DANG! Ding Does it Again!

The World Chess Championship Continues with Game 6 on April 16, 2023, GM Ding Liren vs GM Ian Nepomniachtchi GM Hikaru Nakamura Recaps.
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[@nadarmt7069]

Hikaru's quiet stare at the start and then a big "WELCOMEBACKEVERYONE" always get me

[@GMHikaru]

Sooner or later the scowl at the start is coming...

[@nathan0101_]

​@@GMHikaru is it really though...

[@FLAPSER]

@@GMHikaru thats concerning

[@Bonk-vv1cf]

😐 -> 🙂 -> 😄 WELCOMEBACKEVERYONE ☺️ toDAY we had 😏 game number 6

[@superepicness1554]

​@@GMHikaru This has been promised a couple times now. It will be funny to see

[@wandererzero2799]

When Ding said "It's Dinging time" it was life changing moment

[@athletic_leg3nd247]

And then he ding'd all over the place

[@alexpace5491]

So original

[@darshantrivedi1]

Still shivers my spine

[@Pig_stain]

@@alexpace5491 nothing original exists

[@sobadandrew6447]

When did he say it? Do you have a link or can you tell me where I can find this clip? Thanks

[@fleximatour6388]

21:28 That D5 pawn push is really genius set-up by Ding, props to Ding and respect to Ian

[@seb612schuth]

Yeah, those types of silent paw killers appear after you play these types of openings with those pawn structures. Ding managed to force Ian to use time tactics and to not overthink this position.

[@daeusuntpinza1296]

yea im extremely impressed

[@dunklerLord]

how was that preparation?

[@mishael8631]

@@dunklerLord probably preparation in a way that secures the mate

[@DeadSezSo]

This is far from prep, they were out of their prep long before this move. He found this move over the board

[@nobodybro865]

I lost it when Anish said after Ding played The London system, "half of the viewership is already lost" 😂

[@Blinkers2007GameDev]

lmao but it has an undeserved reputation

[@tywad8697]

Anish is actually hilarious, i remember they were talking about the english and london openings, and in such a somber tone he randomly said “the monarchy is coming…” definitely having some kind of flashbacks.

[@geizuko9927]

@@Blinkers2007GameDev It's deserved. It throws the creativity and art of chess out the window on move two, and is an incredibly dry choice.

[@lordmctheobalt]

@@geizuko9927 hmmmm, *points at the game in the recap* Are you sure about that lol?

[@vincentvangogh8092]

any opening that opponents dont like to play against is a good opening and thats the London System

[@tawfiquesoboyejo2353]

That checkmate pattern was so satisfying.

[@fabio-themisinformed3595]

The real Championship game is between Hikaru and Gotham for whoever releases first the game analysis video. Let's go

[@azouitinesaad3856]

Hikaru is leading

[@caroljung1310]

Gotham said he'll be late today

[@dontworrybehappybitches6137]

Hikaru literally doesn't even care

[@tubotwoboo]

​@@caroljung1310 offcourse, he want watch this first

[@redscar183]

it is no contest, Hikaru provides excellent analysis, you really learn something from him. Gotham is more about entertainment

[@ryanavt5648]

Loved it when ding jumped out and said it’s dinging time then dinged all over the place

[@alexpace5491]

Are you always so original?😪

[@ryanavt5648]

@@alexpace5491 most original guy you’ll ever meet, but seriously, the guy named Alex is asking me about originality.

[@olivetree7430]

Put this cringe comment on the gothamchess recap

[@owenbic0534]

Cringe af

[@ryanavt5648]

@@olivetree7430 will do

[@saelaird]

I'm so pleased Hikaru found streaming. It's his natural habitat. He's such a good commentator and communicator.

[@noobiechessjxwyspl]

Please don’t forget to start the video aggressively staring into our souls for a whole minute just to go “Welcome back everyone 😁”

[@aery3854]

I’m rooting for Ding!! He’s so meek and adorable

[@miyamoto900]

So are you

[@frostyduck1]

@@miyamoto900

[@ukashk1071]

​@@miyamoto900 Simp-san?

[@omingole7304]

​@@miyamoto900 But not you...

[@zalkif1868]

​@@miyamoto900 🗿

[@ytann]

The checkmate net was so beautiful

[@ponseltangan5477]

Hikaru is so savage and critical about the game. I thought he was just critical to Levy, Botez and player below him.

[@MaxIronsThird]

he's also very critical on himself

[@whereta3097]

@@MaxIronsThird except on magnus

[@tonyb9735]

If Hikaru cannot criticise these players, then nobody can. Well, ok, maybe Manus or Kasparov, but imo Hikaru has earned the right.

[@Bonk-vv1cf]

3:21 Ian is so good, he plays both white and black at the same time

[@Asyssion-_-]

nah, its like what magnus once said "sit at the chessboard and play with yourself"

[@l.pietrobon3925]

​@@Asyssion-_- it's amazing

[@maxfriis]

Absolutely love the human analysis. Other people can look at computers and make an analysis without mistakes but I don't think anyone does it as well as demonstrated here.

[@TamDNB]

What a finish from Ding, incredible to watch

[@OUSSAMA_FALLOUH]

14:08 I was completely shocked by the pyramid of geeza

[@ELPADREMADRE]

With hikaru you don’t watch a game. You watch the complete history of chess

[@Patrick462]

Thanks Hikaru, love these recaps. High energy and very clear explanations of the variations you've selected!

[@jenniferzheng3907]

6:50 it's insanely cool that we get such insight on these top players' playing styles and psychology from Hikaru's perspective

[@brianjanson3498]

Agreed. Very few can bring that to the table. Hikaru has played both of them numerous times.

[@DenizCDemir]

Chess world: D5 WAS SO AMAZING DING IS A GENIUS LETS PRAISE IT ENDLESSLY Hikaru: Ding played D5 because he couldnt find rook b7 even though he used 20 minutes is all i have to say about that move

[@BreakofDawn]

Rb7 would’ve been dumb because black would just go Qb2 and then getting to check would have taken longer than the d5 move

[@ejsampana426]

@@BreakofDawn After d5 black could go Qc2 then Qc8 removing any mate threat, so Rb7 is faster. Anish also saw this during live commentary. By the way Rb7 is Stockfish's top move , so saying that Rb7 is dumb tells a lot.

[@Zraknul]

Yeah but that line also neuters black. Rook having to try to defend vs 2 passed pawns while a queen is blocking yours is pretty bad.

[@MarvelTile]

@@BreakofDawn Stating that a chess world championshig move is dumb is just a lack of humility and respect anyway.

[@EnPee91]

Yeah I find that hilarious when the evaluation of the two moves is basically the same. Admittedly after d5 it would be harder to play against an engine.

[@DanPascut]

I remember Magnus commentating on one of Jan's games last year and him saying : "yea as usual Jan plays bad moves quickly", I thought it offensive at the time but seems Magnus knows what he's talking about

[@Alex_T69]

😂

[@westcoaststacker569]

Thank You for the clock the last few recaps. Very interesting how each use their time.

[@coxscorner]

Definitely think this shows that classical chess is far from dead. Very exciting.

[@pucek365]

Love the energy in "Welcome back"!! Always brings a big smile on my face :)

[@zay4510]

Glad Hikaru has developed a stare off his own. It’s quite elegant actually and has a sort of…inquisitive vibe, love it!

[@NoudvanHarskamp]

Thanks for this amazing recap❤🎉

[@herrar6595]

Hikaru narrating a top tier game is absolutely peak entertainment. I will never be a pro chess player, yet I have no regrets watching this at all

[@zekkozen2087]

I remember when Hikaru used the "Welcome Back Everyone" for the first time, and its so wholesome

[@sebastiansanchezn1650]

Hikaru! I love how you greet and say goodbye with a big smile! You talked about Nepo playing fast on this game and game 3, but he also played really fast on game 5, the main difference could be that he was playing white and studied all the moves he should be doing?

[@blueredphoenix.1]

WELCOME BACK EVERYONEE!! (With that GM hikaru smirk) Gets me all the time.

[@skreyer]

Best WCC coverage around, focused and straight to the point in it's critical variation coverage. 👍

[@nexesses1548]

What a ridiculous finish, how impressive. Ding deserves to win, he has been through so much.

[@glebcreativ1]

And Ian hasn't? After losing to Magnus

[@tonyb9735]

Nobody _deserves_ to win. Ever. Not in chess, anyway.

[@nexesses1548]

@@glebcreativ1 no he has indeed not been through as much shit no.

[@nexesses1548]

@@tonyb9735 the only reason this is even close is because Ding got fucked over my a pandemic harder than any chess player alive. Before the pandemic he was very clearly stronger than Ian. So yes from a chess point of view he should win because he should have been better and if he loses it’s because of unlucky outside influence. And in that time he has been screwed over and was forced to play at night in full lockdown and horrible conditions etc he has been through so much more than Ian so from that side he also deserves it way more.

[@tonyb9735]

@@nexesses1548 Meh. My heart bleeds for him. Not. Lockdown is ancient history, and it wasn't great for anybody. There is no luck on a chess board. If Ding beats Ian, then - and only then - would he deserve to win the world title. If, as you say, Ding is "very clearly stronger than Ian" then that shouldn't be a problem, right? FWIW I am cheering for Ding. I think it will be close, but I suspect that Ian will make too many unforced errors under pressure.

[@Opferschach]

0:21 When I heard it, I quicky took a look at the video title, and became very confident about my abilities to predict what is going to happen next.

[@frankdick7040]

Hikaru is one of kind, reads the action and the players like book

[@pbezunartea]

Great recap, thanks!

[@suraz63]

Really loved the video and explanations of moves were superb ❤️❤️ 😃

[@shavemangin]

It seems having the white pieces in chess is a parallel to having home court advantage in other sports

[@jensino]

Ding is an artist. 🙂

[@jerryfana4337]

Hikaru is the real goat, love watching your content ❤

[@---Vector]

"Oops, i Ding it again lalalala, i'm not that innocent".

[@swolejszo]

I have to admit I was not looking forward to this match in particular, but hats off to both players. The near absence of draws has really made this a roller coaster ride that is a load of fun.

[@ruthhopeful1405]

what a roller coaster . the most eventful world champion match!

[@Skaki-Angelo-Kesaris]

Very nice analysis, thank you ! D

[@liamwoodward3306]

Ding predicting the future with that d5 pawn push sheesh

[@allthatjazz-7]

Thankyou Hikaru, both fun and great analysis. 👍😆

[@fifamate8439]

that WLCOMEBACK EVERYONE is so wholesome man

[@ilsaso8935]

I loved it when Ding said "It's Ding Chilling time" and started Ding Chilling all over the board.

[@ngc5195]

d5 by Ding to set up the queen sac mating net. Brilliant stuff

[@HUNTERX6]

D5 Pawn push really paid off!

[@Nature08405]

Thanks Hikaru I learned so much from this video!! 👍👍

[@rostislavalenikov7749]

Chinese Terminator wake up again

[@Ichigo_1026]

Beautiful finish. Thanks for the beautiful recap as well Hikaru. 👑

[@bobermoment]

I love how all chess youtubers give us a good stare before talking

[@Juangui_]

I love the "Welcome back everyone"

[@ex0duzz]

Lol the welcome cracked me up with that stare into big fake smile hahaha

[@ahmedkhalifa5913]

Hopefully at the end of this match we all hear “DEAR KZbin, Ding is a world champion”

[@jriley-tv1on]

Good insight from Nakamura about Nepo's Cara-Kann unfamiliarity (or lack of usage).

[@BiggyJimbo]

What an amazing game.

[@jhonnyola]

Great recap great and what a game

[@crescendofurioso3675]

haa i can see hikaru was waiting for his camera to roll ,,that expression at the beginning was hilarious😀😀

[@sourabhsiitg]

amazing game it was. Ding is back

[@graysontwombly1578]

wish the winner wasn’t always spoiled in the title lol

[@devot2013]

Top analysis from Hikaru ! Super game from Ding Liren !

[@DavidBadilloMusic]

The side-eye welcome from Hikaru!

[@ingredientsoflove6766]

One of the most beautiful checkmates i have seen.

[@parikshitacharya293]

0:00 that expression on his face though.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@thatguitardad]

This is an exciting match.

[@avj317]

Great game, best thumbnail! lol!

[@ronieshi]

My man could be there too, making an incredible performance against Nepo, but he's here doing an incredible performance analysing and recapitulating the match for us

[@Piqqies_OwO]

this world championship is a roller coaster

[@Leoru10]

What an amazing analyse, respect sir.

[@thefarmer501]

Bro watching the intro felt like i was watching Ludwig lmao

[@xHanz0x]

It makes you happy that a super GM like Hikaru and 3rd place candidate in the candidates tournament is streaming and explaining and commenting on world championship matches. It's actually a privilege never achieved before for the viewer and impose big respect for the status lf Hikaru. I love so much the channel of agadmator and love his efforts and analysis since he uses engines also, but really watching side comments and explanation of someone like hikaru is something off the charts especially that he also does the job well as a speaker. Chapeau for that channel Hikaru. You deserve the best.

[@AntoineDennison]

Thanks for explaining some of those alternate endgames, Hikaru. I was getting frustrated by the unutilized bishop...

[@suryanshshukla0777]

that d5 was very good😁

[@e.r.f.a.n8269]

0:00 that bombastic side eye intro never gets old

[@jacobmccain8082]

video idea: explaining exactly what your terminology means i.e. bastion, wooden shield, pyramid of giza, etc. I'm sure there are a lot I'm missing.

[@GMHikaru]

Terms we all learned from the our lord and savior, King XQC.

[@LuisFernando-yd3mx]

You forgot the juicer and the tickle,tickle.

[@biankakoettlitz6979]

I love your recaps😃

[@LvL5dE4tH]

15:16 casually finding best engine move qe1 when anish were still thinking

[@DavidBadilloMusic]

I think Ding has found the formula. He needs to keep playing these side lines!

[@krithesh2561]

Hikaru is fast as flash 🎉

[@blogattacker]

Wow, the move d5 was to avoid the king going away

[@fourtime7]

These games are exciting and excellent.

[@paulusv1962]

It’s insane how fast these are

[@matejmilovanovic922]

1:42 *bongcloud flashbacks*

[@tylerkay825]

I played the beginning 5 times in a row. Hikaru listened to my advice!

[@Pure_Star]

Can’t get over that serious face in the beginning 😂

[@ignaciofranciscoramirez888]

Someone has to say this: Hikaru is the living version of Totoro

[@trollomggamer]

1:41 Hikaru when he is too used to play bongcloud

[@omaralqrni5424]

Hikaru bores me to sleep i love this

[@pawacoteng]

What a treat to have a GM give this type of youtube analysis. Makes you feel dirty to watch this for free.

[@acts2211]

Great analysis

[@guyoncouch8796]

Hikura blitzing out the recap, first for game 6.

[@Chesswalk570]

It looks like someone has forced hikaru to cover world championship when he stare at start and say welcome back everyone

[@prcbras]

Epic finish from Ding

[@gangambikakm4952]

What a checkmate

[@pradiptosensarma1672]

0:20 Hikaru saying would he be able to strike back when the title literally says ding does it again 😭😅😅🤣

[@sa1ko133]

Ended like an hour ago, already have the review. Fast as always Hikaru

[@ChuckNorris-eq2ce]

Hikaru premoved.

[@sa1ko133]

@@ChuckNorris-eq2ce best comment😂 should've known better form the pre move King

[@Dezdichado1000]

Big Ding Liren is going to single-handedly

[@Vitalworm]

My mans ding chilling.