Ian Nepomniacthchi Beats Alireza Firouzja in 20 Moves with King's Gambit Opening (BLITZ)

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[@chess245]

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[@Loots1]

who hearts their own comment

[@cyrilpracchia7582]

The kind of game that still make chess entertaining in a world of engines. Glad to see Nepo in Top shape.

[@diego7425]

Excellent comment, that’s in all the possible ways true.

[@dottork3662]

I think there is a lot of computer prep in this game

[@symba-uo3os]

Top shape...you are only as good as your opponent let's you be.

@@symba-uo3os Ilusion. When the game is winning in the opening with this players level its all preparation, NO MERITS.

[@roberthansen5727]

@ it's a fast game lmao stop being cringe and get good at chess instead of wrongly thinking you know anything

[@nickel4thoughts]

The aggressive and renowned tactician Judit Polgar: "This game will not last more than 20 moves!" 2:43 Game results: game over in 20 moves (kinda)! I love Judit so much!

[@ninetail0395]

Isn't she 🔥 too.

[@TheGrandmaster1]

@@ninetail0395 Glad I'm not the only one who thinks so.

[@GunLanceEnjoyer]

Racist

[@marcweeks9178]

@@GunLanceEnjoyer You should look up racist in the dictionary.

[@ploopybear]

@@marcweeks9178 Cheese Fart

[@DekritGampamole]

Judith was simply so excited because this is her type of game.

[@randombutspecific]

Yes, perfect person to commentate this game

[@billmy2251]

Nepo is a genius. Playing coffeehouse chess and still at the top of the world hahahha crazy romantic player with strong intuitive talent

[@berrieds]

Nepo definitely playing to all of his strengths in this match. Great to see.

[@billmy2251]

@@berrieds what match are u talking about? And nepo never plays all his strength. He is a clown. But genius hahah

[@iXNomad]

@@billmy2251 who asked

[@carlkligerman1981]

We need more players like Nepo among the elites. A pure chess player, intuitive, creative and a gentleman. Go Nepo!

[@SandSeven]

@@billmy2251 It's best to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.

[@fluffy7927]

Magnus: If someone other than Firouzja wins the candidates tournament it’s unlikely I will play the next world championship match. Nepo: Okay *proceeds to beat Alireza in 20 moves*

[@DavidM-nn8du]

Probably a joke but many people catch the bait and think this game was after Nepo;Magnus match. Even title is wrong (it was 25 moves). Not to mention it was not even classical game.

[@Snow-lv4bk]

@@DavidM-nn8du yeah, Nepo still got manbun

[@whateverthisis3929]

It's as if the rerelease of this old game was to remind people that nepo is still a legend, even if he had a bad showing against magnus in the world championship.

[@wsemenske]

Against Alireza who so many people are wondering if he'd challenge Magnus soon...maybe he will, but for now he's not ready

[@TheMarc477]

I mean against Magnus Carlsen losing doesn’t make you a bad player, even though Nepos blunders were pretty bad

[@whateverthisis3929]

@@TheMarc477 yes, being top 10 in a world of 8 billion people is such an extreme achievement, still, you know he was pretty devastated to lose. I mean, i'm an average player, i don't calculate very deep, even i saw the pawn push that trapped nepo's bishop in.

[@whateverthisis3929]

@@wsemenske this was an old game and alireza has hit the number 2 spot in the world since then, he's higher rated than nepo now and all the other challengers and he's only 18! He might not be ready to win, but he is already ready to challenge because there's no one stronger besides carlsen. So amazing.

[@ilyassnejjar6195]

Nepo has my respect. He played like a machine for the first 5 games and gave the champion one hell of a battle in the 6th game. He underperforned later yes, but that has little to do with his skills, and everything to do with the stress. He is still an elite player, one I didn't really like before, but after that I became a fan of his as well, being a big Magnus fan.

[@TheSeraphim75]

Pretty obvious that romantic chess is everyone’s true love over the engines

[@TauxWau]

This line is actually covered in Jan's free e5 chessable course. After Bd6 instead of Be6, white has apparently has no strong discoveries and the best white can do is Nc3, after which Jan's mainline simplifies to a pawn up endgame for black. Surprised Alireza didn't know the theory, especially since he knew the beginning of the line.

[@SimsHacks]

2700 level theory is quite different from a Chessable course

[@valff5770]

@@SimsHacks Wdym??

[@fritzzz1372]

@@SimsHacks the course is by Ian Nepomniachtchi himself lol

[@SimsHacks]

@@fritzzz1372 Ian is not the same as Jan. It's made by German GM Jan Gustafsson.

[@fritzzz1372]

@@SimsHacks ok, but still it's high level theory in a course by a GM. Wether you play at super gm level or not, the best move stays the best move.

[@SleepyCaterpillar]

where was that two weeks ago king

[@AashishRamanD]

I guess it's old video

[@Tideman11]

Nepo still is rocking the man bun.

[@mohamedlaarabi7148]

@@Tideman11 its an old one sept 9 2021

[@adaminfaisal5642]

and they said alireza can challenge magnus for WCC title 🤣🤣🤣

[@genoelch]

Holy shit. I've heard and read a bit about Judith Polgar, of course I knew her name from an early age but this is the first time I understand her brilliance, not simply relegated to chess.

[@lajos-berenyi]

Even I expected King's gambit from Nepo in the WC match in the 9th game after he was in minus 2 points. Nice game!

[@TheHawk007]

Yea man same!

[@CarloRossi54523]

Against Magnus in a classical game would be suicide

[@lajos-berenyi]

@@CarloRossi54523 It can be, but at least he would have died in standing. This kamikaze style would have given him better chances anyhow, than what opening he had chosen.

[@ronylbravo88]

When Judith says all the pieces are on the center and ready to checkmate and it will not last 20 moves then it really is scary.

[@dt7806]

To all people that think this was a currently played match, NO. Look at nepos hair, this is a old match.

[@diego7425]

@@andrebourgeois4701 that’s in classical not in blitz

[@abdullahasem3245]

Are you doubting Nepo's ability to grow inches of hair in a week, shame on you.

[@salahsaadsalah7509]

It was played in September

[@ttt2953]

Game 6 of the World cup really crushed nepo. People forget that until game 6 nepo had really good Chances to win against carlsen

[@flexedkumquat]

Tru most people just consider the start “boring”

[@hypercubemaster2729]

IMO Nepo didn't really have good chances. Yes, game 6 crushed him, but if all it took for him to tilt is to lose one game, then there is no way he wouldn't have tilted later from a loss. Psychologically he wasn't prepared, and psychology is a huge factor in chess. Magnus is just a better player and has won 4 world championships consecutively. He has only ever lost 2 games out of all the World Championship games he has played in. He was definitely the favorite. Ian's a fantastic player, but his chances of winning against Magnus were pretty slim: maybe 20% at the most.

[@ttt2953]

@@hypercubemaster2729 right. But usually 1 point ahead is almost enough to win the WC. So nepo had to go for more risk in the other games and unfortunatly blunderd. Magnus knew with 1 point ahead that He just need to play for draws and not for wins

[@hypercubemaster2729]

@@ttt2953 I agree.

[@vibovitold]

@@hypercubemaster2729 i agree, although many people would say 20% DOES count as "good chances" against someone so dominant, and clearly not past their peak yet : ) of course Nepo didn't have 50% chances. "He has only ever lost 2 games out of all the World Championship games he has played in" true, although these WC formats have been too short (ironically, now that they extended it a little bit - from 12 to 14 games - for Nepo, it turned out there had been no need even for 12 games :) ). eg. Carlsen's 2013 & 2014 matches against Anand are equivalent to just a single match back in the 80s/90s. this being said, it's pretty clear at this point that Carlsen's successful challenger won't come from his own generation. they've had their shots, being at their peak (look like Karjakin faded after the WC match), and they've failed. the next champion will be someone younger - maybe Firouzja (despite this particular video not making his prospects look very well, but he's been improving very fast).

[@dobrivojedobric5147]

The Old King's Gambit is a difficult exam for young players ... - who "skipped" primary school and immediately enrolled at the UNIVERSITY

[@reshad8570]

When a super GM plays King's gambit in a faster time control game, you know there is a massive preparation behind it and you are in deep shit

[@Simon-xi8tb]

Nepo went back to his old hair style and is now crushing again

[@hunter-tm2kl]

this game was from september

[@GlassOfWater87]

@@hunter-tm2kl dude literally thought nepo grew 2 inches of hair in a week lmao

[@tahirmirza4530]

@@GlassOfWater87 lmaooo

[@katekkllklllkkk9665]

@@hunter-tm2kl aaa

[@cian3785]

@@GlassOfWater87 do you know what a joke is?

[@booooo-urns]

The KG lost favorability in high level chess but very tricky to play against for low level players bc no one plays it. Cool to see it used effectively against a player as insanely strong and talented as alireza

[@misteratoz]

World number two

[@ethan073]

Short time control w no increment allowed it

[@lucifermichael233]

Idt alireza is use to having to fight vs the KG anymore lol

[@coosoorlog]

in rapid or blitz it's still a powerful weapon at any level.

[@hiddencuber2250]

Those girls are annoying... Better realisation maybe laugh... But here with wrong realisation they can't deliver the exact thing.. I just said.. maybe am a firouzja fan

[@rahmadyanwidy506]

Nepo is great if magnus doesn't exist 😂

[@diegocaicedo1932]

Did you mean !? *if Magnus DID NOT exist. You sure must have.

[@SerendipitousProvidence]

He's still great, just not the greatest. If that's not what you mean.

[@janiszu1913]

And just NOW Nepo takes free pawns :d

[@Altcoinawareness]

People thought Alireza should have played with Magnus in the world championship final but Nepo proved them wrong with this win!

[@valff5770]

This does not actually prove much

[@TheMarksT]

Alireza also improved a lot since! Amazing how at certain ages GMs grow. It was after Alireza broke 2800 that other GMs made that known, I think. Ian earned it for sure in the Candidates.

[@tfwthewhen]

alireza wasnt even in candidates and even if he was he probably wouldntve won the tournament against those opponents 2 years ago or even at the start of this year

[@diego7425]

@@valff5770 yea sure

[@osiasortega8107]

Que bestia el nepo amigoooo lo amo !! Un crack! 🤟🏽

[@sammedcode2241]

This game is from September 2021, correct? Please use dates, otherwise you are tricking people. Blocked your channel.

[@luizfelipevercosa]

This game was played a couple of months ago. I'd like to see a match between the two now that Firouzja is on fire.

firo is on fire cuz he has won 8 games against 2600 players, only 1 above 2700 and he lost to caruana carlsen etc , he hasnt won a serious event such as world rapid/blitz or norway chess or vijk wan zee

[@ahmet18605]

@ calm down big guy. There is only 2 guys above 2800 and ali reza is one of them. He isn't the best player now but sure as hell is on the way . Especially for his age.

[@jaimecaballero8267]

@@ahmet18605 ok dunbass 🤍🖕

@@ahmet18605 Now talk buddy :D who won today :D

[@ahmet18605]

@ i guess you need to learn english to argue with me in the first hand. Read this again . "He isn't the best player now but sure as hell is on the way ."

[@andreitiberiovicgazdovici]

Judith played the Bishop's gambit with 3.Bc4, also played by Bobby Fischer ( he said that if you have to play the KG, 3.Bc4 Is Much Better than the 3.Nf3 line)

[@rkrmtest]

Magnus: I wont play next championship, if Firouza doesnt challenge me Nepo: 😀

[@geert574]

Firouzja wanted to impress girls a bit longer with that 2800 so he bailed out of Tata

[@SouvlakiSpaceStationWorker]

lol

[@mohamedlaarabi7148]

Its an old vid sept 9 2021 way before he gets he's 2800

[@wisco9er536]

@@mohamedlaarabi7148 lmaoooo

[@mohamedlaarabi7148]

@@wisco9er536 What up dummy? you can clearly see the rating above in the vid

[@wisco9er536]

@@mohamedlaarabi7148 yeah but I'm laughing at you because Sept 9 is very recent

[@logistaur]

I would really like to thank Ian for getting a haircut! Now we can know if its a new video or an old one

[@LosashExote]

"Great" sound quality. Unwatchable stutters.

[@SkateFallen1424]

audio guy needs a raise

[@quantum_beeb]

I love the announcers cackling at the position haha

[@MegaFisgon]

This is from when?

[@Sophie-bf4fx]

Carlsen's next challenger will be nepo again

[@PivotStickmanAnimations]

how did you know it

[@davidezingaro7041]

Inside news says Nepo was mumbling in Russian slang during the match

[@_madr]

Why are old videos get uploaded now??!! Very misleading and annoying.

[@Xposthmous]

Fist bump. Lol. Like not shaking hands will decrease the transmission of COVID but playing three feet away from each other is ok.

[@kirthikanthn7834]

That's not called beating, that's called crushing the world# 2.. 😛😛

[@DuncanEduardo]

Same old blabbing about nonsense instead of watching and commentating on game. Never understand it.

[@pato20995]

What’s with the garbage sound

[@user-dw4dq1if1m]

At least pls give the detail when the match took place, if its an old video.

[@NaveenShrivastava-yv4fi]

This game was played in September

[@stagna1959]

To be crushed like a bug in windshield in Kings Gambit is humiliating for black. Better men than Firuzja experienced that. Even Spassky beat Fischer in Kings Gambit and Bobby was mad as hell.

[@hq3473]

Black win by Force if you employ Fischer's defense. They can play differently, but they will just lose differently.

[@pascalanonym6495]

@@hq3473 Instead of repeating Fisher's words you should think for yourself. Just my piece of advice

[@itskmillz]

Alireza playing e5 against kings gambit? NOOB. i kid i kid but in all seriousness i am very happy to see this move as a Schallop's Defense enjoyer.

[@user-ro9md9wp3j]

wtf is wrong with the audio?

[@onkelalfred8735]

Don't know. Horrible.

[@JAndrioli]

ITS AN OLD VIDEO YOU FOOLS

[@SuperYtc1]

Commentators are shockingly bad. And you still haven't figured out how to present chess properly. At least update the 2D board in time.

[@sleepingtiger4436]

huh? How did his HAIR GROW BACK SO FAST!? Nepo should quit and market hair oils for balding men!

[@zachhaywood1564]

It's so fun to hear Judit Polgar comment on King's Gambit games because her love of that opening is legendary in the chess world.

[@newyorkslim2001]

Terrible production - jumping from screen to screen, delay between actual moves and diagrammed moves, garbled commentary.

[@thokari5848]

Nepo's Name misspelled in the title 🤦‍♂.

[@saraths9044]

When was this played?

[@viswanathanvenkateswaran8331]

Surrendered to Magnus....why Nepo is playing chess again? He shud leave playing chess

[@thebirdhasbeencharged]

Date your videos...

[@2yechan]

Judit was trying her best to be polite with the other commentator hahaha

[@martincalero7390]

I hate when commentators go on a tangent and start talking crap that has nothing to do with the actual moves on the board. So annoying!

[@dianadev1702]

What the hell the video . Why do you keep fighting the moves of the two of them? It's so hard to understand

[@STUDIOGRAFICOPADOVA]

Ma chi sono queste due croniste? Altre due donne che hanno visto la fiction? Ma per piacere

[@axtrace]

Nepo cut his hair in Magnus match. So this video is older than uploaded?

[@hanna_GG2]

Nice clickbait

[@gillyp]

By the way everyone this game happened before the world championships

[@Sigmav0]

Not 20 moves.

[@chessbrainiac]

Just congrats to Sergey Karjakin and the rest of the russian team in transforming this version of Nepo into a toothless kitten in the match against Carlsen. Maybe it wouldn't have changed the final outcome, but at least he would have lost with some dignity still intact. And it would have been more entertaining for the fans.

[@orenalbertmeisel3127]

Winning with the King's Gambit in a rapid game against someone who clearly didn’t know how to handle it says absolutely zero about your potential performance in a classical game format with hours on the clock

[@enigmaticone6559]

@@orenalbertmeisel3127 Not to mention that Nepo really didn't do all that bad the first 6. In fact he did very well. It was only after that he started to crumble under the pressure.

[@podosgoland6857]

I can play this kind of game. Against my 8 y.o. boy. Easy.

[@dealsman]

When was this game played? Not in December 21.

[@Tideman11]

Alireza is a beast, but this would never have happened to Magnus imo

[@user-ro9md9wp3j]

Magnus is much older, Alireza grew up in the age of engines when the King's Gambit was out of fashion. Which is no doubt why Nepo played it here.

[@MrSupernova111]

You got that right!

[@MrSupernova111]

@@user-ro9md9wp3j . Do you realize engines have been around for about 20 years and Nepo is only 30 years old?? Even Fischer back in the 60s/70s declared that the King's Gambit was dead. The OP is correct.

[@user-ro9md9wp3j]

@@MrSupernova111 I wasn't disagreeing with OP, I was giving an explanation for why I think OP is right. I'm curious what your explanation is since you think I'm so wrong

[@quantum_beeb]

He’s 18 haha

[@michz2256]

The worst commentators in chess history ! like if you agree

[@2yechan]

Legendary game with legendary commentator

[@r.katraiofficial4733]

This game played since long time ago reposted now 🤣

[@jedinxf7]

I wish judit would commentate every game with sharp tactics or complex attacks. there is no one whose brilliance and genuine excitement comes rushing out like hers in these positions! (I really enjoyed her and Giri as commentators during WCC too, but these are the kinds of positions where she can't contain her own excitement and it's infectious)

[@benschmitt7035]

Isnt this From Norway chess in September?

[@redalert2834]

I liked the way the board kept moving about on the screen, the fact that there were multiple commentators speaking with heavy accents, sometimes about a completely different game, that the commentators themselves were allowed to move the pieces on the board and the random delays between real moves and screen updates. What a boring video it would have been otherwise. Has anyone considered adding a few more commentators, perhaps speaking Flemish and Mandarin?

[@ngocbiendong]

Lol disappointed, young firouza is not ready for next challenger

[@khufia001]

Commentator @2.48: "The game will no longer last more than 20 moves". It ended in 20!!!

[@sushant832]

It feels so wrong when you just call her just 'commentator'

[@avpradhan]

@@sushant832 so true … she is a legend!

[@khufia001]

I don't know her, so I don't care. I referred her as a commetator which is not different from what she is doing here. Its only you who are getting offended. Get over it and grow up. I know Judit though, brilliant player!

[@DavidM-nn8du]

It ended in 25 moves actually.

[@khufia001]

@@DavidM-nn8du Yes but it was too late I realized that 😅

[@mossambica]

Very bad quality video.. unwatchable..

[@MrOhWhatTheHeck]

Disliked because the commentary really sucks

[@Somnio77]

Meh, luego pierde en los juegos importantes 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@meirgriniasty7139]

When was this game played? Some people believe it is new, played after world championship...

[@X00000370]

Ian Nepomniacthchi Beats Alireza Firouzja! Is Magnus getting ready to resign his crown?

[@JohnSmith-un9jm]

Obviously alireza didn't know the line and lost because he never studied 19th century chess!

[@rhwing5095]

Awesome to see them having a laugh about it afterwards

[@btspyglass4077]

Maybe now Mag us retires even if Furouzja wins candidates

[@zaheera6899]

Nepo ( probably in the end saying ) : Do you want a rematch ? Alireza : haha nope.

[@FirebirdAD]

We wanted Nepo to okay this against Magnus...Cmon he could have drawn with this...

[@ProfGhosh]

When this match was played

[@avinashnaganna2257]

Judit polgar already said game will no lost more than 20 moves... She is beast

[@remybuitenhuis2433]

Learn how to pronounce Ian Nepomnichici

[@tgg922]

glad to see nepo recovered so quickly from the famous carlsons champion uppercut! serms like the secret lies in his tiny ponytail, which seems to seal away his big blunders...

[@anotherelvis]

The game was played in September

[@SerendipitousProvidence]

Magnus crushed Nepo so hard that Nepo grew a few inches of hair in just a week.

[@skevakler]

Been watching chess for a year now and this is one of my top 3 games i ever watched.

[@freddyyang2104]

judit polgar is an example of the older you are the hotter you gonna be lol

[@pamelahermano9298]

Judit said the game wouldn’t last more than twenty moves lol

[@kirby7489]

Great game. Annoying commentary.

[@straightforward5420]

Fact: eric rosen fans already knew about this line...

[@tehaaronjelly5473]

Nice to see some Nepo love from Magnus.

[@ublade82]

Lol Fabi in WCC commentary just saying KG is bad

[@arifcalskan4933]

Thought my speakers broken, turns out video sound is broken lol

[@Mostafa-]

Judit is very excited!