EP 107 | The Freestyle Chess G.O.A.T. Challenge

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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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