C-Squared Podcast

The new C-Squared episode is out: Danya Naroditsky | The Real Story Behind His Titled Tuesday Controversy @GmNaroditsky (00:00) Intro (00:54) SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia Recap (03:44) Magnus performance in GCT (05:48) Gukesh in GCT (09:43) Controversies (12:17) @DGukesh Highlights (14:10) @Kasparov63 On Magnus (18:22) @MagnusCarlsen 's Highlights (23:10) Daniel Naroditsky Kicked Out Of TT (30:49) @chesscom 's New Proctor (50:29) What Happened In Titled Tuesday?

The chesscom thing disconnected me and gave me a 0 point bye in round 8 of their event where only 2 places qualify and everyone is within half a point of each other :) my internet didn't drop out, I was active in the play zone and as soon as the break timer ended it auto forfeits me. Pretty sure I'm not the only one affected by this bug too. It doesn't even give a time penalty, just instantly forfeits you.

New handle, who dis? @Csquared 👋

@CristianChirila interviews world #1 @MagnusCarlsen and the 2025 US Champions @FabianoCaruana & @carissayipchess at the @STLChessClub during media day before the start of Clutch Chess. @csquared

@carissayipchess This goes hard 👏

3peat.

Do svid-Danya 💔

No words to describe this tragedy. Danya was one of the most brilliant and talented people I’ve ever met. From his talent and passion over the board, to the witty and charismatic delivery in the commentary booth, Danya could do it all, he was the best at it. Gone too soon. RIP

It's difficult to come to terms with the news we heard yesterday. Danya was so loved in the chess world. He was incredibly talented, as a chess player and also as a teacher, writer, and commentator. His passion for chess shone through when he was commentating and when he was competing. He was full of personality, fiercely intelligent, witty, funny, and most of all very kind and generous. It's impossible to overestimate how many people he affected in the chess world, whether friends, colleagues or people he taught and brought into the game. I still vividly remember our two games from the U.S. Championship, in 2017 and 2021, split one win apiece. I can only wish we would have played more. It feels like yesterday we were playing blitz and other board games in Germany earlier this year, but now also like an eternity ago. My heart goes out to his family and friends. Rest in peace Daniel Naroditsky.

New World championship soon

AI is getting too good

Absolute madness in Texas, chess changed forever. If you’re not watching, you’re missing out. youtube.com/live/uv-wE0jW2…

🔥 Chess fans, get ready for an EPIC clash! 🇺🇸 vs 🇮🇳 in Arlington, TX High-stakes 5-vs-5 team battle with 10-min rapid games, NO RESIGNS, and nail-biting tiebreaks! Tune in LIVE at 6:45 PM CDT on @csqpod" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@csqpod for all the drama! Who ya got?

@anishgiri @CristianChirila @chessmonitor Let’s do it

@CristianChirila @chessmonitor Something to talk about next time I join the @csquared!?

I am acquiring @chessmonitor and together we are turning it into the one place you need for opening prep. You can already start exploring the platform. Launching an app soon. And then more. 👉chessmonitor.com

@anishgiri We’re not yet ready to thumbnail shadow ban you 🫂

Boys at the @csquared making more of a niche content these days.

Does it come with Stockfish? 🎣

The first American world champion 💪 👏 👏 @gmcanty

Are you ready? Brazil. September 28th. 👀

Grand Swiss was an excellent event all around, full of fighting spirit, drama, fulfilled and shattered dreams. There is no luck in such a long, cut throat event. You either make it or you don’t. Congratulations to the 4 new candidates, @anishgiri , Matthias Blubaum, @chessvaishali , and Ekaterina Lagno !

Congrats, Anish, and welcome to the Candidates Club 👏

VERY IMPORTANT BIT OF INFO: I saw several twitter accounts posting wrong info about tie-breaks, potentially misleading the players. Regulations clearly say, that the ARO-C1 (average ratings of opponents minus the lowest) are rounded to the nearest whole number, hence in case of a tie Hans, Anish and Vincent will have the same first tie-breaker, and it will be down to Buchholz Cut-1. FIDE will publish exact ARO-C1 for all the players (and we already shared it in the group with all the participants) - in all cases where the ARO-C1 indicated as the same, it will be down to Buchholz Cut-1. Kindly rely on official sources on information!

1 Grand Swiss Final Round 2 Tickets to the Candidates 5 Players tied at the top This is our prediction. Good luck, may the best man win!