HORRIBLE DRAMA | World Championship FINALE!

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Magnus Carlsen, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Hikaru Nakamura, and tons more Grandmasters competing in the World Rapid/Blitz Championships 2021.
0:00 Intro
0:36 ROUND 10
4:51 ROUND 11 GAMES
11:41 ROUND 12 GAMES
19:03 ROUND 13 GAMES
25:00 BIG DRAMA
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[@jacksparrow20111]

Poor analysis

[@virgo3494]

Pin of shame

[@EggyEggroll]

LMAO

[@aaaaaa7955]

Pin of shame

[@ewacaleb9946]

based

[@joaofernandomaciel9764]

y tho

[@-Emiel-]

Classical chess seems like a sophisticated deep game with brilliant minds trying to defeat the opponent by control and vision, Blitz and Rapid feels like 2 wizards trying to violently poison each other

[@Alpp12323]

so true lol

[@zooyouknow_]

fr😭😭😭😭😭

[@akaEDL]

And in a Bullet - they are just hitting each other with sharp wooden sticks.

[@mist3635]

Based

[@GukGukNinja]

10 seconds bullet is Neo vs Agent Smith

[@bennettpalmer1741]

It's so strange for a "world championship" to have a tiebreak system that eliminates players tied for first without even giving them a chance. If there is a tie, all tied players should simply continue to play more rounds until there is no longer a tie. It's not a difficult idea to think of.

[@Eskiii]

I do agree but there is a schedule and the players have been playing already stressful games for the whole day

[@mantas_birskus]

I'd say let the players choose then

[@aniketprasad3128]

Is very strange idea there play more rounds? How many? It can go for veryy long... Plus this world championship is an open tournament at the end apt to judge tiebreaks like that...not every player has played same players.

[@Ryan-ce1oc]

If any of the players didn't deserve the place they got then they should've scored more points. Their fate was in their own hands.

[@s-x5373]

@@Ryan-ce1oc so if I decide you to die because you wrote this comment and I dont like it, then you will go for it because "if you went for that comment, it means you just deserve it as written in the rules" ? I'm not so sure about it even though you must have read all the rules of youtube and the implications before hand

[@thejozo24]

The 4-way tie should've been broken in a 4-player chess

[@PivotStickmanAnimations]

Lol

[@juststoic3809]

That would have been awesome 😂😂

[@Rabarbaraaa]

GENIUS

[@blantant]

This is the winning comment.

[@PivotStickmanAnimations]

Imagine all of them around a table

[@honeySingh-sc8np]

Imagine being 17 year old and not losing to any of these GMs

[@ianemory5800]

Ian missing his chance to win has, unfortunately, been a theme this month

[@UserName-dt3kc]

Well there is still the blitz right?

[@wanderhillen2435]

At least he is second in both classical and rapid, so under the old olympic rules (you get point based on the sum of the squares of all your positions, then lowest one wins) he would be doing very well with two second places, so 8 points total (two times 2 squared). Meanwhile Magnus won classical (1 point squared is still one) but got third place in rapid (3 squared is nine) and with 1=9=10 points Nepo would be ahead overall. Still depends on Blitz though. :)

[@HappyDudeO5]

Still too soon😭

[@SirTylerGolf]

@@wanderhillen2435 that seems like a silly points system, 3 3rd places is just as good as 2 1st place finishes and a 5th? That doesn't make much sense

[@System.Error.]

also blundering massively is a theme this month

[@emmaxop3613]

(Copying a comment I wrote on Reddit because it seems not everyone knows about this) Caruana had no idea the tiebreaks were only the top two preformers of the tied players. Apparently, it wasn't well communicated to the players (nevermind being a bad system) as in interviews with NRK (Norwegian National Broadcaster) neither Abdusattorov nor Caruana indicated they knew the rules for the tiebreak beforehand. Carlsen himself said in an interview with NRK that he learned it during the tournament, and indicated that FIDE quietly changed the rules by saying "if my father and I don't watch like guarddogs then they fuck up every time". It's sad to see Caruana make this mistake over a ridiculous tiebreak system and poor communication between FIDE and the players. Also adding: Caruana said he drew against Nepo because the opening they played were a part of Nepo's preperation for the world championship classical and he had no weapon against it, as well as the position being completely drawn. He obviously would've played something different had he known about the tiebreak system, but he had no idea.

[@loldirt2893]

Thanks

[@jonnywishbone9516]

Poor excuse. Even I (genuinely) knew the rules as I read them on the FIDE website before the tournament and again whilst watching the stream when it became clear a tiebreak would be a possibility. The rules were known well in advance. The Buchholz tiebreaker system is widely used in chess so it’s not like it was some ass-pull out of nowhere rule. It’s absolutely amateur to “wait to be communicated” the rules rather than actively doing your own due diligence.

[@GethWho]

@@jonnywishbone9516 have to agree with you... GM's go to a world championships, and don;t bother actually checking the rules for the comp? Most of these guys have a second there, and with the amount of draws (looking at you Fabiano) they had tho think this was a reasonable chance of happening

[@emmaxop3613]

@@jonnywishbone9516 Oh 100%. It's their responsibility at the end of the day. I'm just making the point that FIDE could've communicated that better with the players, or at the very least not changed the rules between every world championship.

[@jonnywishbone9516]

@@emmaxop3613 sure I agree on both counts I didn’t intend my reply to have any “shoot the messenger” connotations.

[@mporat98]

If you look at the top 4 guys head to head (regardless of the tie-break system used): Nodirbek - Win (Carlsen), Win (Caruana), Draw Nepo - Draw Draw Draw Carlsen - Draw, Loss (Nodirbek), never played Caruana Caruana - Draw, Loss (Nodirbek), never played Carlsen It's clear which two should have played for the title, and who was the best player on the day. Congrats Nodirbek. He beat all 3 guys eventually.

[@FMEEvangelist]

I can't figure out why the rapid championship was determined by a blitz game! So even though the blitz tournament starts tomorrow, we've already had a blitz final. Just seems a stupid way of doing things to me. It's not like a rapid playoff would have taken *that* much longer.

[@PivotStickmanAnimations]

Truest comment .Why the hell after all the rapid games the winner was decided by a blitz game for which there is another tournament tomorrow.Idiotic.

[@FourOneNineOneFourOne]

Same as the classic world championship between Caruana and Magnus was decided by rapid round.

[@aesir1ases64]

they should have played a classical match as tiebreak

[@willhigginsforever]

Don't worry, they'll change it so that if there's a playoff in the Blitz tournament, it'll be a Rapid format game!

[@intersabbo]

@@willhigginsforever i think blitz tiebreak are bullet format lol

[@dshocc1376]

I think the tie break rule may be reasonable for any old rapid and blitz tournament. However, this is the rapid and blitz world championship, we should be able to expect a little more rigorous format to really make sure the best player wins.

[@clementfrgt2437]

the best player won though, with a 4 players tie break Abdusattorov would have been against Nepo, Carlsen and Caruana that he all beat

[@mckwrnck9006]

@@clementfrgt2437 you can't possibly think that. Anyway, he should have won without the blitz games OR play with the other player's tied for first.

[@Mareares]

It´s not reasonable at all.

[@jamelmacon1130]

Yea the tie breaker was stupid in my opinion. Deciding a Rapid tournament by blitz doesn't really make senses to me.

[@wesleyb1458]

@@mckwrnck9006 I think he is saying he beat all the other 3 which eventually he did

[@MattStOnge-fd5mx]

Levy, this was the best recap I've ever seen on your channel or anywhere else. The excitement came through, and the games being absolutely wild made it even better. As someone who got back into chess after 10+ years of not playing, purely after discovering your channel through Ludwig's Bros vs. Pros, thank you for the incredible recaps and content for someone who has climbed from 600 to 1300 purely through your content.

[@DrOmegaBattleSphere]

Time scale on the rating climb?

[@MattStOnge-fd5mx]

@@DrOmegaBattleSphere 7-9 month range! Not spectacular but considering I came back in without any real opening memory I'm pretty happy with the progress.

[@josericardogoncalvescunha]

@@MattStOnge-fd5mx i think that's quite good.

[@MattStOnge-fd5mx]

@@josericardogoncalvescunha thank you so much!

[@stephenr80]

totally, I dont play chess at all and still keep coming here to get those "El Clasico" vibes from Levy.

[@iamthejohnny5]

These are the videos that are easy to show to my non-chess friends. Wasn't paying attention to the world Rapid games and then BOOM, now I'm fired up for Nordirbek whom I've never heard of just 33 minutes ago. Great video Levy

[@conman1395]

I'm fine with Magnus not winning, even though I'm a big fan. I think the poor format is what ruined it for me. Otherwise, I think it's awesome that Nepo had a chance to win it (would have loved to see him win it - maybe even more so than Magnus), but I'm still ecstatic Nodirbek won.

[@IRON--MAN]

Lol,i was going to comment the exact same, but u have literally spoken each and every word of my heart, that i don't even need to comment now lol

[@EzekielDBarrett]

Should take the top seeds from round robin and do an 8/16 player tournament.. like other rapid and blitz events

[@martindeewan686]

Both Magnus and Ian could have won it without tie-breaks. Magnus had to defeat Nodirbek and Ian didn't have to arrange a 6-move tie against Fabiano. Simple as that.

[@quinxx12]

Why is there always one Magnus simp in the comments expressing their feelings about who they would have liked to see winning and who else they feel sympathy for?? I'm sorry but if you're looking for a popularity contest you have to wait for the next election of the U.S. president. Fucking pussy! xD

[@IRON--MAN]

@@quinxx12 lol right! There r too many foolish magnus simps everywhere, but this time, its not about whether magnus should have won/lost, but its about poor rules! (Btw, Magnus pointed out the tiebreak stupidity in one of his recent interviews, it was definitely not conformed if magnus would have won/lost, its just that everyone would have gotten and fair to win that's it ;)

[@BanDzTheLord]

I do agree that the tiebreak rule is pretty dumb, I believe Magnus and Caruana should’ve been in tiebreaks as well. Otherwise fair play and congratulations to the young talent from Uzbekistan.

[@coyohma8947]

1 plays 4, 2 plays 3.. higher seed starts with white, it's so simple

[@svenpoletka5236]

What a shitshow from start to finish, but what can you expect from FIDE lol.

[@David-ez1fp]

@@coyohma8947 it really is. Fide seems obsessed with having weird and outdated rules across the board, which seems so stupid considering the chess boom. You'd think they would want to modernise the sport but they continue to have crappy tournament rules, crappy dress codes and crappy interviews. Doesn't the major chess organisation have enough money to afford a quality mic or have journalists ask actual questions?

[@blake8357]

@@David-ez1fp next tourny all players should play the bongcloud as a statement. Have shitty rules? Play shitty chess.

[@Narrowcros]

Its happened with many tournament though, some of which have been favourable to carlsen in tiebreaks so fair play.

[@janshkreli2172]

Man I love your passion. You are like a little kid who just discovered the beauty of the world, and it seems you keep rediscovering it in the form of chess. Kudos.

[@PHeMoX]

He's basically addicted to chess. And it's awesome.

[@Chiny_w_Pigulce]

@esp ele if anything your comment shows you're a dork

[@cygnusedge6847]

@esp ele If Levy’s a dork he sure as hell makes it look cool to be one!

[@Chiny_w_Pigulce]

@esp ele you go out of your way to leave a mean comment in response to someone being positive

[@tukula7758]

it's very obviously fake though he does love the game but it's all just a gimmick so people watch the video

[@samtheledge8827]

I think if one of my friends ever say that chess is boring, I'm gonna show them this video. The amount of passion and life you bring to this game is so fucking refreshing, Levy, and I love it so much. Thank you for being here on KZbin and doing what you do.

[@scottrobinson4611]

The last game was crazy. GMs missing two different 'mate in 2' patterns for multiple moves. Insane.

[@aprilennd]

It's blitz. It happens.

[@martinpaddle]

makes me feel better about my games

[@pehort]

Imagine how nervous that 17yo was in a world championship playoff against nepo and knowing he was that close

[@pigs6486]

@@pehort maybe not nervous at all, he’s a kid.

[@nizefg3238]

It happens in blitz even to the best players. But apart from that many of the games, on the surface (I know the quality was too sound for that but still), looked liked something for the Guess the ELO.

[@follow6460]

Can't imagine what Nodirbek is feeling right now, I don't think anyone including him expected this outcome.

[@voideg3659]

Have you not seen his after game interviews, he acts like he had done it several times before, like its just a normal tournament. A walk in the park, he is calmer than a computer.

[@follow6460]

@@voideg3659 Oh ok. I didn't in fact.

[@kobiljonkamolov6655]

@@voideg3659 He acted like that but he was nervous , he was shaking in the table though

[@MeannMugginn]

Nodirbek was the protaganist of this whole event for me I was rooting for him every game after I saw him best Magnus Carlsen Super happy he won in the end, even if it was controversial

[@Kuba-ll7hn]

I love how you covered all of these games in such short video, I was trying to follow all of them live, but having them all in one place, explained very quickly, is really something I couldn't even dream of during transmission. Thanks. I hope to get more similar videos for blitz championship because it's really great.

[@tibofordeyn1529]

As someone who watched the event, crazy how you summarised this whole thing in 30 minutes!

[@foolhardymcpain]

He does speed up his commentary post-recording

[@marwanfakhradin2543]

When he said “suddenly nodirbek activating his pieces and traps the rook “ thats the most yugioh shit I’ve ever seen in a chess mach

[@Vivek8989898989]

Love watching these. Would be great to briefly see the leaderboard in between rounds so we can see how the whole competition develops.

[@crithappens7711]

I’ve been watching your content for a while and you mentioned you like to see what we enjoy most. While I do not watch your very educational content as I simply play for fun without much care to get better. I do watch almost everything else you post. I have to say this is by far the most fun and enjoyable video I’ve seen of yours. The energy was good your fast pasted style made the video seem to fly by while still showing the importance of key moves and positions. Guess the Elo and other education videos are good but your coverage of these games plus those that you did for the world championship classical have been superb.

[@starlitstellaa]

I watched so much of this live but I still was so excited to see you'd put out a recap so fast! Your analysis always makes these games so much more fun and understandable!!

[@mysteriousquestions6145]

I love how much enthusiasm Levy shows in his videos, it just makes the video so fun to watch :)

[@bobing1752]

We're not going to pretend he didn't deserve the title. He absolutely crushed the event. Winning against Levon, Fabi and Magnus, and holding the draw against Nepo, Sacha and Duda. He played all of the top guys and destroyed them. He also pulled up some insane defensive draws from nowhere. Meanwhile Nepo was one of the only 2 guys of the tournament who went undefeated. He also crushed the event. I really believe they were the two who deserved the most the play-off by far. Congrats to Nodirbek. Absolutely incredible!

[@n1c530]

Nodirbek

[@hiramsicles5580]

Well he beat magnus in this tournament so too bad

[@n1c530]

@@hiramsicles5580 Luck...Nodirbek is undeserving. He is only the new Dubov...

[@Shadowboost]

Nepo lost on the tie break. So technically, Naka is the only player that went undefeated XD

[@user-cl6sr4co1s]

all that doesn't matter, it's still unfair to fabi and magnus.

[@delarosafamily9065]

Really enjoyed the quick recaps Levy! Nice change of pace. Keep up the good work. Happy New Years

[@dadalo5]

Love this format for a recap! Just what I was looking for. Other channels exist for the in-depth analysis of individual games but this great overview is unique to you

[@finalfrontier3333]

This channel is the best one when it comes to tournament recaps. Thank you Gotham Chess for your effort. Btw no armageddon mentioned in the rules. If the players couldnt get a win in two games , then they will keep playing 3+2 games until a decisive one played . :)

[@timosiimullins9853]

Getting FIDE to listen to criticism is liking yelling at a brick wall. Except that brick wall is a stupid brick wall. But the brick wall thinks it’s intelligent because it plays chess. When your best player has been complaining about bad formatting in the WCC for over a decade, it probably means there’s something wrong. When your best player a few years ago decides to protest the ridiculous format and refuses to play, it probably means something’s wrong. When all the grandmasters start complaining, maybe, just maybe something needs to be fixed.

[@isavenewspapers8890]

Brick to PIPI

[@adifferentusername999]

you'll notice magnus hasn't complained about this format except when it effects him. Strange, isn't it? The format is still obviously BS, but if Magnus didn't like it, he should've complained before the tournament, and not after it inconviences him.

[@eliasanson2948]

I loved this style of recap! The pace kept up throughout, and I was extremely hyped. I greatly prefer these highlights of each game to the full, multi game analysis.

[@maximum_75]

this was the best recap video I have seen on your channel it was exciting and upbeat and u had alot of enthusiasm!

[@danielilola7375]

Can you make a recap about game between Carlsen and Firouzja 2019 and all the controversy afterwards? Thanks man, love your content🔥

[@HandlesSox]

I don't know what happened then, but if there's drama, of course I want to watch a Gotham video about it.

[@shazmanu786]

Bad tie break format but players know the rules before they start. Shout out to Nodirbek for crushing super GMs!

[@slimey_37]

Thanks for saying super gms and nit the specific people and spoiling the games

[@cs16Tactics]

@@slimey_37 Spoiling the games :DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Here's a spoiler for you: This whole video is one big spoiler. Maybe - just maybe - don't be stupid enough to come look comments in between watching the video if you don't want to be spoiled? Just give it a thought

[@orange8003]

@@cs16Tactics triggered much

[@user-cl6sr4co1s]

no they didn't. fabi didn't know before going into his last game, neither did magnus which he later said in an interview after the last game. I doubt many of the top players knew

[@shazmanu786]

@@user-cl6sr4co1s It was publicly available on their website for days to weeks before the event. Plus why do they bother to calculate tiebreak scores if everyone is focused only on overall points? They count it so its used for something like this.

[@JJYYAESTA]

Love when you take more time to explain stuff, but this recap was so thrilling!

[@davec8385]

Thank you for the incredible coverage! Love your energy and how you make sure the audience understands the standings between games

[@shashank22]

Few things need tweaking in the format: 1. 13 rounds is not enough. There should be a 4th day with 4 more games 2. There should be a playoff between all players who are tied at the top. They can use the same weird tiebreak to ensure there are no more than 8 players in the playoff. 3. Playoff should be a rapid tiebreak before blitz

[@FMEEvangelist]

Agreed on 3 for sure. Having a playoff that's blitz, not rapid, is just dumb.

[@Jan.Martin.Brenden]

Agreed, fair Game. Then its okay whoever wins. But not the way this WC ended

[@offeoffeoffe]

Originally the rapid would have been 15 games, and not 13 as this was shortened by 2 games. Don't know what FIDE is doing atm. But it seems like they are taking some bad descissions and not handling the blowback good by basically just going "Well it's the rules, and we are right". It's a very FIFAesque vibe to it. Might be unfair towards them, but hey, maybe they should have a taste of their own medicine.

[@TheGeeoff]

FIDE should really be modifying the games to make them more viewer-friendly. Spreading it out over more days with simplified rules would be better. Also, should only be one game at a time so that each game can be properly analysed in real time.

[@rizka7945]

@@TheGeeoff If it would be one game at a time, the tournament would have ended probably in the summer if not next Christmas.

[@karolis46points91]

absolutely loved this fast paced analysis, so entertaining!

[@johnkoz34]

This is exactly what I needed to see! A great recap of the highlights of the last few rounds. Thank you!

[@assembletheway295]

First full recap I’ve ever watched. You should be given the chance to do the live streams of these tournaments. Great job Levy.

[@centurionMAC]

I've only been following professional chess for a little over a year, but this was the most fun I've had. Ending aside, this tournament was wild, and I love multiple matches on the same day.

[@andreitiberiovicgazdovici]

Best recaps on KZbin, and it's not even close. That's why you're the G.O.A.T. Thanks Levy, you're the reason i'm back to Chess after not playing a single game for 12 years

[@wolf-od3zw]

This was a great recap, Levy. Really enjoyable to watch, high energy and not boring at all. Skipping the initial moves to fit more exciting games in was a good decision. One of your best recaps ever, I think. Great job.

[@PartyMain]

Good video format. I like you don't analyse everything in the thinest details but only on keymoments when you do multiple games in a video

[@hanspeter3084]

i hated how the tiebreak was decided but for this tournement the rules were firm. its just something that has to be changed for next time

[@Narrowcros]

Many tournaments have been like this, some have been favourable to carlsen in tiebreaks. So this seems fair, esp since Carlsen lost to Nodirbek

[@giruv3208]

yeah if they don't like the rules the players should complaint about it from the before the tournament, not when the outcome of the rules is against them that they start to complaint.

[@10thletter40]

@@giruv3208 A lot of people dont have nor need the foresight to do this. Most problems are only caught after they are problems 😉

[@DrOmegaBattleSphere]

@@giruv3208 Yeah, yeah, and you always complain about blundering a tactic 3 moves before you do ;)

[@Rayden440]

@@kingassasin6031 “Strength of opponent” should absolutely not be tie break metric as it punishes good player as they don’t have to play themselves.

[@lordzackiff]

Amazing and interesting recap Levy. This is to me personally more fun to watch than full recap of rapid and blitz games because they don't really need deep analysis like classical games.

[@zattyl]

i think this might have been one of your best videos, its so freaking fun and dynamic to just go to the point of the game where wildness starts, thanks for the recaps levy

[@parkermiller1336]

I really feel like we don't need a playoff if we already have a tiebreak system. If the tiebreak decided the tournament, everyone would know about the rule and there'd be no confusion. It would also avoid situations where players make easy draws because all that matters is performing optimally. Not to mention that deciding a rapid event by blitz match is strange. I understand that for classical you need shorter time controls to decide it since in classical draws are more likely, but for a rapid event this is just silly.

[@sgc3594]

isn't it strange? I thought they eliminated the rapid tie breaks from the classical world chess championships and now blitz tie breakers in the rapid.....

[@jamelmacon1130]

completely agree

[@nathanguillaume1247]

Also the tiebreak based on elo favors lower rated players, making it harder for carlsen because he can never play himself.

[@lucasluka4909]

@@nathanguillaume1247 the tb is not based on elo

[@DrOmegaBattleSphere]

@@sgc3594 I thought they just increased it to 14 games of classical time control, but still would go for rapid tie breaks?

[@aaronz1326]

Amazing recap, very entertaining, I had been watching but hadn't seen the latest updates so this was very thrilling to watch. If I have a tiny criticism it would have been the absence of congratulations to Nodirbek, but that aside, fantastic recap, captivating the whole way through.

[@nabboinformatico310]

The longish (30-40 min) recap are my favourite!!! I like the way you fire up yourself with the commentary xD

[@swolejszo]

Awesome, I always love it when players I never heard of but that are clearly really good win tournaments.

[@infinitemadnesss]

So happy for Nodirbek! He deserved this championship more than anyone in this tournament.

[@user-ym6lc7pk1e]

Absolutely crazy wrap up! Congrats to Nodirbek! He won by being absolutely the beast in the end games in the final rounds. The rules are rules. Everybody was aware of them and if Magnus did not want to lose on tiebreaks he needed not to lose in a completely drawn game against Nodirbek. As simple as that.

[@dm_nimbus]

Thank you for bringing so much energy to your recaps! All the best to you and yours.

[@adamknopow281]

What an impressive recap. To cover that many games that we’ll that fast was awesome. Great work Levy!

[@LordSoviet]

Awesome tourney and recap, but yeah the rules for the CHAMPIONSHIP should be the best around to ensure a fair outright winner. Getting 3rd/4th on tiebreaks instead of being able to play for gold is ridiculous.

[@kjerros]

Insane!! Thank you Gotham. What a Match!!

[@renatodogliotti4277]

Lol video uploaded 1 minute ago how in hell

[@frentz7]

Hey, that was SUCH a great video. Every minute! I think I enjoyed that more than any chess video all year.

[@NormCantoral]

please never stop making these videos. appreciate all you do for the chess world. may chess scandals, blunders and drama bring you much joy and cheer in the new year.

[@cbn1362]

Happy to see Magnus vs Nakamura, gutted Magnus lost in such way but congratulations to our new 17years old baby champion! Nothing but respect to the wonderkid

[@Tehkenny1]

I'm happy the kid won, and I think Carlsen won in his own way with that end game against Levon as I feel like he is the only chess player that could had pulled that off. The crazy thing is that it wasn't even Levon blundering, the engine thinks it's a win, he managed to find the only obscure idea on how to grab the victory.

[@KamikazeELF]

Why is the title "horrible drama", when there was actually no drama

[@Princess_Ruto]

There's a couple comments explaining it a LOT better. The story is that Fabiano drew with Nepo _not knowing_ he'd be excluded from tiebreaks and attacked FIDE over changing the rulebook when no one was looking. Nodirbek didn't know it would play out like this either. Bottom line is that FIDE didn't communicate with the players all that well and got called out.

[@patdzurilla7285]

Love your recaps, love your other videos, love your shirts. Keep it up Levy

[@tomsteffen1882]

i remember you asked what your viewers would want to watch, after the world championship came to an end. With the rapid championship some gambits came out and some standard blitz/ rapid/ bullet openings came to show. Maybe some amazing content would be to do a series like: How to QGD like (instert super GM), or how to traxler like Magnus. You'd show the main line and some side lines like you did with your previous videos but with the extra spice of a super GM playing it aswell! IDK wether this makes for good content for your YT grind or not, but thats something I'd like to see! Congrats on your wedding and best of luck for all your endeavours! Much love from Germany :)

[@skye2192]

As valid as the criticisms may be, I'm a bit sad that the tiebreak format 'drama' is overshadowing how phenomenal Nodirbek's tournamount was, and Nepo's comeback too! Huge congratulations to them, as well as Alexandra Kosteniuk

[@69nites]

Because unfortunately FIDE fucked the tournament up and took the validity of the win away. Through history it will pass and people will forget the circumstance, but the reality is, the format didn't allow for a decisive winner. Might as well have drawn from a hat from the 4 tied for first place to determine who would play for the win.

[@idkman4655]

@@69nites If you draw the one that beat them all sure. Ah you want to give the title to Magnus I see... maybe give him blitz title also or 6 losses are a bit too much?

[@69nites]

@@idkman4655 I was thinking maybe an event with a remotely decent amount of competitive integrity. A 4 way tie broken by 2 people playing for the win because of things entirely out of their own control is ridiculous.

[@ferkie3608]

I dont even play chess and I'm still engaged with the video. You always brining that energy Levy, good on ya

[@hermespapageorgiou2391]

This is the best recap i have ever watched, I love you Levy!!

[@NaldoP2C]

Thank you for making all these videos with so much energy and passion you give life to the moves and make it so much more enjoyable.

[@marcosettembre]

117th day of translating Levy's titles into Neapolitan: "Dramm orribil | o mondial e rapid"

[@albertmosca1204]

grazie fratm

[@syed9986]

Nordibek deserves to be invited to atleast one of the Magnus tour event just because of this performance...

[@mattgio1172]

Thank you for just diving into positions! I wish more chess content creators did this!

[@knyshov]

It was fun to watch the games. :) Thanks for the recap of games we didn't get to see. :)

[@knightshade1463]

why is there always the discussions about the system afterwards? If everyone hates it can't they all protest before the event instead of afterwards making it seem like the winner isn't legitimate?

[@69nites]

They made small changes to the rules that people don't really notice until they're being applied. FIDE is really just garbage. I don't know why they haven't just been replaced at this point.

[@knightshade1463]

@NotRaeth I guess I mean the players and the commentators more so than the audience. I think if the players always protest at the end no one really focuses on the winner. Then it's always "Congrats to..., but...". I would prefer it if they could for once figure this out beforehand *sigh*

[@darkghoul4049]

There literally was I think, but not from the players

[@darkghoul4049]

@@knightshade1463 sometimes changes have unpredictable consequences lol

[@roalama1301]

its easier to get attention on a problem when it has caused issues rather than could potentially cause issues if the wrong situation arises

[@kingassasin6031]

The amount of variables in these high level games are insane. They cut rounds from 15 to 13 in addition to the shitty system they have with tie-breaks. It’s a shame since this makes the rapid title feel illegitimate which hinders the winner. This was a unsatisfying end to a high level event

[@klmj172]

Awesome recap. Excellent job of capturing the excitement. How could anyone dislike?

[@shanastroskyphazer8172]

wicked exhilarating recap ! Thanks Gotham. Loving your energy levels, the awesome chess animated excellence . Great fun ! really enjoyed it .

[@DrZaius3141]

If the format sucks, complain about it beforehand, not only when you're on the bad side of it. Besides, out of the 4 "tied" players, Abdusattorov defeated both Magnus and Fabi. He drew against Nepo whom he defeated in the tie-breaker. In other worse, he won the head-to-head against everyone that finished at 9.5 with him.

[@Roverde]

Well it is impossible to predict 4 players are going to be tied for first place and Magnus and Caruana did not even play each other at all.

[@AntonioGee]

In other worse? I think you mean in other words.

[@mifphilip]

Magnus has complained about this format for over 10 years.

[@MythicosQc74]

Rules for breaking ties were known before hand. And the agreed-upon draws make me WAY MORE MAD than any weird tie-breaking rule that was known before hand. Congrats to Abdusattorov. He played absolutely brillant chess and deserves to be the Champion.

[@jasonanno3881]

Absolutely congrats to the kid but that Fabi Nepo draw doesn't happen if they knew the rules. It's not asking too much for fide to tell the players the rules in person or at least give them a document when they arrived explaining the scenarios

[@adifferentusername999]

@@jasonanno3881 the rules were avaible online before the tournament started... it's the players' fault for not checking the rules.

[@Live2listen2]

Love the excitement! Thanks for the recap!

[@uzairkhanpathan7563]

putting content like this twice a day every day at the time of the year when ad revenue is less and most youtubers take a break requires serious determination. Keep it up levy

[@JesperDramsch]

No way. A 4-way tie?! Absolutely incredible. That tie-breaker is silly though.

[@PartidasInmortalesdeAjedrez]

Well deserved by Nodirbek.

[@EclecticInstinct]

Brilliantly passionate recap. I smiled through the whole thing! Well done, sir.

[@luisnogueira456]

Levy comentating chess like a football match on the radio. I've never been so anxious watching chess

[@davidyang438]

This style of video is just like an ESPN broadcast, just because chess is more complex doesnt mean it’s gotta feel slower and lamer! Love the style!

[@riccardomartinelli5222]

It feels to me like the tiebreak system is used in a weird way. It is to say, why would you use it to decide who gets to play a playoff? If it works as it should, meaning it singles out the most deserving player(s), then I think you should use it to determine the winner straight away, the same way it is used to decide who gets third and fourth place. Otherwise, if you still think playoff is better (which I agree with), then you should either find a different tiebreak system or find a way to make all those who got first place (earning every single point, it's not like they were gifted any points) have a shot at winning. With this being said, congratulations to GM Abdusattorov. Drama or not, he had a great tournament.

[@SupBlub]

Tiebreak system without playoff is good enough to decide the whole match. Its just better look for tv if the match get decided in a decisive game on the board. That good look disappears though when the 2 favourite children of the chess world get placed 3rd and 4th. The buchholz system has been used for decades and every player knew or could have known the rules.

[@antonnekipelov7027]

well the finals only proved that - final places are exactly the same as tiebreaks after round 13

[@riccardomartinelli5222]

@@antonnekipelov7027 yeah, that's the point. Since the tiebreak system works, you should probably just avoid the playoff entirely, which would have avoided any drama. But like this, it feels like you're not giving everyone a shot.

[@riccardomartinelli5222]

@@SupBlub agreed. But then, isn't it even a better look if you get several decisive mini-games? For instance, you could play Meltwater Chess Tour-style and have two mini-matches of 3+2 blitz with 1st vs 4th and 2nd vs 3rd, and then the two winners go for the final. It's ok to use the tiebreak system to determine who gets an advantage, not so right to use it to eliminate people who still played a very good tournament.

[@larrybaby9377]

Wow, thanks! Great reliving of the matches and the tension of the day! High energy, slick patter makes for a fun and totally engaging coverage! Great flick!! What a great day for young Nodirbek! He will never forget it, I am sure!

[@redlancer7263]

This rapid fire video with quick re-caps makes chess so much fun to watch!!!

[@lorien6205]

I feel bad for this kid because he undoubtedly accomplished something amazing by winning at only 17, but people will forever underrate his accomplishment because of how poorly this tournament was set up. He's forever going to feel like he didn't deserve to win and every tournament he doesn't win going forward will be a testament to that. But if Magnus or Hikaru had won the tournament nobody would be saying its undeserved.

[@albertbatfinder5240]

If he wins his next tournament though, the drama will just seem like a natural curtain-raiser to a stellar career.

[@eduardomedeiros8692]

"Magnus or Hikaru had won the tournament nobody would be saying its undeserved". No one is saying that the kid didnt deserved it. Absolutely nobody is saying that. And of course he knows that he deserves it. He defeated Magnus and all this guys after all! Both Carlsen and Caruana, 3th and 4h, lost the him. He is probably happy as hell right now!

[@antonnekipelov7027]

You thinking that he is not deserving it has absolutely nothing to do with what Nodirbek thinks. He deserved it and he knows it.

[@peggyschuyler8578]

The most egregious part of the tiebreak system to me is the fact that it was blitz games. I understand having rapid games as a way to break ties in classical, because of the drawish nature of classical and time limitation, but in rapid you could absolutely play the playoff in rapid, and have a decisive result in a reasonable time to crown the RAPID chess champion.

[@dblokdijk4407]

Just bought your intermediate bootcamp, it is great. Thank you for uploading great content!

[@bfeld67]

Levy that recap was incredible, thank you

[@vasilijeboskovic5948]

The young lad has beaten Carlsen and Nepo and deserved to win. It’s completely fair that he won the gold. Kudos to him! 👏

[@aquarux_hi7366]

Definitly fair! But the system is fucked up

[@varunrajesh6516]

Jobava is great. Man puts the middle finger to established theory and goes for crazy entertaining positions even if they fall apart immediately. Love it.

[@GiviZoidze]

qartveli?

[@xergi4]

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[@GiviZoidze]

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[@coreykline43]

Love the passion levy, seriously great recaps

[@williamredwine722]

you're a machine, pumping out these videos so fast. thank you!

[@roman111117]

I get that these high level players have spent countless hours playing and refining their skills but surely they can't see everything, right? I'd like to see a video on times they've resignated when they shouldn't have or something along those lines.

[@garnerday7149]

Resigned* just so you know

[@Misayah29]

Well, in the last game mate in 2 was missed a few times in a row for example. So no, they don't see everything. They see a lot though. :) Also good video idea!

[@arbussman5003]

Ben Finegold has a lecture which shows some examples of these things happening!

[@abdallahradiy8525]

I think Hammer (a GM who’s Carlsen’s friend) said it best, “If you had problems with the tie break rules you should have said something before the tournament”. I agree with him, people are just salty their boy lost his title.

[@joaosoares7446]

I think the 6 moves tie might have something to do with the salt. Ugly way to see nepo in the playoff

[@YemeniteFront]

could you do a video on the Italian and how to defend against it? e6 b6 as well. many do it but your explanation and style are just better tbh

[@zloneiw4427]

Honestly your best recap ever Levy!!!!!! Awesome video