#59 - First episode for almost 50 years

The seventh-EVER episode of the Chicken Chess Club by GMs Jan Gustafsson, Laurent Fressinet & Peter Heine Nielsen.https://linktr.ee/chickenchessclubThe discussion begins on a high with Laurent's incredible victory at the French rapid Championships.Jan & Peter are in Norway for the 10th edition of Norway Chess. So far they've spotted Magnus Carlsen, Anish Giri & Wesley So in the wild.The Chessable Masters concluded last week with impressive performances by Ding Liren and Praggnanandhaa.Richard Rapport's switch to Romania sparks some debate about the ease of players being able to switch countries."What's Wrong with FIDE this Week, Peter?" may be coming to an end as Peter announces his plans to run as deputy President and Fix FIDE Every Week.We end with the big question - who will Laurent nominate as Chicken of the Week?!

1 Kesä 20221h 23min

The sixth-EVER episode of the Chicken Chess Club by GMs Jan Gustafsson, Laurent Fressinet & Peter Heine Nielsen.https://linktr.ee/chickenchessclubPeter is playing the role of host today and he kicks off with a bang.Vishy Anand is (was) kicking ass in the Grand Chess Tour and Magnus Carlsen drops to #4 on the blitz list.Anish Giri (one of the greats) won the Chessable Masters preliminary and may or may not be the favourite in the knock-out stage.Next, there is some sad news about the French Olympiad team and some happier news about the Norwegian team.Our popular segment "What's Wrong with FIDE this Week, Peter?" returns with new candidates for FIDE president & a discussion about Russia being excluded from FIDE.This week's questions will not sow division amongst our chickens, despite the best attempts by Ben Johnson from the Perpetual Chess podcast.Tales from the training camps didn't include a tale from the training camps but Jan makes up for that with an excellent PSG song.Finally, we had 3 brand NEW Chickens of the Week!

25 Touko 20221h 16min

The fifth-EVER episode of the Chicken Chess Club by GMs Jan Gustafsson, Laurent Fressinet & Peter Heine Nielsen.https://linktr.ee/chickenchessclubFresh from a stunning Bundesliga victory, Jan is full of confidence. Maxime-Vachier Lagrave's victory in the Grand Chess Tour is discussed, along with the performances of four Candidates.The Meltwater Champions Chess Tour starts this week, with Magnus Carlsen, Anish Giri & the youngest grandmaster of all time, Abhimanyu Mishra taking part.Our incredibly popular FIDE politics segment breaks the big news that 5-time World Champion Vishy Anand has joined Dvorkovic's campaign.Some excellent questions were answered this week, such as "which top 20 player is most likely to be unable to swim"?Tales from the training camps involve saucisson and a real live frog.Finally, we have our first unanimous decision on who is Chicken of the Week!

18 Touko 20221h 15min

The fourth-EVER episode of the Chicken Chess Club by GMs Jan Gustafsson, Laurent Fressinet & Peter Heine Nielsen.https://linktr.ee/chickenchessclubThis week we have exciting news - at least 2 of our chickens will be going to the chess Olympiad in India!They move on to discussing the Grand Chess Tour, Alireza Firouzja's return and Wesley So's impressive form. Hans Niemann's performance at the Sigeman tournament is also discussed.The Olympiad will be a frequent topic but what goals do we have?FIDE has introduced tiebreaks to the FIDE Candidates tournament (go FIDE!).We have an exciting twist this week as Peter explains what's going RIGHT with FIDE.Tales from the training camp features Sam Shankland & a prank on Jon-Ludwig Hammer - what more could you possibly ask for?We end with our Chickens of the Week, one of which may not shock you.00:00 Intro & bundestrainer/Olympiad news11:34 Grand Chess Tour Romania22:08 Sigeman27:32 Back to Olympiad33:25 Candidates tiebreaks37:20 What's wrong with FIDE this week, Peter?51:43 Tales from the training camps57:42 Chickens of the week

11 Touko 20221h 1min

The third-EVER episode of the Chicken Chess Club by GMs Jan Gustafsson, Laurent Fressinet & Peter Heine Nielsen.https://linktr.ee/chickenchessclubFirst this week, the boys discuss the Champions Chess Tour & Magnus Carlsen's failure to keep up with Polish superstar Jan-Krzysztof Duda.They discuss Fabiano Caruana winning the American Cup, the start of the Grand Chess Tour & the return of Alireza Firouzja. The Sigeman supertournament starts this week with friends of the show Jorden van Foreest & Nils Grandelius taking part.Anish Giri is now a Play Magnus ambassador - nobody is surprised that PMG would sign such an icon of the sport.Our popular segment "What's Wrong With FIDE This Week, Peter?" returns with discussion of the upcoming election, the Candidates spots & Sergey Karjakin.Our unpopular segment "Tales From the Training Camps" also returns with some very controversial stories!Finally, Chickens of the Week lives up to its name with our 3 chickens showing their... chickenness.

4 Touko 202259min

The second-EVER episode of the Chicken Chess Club by GMs Jan Gustafsson, Laurent Fressinet & Peter Heine Nielsen.https://linktr.ee/chickenchessclubFirst this week, they cover the Champions Chess Tour in Oslo - Magnus Carlsen's 1. f3, Giri vs Magnus & Praggnanandhaa's strong start.They move on to discussing whether Magnus will defend his World Championship title.Fabiano Caruana, Sam Shankland & others are playing in the American Cup - who is following it most closely? Does talent exist?Our incredibly popular FIDE/politics segment continues. The new chess.com World Championship, Nigel Short, Alexandra Kosteniuk's statement, Arkady Dvorkovich, and Joel Lautier are the topics this week.Tales from the Training Camps is Jan's big new idea - a fascinating deep dive into the intricacies of whether a French restaurant really is a French restaurant. Laurent is unimpressed.Finally, we end with our Chicken of the week. You'll never guess TWO of them!0:00 Intro & small talk02:55 CCT 19:08 Magnus & the next WC match26:33 The American Cup & talent in chess35:58 FIDE & chess politics51:42 Tales from the training camps01:01:39 Chickens of the week

27 Huhti 20221h 7min

The first-ever episode of the Chicken Chess Club by Jan Gustafsson, Laurent Fressinet & Peter Heine Nielsen.Chess Grandmasters & seconds to the World Champion Magnus Carlsen start by discussing Carlsen's recent foray into the poker world and whether this is good training for his "real job".Next, they discuss FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich's awkward position and how Russia's involvement in FIDE could play out in the long term. Sergey Karjakin's recent ban from chess is also covered.Ding Liren's road to the Candidates has involved a marathon of 26 games this month - is that okay?Finally, Hikaru Nakamura & Richard Rapport qualified to the Candidates via the GP. Was it a surprise to our trio?Bonus: Laurent reveals EXACTLY what Alireza Firouzja has been up to!Contact:chickenchessclub@gmail.comJoin the Chicken Chess Club:https://twitter.com/chicken_chesshttps://www.facebook.com/chickenchessclubhttps://www.instagram.com/chickenchessclub/Keep up with us:https://twitter.com/FressinetLhttps://twitter.com/PHChesshttps://twitter.com/GMJanGustafsson

20 Huhti 202259min