As suspense builds in the FIDE Women’s World Championship Cycle, I am joined by one of France’s top female players to discuss what has transpired so far, and what is coming. My guest is WIM Andreaa Navrotescu. Andreaa is a Romanian-born, French-based chess player, Twitch streamer and commentator. Andreaa joined me shortly after returning from Monaco, where GM Lei Tingjie defeated Anna Muzychuk in a tense match, to advance to the next stage of the cycle. Andreea was there working as FIDE Press Officer. She described the atmosphere in Monoco and helped us preview the matches which will be starting next week in Uzbekistan. We also discuss Andreea’s own chess career, including her favorite memories, her content recommendations, her upcoming tournaments, and her current goals as a chess player. I very much enjoyed chatting with Andreea and look forward to tracking her career as well as the continuation of the FIDE Women's Candidates tournament.  0:00-   To nominate a chess educator for the Andy Lerner award, please go to this link: https://chessintheschools.org/andy-lerner-excellence-in-chess-education-award/ 2:45- Andreea joins the show and begins with a trip report of what it was like to be in Monaco for the FIDE Women’s Candidates quarter-final match, and to talk about which participants remain. GM Lei Tingjie has advanced to the semi-finals over the Muzychuk sisters and GM Humpy Koneru.  More info on the Women’s World Championship cycle here:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_Candidates_Tournament_2022%E2%80%9323 15:00- Did the players bring trainers to help them prepare? Mentioned: GM Srinath Narayanan, GM Yuriy Kryvorucho  18:00- Who does Andreea consider the favorite in the bracket that features GMs Aleksandra Goryachkina, Kateryna Lagno, Alexandra Kosteniuk and Tan Zhongyi?  20:00-Andreea shares some final reflections on the Women’s World Championship cycle so far including what chess lessons she took away 25:00- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessable.com. You can check out all of their latest offerings here:  https://www.chessable.com/courses/all/new/ 26:00-Andreea discusses her chess development in Romania and France. What chess lessons did Andreea learn from her dad, IM Catalin Navrotescu?  32:00- Is GM Alireza Firouzja well known in France?  36:00-Andreea discusses her study regimen and her current chess goals.  Mentioned: Sam Shankland’s Chessable Courses, GM Romain Edouard, GM Veselin Topalov  45:00-Andreea describes her experience at the Olympiad. Mentioned: GM Magnus Carlsen  50:00- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Aimchess.com. Aimchess’ algorithm reviews your games and gives you actionable advice on how to improve your game. Check it out for free, and if you choose to subscribe you can use the code Perpetual30 to save 30%. Or use this link for the same discount: https://aimchess.com/try?ref=benjohnson12 52:00- Andreea discusses her upcoming tournament schedule and how she trains for an upcoming tournament 59:00- Andreea discusses her Twitch streaming plans, as well as the popularity of chess Twitch streaming in France.  Mentioned: Fiona Steil-Antoni, IM Julien Song, GM Laurent Fressinet   1:07:00- Outside of chess, what are Andreea’s interests?  1:09:00- Thanks to Andreea for joining the show! Here is how to keep up with her: Twitter- https://twitter.com/andy_rekt_chess Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/andy_rekt_chess/ Linktree- https://linktr.ee/andy_rekt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices