in the world, the current cheating plague and how the platform is working to combat it, his relationship with Hans, and much more. Pre-order Danny's upcoming book, Dark Squares, here: https://www.chess.com/darksquares ♟️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 | 2h 18m 26s | ||||||
| 7/26/25 | Searching For The Lost Freestyle Chess Interview | The boys reunite to discuss the lost Freestyle chess interview, the aftermath of the changes in organization that were implemented in Vegas, Hans Niemann's ascent, and the incredible victory of Levon Aronian. ♟️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 | 1h 01m 33s | ||||||
| 7/17/25 | Anna & Pia Cramling EXPOSE Chess Truths: Women's Titles Debate, Is Chess Talent Genetic? | Anna & Pia Cramling, the greatest mother-daughter duo in chess, join the boys in St. Louis for a rare In-Person episode. We talk everything, from growing up in a chess family dynamic, to social media fame, to women's titles in chess and more.♟️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 | 57m 18s | ||||||
| 7/12/25 | Danya Naroditsky | The Real Story Behind His Titled Tuesday Controversy | Danya Naroditsky joins the show to talk about his unexpected ban from the recent titled tuesday. What exactly happened, what were the reasons behind the ban, and what can be done in the future to avoid these situations in the future - we discuss it all! Support 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 | 1h 25m 34s | ||||||
| 7/10/25 | Is Kramnik's Lawsuit Hurting Chess? + Caruana on GCT Croatia & Pragg's Unstoppable Rise | ♟️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 | 40m 50s | ||||||
| 7/10/25 | Fabiano Caruana Reacts to Gukesh’s Shocking Win Over Carlsen at Norway Chess 2025 | ♟️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 | 45m 36s | ||||||
| 7/10/25 | Magnus Takes On World Champion Gukesh, Kramnik's Cheating Crusade Continues | ♟️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 | 1h 11m 00s | ||||||
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35 placements across 34 markets.
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35 placements across 34 markets.