Hans Cracks After Warsaw: "The Turtle Was Right Behind Me!!"

Fabi and Cristian break down a wild stretch in chess. Hans Niemann wins his first ever super tournament in Warsaw to kick off the Grand Chess Tour, but admits he felt like the rabbit being caught by the turtle as Fabi closed the gap in the final rounds. We dig into the American trio's standout performances, Alireza's secret conflict between the GCT and the Esports World Cup, and Magnus winning Tepe Sigeman in Malmo, ahead of Erigaisi and Erdogmus. Plus, 12-year-old Faustino Oro officially becomes a Grandmaster, the second youngest in chess history! Episode sponsored by our friends at https://www.chessreps.com/. The fastest way to learn openings and actually remember them. Train smarter, play sharper. ♟️Play With Us: https://www.chess.com/join/csqpod?ref... 👕MERCH: https://c-squared.shop/ 🌐 Website: https://c2pod.com/ ☕Buy Us A Coffee : buymeacoffee.com/c2pod 🐦Twitter/X : https://x.com/CSQpod 📸Instagram :   / csqpod   💬Discord :   / discord   00:00 Intro 00:21 GCT Poland Review 11:00 American Trio Shines 12:55 The Rabbit & The Turtle 18:20 Hans wins his first Super Tournament 25:18 Alireza GCT & EWC secret conflict 35:12 Magnus wins Tepe Sigeman 39:16 Faustino Oro Becomes A Grandmaster 42:29 Magnus plays without a Proctor ?!?! #chess #fabianocaruana #hansniemann