"I Don't Want to Play Chess!” || Fabi vs Alireza || Round 10 || FIDE Candidates (2024)

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Caruana, Fabiano (2803) - Firouzja, Alireza (2760)
FIDE Candidates Chess Tournaments 2024 (Chess.com) [10] 2024.04.15
B90 Sicilian, Najdorf
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Rg1 h5 7.Bc4 g6 8.Bg5 Bg7 9.Qd2 Qa5 10.O-O-O Nc6 11.Nb3 Qxg5 12.Qxg5 Bh6 13.h4 Be6 14.Be2 Kf8 15.Nd4 Nxd4 16.Rxd4 Rc8 17.f4 Bxg5 18.hxg5 Ng4 19.Rf1 Bd7 20.Kd2 Bc6 21.Nd5 f5 22.gxf6 e.p. Nxf6 23.c4 Kg7 24.Nxe7 Nxe4+ 25.Kd1 Ng3 26.Re1 Nf5 27.Nxf5+ gxf5 28.Bd3 Rcf8 29.Rxd6 Rf6 30.c5 h4 31.Re7+ Kg6 32.Re5 Rh5 33.Bf1 Rxd6+ 34.cxd6 Rh8 35.Re6+ Kf7 36.Bc4 Rd8 37.Ke1 Kg7 38.Kf2 a5 39.a3 b5 40.Bd3 Bd5 41.Re7+ Bf7 42.Bxb5 Kf6 43.Rc7 Rxd6 44.Rc6 Rxc6 45.Bxc6 Bb3 46.Bd7 Kg6 47.Kg1
Timestamps:
0:00 Hello Everyone
00:10 Interview with Alireza's Father!
01:30 Game Starts!
03:20 CNG!
11:40 Pause the Video!
16:30 It Was in This Position
16:42 Nice Photos!
21:39 STANDINGS AFTER ROUND 10
20:25 Contributions
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[@yggdrasil9039]

Even though he lost it was still impressive that Alireza managed to play all his 47 moves in 3 seconds

[@hairtoss7975]

He still had 2 hours but rushed all his moves, that's why he lost.

[@_Listen_to_Solar_Kama_Sutra]

He started using the stupid annoying clocks again 🙄

[@kumarnkvc]

He got this superpower today from his lighter shoes.

[@sneakykidugo]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@eruben2]

@@_Listen_to_Solar_Kama_Sutranot annoying when they work…

[@HB-oo9ty]

Alireza is among 14 chess players in chess history who have surpassed a 2800 rating, achieving this milestone at just 18 years old. He is certainly experiencing a challenging phase in his career (and possibly in personal life) and seems to be demotivated. I hope that with the right motivation, he will make a strong comeback.

[@jestice75]

Maybe Wesley So would have been motivated to play. Guccireza getting exactly what he deserves.

[@thenoblegnuwildebeest3625]

@@jestice75 In fairness, having a few weaker players in the mix helps to get more decisive results. Once a few players score wins against the weaker players, the others are incentivized to play decisive, aggressive games to catch up.

[@B-fq7ff]

If he doesn’t want to play he should stop playing tbh and if he ever wants to come back chess will be waiting for him

[@NoobNoonan-kc9fn]

He's the new Wei Yi. Another player with promise that had holes in his game. Kramnik was right. What did say. He's a great player, but his chess understanding needs work.

[@ItalanFindart]

Look carefully at how Alireza surpassed the 2800 rating. He always defeated players in the 2500/2600 rating range, rarely in the low 2700. But when he faced strong players, he lost miserably, and this Candidate tournament is just one of many examples. He is the most Overrated player in the last 50 years.

[@owensthethird]

"Last night, Alireza told me 'Dad, I don't want to wear Prada' ."

[@jire9831]

This candidates tournament is a great show of the mental fortitude required to perform at the very top consistently. We have been spoiled by Magnus who makes it look so easy. Pragg and Gukesh seem impressive but consistency is yet to be seen.

[@mayanm7105]

small correction please in the order of statement, Gukesh and xxxx.

[@kaih2778]

What about Ian

[@drob9673]

I think we found Alireza's real issue. His father. Alireza will need to really work on unlearning his father's victim mentality.

[@movieman6456]

It’s a powerful influence, but let’s hope for the best.

[@deanazcoolzi4382]

In jail they let us watch your video I really enjoyed it man thanks for that

[@dheerajmonkey]

wait how did you post this comment? do they allow cellphones in jail?

[@thedeadbaby]

@@dheerajmonkey he pulled a hans neimann/xian qi world champ and snuck it in his butt. very common in prison.

[@simonboyane1140]

​@@dheerajmonkey😂😂😂😂 I'm as curious.

[@seethabrahma6064]

jail = mother-in-law's house

[@NocturnalNick]

@@dheerajmonkey after being released, presumably. I actually found agadmator on my roku TV, too

[@Iksvomid]

Stay strong, Ali! Maybe they'll organize a Candidates in the future full of 2500s/2600s that you can farm.

[@sarveshrawat8778]

I'm always waiting for him to say "And it was as of this move, that we have a completely new game"

[@klausolekristiansen2960]

Or "It is of this move that his position hav never been reached again."

[@veezhang6988]

New game on move 7 in the Najdorf, now that's something else

[@MC-fg7gz]

I think it was a very questionable decision to go for the Najdorf against arguably one of the most prepared players in the history of modern chess

[@seanmoore2295]

You could say the same about everyone who chooses to play against Nepo with the Petrov, when Nepo is probably the leading expert in the Petrov. At the end of the day we can’t undermine or understand these guys decisions, they are simply too many levels above us to bear our criticism so easily.

[@moseskujinga3271]

True far above us

[@moseskujinga3271]

Its true Even Fabi choose the 11th best move..What a decision

[@ClarkPotter]

Since when does Fabi play Rg1 against it? I don't remember him ever doing it.

[@MrK623]

I thought this was to take Alireza out of his prep, and Fabis intention to queenside castle and prepare a kingside attack against the Sicilian, having the R on g2 to support a possible pawn storm.

[@mandotherapper2586]

another agad quote for the books: "So what you CAN do is really not a lot." 😅

[@jeremywilliams5107]

Sounds like a lot of my games after move 18 or so😢

[@Koyoshinkai]

The Najdorf consists of a complete encyclopedia, it's just insane only by itself.

[@vakars]

Good stuff! Thanks for the covering!

[@davidanderson2357]

Alireza makes his first move and time stands still.

[@AngelTonchev]

I'm glad you didn't pay that much attention to the Alireza "drama". At some point the chess24 stream was more about what's happening outside the playing field, rather than what's happening on the board.!

[@Dude-etiquette]

The irony, Aliriza farming ratings at local pub to qualify and now GMs are farming him at candidates

[@anissbenthami]

Are you a Magnus fanboy?

[@saicharand7765]

@@anissbenthami Wouldn't a "Magnus fanboy' be supporting Firouja since Carlsen endorsed him ?

[@anissbenthami]

@@saicharand7765 Yes but they hate him for some reason

[@Viva-la-de-hs4ub]

​@@anissbenthami everyone would hate a player who farmed his way into the candidates.

[@makkarapoikax1100]

@@anissbenthami well some people dont like ”angle shooting” And those who dont know what angle shooting is: Angle shooting is engaging in actions that may technically be within the scope of the rules of the game, but that are considered unethical or unfair to exploit or take advantage of another player.

[@weeooh1]

The commentary on this match is fantastic. The strategy of each move is explained and how various alternate moves may play out. Its what I love about this channel.

[@groove8787]

Thanks @agad for your incredible cover of the Tournament!

[@caseyowen17]

Great video as always ♥

[@BillHimmel]

Great that you added the clocks!

[@wrathfruitchannel]

Loved the caption ❤ and the game was just it.

[@sortehuse]

I really like the time format, because it gives more decisive games. I hope they keep it for the World Championship.

[@Alkalite]

I like how Alireza played the entire game in 3 seconds.

[@football_ix_lovee]

Glad to see Fabi making a comeback ❤

[@unknown-unknown69]

He's 0.5 point behind the lead Everything is very possible in this case Fabi has the. Chance to win this

[@mayanm7105]

Love you ya, eveybody crying for Alireza as if he has made some Tal games in the past. Cannot understand the world , or chess either..... YES< the Fabi engine smoked at the pity Najdorf.. thats all your honour ;):)

[@richmartin1427]

I was hoping he didn’t get forgotten in this with all the Alireza drama. Fabi has said he hasn’t played his best, and even this game was sloppy. If Fabi can start playing his best, I don’t think anyone left can beat him save Hikaru, and they don’t play again this tournament unless there are tiebreakers.

[@football_ix_lovee]

@@richmartin1427 I think there will be tie breaks, considering how crowded the top is

[@michaell1578]

Maybe it's just me but it seems Alireza has been on a steady decline since Magnus said he would only play the WC if Alireza was the candidate. After watching the interview with Hamidreza it seems like maybe he is the problem.

[@GrzegorzOklinski]

Would be funny if Magnus just intentionally end Fixouzjas career by casually rambling in the interview. Magnus effect comes in different ways.

[@SamuelPearlman]

Thank YOU a lot, we really appreciate it!

[@pozzowon]

4:03 Alireza's clock still not changing 11:29 still broken

[@agadmator]

Yeah, no idea what's up with that

[@barry_allen321]

Agad doesn't gaf😂

[@jeffjones6951]

​@@agadmator How 'bout the obligatory "Sorry about that!"

[@harry_krish]

Alireza did like like to play chess and he blitzed out all moves..!

[@_Listen_to_Solar_Kama_Sutra]

​@agadmator this problem could've been easily prevented by not using a stupid annoying clock at all!

[@alexandrenr]

Thank u agad

[@boxingjerapah]

Completely new game at this level, in the Najdorf? Insane. Gotta love chess!

[@pablobrowne3774]

This man deserves more views...

[@davidmasse2829]

Rg1 is a brutal move. It shows creativity and good preparation is rewarded. Well done Fabi. Ty for this game.

[@MNishCT77]

Alireza looking like a cyberpunk villain in that thumbnail.

[@gerhardmuller-pw4bx]

...living his statement of chess he rised above all candidates forever...

[@liljackypaper]

I like the clocks on the board!

[@asmeyanov]

It seems like Alireza could benefit from working with a psychologist. He definitely sees those top-engine moves, but for some reason hesitates to make them. I hope team France will do everything to help Alireza fall in love with chess and himself again. Similar way how Ian recollected hmsef after a loss to Ding

[@CynicAtLarge]

Good thing Alireza gamed his way into the Candidates and kept Wesley So out.

[@thomstant]

fraudrouzja should be banned from all future candidates tournaments

[@zepolcin2412]

Hey that’s crazy I thought Wesley was playing , I’ve been busy with work so I’m catching up on everything but wow lmao. Love Alireza but also love me my Wesley

[@ndnd7614]

Fraud player. Remember when he got to 2800 farming 2500s as well? 😂

[@Dude-etiquette]

Exactly

[@erwinjoseph5361]

😂😂😂👍👍👍

[@cong0man]

Glad to see timer for black & white! Thanks. (Black timer didn’t work in this video btw)

[@franz009franz]

firouzja shows exactly why its so hard to be magnus. he has so many distractions, being told he's a prodigy and will inevitably become WCC for years. an overmotivated father. so many factors you have to overcome. for decades. just to contest magnus.

[@haithamswaidan9440]

Ty for the clock!!

[@antoniobacic5674]

16:43 in a candidates match, Caruana contemplates how to best clean his glasses 👓

[@alanknguyen]

Round 10 of Captures Captures 🤣

[@rickharold7884]

Great battle. Nice job Fabi

[@shuvro40]

Alireza's clock isn't working.

[@nakasammy1]

the clock for alireza is not working on screen 😢 @agad

[@simonkotchou9644]

Alireza is a big inspiration to me. I think he will reflect on this experience a bit later, with a different mindset.

[@Littledunc1]

Why did Alireza's dad cause all that drama?

[@user-gi3lz3ms5v]

This is what happens when you participate in a tournament you did not deserve to qualify for in the first place. It should have been Wesley So, if it was not for Alireza farming 2500 players the last two days of last year.

[@josephgermanocena3723]

So, true, he does not deserve it.

[@chuckytronicx]

There is nothing more to be done ✔️ here 💯

[@Tsithum]

"Dad, I don't want to play chess" ~ Alireza Firoujza

[@Astonyshing]

After a meteoric rise and being the young player on everybody's lips, he has disappointed in two successive Candidates Tournaments, and younger players (Pragg, Gukesh, and, not in this tournament but coming up quickly, Abdusattorov) are the new bright hopes for the future. Maybe at 20 he needs something else in his life for now apart from chess, with the hope of maybe regaining his motivation in the future.

[@tonyb9735]

The tournament is superbly close, 6 players still with a good chance of winning, and now we are into the last few games where the pressure will be even more intense. Hikaru or Fabi for me. 😀 It was a shame about the incident with Alireza's father. I doubt that helped the lad concentrate.

[@glispie]

Doesn't want to play chess? What a shame. You know who does want to play chess? Wesley So. This tournament is showing that Alireza wants the success and fame, but doesn't want to do the actual chess work.

[@thepaperbowser]

Alireza has put more work into chess than most people put into anything. He also earned his spot in the candidates. Perhaps he's feeling burned out and beat down, but that doesn't mean he doesn't deserve to be there--and it definitely doesn't mean he hasn't put the work in. Wesley didn't qualify for the tournament. Alireza did.

[@glispie]

@@thepaperbowser Alireza gamed the system in a less than honorable fashion, and now that he swiped the spot and things aren't falling in line perfectly for him, he wants to quit. It's just arrogance and a lack of love for the game. The spot should have gone to someone who wants to be there.

[@viorry1829]

​@@thepaperbowserhe did put the work in, definitely. But is it the "ethical" type of work? Farming lower rated players is not respectable. Sure, he deserves to be in the candidates officially, but honorably? Probably not

[@thepaperbowser]

@@glispie Keep that same energy next time you're frustrated that you're failing at something you love. Make sure to keep that lack of empathy.

[@thepaperbowser]

@@viorry1829 I actually do agree with you that that sort of thing shouldn't have been allowed. Still, I'm not going to talk about honor where FIDE is involved. They're not exactly the most honorable organization as it is. And, to be honest, I think they need to do a much better job of defining those rules so it isn't a grey area for future qualifying periods.

[@danieln6563]

Bishop captures on E6 + Pawn E5 would have been devastating for Alireza and the game probably would have not even reached time control. Nice win by Fabi eventually regardless.

[@nonamemark]

can white take pawn on a6 at the pause moment instead the rook move?

[@terriblehits3157]

11:13 "pawn to h5" Interesting looking pawn

[@Someone-tn8ur]

If he is going to simply buckle under pressure, he should not have tricked his way into the tournament over Wesley So.

[@Spirit-dw3nu]

Thx

[@suyashshukla149]

mann, finding a move that fabi missed feels soo incredible

[@detectivemarkseven]

Maybe you should play in the candidates 😂

[@timh6088]

We did not need Alireza's father to tell us he didn't want to play chess - a look at the standings is enough to know that 💀

[@kshitijgupta5471]

@agadma Hello, at 11:23 of the video you asked for a strong move ...Just wanted to check what about Pawn to G4

[@kshitijgupta5471]

can anyone help me with my move please and show me some lines??

[@kshitijgupta5471]

@agadmator:?

[@michal55935]

G4 leads to en passant hxg and black is probably winning with well protected fast pawn

[@kshitijgupta5471]

Fucking damn enpassant i forgot this rule

[@blueodum]

I miss it when Agad would say "our good silicon friend, the engine"

[@LavrencicUrban]

IT LOOKS LIKE ALIREZA WAS PREMOVING HIS OPENING MOVES

[@reun1clus]

When Magnus said he will play the WCC match if Alireza wins, it means just as much as him saying he will play if I win, since it's the same either way xD

[@trishanksaharia]

Agad: "It is the move that Anish Giri used to hold both Abdusattarov and Magnus Carlsen 😮.....to a DRAW😌"

[@ibnumubarak3697]

Just Anish giri thing...😅

[@kbeeps141]

Dear Alireza, you were not supposed to play in this Candidates tournament. You didn't make it in, but neither was anyone forcing you to. You could've sat this one out, taken a nice holiday and come back stronger for the next one. Perhaps like Nodirbek, many might even be calling you one of the favourites for the next title. But no, you decided to squeeze your way in with some controversial last minute tournaments. Fine, you got in, but now when things aren't going your way, you start whining about not wanting to play chess anymore. (Which, by the way, no one is forcing you to do either. You could simply enjoy doing your fashion design anytime.) Yes perhaps you could blame it on the arbiters giving you trouble at the wrong time during the game, but let's be honest, your tournament wasn't exactly going spectacularly anyway. Moral of the story: if you commit to a choice in life, you commit to facing whatever comes along with said choice. The mantle of World Champion is a heavy one. If you don't have a Champion's mindset, don't expect to deserve the title.

[@yourn4m3h3re]

18:15 This is precisely why I play the Najdorf : it never gets boring! 😁

[@FloydMaxwell]

Alireza clock is not updating

[@baneinurarse8952]

alireza farmed 2500 to get to the candidates why he having not so good time... karma it is

[@rahuldesai7777]

Clock timing for alireza is constant throughout the video. I've noticed this in some other video as well. Please double check atleast for big tournaments like the candidates

[@adarshtiwari2532]

Black clock is always at 2 hours

[@Kamil-kv6lv]

8:25 -very interesting *trades everything*

[@zoranvucenovic3824]

PGN ERROR... Illegal move or unrecognized move Line #.11 Char #. 13 I briefly looked... Not sure where the error is...help :( I found it :) Chessmaster doesn't like the enpassant notation in the PGN... I removed the "e.p." from move 22... It works now :) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Rg1 h5 7.Bc4 g6 8.Bg5 Bg7 9.Qd2 Qa5 10.O-O-O Nc6 11.Nb3 Qxg5 12.Qxg5 Bh6 13.h4 Be6 14.Be2 Kf8 15.Nd4 Nxd4 16.Rxd4 Rc8 17.f4 Bxg5 18.hxg5 Ng4 19.Rf1 Bd7 20.Kd2 Bc6 21.Nd5 f5 22.gxf6 Nxf6 23.c4 Kg7 24.Nxe7 Nxe4+ 25.Kd1 Ng3 26.Re1 Nf5 27.Nxf5+ gxf5 28.Bd3 Rcf8 29.Rxd6 Rf6 30.c5 h4 31.Re7+ Kg6 32.Re5 Rh5 33.Bf1 Rxd6+ 34.cxd6 Rh8 35.Re6+ Kf7 36.Bc4 Rd8 37.Ke1 Kg7 38.Kf2 a5 39.a3 b5 40.Bd3 Bd5 41.Re7+ Bf7 42.Bxb5 Kf6 43.Rc7 Rxd6 44.Rc6 Rxc6 45.Bxc6 Bb3 46.Bd7 Kg6 47.Kg1

[@armaanmalhotra9042]

🔥🔥

[@McNaireXstream]

Alireza Clock didn't move 😢... I'm sure he wished that

[@BK_Beloved]

I remember Alireza fans dismissing a lot of elite players including Fabi when Alireza burst on the scene. As I said before when he first arrived, Alireza is very talented, but he has to prove that he is ready for the next level. Im of fan of his play and talent but Wasnt ready to put him over Fabi, Ding, Nepo, and Levon. Just in case you forgot how talented and competitive these players are, now you know

[@aini9027]

Someone in the chat said “guccireza”

[@malinkifox2011]

Fabi is a pure beast man

[@sukhbirsingh8053]

Firouzja's clock isn't moving ahead till 5:00

[@yrpsa]

Dad I dont want to play chess

[@radhasinghal7176]

Alireza's clock is not working sir plz check it

[@McNaireXstream]

Yes, I'm hear for the drama... I mean Kings Gambit Netflix Series, I mean Chess reviewed by Agadmator

[@gen2196]

Regarding the incident of loud walking..... I only agree partly with the arbiter. He knows it's no ordinary situation as it's no ordinary tournament. The players are in their own zone and fully concentrating on the positions. Hence, less said the better. Just the first statement of please walk a wider distance was enough. There was no need for the next one to try some other shoes. That one was one too many and can put off or anger anyone. The arbiter wasn't sensitive enough to Alireza or I think to anyone for that matter and I could feel that in the interview. He just lacks that kind of understanding. Sensitivity is key in such moments. Just stick to the point and address it with the least amount of words or you end up disturbing the players thinking and rhythm. The rest can be said after the match....

[@erwinjoseph5361]

Wesley So!

[@wot_hog]

03:37: "As you can see there are clocks on the board now" but they are dead ducks.

[@jameswhite2296]

Magnus anointing Alireza the next great thing in chess was a curse.

[@1990gollum]

Nice video as usual. However, black's clock never advanced. Probably an interface issue.

[@howardchan3244]

8:30 En passant is compulsory so why do we analyse other lines?

[@jennyohara4011]

We hope Ali Rezas Father doesn't start making trouble because his Son is losing

[@varunsrivastava1229]

His father has typical victim mentality and Alireza jr. has inherited it as well..😅lol

[@silentiumm2677]

I feel bad for Alireza, not playing his best tournament, someone complains about his shoes and then his dad gets escorted out of the building.

[@Roberto-bd9fq]

I want to be spoiled and you are doing a great job of doing just that.

[@j.c.santiago2393]

Saludos

[@josephgermanocena3723]

Farm Boy 😂😂😂

[@CharlesOffdensen]

Qualifing on rating is stupid. They should look at the results from the last year, the way it's done in tennis, snooker and all the other sports. The rating system is just wrong. Alireza is the proof of that.

[@k_meleon]

If that was the case he would still have qualified because his elo was much higher for most of the year.

[@thedeadbaby]

All sports/competitions are stupid in their own ways and never truly 100% fair/competitive to the point that they are corrupt.

[@FenceThis]

The results from the last year is how Abasov qualified

[@CharlesOffdensen]

@@FenceThis No, he qualified because of one tournament.

[@CharlesOffdensen]

@@thedeadbaby True, but that's not the point here.

[@blueguitarist]

#suggestion Alekhine saga

[@Saiganesh2108]

CFBR

[@goose5462]

6 strong players and 2 bottom dwellers. Farmer fizzy showing how much he doesn't deserve to be there.

[@DennisKiarie-uy7lf]

What happens when 2 players draws with points, who proceeds

[@Monika77ful]

They play extragames with faster timecontrol till a winner is found. Also same procedure when more that 2 players have the same points in first place. So personaly I hope for a shared place 1 of six players then we get an extra tournament!

[@d4slaimless]

In that quote "Last night, Alireza told me, ..." - is there really a need for comma after the word "night"?

[@swagatamandal1954]

For some reason, Alireza's clock is not working Antonio😅

[@yccmzimmy]

03:37-03:39 "as you can see there are clocks on the board now" ... But Alireza's one is freezed... seems like even the cloak does not want to play chess 😅😂

[@jeremiahlyleseditor437]

Will you cover any of the games of the women?

[@Littledunc1]

He does, he probably will post candidates.