And Then There Were Four || Praggnanandhaa vs Caruana || Round 13 || FIDE Candidates (2024)

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Praggnanandhaa R (2747) - Caruana, Fabiano (2803)
FIDE Candidates Chess Tournaments 2024 (Chess.com) [13] 2024.04.20
B30 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rossolimo attack (without ...d6)
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.d3 Qc7 6.Nbd2 e5 7.a4 Be6 8.b3 Be7 9.Nc4 Nd7 10.Ng5 Bxc4 11.bxc4 Nf8 12.Qg4 h5 13.Qf5 Bd6 14.O-O Qe7 15.Qh3 f6 16.Nf3 g5 17.Nd2 Ne6 18.Re1 g4 19.Qe3 O-O-O 20.Qe2 Rdg8 21.Nf1 h4 22.Ne3 Nd4 23.Qd1 h3 24.g3 Nf3+ 25.Kh1 Nxe1 26.Qxe1 Qd7 27.Rb1 Bf8 28.Ba3 Kb8 29.Qe2 Ka8 30.Kg1 Rh7 31.Qd1 Rhg7 32.Kf1 Qd8 33.Qe1 Rg5 34.Rb3 Rh5 35.Rb1 Bd6 36.Bb2 Bc7 37.Bc3 Qd7 38.Qd1 Bd6 39.Qe2 Bf8 40.f3 gxf3 41.Qxf3 Rh7 42.Nf5 Qe8 43.Bd2 Qh5 44.Qxh5 Rxh5 45.Ke2 b6 46.Kf3 Rh7 47.g4 Be7 48.Kg3 Bd8 49.Be3 a5 50.Rb3 Ka7 51.Rb1 Ka6 52.Rb2 Bc7 53.Rb1 Rb8 54.Rf1 b5 55.cxb5+ cxb5 56.Bxc5 bxa4 57.Ne3 Bd8 58.Ba3 Rc8 59.Nc4 Rc6 60.Ra1 Bb6 61.Bc1 Bd4 62.Rxa4 Bc3 63.Ra3 Bb4 64.Ra2 Be1+ 65.Kf3 Rb7 66.Bb2 Rb5 67.c3 Rc7 68.Ba1 Rd7 69.d4 Rc7 70.Ne3 exd4 71.cxd4 Rb3 72.Kf4 Rc1 73.e5 fxe5+ 74.dxe5 Rxa1 75.Rxa1 Bd2 76.e6 Bxe3+ 77.Kf5 Bc5 78.Rc1 Kb6 79.g5 Be7 80.Kg6 a4 81.Rc8 Re3 82.Re8 a3 83.Ra8 Kb7 84.Ra5 Rxe6+ 85.Kf7 Ra6 86.Rxa6 Kxa6 87.g6 a2 88.g7 a1=Q 89.g8=Q Qa2+
Timestamps:
0:00 Hello Everyone
01:03 Awesome Photo!
01:20 Game Starts!
02:10 CNG!
16:00 Pause The Video!
18:57 It Was in This Position
20:00 STANDINGS AFTER ROUND 13
21:40 Contributions
21:55 Download Mproov!
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[@stevejones799]

Can we all give Antonio a “ good job “ for not littering his videos with advertisements.

[@RupertMDoc]

I own both a "Hello Everyone" and "What's the Idea" shirts out of appreciation.

[@Puschit1]

Like Fabi, he doesn't need to.

[@LukeLongboneOfficial]

@Puschit1 sharp observation and very well written my dude

[@decreasing_entropy3003]

1:16 "Fabi is sponsorless, probably won so much money already that he can afford to wear clean suits, so good for him."-Agad.

[@caseyhurlburt3561]

Lol yeah I loved that line.

[@aronuchukwuezugo615]

9:32 The first pawn capture was on move 40 😮😅

[@thesuperjacobshow8151]

Fabiano is the hardest working Chess player in the world up against monsters of natural talent. Probably the player I respect the most. He'd be the undisputed world champion if it weren't for the supernatural mutants like Magnus. It's a great century for the game. I love the whole field. Great game and great coverage. Thanks for bringing us this coverage every day, Agad.

[@camilohiche4475]

Forget the Champions League. Forget the Euro. Forget the Olympic games. THIS is the competition of the year.

[@MorphyBDubov12]

You forgot the Copa America

[@camilohiche4475]

@@MorphyBDubov12 And Copa Fucking Merica

[@MorphyBDubov12]

@@camilohiche4475 Lol

[@eenayeah]

This was a really fun game to watch live because Prag actually kept playing at the end there and even Queening despite knowing he was going to lose. It's really a rare day when we get so close to a checkmate these days when everyone resigns immediately at the first sight of defeat.

[@joshuamphande2272]

He must be a Gotham sub

[@scottt468]

Antonio wearing a clean shirt, he's made enough money.

[@Adammagrath1]

Unnecessary

[@MaxawulanaAndile]

If ding wins the championship match again he deserves our respect. He might not be the strongest champion ever but winning against the leader that will emerge from this tournament will be one of the strongest performances of his life. And the chess world will be disappointed...

[@michaelmassaro4375]

I hope Gukesh wins I think he’s capable he’s shown his great determination throughout this tournament Hikaru and Fabiano have both been playing rejuvenated chess and Nepo of course stills wants to win it’s an exciting day of Chess today may the Best player Win Go Gukesh 😊♟️🇮🇳❤️

[@crisgon9552]

I hope Ding puts up a good fight at the World's Championship games. Don't want to watch anyone getting slaughtered

[@kenadams9725]

I'm already considering winner of the candidates is the next world champion😂

[@chesneytube1]

@@kenadams9725 Ding will do a lot of work for the wc, I don’t expect him to be as weak as he has been

[@alvisezanusso3102]

I think he's very worried about defending the title..he hasn't shown up lately, and when he did, he didn't play such great games

[@kenadams9725]

@@chesneytube1 no one is doubting his abilities but I don't think he's motivated to keep the title, his heart doesn't seem to be in the game anymore

[@ianbynoe6515]

Who ever challenge Ding will turn him into Ming 😅 he is not a true world chess champion

[@SamuelPearlman]

Amazing stuff from Praggiano Caranandhaa!

[@snharshraj]

Ding definitely confused that for whom he should prepare 😂

[@akaezesamuel4688]

Gukesh is basically gonna be playing a classical Armageddon where he won the black pieces

[@aronuchukwuezugo615]

😂😂😂 Nice way to put it.

[@NWRIBronco6]

Kind of, except if Gukesh ties Hikaru and one of Fabi or Ian wins their game then Gukesh is tied for the lead and has to go into a tie-break match in faster time control. So a bit worse than Armageddon with black in that regard, because a draw does not guarantee winning the tournament... AND a win DOES guarantee winning the tournament, so it's worth it to be a little risky...

[@reun1clus]

Imagine if Fabi/Nepo win their game, and wait for Hikaru-Gukesh game to end, and see who they play the tiebreak, and then see Hikaru push way too far, and lose the game and no tiebreaker for the last game

[@reun1clus]

@@NWRIBronco6 i doubt it… Gukesh will play it safe and wait for Hikaru to overcommit, since Hikaru is in a must win scenario

[@ManishRawat-qz4nd]

A good example where the initial statement looks clever but on closer inspection, it has no relevance. The time period is same for both, if gukesh draws he most probably goes into a tie break and it's a classical match.

[@vipulgupta]

The Four Chessketeers - Title of a new Hollywood flick

[@AshishKumar-gh2bz]

4 horsemen is much better

[@arnavrawat9864]

Damn. Fabi squeezed this position so much. Very magnus like

[@TheJaybrone]

They couldn’t have scripted the final round matchups any better if they tried. There are only 4 players who can win and they play each other.

[@user-gr3tg2yk6o]

I bet half of you don’t know that it was 7 hour games with 89 moves 😂😂

[@AboudSafar]

Finally the Cecilian defense,the best opening for black 🖤

[@TheDannytaz]

Indeed, also known as the Cecile-Ian Defense.

[@P.sherman45]

shout out to the organizers who arranged these matches in a way that no 2 players from a same country can face off in the final round. not accusing anyone of unsportsmanship behavior but if gukesh was facing pragg or vidit in the last round we could possibly have drama, but that possibility is eliminated by the brilliant organizers.

[@kunalsingh4418]

True. Small details like these helps prevent bunch of controversies.

[@user-dw4dq1if1m]

Indeed, fide have mention this earlier

[@English-to6qc]

Soviets during fisher era paved the way

[@michaelmassaro4375]

They wouldn’t go that route even if they were

[@andrevth]

if Pragg supoorted Fabi and wanted to help him win the tournament could he have intentionally "blundered" this game away ? Of course not making it so obvious. Are there any rules preventing players from engaging in this sort of play?

[@daviddurbin7682]

Lol. Anish using Nakamura quote lol

[@tom7]

Exciting tournament!

[@luckyarabr]

Antonio, do you like the band Génesis? There is an excellent work by them “And then where three”

[@northshores7319]

Boris Spassky was asked what was the difference that enabled him to beat Petrosian in 69' after having lost to him in 66' in their Championship Matches. He replied-I learned you have to play Classical Openings at the highest level. They are the best and most researched for a reason. He had not played them in 66' and had lost so I think he was correct so saying that Fabi had to play a extremely rare variation in order to have a chance to win is, to me, suspicious at best. Good openings make for good wins.

[@ninonucaro8539]

FINALLY AFTER WAITING FOR 12 ROUNDS OF MOSTLY BORING "ALWAYS THE SAME SH...", IN ROUND 13 WE'VE GOT 2 GREAT GAMES.🎉🎉🎉🎉BRAVO GUKESH AND FAVI.

[@davidanderson2357]

There was a very nice full-page article in this weekend's Globe and Mail, which is Canada's premium newspaper. Though the story got a couple of minor things wrong, the journalist had some very complimentary things to say about the first-ever brother-sister Candidates.

[@benevolent1234]

Your sound volume turned off almost right after you started the video.

[@seanmeehan2771]

I thought I saw a move that Hikaru missed in his round 13 draw. Any chance you analyze that one too?

[@aseq2]

lol that Anish quote

[@studbagl]

Favorite game of the tournament!

[@user-qh3mc1jx2w]

Prag has been so silent i haven't seen anything in this tournament maybe he will be better in the next one

[@spytrig6560]

Nothing out of the ordinary in the early foto? One button is not there in Caruana's jacket sleeve!!😊

[@bungaIowbill]

This is actually a typical sign of a bespoke suit jacket. Functioning button holes require hand-stitching, which means that factory-made jackets just have sewn-on buttons without actual buttonholes. Having an the last button unbuttoned is thus a subtle signal saying "this is a high-quality suit". That being said, the suit doesn't really fit that well, so it probably is a ready-to-wear suit trying to look bespoke

[@F3XT]

@@bungaIowbill that's very deep

[@joshuamphande2272]

Hey what's CNG in the timestamps?

[@MartynONions-mu6ec]

That’s the best attack I’ve ever seen from anyone! Brilliance from Prag 😅Fabi wow 😅 Massive congratulations 🎉 Awesome analysis Antonio! Especially the bit where the computer showed what Fab should’ve done with his Rook that time , that he missed. Possibly the best game of the tournament

[@spacecomunication]

man this tournament is a blessing. And all happened because Magnus doesnt play. We have too many players in the top and decisive games, not boring magnus games. Thank god

[@adnanh3904]

Bruh Magnus mostly wipes the floor with them what are you talking about

[@amitraohuman]

@@adnanh3904 That's exactly what he is talking about.

[@LordFred69]

boring Magnus games...oh brother...

[@OfficialFoliLucker]

Well thats a new sentence.... "Glorified Pawn!"

[@matthewsalzman9034]

Very tense and cool game.

[@football_ix_lovee]

Out of all these players, Fabi and Hikaru deserve to win the most. But if Gukesh wins, he also deserves because he played brilliant chess.

[@benevolent1234]

What about showing a game with Ian

[@Adammagrath1]

I love it when Antonio calls a bishop a pawn ❤

[@GhaforyAido]

Agadmator..! Why did you delay this game? Fabi had many supporters and they are awaiting his games. I am one of them

[@rochfati2732]

Tough game 🤯

[@armychowmein8021]

Man, I think it would be so ironic to go from wardrobe shenanigans like the Alireeza shoes incident to looking like NASCAR cars with a ton of sponsors all over the players' suits in a few years! Feels like the hectic display of logos could be just as distracting or annoying

[@ChristianBrown-sc3pk]

Did you cover the womens tournament?

[@zlatkomargeta4788]

this channel is dominating

[@russsherman]

Lets go Fabi

[@stevejones799]

Absolutely insane he beat Prag WITH the black pieces!! Effin Reza shouldn’t have been in this.

[@mohammadameen1857]

Why did Anish quote that? Is it because of Gukesh's amazing play in the candidates?

[@tf5920]

Imagine if Gukesh wins... Wow.

[@ianbynoe6515]

Good luck, Fabi❤ i hope you beat lan

[@urbaniv]

So tie break or a clear winner. What a finale round

[@KirubanithiKiruba-vo6ih]

Pragg lost against Hikaru and Fabiano on purpose to show his gratitude because both helped Pragg to qualify for Candidates matches

[@turinhorse]

well done Fabi

[@odinniereece4096]

I thought pragg resigned on the move where fabi promoted..

[@armaanmalhotra9042]

🔥🔥

[@rickharold7884]

Looking good

[@davidanderson2357]

I said in the previous video's comments that all four leaders had to fight for a win to stand a chance. As it turns out...

[@insanestuff9470]

If this is to face magnus rather than ding.. these seems more interesting 🤔

[@jollyjester3923]

It wasn't "equal material" at 11:36.

[@mamaBucketvfx]

Chess festival 🎉🎉🎉, fabi vs nepo do or die for both and gukesk vs hikaru do or die for hikaru . There's gonna be a lot of blood today

[@robmorefield6540]

Come on Fabi!!!

[@DarkKnightIndia]

Kudos to Lillith Carrie for creating such a romance OTB 🙏

[@menohomo7716]

let's not ask what the original title of this video was

[@DiFF7Skyns]

I don't care if they're rooting for Gukesh to be the champion, just because he's the youngest, but who really deserves it here is Fabi. The only one who didn't lose a single game in the classic against Carlsen. Ian is weak, he blundered a lot, and Ding wasn't even in the candidates' tournament, he inherited the place from Karjakin.

[@yggdrasil9039]

I believe Fabi is the only 2800 rated player in the tournament

[@Modern_Nietzsche]

Did anyone get the Agatha Christie reference in the video title or am I the only one here?

[@menohomo7716]

yeah but it's weird because in the book there is "10 little indians" which vanish after each murder, until there were none... So i'm not sure he actually intended it.

[@mikemartin5340]

Wildest part is that we all know, without a doubt, that today is for the world championship. Whoever wins today is a 99% favorite to become world champ. Let’s go!

[@jessejordache1869]

Everytime I hear "Rossolimo" in game recap, I think the same thing. And every 100 times or so, I share it: my father's best friend from college was board 3 at UNC's chess team. UNC is a very difficult school to get into, and board 1 was a ringer: a Russian "student" who barely spoke English. So being board 3 is kind of a big deal. I've played him, and I've watched games with him, and he's a better calculator than me, and I'm pretty good, and the better evaluator than him. I've played him a bunch of times and never won, although I've had the better position, but he's just infuriatingly SOLID. Then again, I don't think I've played him since I had the realization that boosted my Lichess score from just under 2000 to over 2200, which was "I'm not Tal at all: I'm Karpov." Anyways, he and my father used to sometimes hang out at the Marshall Chess Club in New York, which was run by Rossolimo. And Rossolimo was infamous for trying to set up ménages de trois with the members with attractive wives. True story.

[@the2ndmask]

wtf did i just read

[@mathilde2006]

Where is the dog ??

[@andylee3114]

Agad said a while back that Medo has gotten too old to climb the stairs. I miss him, it would be nice if Agad showed some footage of Medo once in a while.

[@LordFred69]

like to see Gukesh or Hikaru win this

[@BahijSalem-jd5iy]

Good Luck for Fabiano

[@Bobby-fj8mk]

Another close game - it could have gone either way.

[@pradeepmodugu7738]

First video where Agad didn't remind everyone that Fabi is the only 2800 player

[@agadmator]

Pretty sure I mentioned it once 😅

[@cliffgn2396]

He did mention that... At some point at the beginning of the video

[@gyulaborbely8178]

Can Gukesh do it???!!!

[@Everything_I_Like]

"Probably won so much money that he can wear clean suits"

[@kaewonf8]

Look at the body language in that photo - Fabi leaning in confidently, Pragg slumped and hunched over in defeat. Game over!

[@user-gr3tg2yk6o]

Lol That was even before the game started 😅😅 lDl0T

[@praiseshishi2189]

Yes, that's what he meant r​@@user-gr3tg2yk6o

[@kaewonf8]

@@user-gr3tg2yk6o wow that is NEXT LEVEL analysis bro

[@fourtime7]

Let them fight.

[@umeshpandit8305]

Ding ..... Least deserving champion. Harsh but true

[@karlstone6011]

So this is that chess thing I've been hearing so much about!

[@michaelmassaro4375]

And than there was One his name Gukesh yes 😊♟️🇮🇳❤️

[@jiffpop5143]

Does it matter who wins when we all know Magnus would win

[@Philiopantheon82]

Gukesh will force Hikaru to mistakes and then crush him

[@p_7521]

Hikaru winning tomorrow vs gukesh, winning the candidates and the world championship match is a dream for many chess fans. His rise is something that's not been talked often. After dipping to 2730 in Croatia GCT 2019, my man has just kept growing. But, since its sports and anything could happen, we would love watching fighting chess tomorrow.

[@chirayulimaye169]

Hold your horses.. I mean Knights

[@p_7521]

@@chirayulimaye169 They're helded dont worry bout it.

[@MohammedMustafa-sx3jf]

a 17 y.o underdog winning the candidates would also be a great story although hikaru winning is also fine

[@lvst_nghtlonnie1877]

🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

[@Sparky579]

Is that a fking 2hu reference?

[@VaibhavSingh-qi5cz]

Indian chess is in good hands 👍🔥

[@bobconfrancisco709]

#suggestion: Vaishali vs. Lei

[@user-qk5oi7xg1y]

Again, I can't see how this 2024 chess equates or surpasses the 1970's Candidates play or final between Spassky & Fischer. Please help me to grasp any portion of this play that is more remarkable than the Fischer era in world class chess. Superb post! Many thanks ~

[@DarkSygil666]

If you can't see it, I don't know how asking others to show you will help, especially in something that is open to interpretation.

[@user-qk5oi7xg1y]

@@DarkSygil666 Chess isn't a matter of interpretation, it is an exacting game where variations can be shown by those w/Stockfish 15 or other chess computers...or merely someone stronger than me, just a class A fish asking for a little help that's all. Clearly not from you. Have a splendid day ~

[@bobcabot]

...there is a even better reason: Abasov.

[@user-nl1od8rp9h]

P is no match for both FC and MC

[@robmorefield6540]

Pragg got "$moked" like a Cuban cigar... Lol

[@NT-lq3lq]

So the alireza hype is finally over it seems

[@stevejones799]

Magnoose >> Fabi Period.

[@paulboro5278]

Magnus's predictions were completely wrong this time

[@tacticisacting3702]

No? They were quite accurate. Only Gukesh and Alireza were misplaced.

[@snharshraj]

You missed fabi he didn't lead the candidate once but if he wins definitely nightmares for ding

[@Elamado97]

Gukesh was the anamoly, also hikaru losing against vidit twice

[@LukeLongboneOfficial]

any one of these top 4 will destroy Ding

[@alexandranicholle7458]

gukesh will not draw! have you seen what happen to tatasteelchess 2024?? 🤔🤔🤔

[@kartikaysingh5746]

Gukesh for the championship 👇

[@redbarchetta5620]

10:55 "Perfect Execution", eh? Akaliano Caruana.

[@bobvilla4383]

Why moving horsie wrong? It move like ‘ S ‘ not ‘ L’ 🤦‍♂️. Maybe dis a mentally challenged tournament?

[@splaur]

Gukesh winning was seriously disappointing. It really changes the landscape of the final round. He will play boring, defensive, drawish chess. If they had all been on 8.0, it would have made for a perfect final round where anything can happen and everyone would be looking to take chances. Now? Fabi and Ian will end in a draw, and even if one magically pulls out a win, it won't even matter. Hikaru will push hard and end up in a losing position. /sigh

[@mavericksantiago319]

Prag when pressured crumbles tottaly ... he is never a magnus type guy ... he is not even a vishwanathan anand

[@princetaliyan7345]

Didnt crumbled, bt yeah lot less experienced i would say, his first candidates & fabi being only 2800+ is already a beast, still managed him to drag to a 7hr+ & 89 moves game... Blitzed all ending moves in time pressure, i guess time management was where he got defeated.

[@mavericksantiago319]

@princetaliyan7345 I have seen when pragg comes to a point where he has not prepared the line, he tottaly does the wrong move ... chess is also remembering moves as fischer has once told ... pragg dosent have the spontaneity...

[@Professor_Fussy-face]

Still stuck on 1.31M!! Ridiculous at this point.

[@shoaibaalam8978]

So what? I am stuck on 7 for 12 years 🤭🤭😭😭