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.

Timestamps and the links you need are below.

0:00- Ben on the 3 key story lines from the match so far.

14:00- Chessable C.E.O. Geert van der Velde on what its like to watch the match from the Play Magnus lounge in Dubai.

30:30- 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.

Links:

Geert’s Twitter

Jonathan’s Twitter

Chessable Classroom (as Geert mentioned)

Jonathan's Chess: A Reflection of Us is being premiered each day on Chess.com’s World Championship Broadcasts.

Perpetual Chess Episode 161 with Geert van der Velde

Perpetual Chess Episode 48 with Jonathan Corbblah

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