Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura | FIDE Candidates 2024 | Round 1

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[@med017784]

Agreed. BEST cover by far IS máster class but also an English class for students of lenguage. So fun and !! That's entertaining !! ... Thanks.

[@staygoldpwnyboy923]

Miss you commentating the live games but this is fantastic as always

[@dr.deepakgore1079]

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[@jackm1g]

Im hoping you'll also cover the Alireza Pragg game too

[@pascalpays-bas6557]

Nice game! I like Rxf2!

[@nadavfranckovich2811]

Great recap thanks

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[@rickdynes]

Thank You!

[@edwarda9403]

...Bb2 Rb1! was a fascinating option for white

[@kaynthomas7357]

Thank you

[@Chemtov-c6r]

Merci Daniel ! Tes commentaires sont excellents (pour les échecs et pour perfectionner son anglais) Daniel (Roos)

[@chessforfunonly1586]

Nice game, GREAT analysis. Thank you, SIr!

[@roland_k1889]

Huge amount of work from Hikaru, preparing a playable line in a sub optimal variation. If Fabuano had just a little more time would he have escaped? He'll need another variation for his next encounter with 1. e4. Danny's artwork on the floor behind him (2 pieces seen in last video - wider angle). They look like chess players. No more wall space in front of camera.

[@paulgoogol2652]

I love it when players implement d5 in an e4 opening in such a sophisticated manner instead of playing the dull Scandinavian.

[@alialipoor5462]

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[@johnkom2339]

Okay amazing game by Hikaru but I have to ask, if players now have to resort to 3rd rate sidelines just to get to a fresh position, what does that say about the state of chess? Same with the Firo game in Rd 1 -- Firo accepted a very broken up pawn structure for the sake of achieving a fresh position. So, between over-booked-up players and engine analysis, seems to me that the openings have been just about picked clean. Maybe time to take Fischer Random more seriously?

[@PowerPlayChess]

I wouldn’t be so gloomy about the state of openings. They were very interesting choices from Firouzja and Nakamura which paid off for Naka and almost came good for Alireza.

[@davidjames5517]

Agreed. The Silicon monster has extended openings dramatically.

[@ritikhans372]

fabi had some chances but they both played good and ofc it has just started

[@joseraulcapablanca8564]

Thanks Daniel, certainly not boring despite all draws.

[@ДенисЮденков-ь5ж]

Game of the day!

[@doncar9]

Nice work Danny. When will we get to see you play your guitar?

[@PowerPlayChess]

You'll have to watch the 100k video for that!

[@richardmcdougall6161]

Only chess and cricket can deliver excitement over an extended period of time where everything ends in a draw! Tiny increment of psychological advantage to Hikaru? Pragg is the wildcard in my (extremely) humble opinion.

[@xellosmoon4876]

gosh, this guy is so gorgeous

[@davidneuman1391]

At 13:45 why not Rb5. Doesn't that win the c3 bishop

[@yanair2091]

I guess Rd6 saves the day.

[@Forest_Knight]

Wow I wonder how far Hikaru calculated on ..Rxf2? I suppose, all the way to make sure it's a perpetual

[@PowerPlayChess]

Of course! You don't give up a rook for fun.

[@infernal314]

@@PowerPlayChess But is it possible for players of this level to be intuitively sure that there is a perpetual? Not that it was too difficult to make a precise calculation here but perhaps in other positions?

[@PowerPlayChess]

@@infernal314 We have to speak of specific positions. Here, Nakamura would have intuitively suspected there was something for Black in the position (White's queen and rook across the other side of the board would suggest there is something) and then he would have gone into calculation mode.

[@MsNosis]

interesting how the men's and the women's candidates tournament has different time controls. why is that?

[@med017784]

Guess IS an "sponsors" opinion. Till Saudí Arabia decide to make a Chess League like they did with Golf that destroy the "market" ... Sure soon or later will do something similar ... Or not !!

[@Amanj_golforosh]

Nice nice ⚘️⚘️

[@branislavlazin9285]

So, it's reasonable to assume that with... say 30sec increment - Fabi would win this one. It's a hustle.

[@marko6168]

What about Hikaru saying he plays for cOnTent? What do you think of that? Safety net for the most fragile ego in modern chess?

[@ДенисЮденков-ь5ж]

Hikaru don’t afraid; is in great form!?

[@rheijm9201]

Says one to the other " and then in the finale, al get draws. War of the worlds style they do not intend to make it look like fun..to the extend that 'fun'. is a concept known to caste society India, where monks and cows are holy, you cannot bump into them. Why am i saying this? pondering what gets next to fun, in societies where this word isn in the vocabulary. You can touch the holy item, but remain at distance of 1,478 feet. Btw Netherlands has for everyone foreign word a Holland version, but not for hypocrite. It strikes me as no co incidence ..

[@SFTaYZa]

Hikamura vs Fabiana

[@LateCloser]

One could argue that both Fabi and Naka are the two weakest in the field when it comes to "nerves". Which is ironic because they are the two highest rated players in the tournament. I've always felt that has been Naka's achilles heel in his career. Fabi in time scrambles seems to succumb to it too. Of course, we're all humans affected by nerves. However, I do think these two are affected more by it then they should be. They have plenty of experience. And as Naka claims, he doesn't care if he ever becomes world champion. So, he has no excuse. I think this is one of the things that makes Magnus, Magnus. He doesn't fear losing. He's not afraid to play in unclear positions. You can tell by Naka's opening choice that he wanted one and only one thing in this game, a draw as black against Fabi. He was willing to suffer for hours to get it. That's fine, but it's not ambitious. That's not something Magnus would do. I don't know if that's something a world champion does. I was mildly disappointed Fabi didn't make Naka suffer more, when he had the advantage. Fabi's worst enemy, time, got him again. Interesting game though. I hear the rest of the "high rated" encounters happen at the end of the tourney. Might have been more interesting if this game happened at the end too.

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[@ATHIEST972]

nakamura beats vidit in a miniature

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