Gukesh D Is HERE!! World Championship Match Analysis, What's Next?

[@akashmandal5393]

Btw in chessbase india interview gukesh gave credit to fabi for the game 14 end game.. he said it was fabi that showed him this ending position not exactly the same but similar in some tournament after the game ended...

[@_BADCHESS]

That’s awesome

[@Alone-h6o]

true he said that once in a tournament he discussed with fabi abt that endgame

[@AnjelLee-f8c]

Wow. Awesome.

[@sherryw1919]

Didn't catch that one ... very cool!

[@chesswithsamarth1004]

50:00 Gukesh and Vincent are good friends and Vincent actually messaged Gukesh after he lost to Alireza in the 7th game of candidates to calm down and gave motivation to him.... So Gukesh's team thought it would be nice to have him in the team so Gukesh asked Vincent in Grand Chess Tour event (Warsaw) to join the team. And also Gukesh mentioned that Re1 idea in that Reti opening, g4 idea in the first game , a3 in the 13th game (French) all are Vincent's idea

[@Phymacss]

How did you know that he messaged him and calmed him down?

[@karthiknarayanan3705]

Gukesh said this im his recent interview. ​@@Phymacss

[@anandhrajan99]

​@@Phymacss From a primary source - Gukesh himself

[@PimpaButter]

@@Phymacss Chessbase India interview maybe

[@potatoonastick2239]

That g4 and re1 being vincents ideas make so much sense in retrospect.

[@malharbonde3726]

props to fabi to not being salty against gukesh which was the reaction of most of the top GMs

[@isaac7272]

Fabiano doesnt need to be salty. I think his motivation to win world championship isnt as high compared to his peak time against peak magnus.

[@Cumocumono]

I mean why would anyone be salty. Gukesh was always favourite to win and he absolutely deserved it. Any person who is salty is out of envy

[@confuse-e-asitis]

@@isaac7272 Nahh. It's more likely that he peaked at the wrong time. He was very motivated, as he knew Magnus's exit would raise his chances of becoming WC.

[@Harishiv18]

Which gm was salty? Apart from Kramnik, who is salty about everything

[@malharbonde3726]

@@Harishiv18 nepo, magnus, hikaru

[@amatya.rakshasa]

Man... waiting so many days for this to drop. hahah Thank you!!!!! :) You both have the most grounded, calm, and intelligent take on things.

[@kingkrish94]

In Chessbase India stream, Gukesh's team confirmed that a lot of novel ideas which Gukesh played in the match game from Vincent Keymar. Duda was a sparing partner and attended one training camp, both played over 300 blitz games for practice. Kilmkowski didnt work during the match but was helping Gajevski during candidates. I wish Fabi had spoken about Paddy upton, a non chess member who got big credits after the game.

[@blackman7186]

I can't even begin to describe how much this podcast has grown on me. So good.

[@bestest1234567]

The most logical review I have seen so far of the championship

[@KeertikaRJ]

Fabi is a rational guy...Best wishes from India/Bharat!!

[@IndiaHereNow]

Imagine if Gukesh A showed up to the match!!

[@dhruvverma2951]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@official.bakwaas_]

😂😂😂

[@mandyrarsh7137]

This is his base form...he is using %25 of his power!

[@Dmn059]

😂😂😂

[@atishgoswami1537]

😂😂

[@ambarishchitnis9043]

Fabi is the GOLD standard for objectively assessing a game, without being salty, negative and undermining his competition. Magnus, Levi, Hikaru -- they are the chess mafia.

[@aravindmenon8331]

Man you guys are embarrassing with how biased you become once it’s an Indian player lmao

[@carlkligerman1981]

The original chess pod and the best. I see the big boys are doing a bit of lunch cutting… Thanks to you both for the outstanding, detailed and instructive analysis throughout the entire world championship match, without all the gimmicks!

[@Phoenix.219]

Duda was actually his sparring partner since Candidates and Vincent worked on opening lines and Gukesh played many of his ideas. Also, as Gukesh said Vincent is friendly with him and he sent nice msg after hus loss to Alireza in Candidates and after candidates, Gukesh shared that with Gajewski. Then, Gajewski just decided to try to grt Vincent on team.

[@lollycopter]

Can you imagine how it is to be Vincent right now? Such a good story all-round with that entire team. It pays to be nice!

[@ramachandra776]

Gukesh was the deserving winner but Ding really won a lot of fans and admirers with his play and quips in the post-match interviews. he showed everyone that he is still a force to reckon with in the chess world. Nobody expected Ding to get the match to the last game . Caruana is probably the only player who knows exactly what Ding is going through considering he was almost in the same position a few years back .

[@nilsp9426]

I think that instantly noticing you blundered comes from the nature of many blunders: you did not (properly) think about the consequences of your move. As soon as you make it, you think about nothing else but the consequences of your move.

[@davidfranklin5426]

7:50 Fabi mentions the Rauzer, editor shows a Schliemann 😂

[@pdomckenzie]

I thought Schliemann at first too but bishop was on c4, so its a Rousseau Gambit which from memory is even more dubious.

[@prathamesh413]

Unbiased and informative channel

[@Animeii_Editz]

Fabi is Best In Terms of Commentry and Likability !! 💓✨

[@rahilkhanhere]

The best podcast about the world cup. Fabiano Caruana is not only one of the best players but also his insights are one of the best out there. Very logical conclusion and hence subscribed! Kudos

[@critical_analysis]

Awesome podcast! Fabi is a very well grounded personality with tremendous insights! He is one of the very few top chess players who is really nice like Anand, Aronian, Ding, Wesley, etc., Gukesh has created history, BIG congratulations! I really liked his fighting spirit and also the humility he has shown by paying tribute to Ding. He is very young and will be improving, so that will be a scary sight.

[@goonerboy6371]

In Tata steel tie break, he won the initial round robin tie break but lost to Wei Yei

[@loodakris5928]

Ding looks so good and happy after the match. Watch the interviews!

[@kartz2010]

Fabi is such a likeable person. Very rare to find a top chess player who doesn't get irritated and keeps his composure at all times! I feel most chess players have an acid tongue. Fabi is an exception!

[@Jacob99174]

Where is the GAME CHANGER hair trimming ad?? 😂😂😂👍🏿

[@amitwadodkar7738]

Ok Ok you are a great channel. Subscribed!

[@darthvader5562]

Great video! Always looking forward to the videos.

[@djrohan_9]

Ohh we want to see GUKESh vs FABIANO in chennai in 2026,What epic match it would be🎉

[@rajsub3884]

Why chennai there are better place

[@ulrichmp]

Let us not have it in India. It will put pressure on Gukesh like it did for Anand in defending the crown.

[@Rareme530]

Fabi is a stoic from Marcus Aurilieus league

[@kartz2010]

Gukesh mentioned on the game 14...that Fabi had mentioned during a post game analysis that having the king on e3 is winning in a similar position. So Gukesh was searching for a smart way to get his king to e3 before Ding's blunder happened.

[@chesswithsamarth1004]

Waiting for this...🔥

[@clinicguy85]

Would love to see Fabi v Gukesh in the next championship!

[@priyankauttaran]

Gukesh defeated Anish in Tata steel tie breaks and lost to wie yie in final. so he was runner-up.

[@ambarishchitnis9043]

2026 WC -- Gukesh vs Fabi or Gukesh vs Arjun. Gukesh vs Fabi would be more fun.

[@DrMike005]

When you talk about the last game of WCC, players like magnus and anand would be most comfortable going for a draw even from a very advantageous position because they knew they were levels above their peers in rapid time controls, you cannot make that argument for other players

[@kartz2010]

It's sad what a toll the chess crown had taken on poor Ding 😢 He said after losing the title that he didn't have the same responsibility now and if he didn't sometimes play well, people won't call him as the worst world champion.

[@HansWurst-k3q]

Insightful comments by Fabiano as always - I really like this podcast! One small remark: Please edit the chessboard better. There are a lot of instances in this episode where Fabiano speaks about another position than the one showing on the board ... IMHO, the simplest would be if Fabiano simply shared his screen while he is going through the game.

[@wangdomAvg2900]

8:00 I think the diagram is wrong, thats the schliemann and in the video caruan said the rauzer, the richter rauzer sicilian not schliemann

[@mcawesome4150]

27:15 lool so funny to hear the world no 2 say exactly what I’ve also said my whole chess career “couldn’t my brain tell me a second earlier that it was a blunder” I thought it was just me 😂

[@guest_informant]

Fabi referring to Jonathan Rowson Tweet about "sublimated self-care". FWIW I don't know the terminology but for me Ding's play throughout the match was consistent with someone wrestling with the idea of letting go of the World Championship. It's very complicated. When he did lose, he fought like a tiger to win it back. But at the end with a4, dropping the pawn, and then not ensuring the draw by forcing the exchange of Rooks this seems like someone coming to terms with getting themselves out of a powerful but destructive relationship.

[@FarCrySource]

He never pushed for a win whenever he had the advantage and also he was always thinking that he is worse in an advantageous position. Something was really off with Ding.

[@loneranterism]

I'm a Gukesh supporter...but was I relieved to see Ding smiling...even after losing. Hope he keeps playing fearlessly. More of Ding chilling

[@harshitraja4319]

Nothing better than waking up to a C^2 podcast:)

[@jordan22031991]

Finally a GOOD podcast on WCC !!

[@gaBBarSlnGh]

Peter Leko suggested RF2 before Ding made the move Daniel Narodotski did not object RF2 until the eval bar dropped 😀

[@isaac7272]

They are much weaker compared to top player. Leko is old also.

[@pulse3554]

@@isaac7272lmao danya is a 2600

[@user-wo7yk7mn8x]

@@isaac7272 👎

[@secretmoderaceplayer]

@@isaac7272 Leko played for the WC dawg he isnt much weaker. Old guys lose stamina not their brain

[@isaac7272]

@@secretmoderaceplayer Do you learn english in high school?. Never heard the meaning of comparison?. I said top player, if you think leko in his inactive current age are in the same level as active top player like fabi, magnus and hikaru, you have some issue.

[@jacobmcdevitt5849]

This thumbnail is so cool!

[@anttipikkarainen1936]

It feels illegal to watch this channel for free, Fabi's analysis is just so good.

[@VedanthB9]

Really speaking, the match was a clash between Liren D. and Gukesh D. Gukesh emerged victorious!

[@ambarishchitnis9043]

We need an analysis board to show some lines Fabi was going on... hard to imagine that in ones head for most people.

[@sebastianrohl3801]

well now I'm worried about drones....

[@61hink]

Guys, I woke up most days around 7 AM, clicked on the live coverage, then immediately slid the slider back to the beginning of the game. Or I might have woken up at 4, watched the first 10 moves of the game, then hit the pause button and went back to sleep so I could resume later. As long as I avoided the live chat it was like watching the game live, but on delay.

[@djrohan_9]

Fabi is fabulous in this take❤,very truthful

[@lollycopter]

56:00 Hikaru's approach for the Candidates!

[@ym276]

Gukesh is incredible

[@akshaypatel8673]

Thank you for this next time i want gukesh vs fabi or arjun lets see.

[@nk73]

Didnt Gukesh beat Fabi in Chess olympiad just 2 months back?

[@akshaypatel8673]

@nk73 yes but i wanna see them in world championship.

[@nk73]

@@akshaypatel8673 Why? Fabi is a bigger choker than Ding. Candidates last match was worse than my son plays.

[@saturo_nipon]

its almost impossible to break through in classical, when top players are are playing 12/14 games each. we have seen this in previous WC matches

[@meerak90]

Legend has it Hikaru is still asking what is a4. He hated it a lot..."maybe the most ridiculous move I've seen in a long time. It is like he is trying to lose the game, he is literally trying to lose the game with a4....I think there is a chance you can lose, that's for sure; I almost hope he loses actually. This a4 is just complete nonsense".

[@kennethwoods6525]

LOLOLOL

[@bineeshchandrasekharan2839]

It was not Wei Yi vs Nodirbek in Tata Steel 2024 in the finals. It was Wei Yi vs Gukesh. Wei Yi won and Gukesh finished second. Nodirbek finished fourth.

[@dark_magician_sdy]

Another great podcast 👏

[@iamthemoney007]

46:00 Gukesh was in the Wijk aan zee finals, he lost to Wei Yi,nodirbek lost in the playoff

[@joylife428]

Gukesh thanked god for his achievement. He did not take credit for his hardwork at the first place . To be fare its sort of s miracle which has happened in his life and his dream came true. It tells u how mature he is😂😂

[@yodeshvar]

32:09

[@Phoenix.219]

Ding's seconds are Rapport, Ni Hua, Vokhidov and computer guy (he specially mentioned computer guy)

[@kartz2010]

It seems like Duda, Keymer, Gukesh, Harikrishna, wojtaszek were all part of the same club team that Vishy Anand referred to as "team Vishy".

[@joylife428]

Becoming a rival in the future is something. Keymer does not want to miss the opportunity of working as a second to a player is another .😂😂😂

[@FahimHoq]

Why didn't you ask Fabi to review game 11 and 12 as well. I wanted to hear his thoughts on those 2 games as well.

[@kartz2010]

Gukesh said Duda wasn't doing any preparation, but Gajewski decided to get Duda as a sparing partner to test out the ideas. Gukesh said he and Duda have played over 300 games since preparations for the candidates began.

[@akshar8160]

Please bring some Indian guests, like Arjun or Gukesh or Vidit for example

[@FarCrySource]

Fabi, If Ding wanted so badly to draw game 14, as you said, then why give up a pawn for nothing to make his drawing chances more difficult? Does it make sense?

[@sunnyy6295]

Ding said in interview that he saw Gukesh expression and then realised his blunder. It doesn't came immediately which is a shock

[@kennethwoods6525]

Match fatigue.

[@pyrology101]

Fabiano is full of grace; class act. Many other GM-commentators are toxic.

[@abhitrups2002]

Fabi has Richard Parker energy.

[@Padf007]

Fabi has had the most sane takes of all GMs. If only he could invest in some more professional setup.C2 📈📈📈

[@peterhardie4151]

Hyped for Gukesh vs Caruana in 2026 for the WC.

[@guest_informant]

22:49 Ofc there's Chekov's Gun but here there's Chekov's Cough :-). Taking it one step further, in lots of films (and TV) there's also Chekov's Pregnancy :-)

[@just2share]

No, Ding didn't know RF2 is losing for a minute or more, it took Gukesh like 15 seconds by watching his reactions, it took Hikaru a bit more! Even chess engine took quite some time, way over depth 20, so it was NOT an obvious blunder. Rook to F2 was not even the real problem, the real problem was Bishop at A8! So one move was NOT a blunder, but combination of BA8 and RF2 was bad!

[@skywarsplayer4507]

threw the position into stockfish, depth 10 it realized the position is lost taking 3 milliseconds. 3 thousandths of a second and i dont even have that good of a laptop.

[@isaac7272]

meanwhile fabiano spot it instantly without using an engine. Crazy intuition.

[@nk73]

@@skywarsplayer4507 Checks Gothamchess recap of that move and see the eval bar after RF2. It did not move. You are trying to be too smart, not good.

[@just2share]

@@nk73 exactly

[@joddle23]

Even taking into consideration the match situation and Ding's willingness to make draws from better positions, I remember thinking this last game absolutely looked like an early round of some open tournament where a 2200 facing a GM is desperate to make a draw. Still, I didn't think Ding would lose in the manner that he did especially since he raised his level to strike back in game 12, and I was disappointed the match ended this way, but Gukesh absolutely earned it. I appreciate Fabi being so even tempered in his analysis, and I am sure he remembers hanging Rb6 against Giri at Tata Steel when trying to reach the time control.... but the difference is that wasn't the final game of the WCC, and the position was far more complicated

[@saturo_nipon]

I am a huge fan of Fabi, and I felt he was the most deserving in 2022, and, that in my opinion was a huge miss. Guki, for that matter any new player coming and winning in 2024 is only the logical conclusion. Gukesh's win obviously boosts the new gen players, like Arjun, Nodirbek, Alireza, Kaimer, and few dozens of Indian players. Now they all want to jump into the fray. But to maintain the top level of chess, when compatriots from same generation are declining, is not easy. I dont want to see that happening to Fabi. its hard to stay motivated when you know you will have to challenge a 20 year old much stronger ( assuming normal progression) Gukesh

[@dhruvjain92]

Fabi speaks so well ❤

[@sujoy1968]

2 minutes silence to mark Gukesh’s win. 😂😂😂

[@ranaarjun10]

Its crazy how fabi and hikaru after polar personality and views😂😂

[@sreesub]

At Wijk tiebreakers Gukesh Beat Anish while Wei Yi beat Nodirbek. In the final game Wei Yi beat Gukesh.

[@Steve-eb8jc]

Great video

[@prcbras]

Ding confirmed in his chess base india interview that his team was only the same from last time plus Ni Hua. 4 people: 3 GMs and a computer guy. Gukesh had at least double the team, and it's a bit ironic Gukesh hired the mental coach when Ding was the one who faced mental issues. Very different approaches, but it makes sense given their personalities. I don't think Ding likes having too many people, it adds to the pressure, and sometimes it can be bad to have too many cooks in the kitchen. But I think Gukesh was better prepared for sure. I think he put his absolute all into this match. Ding as well but his passion for chess at this stage of his life is less, his energy is less, while you could feel how much Gukesh lived for this and only this. I'm very impressed with how Ding did, he really is one of the biggest chess talents, he's clearly far from his peak and you could tell from his body language he wasn't doing well physically either, shaking, coughing, fidgeting, and still the match almost went to tiebreaks. It was a hell of a match, and I really appreciated how gracefully both handled the spotlight and the results with great sportsmanship and humanity.

[@FarCrySource]

Also Ding prepared 3 weeks for this match instead of 6 months... Like he wanted to lose the match from the beginning...

[@prcbras]

@@FarCrySource He didn't want to lose, he very obviously wanted to win. And I think he means 3 weeks of intense preparation, like a training camp, doesn't mean he wasn't preparing before then.

[@FarCrySource]

@@prcbras you can't win if you always try to draw. After post game 12 he said I didn't try to draw even though I could, and I pushed for a win only because I was down a point. Wrong attitude.

[@prcbras]

​@@FarCrySource He very definitely could have won if not for the blunder, and I disagree he was always trying to draw, that's just a talking point by people with little chess understanding. He wasn't playing safe openings, and he wasn't responding to surprises with the computer approved moves, he was taking risks to get opponent out of prep. He was playing sharp, it even cost him in some games. He went for draws when it was logical or when he saw danger in the position. Conserving energy was a more important factor for Ding than Gukesh, but if he was always trying to draw he could have much more easily and much sooner. Also winning 2 games in a match is already statistically higher than most people who play world championship mathes. It's not easy to do. Caruana didn't win any, Karajkin won 1, Nepo won 0 in his first match, it's usually almost all draws, even Magnus.

[@FarCrySource]

@@prcbras he had at least two advantages in games and he went for draw because he thought he was worse which was a false assessment. Hikaru was very critical about this. Constantly underestimated his position in contrast to Gukesh. That is why I said he was always trying to draw. And he would have also drawn game 12 if it was equal I'm pretty sure about this.

[@joylife428]

Gukesh did not play his natural game. But his style of play was always aggressive and thats never going to change .gukesh had to carry the burden of expectations unlike ding . Thats added pressure for the 18 year old rising star😂

[@pipilenght5285]

Fabi vs Gukesh next WCC

[@IamPain190]

I'm here for fabi ❤️

[@krishsingh6994]

gukesh has a much higher potenital than this WCC because he was ahead in so many games with ding like game 7,8,11,13,3 but he only able to convert 2 into the win if he want's to become like magnus 2882 he could raise his level to best he shouldn't just stop here his level his much more higher getting A +1.2 advantage in 5 games is not easy in classical game

[@thomassavage8581]

im calling it right now that Fabi going to be champion in the world chess champ in 2026!!!!!

[@tuxsharx]

Its not W gukesh, Its not L gukesh, Its D gukesh

[@thetimssportstalk3160]

Fide* Champ. We have a World Champ who tried to make a difference, but Fide can’t get out of their own way. Sad

[@rggrrggr290]

49:39 i think vishy wasn't part of the team

[@kennethwoods6525]

Correct. Vishy was not an official member of Team Gukesh but his support was always there. It was Vishy that reminded Gukesh that he also lost game 1 of the WCC but there are more games ahead before the final outcome of the match is determined.

[@jayakishore565]

Vishy is almost like a neighbour guy for gukesh. When ever gukesh needs help vishy is just a phone call away. The whole team is organized by vishy . Gukesh learnt chess from vishy institution

[@rggrrggr290]

@@kennethwoods6525 yeah i get it , it's just that i don't think "during" wcc vishy worked with gukesh on prep etc , in general he is there ik

[@MirProttoy-ju6gw]

I THINK DING WAS NOT PURELY FIT FOR THE MATCH.NOBODY WOULD PLAY THE MATCH WITH INJURY BUT DING DID.I HOPE HE WILL RECOVER AND WILL COME BACK IN HIS PRIME FORM

[@loodakris5928]

Not sure if here will be serious trying to become world champion again. He says he will play chess but not as much.

[@kennethwoods6525]

FIDE took away Ding's automatic qualifier for 2026.

[@loodakris5928]

@@kennethwoods6525 any reason why they did that?

[@kennethwoods6525]

@@loodakris5928 : That's a loaded question! To me, it was about protecting the global brand. 3 cycles of Ding was deemed 1 too many for the ultimate prize in chess.

[@loodakris5928]

@@kennethwoods6525 thanks for reply. I wasn’t sure if there was a reason they gave. Your reply makes some sense. It would be great Ding gets back to the candidates but it seems like he will be more picky what he chooses to play.

[@tuxsharx]

Fabi being absolute class

[@mikem668]

Don't interrupt Fabi. I understand there's a delay. But we're here for Fabi and you need to let him finish his thoughts.

[@kennethwoods6525]

The podcast doesn't work without Cristian Chirila.

[@oktaydurukan6881]

Dude it wouldn't hurt to say "please"

[@PRABHATKUMAR-be6fe]

Ok…so no one’s gonna talk about Fabi’s moustache It’s like trimmer battery went down and he had to do the podcast…so he was like fuck it

[@tal_175]

Caruana says Gukesh spotted the blunder as soon as Ding played it. He didn't. They cut into the footage. In order to make it look like Gukesh noticed the blunder quickly they fast forwarded to that moment with a terrible editing job. Why would the producer go out of his/her way to comically doctor the footage to give this false impression is hard to understand.

[@nimospizza]

Always so impressed with Fabi's maturity and humility. At 47:05 Fabi says, "Gukesh won the Candidates convincingly" -- for Fabi to say this after his heartbreaking game with Ian in the final round of the Candidates just shows the humility. Even at the time of the game with Ian, Fabi's first response was, "It's my fault". My respect and admiration for Fabi just continues to grow. Fabi vs Gukesh 2026 World Championship match, let's gooo!

[@pratik6342]

Guki the fighter!!!

[@kurai1017]

Guys please watch the chessbase interviews of ding and gukesh , all the insights you need are in those interviews.

[@atulbesra822]

Not chessbase but chessbase India.

[@ibgib]

Interesting analysis as usual 👍

[@kieran1990able]

Out of all, y'all forgot to talk about meme this championship created. disappointed!!!

[@rohanshivkumar3575]

Gukesh D won the match. What would happen if Gukesh A played the World Championship ?