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?

Congratulations to @GMJSindarov, 2026 Clutch Chess champion 🏆 Pragg needed a win with Black. Then 33...Rg7?? and @FabianoCaruana found 34.Ng4!, trapping the queen as Sindarov watched the blunder on his phone. Relive the final moments🎥 @STLChessClub Who's your pick in Geneva: Gukesh or Sindarov?

Is it better for a World Chess Champion's aura to retire like Fischer than to keep playing? @FabianoCaruana on the new "Total World Championship" and the Magnus paradox: "If Magnus wins, we'll say the classical World Championship is obsolete. If Magnus doesn't win, we'll say the winner is an accident... Bobby Fischer won the title and disappeared. Paradoxically, it's better to win and disappear from the face of the earth than to keep playing and not have good results." Do you agree with Fabi on the Magnus/Fischer paradox? 👇

. @WesleySo_ mentioned that Hans Niemann told him he isn't focused on classical chess right now. "If that's the case, it's probably a mistake from his part. Because classical chess remains the most relevant." Fabi and Cristian react to Hans's U.S. Championship, the Esports World Cup, and why classical chess is still king. Is Classical chess your favorite format? Our latest episode is now LIVE on Youtube 👇 youtu.be/fA6AO1s9QpY

Can you still claim to be a Top 5 classical player in the world without playing? @FabianoCaruana on Hikaru’s Top 5 claim: “You have Magnus, Sindarov, Nodirbek, Wesley, Pragg, me... you can’t have seven top-five players. If Hikaru comes back and maintains 2780 playing 60 classical games a year, that’s fair—but recent results just don’t prove it.” Where does Hikaru rank on your current Top 5 list?

The Peter Leko interview is premiering right now on our YouTube channel, check it out! youtu.be/HtpugyzAy3Y?si=jHNa…

Kf7 is the best move AND was played by Nepo. Ridiculous #niemannnepo

After a long day of travel to his first tournament as Vincent Keymer's coach, Leko invited him to briefly discuss some chess. What happened next convinced Leko that Vincent is a special talent

Peter Leko explains how the young generation benefited from the explosive growth of online chess, at the detriment of the older generation "Online chess has its benefits, you become an incredible fighter...then he (Keymer) suddenly got the chance to play the Magnus Tour... These are incredible opportunities, I saw Praggnanandhaa grow as a player. His opening repertoire, thanks to all these events, became so much better... I remember, as an old school guy, I'm a little bit surprised by this that so many top players are playing on the internet...And then young players can catch the top guys and win games online, and you get the feeling that they are beatable..." Episode drops Friday, May 29th, 11 AM EST youtu.be/HtpugyzAy3Y

There's a war between @TakeTakeTakeApp /@lichess VS @chesscom brewing below the surface. What exactly is the playbook here ? Caruana : "lichess has a very different business model than chesscom, which is much less aimed at trying to make as much money as possible... They cohabited pretty peacefully up until now, so this is a bit of a change. Now it's a bit less peaceful. For me the interesting thing is, from a broadcasting perspective, what will Take Take Take actually broadcast now?"

Fabiano Caruana on Magnus' suspicion of Hans: "If we're talking about Magnus' Involvement and culpability...it's clear that it came from a place of genuine suspicion. People might have a problem with that, but honestly you can't really control whether you're suspicious or not. You can control if you act on it, and he did act on it...which caused him more trouble than he probably wanted."

New handle, who dis? @Csquared 👋