We are back for with an in-depth breakdown of the first half of the FIDE Candidates. I am honored to be joined by commentator, author, Chessable author and Excellent YouTuber, GM Daniel King to discuss all that has transpired so far. What makes Nepo so good in these tournaments? Does Fabi have another gear? What has surprised Daniel the most? Tune in for this, plus player-by-player analysis. Timestamps of topics discussed below as always!
0:00- Brief big picture thoughts on the tournament
0:05- Nepo! What stands out about his performance?
Mentioned: The Chess Mind’s Blog Post:
https://thechessmind.substack.com/p/candidates-round-7
21:00- Fabiano
Mentioned: Anthony Levin’s Round 7 Recap:
https://www.chess.com/news/view/2024-fide-candidates-tournament-round-7
27:00- Gukesh
Final moments of Firouzja-Gukesh:
https://www.reddit.com/r/chess/comments/1c1sxzb/final_moments_of_gukesh_vs_firouzja/
34:00- Firouzja
38:00- Pragganandha
45:00- Nakamura
50:00- Vidit
53:00- Abasov
55:00- Final thoughts on Open Section
56:00- Women’s sections
1:01:00- Viewer Q & A- Daniel’s next projects, Genna Sosonko, Collusion
Mentioned: Daniel’s Anti-Sicilian Chessable Course (forthcoming to New in Chess as a book) , The Essential Sosonko
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