Which Grandmaster Has the BEST Pre-Game Ritual?

[@csqpod]

!! @3:49 Kirill SHEVCHENKO NOT Alekseenko.

[@Forest_Knight]

🤦‍♂🤦‍♀🤦

[@mrpizza6503]

take the video down and reupload?

[@evelynn4273]

It always seemed like Magnus's pre-game ritual was waking up 30 seconds before the game starts.

[@Lastninjaxoxoxoxox]

That was also bobby's. He said in an interview he usually wakes up 30 min before the match starts that's why he's always late.

[@evelynn4273]

@@Lastninjaxoxoxoxox - It makes perfect sense. I would want to clean reboot so i could run efficiently with minimal interference, especially if i'm a bit of a headcase. I can also understand why a chess player like Magnus would want to distract from their true preparation. Bobby spoke with less B.S. than most people. I like to appreciate that rather than attack him for it.

[@aleemazeez263]

Yooo lmao

[@MaharshiRay]

pre game rituals summary : Carlsen - chill, walk Anish - tweets (although not what he said here) Gukesh - some combination of simple, repeat, focus Duda - showers Abdusattarov - Prepares Wei yi - Prepares a lot Keymar - Tries to be kind of "kolm" Kirill - visits tunnel

[@rotimilapite4562]

Lol @"kolm"

[@mountains_beaches98]

Visit - meditates

[@patrickdaly1088]

I love how nobody knew who they wanted to play them in a movie, except Kirill with the *instant* "Tom Hardy." I died laughing.

[@lollycopter]

lol yep; who's got time to watch too many movies

[@sanjanneupane4503]

6:00 Happy to see Nodirbek considering himself as elite player . That's the confidence which makes him ahead of other youngster.

[@chesswithsamarth1004]

"Ahead of other youngster"? Lol he didn't even qualified to candidates and there another kid is on a verge to become world champion.

[@EliL-se3bh]

Great questions! Keep it up. Good content.

[@toodle361]

The content just keeps getting better

[@imnoobplshelp]

everyone else: idc abt social media wei yi: facebook? you mean weibo?

[@divyanshuchadha8210]

Quality production Great work 👏

[@Navs006]

Yay my fav pod getting consistent ❤❤❤

[@paolocostaimori]

Usage of social media: Giri ocasionally, very ocasionally, tweets

[@FloydMaxwell]

Great questions. Love Magnus' response to the "Online or Offline" question.

[@ddenti99]

I love this ❤ give us more!! :D

[@sanjanneupane4503]

Interview is the only thing Anish is doing well in this tournament . Tough tournament for him.

[@Matthew-bu7fg]

Shevchenko has morphed into Alekseenko!

[@mayuracharya2610]

What’s your Routine? Kramink - I do the procedure 😅

[@senya2508]

Why Kirill is Alekseenko? He is Shevchenko

[@shauryasuri3653]

Vidit meditates and we all love that

[@ayoub7682]

Keymar voice is kind of similar to Nepo's

[@neotheone04]

Yeah you can tell the similarity even though their accent is so different

[@SanjayKumar-n8h3s]

Great questions!

[@ddenti99]

Bro just dropped Tom Hardy like it was nothing

[@456death654]

Do yous want a video editor? Sound is always up and down and all over the place with volume

[@ifrmin5021]

Anyobdy counted Nodirberk "you know" ?😂

[@RBPaul]

83 times

[@bauerch.]

Right Wei Yi can't really use twitter like the others but I'm curious if he is a social media dealer/consumer on chinese social media. That would somewhat answer the same question.

[@bojome3751]

Nodirbek is using way too many words to explain that he is not overdosing on social media :-D

[@ShakkyOnYT]

Did you know ? Post-Game Ritual of Gukesh is respecting the chees game by touching the board .

[@Rareme530]

Gukesh means simple life style and brilliant play

[@shamsaddinamanov3879]

Nodirbek: YOU KNOW

[@sean919191]

Abdusattorov definitely looking at the baddies

[@Bruno-ry3pg]

Where is Pragg?

[@richardlobo88]

On a walk with Arjun i suppose.

[@davidalex2509]

Nice glasses for Kiril Alekseenko

[@richardhaizenberg9352]

3:49 it's not Kirill Alekseenko it's Kirill Shevchenko

[@arnabgupta9331]

great video! sad that it didnt feature pragg and arjun though :/

[@c2c001]

Very obvious at least some of them have a ritual involving their right hand. Judging by Carlsen's smile, he may use his left hand as well.

[@rtheben]

This is a cool tournament

[@SeunDr]

Anish is the smoothest talker

[@God.D.Ussop0]

Kiriil : I like to be Tom Hanks. Simple

[@seanm3636]

I think he said Tom Hardy--the opposite of Tom Hanks

[@flipina]

​@seanm3636 And that expression where his lips were slightly turned down, is a Tom Hardy look!

[@mdhabibullah4015]

De caprio as Magnus ❤

[@Noah1377]

brilliant

[@itness3171]

11:08

[@siddharth7191]

Vidit

[@FrGOMG]

did kirill gained some weight cause i swear he looks skinnier before

[@zaraoybolatova4442]

Без фаби не интересно, признаться.

[@Leipaa]

No Hans ritual? Was his not suitable for a general audience?

[@joshjac81010]

He is not in this tournament

[@Kastled5]

He lubes up.

[@jonathangarcia273]

Cringe

[@politico3556]

First

[@braillgebra1706]

4:30 Gukesh is too young to use social media 🥹