GUKESH vs DING | Game 12 Review

[@TomE1914]

It's crazy how good Ding is at bouncing back from a loss especially in a world championship match with all the extra pressure

[@jimweights8908]

Consistency brah

[@LordMayonnaise]

Ding vs Gukesh sounds like a battle between two onomatopoeias

[@ChrisHyde537]

That reminds me of an old and now inappropriate joke from years ago. When a child is born in China, the parents throw a handful of silverware against the wall and whatever the sound made is what they name their child. Got nothing for Gukesh at this time but I’ll work on it in the name of equity.

[@herack5928]

@9:01 It looks like Ding went home after the loss yesterday to watch Aman's 100 grandmaster tips episode 8 strategy, he even completes the setup with the Ng1 move at 16:42. Truly a habitsbrah

[@NadaRobin]

Aman, thank you for these recaps! I know these videos don't get as many views as your regular ones, but those of us who watch them really do appreciate them. At the start of the match, I watched through the recaps from all 5 of my chess channel subscriptions that were doing them (you, Levy, Agad, Jerry/Chessnetwork, and TakeTakeTake) to give them all a fair shot and see who was doing the best coverage. In the end, I came to the conclusion that yours were by far the best watch, with Jerry at a close second, so thanks again for all the informative content you've been making for us from these recaps to the GM tips and everything in between.

[@slothman5000]

Facts

[@Tiggy_T]

🚫 SPOILER BLOCK 🚫

[@takatotakasui8307]

I could kiss you

[@ronror]

You're the goat. I watched the previous video literally 4 minutes after it was released... And spoilers were the top comments.

[@maxhurter7345]

Thanks!!

[@Munkeez]

Love watching you analyze the games aman. It’s also nice not having the analysis bar and engine lines visible. Makes you work harder to understand the positions.

[@jack48382]

Ding was HIM today

[@reluminopraha5948]

Ding said that he did not see Na7 during the game.😮 (But he apparently saw the way how to crush the opponent)

[@togfanatic3781]

cuz he lock in he saw the red carpet .

[@Pete-i4j]

Plebs up to GMs will go up the exchange. Super GMs and world champs will win a center pawn instead and crush you positionally. This is art. Thanks for the recap, Brah.

[@Foto_gui]

He used habits and wooon 😂 develop castle and rooks to the middle

[@RG001100]

Ooof. Yesterday, there was so much pressure that Ding just collapsed with a 1 move blunder. Today, the game was quite crushing.

[@isaki4869]

I guess probably next game is Ding's another wins and it's over (but probably he will prolonged the game to tiebreaks so he could continue to enjoy exploring Singaporean foods)

[@samanthuel8746]

This analysis is so good! I love how you don't spoil the results. I've been thoroughly enjoying following the WCC via this channel. Thanks, Aman!

[@eatherquake8107]

anyone knows the song at 8:19 ?

[@samuelallred2058]

These recaps have been phenomenal. Watched every one and was entertained the entire time. Thanks for being the best chess coach Aman!

[@kigakiku2011]

@24:24 can someone explain the rook sac at the end of the game? Aman says after Qe7x white can take the black rook, but wtf can’t the black rook just move down and block the damn check? What am I missing?!

[@yingyao5222]

You are missing if rook moves down to block then the d7 pawn can promote

[@yJboO]

Great recap as always, very articulate and organic.

[@petergriffin8767]

That Nd5 move found by the engine is so savage

[@Balrog325]

Only recaps I watch!

[@JayJay-gw9sn]

my favorite move of the match is kh2 theres a touch of genius behind it guarding the h-pawn and freeing g1 square to become a safe square/launch pad for the king's knight later in the game. unbelievable stuff

[@wsleppy4699]

I play a lot of English and Catalan and do the same maneuver a lot. Opponents really struggle to crack it because the typical patterns they use against a fianchetto don't work. I was quite happy to see a Super GM do it 😂. I'm only 1350

[@raphaelbauer9144]

Thanks for the analysis, Aman! Always waiting for and enjoying them

[@t-spark]

Nice to see players looking for a decisive fight.

[@mattkim96]

Damn, aman called it so hard last recap

[@pstarslr]

Aman, I know it's a totally different element and levels beyond a noob casual, but I think you will smile: I recognized a lot of similarities in dings position from your Kings Indian teachings from years ago. Tucking the bishop and king because of the nasty threat; I just recognized what you were teaching g and had a cool ah-ha moment.

[@modolief]

This match is fire!

[@hylen26]

There's a lot of good recaps out there. Is this series the best one? You know what? It just might be.

[@ronror]

Playing Na8 would the ugliest move of the century haha 23:23

[@andresfontalvo17]

Guess who's back, back again? Ding is back, tell a friend

[@Rspknlikeab0ssxd]

Excellent game from Ding

[@ccjl9160]

CLAP BACK, WE GON CLAP BACK, WE GON CLAP BACK

[@andertenis]

Super exciting

[@natalyawoop4263]

Ding killing

[@krispe2512]

Cmon Gukesh!

[@giridharpavan1592]

it's so over d guki

[@tsumogi]

brah

[@Chris.4345]

Comment for the algo

[@BryanL-r5o]

algo comment

[@danielmaske9946]

GGWHYNOT

[@nevergiveyouup2130]

feel like ding only wants to play rapid

[@13aphomet]

Fuck yea.. Would love to see Ding win this. He seems like such a sweet dude..

[@poidude]

tfw you're so early that after watching on 1.5x speed you notice the 30 minute video was posted 20 minutes ago

[@tomarintomarin9520]

Big Ding is back