Always the Knight - Never The Bishop || Vidit vs Hikaru || Round 9 || FIDE Candidates (2024)

[@chetan_naik]

Whenever I see Vidit and Hikaru I remember Vidit giving check to Hikaru's king with his king. Seems Hikaru is always scared of Vidit.😂

[@manjotsingh1427]

😂

[@aaronchan1088]

He was atrocious, from his questionable opening to the pawn sac to the questionable Ne5. He`s down and out.

[@namikazeswapnil671]

At that moment hikaru knew he had to deal with one more problem other than magnus 😂

[@nihalnagale9721]

😂😂😂

[@rationalexistence]

Hikaru forgot to wear his pineapple shirt 🍍That’s the only reason !

[@Bot-mb3by]

Little did Hikaru know, the king sac 3 years ago is the key for Vidit winning two Candidates games against him.

[@incessantyoutuber9318]

😂😂😂

[@jramkumarpatnaik2877]

Vidit is hikaru's kryptonite 😂

[@advaitshankar3668]

Vidit is either winning or losing. He's clear about his strategy. He's not messing around forcefully drawing the games like a few other players who prefer to do so.

[@sudhanshuranjan1824]

Nightmare of ANISH GIRI 😂😂

[@srinjoy2003]

now can you believe, anish giri and him are best friends? lol

[@advaitshankar3668]

@@srinjoy2003 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Marco..1]

And what does that give him? Making some draws, saving energy can win you a Tournament

[@rajpanda5065]

Bazball claimed another victim 😢.

[@Shwetankdhyani]

Vidit Hikaru-Slayer Gujrati.

[@indianfan1029]

Vidit - Hikaru ko harane ka Santosh - Gujarati

[@hostelfriends4182]

@3:50 "Hikaru appears very decent in every game". Magnus agrees.

[@hostelfriends4182]

Vidit against other GMs:- Vidit against Hikaru:-

[@ramachandra776]

Vidit is a nightmare for attackers like Hikaru and Dubov . he can defend extremely well and if your attack fizzles out , he is bound to punish you .

[@samirmehta07]

Dubov's attack barely fizzles out . Like 1 in every 5 games . He'll lose badly or demolish you but his games will never bore you since he keeps sacrificing pieces ,playing unconventional lines , taking opponents by surprise and not playing those easy engine moves

[@disrupt94]

Dubov destroyed him in 23 moves or something like that, he's hardly a "nightmare" to deal with.

[@melzz]

Hikaru is not an attacker, but yes Dubov is

[@sixdegreesofgaming1839]

@@disrupt94 looks like you are not aware of the tata steel 2022 game of vidit vs dubov...u might wanna check that game out

[@disrupt94]

@@sixdegreesofgaming1839 I am well aware of it, one game does not mean that suddenly somebody is a "nightmare" for Dubov, just like Dubov winning does not make him a "nightmare for Vidit.

[@BobbyCorwen42]

I was pretty convinced that Firouzja would convert that game into a victory, but Nepo ended up not faltering after playing only best moves.

[@GeraldM_inNC]

The analysts clearly though he could pull off the win, but once again we witnessed an engine-like defense.

[@thewolf4846]

​@@GeraldM_inNC just to blunder in WC

[@Yusuf_K7]

Vidit has Nakamura’s number, just as Nakamura has Fabi’s.

[@jowbloe4700]

Big Ole Circle Jerk 🤣

[@PRINCEKUMAR-kz8zm]

Magnus has Fabi's

[@carlosmarquez2094]

​@@PRINCEKUMAR-kz8zm from eternity

[@noname-li3bo]

@@PRINCEKUMAR-kz8zm Magnus has everyones number.

[@HelloImDavid1000]

Nakamura did not win in game 1 so I disagree

[@BreakdancingMiracle]

It ain’t easy being a Hikaru fan. That is a one man roller coaster. For the time being I suppose, it’s back to ‘Hikaru just doesn’t care!’ 😂

[@mevadavraj4178]

It's same to be fan of vidit ,always giving heart attack in each game

[@akmd114379]

Yes I agree, I want to see him in the WCC but seems like he always chokes under pressure.

[@DaevorTheDevoted]

This one hit me hard 😞

[@einarjuel]

It aint easy, because he is so unlikeable

[@vipulgupta]

No actually he lost to Vidit both times deliberately as he is there for the content, and he knows that losing to Vidit would make much more news 🤣🤣🤣

[@anurag4052]

Qd6 line shown live by Judit was beautiful

[@alahiri22]

Hikaru losing twice to Vidit in this tournament was not something anyone expected (except perhaps Vidit)

[@Alexander_amsponaorsotc]

And of course Hikaru 😂

[@3bdullah666]

@@Alexander_amsponaorsotc😂

[@nishitpatel5357]

Vidit walked so gukesh could run

[@ashoksafaya5397]

Thanks for taking up the game for analysis which I have watched live but a bit late having missed the opening phase now available.

[@LukeLongboneOfficial]

“And unfortunately this is the move that loses him the game…” Love the way Antonio reveals the outcome

[@okoyechukwunwike2958]

Hikaru has been adopted by vidit 😂😂😂

[@flyers1711]

☀️☀️

[@misternewoutlook5437]

I guess one thing extra in the photo is we can see Anna Muzychuk and Aleksandra Goryachkina in the background playing their match in the Women's Candidates. Edit: Yes, I had to correct the spellings! Oops.

[@vik24oct1991]

error in the names, hikaru is now called hikaru vidit gujrathi after this adoption.

[@camilohiche4475]

13:14 "You're either checkmating black, or if Nh5 you're still checkmating black..." - AGADMATOR, the ultimate poet of chess

[@CrispyKorn]

Vidit Preparathi

[@paperclips1306]

😂😂😂

[@kaldrazadrim]

Antonio, the schedule may be bad for you, but I love getting these evening videos from you in the USA! Thanks for the great coverage!

[@MemeRanks]

Vidit the Hikaru killer

[@-ChessKannada]

Vidit Gujarati ❤

[@usamaabdulmoeed988]

What happened to the thumbnail? It doesn't appear to be an agadmator's video

[@yggdrasil9039]

Wow this candidates is hard to call. Could go any of about 5 different ways

[@neetalneel5136]

Whom are you discounting? Hikaru, Vidit, Fabi?

[@tomatoisnotafruit5670]

@@neetalneel5136 Alireza and Absotov, out for sure.

[@photosynth359]

If i am not wrong Surya Shekhar ganguly is Vidit's second; he probably was very familiar with this position that probably helped him.

[@atulbesra822]

Surya Ganguly and Danielle Vocaturo.

[@Davidl928]

Nice win Vidit ...Hikaru said during these few times he just stream and used other players video as a study manual....good for him

[@hostelfriends4182]

Vidit is Hikaru's Kryptonite.

[@loneranterism]

Vidit 2.0 is a tough nut to crack for Hikaru

[@ramazanhoxha4265]

great game by vidit... still the tournement is not over yet...

[@PRINCEKUMAR-kz8zm]

Arjun or Abdusattarov in place of Abasov would have been epic...

[@hello_there112]

Arjun and Abdusattarov instead of Firouzja and Abasov. This tournament would have become 10x more exciting.

[@themerovingian7154]

​@@hello_there112Firo is fine. Its Abasov that is annoying.

[@vibhor5015]

that's the thing, you have to qualify for this one. Not an invitation tournament. We will surely see these guys in invitation tournaments.

[@theviscount9985]

This is weird, as Abasov has been playing very well. Quite a few 2750+ players have had far worse tournaments than he's having so far

[@PRINCEKUMAR-kz8zm]

@@vibhor5015 Everyone knows that but still....

[@andrewdeonarine2526]

Thoughts on Hikaru's choices in shirts? "Decent"

[@yggdrasil9039]

g5 so early by Naka was a long term liability

[@chesstime_0720]

Good to see vidit winning again against Hikaru !

[@vibhorbisht4122]

Now Vidit is officially Hikaru's kryptonite.

[@lomiification]

Gukesh's tournamet keeps feeling like something ominous is going to go really wrong. The underdog is losing his status

[@dudeabides23]

Oops he Vidit again

[@RamsesMCMLI]

What about the women's tournament?

[@junc3354]

meal was good., second serving was definitely needed..

[@larrychristydoyle8202]

Great coverage!

[@indianfan1029]

That critical capture of the knight on e5. You mentioned that most players would look at knight capturing instead of the bishop. But if you look at the position, white's bishop on c3 was his weakest piece, almost hanging, so why wouldn't you start the exchange with it

[@dedicatedhistory5870]

Deserves it after that comment about caruana and knights

[@sanketnawle]

Hello Antonio, I've sent you some pictures from this weekend from outside the playing venue! Please have a look!

[@ACF11JULY24]

HIKARU = RCB OF IPL

[@Megaminddominator]

Ooo...thats Hurting😂😂

[@kingdas3933]

If you can get videos of the players playing in critical moments, do include them.

[@amirmehrabi9517]

I wonder what the quote by emanuel lasker is hinting at here 😂

[@HenryFabianGT]

Is it me, or Agadmator has a little bit of beef against Hikaru? 😂

[@chessophiler]

Ironic that 5. . .Pg5, weakening the f6 and h6 squares, plays into the (painful) loss. What a game for Videt and what a tournament!

[@madhav_coc]

I always thought CNG was compressed natural gas but now it's Completely new game. Gotcha!

[@hostelfriends4182]

Her: What you doing. Me:- @6:27

[@aaronchan1088]

I didn't like naka's opening, and once he sac'd that pawn for nothing, deja vu. Remember when he blew the advantage against ding in the previous candidates? Naka choked again, losing to vidit twice. Unlikely to recover from this loss.

[@ashishrlys]

I am from India. I love Indian players. But I also love Hikaru a lot!!

[@dhrumilshah9711]

Rare video when he didn't say "Sorry about that" for no reason 😂

[@jackwish420]

*moves in his chair* SORRY ABOUT THAT 😢

[@arvindhmani06]

@@jackwish420 That would be one of the rare occasions when an apology would be necessary... ;)

[@Alireza068]

He often scratches his leg

[@gorillagorilla5929]

There was something weird with the photo. Why is Richard Rapport playing in the back left?

[@suyashphansalkar]

maybe move the timer to the left side near the players' names

[@akmd114379]

Wish that Nordibek and So were in instead of Alireza and Abadov.

[@lomiification]

Wei yi tho

[@Wargasm54]

Yeah, or MVL or Shak

[@mevadavraj4178]

It should have been Anish giri all along

[@sagarkulkarni2590]

Or magnus 🙇🏻‍♀️

[@atulbesra822]

It is not an invitation tournament. Participants have to qualify.

[@shashishekhar----]

Vidit took it personal (if you know you know).

[@Greatermaxim]

Nice game. Vidit didit. If he is Hikaru's kryptonite who is Magnus's?

[@hhandle]

Magnus is the kryptonite for magnus

[@HenryFabianGT]

Magnus from 3 years ago is the kryptonite for Magnus, according to Magnus.

[@Anonymous-8080]

Aronian

[@hhandle]

@@Anonymous-8080 h2h in favour of magnus

[@workshoprecordings2534]

maybe nodirbek abdusattorov

[@awriter1214]

Can someone tell me where to find this game with Anand's commentary pleasee

[@ashokdharavath3606]

@agamator Do women's chess games as well

[@sumedhd90]

1:34 GM Surya Shekhar Ganguly is one of Vidit's Seconds in this Candidates' Tournament

[@agadmator]

Exactly!

[@lakshmifull]

I was here before the video was posted. Prehistoric (for all the I am first comments.)

[@matijabosiljevac8847]

Uploading at 4 or 5 am local time. Class.

[@terrellhopson253]

Vidit on fire !

[@LukeLongboneOfficial]

Hikaru watching this game intently as Antonio talks and I question my sanity

[@Hussainzidane]

It was good you include more pictures and videos

[@reuben5849]

At 4:55, what about if Hikaru pushes his pawn to g4?

[@CalebEvans-b4t]

11:43 why not Nf6+ with a royal fork???

[@tamdoduc]

You're either checkmating Black or Nh5, you're still checkmating Black

[@myreymy]

can you make the clock less bright #suggestion

[@M-pm8nr]

#suggestion Alireza vs Ian was very tense

[@bobcabot]

you mean as soon as ali did start copy him he stopped! he plays different now for the win of it...

[@davidmasse2829]

Visit is really good with white.

[@worldsbiggestjosh]

This has been a great tournament so far. Lots of decisive games !

[@gabrielmakoba9329]

Oh well! Guess its back to rooting for Gukesh! Cause Lord knows Ian vs. Ding pt 2 is easily the most uninteresting chess!

[@dacianbonta2840]

@3:30 made you look ...

[@teddymagcawas1332]

Vidit,is to figure his pieces how to win the game .i liked his combination tactics.😊

[@padraiggluck2980]

hikaru misplayed the opening.

[@itsjustadot4438]

It's like Superman is allergic to a crystal stone😅

[@saturo_nipon]

interesting. Surya Ganguly was spotted indeed

[@TaboOsman]

You either check mating black and if knight h5 you also checkmateing black😂😂😂😂😂

[@christopherkohl6511]

Vidit is pure class as is Nakamura.

[@Crazy-collegestudent]

Hilaru with his pineapple shirt could defeat anyone 😭

[@Datain3d22]

I pray to God that nobody has to deal with all sorts of nasty discoveries.

[@armaanmalhotra9042]

🔥🔥

[@zackorlo7212]

"he is always a gentleman about it" 😂 that one made me laugh

[@AllyssaGreyOP]

I feel like Hikaru doesn’t respect Vidit in the same way he respects other players in the tournament, and that’s why Vidit keeps pulling off upsets. He feels like he ought to win, and jumps straight into ugly positions without analyzing all of the threats super carefully.

[@ForeverHobbit]

I love when players talk about the position at the end of the game

[@bobconfrancisco709]

HHikaru is finally dressing the way he should

[@rayschmidt3666]

Thanks!

[@pepebeezon772]

11:45 doesn't Nf6+ just wins the queen with the discovery?

[@Pushpendra_singh96]

It does. But you loose knight + Rook for a queen. White has just queen and a rook after that, which is not enough for two rooks & two minor pieces in such open board. Black can easily draw, but vidit was looking for a win.

[@pepebeezon772]

@@Pushpendra_singh96 it would be 2 rooks and a bishop instead of 2 minor pieces but fair enough. I was thinking if white trade down to queen vs rook and bishop, with the A pawn white still have good chances. I didn't check with an engine tho

[@sophisticat7673]

plus, the quote itself is incorrect. just trying to be constructive...

[@BMac7773]

Nepo is still the guy to beat, and no one has. Rooting for him tomorrow, this might finally be his year!

[@shan_singh]

Nice game between a professional chess player and professional streamer

[@bpa_clips]

Chokaru needs to learn how a knight moves

[@lomiification]

He's playing for content, so he's still winning. Now he can make a video with vidit with some click baiting, or many, even

[@bpa_clips]

@@lomiification he has a bad attitude, often arrogant

[@HenryFabianGT]

"Playing for content" 😂 This whole "streamer, not chess player" is not fooling anyone older than 14.

[@Hary_santino4]

well vidit is so handsome like reeal indian actor hehe

[@manasuniyal2897]

We have a HIKARU slayer here . . .

[@rohan1864]

You've started using a different board in some of your thmbnails and now they look like what I got used to consider "videos imitating agadmator's"

[@agadmator]

Just for the Candidates, then I go back to the classics

[@Hahahahaaahaahaa]

A real disappointment, but a great review. Thanks as always for all the recaps!

[@pathutchison7688]

It’s crazy how this format favors Nepo so much. He is great in the double round robin. The most surprising thing is what has happened to Alireza? He definitely seems to be regressing. It’s very strange to see.

[@Shwetankdhyani]

Alireza was a flop in candidates even as a 2800. Back to back matches in a super strong field seem a little too much for him.

[@pathutchison7688]

@@Shwetankdhyani I think you hit the nail on the head. This format is as bad for Alireza as it is good for Nepo.

[@wg0016]

Seventh!