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Fabiano Caruana & Cristian Chirila

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The boys are joined by @movingwithmat and @JamesCantyIII to discuss the recent happenings in the exciting world of Chessboxing. Matt is the moving force behind the Chessboxing movement in the US, while James just recently became the heavy weight Chessboxing World Champion after defeating his Russian foe in Serbia earlier this year. We discuss a wide range of topics, enjoy! 

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Fabiano and Cristian react to the World Cup semifinals craziest moments. The blunder that changed history and handed Wei Yi his candidates ticket, as well as the tense clash between the two Uzbek superstars are discussed. Here is our full breakdown of the 2025 World Cup Semifinals! 

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Episode sponsored by our friends at https://www.chessreps.com/ ♟️Play With Us: https://www.chess.com/join/csqpod?ref_id=207174611 👕MERCH: https://c-squared.shop/ 🌐 Website: https://c2pod.com/ ☕Buy Us A Coffee : buymeacoffee.com/c2pod 🐦Twitter/X : https://x.com/CSQpod 📸Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/csqpod/ 💬Discord : https://discord.gg/XeP3tENMTr 00:00 Semifinals Breakdown 18:53 Sindarov Shines In The Uzbek Clash 47:54 Wei Yi vs Esipenko, Insane Turnaround 01:09:56 Painful Moments in Chess

Fabi Welcomes Two New Candidates To The Party | World Cup Breakdown

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Erigaisi Channels His Inner Tal Against Levon, Leaves Fabi In Shock

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Fabiano and Cristian react to the World Cup's most insane matches and unexpected upsets so far. Almost all the top favorites are out, and the intense final battles for the Candidates are underway, here is our breakdown as we go into the semis!

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00:00 Intro 00:30 Danya's Memorial Fund 03:00 World Cup Review 08:28 Donchenko's Journey 12:39 Nodirbek Yakubboev's Journey 21:09 Jose Martinez's Journey 29:50 Lodici - The rising Italian Star 35:54 Shankland's Journey 37:00 Fabi's take on Dubov's 10 min Preparation 45:58 Esipenko's Journey 53:45 Fabi shares his World Cup experience 01:00:16 Wei Yi Vs Arjun Erigaisi 01:11:30 Candidates 2026

Caruana's Reaction To The Insane World Cup Results

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The World Cup is one of the most exciting events of the chess calendar, and this year's edition has not disappointed. The boys get together to chat about the favorites, give their predictions, and discuss the big surprises of the first rounds. ♟️Play With Us: https://www.chess.com/join/csqpod?ref_id=207174611 

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00:00 Intro 00:19 Clutch Chess Recap 08:00 Magnus Vs Gukesh Rivalry 18:45 Total Chess Championship (Norway Chess) ?!?! 37:35 World Cup Analysis & Predictions

Fabiano Caruana Predicts Who's Going To Win The World Cup

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I Confronted Hikaru About The US Championship

Magnus stops to chat with Cristian after returning to St. Louis for the first time since the infamous episode from Sinquefield Cup 2022. He tells us how fatherhood changed him, his training for Clutch Chess, and more. 

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Magnus On His Return To St. Louis, Fatherhood, And Changing Diapers

Episode 3 of Fabiano's Masterclass focuses on the incredible King's Indian idea shown by Grandmasters Maurizzi MarcAndria in his game against Luca Moroni Jr. This idea, when implemented in your games, will allow you to get dynamic position that will surely prove difficult to handle for your opponent.

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New Move In The King's Indian Defense SHOCKS Fabiano Caruana | FM #003

A rollercoaster ride that started in Brazil and finished in Arlington, Texas, comes to an end. We got together for an in depth reaction to the chess world's new controversy, Hikaru's King toss against Gukesh, as well as the comprehensive analysis of the Grand Chess Tour's finals. 

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00:00 Intro 00:39 GCT Finals Review 

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21:05 Fabi Vs MVL (Queen endgame analysis)

 45:00 Fabi Vs MVL (Finals Blitz) 

01:01:00 USA VS IND 0

1:03:30 The Showmanship Concept in the Event 

01:13:00 Fabi Running For Glory 

01:18:45 Drama Erupts After Hikaru throws Gukesh's King Into Crowd

Fabiano Caruana Reacts To Hikaru vs. Gukesh Drama , GCT Insane Comeback

Welcome to Fabiano's Masterclass! This new series aims to provide the highest level of chess analysis, presented by none other than one of the greatest chess players to ever play the game, Fabiano Caruana. Episode 2 focuses on the battle between Grandmasters Anish Giri and Hans Niemann, who met in the last round of the FIDE Grand Swiss, with a candidate ticket on the line.

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Fabiano's Masterclass #002 | The Perfect Game

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

What Happened At The CANDIDATES? Fabiano's Highlights

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