Hans Niemann LITERALLY Destroys a 2750+ Super GM

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Niemann, Hans Moke (2620) - Aronian, Levon (2742)
Julius Baer Generation Cup | Prelims (chess24.com) [11] 2022.09.20
B90 Sicilian, Najdorf
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bd3 g6 7.f3 Bg7 8.Be2 Nbd7 9.O-O b6 10.Be3 Bb7 11.Qd2 Qc7 12.g4 Ne5 13.g5 Nfd7 14.b3 e6 15.f4 Rc8 16.Ndb5 axb5 17.Nxb5 Qxc2 18.Nxd6+ Ke7 19.fxe5 Nxe5 20.Qb4 Qxe2 21.Nf5+
00:00 Hello Everyone!
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02:00 Completely New Game
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07:31 It Was in This Position!
08:45 STANDINGS AFTER DAY 3!
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[@user-df4yl3cs6q]

Thank you sir

[@lulabu6676]

Goat

[@nicbentulan]

Hey agad do you think Magnus will be 'completely obliterated' once more by Wesley in Iceland n next month?

[@Owenroberts0]

Video has an error

[@Whitewolfke]

Yeah, but what about 20 replies to mr. Armstrong comment?

[@jogzyg2036]

Shocking loss of form by Hans. From beating magnus in 2 moves he now needs 21 moves to beat Levon. He needs to get his head back in the game.

[@GerSHAK]

Hahaha :D

[@myleshubert3540]

Lol

[@seanmacmusic1]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Tehom1]

But Magnus' knight move was obviously a fatal game-ending blunder.

[@HedgeFundOfOne]

😆 LOL

[@walmartcoffee6438]

"If you don't know what you're doing, the enemy won't either" -Hans Niemann, the art of chess.

[@TiptronicSS]

hahahahahaha 😂😂😂😂

[@yugdesiral]

@Sharknado Attack i guess since he didn't cheat during this game then he must never cheat! steady, lancelot.

[@jessejordache1869]

@@yugdesiral Still waiting on evidence that he did cheat.

[@richardbird4784]

Let's be honest, we have something huge in common; We Luv Chess, such a Grand community! Let's take the High Ground! Surpassing this drama, not milking it for more views. Let's Boldly March Forward! Leading by Example! I care for all of y'all, I Will always have ur back! Always Faithful Thanks Agad., For holding our Torch up High! BTW Chess Soldiers P-E4!!

[@ooDirtyMickoo]

"if you don't know what you're doing, stockfish will"

[@lucasgaxiotakis2603]

"Literally, any move is a move here, and you can play it." I learn so much from Agamator.

[@MorgoSargas]

He really is one of the chess youtubers

[@whosaidiwantedahandle]

I loved the part when he said "It's agadmatoring time" and proceeded to agadmator all over the board

[@scottwarren4998]

I think Niemann has someone on another area controlling his mouse when Niemann plays. maybe niemann has a device for it, but it maybe isn't nedded one to cheat in his case.

[@doesntMetter1]

What he said somehow makes sense in context but when you put it on paper... lol

[@vintce6019]

never thought morbius memes would spread to chess

[@therealbrappuccino]

My thoughts and prayers go out to the family of the GM that was literally destroyed. No one should die over a game of chess. Unbelievable conduct from Niemann here.

[@niagra898]

😂

[@areyousrsrightneowbro]

with enough context u doing levon wrong 💀

[@f8code611]

Bro you made me spill my coffee xd

[@nosson77]

agreed

[@wigglyk2796]

What happened?

[@MarkEWallace]

LIterally any move is a move and you can play it. Truer words were never spoken.

[@r.mcdonnell8614]

that's how I approach every game. I do not have the same results as Hans, unfortunately

[@rugalbernstein8224]

...Any move "here" is a move...

[@FormostPanda]

It either holds or it doesn't.

[@bobbywhite1645]

High end strategy

[@dark_mode]

Illegal moves aren't moves and you cannot play it.

[@vkvk7113]

Hans draws against Levon Levon: "I think my colleagues are paranoid, I never saw anything strange about Hans' play" Hans destroys Levon in 21 moves Levon: "This Hans plays some strange moves."

[@buyucuackakdkaykum5103]

lmao chill 😂😂😂

[@visual6522]

as long as he is not playing with draughts pieces or BACKgammon

[@RiposteLaique1]

@Sharknado Attack Niemann does NOT cheat. All experts have said so. End of story.

[@Cursein]

@@RiposteLaique1 No Expert said that you dumb human being. Just because nobody can prove it does not mean he is not cheating. Magnus Carlsen is sure he is cheating how the fuck can you dumb piece of shit even have a opinion on this.

[@SiebAir]

@@RiposteLaique1 well... Actually only one expert says so. Magnus, Eric Hansen, Hikaru, now Levon are all suspicious. All Niemann needs is to cheat occasionally in a few games, in critical positions so that his overall results don't show any statistical anomalies for the cheat detection program of this expert, Ken Regan.

[@meshackomariba1110]

I think at this point hans has a massive psychological advantage over his opponents who suspect him..any strange move he plays takes them on a wild goose chase with them thinking it is a computer move when it could be absolutely nothing....the mindgames this guy can play now on the opponents is crazy just to think about them

[@TheChzoronzon]

That'd be strangely satisfactory, lol

[@etagged]

Or everyone can resign immediately and Hans can be the undisputed chess world champ.

[@FredPlanatia]

He was doing this anyway - he explained it in the Sinqfield Cup game vs. another young up-and-comer Alireza, but Magnus helped him to magnify the effect with his scandal-mongering.

[@bajiraosingham9495]

Well, it's not like HE gave this advantage to himself.. Hikaru and Magnus did it for him.

[@yojou3695]

@@bajiraosingham9495 he did, by cheating. Three years ago or now, whichever you prefer

[@huandru]

Amazing. Just an idea for the channel... It would be cool to know how long it took a player to find a move...not every move necessarily, but the really good ones.

[@bernardobila4336]

#suggestion

[@ublade82]

Hans is easy every move takes 4 seconds to find

[@danielsepp8601]

@@ublade82 Damn super computers are getting slow these days

[@reliefromrealife]

@@danielsepp8601 can only put so much hardware in a buttplug

[@rumpac7500]

he usually does, but i think he rarely mentioned when the match has rapid/blitz time format, he likes to mention the clock situation when the match is classical

[@cmc2110]

This games speaks for itself

[@Norpan506]

What are you talking about?

[@jasonuerkvitz3756]

Oh, was it a game of chess? I heard about its prodigious oratory skills.

[@radioactivedragonite2420]

The chess is speaking so much that it has given 3 presentations 5 speeches and a seminar

[@TheBeanis8]

Ha! Did you come up with that yourself? That's hilarious.

[@valjohnson7112]

That’s good since Hans can’t explain his own moves

[@khkartc]

“But, Hans, to sell your immortal soul…” “I wasn’t doing anything with it.”

[@Nico-tl3yg]

Wonderful channel! Full of insight - and your enthusiasm and obvious love for the game is infectious! Keep up the great work 😊

[@CastlesKingSide]

This is why chess coaches tell us to castle quickly since we're 5y olds. I get it, GM level allows deviations from principles and what-not, there is such a thing as making your home address known too soon, yet sometimes, the basics need to be adhered to

[@gyulailevi]

Levon made a mistake, Niemann immediately exploited the situation.

[@Bennymisc]

Hans was also surprised by his amazing “intuition”.

[@johnlvs2run]

Thank you for the excellent commentary, and the absence of BS.

[@bronzenrule]

So, Levon pulled a Magnus by resigning after making just one move (x20) against Hans. The plot thickens...

[@words007]

The game was pretty good but no where near Engine like game that happened against Magnus. Levon wasted 1 move here and Hans is Blind attacker IMO he goes all out like few other chess players without a care for his pieces if he wins he wins if he looses he looses big.

[@jaymike3302]

He's cheating. Anyone with a brain knows it.

[@marvingnesner41]

*GoT-Intro starts playing, slowly becoming louder and more epic

[@jorgejustin461]

@@jaymike3302 ehhhh

[@rahulg5403]

@@jaymike3302Proof?

[@martonrombauer6687]

I'd say Hans felt comfortable playing Levon and was able to focus having in mind that the interview that Mr. Aronian gave was nice and respected Hans as a young talent (unlike Hikaru for example), actually defending him. I think he wanted to show he deserves the trust he received. Brilliant attacking game!

[@FoieGras]

Atlanta Kings posted Hans's 2019-2020 tournament results. ALL live tournaments - gained points (and they're HUGE!) ALL non-live tournaments except 1 - lost points and that 1 exception was a zero-gain. "Draw your own conclusions" ..lol

[@Wakssbm]

This game looked so engine assisted, here how it looked like: step 1. play an opening step 2. throughout middle game, play weird and unintuitive moves that are not losing as long as the game is considered drawish, +- 0.5, no matter how weird and inhuman the move looks like step 3. repeat step 2 until your opponent makes a mistake. You can't go wrong because you are engine assisted anyway, you can't lose a +- 0.5 game you can only draw. step 4. if the engine shows something like +1.5 out of opponent mistake, proceed to play every best move and win The idea behind step 2 is to play weird moves that will instantly throw off guard your opponent while making sure your move is not losing either. Playing weird moves increases the chances your opponent will blunder because they're out of their comfort zone.

[@amelliangames7365]

not "engine assisted" "engine prepped" what you describe is literally what all top players do to prep, and they can look at their opponent's game history to find what lines they have and have not played, as well, to get them out of their comfort zone

[@xubious]

lmao bruh I used to cheat on stockfish and I always picked the weird moves

[@ABadGamble]

I have to say I am very impressed by Niemann's play and I think his mentor Maxim Dlugy must be doing a great job.

[@tosgem]

Magnus quote

[@adamdunlaptv]

😂😂😂

[@alexalleman4756]

Well played 😂

[@TheChzoronzon]

With the beads? Hot!

[@user-ro9md9wp3j]

Magnus speaks for himself

[@nayfenwhen_]

Absolutely spectacular! Hans played as if he was a supercomputer or something

[@juliocezarsilva5979]

wink wink

[@user-ck6yl6qb2g]

hahahahahhaha

[@HedgeFundOfOne]

Enjoyed the video. My dog also thanks you for reducing the sound of the pieces clicking. She is terrified of the chess sound effects, and got to where she associated voice with the clicking sound and would come to me trembling in fear.

[@countofst.germain6417]

Hans probably has more motivation then any chess player in the world right now.

[@vkvk7113]

motivation to cheat yes

[@TheChzoronzon]

@@vkvk7113 don't be so cheap, pls, it's embarrassing to read

[@volcolmshoot]

@@TheChzoronzon it's also embarrassing to cheat

[@TheChzoronzon]

@@volcolmshoot Being a teen is embarrassing in itself, yep. Doing stupid things is a key part of the maturing process Are you still one, to maintain a grudge forever with somebody that commited silly mistakes (with no money involved, btw...) while underage? Or maybe you were the only teen is the history of mankind that never botched?

[@dizzy9146]

@@TheChzoronzon he's probably still a teen himself

[@wh4543]

I think the Super GMs are shook... also this isn't the first time Levon has really "blunder" early and is out in miniature style. Levon is great but he does this once a tournament.

[@sebastianbardon391]

Is it really a blunder? What does the machine say?

[@Six_slotted]

@@sebastianbardon391 e6 is losing huge blunder

[@sebastianbardon391]

@@Six_slotted What does the engine say? Your answer is a bit meaningless without any detail. Don't get me wrong, nothing personal.

[@andrew_owens7680]

"Any move here is a move and you can play it." That's a classic!

[@MrSodei]

Pure Alpha moves. Like a Fish in water. Zero hope for any opponents. The chess speak for itself.

[@Shirikatsu]

Intended use of many engine names? AlphaZero, StockFish?

[@freddie6708]

And it was in this position that they accused Niemann of cheating again

[@nwosupremenkbest9222]

Look at how be2 opens up the d file, protects against counterplay against f3 and adds attacking opportunities along the f1 a6 diagonal, who the fuck plays a move like that in the early game to create that kind of position

[@GPMF00]

thanks for including the position in the description!

[@KvS1248]

I was so waiting for this :)

[@Bldyiii]

Niemann accidentally plays the best move and the whole chess world goes crazy.

[@cozybear692001]

Oh yesss he accidentally move Be2

[@uniktbrukernavn]

Be2 is a brilliant move; lose tempi on purpose, FORCE your opponent to make a move, any move...a bad move perhaps? Granted, wasting moves usually happens later in the game but that's the brilliancy of it, do it in the opening.

[@vkvk7113]

Stockfish is amazing, true.

[@AH-gk6qs]

@@vkvk7113 Except that Stockfish doesn't recommend that move

[@boccobadz]

@@AH-gk6qs But allows you to play garbage and still turn things around which is rarely possible if you're not "enhanced" player.

[@AH-gk6qs]

@@boccobadz Just so vague. Both players played some garbage. Are they both cheating?

[@edwardp7725]

I love sharing all my vast knowledge to my friends at the bar and library, much appreciated agad.

[@Tom_239]

At the 'pause the video' moment Medo looks up, quickly finds the best move, and puts his head back down.

[@kenoliver8913]

Niemann's performance since the cheating allegations arose is far the most convincing answer on his part. The dude is consistently playing to his new rating.

[@nicbentulan]

God bless you for siding with Hans over Magnus. What's your opinion of zs4zpf ?

[@destroyer2496]

You know you're good when people starts thinking you're cheating lol

[@UltraBran]

*unless you're actually cheating

[@ciprianamza843]

no, people think he is still cheating just because he confessed he used to cheat in the past. That's all. And Carlsen, the Grand Master and Greatest Player of all time, hints that he is still doing unnatural things. Of course that you, who never reached at least 1900 FIDE rating can not have the same feeling as Carlsen does, so no one is expecting more from you.

[@timwilson7326]

Well he is a cheater we just don't know for sure if he is cheating again

[@user-ck6yl6qb2g]

8:34 Yeah, it's so spatacular it's as if he's a chess engine

[@hassaanbukhari517]

an unbiased opinion is that this doesn't seem like a game played by engine. engines usually don't move the same piece twice in the opening

[@vkvk7113]

An unbiased opinion is that Hans has cheated his whole life, is still cheating to this day and will continue to cheat in the future.

[@heyhey8167]

Hans "The Engine" Niemann

[@RedboRF]

cant wait to see another game of Hans Beadssman vs Magnus Carlsneed

[@mostefaahmed4201]

Finally I have been waiting for this

[@RadishAcceptable]

"You will not believe it" You're right. I don't believe it.

[@aqdjbcr]

At 3:45 I believe his idea was to prevent knight to D5 attacking the queen and forcing a light square bishop for knight trade(or queen getting chased around). Didn’t work out for him obviously though

[@BaronRodney]

Yeah, I didn't see knight to b5 either but to play such a passive move like e6 instead of gaining free tempo was so unexpected

[@Max-nh8pu]

I assure you he didn't know it was his idea.

[@jccusell]

Hans destroyed Levon like a MACHINE!

[@mike2143]

5:25 “feel free to pause the video” The dog be like nahh gotta nap

[@slamfire6005]

Hans literally has a computer structure setup.

[@-_Nuke_-]

Not really... A computer won't attack like a caveman. This is either pure GM instinct, or a combination of human caveman thinking and computer assistance. I use to attack like this when I'm cheating online. Of course I'm cheating on anonymous lichess 1 minute games which doesn't hurt anyone, but when I do sometimes, that's how my games go. This game looks like someone who doesn't know how to play elegant chess, has some kind of superpower of looking at the future. Very suspicious, but then again, I am not totally convinced that he did in fact cheat in this particular game. But I could be wrong and I'm wouldn't be surprised.

[@donsurlylyte]

the beads were working!

[@vladvlad48]

Someone forgot to teach stockfish robot how to take a shower and brush it’s hair

[@alphaandomegaministry2718]

Perhaps the most deadly attack I have seen launched on an 8x8 board.

[@the1whofights434]

Awesome stuff great video

[@Pwnz0rh3nk]

The only strange move I saw was E6 by levon. Wtf was that move, big blunder

[@PedroTRamos1]

"Explain it" Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh it speaks for itself bruh k bye!

[@spockofdune8657]

Shocking and electrifying indeed. The assault used batteries indeed. No resistance there. Deep game.

[@roderickbalt8993]

I'm fairly sure Niemann is just the Lance Armstrong of chess, and then after years he'll admit it again. If I were to 'dr Phil' amateur style analyse him he probably has major issues with losing and doesn't care how he wins.

[@ujustgotpwned2008]

Hans is quite a player - he really has something deep inside of him.

[@TheChzoronzon]

he's buzzing with energy...

[@Need_better_handle]

I get it. You guys are talking about the anal probe. I will wait for the next generation on nurolink.

[@GOPA90]

😂😂😂

[@RangeWilson]

The Be3 followed by Be2 isn't THAT bizarre. Once Aronian decides to play g6 the bishop isn't doing much on e3, so Niemann sends it to a better square while unquestionably taking Black out of preparation. That last part is important because one wrong move in the Najdorf and Black is toast. Niemann gave Aronian a free hand to play whatever moves he wanted, and Aronian fell right into the trap. Either that, or Niemann misread the signal from his butt plug. 🤷‍♂

[@immanuelkant7895]

I hope the GM didn't end up in the hospital, since he LITERALLY got destroyed by Niemann 🤣

[@saptaparnoburmanroy614]

I love the bar or the library inside joke we have got here in this community.

[@saptarshirajsinha1140]

Hans went from cheating in online tourney 3 years ago to beating 2750+ grandmaster like a cake in that little time...he either hit his head and unlocked a genius mode or he was genius and hiding it or he is plain cheating 😂who knows time will tell

[@ChristianHegele]

Levon blundered, simple as. The only sus moves are the bishop maneuvering in the opening, but the engine doesn't even like it.

[@GyroO7]

That is a zero to alpha evolution right there or the reverse?

[@scribbletv8061]

Didn't Hans say he cheated to get to higher ratings fast so that he can play stronger people?

[@boomclashgamer7444]

@@ChristianHegele yeah two blunders in a row by levon

[@gutar5675]

A few years is a lot of time to a teenager. It is a period of massive physical, mental, and character changes.

[@CONTACTLIGHTTOMMY]

Everybody needs to keep in mind that Hans is only 19 years old. The 19-year-old brain is still developing rapidly, and he may just be coming into genius form.

[@habibko]

I think we are witnessing "Hikaru no Go" playing out in real life, no other explanation, cant wait for the Sai reveal..

[@richardfredlund8846]

I wish I had these chess playing friends at the bar and the library..

[@AntonyDaou]

Hans has played incredibly well this round. His play has been inconsistent this tournament yet he’s done remarkably well. No question that he is a very talented young player under a lot of pressure. Still the odd moves and Magnus issue really need a clear explanation.

[@Liwet.]

It's not on him to explain Magnus' behavior.

[@FredPlanatia]

@@j_stach he did explain it. He gave a long interview and of his own accord started talking about it. There is a double standard here though. Magnus doesn't have to explain anything. He can just be King Magnus.

[@dizzy9146]

@@j_stach totally agree, but there is a difference between suspicion and straight up accusing.

[@wicked5999]

@@j_stach many young players skyrocket in rating during the pandemic, it's not unique to Hans

[@brunnobenatti8441]

Not a single word about the "drama", just good chess. Agadmator is the GOAT

[@cozybear692001]

He is smart too like Magnus he don’t want to comment in public anything about cheating

[@brunnobenatti8441]

@@cozybear692001 nice opinion but Carlsen talked about it. Check out, you will like it

[@richardbird4784]

@@cozybear692001 I Believe it's little more than that! I Believe that Agad., affirms a person is innocent! Until Proved Otherwise! I also Believe Agad., Respect's the Game of Chess, and the work & sacrifice involved, is Careful to cause no further harm! For me, Chess is more than a Game. It's a Lifestyle, same time enjoying family & Friendship! Ty! Agad

[@wicked5999]

@@richardbird4784 I agree I'm so tired of the drama, I just want to enjoy some nice chess games

[@KeyloweYT]

This is the "Everything is Hanging" Game

[@erichoffmann8515]

Cheers to Niemann 🥂 spectacular

[@omarbassam821]

Now even if Hans is not cheating, any move he makes well have a psychological effect on his opponent that this is an engine move and they will loose concentration, such as this game

[@adamdunlaptv]

😮😮😮

[@Elbownian]

You can blame Magnus for that

[@yugdesiral]

@@Elbownian you can blame hans for having a history of cheating. but you keep on white knightin' if it makes you feel good.

[@yugdesiral]

@a random bro I suck at chess so hard, give me an engine and I'll still lose XD

[@AnubhavShah]

Hans Niemann is AWESOME! What a great player and a story! he is playing fantastic with the ever watchful and suspicious public mob bearing down on him! And he kickin A55!! BRAVO!!

[@richardbird4784]

Well Said!

[@mrmr2488]

Great player and story? FIDE failed and has hurt chess by allowing a CONFIRMED CHEATER, to play professional chess. He was caught, multiple times and has admitted to, cheating in online tournaments against his fellow GMs for money. That is not an inspiring story. The dude is a cheater and allowing him to play hurts the integrity of the game. How can you not see this?

[@missaleromanum5614]

@@mrmr2488 - he admitting to cheated when he was 12 and 16. Do you want to be held accountable for life for things you did at 16? Is somebody paying you to say these things? There is no proof that hans cheated in the game vs magnus... how would he even do it? People resort to absurdities like the anal beads because you know there is no evidence for your claim...

[@Beerfish777]

After seeing many Najdorf games on this channel I can say that I would never want to play that defense. It always gets crushed! Also Hans photo reminds me of the mad scientist on robot chicken sans the eye glasses.

[@DieFlabbergast]

The Najdorf has a VERY good win-loss record. Why do you think it's so popular with the grandmasters? Wins by white are a lot shorter because (stop me if you've heard this one) White goes first! Black gets a good share of the wins, including down at the average club player level.

[@Beerfish777]

@@DieFlabbergast I'm sure you are correct however if you look at the games featured on this channel the Najdorf is always getting thrashed. (See MVL)

[@jessejordache1869]

It's actually a Dragon. or a Dragdorf some people call it, but if black doesn't reply ...e5 to Bd3, it's not a Najdorf.

[@Kilroxx]

The two places to entertain your friends with trivia: the bar or the library.

[@davidchico9574]

Count me in as one that wants to see more Hans chess. Especially when he causes other players to “tilt” like an old pinball machine. 😅

[@osgubben]

Hans is an unortodox genius. When the drama is over, the chess world will see he is a new Tal.

[@ezOqekuRitusohI]

When this drama is over, Hans will be banned from professional chess.

[@infiniteintermission2310]

Let’s leave Tal out of this, please 🖤

[@emanuelebucolo3574]

@@ezOqekuRitusohI nah

[@markangus3252]

Many of Tal's sacrifices and combinations were not strictly sound and relied on the human inability to see through the complexities that his wizardry conjured up. Stockfish would have laughed through those. This is not to take anything away from Tal. On the contrary; his complexities defined chess, as it was then, as unfathomable. With the present potential for and the fear of cheating, as well as pre-game engine-assisted preparation, his like will not be seen again, I fear.

[@markangus3252]

@@drjoyrajghosh2271 I have been a huge fan of Tal since the 1960s (when I first began to play at competitive level). I'm not sure what's misleading about what I wrote. I think Tal himself would have admitted that many (though not all) of his combinations and sacrifices were not strictly sound. As I noted above, neither he nor his opponents were always at all sure about how these might be refuted (if they were unsound) in any given game, and they were only shown to be so in those instances by GM post-game analysis, but in those instances where they were unsound, his opponents were often (usually) unable to find the best line and thereby refute them over the board. I think that this is partly why Tal was so loved by us ordinary patzers back then. In anthropological terms he represented to us a sort of chess trickster figure.

[@ikennaobi7350]

This is the craziest year in chess history

[@davidnewman1007]

wow almost like he has precision of an engine, what a player!

[@garrisonthomas3126]

This chess speaks for itself indeed

[@jjb2004mk2]

Be2 speaks for itself!

[@mcbain7392]

If the bishop was in d3 instead of e2 could've been taken by the knight in e5, maybe Hans saw that because it seems he wanted to play vs the f6 knight at first (he seems very short on squares after f3 and ...Nd7) and saw that black can play Ne5 to leave a retreat square for the other knight. Also Be2 leaves the d file open to attack d6 if black plays ...e6 which it does.

[@elgonzo5]

🤣

[@ghostapostle7225]

Be2 is actually common in the Sicilian Dragon. He prefered to be in the kind of structure wich he's more used to after g6, even though he lost a tempo for it.

[@gembacunawa9689]

I was more surprised that Levon played a Dragdorf in this level of chess

[@hugofrutos9692]

“At the bar….” he thought about it, “or the library” 🤣

[@arpitnayak18]

Controversy aside, I really want to know why Hans played that bishop to e2 in the opening. It's just super interesting

[@C.Riram123]

To confuse noob like you

[@boccobadz]

To have an excuse? He can always say that he played this to throw his opponent off.

[@timwilson7326]

Threw me off, how could anyone make an argument of what that move does besides an engine?

[@jessejordache1869]

@@timwilson7326 To clear the d-file and to take the sting out of the thematic Nb5 which takes off White's dark squared bishop in the dragon. It's actually not that weird -- the weird move is Bd3, since that hasn't had a good reputation since the 70s. btw if you're counting tempi in the Siciliian, you're usually doing it wrong.

[@amatya.rakshasa]

It was interesting to hear Magus’ interview from a while back on cheating. He said that even if someone signals to him that an engine has predicted that at a particular stage he has an advantage, he can think hard and find that move. You only need such a signal once in the game to get a massive advantage. He also said that there is a psychological impact on both players if one suspects the other of cheating and if the other is cheating because putting pressure and delivering under pressure is such a massive component of the game.

[@jessesandburg]

Levon blundered twice. Hans capitalized.

[@onlyapawn4371]

But if your playing against a cheat them enginey looking moves put you off.

[@mattw9764]

That's so like the way the chess24 computer destroys me, over and over.

[@xolision_]

From the games i've seen, Hans has incredible early game for leads, but isnt as strong in end games where he tends to throw occasionally. He is on a high level of prep but thats not a sign of cheating.

[@vkvk7113]

He is a cheater end of story

[@user-jh8eq9mn3q]

during the analysis at the interview after the game he just can't explain what was going in his mind when he played such brilliant moves, that raises doubts on whether he get's the moves whispered on his ear by the angel Gabriel

[@pocoknight8209]

@@user-jh8eq9mn3q he's a 19 yo teenager

[@evanwestphal3073]

@@user-jh8eq9mn3q some people just aren’t good at explaining what they have going on in their mind.

[@Risinqq]

@@user-jh8eq9mn3q it's understandable to have doubts especially with his past of cheating but nobody takes into account that some people really can't explain some things, I see so many comments saying "any 2000+ player can explain their methods." But the human brain is definitely not the same for everyone. Feel free to suspect him of cheating I know peoples minds will not be changed so easily and it's his fault people suspect him of cheating.

[@jamie49868]

So, Levon makes a blunder, and that means Hans is cheating? It must be nice to be able to lose and not have to take grief for it. Agadmator told us that Han's move was the 10th favorite move...but is none the less a move. Why not tell us where Levon's E6 blunder rates in moves?

[@shivsss]

Nobody is suspecting that 10th fav move its obvious people are suspecting be2 which is the new move in the position. 1:56 see it

[@shivsss]

@Jak Ryans preparing a bad move that looses a tempo. I have heard preparing the 2nd , 3rd 15th best move but purposely preparing a bad move thats new. It will take some time for you to know whats suspicious and maybe he is that brilliant that he prepared a loosing move knowingly to challenge himself but its just odd

[@robertpsotka3525]

It was in this position that Levon resigned from the tournament

[@amoldivo]

Weirdly enough, everytime I watch this g4 move by Hans (I've watched it several times yesterday), I'm tempted to sacrifice the knight for the g4 pawn and although at the same time opens up the f file for the rook, then castle queen's side, or bongcloud the king somewhere the second rank later lol I know it's a weird position and probably losing but I think the position compensate for the losing materials... 🙈🤷

[@wicked5999]

Agad has a game where Alireza does it

[@hihunter7]

Damn Aronian is such an incredibly solid and complete player, from his incredible defense, to amazing tactics, to solid openings, midgames, and great endgames. It takes a LOT to make him look vulnerable. Love Levon though, great game ❤️

[@southcraw13]

You’re the best in regards to your ability to review a game of chess.

[@blendering3D]

Hans Smoking-Gun Niemman is pretty refreshing. Love the style he's developing.

[@zemm9003]

Online. Hans. You know where this is going.

[@dr.python]

Those beads vibrating like crazy

[@samruttenburg7235]

Wow Hans makes beating a GM look really easy

[@vkvk7113]

@Sam Ruttenburg Yep stockfish is amazing isn't it ?

[@emanuelebucolo3574]

@@vkvk7113 no

[@Machiavelli2pc]

@@vkvk7113 innocent until proven guilty

[@user-ro9md9wp3j]

@@vkvk7113 cope

[@anthonyvasquez6014]

@@vkvk7113 Copium

[@BQBBBQ]

Hans has played Stockfish so much he is literally playing just like it plays.

[@cbelchev]

I never heard about Hans,now he is destroying anybody.

[@FormostPanda]

I thought Hans did a great job confusing Levon. F3 is normally used when White has castled Queen side. Black marshals its resources on the Queen side and White goes King side. Normally e6 is played by Black. In this case, it was the losing move. This is the era of the engine. You can go with the sixth engine choice if you've studied it well enough. And Han's Be2 could have been part of that analysis, in response to Bg7. If I had an engine, I might have checked that out.

[@Harumedia_bookstore]

Even Stockfish said that Ndb5 by Hans is brilliant move😱

[@Varney_of_London]

I'm sure Stockfish thinks the move is brilliant... Stockfish thought it up itself!

[@TheChzoronzon]

@@Varney_of_London And transmited his thoughts by quantum entanglement of their colons, you guize got it all figured, game over The most interesting thing about this is the sprout of the edgelords like mushrooms after a rain, lol

[@davidhuynh1]

Amazing. The beads work well

[@sveltland]

Something got up his butt! Suddenly great. Chess needed this.

[@yuvibitter]

Every now and then a lower rated player sees some surprising success against higher rated players. It's not common, but it definitely happens, and usually people react with appreciation to his skill. But ever since Magnus decided to do his little performance everyone's jumping to conclusions. It's really disturbing how readily people would just follow whatever Magnus says like it's gospel (and he didn't even have the balls to outright accuse him, choosing to imply it and act like an angry child instead). Look how Levon reacted when he lost, admitting he blundered and taking it in stride. I hope Magnus gets deposed by Nepo. What a douche

[@darlingtoncd]

I agree👍