DRAMA AT THE WORLD BLITZ CHAMPIONSHIP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@fernumer1]

The World Blitz Championship was indeed the friends we made along the way XD

[@GMHikaru]

Made me LOL -- the editor

[@BenOri-vg8le]

​@@GMHikaruit's a stolen comment from another video. Don't give him even a lol

[@VeeZzz123]

@@BenOri-vg8le Didn't know comments and memes had copyright it's just a copypasta

[@fernumer1]

@@BenOri-vg8le it's my own comment dude lmao

[@agentraydg839]

Pin of Friendship

[@ari.joel.m]

1st place: Jeans 👖 2nd place: Magnus and Nepo

[@elasmojones]

You are correct. Jeans are the only winners here.

[@annorome]

🤣🤣🤣

[@崔祖曦]

vacate title: sleep gambit

[@andrewbloom7694]

Jeans and Sweaters. Dont forget they made Ian change too. If the players split it, their banned clothing should too lol

[@_Mountain_Dave]

@@elasmojones No first place goes to the Sponsor's, i allude to this in a longer read lol. The amount of press that JeansGambit created, now this is just more eyes to the event. It could even be intentional (although in the end i just think that both players were happy to call it a night - it's also the event that proves the players have become more powerful than the organising body - we kind of all knew that as sponsors run events, in any sports these days, but yea this really was a fracture point. Personally i think FIDE either need to rapidly modernise and alter their interface and make it more appealing for a wider audience and spend money on engaging them or the top players will form their own league, with their own sponsors, their own professioanal world Chess Championships (better copywrite PWCC lol) etc and FIDE will be left protesting but will be left as a second class society that allows amatuer's to progres sup rankings. Sounds far far fetched? Just look at what happened to Darts, Golf etc. Media are only interested in one thing, who draws people to view their brand and associations.

[@SeungNam]

FIDE is a wonderful institution. They remind me of my wonderful local government.

[@swamiabhedananda4147]

LMAO

[@rishitsingh3861]

Let me guess, South Korea

[@rezafarokh8637]

@@rishitsingh3861 It's is probably iran

[@ocudagledam]

@@rezafarokh8637 Iran seems to be the complete opposite of FIDE. Iran has terrible rules, but, for now, manages to enforce them.

[@DC-zi6se]

@@ocudagledam Sounds more like North K

[@jeremy144713]

What makes the Magnus and Ian situation funnier is that we all know that Magnus would’ve played an infinite amount of games to prevent Hans from winning the title if it was between them.

[@sajalpratapsingh2057]

Magnus: I'm not comfortable, I'll wear jeans FIDE: As you order, my lord. Magnus: I'm tired. I want to share the title FIDE: As you order, my lord.

[@t00mgoos]

🤣🤣

[@joaom5253]

He is the king of chess 😂

[@BEstudent]

Don't blame Magnus, it's FIDE that has no spine.

[@ifrmin5021]

@@joaom5253 The lord of chess, new Netflix series incomign

[@uurk5lo4]

His fall has begun 👇

[@LevelofClarity]

I’m with Hikaru. His take on Co-World Champions is spot on. Super weird thing to allow.

[@da96103]

They have to allow it after what happened with the jeans controversy. If the jeans issue had not occurred, FIDE could have told Magnus politely to play on. In fact, Magnus probably would not suggest it even. But Magnus know FIDE telling Magnus no a second time would look really bad on FIDE.

[@wokesick]

A dangerous precedent. What does this lead to?

[@Siacourage]

@@da96103 True. If the jeans incident hadn't happened FIDE would never have allowed. Also, this weakened and cheapened the FIDE world blitz championship title. I think Magnus wanted to screw FIDE over. I don't think he would ever agree to something like this in freestyle chess.

[@marchingknight11]

I mean, what was the alternative? If Magnus and Nepo agree to share the title, and FIDE says no, you have to play it out, and both agree to withdraw, or simply agree to 1 move draws ad infinitum, what then? Do they go get So and Duda, who may have already left the venue for their respective New Years plans, and try to start a whole new finals round at 8pm on New Years Eve? What if _they_ don't want to play? Do they now backtrack all the way down the leaderboard until they find 2 people willing to play? The only reasonable alternative was to propose an Armageddon game, but maybe FIDE did that and Magnus and Ian said no. If that's the case, FIDE didn't really have any other options.

[@andrewbloom7694]

It wasn't magnus though, it was both of them. If it wss just one player, thatd be very different. With both of them being very much in favor of splitting, IDK what they could have done about it. It would be funny if Magnus and Ian just berlin drawed for 20 games until fide gave up though lol

[@Ran-bb3lk]

Why not let Magnus be the president of FIDE already?

[@Sletty73]

Magnus had to make a phone call to Putin to explain that Dorkowitch now owns to him

[@colorkannadis]

😂

[@foreignword2178]

he is too young and hungry for it, also duties and routine job? Nah

[@burgundian-peanuts]

He'd be a terrible president. Magnus is a great player, but as we have seen, he has poor people skills, he can't compromise, etc.

[@ThorfinnBus]

​@@burgundian-peanutsLOL he was fighting the stupid rules and he won as they are stupid. If Magnus was the president, these silly rules won't even exist.

[@ifrmin5021]

25:10 Hikaru is understandably a bit mad that Magnus didn't propose to him back in 2019. Now we know that he has met another man in the meantime, presumably named Ian. Utterly sad story.

[@MrXMermerX]

He got NTR'd.

[@shiva49]

Hikaru has his own man in Levy

[@shubhsrivatava777]

Yes carlsen was in his prime otherwise hikaru would have defeated him

[@xuankienta3246]

​@@shubhsrivatava777"would have defeated Carlsen.." ok Carlsen has won 8 blitz championship, Hikaru 0 😅

[@Philopantheon82]

It has to do also with maturity and greater understanding of the game, deciding a blitz game with a tiebreaker is not very good option and perhaps an armageddon would have been better

[@YRMW1983]

He starts talking about the shared title at 23:20

[@FaanaMusic]

The only thing I came here for, lol

[@mr.hubris961]

Thanks for this comment

[@Motivation_Rio]

Nice one dude thankyou

[@betabenja]

magnus now just flaunting any rule just because he can

[@Aryan-ni4nk]

Bro why blame magnus for this? Blame fide

[@GeorgEide-q7z]

Also this includes Nepo, Magnus was the one asking because he was white in the game that would have been. Why put this all on Magnus when both Ian and Fide accepted it?

[@uurk5lo4]

Yes It's Disgusting

[@betabenja]

@@Aryan-ni4nksure, I know that when I go to work wearing jeans and it's against the rules, I just have a tantrum, then I do it the next day, then I quit because I'm an adult. then, when I'm called back in to make amends, I just decide I can run the company, even if it's totally unfair to everyone else. I'm really mature

[@cristinesaputalo9564]

Its not the case because both player sign the paper to agreee both champion

[@АлексейХомутов-ь2д]

Magnus violates dress code. FIDE: Unacceptable, get punished. Magnus violates rules and the whole point of tournament FIDE: Hmm, that's absolutely fine.

[@linsqopiring6816]

Not really he gets away with both. Wearing jeans in the last rounds. This guy can do whatever he wants. And FIDE will bow to him. This is such a pathetic situation.

[@AgentYK11]

Magnus got bored being the King of chess so He began to Play King of fide ​@@linsqopiring6816

[@Holop88]

@@linsqopiring6816 Instead of being Magnus hater you need to keep in mind Nepo agreed to a draw

[@linsqopiring6816]

@@Holop88 "Hate" is a strong word and you shouldn't t play with it like that. I lost a lot of respect for Carlsen and FIDE. And rightly so. Can't blame Nepo as much because it's just hard to win against the GOAT.

[@redeyexxx1841]

​@@linsqopiring6816so only Magnus gets the blame from your eyes but Nepo agreeing and FIDE agreeing with is absolutely fine??

[@CapnJack1]

Magnus played FIDE so hard. He made them look ridiculous and incompetent twice in one tournament.

[@Daniel-wn2lw]

But Magnus made himself look ridiculous as well.

[@daginn896]

​@@Daniel-wn2lwNot at all, he came out looking more like rock star than ever before.

[@iopklmification]

he played them like a FID(DL)E

[@whussain7]

Magnus has been crowned as FIDE Emporer 😂

[@bobbynygaardchrisitansen6874]

Why not make a new organization. The other players will follow. who needs fide.

[@colorkannadis]

This is what happens when you change the rules for one person. He asks for more.

[@compositeur8455]

Yeah this is ridiculous

[@krammagz734]

Lol fide is wrong with this one. They didn't include tie breaks in their format.

[@RehanAhmedSepai]

​Yeah magnus can't be wrong😑😑 ​@@krammagz734

[@AnNguyenuc-dt3zy]

nah I think FIDE is wrong in the second case. Just include a more DAMN amagendo and we'll fine. I don't agree with Hikaru take honestly. A BIG DIFFERENCE between chess and other sports he mentioned is that it's legal to agree to a short draw in chess, which means players are allowed to manipulate the game's outcome. With that being said, FIDE is put into a hard situation by the rules they created. So don't blame the player, blame the rule.

[@ignaciomarquezcontilde]

says a tyrant

[@justafriend13]

"A maybe I'm forgetting one name, although I'm not 100% sure." Gold!

[@prasad8386]

Who?

[@jdownie6287]

@@prasad8386 Fabiano Caruana

[@RoyceMerrick]

@@prasad8386 Fabiano Caruana

[@brendan3143]

Just some minnow called Fabiano Caruana.

[@bread-guy001]

Fabi

[@Orchard.McGrizzly]

Respect for your integrity. An embarrassing outcome for the world of competitive chess.

[@Ignas3runner]

His integrity? He would have taken the opportunity too if given, but its easy to shit when its not you that gets rewarded

[@DC-zi6se]

@@Ignas3runner nonetheless he's correct. Embarrassment of a result. Woke nonsense.

[@Ignas3runner]

@@DC-zi6se he complained right away that Magnus did not do that for him at 2019. We all know if something does not benefit Hikaru he will trash

[@innofarah]

Is hikaru transforming into a movie villian in the intro or what 😂

[@zeecherryzzz]

it's terrible lol

[@manvsmachineyt]

Looking like evil Anakin Skywalker

[@AxP3]

Oh God do I resent him for it

[@mmfvital]

For real😅

[@bclaudew3]

i was scared

[@andrewbloom7694]

I wish FIDE had refused, and then Magnus and Ian had just made berlin draws until FIDE got annoyed lol. They could compete to see who could blitz out the moves the fastest with each color, would have been absolutely hilarious

[@dandymcgee]

FIDE knew this and didn't want the embarrassment. They should've just recommended an armaggeddon match as a counter-proposal.

[@lamadoo]

that and the venue is expensive to rent in NYC

[@TheAluvisify]

@@dandymcgee Honestly this is what they should've done. Have them play a armaggeddon or DQ both and move on to the next place finishers.

[@bradmodd7856]

@@dandymcgee maybe they did, but it would have been refused anyway, a better ideas is to write some rules for the final so that there is an armageddon in there and I am sure that they are talking about closing this loophole.

[@jamesbuie5017]

Magnus is turning into a real diva.

[@MrFootofDavros]

Turning?

[@burgundian-peanuts]

He's been a diva for years.

[@donsurlylyte]

magnus is the greatest player ever, as hikaru will agree. he will be remembered in history, the dudes running fide wont be remembered in a couple of years.

[@hermonymusofsparta]

​@@donsurlylyte Yes, a great chess player and a low character person. Being good at a board game doesn't equate to being right or good.

[@jorgemar1469]

@@hermonymusofsparta he shared the title it is a great human feat.

[@infernalelf9272]

"If they don't agree, we'll just make draws!" This is an epic battle for control. After the injeanious wrestling match, Magnus gained the upper hand. He's now put Fide in a choke-hold and they've just tapped out!

[@Cleo-h3x]

I mean this is fine but generally there should've been a rule tha stops this from happening like an Armageddon or what. It's pretty crazy..

[@arch1q892]

yeah armegadon was a thing before they need to bring it back FIDE problem Magnus once gain showing that rules needs to be changed

[@thesubhumancomedy]

@@arch1q892 zzz

[@enabani]

There should be but if that is not the case why did Magnus and other players agreed to the rules in the first place.

[@thesubhumancomedy]

@@enabani Eh...

[@thesubhumancomedy]

Yes.

[@elasmojones]

Them not caring about who wins just means they don't hold the FIDE tournament in very high regard.

[@fvr6715]

If Ding could have only known before that he got have suggested Gukesh to share the title...then again, he is not Magnus

[@daginn896]

Rules are diffrent in the classic, you have sudden death. That was not included here.

[@MartialShadow7]

😂🤣

[@MartialShadow7]

Hikaru clearly states Carlsen broke some rules, why could not have Ding done the same, a little bit of altering...

[@navneetsingh878]

Without chess drama ..my digestion does not happen...thanks chess world for every day drama ❤

[@biankakoettlitz6979]

Otherwise we would complain, how boring it is 😄

[@ifrmin5021]

Literary happen every day lmao.

[@navneetsingh878]

After digestion,, my excretion process is also perfect....thanks big drama shots by chess world ❤🎉

[@kostailijev7489]

This was the BEST possible result with TWO CO-WINNERS! It's not comparable to team sports at all and there is a precedent in the Olympics when two people shared a gold in the Tokyo highjumps!

[@BobChess]

I am waiting when any world chess champions have no drama.

[@dvk4746]

Change the rules in the middle of a tournament and then call CHESS a sport ?!? Magnus asked FIDE to bend, but FIDE is ready to crawl in front of Magnus.

[@dandymcgee]

They didn't change the rules, they completed them. The rules didn't specify what happens in an infinite tie scenario, which is an obvious possible outcome in any chess tournament.

[@Monchi-qc4ep]

There was no rules about tiebreakers. FIDE forgot to make one LMAO

[@Ndrici]

No Magnus, no sponsors

[@simonsays6026]

​@dandymcgee Sudden death is used in world cup and yet this has never been an issue

[@akshathkumar9135]

00:25 bro forgot fabiano caruana 🤣

[@uclethien3533]

Lol

[@Fryndbto]

Also Fabi is a US chess player same as Hikaru😂

[@J0kuc]

Why did Fide allow this, they should have armageddon after overtime

[@Wanderpupil]

Because Magnus is their cash cow

[@Jererlysmith]

after what I understood they removed Armageddon all together for this blitz, so Magnus said what would happend if they just keep playing remi indefently? it will never end. so stupid by them to remove armageddon.

[@Haxerous]

They didn't have Armageddon in the regulation. To add it now both players would have to agree. Which would be impossible as both had already agreed to share the title. FIDE fucked up big time.

[@bradmodd7856]

@@Haxerous they write in anti-jeans laws but forget to write in a law to decide the world championship. 😅

[@Zzz-9t]

There was no rule of playing armageddon. Its just keep playing

[@dawn21stcentury]

What a strange world. Elon Musk being the President of the USA and Magnus being the director of FIDE.

[@haytor4515]

💖Magnus está revolucionando este maravilloso deporte y para bien💖 💖Y el futuro que viene será apasionante, no te lo pierdas!🥰💖 ❤Magnus y Nepo campeones!!!❤

[@CrazyLinguiniLegs]

We wanted _Highlander,_ Magnus and Nepo gave us _Brokeback Mountain._

[@drexlev]

🤣🤣🤣

[@shamsshaikh2887]

ok that was funny

[@giaccomusic]

underrated comment 🤣

[@mbientn]

Well put joke. Too bad nowadays the world is twisted enough to not tolerate friendships - it's always sexual if some dare to show caring.

[@BenSollis]

Had to google 'brokeback Mountain.. you seem to be an expert.

[@meneerhalfwerk7096]

History will tell this is one of the greatest decisions in sportmanship, whether we like it or not, history has just been written.

[@katelynssugarpuddin1587]

No they won't

[@769_tYu]

Plot Twist: FIDE allowed the co-champion to make Magnus looks bad as privileged arrogant player after the whole Jeans Gambit as a retaliation

[@Bruno-ry3pg]

Same situation happens with any finalists not named Magnus and FIDE just flat out says "NO" without a second thought

[@styleisaweapon]

They once said that about Bobby Fischer, and then FIDE took money a little more seriously. Then they said it about Kasparov, and then FIDE took money a little more seriously. Now you say it about Magnus, and then FIDE.....

[@yesyouareright9800]

@@styleisaweapon Bobby a sane goat. unlike the media that tries to defame him with lies

[@Reversely]

I mean this is fine but generally there should've been a rule tha stops this from happening like an Armageddon or what. It's pretty crazy.

[@gregorymorse8423]

There was a rule. Bit was called sudden death, 4. 3. 2. 4. 3. If the game described in Article 4.3.2.4.2. is drawn, the procedure described in Article 4.3.2.4.2. shall be repeated until the first game won by one of the players.

[@Fredi-m6l]

There is a rule which stops it from happening. Magnus just changed it.

[@rccartips]

@@Fredi-m6l FIDE changed it not Magnus. They could have easily turned down the proposal.

[@aminzqrti7672]

@@Fredi-m6l they could have played the draw line of the Berlin defense forever

[@luishenrycamacho3159]

I heard they removed that rule.

[@uwaiskasmani5792]

They need to at least play 10 to 15 match and if they have problem they need to give them some time for rest and then restart the match again

[@yasahiroitou1307]

25:11 If Magnus has offered co-champion title there, would you've accept it?

[@saelaird]

Magnus tells FIDE what to do, let's face it. He's box office.

[@Hodgeheg1]

Dubov vs Hans will go crazy

[@joel6513]

They have to do Chess Boxing 😁

[@milahundepensiontaastrup-v9806]

It seems like FIDE was the only one who understood that Magnus and Nepo have been buddies for to decades and could "play" a draw until sunrise without anyone being able to prove it was an agreement between them. The solution is armageddon.

[@syednor3713]

I think Magnus was in dilemma .... If he lost, he will feel devastated for himself after leading 2-0..... If he won, he will see another crying, heartbroken Nepo after loosing many chance to be world champion... He can't bear to see this happening again So to be fair for both side.... He think the best thing to do is to share the gold medal.... Its a win win situation for both... He literally doesn't care what others think , as long both of them are happy

[@pabelhernandez6186]

That is the big problem, Magnus doesnt care the tittle, what he cares is his legacy. two weeks before he roasted Ding for no pushing for the win at the match and now he was afraid like Ding was... this is dangerous for chess world.

[@bastet9994]

This whole thing is like watching a crowd at an art gallery admiring a painting and finding all kinds of deep meanings for every stroke while the painter is on the back thinking: "I was half asleep and just painted random doodles." Everyone was tired and wanted to be somewhere else. Magnus got the idea in a split second and asked Ian if he would agree. That is all.

[@Glider324]

@@bastet9994 Yeah thats it. Simple commonsense, never hold a world championship coming into new years eve.

[@buddhism7858]

@@pabelhernandez6186 He is not afraid he doesnt care

[@swollpenispok8172]

This is the stupidest comment I've ever seen. Let's just remove all the moments where the greatest moments are made and legacies are defined because we don't want anyone to lose. 😂 This is what boomers think woke means

[@joaovictorbarros1]

Magnus just realized he's bigger than Fide.

[@Orchard.McGrizzly]

Absolutely. But a miscalculation if he thinks he's bigger than the game of chess itself. As magnus approaches the twilight of his career he forfeits his title of Ambassador of the game to Hikaru--no one, maybe EVER, has respected the actual game of chess like Hikaru.

[@MaestroColucci]

I agree, but that's one person, pretty sure the last reigning champion felt the same way and where are they now??? Eating oatmeal in diapers or acusing players of having anal beads while playing. Let's give it a couple of years to see how it folds ;)

[@mariosilva-s7i]

@@Orchard.McGrizzly its ridiculos how serious hikaru and others are tallking about this, magnus and nepo want celebrate the new year and for me its acceptable

[@Orchard.McGrizzly]

@@mariosilva-s7i yes but this is their career, a life's work, legacy and yes a revenue generator. outside capital is trained and can suss out what's going on in chess quicker than you might think. it's pretty obvious. of course athletic brands hunt the goat, but sponsors value the ecosystem.

[@Orchard.McGrizzly]

and for that, athletic brands will risk more than gain with a chess goat

[@luatala8008]

27:33 Rubbish naka would have instantly agreed if carlsen said lets share if naka was in nepos place. Only a very very very few players would have said no. Hans probably would have said no because he honestly believes he can beat Magnus.

[@lukedemosthene3749]

Back then he probably would but, I don’t think he would now.

[@StanfordChikoworw]

​@@lukedemosthene3749he would , Naka ain't as sainty as y'all make him look

[@moodman6426]

Of course he would, he was literally crashing out on stream because he was upset magnus didn't offer him the same proposal in their tiebreaker in 2019

[@liam.fisher]

He would have agreed simply because it's a super weird spot to be put into. The difference in mindsets between the 2 afterwards would be night and day, if Nepo agrees and thinks he's finally a world champion and FIDE then say no, the game is all but over. I honestly don't think Magnus cared if he was allowed to or not but you can be absolutely sure that Nepo cared.

[@gruntgobshite]

Every player would have taken this deal when the opponent is Magnus. Anybody saying they wouldn't have is lying through their teeth. Naka is salty because Magnus gave this deal to Nepo whom he hates.

[@Milan_N13]

I don't blame the players the format was flawed we saw this in two occasions first when all top boards drew in the swiss portion. Then we had what happened in finals. What happened in this tournament will make everyone learn from this and we will never see formats that cause these situations to happen again.

[@susannewillert2685]

The tie break could have gone on forever. And to add to Hikaru’s tennis analogy, without a tie break at the end things can go on. Isner-Mahut played an 11 hour match over 3 days, Isner won final set 70-68 games. Was ridiculous, after a similar match happened again and threw off the tournament schedule, they added a tie break! At some point you need a proper tie break.

[@trihard42069]

​@susannewillert2685 or you can just play till you make a good move or the opponent blunders? This isn't an infinite loop

[@manishsapkal2641]

It's a blitz game,that can't go on forever unless players have decided before hand so..

[@Milan_N13]

@@susannewillert2685 Also my problem with comparing it to tennis is that tennis doesn't draws in the sport only wins and losses unlike chess which has draws in it.

[@OurCognitiveSurplus]

It only goes on forever if the players rig it. Someone will blunder. In this case, the players rigged it. It’s literally a crime in New York to rig a result like this.

[@redemptbs1]

Feels like the ending of The Hunger Games 1, where Katniss and Peeta defied the rules and both walked out as champs. Except this time it's two dudes who sit and wood pieces and initiate imaginary attacks. ♟

[@manvsmachineyt]

Hikaru looking up through his eyebrows looks like Anakin when he started to turn evil 😂

[@stagna1959]

Come to the dark side, Luke !

[@spacium-3030]

There can only be one CHAMPION, ridiculous

[@gregorymorse8423]

This dude is discrimatory. He just said Siamese twins are not allowed to be a world champion. What a repulsive individual.

[@user-vw6lj7sv3y]

This is not a new phenomena, happens all the time in the olympics

[@dibehemoth401]

What if they play 100 draw games in a row?

[@gregorymorse8423]

@dibehemoth401 you play until forfeit or someone wins. 100000 games is possible, noone cares. The rules were clear right on the fide website

[@self-righteousideologue9398]

@@gregorymorse8423 - Justice for Siamese twins! and Siamese cats!

[@VeeZzz123]

if you don't want to keep playing, then forfeit

[@TheHellyeahmen]

what a genius

[@fillfreakin2245]

And if they both stop playing? Then it's a draw. Which is what happened. Get over it.

[@VeeZzz123]

@@fillfreakin2245 then there is no winner, not 2 winners. they get disqualified

[@priyanshuhazra8644]

Nah, how are we crowing 2 champs in a single player tournament? People running FIDE have been smoking the weirdest of crack in the last few days

[@gregorymorse8423]

4. 3. 2. 4. 3. If the game described in Article 4.3.2.4.2. is drawn, the procedure described in Article 4.3.2.4.2. shall be repeated until the first game won by one of the players.

[@katelynssugarpuddin1587]

The chess crowd just showed it cares more about magnus than decorum during the jeans controversy so fide has to cow tail

[@Monchi-qc4ep]

*1. FIDE forgot to make a tiebreaker rules.* *2. They played 9 blitz games, and ended with the same points. Both are in perfect form. Continuing would just crown the winner purely by luck.* *3. The venue rent is PROBABLY coming to close (might be a reason why FIDE agreed)*

[@shangrila64]

Muy se acuerdo!

[@SaurabhK567]

0:25 bro just casually forgot Fabiano

[@FrankDeMamp]

Out in rd 1

[@KVenkataKrishnaRaoKrishna]

Fide is not alone, ICC bows to India in cricket, FIA bowed to Red Bull Racing in 2021, maybe many more precedents where the sport is Unequal

[@FarCrySource]

A strange game. The only winning move is not to play.

[@shangrila64]

War Games! ❤❤❤

[@tetsi0815]

Sorry, but you're making this a bigger deal than it is - especially for a retired professional chess player. If Mutaz Essa Barshim and Gianmarco Tamberi at the FUCKING OLYMPIC GAMES can agree to share a title (gold medal) and be celebrated for this, Magnus and Ian can agree to share a title. So calm down, get a tea, and chill. Life will go on. This will not ruin chess.

[@eduardciuca217]

Agree 100% Hiki is just mad cuz he lost again😂

[@swollpenispok8172]

Wait y'all cool with the result of the game not being decided by the game? Then why play chess? Why watch chess? To see players not play chess?😂 This is like watching NBA but only the free throws.

[@rajeevbat]

The only difference being, a Gold medal can be shared because it's in the rules and there's a precedent, whereas for what happened here, wasn't in the rules and it had never happened before. This doesn't ruin chess, it just sends a message that chess tournament rules are flexible based on player's moods.

[@katelynssugarpuddin1587]

It's not the same thing though, they both jumped at the same height. This is a 1v1 there would of been a winner. I see lots of people upset with it so it obviously does damage the reputation of world champion

[@onkelalfred8735]

@tetsi0815 Please use your brain

[@DavidAnderson-m5c]

Considering how much time was left on the clock, I'd say Nepo's knight sac was a bigger find that his rook sac. In any case, a brilliancy under extreme pressure. Maybe it was this combination that gave Magnus the idea of offering a co-championship to his worthy opponent.

[@walterwhitejr.445]

While I completely agree that it is at the least unfortunate they went the co-champion route, I do have to mention that one assertion, that "you have a gold medalist, a silver medalist, a bronze medalist" (26:43) - that Olympic medals are awarded only singly, is simply false. From 1896 through 2024, every year there's been some instance of co-medal winners, 156 times over the course of Olympic history, 40 of those times with gold medals. Still an unfortunate situation.

[@UnknownUser-j3n]

The real issue is, those Olympic medals sharing was decided by the IOC not by individual players.

[@thekraken4265]

@@UnknownUser-j3never heard of the 2021 high jump event genius?

[@UnknownUser-j3n]

@@thekraken4265 other people have already discussed that. Dont waste my time with such nonsensr

[@xerxes2se]

There should be a rematch like with Karpov vs Kasparov. :)

[@shangrila64]

😂😂😂

[@adiands850]

Hikaru, big respect to you for not sitting on the fence. Magnus and the FIDE President deserve to be called out for their shameful behavior.

[@gerrycrisandy2425]

I remember when Olympic high jumpers shared gold in 2021 and the positive talks around it for days. Seeing the comments, chess will never beat the allegation that it is full of nerds unfortunately.

[@TheBigBrownGuy]

Very true, they were going on and on in tie breaks and eventually agreed to a draw

[@meguca8924]

they both jumped equally high so it felt nice to congratulate both, it's a different type of competition than a 1v1 game chess game

[@waturmelun]

⁠@@meguca8924and here we see both players playing at the same caliber ultimately leading to continuous draws. The olympic situation you mentioned if it had continued would have both jumpers continue to jump and fatigue until a winner is crowned. Quite comparable to this exact situation here, where both players would compete until a win. The chess community is just insufferable and can’t enjoy a historical moment.

[@shangrila64]

I agree.

[@junkid3559]

L take. This situation is like Real Madrid and Barcelona agreeing to split the UEFA Champions League title instead of choosing a winner by penalty shootout. Not an acceptable end.

[@michaelhorn278]

I like the sportsmanship of the tie. Chess is becoming a Housewives of LA where everyone tries to create drama. It's a nice ending to a perfect day

[@poindexterrrrr]

I wonder if Magnus would have offered to share if it was Hans.

[@BenSollis]

Hans wasn't good enough to make it to the final was he?

[@amadeuterceiro]

He would be playing until 2026

[@Leon-gl6ts]

We have a new title in Chess: half-champion

[@TheChessPlayer1956]

I wonder if anyone suggested an extended rest period, even next day. I don't want a championship decided on fatigue and blunders.

[@Nehasupnfan]

This tournament was so wild and FIDE was caught with their pants down 😂😂 What an end to 2024. Happy New Year everyone 🎉

[@zaftnotameni]

next tournament, magnus: "I'm the highest rated player, the highest rated player should play white every game, that's the new rule"

[@Dermi_Sky]

to share gold in a major sport has happend some time before. Magnus didnt break any rule or changed it by force. he asked if they can share the title because they dont wanted play anymore (reasons unknown). Magnus never enforced written rules like you described. even the Jeans rule was unclear and not as specific written as the Head of FIDE claimed. Even in this event Magnus got a disadvantage, he got 3rd placed in the seeding because the tie-rule said the higher average opponent elo counts more (Magnus as the highest ranked player will never win this, because his own elo doesnt count). thats why fabiano was 2nd placed. Ian deserved a title, we all know it. Magnus wanted to give it Ian finally i think, but still dont want to lose. The found a compromise and FIDE was fine with it. its okay if you dont like the outcome, the move is understandable but worth to discuss

[@MrFootofDavros]

You joke but he already had the luxury of being placed permanently on board 1 in this tournament and in previous rapid & blitz World Championships had his own special Magnus Carlsen lounge. He's already playing in different circumstances to everyone else, so who knows...

[@UnknownUser-j3n]

Also imagine how sad it will be for NEPO to always live with the allegation that he never won any world championship, only one he got was gifted, not an outright win.

[@philipstevenson5166]

didnt botvinnik invent the 12 all = incumbent win, plus automatic rematch for losing champion? didnt fide themselves end the kk match?

[@Dermi_Sky]

@@UnknownUser-j3n no. Nepo knows how strong magnus is, maybe better then anyone else. To be co-champion with the best player ever is no allegation point. Nepo would have many more titles if he would live 10-20 years later or earlier. And he title is not "gifted". He was as strong as Magnus. there is no debate that Nepo has the potential to become a world champion. Just unlucky time for him

[@tiesilencer336]

Excellent video. I’m at the point in my game where my shots are starting to become consistent enough where I can think of tactics more and this video really opened my eyes on how simple and effective a single tactic could be.

[@rosajack1621]

Thanks for doing this video Hikaru! Happy new year

[@harbirsingh7266]

Magnus is now starting to play chess OUTSIDE chess.

[@KamiMountainMan]

FIDE is a joke! They can not even run a tournament

[@elasmojones]

It's clear the players don't take them seriously either.

[@TomThompson]

FIDE definitely blew it, but Magnus showed he has lost his competitive drive. No champion suggests a tie.

[@AgustinCaniglia1992]

Yes. Magnus. ​@@TomThompson

[@victorosborn3348]

@@TomThompson , we agree that this 2900, 17 times World champion player is not a champion by your definition. So Niemann won this?

[@obiemmanuel1514]

@@victorosborn3348 You meant 17 and half or 18 time world champion? lol

[@Dmitry-Dmitriev]

Господа, это теперь уже история! Что вы так недовольны?! Магнус и Непо давно хорошие друзья и оба заслужили быть первыми. Такие прецеденты уже были на олимпиаде, поэтому пусть будут два счастливых чемпиона, вместо одного!😁

[@TheChessTheoretician]

Correction: Ian agreed instantly...there's a video of their discussion while they were at the board

[@shauryasuri3653]

He was going to play as black with no guarantee to win against Magnus. Who wouldn't?

[@mikel7180]

There are many precedents of sporting titles being shared throughout history. They have always been seen as a sign of sportsmanship and mutual respect for your opponent. All that is really affected by this is that you can't call one person the outright champion in 2024. There were two people left in the tournament, they were both happy with the arrangement and so were the organisers. Not really a big deal IMO.

[@rogeruzun]

How many games would it have taken for the women to agree to being co-champs? I feel like they would still be playing if need be. Integrity, look it up.

[@dwightPhoenix]

Very true

[@akshathkumar9135]

jeans gambit worked out extremely well

[@Niz_]

I think that the 10 players who tied for 1st place on day one should claim that they should all be co-champion this year because they ranked 1st after all. They scored no less than the two current co-champions.

[@Naruto-ts7qd]

Yeah but they were defeated today so 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Niz_]

@Naruto-ts7qd Victory and defeat are concepts that are irrelevant because we can simply activate the power of friendship :)

[@yosengi]

I swear, this is my to go to channel for Chess Dramas.

[@taylaca]

In every other instance I have seen competitors offer to share first place after a long fought battle it is applauded as amazing sportsmanship. This is the only sport where people are being pissy about it. The chess world is so annoying sometimes. It is hard to watch such negativity.

[@artempokhilyuk]

What are you talking about? Give me at least one example of such a case (competitors offer to share first place after long battle). I cannot recollect anything of such a kind

[@trtleprn8966]

@@artempokhilyuk for example, high jumping in 2020 summer olympics between the italian and qatari. i think thats pretty famous one

[@katelynssugarpuddin1587]

​@trtleprn8966 it's not really a 1v1 sport though. It's not comparable

[@trtleprn8966]

@@katelynssugarpuddin1587 what do u mean? It was literally a 1v1 at the end and the only way to determine a winner would be to jump over the same height numerous time which they had alrdy jumped over until someone gets fatigued. Same as in this it would have been just who of them would get fatigued over time by playing over and over again

[@katelynssugarpuddin1587]

@trtleprn8966 because one is playing a game against eachother to see who is best and one is who can jump higher

[@filmsinykt2825]

Two lords Blitzchess Mag and Nepo, because that NY baby!)

[@ankurkotoky]

This happens when u make an individual bigger than the game

[@anewfuture]

Magnus isn't bigger than chess, but he is bigger than Fide.

[@raghabendrashah]

Perhaps Magnus did not wanted to miss the new year party.

[@BarnabyG]

23:00 the drama is covered

[@quivalla]

Magnus has been playing poker and this is a poker move. Both players agree to share first place.

[@self-righteousideologue9398]

Magnus is just trolling them. He knows he owns them

[@werke_und_tage]

Everybody was happy about the shared Olympic gold medal in the high jump competition. I like these moments of humanity in top sports events. Congrats to both players and thanks for the exciting match.

[@theetravismiller6183]

Sweater plus Jeans = Champions

[@dank2476]

If it was Hikaru, there would be no co-champ, he would not survive more than 2 tiebreaks.

[@adityasen4566]

Another 3 world championships gone this month and Hikaru still has the same number of chess world championship as me

[@UnknownUser-j3n]

He is a paper champion 😂

[@StanfordChikoworw]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@jamaluddin9158]

He is the reigning world Fischer Random Champion, what are you talking about

[@UnknownUser-j3n]

@@jamaluddin9158 yeah world champion out of 8 invited players 🤣🤣🤣

[@jamaluddin9158]

@@UnknownUser-j3n 8 elite players

[@willpanter209]

Thank you sir appreciate the coverage as always and wishing you an the family a great 2025!!!

[@ethanklepper4375]

They should just have Armageddon if the first tiebreak is a draw. I’m sure the players don’t love the prospect of just continuing to play a bunch of games for who knows how long, after already playing a bunch of games, especially on a holiday.

[@fhannestad]

The future for chess(life) is the idea that everything is in constant transformation, without fixed fuel. Rather than being, we are always becoming, exploring new possibilities and escaping rigid rules and identities. It's an opening to change, diversity, and chess-experiment. Great sportsmanship!

[@_Mountain_Dave]

Here's the thing, and whilst i don't agree with the decision to share 1st, i also see some genius to this. I actually think some of this could be intentional to create drama, create headlines, as in the whole week. The sponsors must be clapping their hands this week, they are the real winners for what they paid. When ever does Chess make headline news in mainstream media, Magnus not wearing jeans was front page news on the BBC even in the UK. This will be just as big, if not bigger. What this does is actually raise the profile of Chess into the mainstream (sadly it has declined from lets say 30 years ago) as a game. So if you look at the bigger picture the events of New York this week is it a good thing or a bad thing for chess, well it's bringing alot of new eyes to the sport. With more eye's/clicks comes bigger advertising potential and thus prize money and that is only going to be better for the players and long term for the game to survive as a sport (outside of the top 20 players re prizemoney to play professionally). Probably what we need is more drama if we are going to get Chess as an Olympic sport and drawing a much bigger gate for venues. There are challenges, especially around tech and how we keep the game safe but if the game is to evolve then getting headlines is not a bad thing. Just an alternative take. I would equate it rather like misfit boxing, its terrible but one thing that cannot be denied is it is raising the profile of boxing into new audiences, which then can be harnessed into the purer side. We need to make Chess cool for kids to pick up and play, not seen as some nerd game, the growing youtube content creators help with this, as do the younger generation of players coming through. Grow the player base, grow the demand and being honest it's getting to the stage where I see a potential split like we had with Phil Taylor and the darts, or more recently Golf. The reality is we live in a different world than 30 years ago, advertisement and media revenue is king and to be honest players like yourself, Magnus and all it would take is a couple of the top other's (not going to name name's but another American, couple of the Indian's and Chinese we all know who they are) and you could literally start your own league, raise bigger advertisement schedules (granted more media work and commitments no doubt) but actually move into the management of a new league. The players that have online communities/fan's and understand the digital interface have alot of power if harnessed in together but more importantly need to modernise the game to fit for the 2020's, not 1960's. There is so much potential for what is a global game, its just poorly led at present in terms of evolving the interface and product to fit in today's culture. One thing i would add, the production team and media at chess events are often shocking, not so much the presenters, but the lack of audio at press conferences, or levels or slow to update match boards, or poor inteviews. The FIDE press conference for the winners a classic example, simply terrible audio levels, given it was on their stream, their event and content. I'd go as far as saying the popular content creator's that cover the events do a better job.

[@trance530]

Magnus is a genius. Shares his world blitz championship to prove he owns FIDE and chess. What an exchange.

[@giorgoslor_5399]

Hans is malding rn 💀

[@flacertony2450]

Man's going nuts 😂

[@Ploeppsel]

the thing is magnus leaving made Fide change the dresscode for the tournament and now they changed the tiebreak because Magnus made the suggestion. It feels like Fide is losing control

[@styleisaweapon]

@@Ploeppsel FIDE's control is entirely arbitrary. The national chess federation of France. Lots of countries have national chess federations. At the end of the day FIDE is failing to deliver the money, which is pretty much its only job. There are chess websites that throw around more money for catering for their staff than FIDE seems to be able to dig up.

[@nateciroc00]

Hikaru gotta feel like Vegeta when Goku backed out of the Cell fight right now 😂

[@tomb5219]

Magnus is a genius !!

[@Perduravi]

Jeanius

[@hans6422]

The biggest tragedy was what happened to Ivanchuk, I hope he is okay.

[@reav3rtm]

FIDE should have written armagedon into rules. It's theirs own fault. Organising event at New Year's Eve was also stupid, I cannot blame players wanting to leave.

[@jrd33]

Armageddon has its faults, but thinking you can force the players to keep playing when they want to agree a draw and go home is pretty stupid. It's a BLITZ tournament, not a stamina event.

[@paulnawrocki3498]

Hikaru in the intro sounds like an enthusiastic boyscout but stares into the camera like game 6 MJ

[@jrgnksbl]

Shared gold did happen in the Olympics in a "similar" situation in the high jump competition. If the organizers don't have a solution that forces a win (in this situation Armageddon) the organizers are basically the ones making a bad competition because the game in theory could last for ever

[@UnknownUser-j3n]

There is a big gap between 3 games of blitz and forever.

[@raycome9073]

Its a blitz dude, it wouldnt take so long to play

[@jrgnksbl]

@@UnknownUser-j3n Yeah, but with a draw, you'd get 4,5,6 going on

[@UnknownUser-j3n]

@@jrgnksbl were they not aware of that prior to coming to new york. You uninformed and logically challenged people are so funny.

[@jrgnksbl]

@@UnknownUser-j3n attacking a person for their opinion is funny. Still, if you read my comment I don't say it's a good solution, I just think it's a good solution given the circumstances. Best solution imo would be Armageddon forcing a victory. FIDE are the ones to blame for the opportunity to ASK!!! for a shared gold.