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Head to the Avicii Arena and meet chess personalities like Anna Cramling, GothamChess, and this week’s guest, David Howell.

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På søndag, 29. mars, starter kandidatturneringen, og vi har snakket med stormester og sjakkommentator Jon Ludvig Hammer før det braker løs! Åtte utvalgte spillere skal de neste ukene kjempe om retten til å møte regjerende verdensmester Gukesh til VM-match senere i år. Blir det en av ringrevene eller en av de unge outsiderne som tar seieren?

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Annonsørinnhold: Denne episoden er laget i samarbeid med Chess Party – et stort sjakkevent i Stockholm 17.–18. april! Bruk rabattkoden SJAKKSNAKK for 10 % rabatt på billetter. Les mer på www.chessparty.com.

Ta turen til Avicii Arena og møt sjakkprofiler som Anna Cramling, GothamChess og ukens gjest Jon Ludvig Hammer.

Jon Ludvig er i vinden om dagen som både nybakt norgesmester i poker og som deltager i TV 2-programmet boksen. I tillegg kommer det snart en ny Netflix-dokumentar om Carlsen vs. Niemann-saken. Hadde egentlig Carlsen belegg for å beskylde den unge amerikaneren for juks? Vi får også en statusoppdatering på Hammers fotballkarriere.

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GM Sebastian Siebrecht reflects on his efforts to assemble a strong team around Magnus Carlsen, and the hidden perks of towering over most elite players.

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IM Benedict Krause, a local player from Hamburg, tells the story of how he came to play for St. Pauli chess club in the Bundesliga.

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Ernst-Olav Ruhle reflects on the rewards of sponsoring St. Pauli chess club and why he chose to support the team.

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General manager in Offerspill chess club, Jon Kristian Haarr, explains what makes the Bundesliga and St. Pauli chess club special — and what chess leagues in other countries can learn from them.

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Oliver von Wersch tells the inside story of how Magnus Carlsen came to play for the team — and what it has meant for everyone involved with St. Pauli chess club.

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St. Pauli chess club’s press officer, Alexandra Lieb, explains how interest in the club suddenly exploded when the news broke that Magnus Carlsen had decided to join the team.

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This is the second episode in our St. Pauli/Bundesliga podcast series! More episodes coming up, so make sure to follow. WIM Fiona Steil-Antoni talks about living her dream as a freelancer in the chess world, working closely with many of the game’s biggest events.

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