Bonus Pod- FIDE Candidates Round 7 Breakdown (Part 1)- Nepo and Tan Zhongyi Lead after a Dramatic First Half of the Tournament

Published: April 12, 2024, 3:20 a.m.

We are at the halfway point of a wildly entertaining 2024 FIDE Candidates! Ian Nepomniathchi continues to lead the Open Section, while Tan Zhongyi is in front in the Women\u2019s Candidates This is the first part of what will be 2 podcasts discussing the tournament through 7 rounds. In this solo pod, I briefly run through the standings, upcoming pairings and share a few thoughts on the tournament. For part 2 (coming soon to this feed), I will be interviewing GM Daniel King of the Powerplay Chess YouTube Channel.\xa0\n\nLinks Mentioned:\nLive stream of my chat with GM Daniel King Friday at 9AM EDT/1PM GMT on the Powerplay Chess YouTube Chess\xa0\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiOR9OnXOEk\n(and later to this feed)\n\nMentioned:\xa0\nFinal moments of Firouzja-Gukesh:\nhttps://www.reddit.com/r/chess/comments/1c1sxzb/final_moments_of_gukesh_vs_firouzja/\n\nBe sure to tune in for tomorrow Candidates interview with GM Daniel King, as well as our regular Tuesday weekly pod.\xa0\n\nIf you would like to help support Perpetual Chess via Patreon you can do so here:\nhttps://www.patreon.com/perpetualchess\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices