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 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

Garry Kasparov about Jorden Van Foreest: "How many players beat Magnus recently? And it was a very decent win. The fact that this guy could beat Magnus, that gives an indication. And Magnus won that tournament. He is not here by accident. He is doing well." #grandchesstour #superchessclassicromania

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."

@FabianoCaruana and @CristianChirila five years before starting the @Csquared podcast together...

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

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-wE0jW2tg…