Fabiano Caruana Predicts Who's Going To Win The World Cup

About this episode

Fabiano Caruana and Cristian Chirila discuss predictions and surprises from the World Cup chess event.

Want to get your reps in and play the perfect opening? Make sure you check our friends at https://www.chessreps.com The World Cup is one of the most exciting events of the chess calendar, and this year's edition has not disappointed. The boys get together to chat about the favorites, give their predictions, and discuss the big surprises of the first rounds. ♟️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 00:19 Clutch Chess Recap 08:00 Magnus Vs Gukesh Rivalry 18:45 Total Chess Championship (Norway Chess) ?!?! 37:35 World Cup Analysis & Predictions

People in this episode

Hosts: Fabiano Caruana, Cristian Chirila

Topics covered

• World Cup
• chess predictions
• chess analysis
• Magnus vs Gukesh
• Total Chess Championship
• chess surprises

Keywords

• World Cup
• chess
• predictions
• Magnus
• Gukesh
• Total Chess Championship
• analysis

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Organizations: chessreps.com, chess.com, C-Squared, buymeacoffee.com, Twitter/X, Instagram, Discord

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