The ChessCenter team hands out awards for the best in chess this past year. Watch the full video to find out the player of the year, the shocking upset when someone beat Magnus Carlsen, the incredible blunder of the year played by Hikaru Nakamura, and much more. 

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ChessCenter: Best of 2015 (AUDIO ONLY)

GM Robert Hess and IM Daniel Rensch preview the upcoming mega-match between GM Hikaru Nakamura and the computer world champion Komodo. The Chess.com journalists Peter Doggers and Mike Klein bring you all the news from Qatar, where Magnus Carlsen just wrapped up his year with a solid win. Stick around for the best and worst chess moments in December on this unmissable ChessCenter episode. 

ChessCenter: Hikaru vs Komodo; Magnus Wins Again (AUDIO ONLY)

Join the ChessCenter team for the best in chess news and entertainment. Get the latest from one of the strongest open tournaments ever in Qatar, where the newly minted “action hero” Magnus Carlsen faces a huge field. Learn how Hikaru Nakamura was able to overcome MVL in Chess.com’s Death Match, and stick around for the best move and blunder of the week. 

ChessCenter: World Champion, Action Hero? (AUDIO ONLY)

Reports of Magnus Carlsen’s downfall were slightly premature. The world chess champion won everything worth winning in London, and ChessCenter has your full report. Did you know that Magnus also appeared with Muhammad Ali and Maria Sharapova? Where was it? Watch to find out. Stick around for the move and blunder of the week, both taken from an endgame that will be in chess books for centuries. 

ChessCenter: Magnus Wins Everything (AUDIO ONLY)

“Something is not right” with Magnus Carlsen, says returning ChessCenter guest and TV2 Norway chess reported Kaja Marie Snare. Find out what she thinks is going on with the world champion in an exclusive segment. Stick around for all the latest news from the London Chess Classic and the leadership crisis at FIDE. Don’t miss some brilliant analysis by GM Max Dlugy and the moves of the week. 

ChessCenter: “Something Not Right” With Magnus Carlsen (AUDIO ONLY)

The ChessCenter team tackles some interesting questions on this week’s episode. Could Magnus Carlsen beat Bobby Fischer and Mikhail Tal? Was Komodo’s computer world championship performance the best ever? What is going on with FIDE’s leadership? And who will win the battle for London coming up? 

ChessCenter: Could Carlsen Beat Fischer? (AUDIO ONLY)

The ChessCenter team is back with everything you need to know about a very busy week in chess. Find out how the Russians swept the Euro team championships, and watch a ferocious computer lizard devour Stockfish in the strongest chess match ever held. See what kind of chess personality Hikaru Nakamura has, and don’t forget to take the quiz yourself in the related links. 

ChessCenter: Russia, Komodo Dominate (AUDIO ONLY)

Join the Chess.com team for this week’s ChessCenter and see some of the most amazing moves along with the best in chess news and entertainment. Find out how the world’s strongest computer escaped from what looked like impossible circumstances. See a slam-dunk queen sacrifice mate. And you won’t believe a blunder made in the St. Louis showdown between Nakamura and Caruana. Is Carlsen the Ronda Rousey of chess? And which world champion would win the Game of Thrones? 

ChessCenter: Unbelievable Moves (AUDIO ONLY)

The strongest human chess match is an exhibition right now in St. Louis, while the strongest computer match in history is underway in the virtual world. Oh, and did we mention the Candidates’ Tournament field and host site are set? ChessCenter brings you all this and more in probably the busiest chess news week ever. 

ChessCenter: The Strongest Ever (AUDIO ONLY)

ChessCenter is back with the latest in chess news and entertainment. In this episode, hosts IM Danny Rensch and Shaun McCoy discuss humanity’s future in chess after recent losses in material odds matches. Journalists Peter Doggers and FM Mike Klein check in with international tournament updates, and GM Robert Hess weighs in with the best move and biggest blunder of the week. 

ChessCenter: No Hope For Humans? (AUDIO ONLY)

The ChessCenter team checks in this week from chess hotspots around the world to bring you the latest news and entertainment. Find out what you need to know about upcoming man vs. machine odds matches, the Euro Club Cup, the made-for-DVD Malta tournament, and more in this episode. ChessCenter also remembers IM Emory Tate, who died at a California tournament this week at age 56. 

ChessCenter: Computer Odds Matches, Euro Club Cup (AUDIO ONLY)

The two biggest names in chess notched huge wins this week in separate hemispheres. ChessCenter offers wall-to-wall coverage of Millionaire Chess and the world rapid and blitz championships, with reports by IM Daniel Rensch, GM Robert Hess, Shaun McCoy, FM Mike Klein, Peter Doggers, and the ever-popular Magnus Carlsen reporter, Kaja Marie Snare. 

ChessCenter: Nakamura, Carlsen Win Big (AUDIO ONLY)

ChessCenter returns with news and predictions for three important chess events. Find out who will win the Millionaire Chess tournament, the World Rapid And Blitz Championship, and get the full scoop on the just-completed FIDE World Cup. Hosts Danny Rensch and Shaun McCoy welcome Mike Klein and the ChessBrahs in this informative episode. 

ChessCenter: Big Chess Events (AUDIO ONLY)

ChessCenter is back this week with a report from the Baku World Cup and the rest of the chess news and entertainment around the world. Hosts Danny Rensch and Shaun McCoy also rank the best and worst chess moments of September. 

ChessCenter: Latest From Baku (AUDIO ONLY)

Your weekly dose of ChessCenter is back with the best chess news and entertainment you can’t find anywhere else. Watch our exclusive report about a super-GM castling controversy at the Baku World Cup, and play along with the ChessCenter hosts in a famous chess player guessing game. 

ChessCenter: Controversy At The World Cup (AUDIO ONLY)

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