We are back for with an in-depth breakdown of the first half of the FIDE Candidates. I am honored to be joined by commentator, author, Chessable author and Excellent YouTuber, GM Daniel King to discuss all that has transpired so far. What makes Nepo so good in these tournaments? Does Fabi have another gear? What has surprised Daniel the most? Tune in for this, plus player-by-player analysis. Timestamps of topics discussed below as always!\xa0\n0:00- Brief big picture thoughts on the tournament\n0:05- Nepo! What stands out about his performance?\nMentioned: The Chess Mind\u2019s Blog Post:\nhttps://thechessmind.substack.com/p/candidates-round-7\n22:00- Fabiano\xa0\nMentioned: Anthony Levin\u2019s Round 7 Recap:\nhttps://www.chess.com/news/view/2024-fide-candidates-tournament-round-7\n30:00- Gukesh\nFinal moments of Firouzja-Gukesh:\nhttps://www.reddit.com/r/chess/comments/1c1sxzb/final_moments_of_gukesh_vs_firouzja/\n37:00- Firouzja\xa0\n41:00- Pragganandha\n48:00- Nakamura\xa0\n53:00- Vidit\n57:00- Abasov\xa0\n59:00- Final thoughts on Open Section\xa0\n1:00:00- Women\u2019s sections\xa0\n1:05:00- Viewer Q & A- Daniel\u2019s next projects, Genna Sosonko, Collusion\xa0\nMentioned: Daniel\u2019s Anti-Sicilian Chessable Course (forthcoming to New in Chess as a book)\xa0, The Essential Sosonko \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