World Championship Bonus Pod #2- FM Mike Klein joins from Dubai to recap 5 tense, deadlocked rounds.

After 5 rounds, it is still all draws! FM Mike Klein of Chess.com joins me to quickly recap the games, to track the ongoing storylines, and then to give some perspective on how the media coverage of this World Championship compares to the 3 prior World Championship matches he has covered. Timestamps and the links you need are below. 0:00- Ben gives a quick recap of the 2 more recent games, and on the keys to the match so far. 6:45- FM Mike Klein joins me to help assess the chess so far. Are so many draws surprising? 27:00- Mike contrasts the venue and the media coverage to prior World Championships. Links: Episode 85 with FM Mike Klein Mike's Twitter Chesskid.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices