Today we we get an inside scoop on Firouzja's shoes and Abasov's complaint. Steve was in the tournament hall when it all went down, and he joins us today to give us all the details.

Matt and Jesse go over everything candidates up to this point, and all the games from round 5. We also talk about Kramnik's blitz brawl vs Jospem and give away a course in the after-party!

This week we go over the first round of the candidates tournament. Who won, who lost, who drew? We also preview the rest of the tournament. Also, Hans Niemann.

Today we discuss the 2024 Candidates tournament and rank each contender.

James Fazzolari is a chess course creator, powerlifter, Australian and father of twins. In today's episode we pick his brain about all things chess improvement, power lifting and opening theory.

This episode we talk bout our new Beating Beginners course, chess.com's cheating numbers, Jesse's piece sac burner account, tips for playing down material, John Bartholomew and Kramnik.

We talk with CM Azel Chua on his new calculation course on Chessable. Azel gives a ton of free advice from his course. We also cover rating changes, techniques to improve your intuition, and much more.

🆕 Calculation for beginners - https://www.chessable.com/calculation-the-beginners-complete-guide/course/212650

This episode we talk about the chess content we've been loving over the past couple months. Also En Passant checkmates, books and a special course announcement.

Read the blog post here: https://chessgoals.com/atomic-chess-habit/