World Championship Bonus Pod #1- The match so far + interviews from Dubai with Geert van der Velde and Jonathan Corbblah

Published: Nov. 29, 2021, 4:10 a.m.

With the Carlsen-Nepomniatchtchi World Championship match tied after 3 hard-fought draws, I do a quick rundown of the main story lines emerging from what has been a tense and entertaining battle so far. Then, we get reports from Dubai from Chessable C.E.O. Geert van der Velde, followed by Chess.com reporter/Trivia Whiz Jonathan Corbblah.\nTimestamps and the links you need are below.\n0:00- Ben on the 3 key story lines from the match so far.\n14:00- Chessable C.E.O. Geert van der Velde on what its like to watch the match from the Play Magnus lounge in Dubai.\n30:30- Trivia Whiz turned Chess.com reporter Jonathan Corbblah on how he wound up in Dubai, and his favorite foods and memories from his trip so far.\nLinks:\nGeert\u2019s Twitter\nJonathan\u2019s Twitter \nChessable Classroom (as Geert mentioned)\nJonathan's Chess: A Reflection of Us is being premiered each day on Chess.com\u2019s World Championship Broadcasts.\nPerpetual Chess Episode 161 with Geert van der Velde \nPerpetual Chess Episode 48 with Jonathan Corbblah \nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices