We are back for with an in-depth breakdown of the first half of the FIDE Candidates. I am honored to be joined by commentator, author, Chessable author and Excellent YouTuber, GM Daniel King to discuss all that has transpired so far. What makes Nepo so good in these tournaments? Does Fabi have another gear? What has surprised Daniel the most? Tune in for this, plus player-by-player analysis. Timestamps of topics discussed below as always! 0:00- Brief big picture thoughts on the tournament0:05- Nepo! What stands out about his performance?Mentioned: The Chess Mind’s Blog Post:https://thechessmind.substack.com/p/candidates-round-722:00- Fabiano Mentioned: Anthony Levin’s Round 7 Recap:https://www.chess.com/news/view/2024-fide-candidates-tournament-round-730:00- GukeshFinal moments of Firouzja-Gukesh:https://www.reddit.com/r/chess/comments/1c1sxzb/final_moments_of_gukesh_vs_firouzja/37:00- Firouzja 41:00- Pragganandha48:00- Nakamura 53:00- Vidit57:00- Abasov 59:00- Final thoughts on Open Section 1:00:00- Women’s sections 1:05:00- Viewer Q & A- Daniel’s next projects, Genna Sosonko, Collusion Mentioned: Daniel’s Anti-Sicilian Chessable Course (forthcoming to New in Chess as a book) , The Essential Sosonko If you would like to help support Perpetual Chess via Patreon you can do so here:https://www.patreon.com/perpetualchessLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices