Black MUST be winning | Praggnanandhaa vs Niemann | Julius Baer Generation Cup 2022

[@PowerPlayChess]

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[@nickjackson6962]

Powerplay to 100k!!!

[@peterday3253]

Very enjoyable analysis. I like your style, Mr. King.

[@zeezmusic7245]

Daniel thanks for all the awesome videos over the years. I just saw a game between Morozevich and Anand in Moscow 1995, kings gambit game with your commentary. I suggest to everyone to check out that game. It’s just wow

[@RangeWilson]

Nicely played by Niemann until he inexplicably moved the Knight away from White's King, while also letting the Rook into the game, all just to grab a pawn. With a short time control, however, he can hardly be blamed.

[@Robster543210]

Great analysis, GM King, thank you. I thought Black had sure ways to win watching the video but Pragg's defensive skills are really exceptional. Looking forward to your analysis of some of the US Championship games. It should be a great one. I think Wesley So has the edge here; lots of experience and very hard to beat. he will get the wins he needs and get the championship in my view.

[@jonshive5482]

First! Great game GM King. Many thanks for the presentation. Cheers!

[@slax59]

Another great game by Hansfish.

[@enriquevecerra4651]

Tensa partida.gracias Power play chess,Saludos Master.

[@Socrates...]

Thank you so much

[@illowrenollow423]

It is Hans Niemann, who else? The King's Gambit of Netxflix chess ;-)

[@vcvartak7111]

Prag's RD8 move was excellent

[@matthewczarnecki371]

Great vid/commentary as always

[@OsirisAusar9]

Thanks for the game the new setup looks good!

[@arnehessenbruch]

“Feels” is your new favourite word, methinks 😊

[@patrickdrake9033]

Once in a while I'd like to see a game explained with just the moves used. I am not an expert but enjoy game analysis. I get lost quickly with all of the potential move explanations. Your videos are great btw.

[@a.m.armstrong8354]

Through the eye of Hans Niemann..there go I!

[@afifkhaja]

Great analysis

[@djgresearch]

Great game! I know there's tons of other stuff going on but if you're ever short of material (?) might I suggest Fedoseev against Niemann from the Sheikh Hamden Cup in Dubai, which, to me looks like a cracker (although fairly lengthy) - hard fought with sacs and a minor piece ending.

[@xbcrcx]

Hi Daniel. I love your move by move explanations. They're very clear and you don't talk (or make moves) so fast that I can't follow along. I've just started teaching a class of school children how to play chess and was wondering what software you use to display the moves, go back after a variation, highlight squares etc.

[@PowerPlayChess]

I'm using ChessBase software.

[@marchelfman3278]

@@PowerPlayChess Thanks!

[@lucasfmhomem]

Wrong thumbnail? It's the game against Aronian.

[@Scaredysquirrelmtb]

Can you please post magnus hans sep 22 game analysis thx

[@A.mostafavi]

Bravoo👏👏

[@foliumdescartes4698]

Hans probably forgot the 'beads' at home...😉

[@sjobang]

Have a nice life, King!

[@mister.snrubb]

In the position where Niemann played …a5, you say that …h3 2.g3 is not dangerous, but isn’t 2…Ng4 just wonderful for Black? Octopus knight incoming…

[@philipstevenson5166]

but was niemann stuffed with lead weights?

[@joseraulcapablanca8564]

This was interesting, Strange of Pragg to. Go in for such a theoretically weak nimrod, pity Niemann did not have time to find the finish. Thanks Daniel and keep up the good work.

[@Chess-Gyaan]

A certain people have the biggest watchbase. I have been noticing for a long time in all of my notifications you only showing losses or bad play of them, I can never imagine you being one of the mind to do so , but just a practical youtube advice from a wellwisher

[@PowerPlayChess]

Forgive me, but I don't understand your comment. What is it that I can do better?

[@whatscharliedoingtoday2566]

Hey Danny, full disclosure I am a Newcastle supporter as you may recall. Tough day for Brentford. They have impressed me in the past with their play, but too many sloppy mistakes in front of their goal today. I thought they did receive a bit of a harsh decision having that first goal disallowed. They’ll be back.

[@PowerPlayChess]

Only caught the three-minute highlights and the Bees looked dreadful. On that kind of form I fear for them :(

[@whatscharliedoingtoday2566]

I thought the two OGs were as one would find in Test Your Chess -- unlucky. I don’t fear for Brentford. Too many other worse teams. Just mark it as an off day and move on.

[@frednimzowi9852]

I watched this game live, it was frustrating that Hans couldn't find the winning line, he would have deserved that one.

[@frednimzowi9852]

@@jprw If it's a joke it's not a good one, if it's not a joke it's worse.

[@joshdarius5995]

This Niemann will be in the next candidates I would think

[@nunomacuacua]

Ahah which candidates?

[@phiggins54]

The repeated stress on ‘classical’ sounds defensive in this campaign to rehabilitate Niemann. I suggest an analysis of Niemann’s loss to Caruana with white in the US Championships is much more revealing of Niemann’s strengths and weaknesses: aggressive; dynamic; intimidating; at times lacking in depth; fragile under pressure; confident to the point of arrogance; in other words still showing significant immaturity, of which his past cheating is another symptom. As Caruana himself has stated, he is an ‘interesting’ player worthy of attention.

[@thethinker3888]

Thumbnail looks an awful lot like Hans vs Levon…wrong game?

[@TheLincolnrailsplitt]

How accurate were both players?

[@nilsp9426]

I wonder if, for a brief moment, he would have thought "there we go, more cheating allegations", if he had seen Qh5 in that winning variation.

[@ulrichulrich5810]

Praggnanandhaa

[@LateCloser]

I can't imagine being white and WANTING to play this variation of the Nimzo. It's like a dream for black. If you didn't tell me the names of the players, I would have guessed a 2200 elo player was white and only slightly higher for black. I don't think Pragg would have let Hans off the hook if the colors were reversed. However, the fact that Pragg intentionally gave Hans that position out of the opening questions his assessment skills. Even in rapid. This game is like watching a couple highly drafted prospects in another sport play in their rookie seasons. Talented, but not quite ready to play with the pros yet.

[@landilevanaj3499]

Congratulations to prag took a drow to stockfish

[@altalingua]

Prag is a remarkable talent!

[@landilevanaj3499]

Sure I know, he is pretty good chess player many amazing games is playing by pragg

[@dredek1]

Why to anslise stockfish moves? 🤣

[@jonathanbaxter5821]

Hans Niemann is “extraordinary” alright. An extraordinary cheat. But apparently cheating is condoned in chess, so we should all just ignore that.

[@lifeisthefun]

What's with Daniel's obsession with Niemann? Savior complex? This wasn't a particularly interesting game so the only reason I can think of to feature it is as a favor to Hans. Let the situation re the cheating allegations sort itself out before you pick a side. Meanwhile, there's lots of cool games being played which don't have Hans in them.

[@corpseinthesky6111]

Everyone is making videos about Hans, it brings the views. I think it’s fine for Daniel to participate in this trend, his videos aren’t annoyingly clickbaity like some others and he deserves a bigger audience

[@f.a.9144]

Why obsession or saviour complex? Did you ever hear about the presumtion of innocence?

[@scythermantis]

This was a fascinating game and it's these videos why I watch. If you don't like it jog on!

[@dredek1]

Daniel, please stop showing games of the cheater, noone is intetested...

[@PowerPlayChess]

Considering the quality of moves at critical moments by both players, or rather the lack of quality, it is quite clear that this was a clean game.

[@stegr1103]

I was a big fan of this channel, until GM King took sides with Niemann. Who cares about this game, there are plenty more recent games much more interesting.

[@f.a.9144]

Who cares about your one-sided opinion?

[@charlesedward5216]

I care about this game. Now what?

[@stegr1103]

@@f.a.9144 you do, obviously. Now hush, take your medicine.

[@stegr1103]

@@charlesedward5216 now you can be proud of yourself. Well done!

[@altalingua]

It gets clicks! I don't blame him.

[@pelida77]

Man, I never realized how boring this game really is until I heard all that talk about buttplugs. Exciting!

[@grantross2609]

no sign of the c word here tho.......

[@PowerPlayChess]

As the game was obviously clean, there was no need to mention the c word! It was just a good battle between two very talented players.