At first I thought it was bold for Daniel Naroditsky to give Hans the opportunity to speak freely during his SCC interview. However, the way the questions were worded (scripted?) leaves me with the rather cynical conclusion that Hans was baited by chess.com in order to sell more seats in the Paris final(?).

Never occurred to me but darn I you might be right.. pretty good strategy if they were planning it..

I would have thought putting bums on seats in Paris wouldn't have been much of a challenge now!

Yes, they are leaning into it and making the best of it. Good for everyone.

Let’s hope Hans gets the sponsorship he deserves.

Future World Champion!