EP 321- GM Cristian Chirila on Past and Upcoming World Championship Matches, his OTB game, and the Growth of the C Squared Podcast

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🗓️ 14 March 2023

⏱️ 72 minutes

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This week on Perpetual Chess we catch up with GM Cristian Chirila. A former Romanian youth champion, GM Chirila is now based in Missouri and has many roles in the chess world including commentator for the Grand Chess Tour, coach of the St. Louis University Chess Team, and co-host, with GM Fabiano Caruana, of the C-Squared podcast. On C Squared, GM’s Chirila and Caruana are often joined by prominent guests to discuss top-level chess news. The podcast is highlighted by its excellent production and has quickly found a large audience. In our interview, we discuss the origins of and future plans for C Squared. We also touch on World Championships, past and present, Cristian’s OTB game and lots more. We also briefly talk about the sexual assault allegations against GM Alejandro Ramirez although, to hear Cristian and Fabiano’s full thoughts, one should listen to the latest episode of C Squared. The notes to topics discussed can be found below. Episode recorded February 28, 2023 0:00- Brief addendum regarding the allegations against GM Alejandro Ramirez (Recorded March 9, 2023) 04:00- Thanks to our presenting chess education sponsor, Chessable.com! Check out their latest courses here: https://www.chessable.com/courses/#!/new 05:00- Cristian joins! What lessons has Cristian learned from launching the C Squared Podcast? Mentioned: Episode 47 with GM Cristian Chirila 15:00- Patreon mailbag question:” Do Chirila and Caruana have a long-term vision for C Squared?” Ben Johnson | creating Perpetual Chess Podcast | Patreon 18:00- Is Cristian surprised by how forthcoming Fabiano has been on the podcast? 20:00- Patreon mailbag question: Does Cristian worry that professionally collaborating with Fabiano could impact their friendship? 24:00- Cristian discusses C-Squared’s plans for the World Championship and his own thoughts on the Ding-Nepo match 29:00- Cristian discusses his experience of working as one of Fabiano’s seconds during the World Championship match. 34:00- Patreon mailbag question: “Were there moments in the 2018 World Championship where Cristian thought Fabiano would take the lead in the match?” 41:00- What was your day-to-day life like as a second during the match in London? 46:00- Patreon mailbag question:” Does Cristian think we will continue to see Rapid and Blitz elevated over classical chess?” 51:00- Cristian discusses his recent OTB tournament and upcoming plans. 57:00- Patreon mailbag question: “What is Cristian’s role as head coach of the University of Missouri?” 1:03:00- We discuss the allegations against GM Alejandro Ramirez (recorded February 28) 1:08:00- Cristian discusses his upcoming tournament plans Thanks to Cristian for joining the show! You can subscribe to C-Squared here: https://www.youtube.com/@csqpod If you would like to help support Perpetual Chess, you can do so here: Ben Johnson | creating Perpetual Chess Podcast | Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:35.1	Hello, everyone and welcome back to perpetual chess.
0:37.9	I'm just recording a quick but important addendum to my forthcoming interview with Grandmaster Christiane Carilla.
0:44.2	We talk about a lot of topics in our interview, wide-ranging chess conversation,
0:48.0	but one of the topics we discuss about an hour in is the allegations of sexual assault against Grandmaster Alejandro Ramirez. Obviously,
0:56.3	it's an extremely disturbing story. I just wanted to clarify that my interview with Grandmaster
1:01.0	Corrilla was recorded on February 28, 2003. I'm recording this addendum on March 9th,
1:07.6	2003. So we knew some details about the extent of the allegations at the time that we recorded,
1:13.9	but not nearly as many as have come forth due to the March 7th article in the Wall Street
1:20.6	Journal by Andrew Beaton and Joshua Robinson that reports that 10 women have come forward with allegations against Grandmaster Ramirez, including three underage girls.
1:33.1	There's allegations of assault.
1:35.2	It's an immensely disturbing story with lots of horrifying details.
1:41.6	Grandmaster Ramirez has stepped down as the coach of the St. Louis chess team
1:47.0	and from his role at the St. Louis Chess Club. But it's just extremely troubling the
1:54.8	extent of the allegations and the fact that people have been trying to get this addressed
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