Hans Returns To Grand Chess Tour, Erdogmus Is 2700 (!!), Take x 3 Declares War On Chess.com

About this episode

Fabi and Cristian discuss major chess news including Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus's record and Hans Niemann's return to the Grand Chess Tour.

Fabi and Cristian break down the biggest stories in chess right now. Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus becomes the youngest player ever to cross 2700, smashing Wei Yi's record by nearly a year after a dominant 5-1 demolition of Topalov in Monte Carlo. Hans Niemann is back in the Grand Chess Tour with a wildcard slot in Warsaw. And Take Take Take's new Lichess partnership puts Magnus's app on a collision course with Chess.com . Episode sponsored by our friends at https://www.chessreps.com/ — the fastest way to learn openings and actually remember them. Train smarter, play sharper.

People in this episode

Hosts: Fabiano Caruana, Cristian Chirila

Topics covered

• chess
• Grand Chess Tour
• youngest player
• Lichess partnership
• Chess.com

Keywords

• chess
• Erdogmus
• Niemann
• Grand Chess Tour
• Lichess
• Chess.com
• Topalov
• record

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Grand Chess Tour, Lichess, Chess.com

Places: Monte Carlo, Warsaw

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