Alireza Firouzja vs Arjun Erigaisi | World Blitz 2021

What a battle we have on our cards! One of the best blitz players in the world, the world no.2 in classical chess, Alireza Firouzja takes on India no.1 and a fantastic blitz player Arjun Erigaisi. It was a battle to behold as Alireza opened his game with 1.e4 and Arjun played the Sicilian Dragon! That's the amazing thing about these youngsters, they are always ready for a fight. Who won this fight? Check out the video to find out!
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[@jayeshyadav8891]

I love Arjun's personality. Always humble and eager to learn

[@rafael6693]

he is exactly a copy of Vishy Anand in terms of humbleness and respect for others

[@edwardolvera5280]

eager to learn?? dont be a such wanker. you learn some psychology ... its a classic reaction to a loss : SAYING SOMETHING

[@nodikotha7313]

both are gentle and polite. Ali is more intellegent.

[@VARMOT123]

They have been playing together in similar events for years now . I remember arjun beating esipenko and nodirbek in 2018 youth olympiad . Hope arjun catapults to late 2700s in the next few years as his coach srinath said

[@user-nc1if6ut9d]

He did now

[@akhileshtayal90]

Few years ????? Are you there ?

[@alaouilias]

Firouzja is a monster on finding way outs of lose 🤝

[@anthonydantestewart9243]

Can we take a second and appreciate how this man played a hyper dragon and didn’t get kingside rolled

[@my_name_is_giovanni_giorgio]

it’s a very legit opening if you know a little bit about the theory, it’s deff not that easy to win with white against a well prepared dragon player.

[@jules1997du92]

Alireza changing his long time plan every two moves. Very nice massage

[@Av-uv6xu]

No, he was just manouvering hoping for opponnet to blunder xD

[@relax_sounds523]

As always, great coverage of the match by your channel...well done🙏🙏

[@Kian-tc5qo]

Nice win for Alireza, and considering he won against India no.1 it was certainly meaningful. Very excited to see his performance in the Candidates.

[@shreyashshinde1283]

@fighting porium bas kar bhai kitna spam karega😑

[@abhishekab1]

Comparing blitz to Candidates is too silly. What Ali Reza did in his last classical tournament is much more meaningful

[@Kian-tc5qo]

@@abhishekab1 I never did that. You need to learn how to read properly. I simply made a statement regarding the fact that everyone's eyes will be on him in the Candidates.

[@abhishekab1]

@@Kian-tc5qo Yeah probably. You made two unrelated statements, which kindof seemed correlated to me.

[@amirzikri342]

@@abhishekab1 illiterate

[@kingluigi4235]

I love how both of them smiled after the game

[@anon_for_gossip2613]

Arjun went on a three-loss streak against Nepo, Alireza and Kravtsiv towards the end of the event. Otherwise, his overall play was exceptional.

[@qbetech4764]

*MVL

[@VARMOT123]

It was Mvl in the place of nepo . Arjun offered draw to nepo in a wining position

[@giorgoskountourgiannis8230]

The winner are the people who are watching the game in you tube. Thank you both

[@kevinwellwrought2024]

Arjun had a free chess lesson from Alireza. Very humble guy!

[@mohammadkhorami1452]

Both of them are "Great"🥇

[@panimay7]

Are you iranian?

[@mohammadkhorami1452]

@@panimay7 Yeah Yeah

[@panimay7]

@@mohammadkhorami1452 can you speak persian?

[@mohammadkhorami1452]

@@panimay7 i do

[@alicemystery5332]

I agree, both of their careers in chess should prove exciting to watch.

[@Sarah-A97]

8:51 is so trippy. Arjun picked up the new rook, then pawn, then the white rook, then dropped his rook, pressed the clock then only put down the white rook. Where did the pawn go?

[@faisalqu1]

Love this channel

[@jeanmarcgeffriaud3832]

Un joueur sans masque, un autre avec masque (qui à la fin l'enlève), c'est quoi ce cirque?

[@DuaneLuy]

It's a good time to be alive seeing the best of their generations clash. I hope magnus can retain his prime a little longer his been in bad form several times I believe since November of 2020 when Wesley won that online rapid tournament don't remember the name of the tournament, but when he is in form there is no doubt he is the best at the moment. Wesley said so after winning the tournament that, it's depends on magnus form. But firouzja is definitely getting a foot hold of that level and soon enough would climb and stand at the top.. hope both are in th best form when they clash in wcc in the future

[@qbetech4764]

Getting paired with Alireza is perhaps the worst after losing a game and knowing that you have to win the next game 😑

[@VARMOT123]

Arjun not pushing against nepo in the dominating pushing and not converting a winning position against firo cost him a medal here . He was clear 3rd after 16 rounds and joint 3rd after 17 rounds

[@neamashenavar1828]

Nice match up between Firouzja and Arjun...both played well. 👍 Firouzja definitely is a cool customer! 😎

[@meirgriniasty7139]

grand master Erigaisi played beautifully. He did not "get a lesson" from Firouzia as some claim. I think he was winning in 8:40 but should have played Kh8 instead of a5

[@noxianor]

And that's the lesson.

[@vinayaktrivedi9375]

That is exactly the lesson. One mistake and you loose the game against top players.

[@VARMOT123]

@@vinayaktrivedi9375 not really . Alireza made many mistakes as well . It happens in blitz .

[@VARMOT123]

@@noxianor lol there isn't that much differemce in tehir blitz ratings

[@mahirdaiyan5926]

hahahhahaha

[@AmbitiousAkbar]

we are watching the future world champion versus the challenger. Both are very exciting players.

[@shivasundar]

Hmm... time trouble made Arjun miss the Knight fork.... good fight, kudos to Alireza for not cracking in mutual time trouble! Tough and complicated game as well, well handled by both players.

[@dasermutigungs-zentrum436]

... great ;-) thank you!

[@dineshpatil752]

too good...its not easy to beat arjun but firouzja is current champ

[@segercliffhanger]

Great chess players in a battle against their deodorizer. One of the most inaccuracy-ridden games I've seen from a set of top GM's in a while. Blind panic from both sides.

[@aradhyagarg1863]

Arjun played ...Re8 which was suggested by Giri in his Chessable course.

[@brianel-khoury885]

Is c4 a thing at 3:32? Or black is happy giving the exchange?

[@SaeedAcronia]

Don't be misled. Arjun is a beast and he finds moves that even all-time greats like Anand couldn't. I consider him just as strong as Firouzja himself in blitz. I wish he could have white against Firouzja to see how he does.

[@ianchua3605]

Arjun was in theory until Bc4 and pretty much after that he had a much clearer idea on what he was doing, and had a better position. Alireza is just better in blitz

[@VARMOT123]

@@ianchua3605 not really . There isn't that many rating points between them in blitz

[@edwardolvera5280]

Firouzjas Knight SAVED and WON the game 😛

[@kamruzzamaasif1528]

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL GAME

[@Attahee]

Excitement game

[@yassineneffati9848]

I thought Ian is over reacting when he complained about ali hitting the clock in Paris Rapid and blitz lol

[@user-dr1cr5up9n]

Молодец Фируджа!!!

[@user-gi4re7hh5u]

Alireza❤🔥

[@MarianoFreyreX]

Alireza is totally lost, but finds 1 2 3 4 5moves complicating, and then end s up winning- Amazing

[@anikeshbh]

tough game !!

[@chesshits942]

Wonderful game!

[@JayPatel-fo6rt]

Upload Duda vs Vidit game

[@panimay7]

Who won? Please tell

[@luizfelipemedeiros7506]

Firouzja was losing -5 .. but got back and dominated towards the end as became "blitz"

[@VARMOT123]

Had arjun won this ,he would've very likely finished in top 5 . He had great winning chances in this

[@alifarmahini5255]

fantastic

[@pkasb90]

Queen has massive power.

[@mukeshsahani6452]

Arjun is so cool in End games.

[@BeingHuman5291]

Most I like about this vdo is Arjun's mask 🤣

[@prokingff2625]

Why didnt he go for Nd4 - Ne6 idea?

[@djalals.moharrer5510]

To great Gm!

[@asenciondivinagracia8881]

Alireza...superb...

[@hectormedina5970]

5:51 after Qa5 Rb5 wins a bishop I think.

[@damong8020]

In that case aleriza wins a poon

[@rikidas5705]

It's better if there is a pgn file of these games

[@lakeppoonline990]

He is human, slow start means he do more if the long run happend.

[@vigneshsubramanian9507]

We need a homecoming stream!, its been quite a while.

[@mihirchandraloke1610]

At 1.34 Qh4 is winning straight away, with threat of Bh6 and attacking c4 bishop

[@andriymanucharyan]

i don't think so, white has Bxd5 and Be3 in case of Bh6, no?

[@GuiltyGearRockYou]

??? 8:53 why is he making a rook and not a queen? can someone explain?

[@AshiqReal1]

Even he make it Bishop doesn't matter white Bishop will capture it in next move

[@amirzikri342]

@@AshiqReal1 if he promotes a bishop then Q takes rook and mate in 1 next 💀💀

[@lordwiz6653]

He made whatever he got in hand . Queen he didn't see i guess

[@pranayrawat1]

Believe me there wont be any Indian GM in the future who could even dream of winning against Firouzja in the next couple of years....whereas Indian GM's just keep dreaming of reaching Candidates whereas other GM's dream of winning candidates and becoming challenger to the World Champion.....last time any Indian played in Candidates tournament was Vishy Anand in 2014....but he too didnt qualify for Candidates 2016.....!

[@prakyathprakash5180]

Correct urself -Anand played in 2016 Candidates, but came 3rd !

[@pranayrawat1]

@@prakyathprakash5180 ok...noted... 😂😂

[@lesilluminations1]

Sharp game.

[@avacs3165]

Best alireza

[@logan_12]

8:18 isnt that illegal move? i remember magnus once did that in his younger days and cost him the game

[@thedevil10]

nope because he was still holding his piece

[@logan_12]

@@thedevil10 oh yeah i just watched the magnus game again, my bad

[@logan_12]

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[@ashrafulalamkhan6723]

So cool

[@ranaaishwary948]

Arjun erigasi is nice

[@costarica739]

Please include the engine bar!

[@nielsw.8587]

please don't, if people want to see engine evals they can do it in another tab

[@costarica739]

@@nielsw.8587 I just want to appreciate their preciseness and see the blunders getting played. Im 2000 rated player but i cannot spot the blunders and inaccuracies in blitz games between 2 grandmasters. Why are you against the engine bar? For me its very educational to see the evaluation change after each move!

[@nielsw.8587]

@@costarica739 If you don‘t see the engine bar you are forced to think for yourself, I prefer that. If I see that one player has an advantage it‘s a big spoiler.

[@ansarpaalkos1308]

ali reza would have saved some time if he had concentrated less on toying with the black piece.

[@carpediem4874]

Alijun OLI OLI😃🙏

[@mayankgupta2543]

Arjun is better than him. Looks like he was under confindent because of big name. To give away queen. But this game surely would have given clearer picture.

[@ronnygunawan9313]

Arjun is the best!!

[@luizfelipemedeiros7506]

Firouzja looks handsome

[@sggyan]

I didn't understand in end .how he won

[@jeanmichel9207]

Alireza he give him check and he will take the rock for free

[@sggyan]

@@jeanmichel9207 ok

[@IranGr]

I still don't understand why women's chess is separate from men's? Why don't they mix them?

[@kianel8472]

If you don't understand it by now then there is no point in explaining it to you.

[@IranGr]

@@kianel8472 which really means you don't know either

[@kianel8472]

@@IranGr well since you're desperate to know...the answer is one we don't usually like to talk about, men are simply smarter.

[@kianel8472]

Also most of the tournaments are open for everyone to participate and the reason you don't see the female players in the media is that they are simply weaker to be highlighted, ofc there are some female players who can be exceptions but we re talking about the majority

[@IranGr]

@@kianel8472 boooooo that must qualify for the dumbest answer on youtube

[@ananymunshi]

Can anyone explain firouzja playing King B1? The thought process?

[@Pushpendra_singh96]

King on c1 is slightly exposed on dark square diagonal. And Arjun's dark square bishop is basically a dragon in the game. It can give a deadly check or pin from h6. So king to B1 is a prophylactic move to avoid such threats.

[@ananymunshi]

@@Pushpendra_singh96 ahh, okay, thanks a lot mate, did clear it up, well explained

[@mayankgupta4350]

why didnt he made queen ?

[@jeetk]

Queen or rook, alireza was anyways going to take it with the bishop, since alireza's king would be in check. I think he just made a piece to deliver the check, rook would also suffice

[@hkvamshi8754]

If arjun do hard work definitely he beat firouzja.👍🏻👍🏻

[@bhawikmahnot4209]

Kitne saal ka hai be tu 🥵

[@bamdad19996]

Firouzja is only bad at rapid.

[@petere3191]

wow he promoted to a rook :P

[@marcch03]

wears mask all game, then takes it off for the conversation

[@josemljr]

If Arjun played at 06:18 Tb5 ..kk

[@amelo8976]

👋🏾👋🏾👋🏾

[@benben77777]

This indian guy likes facemasks

[@aliamir5718]

iran 1 india 0

[@superfluous5162]

Iran ? . One is from French federation and other is from Indian federation .

[@akashbharadwaj02]

Bruh he is not representing Iran right?

[@EloyGijon67]

Does anybody know if horrible Iranian regime would play against Firoujza?

[@Mahalakshmi-Khan]

@@khalilshirgir1461 True, the child-killing regime is dirty and occupying Palestine.

[@unofficialnotmember8253]

Alireza crushed him

[@goethemusik]

With a mask in his face...

[@geert574]

The blonde is contemplating sitting on Firouzjas creepy moustache

[@kunalgupta3208]

Ooo nice

[@Jay_Dearing]

What a finish

[@fernandoojeda2132]

😶☺

[@tyrellwreleck4226]

Arjun is good. But he is not THAT good. If you know what i mean.

[@pavanshetty2985]

First view

[@walterlotte4215]

So he wears the mask as long as they're not talking. LOL. I feel the same about those things. But at least I just don't wear them at all.

[@umangsharma9993]

It's easy win for Ali Reza 😒😒

[@VARMOT123]

not really. he was losing there in the middle

[@zaurbagirov6901]

Foruzja is overrated

[@saulo07]

Nah...he is simply over strong really...