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Episode two of The World Chess Show turns the spotlight on Germany to find out why it remains one of the most important destinations for the game. We join the players at the Schach Bundesliga in Hamburg. It‘s the world‘s strongest Chess League, featuring many of the top Grandmasters, with many of the teams affiliated to Germany‘s Bundesliga football clubs. We also profile Germany‘s Number ...CNBC SPORTS: World Chess Show

In this episode we ask whether the growth of the game online and the shorter formats threaten the classical format. We review the all-Chinese Women‘s World Championship match between Ju Wenjun and Tan Zhongyi as well as meeting two young women flying the flag for India in Vaishali R and Divya Deshmukh. We head to Spain to find out how a chess board is made, and our match analysis comes from a ...CNBC SPORTS: World Chess Show