Hans Confesses After GCT Win: "I Felt The Turtle Closing In."

About this episode

Fabi and Cristian discuss Hans Niemann's victory at the Grand Chess Tour and various chess highlights.

Fabi and Cristian break down a wild stretch in chess. Hans Niemann wins his first ever super tournament in Warsaw to kick off the Grand Chess Tour, but admits he felt like the rabbit being caught by the turtle as Fabi closed the gap in the final rounds. We dig into the American trio's standout performances, Alireza's secret conflict between the GCT and the Esports World Cup, and Magnus winning Tepe Sigeman in Malmo, ahead of Erigaisi and Erdogmus. Plus, 12-year-old Faustino Oro officially becomes a Grandmaster, the second youngest in chess history! Episode sponsored by our friends at https://www.chessreps.com/ . The fastest way to learn openings and actually remember them. Train smarter, play sharper. ♟️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

• chess
• Grand Chess Tour
• tournament analysis
• player performances
• chess history

Keywords

• Hans Niemann
• Grand Chess Tour
• Fabiano Caruana
• Cristian Chirila
• chess tournament
• Faustino Oro
• Magnus Carlsen

Sponsors

chessreps.com

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Grand Chess Tour, Esports World Cup, Tepe Sigeman

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