"A Foul Tarnished Playing As A Lord?" || Rapport vs Nepo || FIDE Candidates (2022) R7

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Rapport, Richard (2764) - Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2766)
FIDE Candidates Tournament (chess24.com) [7] 2022.06.25
C42 Petrov, classical attack, Marshall variation
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Bd6 7.O-O O-O 8.c4 c6 9.Qb3 Bg4 10.Bxe4 dxe4 11.Ng5 Be7 12.Nxe4 Qxd4 13.Qxb7 Qxe4 14.Qxa8 Bh3 15.gxh3 Qg6+ 16.Kh1 Qe4+ 17.Kg1 Qg6+ 18.Kh1 Qe4+ 19.f3 Qd3 20.Kg2 Qg6+ 21.Kh1 Qd3 22.Nd2 Qd7 23.Ne4 Na6 24.Qxf8+ Bxf8 25.Bf4 Qxh3 26.Rad1 h6 27.Bg3 Nc5 28.Rfe1 Ne6 29.a3 h5 30.Rd3 Qf5 31.b4 h4 32.Bb8 Ng5 33.Rde3 Nxe4 34.fxe4 Qf2 35.h3 Be7 36.Bh2 Bg5 37.Bg1 Qd2 38.R3e2 Qd3 39.Be3 Bf6 40.Bxa7 Qxh3+ 41.Kg1 Qg3+ 42.Kf1 h3 43.Bg1 Bh4
00:00 Hello Everyone!
00:58 Game Starts!
02:21 Completely New Game!
03:52 Photo Time!
10:50 Pause the Video!
14:40 Another Nice Photo!
16:00 It Was In This Position
18:50 Contributions
The 2022 FIDE Candidates Tournament is an 8-player double round-robin that will decide Magnus Carlsen's challenger for the 2023 World Championship match, or, if Magnus decides not to play the match, the two players who will battle it out for the title. There is also a €48,000 top prize at stake. The venue is the Palacio de Santoña, Madrid, from June 17th to July 4th. If players tie for 1st place there will be a playoff on July 5th. No draw offers are allowed before Black's 40th move.
The players get 2 hours for 40 moves, then 1 hour for the next 20 moves, then 15 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment only from move 61. A playoff will feature two 15+10 rapid games followed, if needed, by two 3+2 blitz games. If still tied the players will keep playing single blitz games until one of them wins. If more than two players tie for 1st there will be a mini round-robin. Official website: worldchampionshipcycle.fide.com
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[@mno7pro323]

4 wins in 7 rounds (including 2 with black) against top level players is something else Even for magnus that's hard to pull off Nepo *really* wants his rematch

[@madcousin4902]

everybody said so before he lose against magnus

[@joshuapickett9676]

Wonder if Magnus would play him again or just refuse to play since he already beat Nepo in dominate fashion

[@moviegamer5497]

Yeah, Magnus is worried about his rating so he play safe and not take risk. In Norway chess 2022, he draw against Aryan Tari who is a 2650 rated player like 200 points lower than Magnus. And,then we have Nepo he is beating Ding(36 elo higher) with black pieces. NEPO Should win World Chess championship 2022.

[@siddhantjhaveri]

Magnus pulled off 4 wins in 6 rounds (including 2 with black) against Ian himself in WCC 2021 although that was against a Nepo in a losing tilt, making trivial blunders. However Nepo is doing it against different opponents in the toughest chess tournament. It's truly remarkable.

[@tmsztrsz]

And how quick wins! Within 32 to 42 moves and with a massive time advantage!!!

[@LeventK]

I hadn't been around for over a year and Antonio still gently gives us a couple of seconds. A true enthusiast.

[@Shreyy17]

where were you

[@uselessdegenerate7565]

Oh, you're back.

[@edoardopalmer2379]

also b4 jokes

[@AlexAlioglu]

welcome back

[@shrinivas6055]

@@Shreyy17 dead

[@toodle361]

Man Rapport is really such a fighting player. Too much respect for him even though he lost

[@silencionomus]

I think I’ve enjoyed every Rapport game that I’ve seen. He’s a very creative guy. One of my favourites.

[@adnan4688]

Exactly the comments I have been looking for. I am starting to like Rapport more and more. Hopefully he gets even more consistent and solidifies in top 10

[@vcbvndgndbvbvxbnbvx]

Rapport needs a doctor!!!. He suffers from a condition called,, swollen balls,,. What an entertainer!!! The crowd is exhilarated!!!

[@memegazer]

Rapport stated after the game that he was well out of prep but went into it anway. Got to give it to him for the spirit.

[@obscurity3027]

Agadmator throwing out Elden Ring references is why he’s the best chess channel.

[@thethinker3888]

Gotta feel for Richard though, he had the spirit to fight on and not settle for a draw, he knows his position is bad if he keeps fighting but he insists in the spirit of the game, Nepo honoured his will by brilliantly and brutally taking him down. Welp, I guess Nepo is heading straight towards another WCC.

[@mno7pro323]

Yes definitely All Rapport games in this candidates were very interesting and could have gone either way He is clearly not afraid of anyone That's the way it should be

[@danielveloso9998]

Bro I can’t feel for him. He went into a situation where he was down 1h on the clock and got into a position where he had no winning chances! It was on the best case a draw. Hikaru even talked about that in the interview after his game. He had 0 winning chances… that was just dumb to be honest.

[@EMIN3MFAN96]

@@danielveloso9998 that is def one way to look at it. Winning is very important, but at this stage of the tournament it makes sense for Rapport to take big chances like that. His chances of converting a win were extremely small but still worth a shot imo. A draw would just further solidify Nepos lead. Aside from all that though, you gotta respect him to a degree for keeping the games interesting and decisive. Rapport has always been a very creative and interesting player

[@tatsuyasigh1906]

​@@danielveloso9998 agree. Terrible decision. The 'reward' part of this whole 'risk-reward' thing is just an illusion. Never had any real chance to win. Nepo had 2hrs at the end lol

[@davidtrottier7066]

@@EMIN3MFAN96 Agree. If he wanted a realistic shot at winning the tournament he had to win this game.

[@h1tchman]

"A foul Tranished playing as a Lord?" Is that an Elden Ring reference? Love that

[@migueljuarez6788]

He's being putting references in his recent videos.

[@arhankhan8945]

4 wins in 7 games in the candidates unreal performance by nepo

[@chunmunpandey390]

Serious respect for rapport here. He does seem to love chess, withstanding the spirit of the game

[@mustafaharford6393]

Rapport went after the frenzy flame Even ranni warned him not to

[@bevarena6269]

no risk no gain

[@shaoors1258]

Loving these Elden Ring references, work quite well for candidates chess. Did you get a chance to play the game?

[@chrisandreas3142]

Agadmators third tittle from Elden Ring 💕 Man of culture

[@penaskarlriggy8974]

you have to show nakamuras reaction when seeing ian is winning

[@jx14aby]

Just watched it. He looked like he was driving past a car wreck on the 405. Even went back for a second look. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zn_QlJ1mprKJn5o

[@nicktomato7]

@@jx14aby sooo funny lol being a beginner, part of me admires rapport’s determination to play out a game that was a draw. The other candidates seem way less impressed though - (dont remember exactly what but) fabi said something to the effect of ‘that position had been solved 10 years ago, so rapport trying to play it out for a win was pointless’ I think they’re in sort of a different boat; it makes sense how hikaru could be disgusted by it if he’s thinking that it’s foolish or maybe even disrespectful to continue trying to force that line

[@muhammedmohsin3586]

I wasn't too keen on seeing magnus vs nepo again, but man is nepo just dominating. If he keeps this dominating run till the end of candidates, i would really love to see him and magnus again.

[@kingmop7249]

Thank you agad for all the efforts you puts in your videos i learned a lot from them. I am a big fan of yours from algeria

[@igorrromanov]

This game surely will take a venerable place in history of chess.

[@stybander]

Elden Ring again? Are you in the middle of playing it? Love the reference again

[@lawrenceerikson1804]

Rapport is my favorite player since when he shook-up the Norway Chess tournament in 2021... I like that he doesn't seem to use always want the draw tactic to advance his standing...

[@harshkumarf4379]

that is just stupid ,, anyoen can be insane but they dont have to be ,,, what rapport did in this game was simply stupid ,,, he is a super gm ,, he should have known that it was jsut non sense to get a winning chnace in this line was a bad decision ,, was he expecting to play against some noob ,, if it was some 2600 one could have understood but doing this against nepo ,

[@SelimYildiz9043]

magnus won norway chess 2021 ?

[@sslelgamal5206]

Seeing Nepo's games this strong, just shows Magnus is an ancient eldritch God!

[@thechosenone1192]

well i never will agree that magnus is that much better than nepo...yes he is more "mentally" stable...which nepo isnt...but when things are going in his favour...oh boy u can be sure magnus will also think twice

[@lucasmatsuoca]

I think Magnus just have way more emotional balance and consistency, giving and example, some days Magnus is not the best player in the world, he underperforms, but he still plays like top 10. And it's very common to see Magnus winning games after a defeat. Nepo in the other hand, when he is not in his best days, where he can play head to head against Magnus, he plays like a top 100, and if he loses a game he usually goes into a tilting defeat streak. Consistency and emotional balance are more of a factor than raw chess talent and skills in this matchup. Caruana is a lot more stable and consistent, but i consider Nepo a more talented player when it comes to "raw" chess skills. Wesley So is another player i consider very talented, as much as Nepo or Magnus, no surprise he is the chess 960 chess champion, too bad he didn't qualify for the candidates.

[@aadiruleshah145]

@@thechosenone1192 Magnus is definitely better than Nepo in chess though lol. Just speaking generally. He’s the best player in the world for a reason.

[@thechosenone1192]

@@aadiruleshah145 yes, its funny how consistency is key and then everyone will call you a god...its true for basically everything..

[@aadiruleshah145]

@@thechosenone1192 yeah I mean consistency is the most important thing in every sport lol

[@jx14aby]

I admired Rapport's courage. He could have gotten his draw, but he's got the white pieces and is going to go out guns blazing.

[@tatsuyasigh1906]

You mean go down in flames right? 'Cause he never caused any problem to call it 'gun blazing'. Nepo had 2 hrs at the end lol 😂

[@decreasing_entropy3003]

This isn't really the place to flex muscles. Rapport should have kept it solid and drawn.

[@bevarena6269]

@@tatsuyasigh1906 no risk no gain

[@tatsuyasigh1906]

@@bevarena6269 only if you take reasonable risk. Otherwise it's just all pain no gain. The 'gain' is an illusion. He never had any chance to push for a win. It's just 'how do I survive this' the whole match

[@decreasing_entropy3003]

@@bevarena6269If you must risk, you don't do it against the Petroff, which has a reputation for being extremely drawish. You try a sharp, double-edged opening, where you have chances.

[@Hahahahaaahaahaa]

The video titles are fire this week. Great memes and great chess.

[@championskyeterrier]

I am loving these titles. Does anyone know the source?

[@tebatso984]

@@championskyeterrier elden ring

[@SoulsNThings]

@@championskyeterrier The "foul tarnished playing as a lord" is a quote from Elden Ring. If you haven't played it yet you should, great game.

[@BlaBla-pf8mf]

Is Antonio saying that Rapport is maidenless?

[@victorvillalba7881]

I'm pretty sure the guy from the picture is Carlos Sainz senior, Spanish rally driver.

[@generalfishcake]

Respect to Rapport for risking it. And respect to Nepo for executing the defense without hesitation.

[@AliBugdayc]

Respect ? Get into a losing position, and what about the other contenders. This is disrespect.

[@abc-gb1yd]

@@AliBugdayc I dont think richard cares about other contenders, as he should) . He wants to win and win the candidates(well, not anymore)

[@jackreacher8324]

My favorite chess player, Nepo is just unstoppable , breezing past everyone with great style, he will win the candidates for sure, his level of confidence is enjoyable to watch.

[@joseluizcarvalhosilva8055]

watch out for Fabiano. he's right behind him and their game against each other is Fabi with white

[@brandonhaygood6824]

Sounds like you want to take his children inside your body

[@miserere_me9168]

nepo is just lucky, so far only hiakru (defending alireza 32 prep game) and Ding Liren (defending Hikaru crazy prep) showed perfect chess,

[@jx14aby]

@@miserere_me9168 - There is a tremendous amount of luck at this level of chess. But like golfer Bobby Jones famously said "The harder I practice, the luckier I get." (Actually, this quote has been attributed to many others.)

[@jackreacher8324]

@@miserere_me9168 lucky??!! Yeap that should be it!!

[@jeremiahakinlabi7232]

Was waiting for this. Thanks Agad

[@Idn5244]

It's funny to think that Nepo has never reached 2800 in classical chess

[@alin0846]

The heck!!??! Thats amazing

[@siddhantjhaveri]

Also his highest ever ranking is world #4. You might think he might have been atleast top 3 at one point

[@moviegamer5497]

I think he is just reaching his peak now and is likely to dominate other players for quite some more time. Just like Caruana peaked in 2017-2018 and giving Magnus a hard time in WCC 2018.

[@MattDawgGaming]

If he wins the Candidates, he’ll likely be close to 2800, after beating such highly rated players

[@sharmelfattakhov5041]

He did briefly, only in life rating though

[@logistaur]

this is one of the best titles I've ever seen on this channel i would watch agadmator play/stream elden ring all day everyday haha

[@marianosalas3285]

Nepo is absolutely crushing everyone. Glad he shows again why he won the last Candidates

[@jayk8772]

watching live I've got to say I was very excited to see Rapport go into a deep think instead of drawing the game. I knew the pawn push would be risky but fun to watch.

[@TheGrandChieftain]

Bg3 was just inexplicable. You can’t choose to fight on and play such a waiting move. Way easier said than done, but a3 goes a long way in hindering the development of Nepo’s bad minor pieces.

[@Idn5244]

If Nepo wins this event and eventually dethrons Magnus it would be a truly deserved Win

[@viveknamikaze761]

Part 1, Fabi stands in his way and Part 2 is highly unlikely to happen because Magnus is just way too strong and has the mental edge on Nepo as well

[@mbm6048]

Ain't no way that's gonna happen. After witnessing the way Nepo has demolished others Magnus will make sure to go Beast mode

[@viveknamikaze761]

@@mbm6048 Hope that's enough to motivate Magnus. The only people he respects in classical are Fabi and Karjakin as he tied them after 12 games. I'm hoping Fabi makes it because that will definetely get Magnus going.

[@quanghung9430]

Lemme guess the next videos' title: "Someone must extinguish thy flame" or "I have never known defeat" LOL

[@kyleg1912]

Waiting for agad to show the match between hoodie guy and former elden lord hoarah loux

[@jibjibly5875]

Elden ring and chess? I’ve never felt more like the target audience in my entire life

[@bernhardendtmayer9802]

Thank you very much for the nice content

[@teopablo1123]

my man really put an Elden Ring reference. Love it!

[@Yashuop]

Claim your “here within an hour” ticket right here

[@adrianok7329]

6 minutes in

[@spadspade2087]

7 min in

[@kartikaysingh5746]

No thanks we're ok

[@apaarshrivastava]

Ye launda har creator ko dekhta hai🤣

[@ArnieAlonzo]

22 mins in. Thanks

[@Tesomanjarvi]

This was so fun to watch live. Let's go, Nepo!

[@randyones9231]

i was waiting for this.. finally i saw agadmator post a new video

[@douglaseLamb]

Nice call Antonio! Thx 🙏🏻, ♾ d 🌻! Hope your having a great weekend.

[@T-Barz9437]

So much love and respect for Richard but regardless Nepo is on fire 🔥 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥. And if he wins this candidate tournament I guess he is going to come out a stronger opponent for carlsen this time. Let’s anticipate the second half of the tournament because any thing can happen. May the best man win 👍🏽👍🏽💯💯💪🏿💪🏿

[@ihzbc]

The pawn on b4 is Always the key, make no mistake 😍🤣

[@epicminecraftimpostoramoga2766]

These Elden Ring quotes are too good

[@lordpredator8855]

Damn. Even elden ring quotes are used. Nice one. :D

[@davidk8699]

Its really interesting to have the commentary of the game mixed in with the information about the state of the tournament. Obviously, the game plays out differently under other circumstances! Naturally Nepo is using the state of the match to their advantage. They also probably have lots of draw based research down obscure lines ready for Armageddon matches too.

[@Transcedant]

i eagerly look forward to every candidates match with nepo. he is on a tear, wow

[@achmadardiansyah4223]

this game remind me about some alekhine energy on nepo, after rapport decline repetion for draw, nepo make a decision to make a something like a alekhine energy on board. Respect for him.

[@Link101ization]

Loving these titles.

[@sarthakagarwal8964]

Really enjoying these elden ring refrences XD

[@TreeHarald]

The person making the first move is Kjell Madland. CEO of Norway chess.

[@s.r.i.]

The tarnished is playing as a lord only to try to kill all the Demigods!! Solid Elden Ring Reference!

[@anirudhgovada2753]

In the photo nepo doesn’t look as pleased as rapport even though he’s the tournament favorite. Also fun fact at the end of the game nepo had more time on the clock than he started with. Shows his prep.

[@yggdrasil9039]

Thanks for explaining the resign.

[@laszloszikorszky9866]

Great recap, altough the Elden Ring titles just keep coming!

[@ferassoliman9342]

اداء اسطوري من نيبو يسحق المنافسين بسهولة وسرعة كأنه كمبيوتر

[@colbei9260]

Man first Magnus and now Kramnik coming in with the shade

[@giacomogiliberti2673]

Loving the titles

[@xethnyrrow]

Rapport is my new favorite player, love the fight.

[@kaiserauthoria]

The title for this video is amazing 👏 👍💜

[@kartikaysingh5746]

Yup that's the good stuff

[@facaabc4]

The gentleman playing the first move in the photo at 4:00 is, I believe, Kjell Madland, the founder and the chairman of the Norway Chess tournament.

[@giovannicorno1247]

I understand Rapport's choice to avoid a draw. He is a very strong player and tried to win the game, it was his opportunity to escalate the ranking. On the other hand, Nepo is showing the ruthlessness of the greats ... he does not forgive any inaccuracy, he seems really determinate to have his revenge!

[@harshkumarf4379]

nwo he has squandered away half points because of his ego ,,, and there are many games left ,, this was just so stupid from rapport ,,, was he expecting to trick some 2600 guy ?? he was playing against nepo ,, ad he expected that he will squeeze a winn out of that line ,, that was extremely stupid

[@armaanmalhotra9042]

🔥🔥🔥

[@asprinama]

I was waiting so bad for this

[@yggdrasil9039]

Rapport is such a wild player! I've never seen these positions played at this level

[@pitqa0786]

Rapport really helped Nepo to gain lead. First he choose drawish line with white then tried hard to loose game by playing inferior position. I agree with Fabi who said he was upset. Nepo is playing some worderful chess. But this game is gifted. This takes to memory lane during cold war era where it was suspected soviet players were rigging their matches against each other. Nepo is worderful gentle man.

[@FrustratedUnitedFan]

Haha Agadmator loving these Elden Ring titles

[@SuperLapulce]

My boy agadmator has really appreciated Elden Ring.

[@chessgold8768]

very nice emotions agadmator.... great video....

[@dandecastro51]

Agad explained Rapports reasoning... But it also fits a known axiom that is taught to us in transition to a higher level: "recognize your role". ie if best is to play for draw, don't play for win.

[@paulramsey1255]

Brilliant win.

[@philipstrange60]

another spectacular game by Nepo!!!!

[@calvinchen17]

what's with the elden ring video titles? i dig it and would love to see the daily quote on the top of the video to just be the elden ring quote too

[@cicada_lix1839]

Ah... yes. He shall conquest for the Elden Ring

[@andrewmoonbeam321]

George Clooney is the man who made the first move. He was in the film Ocean's Twelve.

[@prakharjain3211]

Really appreciate rapport 's efforts . What he would be thinking in that 1 hour other than the position?

[@yttrash1539]

Another Eldenring quote🥳

[@edwardmakabling418]

Magnus : Graceless Tarnished. What is thy business with these thrones?

[@polymathecian]

Emboldened by the flame of ambition...

[@EctobiusRex]

I'm loving these Elden Ring references

[@egirlsareruiningmylife]

Ian's a much-needed breath of fresh air

[@lozychess]

That knight to g5 confusion made me laugh lol😂😂

[@joypagla]

"The Fallen Leaves Tell A Story, of how a Tarnished became Elden Lord."

[@sdrtcacgnrjrc]

What's that from?

[@ragedice6853]

@@sdrtcacgnrjrc elden ring

[@sdrtcacgnrjrc]

@@ragedice6853 thanks

[@AFeigenbaum1]

...nicely done...

[@kumarkrishnan857]

Nepo moving from strength to strength with every game he plays...A rising superstar for sure ..

[@jellymanub2194]

Please Antonio, with all these titles, we now want your elden ring gameplay!!

[@swaemerlaemer7295]

Next Videotitle has to be "I command thee kneel"

[@arkopravosarkar8136]

keep the elden ring references coming!!!

[@aregeninotenshi6484]

Love the Elden Ring ref. Is Ian Morgott?

[@Bobby-fj8mk]

I watched this live. It's a very tough game. When Rapport resigns it's mate in 22.

[@ALLinTHEreflexes]

“I command thee, kneel!!!” (Slams queen down on the board and all the pieces to flying off).

[@ryanahmed1081]

Man used an elden ring reference as his caption to the video 😂😂

[@Halfslashed]

First a sekiro title and now elden ring? Antonio is a gamer

[@abdulazizessa9341]

Brilliant game ♟✨

[@alechenson6577]

I think that beginners admire Rapport for his courage. Meanwhile GMs are perplexed/ disgusted by what they perceive to be a reckless choice of a loss over a draw. Happy for Nepo, Fabi is on his tail.

[@shan_singh]

For which tournament did kramnik said that? The quote on the top of the board

[@chessguy99]

This one, during commentary on a Russian language chess site covering the tournament.

[@keithmatthews1673]

Hikaru has said several times that few players play their best in Candidates tournaments due to the extreme pressure.

[@MichaelSlovin]

Nepo is on fire. Don't lose hope, Richard!

[@anikumkum]

That elden ring reference 👌

[@Lee0568]

The one thing I have noticed in the photos,all players are wearing Navy suits,where as Rapport is wearing a pin stripe suit.not sure if this qualifies,but I noticed it

[@hobit7585]

The guy making the first move is a very known and accomplished Spanish dude named Fernando Alonzo

[@Bijanc9]

Elden Ring quote for the title 👌

[@SelimYildiz9043]

btw, it just shows how beast Carlsen is, defeating this Nepo 7.5-3.5 , whilst Nepo crushing Candidates , and nobody gave Nepo odds to win the candidates this year alireza poor play

[@driedpancake]

he just cracked mentally against carlsen. then he stopped playing chess. hes strong but he needs to be more mentally strong and solid like caruana

[@philipr1567]

@@driedpancake I agree. If Nepo wins this Candidates Tournament he will know that he has overcome the other contenders twice, he will know what went wrong last time he challenged Magnus and (hopefully) he will be determined not to lose his focus again.

[@SelimYildiz9043]

@@driedpancake that's not the only problem, everyone making error against nepo, carlsen didnt, especially game 6