GCT Warsaw Is Here, Carlsen vs Erdogmus Is HERE, Webster Kills SPICE, Red Or Blue Button?

About this episode

Fabi and Cristian discuss the latest chess news from Warsaw, including Carlsen's return and the closure of SPICE.

Fabi and Cristian are live from Warsaw ahead of the Grand Chess Tour’s first leg, breaking down the biggest stories in chess. Magnus Carlsen returns to classical at TePe Sigeman in Malmo and faces 14-year-old Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus for the first time ever. Webster University shuts down the legendary SPICE program, ending one of the most decorated collegiate chess dynasties in U.S. history — and Susan Polgar isn’t taking it quietly. Plus the red or blue button debate splitting chess Twitter, and Fabi’s POV heading into GCT Warsaw. Episode sponsored by our friends at https://www.chessreps.com/ ♟️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

People in this episode

Hosts: Fabiano Caruana, Cristian Chirila

Topics covered

• Grand Chess Tour
• Magnus Carlsen
• Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus
• Webster University
• SPICE program
• chess Twitter debate

Keywords

• Grand Chess Tour
• Magnus Carlsen
• Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus
• Webster University
• SPICE
• chess news
• chess Twitter

Sponsors

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Webster University, SPICE

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