#15. Anish Giri Returns to the New In Chess Podcast to Talk About the Candidates Tournament at Halftime!
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Show Notes
In this week’s episode of the New In Chess podcast, Anish Giri returns to give his take on the first half of the Candidates. Interviewed by Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam, he candidly shares his assessment of the players so far.
0:00 – Intro
1:35 – Anish’s experience following the Candidates so far
2:57 – Alireza-Gukesh (round 7)
6:25 – Nepo’s performance so far, games against Pragg and Hikaru
14:13 – How many points does Anish think the winner will need?
16:18 – Fabiano’s performance so far
20:52 – Gukesh’s play
23:03 – Pragg’s crazy combinations
28:32 – Vidit-Pragg (round 3)
32:29 – Could this be Pragg’s tournament?
34:20 – Vidit’s play thus far, his early win against Hikaru
37:20 – Vidit’s “meditation”, other top players’ rituals before games
43:24 – AD BREAK
44:04 – Hikaru jumping right to YouTube after a game, even a loss
48:30 – Anish’s dislike of post-game press conferences, his preference for Hikaru’s approach
52:32 – Alireza’s tournament
58:33 – Who does Anish favour, halfway through the tournament
1:06:23 – The Women’s Candidates Tournament