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Feb 2024
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EP 107 | The Freestyle Chess G.O.A.T. Ch...

IM Kostya Kavutskiy, IM David Pruess, GM Jesse Kraai
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IM David Pruess, IM Kostya Kavutskiy, and GM Jesse Kraai talk about Magnus Carlsen's tournament, the Freestyle Chess GOAT Challenge, the future of Chess 960/Fischer Random/Freestyle Chess, World Champion Ding Liren's performance, and much more in today's episode of the ChessDojo podcast, Dojo Talks!

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0:00 What is the Freestyle Chess GOAT Challenge?
2:29 Thoughts on the Name
6:34 Why The Colored Jackets?
8:17 Format of the Event
9:33 Will Freestyle Chess Take Over?
 21:24 Knockout Matches
24:22 Who Gets to Compete
26:28 What Should Chess 960/Fischer Random/Freestyle Chess Be Called?
29:58 How Are the Players Performing?
30:59 Ding Liren’s Performance
38:57 Magnus Carlsen’s Performance
40:28 Can You Be Much Better or Worse at Variants?
47:54 Will Fischer Random Take Off?

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