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The format of rapid and blitz meant that most players only descended to the commentary webcast studio once per day at the end of play, but by then they were typically talkative, making for instructive and light-hearted banter. But they also stood for spot interviews between rounds with GM Cristian Chirila.
To make it easy to review these interviews, we've linked to the start of each one from within the full round videos provided by the Grand Chess Tour, via the Chess Club and Scholastic Center's YouTube channel.
15 minutes till the return of @Kasparov63 for #StlRapidBlitz @GrandChessTour watch live https://t.co/onjeEEzIiV pic.twitter.com/SxxgsnEo5Y
— Jennifer Shahade (@JenShahade) August 14, 2017
Of course Garry Kasparov was the star of the show, and we heard from him one more time after the tournament's conclusion:
Garry Kasparov's final interview | Source: CCSCSL on YouTube
Feature on Kasparov's return (Day 4) | Source: CCSCSL on YouTube
Thoughts on wildcards | Source: CCSCSL on YouTube
Hikaru Nakamura was dissatisfied, but still finished shared second | CCSCSL on YouTube
Levon Aronian's winner's interview | CCSCSL on YouTube