"Candidates is a pressure cooker" - Fabiano Caruana's long-time second, Cristian Chirilă

Cristian Chirilă is one of the closest friends of Fabiano Caruana, and his long-time second. He was with Fabiano during the FIDE Candidates 2026 at Cyprus! We sat down with Cristian for a detailed interview during the tournament - he speaks about the tournament, preparation, his journey with Fabiano, and a whole lot more. Video: ChessBase India Interview: Harshit Raja Edited by: Anmol Bhargav #Chess #ChessBaseIndia #fabianocaruana ---------------------------------------------------------------- ◾Support young talents via HelpChess Foundation: https://helpchess.org/ ◾Review us on Google: https://g.page/r/CZ5T1PaLM-7WEBE/review ◾Chess Shop: https://shop.chessbase.in/ ◾ChessBase India on amazon: https://amzn.to/2vv0XXy ◾Contact us: http://chessbase.in/contact Most important links of ChessBase India: https://linktr.ee/chessbaseindia