The Chess Pit

Game 10 was one of the shortest and most straightforward so far, so Phil and Robin mainly analyse Magnus's approach for the home straight starting Friday. They also discuss how successful, or otherwise, the daily press conferences have been.

S2 Ep11: World Chess Championship Recap - Game Nine

S2 Ep10: World Chess Championship Recap - Game Eight / Rest Day Three

S2 Ep9: World Chess Championship Recap - Game Seven

S2 Ep8: World Chess Championship Recap - Game Six

S2 Ep7: World Chess Championship Recap - Rest Day Two

Ian Nepomniachtchi had a little opportunity today, but Game Five eventually fizzled to another repetition. Hear the guys' reactions to Carlsen finally looking vulnerable, as well as their discussion on possible shorter time limits.

A fourth draw to follow the rest day, which now in effect makes this a ten-game match. As the tension ramps up in Dubai, find out whether Phil and Robin's opinions have ramped up too. And is accuracy in chess a direct antithesis of entertainment?

Robin's no longer snowbound in the East Midlands, so he's able to join Jon and Phil for a look back at the first three games of the World Chess Championship, as well as a discussion of what might happen next.

Three days, three draws. But this is a marathon, not a sprint, and we're not even a quarter of the way through the match. Join Jon and Phil to see if their overarching thoughts on the match narrative have changed ahead of tomorrow's first rest day.

A second consecutive draw, but again not one without intrigue. Phil and Jon also ask whether chess coverage is negatively affected by referral to engines' opinions of heavily-nuanced positions.

The World Chess Championship has begun in Dubai! Join Jon and Phil for the first of many daily game recaps.

It's here! No fluff this week as we do The Big Chess Pit World Chess Championship Preview Podcast with Phil, Robin & Jon. Find out what's occurring in Dubai over the next three weeks.

This week Phil is guarding against scurvy, but still gets his metro rail system opinions trashed by Jon and Robin. We also round up the FIDE Grand Swiss and do a preview of next week's World Chess Championship, er... preview.

This week the guys discuss talent vs hard work in chess and other sports, the aesthetic of autumn, and the quiz gets all scientific!