Firouzja DESTROYS Nepo In Just 28 Moves!!

Alireza Firouzja DESTROYS Ian Nepomniatchtchi In Just 28 Moves in the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2023. Epic chess atack in the Jobava London from Alireza Firouzja, Nepo blown off the board in 28 moves. Crazy good chess from Alireza Firouzja, one of the most exciting chess players on the planet!
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[@nazlone]

Not for nothing Magnus called his moves devilish.Thank u James for posting early this game..

[@jwnomad]

I feel like we should get 2 points for winning and 1 point for drawing so we don't have to deal with fractions.

[@jamalbensaid2944]

That was really an incredible game by Ali Reza

[@arkama67]

I hope he does much better in the candidates compared to last year. He should not waste his arsenal right now.

[@michaelmassaro4375]

Alireza seems to have a surplus of Arsenal he’s playing to win in this tournament he’s been playing great lately

[@compromisedssh]

Me too. Alireza is either playing chess so well that it looks like he could beat stockfish or he's floundering. It's very rare to see him play decently well with maybe a misstep or two-- the man is all of nothing. Unfortunately, nothing has been showing up at the board a lot more than all lately, but there's always a chance you'll see a classic when it's his turn to play.

[@S3mproniusDensus]

I remember whe he used to stream i really liked it then he suddenly disappeared and had really good result won st louis and other tournamenst crossed 2800 became world no 2 i was like damn if this the price of him not streaming/ uploading to youtube i don’t mind at all… i hope he will be in good form for candidates even win it

[@diederikbrouwer5425]

It looks like he's using this tournament to limit test some of his openings. Or maby it's just how he plays... Simply another masterpiece and what a joy to watch. Go Firouja, he's my dark horse to win the candidates.

[@compromisedssh]

@@diederikbrouwer5425 that's how I used to feel. The trouble is, he could only be a dark horse for so long before he stopped being a dark horse. Dark horses have prove they can occasionally win at the highest level. Firouja seems like he's always on the cusp but can't ever quite pull it off. I'm not a hater of his. I'm a fan. It feels like he has lost a step recently, but no one is happier than I am when he performs brilliantly.

[@michaelmassaro4375]

Wow that’s pretty stunning by Alireza putting it on Nepo like he did in this game Nepo wasted too much time probably should’ve sent those a and b pawns down at the white king Thanks for the game Have a Great Day James

[@ferydoun1966]

Awesome. As Iranian it brings me special joy to watch him play. Thanks for your hard work and insightful comments.

[@indigochild2.098]

defo enjoyed this 1, alirezi is among my fave youngster, along with nodirbek and pragg. Alireza wasn't as committed to chess last year exploring other endeavors, but he said he is fully committing to chess this year, so hopefully we see some amazing performances because as Magnus said, Alireza has the highest potential in his opinion. great vid again, thankyou

[@didier184481]

Could not see live so a good surprise when your video popped ! Thanks

[@louisbaleston2814]

Love your recaps! Keep going!

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks a lot glad you enjoyed! Cheers for watching

[@arkadyyy]

nice job playing the engine analysis out along with some exclamations!

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks a lot glad you enjoyed! Cheers for watching

[@GigiPerla]

Love your comments! But the right way to pronounce Ian's name is Nepomnichi. He said so himself. :)

[@RedwanurRahaman-cv9mr]

If it’s nepomnichi why doesn’t he write it that way,

[@moussakaba7676]

@@RedwanurRahaman-cv9mr because the letter я in Непомнящий is not read as it is written. Nepomniachtchi is an orthographic transcription that doesn't match the phonetic one

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks a lot glad you enjoyed! Cheers for watching and thanks for tip

[@TymexComputing]

seen it yesterday :) thanks

[@blankslate6393]

What a game! It is always fascinating to watch these two top tricksters' game. And your commentary is eloquent as ever. Always learn new lively expressions from you. This time 'can opener move' .

[@tonyantwan389]

I’m still very big fan of Alireza Feroujza !! and thank you for the lovely recap !

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks a lot glad you enjoyed! Cheers for watching

[@y-adouradou446]

I love how he played that tournament, it was so exciting, kill or be killed, not looking for the draw

[@mathsciencefundamentals3168]

We just love it when Alireza plays

[@MNewstrom]

I've often wondered why Nc3 isn't used more as a surprise (yes, I've read about all its drawbacks...). VERY nicely done by Firouzja!

[@MartinZanichelli]

This 1.Nc3 means that Alireza was prepared to play a Vienna if Nepo would have answered 1.....e5 (he did not). So Alireza has the Vienna prepared to use it in a classic OTB match, even against Nepo who is himself a specialist in those king pawn schemes.

[@nkululekonkush3403]

Please check the game between Wei Yi and max warmedom

[@yildiraykomurcu]

Ali Reza's problem is that after reaching an extraordinary level of 2800, his play has gone backwards. He struggles a lot with blacks. And now younger players have caught up with him. I don't think he is any stronger than Gukesh, Pragg, Nodirbek or Vincent, even though he is a bit older and more experienced and has already played a candidates tournament. I would prefer Wesley So to play in the candidates tournament. He would be more stable and harder to beat. Yes, Ali Reza's matches are always exciting, but also shaky for him too. At this level, if you want to climb to the top, you shouldn’t be losing too often and play more consistent. Ding once had a 100-game unbeaten streak. Magnus broke that record and took it even further. Pragg currently has a 45-game unbeaten streak. Kasparov lost the world championship match against Kramnik, not because Kramnik was stronger but because he couldn't win a single game out of 15.

[@ToivoChess]

I watched this live. Nepo laughed at Firouzja's opening Nc3! 🤣

[@nkbp588]

Best chess commentary on KZbin, bar none.

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks a lot glad you enjoyed! Cheers for watching appreciate kind words

[@englishtinglish5416]

I think if he plays simple chess, he will be unbeatable in the candidates. But he sometimes take risk to no reason and eventually loses.. Hope to see him as world champion.

[@mrdraw2087]

Nepo conducted that attack in a weird way. His position looked promising.

[@niko_walks]

Great commentary and great video production, thanks very much

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks a lot glad you enjoyed! Cheers for watching

[@jessec6026]

Fantastic recap!

[@epicchess2021]

thanks a lot glad you enjoyed!

[@sormu16]

Qf3!! followed by Ka2!! This guy is too good.

[@bisket81]

Nepo’s reaction to the opening was because of his knight dance with Dubov and how he got punished by fide - jokingly saying if A is trying to get him in trouble?!

[@mickdonedee1]

Firouzja justified his inclusion in the Candidates with a stunning win against a two-time Candidates winner.

[@artichoke60045]

Great game by Alireza. But also Rf8 is like he meant to castle and touched the wrong piece first, it just doesn't look right. Perhaps the constant pressure got to Nepo.

[@mcronrn]

Excited to see Alireza play well!! 🙏

[@Alexandertygreat]

The Jobva and caro mix got me 400 elo points in 2 weeks.

[@retiuup3753]

Being called devilishly tricky by the world champion is already something very special lol

[@mattyb808]

Let’s go Ali! Absolutely killing it!

[@sassanrahbari5931]

Could you please also analyse WeiYi against Max... Round 11?

[@epicchess2021]

Fresh game but sorry I think I’m moving on now new games this week

[@bisket81]

Unlike before he managed his time generally well except for one game in this tournament and that has probably played a factor in his success.

[@user-vx2ih6py3d]

fide should consider 1.5 points for a win to make the games interesting

[@user-gi4re7hh5u]

What a game🔥

[@gmnotyet]

Guy on Reddit said 1 Na3 is the SODIUM ATTACK.

[@joseraulcapablanca8564]

A great win for Alireza. Thanks James.

[@Ps_fillipines]

9:58 “Why pause It’s a free rook ah wait…”

[@bartekmedes8281]

I believe hes more interested in fashion then chess ATM

[@fisk-zh1uz]

Description should say Tata 2024 instead of Tata 2023?

[@MartinZanichelli]

Hello from Argentina!! This 1.Nc3 means that Alireza was prepared to play a Vienna if Nepo would have answered 1.....e5 (he did not). So Alireza has the Vienna prepared to use it in a classic OTB match, even against Nepo who is himself a specialist in those king pawn schemes.

[@epicchess2021]

True and hello from U.K. thanks a lot for watching and commenting

[@testtubeaccident7805]

Great channel, deserves to grow & grow

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks a lot glad you enjoyed! Cheers for watching and support

[@FreeFrancis]

Fantastic game and commentary.

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks a lot glad you enjoyed!

[@mavenofmacau6391]

alireza, all gas, no brakes. bringing his blitz mentality to classical chess. want it to work in the candidates tournament, but doubt it will

[@Anteater23]

I wonder if Nepo likes being referred to as “2 Time World Chess Championship Challenger”.

[@Fiascopia]

I wanted a Nepo video... but not like this! Hahaha Edit: oh wait, Firouzja playing Jobava London... okay, this is great!

[@epicchess2021]

Hahaha yeah I really enjoyed this game can’t believe how fast Nepo crumbled

[@gchomuk]

Nice job on this one.

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks! Cheers for watching

[@PayamDelfani]

Great analysis!

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks a lot glad you enjoyed! Cheers for watching

[@kurzackd]

Title: "Firouzja *DESTROYS* Nepo" Actual game development: *Nepo makes several significant blunders which eventually grant Firouzja an easy win...* Dude... These titles... -_- .

[@epicchess2021]

I mean yeah but 28 moves is pretty destroyed territory at this level id say!

[@user-gl9bk3en4r]

I have a feeling Nepo did not send his pawns down because he was sure Alireza was going to sacrifice his bishop for one or two pawns and then Nepo would have been toothless on that side. So Nepo thought about it and changed his mind :)

[@nadermeyssami6418]

he just beat the world champion and the runner up with easy wins.... what a player....

[@brianbailey3374]

A valid opening, wonder why Ian was so flabbergasted is it reputable?

[@brianbailey3374]

Refutable?

[@zweer13]

What he did was excuse my French 😅

[@Chessdummy]

Retirement has never been more pleasant 😎

[@Fari_Far]

Alireza is definitely at the scale of world championship. Thx for great entertaining commentaries. 👌👌👌👌

[@epicchess2021]

Yeah and Thanks a lot glad you enjoyed! Cheers for watching

[@Philip8825]

I’m w you James, would love to see Alireza win the Candidates …

[@blaze1148]

Alireza the most _consistently_ exciting player for sure 🔥

[@todesque]

Fully agree; much prefer Alireza over So in the Candidates, and I say this as an American. He has that special magic which makes him compulsively watchable.

[@stewiegriffin6503]

how about a chess tournament with 10 million $ prize pool ? this would be a boost for chess

[@epicchess2021]

True but someone’s gotta pull the money out their arse! Haha

[@stewiegriffin6503]

@@epicchess2021 10 million is nothing for global chess event.

[@rickelmonoggin]

does this guy have a nickname for every piece?

[@PeterPan-cy7oy]

finally u pronounce Jan not Ian . thats correct he is a russian zwischenzug zugzwang das dafür nie ein englisches wort etabliert worden ist fand ich schon immer seltsam

[@daviddurbin7682]

Personally I just think that taking that d4 pawn was a terrible move by nepo

[@watermelonmanied]

My man, you make very enjoyable videos but I'd like to offer up some constructive criticism, if I may. You could really do with toning down the Sports Announcer-style delivery. It conveys your enthusiasm but it becomes grating very quickly. The chess games you cover are exciting enough to hold people's attention. A softer delivery would improve the viewing experience for us and be more easy-going over time for yourself. Best wishes.

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks a lot and appreciate the thoughts defo helps to get feedback will bear in mind

[@lesilluminations1]

Awesome chess player.

[@PatHighwayEncounter]

great video again thank u so much, to pronounce the german word Zwischenzug even better, you just have to speak a hard T and then a hard S TSwishenTSoog like a bursting steam thing tsssssss❤🙌

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks as always appreciate it!

[@meatonthetable1602]

Poor Nepo

[@Mohammed_Ali_4941]

this streamer is funny

[@crowwing]

why always play king b1?

[@epicchess2021]

Ah just a Ben finegold saying haha but tucks king away gets to safety from checks

[@crowwing]

gotcha thnx :)@@epicchess2021

[@lshooterl]

How much did Alireza pay you ? 😂

[@compromisedssh]

You should fake a lisp and analyze one of Alireza's outfits. That's his thing, right-- fashion? Make sure to criticize barely-noticeable, unimportant things harshly to truly fit the role of a fashionista.

[@epicchess2021]

😂😂 I’m not sure I would have the skill for that hahaha

[@compromisedssh]

@@epicchess2021 you'll need to find some of the old Ali G shows where Bruno interviews fashion people. I know you don't have much confidence here, but I believe in you (especially after watching you analyze chess in a Calvin Klein shirt-- that's what gave me the idea).

[@pawnoir]

👍

[@uhg9768]

This boy absolutely will make me lose my mind he wins with dinglarin the world champion 2800 and Lan the challenger 2800 bat he lose with that woman 2559 .. wat he doing.. dam .. gase wat l am cwet this is it.... thanks form Iraq 🇮🇶

[@adeebmoh]

Alireza said he doesn't play for draw at this stage that's why he risk against low rated players

[@Dude-etiquette]

Firouja is unethical and cry baby

[@brianmccormick8328]

I’ve replaced Agad’s channel with yours. My top two chess channels are still Levy and Hikaru though.

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks a lot glad you enjoyed! Cheers for watching and feedback appreciate it! Yeah they are awesome