Hans Niemann cannot believe how he botched this up | Niemann vs Quparadze | World Blitz 2022

[@sjokankbh]

I like that they both are able to smile at their own blunders - shows some sportsmanship

[@u.v.s.5583]

A brilliant exchange sacrifice of a King to win two pawns, splendid chess by Niemann!

[@kdub1242]

That's the "KDub Sacrifice" in the books.

[@AnishGiriOfficial]

If "having the last laugh" was a ChessBase India video.

[@Niteshkumar-yp3mt]

😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@idocare6538]

Clever =-)

[@rahilmalhotra001]

yo anish

[@curious_banda]

Wtf why is this comment buried way down

[@SaurabhXDD]

The face of niemann when he captures the pawns 11:59 and then what happens he will never forget in his life.

[@crizzleyo815]

thats the face of a man that has something in his ass vibrating

[@RandyRhoadsFL]

He looked like the biggest dweeb right there. IMO that's how you know he's a cheater. If you're an actual good player you don't find such joy in easy things

[@scottekoontz]

@@RandyRhoadsFL Yes, that is proof he is cheating. How a player looks when they win or lose is good enough for so many of us.

[@crizzleyo815]

@@RandyRhoadsFL "thats how you know hes a cheater" .. thats a stupid take.. malicious joy and cheating are 2 completly different things.. he is def a cheater but to say thats how you know is just wrong

[@genedieve]

@@RandyRhoadsFL that's how you know you are a troll

[@dcfunhouse]

no idea if Hans cheats or not, but leaving his pieces a mess for someone else to clean up strikes me as lacking sportsmanship.

[@Keithphotorama]

Typical arrogance.

[@markregev1651]

FIDE rule for the darker skinned player to clean up

[@dcfunhouse]

@@markregev1651 lol

[@dcfunhouse]

@@mcawesome4150 if that is true, then I apologise to Hans as it would not be the breach of sportsmanship I iniitally presumed it to be.

[@weevilunderwood149]

@@mcawesome4150 Hans didn't even re-set the pieces in the Richard Rapport game that he won.

[@chess-intuition]

That was hilarious from winning to draw to loosing to won

[@paradox5556]

losing*

[@edvinrask3578]

Niemann lost at the end

[@Warcheiftan]

Funny way to say losing

[@bullymaguiregaming1757]

Hans first smile was for success and the next was for failure

[@santo998]

@@aminemorphy he said it from the winner perspective

[@dangottlieb5383]

Niemann smiles two times at the end: once triumphantly at Qg5 destroying blacks pawns; then, moments later in self-deprecating defeat when Quparadze springs the deadly trap with Qg1 check! Reminds me of a line in a Pete Townshend song called Music Must Change: "We soared like the sparrow hawk flied, then we dropped like a stone..."

[@bexserver]

The lip bite and smile as he moved the queen at 12:27 - that's happiness

[@maxzweistein8951]

12:28 Quparadze biting his lip to avoid grinning - priceless!

[@freshfalcon3996]

Chess spoke for itself. It said "Hans, WTF dude????"

[@zoranvucenovic3824]

This is a high quality video. The camera angle chosen is comfortable for me to watch the game. Thank you! 🙂

[@delbertsaa6774]

Excellent Video

[@wot_hog]

"My blunders speak for themselves." -Hans Niemann, 2022 (spoken aloud in his mind)

[@LucyIdc]

The meme died bro now ur just unfunny and cringy

[@ninjaaljun7674]

@@wot_hog i dont get this speak for themselves meme, can i have context?

[@wot_hog]

@@ninjaaljun7674 Several months ago, after a tournament in Miami where Niemann did exceptionally well, he arrogantly proclaimed "my chess speaks for itself" shortly before allegations that he cheated began to explode in the chess world and he then admitted he had cheated in online games.

[@wot_hog]

@@santiagomorales9129 Wasn't his original meme "My chess speaks for itself!"?

[@curious_banda]

@@wot_hog no

[@MarkB-vp9ki]

Gonna be completely honest....I would fall into this same position but I'm a 1000 so it's expected but for him to do this is crazy.

[@geert574]

Prostate injuries are no joke let's hope Hans heals up and becomes GM level again 😢

[@dangottlieb5383]

So many people are commenting on Nieman's blunder, but kudos to Quparadze for setting up the trap in what otherwise was a hopeless position. It was a real hail Mary strategy, like a quarterback throwing a long bomb in the final seconds to score a winning touchdown. Other players might have just thrown in the towel and shaken hands after losing those two pawns. But in rapid play, it's not over till it's over. Very exciting game!

[@KnightToRemember]

No one would have ever resigned this in blitz

[@Eric-rf6te]

The botch spoke for itself

[@williamrobert9898]

R.I.P English Language

[@DjZephy]

how is this an upvoted comment smh

[@Eric-rf6te]

@@williamrobert9898 fake Russian accent intended

[@Youtube_Stole_My_Handle_Too]

This is the first time I have seen Niemann as a sympathetic human being. Maybe I should give him the benefit of doubt when it comes to OTB cheating.

[@panda4247]

The higher you fly, the harder you'll fall. I though after Qg5 (11:58) that he has it (apparently, so did he, based on his smile). well played by Giga, getting Hans into a time trouble

[@ziko317]

Funny how Hans became one of the most inconsistent GM players after accusations. It's like magic, a miracle even.

[@hendrik730]

Completely wrong!! In classical chess he still kills it after the accusations

[@scottekoontz]

Any idea why he is doing so well in classical chess? Seems to me that some players are good at classical, some at rapid, some at both. Accusations of OTB cheating are pure BS, especially since other sub-2700 players have beaten Magnus. No cries of cheating them, just a simple game well played by a lower-ranked player, and a poor game from Magnus.

[@ziko317]

🧂🧂🧂🧂

[@at0micsheep]

@@scottekoontz it was more to do with the way in which he beat Magnus. Then failing to notice that his position was losing and called it completely winning in the interview. It screamed suspicious to everyone

[@scottekoontz]

@@at0micsheep Here is "the way" he beat Magnus: He played a great game, Magnus played poorly. Since Magnus has lost to several sub-2700s before, how would you describe the way they beat him as any different? Did they cheat? OMG they all cheated! We cannot have this silliness every time a lesser-ranked player beats a higher ranked player. But of course we don't, we only get it with Hans. When he blunders a game, he's clearly not a 2700. When he wins a game against a higher-ranked player, then clearly, CLEARLY he cheated! When he plays well against similar-ranked players in a major tournament and comes mid-pack, it's ignored. When he wins tournaments with mostly lesser-ranked players, he's accused of wanting to increase his rating. If his position was losing, how did he win? Are you claiming he was losing and Magnus blundered and Hans took advantage of it? SUPER!!! Hans did what any great player would do, but alas he must have been cheating... right? Has Magnus never been beaten by a 2700 since he became world champ (he has)? The lack of consistent logic among the "Hans cheated" crowd screams WTF. Accusations of OTB cheating by Hans is total BS the same as accusing any other player of cheating OTB.

[@igeniusyounot6187]

i can feel the pressure vibrating in the air

[@scottekoontz]

Vibrating. Funny. New stuff.

[@Mabrekss]

@@scottekoontz it never gets old tbh

[@l.pietrobon3925]

Not the only thing vibrating

[@Piteur_par_Coeur]

😂

[@Azex824]

@@scottekoontz nice try hans nieman's 2nd acc

[@DrRodox.]

Niewman ONLY did not scream and hit the table because he was being watched in a LIVE TOURNAMENT.

[@reginaldforthright805]

That’s no reason not to

[@josephpeeler5434]

He is a child and a cheat. Poor character.

[@J.J.J.J.J.J.J]

Instead he walked away leaving his pieces strewn all over

[@dante0817]

@@josephpeeler5434 He's rich dude. 😅

[@dylogysminter]

@@J.J.J.J.J.J.J that is normal after a blunder like this.

[@theguardian308]

His skill speaks for itself

[@radscorpion8]

that was the coolest ending ever

[@slime_entertainment_inc.]

If those beads were Arc reactor powered then Hans would have won this tournament easy ..

[@alexandruurdnaxela2881]

This was poor quality chess

[@steelsteez6118]

Played out comment

[@andredutoit8830]

"A brilliant exchange sacrifice of a King to win two pawns, splendid chess by Niemann"! Hahaha ...🤣😅😂!

[@theguardian308]

How rude of him to walk away and not set up the board. He is so disrespectful

[@andrewmik]

Do not judge and you will not be judged

[@CM-ky5go]

@@andrewmik Wrong. Everybody is judged everyday. And that doesn’t change the fact that Hans broke basic chess etiquette by not setting the board back up.

[@nft3]

Chill out Junior.

[@andrewmik]

@@CM-ky5go do you not understand that he's ill? What is wrong with you? And don't say such big words

[@theotang681]

i agree. how hard is it really to be nice? come on people of this world. shake, smile and have a nice day. it's only chess. there is a life after chess.

[@srijonsaha3898]

I was literally shocked after Qg1!

[@nomoreblitz]

a nasty surprise

[@panda4247]

it's weird that he was surprised by it. The previous move with the queen was obvious sign that Giga is going for some checks from the back. Hans maybe expected it, but did not realize that he won't be able to escape it... Happens to everybody :D but the his face when he captured the pawn, and his face when this happened, was a nice emotional roller-coaster

[@jessecastaneda7419]

He had to go towards the king to avoid perpetual

[@aaronqueen55]

Who won?

[@meu02136]

One day Hans niemann will achieve the strength of an im

[@williamrobert9898]

more like an AI

[@human7491]

@@williamrobert9898 Yeah but only in classical -chess- time control

[@v4vun]

Yes, when he grows very old and declines

[@Sugarrushhh90]

He kept on playing completely drawn position and then his opponent blundered. Laughed like an idiot but karma bite him, he blundered the mate himself and then lost. Classless.

[@alexanderkadatskiy7986]

Thanks for sharing! Flawless technique from both sides, enjoyed the game! :)

[@tywinoverlord4008]

He needs more good vibrations next time..

[@victorfinberg8595]

Hans is a very strong player, and he makes some really bad mistakes, just as any other strong player. He has a big grin when he wins two pawns just before the end, and an even bigger laugh when he hangs mate a few moves later.

[@gatochascon]

11:59 Niemman : I miss my beloved stockfish, why can't I use it?

[@pratyushsrivastava3644]

such a gigachad giga quparadze is he was fiercely playing with hans without accepting a draw in a dead draw position. This guy was just going for the win!

[@JoshSmith-sr6ks]

huge chad

[@anujsingh6512]

Lot of people are commenting that he has cheated every time a chess video of Hans is uploaded where he looses a game with a lower rated opponent. But they don't realize that everybody at that level has a potential any one one his day. And every time saying that he can't win without cheating is pointless cause he has prooved that he is capable of beating strong GM's like he did in this championship by beating rapport.if there is something unlawful he has done I think it is up to the FIDE to decide and other agencies and I think it has not been yet prooven whether he has cheated or not. I think he is a strong GM and we should respect that.

[@anujsingh6512]

@@yangwenli668 magnus is a genius but it is not like if you beat somebody after that you must perform well or you've cheated.

[@scottekoontz]

@1l1lII "but he without a doubt cheated against magnus" Hilarious. My turn: Magnus without a doubt cheated when he beat (name here) because I wrote it. Any idea how Hans has been a steady 2700 and slightly rising with all these OTB tournaments? All cheating? NEAT!!! I await your summary as to how this happens.

[@laotianye7752]

Yea cheating is only cheating if they catch you

[@yangwenli668]

@@scottekoontz he was struggling against FM's and 2500's in the rapid and blitz lmao

[@anujsingh6512]

@@laotianye7752 were you there or do you have seen with your eyes.

[@christopherdavison4400]

Well at least I'm not the only one who messes up a winning position and end up losing.

[@diegomedina4623]

His advantage is his own defeat!!

[@daxdarcen1719]

If he practice more, he could become a NM. I see great potential.

[@_carrbgamingjr]

😂

[@PhilL30tard0]

I enjoy very much when arrogant cheaters lose.

[@mdzaidshaikh1863]

NM ?

[@_carrbgamingjr]

@@mdzaidshaikh1863 National Master

[@daxdarcen1719]

@@mdzaidshaikh1863 national master

[@aleksk4151]

DUDE IS A PRO, he just beat Hans Nieman wow. Looks like a humble man too. Congrats

[@cptnoremac]

I love that look at 9:40 that's like "Did you see that? Are you gonna call the arbiter on me? Nah, we're cool."

[@jpuniversiity]

That Handshake is even worse than the mistake itself

[@toenyfungus5409]

"Chess speaks for itself" guys its just that the engine that plays thr chess for him wasnt allowed

[@keypeng4164]

I would have a lot more respect for Hans if he just stayed and put the pieces back. No class or manners. He is the type of person who leaves his tray at the table at McDonalds

[@rizdos6437]

I mean he's mad cause he lost, so he probably forgot. It happens

[@Mabrekss]

@@rizdos6437 yeah, the true nature of a person comes out during situations like that

[@godfreyofbouillon966]

@@rizdos6437 Bbbut a Hans fanboy earlier in the comments said he wasnt mad at all just laughing at his blunder

[@a.alonso5132]

@@Mabrekssconsidering Magnus has done the same a couple of times I agree with you

[@Mabrekss]

@@keshabroy6094 it does make you less of a person. If you think otherwise, you're probably one of them leaving trays and throwing garbage on the street.

[@backlogguru3710]

No engine no party 😆

[@AL-HALEM]

A blunder that speaks for itself

[@Chris_LSZO]

Checkmate in 1 speaks for itself.

[@smashthestateX]

in 1*

[@MattD86]

Mate in 1 there

[@Lol-qy1dy]

Beads didn't spoke for itself today 🙆

[@NanoAffect]

Hello, can someone explain why he surrendered? He can just move his king? Im only 800 in chess so I don't really understand, it seemed like he was winning after taking the 2 pawns.

[@xo6910]

Checkmate in next move no matter where he moved his king.

[@jacks-back]

Hans blundered Mate in 2! So he is not a 2700 player. He makes way too many mistakes.

[@NanoAffect]

@@jacks-back OH, I think I see it now, Queen to g6 right?

[@scubagrant6045]

​@@NanoAffect correct

[@enriquevecerra4651]

Esta vez la máquina estuvo obsoleta y no se salvó del mate.gracias y Saludos.

[@dd2793]

This guy just bodied the cheater lmaooo

[@NMSRLM]

At least he's laughing at the mistake and not beating himself up over it.

[@MorphysinceC.E]

lmfao

[@BornInsane0]

@Jiggy B god forbid people say nice things about another player lmfao haters like you are more sad if anything

[@NMSRLM]

@Jiggy B I pray for you

[@NMSRLM]

@Jiggy B Why would you think I idolize him? I simply said I was happy he wasn't being too hard on himself after a silly mistake

[@NMSRLM]

​@Jiggy B Who exactly am I white knighting? Hans? Because I said I was glad that he wasn't getting mad at himself for a silly mistake? So, it's white knighting now to not want people to be upset or angry at themselves? Do mothers white knight their children? Husbands their wives? Also, how was his opponent disrespected? He won the game. Hans laughing at himself is disrespect towards his opponent? It makes no sense

[@CandiceJoergan]

How could somebody that far ahead lose a game like that?

[@godfreyofbouillon966]

It's just not the same without an engine

[@ieorlich]

He didn't get his vibration blunder alert

[@tomhidley6763]

I mean it’s blitz and pretty late in the game. Everyone blunders.

[@williamrobert9898]

@@tomhidley6763 we did not expect it from Stockfish lol

[@tomhidley6763]

@@williamrobert9898 Haha fair enough 😂

[@bernds3014]

Man, he played extremely well against Carlsen, completly outplaying him with black and superb technique. I wonder, why he cant do shit in faster time controls 🤔

[@ianbarker1959]

Err, vibrating beads not inserted?

[@jacks-back]

Because you don't have time to cheat in short formats. All other top players like Vincent play well in all formats. Only Hans plays like nobody else. Sometimes like 2100 and sometimes 2900. He only plays well when he has time to be "informed" somehow. They need Airport x-ray systems so that nobody can enter with any devices.

[@mrdraw2087]

He played quite well in this game. He just missed some tactics while trying to convert his advantage it seems.

[@user-hq4et2wm4v]

​@@jacks-back Hans Blitz rating is over 2600 how is he bad at blitz?

[@kenp3L]

From winning (11:58) to losing (12:29) in 31 seconds.

[@adinameissner2271]

Battery ran out…

[@scottekoontz]

I get it. Battery. It ran out. Funny.

[@pramanverma3749]

@@scottekoontz lmao who hurt you?

[@scottekoontz]

@@pramanverma3749 LMAO a battery. That is so funny. Who hurt you?

[@pramanverma3749]

@@scottekoontz it's alright buddy i'm sure it will get better for you someday :)

[@scottekoontz]

@@pramanverma3749 But but... BATTERY!!! Feel better.

[@CCmagee3]

I don't see how this was the end. I still see moves. What am I missing?

[@francesco5254]

Beads battery length definitely needs an improvement

[@yiuqwfj]

At first I thought the title was wrong, but the double turnaround was really surprising.

[@Ben-vg6ox]

Litterally any king move that wasn't that move would've been winning but no, he trapped himself I see people saying that he was tricked, he wasn't, he thought there wasn't a losing move in existence and he trapped his own king, Pragg did that once too where he made a knight move in a completely winning position that trapped his king and he got himself into a mate in 1

[@huemanlopez3146]

Well played by Quparadze, I love the fact that he never gives up despite being completely lost.

[@howard5992]

they could both laugh - good play

[@Generative_Midi_]

Did his earpiece run out of batteries?

[@Philopantheon82]

"Chess is a cruel game and blitz is even more cruel" Agadmator

[@peterf90]

Hans had the game in the bag and blew it. Heck I do that all the time lol. These guys are good but even the big boys make mistakes sometimes. It’s all relative I suppose.

[@jacoboarellano2684]

good for niemann and good for quparadze

[@stagna1959]

Niemann and Naka were both shopping in the same shirt store

[@TheWhatever0077]

11:58, looks like it vibrated in just the right spot.

[@MoSHus]

Sorry still learning the game, hope someone can help me understand why he refused to move the King eitherside of the Pawns to get out of check?

[@Fuccubus]

He resigned because afterwards it was black Queen to G6, diagonal to the black King. Checkmate.

[@MoSHus]

@@Fuccubus ahh yeah, I see it now, thank you.

[@BubbleeeZx]

Plot twist: this was meant to show his "inconsistency"

[@scottekoontz]

The people commenting about batteries must be fun at parties.

[@joeenglert]

ok..new to this,,,but arent they supposed to re set the board when they leave??win or lose

[@jessecastaneda7419]

He had to go towards the king to avoid perpetual

[@shantanupawar5119]

Journey between two smiles 😂

[@happyrabbit7944]

It didn't vibrate for that move :( battaries charge was low :(

[@LamboJ20]

Can someone explain to me how that's checkmate? Can't white move to the left then capture the Queen if it checks the King again?

[@mtae5]

If this is the kind of performance I can expect from my beads, I'm not sure I'm ready to take my chess to that level. Maybe he forgot to charge them the night before? I don't know, I guess I expected more from a top beader. I checked the forums and some of the beaders there are saying that sacrificing the king for a pawn is really unexpected. Lots of confusion in the community right now.

[@Btblessings2]

Chess base India plz show a small board on the screen to know which move has been played.

[@brandonvoice8941]

The more I see him play, the more it seems Magnus was right.

[@sebribo1873]

with what? that he cheats otb ? Magnus was pissed to loose classical against someone he never should. Shows Magnus really bad character, not more

[@jacks-back]

Circumstantial evidence - he is way too inconsistent. Outplays Magnus but blunders mate in 2. Loses the opening vs an IM player and resigns.

[@sebribo1873]

@@jacks-back ah this is proof of cheating?

[@godfreyofbouillon966]

@@sebribo1873 He said "it seems" he didnt say "proven beyond a reasonable doubt". Boy these Hans fanboys are touchy these days :D

[@sebribo1873]

​@@godfreyofbouillon966 bullshit bro, jack hess did not say "it seems". furthermore the only fanboys i spot here are magnuses

[@mcgoo721]

8:40 why the guys in the background putting their pieces back like the clock still running? Just adrenaline? Lol it's like they're still competing.

[@vtrs813]

Can someone explain what happened as im new to this? How is this a checkmate?

[@programinc7581]

Lmfao that was so creative 🤣 😂

[@mayurgondhalekar6031]

Giga may have anticipated this blunder when he 'saw' and played Qc3+ ... those were 'knowing' expressions!

[@Cage5]

That was like a 1000 rated blunder.

[@williamrobert9898]

Nah I could easily see titled players falling for this in time trouble

[@letdaseinlive]

Hard without assistance...

[@ilect1690]

Ehhh im a 250 rated player and even i saw it coming

[@tomhidley6763]

@@ilect1690 At 250 do you know how the bishops move 🤣 Sorry…couldn’t resist.

[@AysarAburrub]

@@ilect1690 if you're really a 250, you shouldnt even be playing chess.

[@richardleyland1248]

With all due apologies for this beginner’s question, but… why was that last move so obviously the spur for Niemann’s resignation? I don’t get it!

[@The_savvy_Lynx]

Hans building such a nice mating net with his own pawns. The chess truly spoke for itself!

[@FabrizioSberla]

chess speaks for itself

[@TheSoulBlossom]

Everybody in their right mind would never let this guy play in any tournament whatsoever. We're too nice to cheaters.

[@devilvocano420]

Damn the beads must have malfunctioned

[@A73X4ND3R]

It was obviously a blunder rather than lack of ability, or he wouldn’t have noticed his mistake straight away. His blitz performance was actually decent, and he ended with the same points as Erigaisi. But after all, his specialty is classical and he is 2705 and rising

[@jessecastaneda7419]

He had to go towards the king to avoid perpetual, obviously it was bad but, time scrambles a bitch

[@starvingautist4061]

Can someone explain how thats an obvious concession? Why couldnt he just move the king to h5 or f5?

[@Peter-nu8st]

Can someone explain why he resigned. That wasn’t mate?

[@emperorzurg7258]

No matter what he plays here, on next move, Black will play ... Qg6#.

[@Peter-nu8st]

@@SimulationAdmin Ah youre right i thought the king could run behind the queen but the diagonal is covered

[@tomhidley6763]

Is there a forced mate or something? I’m a lowly 1150 who is confused why that check was so lethal.

[@tomhidley6763]

Oh mate in 1 I see lol. I need to do more puzzles ffs 🤣

[@maverick-mma]

Blunders speak for itself!

[@brishtiteveja]

chess speaks for itself.

[@MyUnquenchableThirst]

Can someone explain what happened please?

[@Sergeantcruz1216]

The batteries died....

Unbeliveble melt down.

[@killerplayer4013]

HAPPY NEW YEAR GUYS

[@Matthew-bu7fg]

hahaha this kind of self-mating net construction happens every now and then. Giri won a very similar match to this against Svane in the World Rapid last year

[@andrewkoines6389]

I saw almost the exact mate in the last title Tuesday. Hikaru on the winning side vs another GM. This stuff happens all the time.

[@User-ghsjaha]

How? How he is so smart?!😅

[@theotang681]

hikaru is setting a trend. i like it.