Hans Niemann beats 2800+ rated Richard Rapport | World Rapid 2022

[@PauIdenino]

Imagine the vibration at these speeds

[@californiaplant-basedeater2761]

Looks a little hunched over, like he's uncomfortable. Edit: armpit sweat too

[@u.v.s.5583]

@@akazanaoyasu3363 Did your best friend sue you for 100 millions before that? For me Hans has forfeit that kind of protection by starting the lawsuit.

[@TheReal_GigaChad]

@@akazanaoyasu3363 U.V.S. is right, and nobody cares about his mental health. It doesn't affect me if he offs himself.

[@SGI077]

@@u.v.s.5583 Dude u must have a shitty life to go through life with this mindset. Hopefully 2023 will make u see things differently.

[@Nobody-df4is]

@@akazanaoyasu3363 I'm not sure why you compare your loss to everything that is going on with Moke. Did your friend cheat in chess too? I don't see the connection. If Moke is innocent, he has nothing to worry about. It's just some rando's on the internet having fun. And as the guy above me already mentioned. Moke shouldn't have sued these GM's asking questions.

[@G_0_0_Zroot]

Can't wait for Hikaru vs Hans.. The facial expressions alone, are enough to make it epic.

[@nasreddinekerkouf]

Can't wait vs magnus how bout that😂

[@MadaxeMunkeee]

My money is on Hans lol

[@Aimemes3]

I don’t think he will play him because he’s involved in the lawsuit he does the same thing magnus did

[@seinundzeiten]

@@nasreddinekerkouf Magnus will not play

[@harsh....8993]

@@MadaxeMunkeee he did not even finish in top 100 lol

[@user-zzZ77]

0:22 Richard realises that stockfish never smile

[@tatesmotive]

Exactly

[@huseinalatas9573]

Hans just human

[@dw1664]

Hair speaks for itself.

[@littlecrazybolt7659]

🤣

[@giantfatberg]

I know next to nothing about chess or chess players but I got this joke and it was a good one 😂

[@evilswissy]

a typical brainless mainstream media fed sheeple that lives in the meme... will never have an original thought in your life

[@FreedomFighter2112]

His anal beads speak for themselves

[@chessworks5124]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@nomoreblitz]

5:16 Hans sees his Q and B can trap the White Knight. Then, 6:01 d5-d4!! clears the Qs retreat via pawn sac. It's called a "resulting move," as opposed to an initial "candidate move," which makes it instructive for that purpose. Amazing!! Great job Hans!! Richard underestimated Hans's endgame tactics. (We love Richard too; he will bounce back)

[@pseudonym9215]

Thanks for this short break down

[@mortimersmithsr2522]

"Great job Hans!!" xd Good troll

[@JS-zb9vx]

beads working the magic

[@pax630]

But after ...Qf7, why not Ne2?

[@CA-JA]

@@pax630 I thought that too but I think after Qf1+, Ng1, H3 wins the game If white plays g*h3 black Be4# if white plays Qa2, Be4 again and mate is coming

[@indo604]

Unpopular opinion He didn’t cheat Magnus just got butt hurt from losing

[@yassine8240]

Magnus didn't lose he just resigned cuz thd though that hans is cheating

[@MrSpiritmonger]

@@yassine8240 resigned is lose by choice.

[@psychicmane7636]

I agree I don’t know how one would cheat over the board its retarded magnus has lost in the past against worst

[@azzyr4710]

I think Hans was probably the one butt hurt if you get what I mean

[@therealmmabreakdown4930]

Magnus's was literally butt hurt because his plug had given him the wrong answers, so he blamed Hans.

[@kaioken9997]

Please post these with an analysis board so we can follow along :)

[@MrMatias123123]

you guys should concider overview-angle for cameras. Would be so cool to spectate 1 meter above.. I understand not having cameras for all the tables but maybe try it out and see if people do actually enjoy the viewpoint alot aswell!

[@reinoutko]

Would be difficult to which piece is which

[@Alex-me3yn]

we'd be able to see the x axis of the vibration reaction

[@4AneR]

I guess the cameras are there mostly for judges in case of dispute. So it makes more sence to keep the players completely in frame

[@dragonstar6393]

@@Alex-me3yn lol

[@namkhangnguyen706]

Too much effort for setup

[@marzipanhunt2870]

Correct me if I'm wrong but I think Rapport was the player who was a late withdrawal in St Louis and the organizers brought neimann in as a substitute.

[@koustavdas4587]

Rapport is dangerous huge win for hans

[@derbarenschander7737]

I need an analplug too

[@octaviosalvatierra1389]

Hans is really good and he proves it, he literally won against Rapport, he should have never claimed he cheated only when he was younger, is a stain that he will never wipe out even if he goes to the top. then Magnus destroying his career with saying he cheated with no proof at all. Dont really think he cheated in real life games, Magnus just played really bad even hikaru said it

[@outsidethepyramid]

this game has a real buzz around it

[@davemccombs]

let it go, it's been a cringe and dead joke for months

[@youtubecensors5419]

They are both very good at fancy checkers.

[@lalappanlolappan2605]

Wow, a well calculated clearance sacrifice that brought the Queen into play with devastating effect. A win like this aesthetically satisfying! Please include 2D diagram showing the board also. The perspective view of the board is not comfortable to view.

[@ANT18621]

well congrats to Hans, looks like very good chance he is legit. Awesome to know.

[@billyb6001]

I know, but hes such a penis, it's fun to rag him.

[@eyeofhorus1301]

+Here again This tells me hes not legit no way he beats a strong GM like rapport like this

[@ANT18621]

@@eyeofhorus1301 I disagree, nobody would be stupid enough to risk continue cheating when they know they’re being watched like a hawk.

[@eyeofhorus1301]

@@ANT18621 they would if they have good enough cheating method and mix in humanly losses to avoid cheat detection analysis

[@ANT18621]

@@eyeofhorus1301 Ahh, I don’t think so, he knows that they may have stepped up their game on the detecting equipment, prob wouldn’t risk it.

[@enterusername7746]

Kurt Cobain vs Hans Niemann

[@dZacharoplastis]

can't believe he actually bead him!

[@sunnyshinecreation]

Haha

[@wunknownbeatbox7980]

Laughed way harder than I shouldve at this

[@spockofdune8657]

I laughed so hard I lost a bead

[@davemccombs]

let it go, it's been a cringe and dead joke for months

[@SwiFTDBL]

bro i feel bad for hans man i legit dont think hes cheating. he made mistakes in his past we all have. imagine achieiving grandmaster and being at this top level of play and everyone is just accusing of cheating. basically guilty until proven innocent at this point which is bass ackwards. honestly feel bad for the man. hes a good player

[@shiny979]

He can't even prove he is legit there is need to he is playing otb and people are coming with these crazy theorys with beads without actual evidence many people jumped on the hate wagon to defend their king magnus but they don't realise he just blundered he is human too hans is a gm too

[@JR-zi9vj]

Still embarrassing hes suing when hes a known cheater before undont lose that name sorry

[@SwiFTDBL]

@@JR-zi9vj i mean imagine being accused of all this by the world champion infront of the world if you were actually playing legit. sure he mighta cheated when he was younger but imagiine if we all got held accountable for our past mistakes for our whole lives

[@shiny979]

@@JR-zi9vj i am pretty sure there are many gms and ims who have cheated but never been found

[@ejayvangalenlast]

Everyone secretly knows he’s a genius it’s just funny

[@DHHFanatic]

There is always some awkward moment or other with Hans present.. Like Sevian breaking the piece or the clock issue at the beginning of the match...

[@realhercules]

blame it on FIDE. Their keeping this drama going.

[@skitzcunt4213]

or the use of engine assistance during otb games?

[@FredPlanatia]

@@skitzcunt4213 which ones? There has been no evidence presented for this.

[@gilbertojaques9033]

Uau!!

[@dariogreggio7981]

@@skitzcunt4213 which is false

[@NirajKumar-yx2qs]

3:46 the way richard did his eyebrows when hans adjusts the bishop

[@Jm29q]

I've actually faced some people who get mad If the opponent touches their pieces. Like bro, I just wanna calculate the position without facing any issues 😢

[@tengu8560]

Xd

[@pepsimaxaddict02]

3:56 holy hell!

[@DiamaraldGaming]

En pessant!

[@deangelojohnson137]

@@DiamaraldGaming why is the translation "in weight"

[@Toker33488]

u saw that? that was straight cheating

[@lamp2461]

That's a legal move.

[@melissafreed5903]

@@Toker33488 its a very specific move called en pessant

[@rajsub3884]

Rooting for Hans. Go Hans

[@freefall9832]

Hans, not letting the bastards grind him down

[@ChessKingsTV777]

the win is even more beautiful when you know that richard rapport offered draw at 2:46 and Hans declines it😈😈

[@bluecheese4877]

What a victory - he must be buzzing !

[@bartholomewlyons]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@davemccombs]

let it go, it's been a cringe and dead joke for months

[@ExecutionSommaire]

I would not even be able to decode the vibrations in time so props to Hans anyway

[@nomoreblitz]

practice, perhaps with ankle weights?

[@davemccombs]

let it go, it's been a cringe and dead joke for months

[@Mark-pb4dn]

@@davemccombs for me still alive the joke 🤣

[@AKhan0372]

That was a big F U to all Magnus fans (and Benjamin Bok) who claimed Hans Nieman is a 2400 rated player -- not 2700

[@zeezmusic7245]

Bok said that? Omg how dumb is to say that wow Benjamin probably wants views since he started a KZbin channel.

[@williamshake7559]

In this tournament, Magnus won and was crowned champion. Niemann on the other hand finished in the bottom half. In fact, he couldn't even make the top 100 lol... That's right, he was ranked LOWER than ONE HUNDRED players in a 178 person tournament. Let that sink in.

[@zeezmusic7245]

@@williamshake7559 so??

[@spockofdune8657]

This game will go down in the annals of Chess History

[@NothingMakesSense28]

thanks for the upload, love Hans!

[@nicholasgarcia2744]

Hans made this look effortless crazy

[@plasmaastronaut]

while he appears to be concentrating at times, he lacks any sign of tension and endurance that comes with prolonged concentration.

[@JunkBondTrader]

@@plasmaastronaut I mean it is just a rapid game. How much tension can you build up in less than half an hour at most?

[@generalmalaise2930]

@@JunkBondTrader didnt expect to see u see here lol fellow big ES fan

[@eyeofhorus1301]

He makes it look effortless cause hes copying computer moves

[@MF-hf2re]

@@generalmalaise2930 count me in too, then

[@snarkyboojum]

Rapport seemed to completely underestimate Hans attack. Almost like he was wilfully ignoring it. Guess he’ll pay more attention next time!

[@realhercules]

Anybody noticed the game with Arjun, Rapport fixed back the pieces even after losing to Arjun. But for this game, Rapport walked away without fixing them back?

[@regardzz]

i mean pretty much no one leaves board like that, look at all magnus games, always puts the pieces back, so def some tensions with hans opponents

[@elyas4637]

Nobody wants to play with a known cheater but Rapport has no personal beef with him so he just shows some slight discomfort.

[@ManWhoLostTooth]

There is no evidence Niemann ever cheated OTB. Cry more Magnus stan

[@qoweed]

@@ManWhoLostTooth A cheat is a cheat.

[@Recklessbanana]

@@qoweed you sound like a toddler

[@antonios-st.frantz6523]

Please add a 2d diagram!!! Thank you!!

[@bartholomewlyons]

Never give up agains Hans. He will blunder in end game!

[@AlexPerazaTV]

3:48 Richard Rapport made an illigal move! His pawn couldn’t take Hans pawn. How actually Richard was the cheater!!

[@AlexPerazaTV]

@@Jack-ii4fi i did not know that

[@natenute8474]

Clearly, the upgraded beads he got for Xmas are working.

[@davemccombs]

let it go, it's been a cringe and dead joke for months

[@neonjesus8831]

Man, I can't believe stockfish defeats 2800+ rated Richard Rapport

[@rodneyfungus8249]

A brave comment to make.

[@sm1le396]

@@rodneyfungus8249how so

[@marlompalmera9746]

I wanna see if Magnus will resign again if he has to play against Hans?

[@HezOmanjo]

Imagine if Hans became WC someday 😁

[@detherocablest7054]

I am indeed trying.

[@alphaandomegaministry2718]

Wow! such an elegant and devastating attack!

[@cazorla82]

5:04 Hans armpit is sweating, cuz his beads were vibrating 😅

[@sean919191]

I can feel the vibrations from here

[@zeezmusic7245]

I can sense that a a person talking about beads is 600-1000 rated lol

[@davemccombs]

let it go, it's been a cringe and dead joke for months

[@trollmaster695]

5:38 I thought that was a rook next to the black king at first I was like “he just blundered the queen!” 😂

[@humulus5363]

Great game, but he looks so sad and tired :( feel sorry for him

[@williamrobert9898]

yeah dude is oozing depression

[@Updog89]

@@williamrobert9898 in fairness, he is Hungarian. Apparently 1 in 2 of them are clinically depressed and the majority report feeling sad much or most of the time. I wouldn’t read too much into his sad boy vibes as far as whether they are particularly connected to chess.

[@williamrobert9898]

@Doctor Why I'm talking about Hans bro Edit: Rapport actually looks chill

[@eyeofhorus1301]

@@Updog89 Dank thats cool that theres such a depressed country

[@STUDIOGRAFICOPADOVA]

No 2D board? How we can follow the game?

[@octaviosalvatierra1389]

Rapport opening was the bishop attack right, I have never see that open in the top as they do not use it, I use it a lot in online games and wanted to fing a GM who used it

[@brody7960]

Hans is 2800 rated slayer

[@acunjangkung74]

Slowly hans, u are the champ

[@FrGOMG]

why is hans so angry when rapport is giving him a smile after they started the clock lol

[@bvesen3672]

He tryna decode The vibrations

[@kifujudia7856]

he didnt look angry at all. i think it looked more like he was too focused or anxious to start

[@royprovins7037]

To those spending all their time saying that Hans doesn't deserve any credit because he cheated on line in the past keep in mind that most of the Soviet greats cheated in the old days.

[@Scaw]

Name the Soviet players who cheated, and give your evidence. Such people are never "great".

[@lilugly6876]

​@@Scaw nah he's good and Russians did cheat lmao they were clowns

[@lilugly6876]

​@@Scaw olga called them out, fisher called them out, capablanca called them out, tal was rumored to even admit it lol they cheated Kasparov by bribing the fide. Bohatirchuk and frank Anderson were cheated. Reshevksy was cheated in '58 so no wonder olga called em out on it

[@Thedukeofchess]

This pretty much a king’s Gambit!

[@JamesJoyce12]

Bishop Opening: Vienna Hybrid

[@AlexPerazaTV]

1:59 Hans had to adjust, the beads were hurting

[@theobvu]

Hans is legit good. if u disagree ur just hating no way u can accuse him of cheating with this win or his future games

[@adamkostas6401]

The guy literally breathes chess. His entire life is chess. He better be legit good.

[@williamrobert9898]

*Me laughing at this comment while watching Hans admit to being a cheater on camera*

[@keeperofthelight9681]

I don’t trust any comments coming from Admiral General Aladeen. I only liked this comment because of your name!

[@himanshuparmar3799]

​@@williamrobert9898i have heard that vibration can create something in your lower body and u can win. Idk if it is possible to get past safety check with that thing in the body

[@zSnowF]

I can confirm Hans as a legit good GM who couldn't explain his own game and was confused about his position whether it had been winning or not.

[@yakeboss8057]

The guy on the next board 👀👀👀

[@J4-4J-J4]

B3AD5 - Hans Favorite Opening

[@canindya]

Where's the display board?

[@laurenzb.1919]

Hans couldn't start the clock because his pocket engine was interfering with the clock's system

[@davemccombs]

let it go, it's been a cringe and dead joke for months

[@nevadapoole6180]

@@davemccombs its not this guy's fault he cheated man so settle down.

[@mithras666]

@@nevadapoole6180 still 0 proof 5 months later

[@nevadapoole6180]

@@mithras666 I actually think there's a ton.... Like the fact he beat mag and now he's so mid. Hans is a cheater he's been caught a few times.

[@anysimon1635]

@@nevadapoole6180 "so mid" doing good in the US Champion ship and being in the top 100 Players of the world and beating multiple 2800+ Players isn't mid, no evidence

[@jasonuerkvitz3756]

Leave the armies dead and scattered and storm off into the fluorescent light--a paltry, if not spurious, sunset.

[@loupar8318]

Doesn't he shit him self with that fast of a vibration

[@karlmehltretter2677]

The bead is strong in this one.

[@belenvonvohren2869]

Me sigues encantado Hans 😻

[@sneeze96]

chessbase india doesnt seem to know what a DGT board is

[@G_0_0_Zroot]

I wish there were alternate streams to choose from

[@DiamaraldGaming]

Ikr 😭

[@timchapman5553]

People looking on “yeah that was definitive”

[@sentielafrica]

5:40 Why not h4 directly?

[@danielrodriguez3742]

We wanna see more of Hanns!!! Please CBI!!!

[@videosdeecologia7468]

00:14 Hans seems to be not familiar with the clock 🤣🤣🤣

[@backtoschool9760]

if my buttcheeks are calibrated correctly, then i predict bishop d4 knight e6 sac and queen c5 for the center control

[@eprd717]

Here you can feel the vibrations: 5:49

[@davemccombs]

let it go, it's been a cringe and dead joke for months

[@Jim-pq9pm]

@@davemccombs No, it's still pretty funny

[@darthvader5562]

@@Jim-pq9pm no its pretty cringe and not funny

[@Jim-pq9pm]

@@darthvader5562 Your annoyance of it just makes it funnier

[@Jim-pq9pm]

@VeryLogicalGuy Yes

[@judedavis92]

WHERE IS THE BOARD??

[@lucianadiacipriani5220]

Hans Niemann is an extra talented chess player. For the sake of the chess world, I hope that Hans Niemann continues to be so successful. After Bobby Fischer, I hardly know anyone who plays similarly beautiful chess as Hans Niemann!

[@jeremaj7513]

Yea sure! Even Rapports games are more Interesting.

[@mauriciotorino1851]

Vibrating match.

[@МихаилГригорян-ж9п]

Because Hans - the King of Vibration.

[@davemccombs]

let it go, it's been a cringe and dead joke for months

[@HectorGonzalezC]

9:13 I don't know if Hans played with Stockfish or Alpha Zero 🤔

[@Kane-ib5sn]

i hate it when these guys are so smart, you don't know what happened in the end - only they do.

[@debasishraychawdhuri]

new improved ChessBeads pro 5.5

[@spockofdune8657]

Hans Stockfish out did himself ! Well played !

[@KingCrimson82]

i noticed that if you play a computer nothing could be moved. the moment that normally comes in the middle- end of a game against ai allready starts after the 3 move. Thats because there is no care, no concideration, no doubt and no filler in its playstyle. While human chess players live only from the other ones fillers and mistakes, if there werent any it would be remis in the first 20 moves

[@engage4110]

Hans vs Naka is tomorrow

[@G_0_0_Zroot]

So is that tonight, or the matches after tonight?

[@paulwilliams182]

So y’all not going to put pieces back like cmon

[@dontrachtman3095]

White had his king all the way in the corner, just waiting for a possible checkmate or pin tactic.

[@cammus]

In Hikaru x Hans, or Carlsen x Hans, would we'll have another miss handshake, just like Cheparinov x Short?

[@DenverJohn]

What's that buzzing sound?

[@ReuvenShopper]

I think Richard Rapport wants to battle Hans Neiman, to see what is Magnus Carlsen is talking about.

[@FredPlanatia]

Why didn't Niemann take Rapport's knight at 6:52? Once the knight is captured Hans has a mate threat on the back rank if Richard's bishop moves off the g1-a7 diagonal.

[@vladimirklimenko2296]

His Queen was attacked by the b3 pawn. If hxg3 (taking the knight), then bxc4 and the queen is lost.

[@FredPlanatia]

@@vladimirklimenko2296 thanks, for some reason i overlooked the b3 move.

[@denijalpuskar5750]

At the beginn his oponnent shows him how the clock works..👍🏻😂

[@fexurbis123]

No time-lapse, please. I'd love to see the real thing and think along.

[@CaliforniaCarpenter7]

Whenever Hans takes a long time to move I bet he just likes to feel his butt vibrating.

[@WorldOfDeepThought]

Some people see ghosts. You feel ghosts in grandmasters vibrating. That's impressive!

[@davemccombs]

let it go, it's been a cringe and dead joke for months

[@willfeng6149]

6:00 Why doesn't black play H4? The knight looks trapped to me?Anyone please explain to me

[@terrak7609]

No h4 because of e6 ! hxg3 e7 Qf1+ Bg1 gxh2 exf8Q+ QxQ QxQ KxQf8 and Kxh2 Draw ! d4!! is very strong, the idea is that the queen thus keeps an eye on the progress of the pawn in e6.

[@matthewclark7955]

Im so confused why not take pawn b3 at 6:53?

[@backtoschool9760]

those pawns are inconsequential. the game currently is hans attacking rapport's king.

[@demolicionesdemexico]

Why did not dave the knight mives before?? He had plantie opportuinties

[@via_ok]

Show hans vs parham...please Looks like there was chaos in that game 🙇

[@ErikLandvall]

what was his accuracy?

[@zvezdazvijezda3594]

Hans is a beast. The best young chess player

[@gevinblazkowicz771]

Bro Alireza is youngest to surpass 2800

[@williamrobert9898]

@@gevinblazkowicz771 Hans surpassed 4000 a week ago tho lol

[@vanshikasharma7467]

arjun gukesh pragg nihal crying in corner

[@bongcloudmaster5462]

def not

[@tonyfortune346]

He's the GOAT

[@Analdil]

cant even start the clock without no help

[@zvezdazvijezda3594]

Finally they show Hans 😍😍😍

[@yusouph2002]

Finally he won)

[@arjitchess]

Hans is a real talent.. ✅💯🔥

[@zoneteiko2995]

Didnt he cheat doe

[@tengu8560]

@@zoneteiko2995 and so what

[@zoneteiko2995]

@@tengu8560 He is corrupted.

[@Thesamurai1999]

@@tengu8560 Cheating shouldn’t be rewarded

[@tengu8560]

@@Thesamurai1999 when did he cheat here? I don’t understand you

[@lamp2461]

Jesus christ. That endgame setup is crazy. He is left hopeless in that position.

[@devashishsonowal1505]

Everything speaks for itself

[@Miiw007]

That was extremely poor blunder by Rapport. I'm 2200 and saw that coming miles away. Shows us that bad blunders happen even to the super GM's. All credit to Hans on capitalizing on it.

[@nomoreblitz]

You should be in Kazakhstan

[@Miiw007]

@@nomoreblitz I'd have no chance. My message was just to point out, that chess is so super hard that even the very best sometimes make easy mistakes.

[@lalappanlolappan2605]

The intention of the move was 12 plies deep (that is 6x2), and included the forced withdrawal and neutralization of the white bishop from its attacking position and a surprise mate on h4! Failing to notice it cannot be called a blunder even for GMs.

[@lalappanlolappan2605]

The intention of the move was 12 plies deep (that is 6x2), and included the forced withdrawal and neutralization of the white bishop from its attacking position and a surprise mate on h4! Failing to notice it cannot be called a blunder even for GMs.

[@baysarp9554]

@@Miiw007 OTB stress hits up hard

[@shyonfire588]

Why didn't hans play h4 immediately at : 06:02 ?

[@nothinglike1586]

d5-d4!, to stop e5-e6-e7, seems to have been missed by Rapport.

[@shyonfire588]

Oh so rapport's plan was to run that pawn in case of h4. I see now!

[@plasmaastronaut]

btw Richard's 12.d4 was fail, stockfish prefers 12.Ne2 or Qd2 or Qe1, then his 13.Kh1 put him at -0.5

[@DieMusic]

HANS - 3:46 show me some respect!

[@bgalzeran7812]

Probably this is a stupid question, but why did they put the kings on the center of the board?

[@Samrat_096]

It's a way to tell the digital board who won or it was a drawn match. Both the kings on black central squares would mean black won, both kings on white central squares would me white won and one king on white and one on black would mean it was a draw.

[@bgalzeran7812]

@@Samrat_096 thanks for answering!