Bruce Pandolfini: Nepo Might Win the Match

Bruce Pandolfini is the world’s most experienced chess coach and incidentally the man who came up with the title for ‘The Queen’s Gambit’, the book that was repurposed into the eponymous Netflix Series.

When Pandolfini appeared in the Breakdown Live Studio by World Chess to discuss the Candidates Tournament, he shared his take on the upcoming Championship Match: “It’s hard to stay at the top for so long, even for a brilliant mind like Carlsen”.

Magnus Carlsen will have to defend his title against Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi — a formidable opponent, according to Carlsen.