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On September 6, almost two years to the day after their fateful game at the Sinquefield Cup, Magnus Carlsen and Hans Niemann will meet at Chess.com\u2019s Speed Chess Championship. They will play in front of an audience in Paris, France.\xa0 Joining me to discuss the history of this feud, and the details of this match is popular commentator, YouTuber and Twitch streamer GM Ben Finegold. Does Hans have a chance given his impressive play lately? Since Magnus has been refusing to play Niemann, is there a chance that Magnus won\u2019t show up to the match? What openings might we expect?\xa0 We dive into these questions and many more in our conversation.\xa0\n\nAll the information you need about the match is here:\nhttps://www.chess.com/events/info/2024-speed-chess-championship\n\nThanks to our sponsors Chessable.com! Check out my new course here, Identifying Critical Moments in Chess, here:\nhttps://www.chessable.com/identifying-critical-moments-in-chess/course/248353/\n\n\n\n1:30- Hans has been on a massive heater and has cracked the top 20 in Classical for the first time.\xa0 Can he actually win?\xa0\n\n5:00- Does Ben agree with Hikaru that Magnus has a particular edge in bullet?\nMentioned: Hikaru on Hans-Magnus in Paris\nhttps://youtube.com/shorts/y3MkTIlEILY?si=oLR4rc7a3EZrqrku\n\n7:30- Should we expect Hans\u2019 ascent to continue?\n\n11:00- Ben\u2019s thoughts on Hans\u2019 recent interview with GM Daniel Naroditsky\nhttps://youtu.be/ZFBAuihQYgw?si=QGCenzk5sKeZlEGv\n\n25:00- Where is the prize money for Hans\u2019 tour coming from?\xa0\nMentioned: Hans tweet\nhttps://x.com/HansMokeNiemann/status/1827750674873958819\n\n26:00- We discuss IM Daniel Rensch\u2019s response to Hans\u2019 recent interview\nhttps://x.com/DanielRensch/status/1821536477924438528\n\n32:00- Predictions\n\nThanks as always to GM Ben Finegold for joining. You know where to find him!\n\nIf you would like to help support Perpetual Chess via Patreon, you can do so here:\n\ufeffhttps://www.patreon.com/perpetualchess \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices