In a series of engaging matches at the Team Chess event, Team C-Squared, comprising Fabiano Caruana and Cristian Chirila, emerged victorious in their quarterfinal match against Anish Giri and Daniel Rensch, securing a 2-0 win despite facing a challenging novelty in game two and surviving a lost position. Their success has set up a highly anticipated semifinal match against the all-American duo of Wesley So and Alice Lee. The event has been marked by moments of humor and camaraderie, with players sharing light-hearted banter and insights into their strategies and preparations. Anish Giri's comments on his team's performance, notably stating "This is over," as his team seemed to be going down in game one, highlighted the event's competitive yet friendly atmosphere. The semifinal promises to continue the trend of high-level chess combined with entertaining content for fans. Team @CSQpod's advancement to the semis underscores the high stakes and competitive spirit among the participants.
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Even the seeds of trash talk bloomed into compliments in what might be the most wholesome match chess has ever seen. Wesley So and Alice Lee move on to the #TeamChess Semifinals! https://t.co/WKG2dUdP0e
The first semifinal match is set! We'll have Team C-Squared against the all-American So & Lee! #TeamChess https://t.co/ONkBGKBQkS
"We can tell @CristianChirila that if they beat us we're never going to join his podcast." - Wesley on the upcoming semifinal match vs. Fabiano and Cristian. #TeamChess https://t.co/hC5x3mp8yL
Peter and Pia think they're going to get checkmated, but the position is close to equal! #TeamChess https://t.co/poORwyuEsD
Wesley: "I'm not sure when's the first year Peter started using a laptop." Peter: "It was 1992!" #TeamChess https://t.co/xr05PMdGED
Peter, off the top of his head, recalls that their opening followed an Aronian-Giri game from 2011 and another 2014 game between Leko-Kramnik as well! Wesley: "Yeah!" #TeamChess https://t.co/vREzXcpWE3
So and Lee play 17.Nxd5 and dictate the pace of the game, even though the engine says it's still about equal! #TeamChess https://t.co/g82SqWN9yH
Wesley trying to guess the opening they'll see: "Peter used to play the Queen's Indian, but that was 15 years ago!" #TeamChess https://t.co/ggIANjDTkg
Wesley trying to guesse the opening: "Peter used to play the Queen's Indian, but that was 15 years ago!" #TeamChess https://t.co/kyLo1IkYz3
Anish, yesterday: I will need therapy after teaming with Danny Pia, today: When I was asked, I was very much hesitating, but when it was Peter I was going to play with, I just couldnt say no 🥹💚 #TeamChess https://t.co/RkFanY7oI6
Our second quarterfinal is about to start! Wesley: "If Peter can play as well as he dances, then we'll have a very tough day!" #TeamChess https://t.co/coEFFIbBwH
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Team @CSQpod advances to the semis! 👏 @FabianoCaruana had this to say about who he wants to face next: "Peter [Leko] is the one player I've never beat in a chess game, ever." 😳 https://t.co/AEmnZBHRuP
Team @CSQpod advances to the semis! 👏 @FabianoCaruana had this to say about who he wants to face next: "Peter [Leko] is the one play I've never beat in a chess game, ever." 😳 https://t.co/aWKteIForq
Caruana and Chirila won 2-0 despite facing a dangerous novelty in game two and surviving a lost position! #TeamChess https://t.co/rMDJB02nYQ
Team C-Squared defends tenaciously in a lost position, then equalizes, and finally wins game two! Game, set, and match! #TeamChess https://t.co/bpOVZKgnnD
me: the worst he can say is it was a blunder @FabianoCaruana: that move was so bad it must have been a mouseslip #TeamChess https://t.co/WKFBL98m0L
me: the worse he can say is it was a blunder @FabianoCaruana: that move was so bad it must have been a mouseslip #TeamChess https://t.co/8RIMP2ZhXF
Giri busts out the novelty 13.Be3. Caruana: "I have no idea what provoking h6 is... I have never seen this before." A moment later, Caruana says to castle, and it's Chirila who notices that would blunder a piece after 14.d5. #TeamChess https://t.co/HPoBXucXlt
Giri explains that he's torn between playing openings he knows and saving prep for other tournaments. Chirila: "C'mon... you're not saving any prep for the Candidates, Anish." 🙂 #TeamChess https://t.co/G2fafUsrk0
Giri on a critical move his team missed: "I thought about 18...bxc3 as the most natural way, but then he said it! I thought, if that's the idea coming from him, it must be bad." #TeamChess https://t.co/MNL7KjeMp8
"I work very simple - whenever Danny says a move, I assume it's bad" - @anishgiri 🤣 #TeamChess is PEAK content so far https://t.co/azldRtWf9k
"This is over," says Giri as his team seems to be going down in game one (of two)! #TeamChess https://t.co/blTb34qILR
Giri in a position the engine says is equal: "It's a disaster... I was going to play what I know, but then it turned out that I don't know what I know." #TeamChess https://t.co/H8JUPyeYWA
There's a reason @FabianoCaruana hasn't played on a team with @CristianChirila in about six years. Fabi tells the story 😂. #TeamChess https://t.co/D7jLnTRpC3
😂 @anishgiri: "They told me we have this epic event, you're gonna be on a team, we're gonna pay you lots of money... I was like, oh my god, another jackpot by https://t.co/fh3ftfXcRF, wonderful. [But] there's a catch... your teammates gonna be @DanielRensch." #TeamChess https://t.co/ZdcnQ1ntaR
The first #TeamChess quarterfinal is about to get started! https://t.co/qCGqB9xycQ
Yesterday was the day @anishgiri completed chess! 🤯 https://t.co/myTyLg33Zs
Last chance for predictions - which team will win the event, and which team will have the best content? 🤔 Team Chess Battle starts at 1PM ET today with Caruana/Chirila vs Giri/Rensch! 👏 #TeamChess https://t.co/TNv5DvGvCj