wait a sec, Kramnik was accused of cheating? and they found CABLES in the bathroom? LMAOOOOOOOO WOW. what a hypocrite

Thanks for the great video. I thought it’s gonna be a stomp but after hearing your opinion I’m pretty hyped for the matchup

The site is made by cheaters for cheaters. All they need is to let the thought that fide tournaments are boring and spoiled by preparation soak in. Then they will compete against fide and call whoever wins their championship the world champion. Paid GMs like Hikaru will follow this line. They will also create some euphemism like 'orthodox' for those who will call bs on their attempts and eventually they will create a complete alternative reality, unfortunately more attractive for sponsors. Then they can do pretty much whatever they want, including making their game P2W, selling some cheating options for example .

Excellent video. I also wouldn't underestimate the somewhat paradoxical promotional value of throwing out accusations leading to increased profile and name recognition (who hasn't heard of Kramnik these days even among the 'new intake' to chess since the pandemic? Certainly he is now more known in the wider world than Anand, for example). This in turn translates into dollars earned in a very real sense, whether through online engagement or directly E.g. Clash of Claims prize money with very likely more to come. I don't know if that is a motivator, but some would say 'always follow the money' when other motivations don't seem quite logical.

Appreciate that this video is 100% about chess and 0% speculation on the player's mental state. Very well done. Let's hope for an exciting WCC!

embarrassed maybe but also like... racist? i don't think it's out of left field to think that russia, a place that has quite a movement of ethno-nationalists and racist sympathies feels like it's only cheating that could make other people better than russia in chess.

The only thing obvious to me is that many top level chess players are some of the most childish and egotistical people in the world. Which is hilarious to me. Its a freakin board game. 😂

D Naroditsky.,E Rosen, ,Dr Can, Coach Mike .& Andras Toth are much better than Gotham in my opinion.

Lichess is free and filled with sources

Naroditsky, Polgar and Howell would be my favourite commentators

first.

This video aged well.

very good video... ❤

Seems like kramnik and nepo really hate the indians

He also accused liem le? Isn't he world blitz champion?

I'm only 900 but I agree learning systems are still useful even if you end up switching to something else later on. I started around 600 and just tried to play fundamental without learning openings, didn't move much. I learned the King's Indian which is so much different from fighting for center but I ended up climbing to around 800, however it plateud there so I went back to playing fundamental and for some reason I'm now climbing again. I'm not sure why but my guess is that playing King's Indian allowed me to play more mid and late games without blundering, and now that I have more experience I've subconsciously applied some of the principles into playing fundamentally in the opening which is why I'm better at it now after learning King's Indian.

Gukesh, even after losing one game, will come fully motivated the next day. The same cannot be said for Ding Liren.

King left the chat🫨😂

Gukesh

I would not be surprised if Nepo Accuses Magnus of cheating 😂 , Nepo,s 1 st loses to a top player and then accuses him to satisfy his own ego it is not Hidden how much egoistic and jealous of a person nepo is and how he act childish when he loss he deserved to loss both world championship,s✨✨

Guki monster!!!!!

I think people are sleeping on Ding

Ding!

Nepo doing everything he can to make me not feel bad for him losing 2 World Championship matches in a row

I love my 1) e4 Vienna, Even's Gambit, Ponziani

Jobava London not good at 2300?

lichess better

It’s “faced”, not “versed”.

It is not impossible to predict. Predictions are not absolute, no one knows the future, in that sense no can predict anything. However, it is absolutely reasonable to assume that Ding is not recovering his 2019 form, may be his 2023 form at best, given how strong Gukesh is, even 2023 Ding who won against Ian will not beat Gukesh. (This of course assumes Gukesh does not crumble or botch like Ian, which given his mental strength, seems quite reasonable to assume, yes he will feel the pressure and yes he will be nervous, at the end of the day, it is still a chess game and a chess battle. Magnus was also new and young against 5 times WC Vishy and despite Magnus's nervousness and pressure of playing in India, Magnus crushed Vishy)

Fantastic background research on the opening preferences and performances in past tournaments. Really outclassing some of the bigger channels.

"Interesting" points! Kramnik, Nepo, Duda are very sad people.

Sagar Shah is playing? Isn't he the chessbase india commenter guy?

Being a bit better at chess could gain Nakamura financial rewards? Are you kidding!? He is number 2 in the world on the ratinglist! LOL

Ding played in the 2024 grenke chess classic

GM Sark, do you ever routinely play against bots to improve your game? If so, which bots? Or, do you only play against humans? Thank you for your insights!

-You lost at me at Alireza played well vs Gukesh in candidates. Gukesh lost that in time scramble. -Rapport played at Olympiad and also drew vs Gukesh. He famously changed back to Hungary federation for the home Olympiad. -Gukesh didn't win Tata Steel Masters 2024 outright. He was shared 1st with 4 players at +4. Wei Yi won that in blitz. -Sinquefield was not before Candidates. It was in July and Candidates in April.

Idk the only way I could reasonably predict ding winning is if I thought this whole downfall arc is just some elaborate snake-in-the-grass routine to disarm gukesh. If ding’s mental is actually at where he’s indicating it’s at, there’s just no way. It doesn’t really happen in high level competition that someone is that mentally broken and still wins

This was a really good breakdown of the entire tournament itself! I love it

Nice earrings, fruitcake

Lichess looks better customized in white than in black, but I can agree that their dark mode aren't all that well thought out.

16:45* correction, not the indian team. Those phones had nothing to do with the indian team, they were owned and placed by ChessBaseIndia with the permission of FIDE.

Ian is such a sore loser and a hateful guy