Is The Chess Mafia Real??

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  • Опубліковано 7 лис 2024

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  • @csqpod
    @csqpod  Місяць тому +32

    You Can't Fight The Chess Mafia With A Weak Opening Repertoire, Level Up At chessbook.com/csquared And Become The Ultimate Opening Boss!

  • @Randomthings1210
    @Randomthings1210 Місяць тому +141

    I didn’t expect this camera angle of Fabi.. truly a mafia

    • @alpay3300
      @alpay3300 Місяць тому +3

      Italian name checks out.

    • @bharlesCabbage
      @bharlesCabbage Місяць тому

      mafia angle with mafia pet tiger

  • @pranavjoshi6396
    @pranavjoshi6396 Місяць тому +118

    Fabi is kinda looking like a mafia don 😜🤣. With his cool cat ( a hairless cat would have been even better) and even cooler attitude 😂

    • @gffg387
      @gffg387 Місяць тому +14

      He's Italian afterall

    • @aviary__
      @aviary__ Місяць тому +9

      Fabi once took my knight, the next morning I found the horse lying next to me in bed.

    • @alpha007org
      @alpha007org Місяць тому +3

      @@aviary__ You are lucky. Fabi once took my horse, and the next morning I found myself lying in the bed. I'm in hiding ever since. Terrifying.

    • @faubourglincoln
      @faubourglincoln Місяць тому +1

      @@gffg387He knows his mafia not gonna lie.

    • @sergiodzg
      @sergiodzg Місяць тому

      😂😂😂😂

  • @NotQuiteFirst
    @NotQuiteFirst Місяць тому +87

    You made it half an hour without any Fabi Italian-American mafia jokes?

    • @saicharand7765
      @saicharand7765 Місяць тому +6

      You never admit to this thing of ours...

    • @luciangv3252
      @luciangv3252 Місяць тому +1

      because you dont joke with mafia Boss haha

    • @FellowHuman18
      @FellowHuman18 Місяць тому +8

      Chris is too scared of Don Fabiano.

  • @aviary__
    @aviary__ Місяць тому +89

    We all know that GM stands for Grand Mafia, and all the super GMs are secretly working against Hans and Kramnik.

  • @andermarchena2043
    @andermarchena2043 Місяць тому +3

    Christian saying they are not in the chess mafia when he dresses like a cast of Miami Vice.

  • @Navs006
    @Navs006 Місяць тому +17

    Love that fabi has a new angle every video with adds intrigue to it😍😍

  • @Unnamed_Traveller-h8f
    @Unnamed_Traveller-h8f Місяць тому +81

    The chess mafia can't stop the C-squared podcast.
    (Because they are part of the mafia.)

    • @ericv00
      @ericv00 Місяць тому +4

      Nice podcast you have here. It would be a shame if something happened to it...

    • @heroingiraffe
      @heroingiraffe Місяць тому +1

      They had a longer video about this a few days ago but took it down...wonder why

    • @elizabethb8266
      @elizabethb8266 Місяць тому

      Ahh its back

  • @nellieb6585
    @nellieb6585 Місяць тому +35

    So I didn’t hallucinate the previous Chess Mafia video, right?

  • @mcp9284
    @mcp9284 Місяць тому +30

    If the chess world was a mafia, they would have never let a nice Italian boy lose to that insufferable Scandinavian.

    • @Ab_Irato
      @Ab_Irato Місяць тому +4

      fuggetaboutit,

  • @randomschoolprojects6937
    @randomschoolprojects6937 Місяць тому +6

    For a second I thought he was going to say that "today's episode is sponsored by chess mafia"

  • @tomasarana8450
    @tomasarana8450 Місяць тому +1

    Fabi looks very relaxed and sincere. Cristian on the other hand looks extremely tense and nervous. Like he cant stop thinking about what to say and what not to say or if he is going to get in trouble if he agrees with things Fabiano is saying.

  • @krabat8736
    @krabat8736 Місяць тому +9

    Everybody who also wants to see a Q&A upvote! (I really wanna see one myself sooooooo...)

  • @neutralrobot
    @neutralrobot Місяць тому +3

    The very second the mafia talk gets deep, they peace out. Suspicious? Yes.

  • @constantstudies
    @constantstudies Місяць тому +4

    idk why i wasnt following this before but you're a great commentary duo for chess, definitely will be a regular listener

  • @Owner_of_penaldogs
    @Owner_of_penaldogs Місяць тому +3

    amazing podcast! could you try and fix the annoying weak buzzing sound in the background? its not very distracting but would be nicer if its removed

  • @jgone4856
    @jgone4856 Місяць тому +16

    Fabi's dry humor is top notch 😂

  • @alfieallan9681
    @alfieallan9681 Місяць тому +1

    There was a dead noise coming from one of your mics. I enjoyed the podcast and it wasn’t a massive issue or anything just letting yous know

  • @Alio15
    @Alio15 Місяць тому +2

    Chess mafia investigates chess mafia, find chess mafia did nothing wrong

  • @francescopetracca374
    @francescopetracca374 Місяць тому +6

    I knew it, chess is the new mafia... with all those pawns, horses, sicilian here, sicilian there...

  • @insidercam
    @insidercam Місяць тому

    Always love hearing and seeing you, guys. Cristi, you really look like mafia in that commercial with the glasses on. :)) Fabi charming as ever, like a true calm mafia. :D

  • @anday7421
    @anday7421 Місяць тому +3

    Tuxedo cat fits into the Mafia narrative perfectly.

  • @ChessHoodie
    @ChessHoodie Місяць тому +1

    Fabi (being of Italian origin) is the most suitable person to answer this question, :).

  • @mirawenya
    @mirawenya Місяць тому +1

    The cat is _definitely_ part of the chess mafia. High up.

  • @perry3235
    @perry3235 Місяць тому +1

    In his recent episode with Mustreader, Dubov mentioned that Fabi is the least talented out of the top 20 chess players. Would love to hear Fabi's thoughts on this.

  • @tanaybhomia2784
    @tanaybhomia2784 Місяць тому +1

    ATP we might get a podcast with Fabi directly recording from the Bathroom

  • @SukieOOO
    @SukieOOO Місяць тому

    So right about " in any other sport if you cheat your gone , no keeping names secret "

  • @seanlambert8600
    @seanlambert8600 Місяць тому +22

    Alice Lee runs the whole mafia

  • @oldman013
    @oldman013 Місяць тому +2

    There is a buzzing, ringing sound in the background.

  • @jorgevallejonuno
    @jorgevallejonuno Місяць тому +6

    There has always been a chess mafia, ask to Valeri Salov

  • @bcec03
    @bcec03 Місяць тому +2

    Why does Fabi's sidekick only kick Hans when he's down?

  • @thiesbucker6132
    @thiesbucker6132 16 днів тому

    Why do you not upload to Spotify anymore?

  • @too-many-phils
    @too-many-phils Місяць тому +13

    fabi please get a better mic. I love the content it's just harder to understand you with that mic

    • @superneenjaa718
      @superneenjaa718 Місяць тому +7

      Don't know what you're talking about. I understood every word without headphones while doing something else.

    • @31redorange08
      @31redorange08 Місяць тому

      ​@@superneenjaa718 Get your ears checked?

    • @jimbojet
      @jimbojet Місяць тому +1

      I agree, the speech was difficult to make out without subtitles due to the lower quality audio.

  • @4x4lo8o
    @4x4lo8o Місяць тому +2

    I think Fabi's wrong when he keeps saying that in any other sport Hans would have been banned. Lots and lots of sports with examples of players who repeatedly get caught cheating and still are somehow able to play. There's often a fine or suspension, then it's back to business as usual

  • @StevenStJohn-kj9eb
    @StevenStJohn-kj9eb Місяць тому +2

    Fabi's shirt: I think it's The Royal Palace in Sweden.

    • @zyabayz101
      @zyabayz101 Місяць тому +1

      It's a point in the Gustav Adolfs square, right near the statue. It's sold by the Swedish fashion chain H&M, whose headquarters is about 700 meters away from that point.

  • @mehdimehdikhani5899
    @mehdimehdikhani5899 Місяць тому +2

    Are you telling me people with power and money have a bigger influence on the world? What a profound realization.

  • @jarrodwilson6438
    @jarrodwilson6438 Місяць тому +2

    Is it just me or do these pods quite often have a continuous high pitch humm?

  • @gradiusR
    @gradiusR Місяць тому +1

    Crisrian is the chess mafia bell boy .

  • @Alekhine-lr9cp
    @Alekhine-lr9cp Місяць тому

    Fabiano resembling junior Soprano speaks volume of chess mafia

  • @economicsfinance
    @economicsfinance Місяць тому +1

    Bro, all of this coming an Italian American... Irony of our lives

  • @waylandertheslayer3259
    @waylandertheslayer3259 Місяць тому

    I would love to see a Hans kramnik team in the next team championship

  • @vixr9557
    @vixr9557 Місяць тому

    I would say instead look at Arjun. The guy quietly paved his way to the top. He wasn't invited but kept playing in Opens and now he got sponsors

  • @edddo4314
    @edddo4314 Місяць тому +11

    Fabi's an Italiano, that's mafia by default.

  • @Northseapirate44
    @Northseapirate44 Місяць тому +2

    Throw or we won’t invite you again

  • @lush1us
    @lush1us Місяць тому +1

    In other sports if you get caught cheating you get a timed penalty. For instance in tennis romanian player got caught with some cold medicine that contained some forbidden substances. She got 2 years I believe. In team sports I would imagine is different cause teams might not be ok with a known cheater in the squad even if the suspension lapses

  • @stewart-J
    @stewart-J Місяць тому

    christian those shades are sick dude

  • @SunbeamSmiles
    @SunbeamSmiles Місяць тому

    Fabi petting his cat like a mob boss

  • @ja935
    @ja935 Місяць тому

    Levy really looks like the main character of eastern promises played by viggo mortensen

  • @imeprezime1285
    @imeprezime1285 Місяць тому +3

    Oh, Don Fabiano gonna just deny it 😆

  • @jondohnson8417
    @jondohnson8417 Місяць тому +1

    Virtually every legal system in the world treats juveniles much less harshly than adults. You are not an adult at 16. But Hans seems to be subject to different rules in the chess world. Many apparently want to see him excluded forever. That's ridiculous.
    If it hadn't been Magnus who accused Hans of cheating over the board without any evidence, he would have been declared insane and excluded. But Magnus is too important and that's why he's allowed to carry on. That's also ridiculous.
    It looks like a mafia to me.

  • @lollycopter
    @lollycopter Місяць тому

    There are more layers to this than Layer Cake.

  • @frankspider5871
    @frankspider5871 6 днів тому

    In sports that follow the WADA Code, a single violation for doping can result in a ban from sports competition of up to 2 years while a second violation may result in a lifetime ban. I think cheating in chess should follows the same rules

  • @TheCoolerCouleur
    @TheCoolerCouleur Місяць тому

    fabio talking calms me down

  • @ja935
    @ja935 Місяць тому

    Don Fabiano is a genuine padrino of chess

  • @lollycopter
    @lollycopter Місяць тому

    This is amazing.

  • @retrospect
    @retrospect Місяць тому +2

    Mafi Caruana

  • @saturo_nipon
    @saturo_nipon Місяць тому

    after the horse runs away from b7, I cant wait to play Ne2

  • @RobFordMayor
    @RobFordMayor Місяць тому

    Can you link your shirt? I wanna buy that exact shirt. Such nice shirts are hard to find :))

  • @saturo_nipon
    @saturo_nipon Місяць тому

    Caruana always has the most objective opinion about stuff compared to others(elites)

  • @sahilbhardwaj441
    @sahilbhardwaj441 Місяць тому

    Fabi looking like the Mayor of Chess Town.

  • @gradiusR
    @gradiusR Місяць тому

    Fabi speaks as a real godfather should speak

  • @Mistgabel
    @Mistgabel Місяць тому

    talking about the chess mafia while calmly petting your pet rabbit is peak content

  • @hallowedbeminename
    @hallowedbeminename Місяць тому

    "Stroke the cat" sounds like a euphemism!

  • @nevilleduplessis1750
    @nevilleduplessis1750 Місяць тому +2

    Thanks for another "interesting" discussion.

  • @dodi1213able
    @dodi1213able Місяць тому

    That was deep. Now ething is clear

  • @telemann721
    @telemann721 Місяць тому

    0:49 Fabi cat pog

  • @patheticpear2897
    @patheticpear2897 Місяць тому

    There should be more tournaments with a no lifetime cheating requirement.

  • @exhainca
    @exhainca Місяць тому +1

    Levy is the biggest culprit of all in this, because he amplifies the BS. He's like the head of the propaganda in chess.

  • @scritthekid5943
    @scritthekid5943 Місяць тому

    Next an episode on the Hikaru cult. Creepier than Heaven's Gate.

  • @yuri5k
    @yuri5k Місяць тому

    so outcome of discussion is that Kramnik is Hans-es new cat?

  • @op3staan4
    @op3staan4 Місяць тому

    You know if they are mafia they will never say pizza with pineapple

  • @rawnclark
    @rawnclark Місяць тому +1

    yes. free hans niemann. next question.

  • @andrewanyplace
    @andrewanyplace Місяць тому

    Nice podcast you've got there. Would be a shame if anything were to happen to it...

  • @LukasSkys
    @LukasSkys Місяць тому

    Fabiano "Don' Caruana

  • @bobanderson4722
    @bobanderson4722 Місяць тому +1

    The fact that most of you in the comments don’t realize these guys are just shooting shit for fun and not actually buying into the whole chess mafia…hilarious. It’s really not that serious. Great podcast boys!

  • @kennyjunior9209
    @kennyjunior9209 Місяць тому

    Fix the audio

  • @jonathanace7950
    @jonathanace7950 Місяць тому

    Dammm the music 🤣😅😍

  • @kebichlact6677
    @kebichlact6677 Місяць тому +1

    I would say that the “chess mafia” was a group of people that understand how content creation works and have helped chess grow. Anything else is speculation and jelously with baseless acussations…

  • @katis999
    @katis999 Місяць тому +1

    Fabi is sponsored by Stockholm... :)

  • @Najdorfc5
    @Najdorfc5 Місяць тому +1

    We need more content

  • @evelynn4273
    @evelynn4273 Місяць тому +1

    Just follow the money.

  • @MustreaderChess
    @MustreaderChess Місяць тому +11

    Hey guys, have you been inspired by the style of intro in my recent episode with Dubov and decided to do a similar style of intro? If so, I am extremely flattered! BTW, great content, as usual, keep it up!

    • @Phymacss
      @Phymacss Місяць тому +1

      I noticed that! I remembered your latest episode with Dubov when I saw their intro lol

  • @luciangv3252
    @luciangv3252 Місяць тому

    We are from Fabi Mafia, the best Mafia.

  • @lancebangle
    @lancebangle Місяць тому +4

    Cristian obviously can't speak about Fabi's involvement with the chess mafia because he knows they will send Canty to bust his kneecaps.

  • @saicharand7765
    @saicharand7765 Місяць тому +13

    I still don't understand how Kramnik, who think's online chess cheating is the most heinous crime, can team up with Neimann, an admitted and unapologetic cheater...

    • @edddo4314
      @edddo4314 Місяць тому +6

      Because Kramnik's fake. The real reason of his actions is jealousy and his poor personal characteristics. He's very easily irritated by losses. He's getting angry and also he's very jealous. One can easily tell that there's nothing rational in his accusations against Hikaru for instance, it's just he doesn't like Hikaru. And he's getting angry to everybody who can play faster than him.
      Also remember his playing career how delusional he always was evaluating his position when he's like always better according to himself. That's also part of the personal characteristics. He just can't stand somebody being better than him.
      So, Hans is very suitable companion for him - also somebody angry to everybody lol.
      And btw, I really don't exclude that Kramnik actually could have cheated against Topalov.

    • @rhysgriffiths9675
      @rhysgriffiths9675 Місяць тому

      @@edddo4314 Yeah, I also think it's a possibility that he might have cheated against Topalov. It would certainly explain his paranoia about cheaters.

  • @GiganticPawUnit
    @GiganticPawUnit Місяць тому

    Wait, does Hans actually have a cat too?

  • @ryanharper5423
    @ryanharper5423 Місяць тому +6

    The Chess Mafia is real

  • @lyensden
    @lyensden Місяць тому

    Blowfeld was the leader of Spectre, Spectre was the organization of allied criminals who came together in attempt to control or rule the world.

  • @FongYukYu
    @FongYukYu Місяць тому

    2:40 Not Christian with the shades 😂 Congrats on the sponsorship!

  • @philipstevenson5166
    @philipstevenson5166 Місяць тому

    maybe once with russia. eg botvinnik rules for wcc replays. but not now.

  • @EGarrett01
    @EGarrett01 Місяць тому

    x 6:30

  • @qusigh
    @qusigh 15 днів тому

    Yasser gotta be the godfather

  • @senoraraton
    @senoraraton Місяць тому

    KITTY!

  • @dinosaurgardening2401
    @dinosaurgardening2401 Місяць тому

    What about the Russian chess poisoning seems like mafia.

  • @tennisCharlzz
    @tennisCharlzz Місяць тому +2

    I'm ready to see a James Bond movie with Anish as Bond and Fabi as Blofeld. But, they spend most of the movie playing chess and petting the cat. The movie could be called Resign Another Day. Danny Rensch is the secret mastermind behind it all.

  • @kieran1990able
    @kieran1990able Місяць тому +3

    Christian one of the chess mafia😂😂😂.

  • @Liviu350
    @Liviu350 Місяць тому

    an Italian and a Romanian talk about the mafia.. what's more concerning?

  • @Najdorfc5
    @Najdorfc5 Місяць тому

    Fabiano 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

  • @JohnnyHamburger-s8t
    @JohnnyHamburger-s8t Місяць тому +4

    Are you guys lovers? What's the deal?

  • @dinosaurgardening2401
    @dinosaurgardening2401 Місяць тому +3

    First rule of the Chess Mafia, pretend there is no Chess Mafia.