Grandmasters React to Ding Liren's Shocking Rook Blunder: Gukesh's Triumph Ignites Indian Fans!

[@TheTeacherMan_TTM]

I have watched 100s of these but still cannot have enough of it.

[@AnjelLee-f8c]

Same here. Watching all the recaps too. Watching Take Take Take with Magnus, Hikaru and Levy now.

[@enPassantWarrior9047]

Same

[@prateekkamble3803]

+1

[@laxmiganesh2333]

Same here

[@Docarunabh]

We all have❤❤

[@bradnail99]

Gukesh kept fighting. He earned this win.

[@SivajiN-l7x]

Yes

[@MsHSpring]

Yes, one person buckled under pressure. The other kept steady during pressure. It’s not Gukesh fault if Ding could not handle the pressure.

[@arturoabesamis5094]

Giri’s reaction is flawless!!

[@Dr_Nishant_Somvanshi]

I clicked because I saw Anish Giri in thumbnail. 👇🏻👍🏻👇🏻👍🏻👇🏻👍🏻👇🏻👍🏻

[@ketchuploverful]

clickbait

[@simmorg290]

@@ketchuploverful Yeah I think that was Giri's reaction to the Nepo blunder in game 9 of the 2021 world championships.

[@HDGF64]

What a moment! Happiness vs. heartbreaking.. Congratulations to Gukesh, becoming the youngest world champion in history, taking Kasparov's 40 year long record!

[@andrewbloom7694]

0:18 Yeah, you probably could hear the Indian broadcast studio like half a mile away lol

[@bocahpetualang89]

hahahahahah

[@arvindhmani06]

Those guys were in Mumbai though

[@lOmaine777]

@@arvindhmani06 its a joke

[@randybailin4902]

I never felt like Ding was totally invested in the match. He was trying to liquidate in this game and made a terrible blunder. He didn't appear to be willing to fight.

[@raoulhery]

Well, I lasted longer than people thought. Everyone was predicting an easy victory for Gukesh. We had a great fight

[@darrowthered7665]

You don't defend as much as he did in some black games if he wasn't invested. His strategy was probably to take it to tiebreaks, but he absolutely wanted to win eventually

[@ursuss100]

Ding actually withdrew from chess for several months after he won the title. He himself said that it was due to severe fatigue and a bout of depression. And even after he restarted playing early in 2024, he had a string of poor performances, culminating in not winning any game during the Budapest Olympiad. This doesn't mean he has become a bad chess player... He's still a super GM after all. But everyone at any level can go through bad moments, and when your mind isn't good...well, your chess isn't either. :(

[@darrowthered7665]

@@ursuss100 That doesn't mean he was not trying his best to win like the OP says. Despite his issues, he gave his best and fought very well.

[@sodea13]

its like a last second goal in world cup football final because of goalkeeper passing the ball to opposition striker against an open goal !

[@nvidia980]

Ding had 9 minutes just to make a blunder 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@keisuketakahashi3597]

Wholesome moment . Truly

[@Gauravraikwar]

Congratulations youngest world champion 🏆🇮🇳

[@MicroClases_Ciencia]

Giri´s reaction was amazing

[@jespernorgaard3795]

How could Stockfish just put one question mark after Rf2??

[@Nomadsdoc]

Because of the king and pawn game not played well after the trades of took and bishop it can still end up in draw but the caliber of this game was two gm playing for world championships title so it was inevitable.

[@renishisrael9520]

Exactly its a huge blunder

[@ursuss100]

I agree... Rf2 was shocking, even to myself at my humble amateur chess level... I mean, by playing Rf2 Ding basically offered his last active piece for trade, and then had no way of saving his bishop which was on a corner square and therefore stuck on the diagonal (since after RxR by Gukesh, Ding is obviously forced to answer by KxR - Gukesh still has initiative, and Bd5 makes Ding's bishop useless, again forcing the trade; in the King + 2 pawns vs King + one pawn ending, Gukesh would have kept at least one pawn secure on the board and Ding had no way to stop the promotion...). In a French broadcast, Kevin Bordi (aka Blitzstream) called it "the worst blunder in World Chess Championships history"... But this just shows that blunders can happen to anyone at any level really. And after 14 several-hour long games, it's even easier with fatigue... :(

[@VedanthB9]

​@@ursuss100 Danya actually suggested Rf2 Rb1+ during the livestream. Rxf2 Kxf2 Bd5 can be easily missed, even by top GMs.

[@pradeepm.p395]

Though it was a blunder No way ding can win that game more over any mistake in time pressure will be the result , Gukesh missed two golden opporutunity to win the game in two games! Ding liren extensive experience is the matter the game taken in 14 rounds. This was an anazing tournament with variety of openings.

[@detherocablest7054]

I couldn’t believe it. He defended so many games so valiantly from worse positions, to through it away in one move. I feel so bad for Ding!

[@olegsemin5716]

If Gukesh would offer a draw after the blunder he would become a legend regadless the match result. He won the devalued title but missed an opportunity of his lifetime.

[@rickrick5041]

Did Ding subconsciously want to lose? Any average player wouldn’t do that

[@dsbdsb6637]

Nop time pressure led to his mistake/blunder & If you check GM reactions / calculations videos many of them first tried to check the lines different than rook takes rook which Gukesh realized much more quickly during the game.

[@musasetiabudi3134]

Ding has played a hundred of high level games. That blunder is common for under 1800 elo rating not a super GM 2700 elo. As the head of Russian chess federation said, the blunder is extremely suspicious.

[@markc915]

Should be titled "Grandmasters react to eval bar". I watched many times but I do not see many GMs saw the blunder before the eval bar movement. Even Hikaru response was hindsight though I admit Hikaru is most of the time ahead of the eval bar. How many of the GMs have the eval bar switch on?

[@Tohsaka-Rin]

Naroditskiy saw that even before move

[@rileyoneal4767]

Bull bird

[@SriranganathHosur]

Madam is wrong on telling moment of madness or moment careless by Ding. He was playing for nxt days tie breaker while guki was pushing for win. This strategy made Ding blunder and lost. Blunder is 99% cause of defeats not just this game. Give credit where it is due lady.

[@jaypawar9756]

What a great moment in the history! Ding is a true hero, gentleman and great opponent. Gukesh's perseverance and fighting spirit paid off. Hats off to both the champions. Gukesh's right hand visibly trembling before making the move kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZuvlH2efMamY6c

[@Rohankumar-gp7fg]

What a brilliant ending 😅 Heartiest congratulations to Gukesh D the youngest ever world chess champion 🏆 you made proud India 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳❣️❣️❣️ love from India🇮🇳❣️❤

[@persaud1]

👌🙏✊️ there were 14 matches... and the results before this match were 👌Gukesh won 3 times... 👌Liren 3 times... 👌& 7 draws... 🪔 🇮🇳 🚩 Certainly, Gukesh is his match... and the person who did not make the mistake was the declared champion🏆...

[@TruthSurge]

I guess all his prayers pleased "god" and so god forced Ding to blunder so Gukesh could win. That's what Gukesh said post-game. He said "god" was responsible for him winning the championship. Wow, with friends like that, how could Ding ever hope to win?

[@IndianHeathen1982]

Yeah, I wonder why all these chess players, who are supposed to be logical, are so superstitious like this.

[@hiimjosh868]

TruthSurge! small world

[@A1MKZ]

Yesterday ding find the only correct move, today he find only incorrect move

[@rajrajeshwarpagare158]

Blundered ❌️ Blunded ✅️

[@anands9194]

Now that Men's world champion is beyond doubt, when is the women's champion match ? Tan Zhongyi vs Ju Wenjun.. China can get some consolation here for sure.

[@АНТОННАШХО]

Молодец ГУКЕШ, ушел оставив Дина с самим собой в последнее мгновенье ....

[@srishti9288]

From Rg6 to Rf2...

[@theodorepaul2610]

The redhead at the beginning was so zoned out :) I can sympathize... I'd probably have tuned out just waiting for what felt like the inevitable end.

[@lOmaine777]

The Chessbase India clip is stuttering a lot, its kinda annoying. The original brooadcast is smooth, can you fix it?

[@TheSciencePulse100]

I am new to chess can anyone explain how gukesh won in the end after rook & bishop exchange and why ding resign please explain??

[@musicisthebest674]

Look out for "king and pawn endgame" strategies

[@Trip_Fontaine]

@TheSciencePulse100 It's an endgame in which using basic endgame tactics Gukesh can get a pawn to promote to a queen and then win. It's not easy to explain what those basic endgame tactics are in just a few sentences, but here's a good video about king and pawn endgames: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3TWlGVqoJKEbq8

[@jith1207]

With an extra pawn in successive files, supported by the king beside, opponent can only exchange one pawn utmost, and the extra pawn will surely get promoted to a Queen. Checkmate follows, and at that point GMs would stop playing and resign knowing that the opponent will no way make any mistakes from thereon.

[@simmorg290]

I blame it on Ding's chair. It would've annoyed the hell out of me to tuck it in and then have it instantly move back every time.

[@user-kd4cv2oj4y]

ding himself chose it lol

[@SarkariAspirant15]

Great..... Now blame the chair😂😂😂.... Just to satisfy your ego

[@agnelodsouza418]

Congratulations Gukesh and Ding too for putting up a tough fight ❤

[@marineford1]

players choose the chair for themselves bozo

[@simmorg290]

@@marineford1 Obviously I knew that. I was joking. Surely though it must've been annoying pulling his chair in over and over all the time. I don't know if he was doing that the whole game. I didn't notice it in other games. Seriously I would've got a different chair mid game.

[@rka-truthalwayswins5127]

Ding's slow game caused the so called "blunder" since Gukesh was light years ahead of him on time!! !! Ding lost comprehensively, totally & very convincingly!!

[@alancosta4760]

Half of India was on tennisbase live

[@officalpotus]

A great victory besides that the members of the Indian reaction need to chill, and better audio-and of course the atypical circumstances: but a championship’s a championship!

[@Namitpoii]

Gukesh❤

[@iliastirodimos8224]

congrats to gukesh but still Magnus is the best

[@anoninus]

Gukesh is the world champion. So, cope elsewhere.

[@kavithakandeepan5529]

when did chessbase india grand masters

[@priyotoshbera455]

Just enjoy the moment rather than pointing out useless things

[@kavithakandeepan5529]

@priyotoshbera455 i am not saying it is bad but why did the thumnail says grandmasters react ...

[@icyy9864]

Are you stoopid most of them were gm what should he have written grand master and chessbase india

[@Riya-nj2wc]

Tanya is an IM and WGM.

[@praveer108]

finally the chess title COME home again . after long time . HOMe where it is invented .

[@raoulhery]

Less time than the Russians. Expecting it back for decades now

[@shubhampawar9]

​@@raoulhery india wasn't invested in chess in the last century. This century you will see a huge number of Indians on top of the chess board

[@itznothin1422]

Interim chump ,.world champions should be rated number 1

[@AttyKabutat]

Lucky Guki

[@Juniper-v4i]

Tamil Nadu the holy grail of chess in India. Where grandmasters are borned !

[@rajasaha354]

Worst endgame playing of Ding Liren 😂 ,

[@aiz3n229]

Says a keyboard warrior💪. Keep typing!!

[@user-kd4cv2oj4y]

facts he lost similarly to Le Q Liem too such an unworthy world champ

[@jaitanmartini1478]

🥳🥳🥳🥳

[@arctan2010]

What a downer of a championship. Every win was from a blunder. 👎

[@pavanshetty9806]

part of the game

[@prakashpothineni7752]

Lamo even magnus became 5 times world champion because someone made blunders

[@sublimeksaleel]

Doesn't change the outcome. blunder or not.

[@sublimeksaleel]

Also, it means, that he either forced a blunder from his opponent, or the opponent couldnt focus enough to not make the blunder.

[@internetdogisbotheredbymyg1424]

@@prakashpothineni7752lol and gukez being world champion because Magnus decided not to participate.

[@rajeshwardoraisubramania7138]

To make one blunder is part of the game just like googly in cricket

[@mahdiismail8853]

You don't need to be a GM to see that Rf2....is fatal for white. Although I always root for Gukesh, that type of blunder from The Reigning World Champion immediately made me change channel. Congrats to the Youngest World Champion Ever ; GM Gukesh!

[@anoninus]

Cope elsewhere abdoul. He was put in that position by Gukesh -- a proud idol worshipping kauphir polytheist. Cry along with allah in your own house and not on the internet.

[@manansoni1568]

its was not a blunder. ppl stop saying this. it was mgukesh game which made him get in to such situation

[@HumBhiH-v3b]

I knew bumrah will win 🏆

[@andrewchebyrek9364]

lame