NEPO on cheating, Magnus, Hikaru, Fabi, Ding, and the Candidates

I’ve interviewed Ian Nepomniachtchi and discussed with him the hottest topics in chess. This was recorded in Samarkand at the end of 2023. My Twitch: My Twitter: Nepo’s Twitter: My previous podcast with Nepo (in Russian with Eng subtitles): DOP: timmmy_photos 00:00 — Intro 00:57 — Kramnik’s ban from ChessCom 6:40 — Why people cheat 8:44 — How it works 16:18 — New detection methods 22:55 — Alireza and the scandal 28:26 — Ian’s letter to FIDE 34:18 — The Candidates 39:17 — Nepo vs Fabi vs Hikaru 41:13 — Chess players Ian looks up to 45:24 — How Ian works on chess 50:32 — Physical preparation/psychology My name is Greg Mustreader, I am a Candidate Master in chess, an entrepreneur and host of several podcasts. In this channel, I interview top chess players (my guests include Nepo, Fabi, Aronian, Dubov and many others - the unreleased podcasts will be published in January-February), play against chess AIs, analyze the most interesting chess games and combinations of today and of the past, as well as show you my path in chess and the way I work on my chess improvement (including recaps from the tournaments I play). I live in Almaty, Kazakhstan and travel the world extensively (been to 50 countries). I’m 30 years old, I have a girlfriend, a dog and two cats. I speak English, Russian, German, and a bit of French and Chinese. Don’t forget to subscribe! #nepo #chess #magnuscarlsen