Carlsen, Ding Liren, Nakamura on WCC 2024

'Take Take Take'? Where have I heard that in reference to chess before? It turns out that it was just a few weeks ago in A Press of Yahoos (October 2024). There I quoted a press report,

2024-10-25: After 20 years at the top of chess, Magnus Carlsen is making his next move (apnews.com; Mark Lewis) • 'Offering a new way to interact with the game, Carlsen on Friday launched his application, Take Take Take, which will follow live games and players, explaining matches in an accessible way that, Carlsen says, is sometimes missing from streaming platforms like YouTube and Twitch. "It will be a chiller vibe," he says.'

A clip from the app's Youtube channel made it to the short list for this month's featured video.

The World Chess Champion Opens Up About His Struggles (35:39) • '[Published on] Nov 4, 2024'

The channel's home page informs,

'Your front row seat to the world of chess. Download the app!' • 'Joined [Youtube] Sep 30, 2024'

The hosts of the clip are Kaja Snare and David Howell. In a post on an earlier title match, 2021 Carlsen - Nepomniachtchi, we saw them mentioned together in A Trio of World Championship Video Makers (December 2021). One of the many teams for the three video makers was:-

Chess24.com: Live commentary by GM David Howell, IM Jovanka Houska, and Norwegian journalist Kaja Snare.

As luck would have it, the featured 'Take Take Take' video received critical analysis on GMHikaru's Youtube channel:-

• 2024-11-06: World Championship Chess Predictions!?!?

GMs Carlsen, Ding Liren, and Nakamura (among many others) all provide expert commentary on the background for the forthcoming 2024 Ding Liren - Gukesh title match. There is much to be gleaned from the two videos.