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The C-Squared Podcast is an in depth weekly discussion about the chess world with your hosts, Grandmasters Fabiano Caruana and Cristian Chirila. Bringing the biggest news and chess stars to your doorstep!

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Maurice Ashley | Improve at Chess, Build a Strong Mindset, Handle Pressure May 17, 2024

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In this special episode, we talk everything chess with GM Maurice Ashley. Known for his insightful strategies and inspiring commentary, Maurice shares his wisdom on improvement, learning protocols, and the invaluable life lessons he's garnered from the chessboard.

Join us as we dive deep into Maurice's new book, 'Move by Move,' and discover how the principles of chess can be applied to everyday life, enhancing your personal growth and professional development. Whether you're a chess enthusiast or just looking for some motivational insights, this episode is packed with actionable advice and thought-provoking discussions. Don't miss out on the chance to learn from one of the greatest minds in chess!

Get Maurice's book, "Move by Move" here : https://www.amazon.com/Move-Life-Lessons-off-Chessboard/dp/1797223658

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00:00 Welcoming Maurice

00:56 Stopping Commentary and Shifting Focus

05:41 Emotions when doing something for the first time

9:50 Move by Move, Maurice's new book

19:20 Building A Strong Mindset

31:26 Handling Pressure

36:00 New Generation's view towards Chess

47:39 Playing Different Variants For Training

56:30 Handling Losses

1:11:27 Converting A Winning Advantage

1:21:07 Most rewarding aspect of writing Move By Move

Nepomniachtchi | Candidates Run, Matches VS Ding & Magnus, Cheating May 07, 2024

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TEAM CARUANA CANDIDATES '24 LIMITED EDITION: https://c-squared.shop/collection/new-drops/ ▶️PLAY WITH US : https://go.chess.com/csqpod Chat with US▶️DISCORD : https://discord.gg/XeP3tENMTr ▶️TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@csqpod ▶️CLIPS CHANNEL 🎞️: https://www.youtube.com/@csqclips 🐦TWITTER https://twitter.com/CSQpod 📸INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/csqpod/ 🐦TWITTER FABI https://twitter.com/FabianoCaruana 📸INSTAGRAM FABI https://www.instagram.com/fabianocaru... 🐦TWITTER CRISTIAN https://twitter.com/CristianChirila 📸INSTAGRAM CRISTIAN https://www.instagram.com/crischirila #chess #fabianocaruana #cristianchirila #magnuscarlsen #hikarunakamura #chesspodcast #gothamchess #chessopenings #queensgambit #gukesh #nepomniachtchi

What Happened At The CANDIDATES? Fabiano's Highlights May 02, 2024

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TEAM CARUANA CANDIDATES '24 LIMITED EDITION: https://c-squared.shop/collection/new-drops/ ▶️PLAY WITH US : https://go.chess.com/csqpod Chat with US▶️DISCORD : https://discord.gg/XeP3tENMTr ▶️TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@csqpod ▶️CLIPS CHANNEL 🎞️: https://www.youtube.com/@csqclips 🐦TWITTER https://twitter.com/CSQpod 📸INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/csqpod/ 🐦TWITTER FABI https://twitter.com/FabianoCaruana 📸INSTAGRAM FABI https://www.instagram.com/fabianocaru... 🐦TWITTER CRISTIAN https://twitter.com/CristianChirila 📸INSTAGRAM CRISTIAN https://www.instagram.com/crischirila 00:00 Intro 00:43 Candidates Summary 15:17 Candidates Preparation 32:50 Hikaru 39:20 Abasov 57:28 Alireza 1:23:00 Pragg 1:25:40 Nepo 1:37:00 Gukesh 1:43:05 World Championship Match

Team Chess Winners POV, The American Cup Race Begins | C-Squared Podcast #66 Mar 12, 2024

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TEAM CARUANA CANDIDATES '24 LIMITED EDITION: https://c-squared.shop/collection/new-drops/ ▶️PLAY WITH US : https://go.chess.com/csqpod Chat with US▶️DISCORD : https://discord.gg/XeP3tENMTr ▶️TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@csqpod ▶️CLIPS CHANNEL 🎞️: https://www.youtube.com/@csqclips 🐦TWITTER https://twitter.com/CSQpod 📸INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/csqpod/ 🐦TWITTER FABI https://twitter.com/FabianoCaruana 📸INSTAGRAM FABI https://www.instagram.com/fabianocaru... 🐦TWITTER CRISTIAN https://twitter.com/CristianChirila 📸INSTAGRAM CRISTIAN https://www.instagram.com/crischirila 00:00 Intro 00:45 Winning the first Edition of Team Chess Battle 17:55 Fabi's thoughts about Different Chess Events 21:58 American Cup 30:49 Preparation at the Top Level 36:58 Anish, we need to send you something

Is The Candidates Tournament In Danger? Mar 05, 2024

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TEAM CARUANA CANDIDATES '24 LIMITED EDITION: https://c-squared.shop/collection/new-drops/

Episode was filmed on March 4th, 2024

00:00 Intro

01:18 Candidates Drama

11:34 Semi finals of Team Chess Battle

29:15 Waiting for Finals

37:39 Limited Edition Merch

Is Freestyle Chess The Future? Team Battle V.S. Anish & Danny Gets HEATED!! Feb 24, 2024

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▶️TEAM BATTLE CHESS FABI & CRISTIAN VS ANISH & DANNY : https://www.youtube.com/live/EYtrdPT0OyM?si=QraddCBpZEEdhZ0l

00:00 Intro

01:14 Fabi got food poisoned

03:20 Fischer Random OR Freestyle Chess

05:26 Tournament Branding

08:38 Fabi on the Tournament's Format

15:05 Freestyle Chess In The Spotlight

17:20 What's Happening to Ding Liren?

20:40 Difference between Normal and FreeStyle Chess

22:05 Fabi VS Gukesh

23:20 Fabi Vs Levon

28:30 Fabi suggested a few ideas for the Tournament

30:14 The Final VS Magnus

37:07 New Chess Tour

47:02 Team Chess Battle

1:00:00 Top Juniors

1:07:40 Young guys are fighting back

The Hans Niemann Ban, Late Night Chess Battles, Freestyle Chess Challenge Feb 24, 2024

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The boys react to the St. Louis Chess Club issuing a one year ban for GM Hans Niemann, after the former was accused of vandalizing a hotel room during the 2023 US Championship. Fabi recounts a recent story of a late night chess party, and more!

00:00 Intro

00:30 Fabi Gets A Haircut

08:45 Secret Event In Germany

13:39 Freestyle Chess

17:00 The GOAT Debate is Back

18:35 The Tournament

23:44 Hans VS STL Chess Club Drama

44:14 Open Chess Tournaments

51:51 India No.1

52:15 Hans YouTube Journey

It's Over | Tata Steel Winners & Losers, New Generation Has Arrived Feb 02, 2024

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00:00 Intro

00:26 Freestyle Chess

03:34 Tata Steel Chess

10:50 Crazy Round 12

18:30 Who's India's #1

20:50 Close Rating Range at the Top

21:37 Wei Yi is Back

24:24 What's Happening With Ding?

26:10 Why Chinese players Retire Early

28:22 Tata Steel Chess Tiebreaks

33:50 Old Memories

35:10 New Generation of Chess Players

41:00 Cheating Discussion for the one last time

Is Chess Dead?? Our Honest Reaction To Hikaru... Jan 27, 2024

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The boys react to @Hikaru's reaction to Fabi's cheating analysis during his latest interview with Greg Mustreader . GET MERCH AND SHOW YOUR LOVE 👕 https://c-squared.shop/

Fabi's Interview with Greg Mustreader▶️https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LMPYFf1iLo&t=151s

Hikaru's Reaction ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0VsS0viu7I&t=6s

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Fabiano Begins Training For Candidates , Tata Steel, Cheating Remains A Problem Jan 26, 2024

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The boys are back with their first podcast of 2024! We discuss the first Candidates training camp, Tata Steel, recent cheating development, and much more! If you want to support the channel, the easiest way is to subscribe and turn on the post notifications. The second best is to tell everybody you know where the best discussions in chess happen!

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00:00 Intro

00:55 Happy new year

02:02 Rapid and Blitz

04:31 Chess drama - double forfeit

06:13 Chess drama - clock malfunction

12:44 Candidates Preparation

19:20 2016 Candidates Training Camp

21:41 2018 Candidates Training Camp

25:43 Handling a team of seconds

29:49 Hans-Fabi-Hikaru drama

34:54 Training Protocols in Chess VS Other Sports

38:24 Money in chess after winning

43:22 Tata steel masters - Ju Wenjun

46:17 Max Warmerdam

47:49 Young players

51:42 Ding Liren performance

57:26 Marc Andria

59:37 Divya Deshmukh

1:02:23 Hans Moke

1:03:53 Cheating in chess

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