EP 107 | The Freestyle Chess G.O.A.T. Challenge

Join the training program - https://dojoscoreboard.comPlay Chess - https://go.chess.com/chessdojolive Merch - https://www.chessdojo.club/shop  IM David Pruess, IM Kostya Kavutskiy, and GM Jesse Kraai talk about Magnus Carlsen's tournament, the Freestyle Chess GOAT Challenge, the future of Chess 960/Fischer Random/Freestyle Chess, World Champion Ding Liren's performance, and much more in today's episode of the ChessDojo podcast, Dojo Talks! Want to support the channel? Find all of our chess book recommendations (& more!) o n our Amazon storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/chessdojo  (Shopping through our link is a great way to support the Dojo. We earn a small affiliate % but at no cost to you.) Follow ChessDojo here: Website: https://chessdojo.club  Twitch: https://twitch.tv/chessdojolive  Discord: https://discord.gg/sUUh8HD  Twitter: https://twitter.com/chess_dojo  Patreon: https://patreon.com/chessdojo  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chess_dojo/  Podcast: https://chessdojotalks.podbean.com/  TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@/chessdojoclips  0:00 What is the Freestyle Chess GOAT Challenge?2:29 Thoughts on the Name6:34 Why The Colored Jackets?8:17 Format of the Event9:33 Will Freestyle Chess Take Over? 21:24 Knockout Matches24:22 Who Gets to Compete26:28 What Should Chess 960/Fischer Random/Freestyle Chess Be Called?29:58 How Are the Players Performing?30:59 Ding Liren’s Performance38:57 Magnus Carlsen’s Performance40:28 Can You Be Much Better or Worse at Variants?47:54 Will Fischer Random Take Off? #chess