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

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@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...

[@SamuelPearlman]

Amazing stuff from Praggiano Caranandhaa!

[@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.

[@arnavrawat9864]

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

[@AboudSafar]

Finally the Cecilian defense,the best opening for black 🖤

[@TheDannytaz]

Indeed, also known as the Cecile-Ian Defense.

[@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

[@vipulgupta]

The Four Chessketeers - Title of a new Hollywood flick

[@AshishKumar-gh2bz]

4 horsemen is much better

[@daviddurbin7682]

Lol. Anish using Nakamura quote lol

[@snharshraj]

Ding definitely confused that for whom he should prepare 😂

[@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

[@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.

[@tom7]

Exciting tournament!

[@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

[@Adammagrath1]

I love it when Antonio calls a bishop a pawn ❤

[@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.

[@davidanderson_surrey_bc]

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.

[@OfficialFoliLucker]

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

[@aseq2]

lol that Anish quote

[@zlatkomargeta4788]

this channel is dominating

[@benevolent1234]

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

[@user-gr3tg2yk6o-24_डफ़क]

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

[@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?

[@Keizer-v9c]

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.

[@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

[@matthewsalzman9034]

Very tense and cool game.

[@russsherman]

Lets go Fabi

[@stevejones799]

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

[@studbagl]

Favorite game of the tournament!

[@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.

[@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...

[@joshuamphande2272]

Hey what's CNG in the timestamps?

[@ChristianBrown-sc3pk]

Did you cover the womens tournament?

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@seanmeehan2771]

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

[@benevolent1234]

What about showing a game with Ian

[@jollyjester3923]

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

[@xXx-un3ie]

14:05 I always know when I think of a move and the move happened in the game that it was a huge mistake to make that move.

[@mohammadameen1857]

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

[@tf5920]

Imagine if Gukesh wins... Wow.

[@user-qh3mc1jx2w]

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

[@davidanderson_surrey_bc]

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 🤔

[@urbaniv]

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

[@DarkKnightIndia]

Kudos to Lillith Carrie for creating such a romance OTB 🙏

[@camilohiche4475]

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

[@KirubanithiKiruba-vo6ih]

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

[@odinniereece4096]

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

[@umeshpandit8305]

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

[@GhaforyAido]

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

[@turinhorse]

well done Fabi

[@robmorefield6540]

Come on Fabi!!!

[@ianbynoe6515]

Good luck, Fabi❤ i hope you beat lan

[@rickharold7884]

Looking good

[@BahijSalem-jd5iy]

Good Luck for Fabiano

[@jiffpop5143]

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

[@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.

[@armaanmalhotra9042]

🔥🔥

[@Bobby-fj8mk]

Another close game - it could have gone either way.

[@rochfati2732]

Tough game 🤯

[@yggdrasil9039]

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

[@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!

[@menohomo7716]

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

[@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.

[@gyulaborbely8178]

Can Gukesh do it???!!!

[@michaelmassaro4375]

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

[@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

[@VaibhavSingh-qi5cz]

Indian chess is in good hands 👍🔥

[@LordFred69]

like to see Gukesh or Hikaru win this

[@fourtime7]

Let them fight.

[@JohnOwenBanks]

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.

[@JohnOwenBanks]

@@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 ~

[@robmorefield6540]

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

[@Philopantheon82]

Gukesh will force Hikaru to mistakes and then crush him

[@karlstone6011]

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

[@kaewonf8]

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

[@user-gr3tg2yk6o-24_डफ़क]

Lol That was even before the game started 😅😅 lDl0T

[@praiseshishi2189]

Yes, that's what he meant r​@@user-gr3tg2yk6o-24_डफ़क

[@kaewonf8]

@@user-gr3tg2yk6o-24_डफ़क wow that is NEXT LEVEL analysis bro

[@bobcabot]

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

[@bobconfrancisco709]

#suggestion: Vaishali vs. Lei

[@different_breed001]

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

[@different_breed001]

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

[@SnowFlameSupremacy]

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

[@lvst_nghtlonnie1877]

🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

[@Ginger_Hrn]

Is that a fking 2hu reference?

[@stevejones799]

Magnoose >> Fabi Period.

[@NT-lq3lq]

So the alireza hype is finally over it seems

[@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

[@SrikanthS-v7k]

P is no match for both FC and MC

[@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...

[@CommentKilller]

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

[@camilohiche4475]

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

[@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