INSANE DRAMA: Magnus Carlsen SPLITS World Chess Championship

[@GothamChess]

Happy new year to you and your loved ones! Early viewers of the video still have 3 hours left for the best price.... bit.ly/chesslyfinal

[@madeinchina1547]

Happy!!!!!

[@OG-YT]

@@GothamChess same to you my non-gm goat

[@CrimsonFyreYT]

You resolve to lose weight ? If you think you need to but Idk man's nothing but bones from what I see

[@oileaterr]

happy new year!

[@groses]

[@ankurkotoky]

Magnus entered the tournament as a participant and left as a tournament director

[@chatdaddychasechatdaddycha2271]

You misspelled dictator

[@colorkannadis]

😂

[@agbuyer8825]

Whatever, I stopped supporting him since the pants thing. He just put himself too high up i feel.

[@gyokeres31]

@@agbuyer8825he was right because fide (sutovsky) stepped too far with the fc thing

[@summerbou6820]

No, he deserves this because he's the best​@@agbuyer8825

[@The_Lightless]

We really pulled a “the real championship is the friends we made along the way”

[@fernumer1]

Goddamn it you beat me to it!

[@Yusuf-the-wanderer]

which is not a real thing in the real world

[@QuantumConundrum]

​@Yusuf-the-wanderer is FIDE not real?

[@Yusuf-the-wanderer]

@@QuantumConundrum read my comment again and again until you have an idea that makes sense.

[@suchti9049]

The real championship was the Hans twitter meltdown we got along the way

[@vadenummela9353]

"Man am I glad that Hans didnt make it to the final." "Yea, same actually." "Wanna go for a drink? I'm buying." "Sure." Pretty sure that was their whole conversation.

[@raymondlabelle387]

Had the other finalist been Hans, would Magnus have offered to share the title?

[@kyliangameplay7969]

@@raymondlabelle387def not

[@MegaJohny777]

@@raymondlabelle387 Had Hans have accepted? No is the answer to both.

[@Danstry]

@@raymondlabelle387it never would’ve got to a tied position lol

[@TheRealLelleK]

@@Danstry they tied their first game?

[@aaroncaldwell9298]

Magnus 2014: "You have to be merciless" Magnus 2024: Let's split the title and get drinks lol

[@sie11pervan]

It seems that 'vibes' truly is the only thing a man who has won everything yearns for.

[@System.Error.]

he’s old

[@dimitrisionas9566]

Magnus respects Ian, he wouldn't have made any such offers to a Hans.

[@oltoz7003]

Magnus was scared that he was lose, becuz that would look bad. But he was also scare dto win to hurt Ian. So he chose to be a coward

[@ayoomisope6563]

@@oltoz7003What in the world are you talking about?

[@Karnex1]

-Magnus enters Rapid World Chess Championship -Gets disqualified for wearing Jeans -Shows up for Blitz World Chess Championship wearing jeans -makes up the rules as he pleases -Shares a world title -Refuses to elaborate further -Leaves

[@captainphoenix]

Slams king and walks off

[@JohnFromAccounting]

This is Magnus' world and we're in it.

[@__Kainon__]

Chad

[@Choekaas]

> -makes up the rules as he pleases He didn't. He AND Nepo asked FIDE if it was possible. They could've declined. It's FIDE's fault for not having a good and strict system for endings like this. > Refuses to elaborate further He was interviewed immediately about this decision and explained it.

[@EXTERMINATEANTIUTILITARIANS]

If magnus was 5'5 and 3/10 face he wouldn't be as respected as he is

[@bahrss]

At the press-conference Magnus said, that 1) They were exhausted after a long day of playing 2) After such a performance it would have been cruel for either of them to get second 3) it was a good feeling to share the title with Ian specifically

[@Kakao-q9m]

Very true. I think it's time to acknowledge that Magnus did it for himself ONLY!!! Magnus was older and already tired and knew what it meant if he should lose by Chance!!! It's simple. Magnus didn't want to end his career with a lost title!!!

[@tacocat1705]

​@Kakao-q9m Lmao bro's reaching too far

[@Hosef-dv8bt]

1) tough 2) cry me a river 3) who cares I love Magnus but I hope he goes down for this. It isn't sporting.

[@logirex]

It was bloody blitz games. These top players sometimes play 10x this amount of blitz games in a day. It is always cruel when someone does not win but we don't stop in extra time and just declare a draw 😂

[@AnonX32]

​@@Hosef-dv8bt You go queen lol If it's that easy, why don't you go and try to be a top level athlete? Having a split title just goes to show that both players deserved it, they both played amazingly well and deserved to be champions. The 3 tiebraker draws make that quite clear. If they kept playing, one of them would blunder at some point due to exhaustion and that would be for what? Just so a random dude on the internet is satisfied that we have a single champion instead of 2? The winner wouldn't have been decided by merit. They wouldn't be the champion because they performed better. This is definitely sporting. Sporting is not just about being a fierce competitor. Fair play in football, for example, wouldn't exist if that was the case. We're all humans here. Let them act like such.

[@noldgaming1357]

Now, you can imagine just how strong and crazy The Jeans Gambit is

[@patogordo1385]

For sure

[@DontReadMypicturee]

Don't Read Myy name

[@fan4every1lol89]

the Coup d'etat gambit

[@FigTheReaper]

Jeans Gambit is craaaaazyy 💀💀😂

[@sanhakim1335]

It was a long-term play

[@sajalpratapsingh2057]

I request Levy to change the thumbnail. Nepo deserves to be the thumbnail too.

[@Bruno-ry3pg]

No, it should just be Ju Wenjun

[@droyal18able]

Neither of them won they are both losers.

[@fan4every1lol89]

Murzin

[@Zionicle]

@@droyal18ablecryyyy little baby

[@qmclsoajf]

where will he get his views without Magnus?

[@thebeckofkevin]

Bro, I'm a very casual chess player. I do not have a lot of skin in the world of chess. When I randomly watch these videos I get chills because of how well you're presenting this information. You're truly great at spreading your passion through your tone and cadence. By the end of some of these games I'm literally locked in on the edge of my seat. Really impressive story telling skill combined with dense history and technical chess. I'm glad the chess resurgence has given you the opportunity to share this stuff with the world.

levy has emerged large from the covid chess resurgence, and i for one am glad to have him around.

[@twocoolboys3906]

I love how the person who said top comment is gay, got top comment and then deleted his comment

[@kieran1990able]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@vanshshah23]

😂

[@mdb831]

Probably deleted by yt tbh. YT is anti free speech.

[@sherlock...]

Lol

[@alexrobinet7576]

Probably got removed got but still...😂

[@preking]

FIDE allowing Magnus to do this shows FIDE's desperation to keep Magnus

[@neruneri]

Nepo agreed to it. At that point, it was Magnus AND Nepo asking for it. The rules didn't have a tiebreaker scenario in it. This is never going to happen again, because it was completely and solely the fault of FIDE for not thinking of the most obvious scenario possible.

[@patogordo1385]

@@neruneri2 90 thousand for each then haha? Or they had to share the 90?

[@DontReadMypicturee]

Don't Read Myy name

[@neoplan6116]

@@patogordo1385 Regular procedure in sports in such a situation is: add price the money from the 2 places and divide it by 2.

[@mookz34]

@@patogordo1385 They split the $90k for first and the $70k for second, so $80k each.

[@bahrss]

Ian just always agrees as he has black in the next game. Arbiter was probably too scared because of the jeansgate. And Magnus just wanted to minimize the risk, make a NY miracle and mock FIDE even more than he already did with the jeansgate.

[@Deeptunester]

I honestly can't blame Magnus for being pissed at FIDE (again). Are we playing Chess or having a fashion show here?

[@crowrevell2082]

I kind of don't know how Nepo says no. Like Magnus has white. If Nepo losses, it's so much worse. Not just "2nd again" but "could have been co-champ.

[@fheflin21]

Co-chump

[@poonam5467]

And with their history, anyone in his position would be deemed crazy to say no.

[@ryanfriesen4366]

@@fheflin21 no on else could beat them.

[@robby5883]

I kind of don't understand how Nepo says 'yes' actually. In a couple years, he'll look back at this event and can't say "I was the best blitz player in the world at that moment and I proved it at the biggest stage". I don't think this feels remotely as satisfying as being the sole winner. I understand he's finished 2nd a lot, but I'd rather take the shot for a real world title and potentially lose than share the title and not know for certain you were the better player. (Also, I really can’t imagine how those top players must feel in that moment, and I can’t put myself in their shoes. So it's a really tough decision obviously.)

[@haad999]

@robby5883its his decision lol, you arent fighting in the finals so its a complete hypothetical situation by you. Officially he has a world title, cant complain. Blame is on Magnus and FIDE(for bending over)

[@potatoes3513]

Jeans Gambit Accepted, Monetary Gambit variation, Hans destruction system

[@Fernando-Cruz-Lacy]

Top tier comment

[@haqvor]

Guess the ELO, FIDE edition?

[@Magoofi]

lol 😂

[@johnypa1820]

Hans is 21.

[@tobitroneteu]

The format of the tiebreak was bad. They played 4 decisive games so you can’t say they didn’t try to win games

[@aCullenG]

There should be sn Armageddon

[@tayshawnchase2325]

did they play more games than ju wenjun and lei tengjie. shows how much excuses person makes for their fav player. let wesly so or Hans do that, they would get crucified

[@huguesjouffrai9618]

4 decisive games is nothing. This is the f ing world chess championship. At the world cup don't you think players are exhausted physically and mentally when after 120 minutes of high intensity football they play penalty shootout potentially forever until someone misses? This just devalues the chess world championship. Those guys are elite players they have no excuse to not play as many games as needed. Don't they have an hour to spare? Are they afraid they might miss their new year party? Then probably they shouldn't try to be called world champions

[@tayshawnchase2325]

@@huguesjouffrai9618 what about the next day. I'm sick and tired of the excuses. wasn't ju and lei tired. its unacceptable and u know it. 3 games and then agree on a draw and it was their plan if fide didnt agree to make quick draws.grandmasters like anish and hikaru are disgusted by it. even hans who i dont like, would agree on him with this. dont get me started on the fans. they wasn't satisfied. i really have to question why I'm following and wasting my time on competitive chess

[@tayshawnchase2325]

@@huguesjouffrai9618 wished u made the same argument with football. btw what do u think sudden death mean in football. draw?

[@neruneri]

It's entirely on FIDE for not having a tiebreak written into the rules. Magnus proposed it, but Nepo agreed. FIDE played themselves like a FIDDLE.

[@Devilfish6666]

exactly. The players have to do whats in their best interest and they always will. FIDE never thinks things through. They are amateurish whenever it comes to organizing events.

[@neruneri]

@@Devilfish6666 Another thing that people are forgetting is that it wasn't just Magnus who got pissed off by the jeans thing either. Nepo was forced to change as well, so he was probably annoyed and mad at FIDE as well. He just wasn't prepared to take the DQ, lol

[@michaelguth4007]

"Unpaid overtime? Nah, not with us."

[@aluminiumknight4038]

Lmao​@@michaelguth4007

[@bigpoppa1234]

what are they gonna do if the players say "yeah this is dumb let's be co-champions".. FIDE would disqualify both of them? lmao.

[@cadrollhunting3564]

The only thing that was more embarrassing than splitting the title was the quality of the coverage. The coverage looked like a live stream from 20 years ago, pixels everywhere, terrible sound quality, the board animation never being in sync with the actual board, it was horrible to watch. How is it so hard to have at least an overhead camera over the board to be able to see the action?

[@markjmoser]

Absolutely. The quality of coverage was just ridiculous. Chess at this event was unwatchable.

[@DontReadMypicturee]

Don't Read Myy name

[@LyndsieDances]

Technology was lost years ago

[@oOPPHOo]

Talking about the TTT coverage? What tools do they have for synchronizing with the board? I don't believe there's magnetic tracking that TTT has access to. I believe it's all done by hand. If they are doing this simply by tracking the video footage and manually inputting the moves, then they are doing fine. I'm asking because a surprising amount of people are unaware of how coverage of a blitz event differs from a classical event. "Why are the commentary just talking about the eval bar?". Because, if you could analyze the games fast enough to comment on it before the next move is made, you shouldn't be commentating the game. You should be playing the game. Was a treasure when they got Naroditsky to comment with Levy.

[@rage2476]

Stuffy old guisers running the show straight into the ground.

[@Daya-q1w]

has this ever happened before cause idk much about chess but i feel that this would never be a resolution back in the day.

[@calebjohnson9740]

It has not.

[@tobin1677]

Not in chess, but there is a precedent in other sports. Take for example the high jump at the 2020 Olympics.

[@ryanlind5239]

Nobody has ever cared about blitz world champion tbh

[@danielfonseca4849]

In Olympics has happen a couple of times, but thats on the rules. In that case it makes sense, you cant make the athletes perform indefinetly, three or four times of their routine and they would be exhaust.

[@bio1990]

Levy "It's always better to be white" Rozzzman

[@Hakaimono]

I mean he's not wrong.... sadly

[@andresrincon7240]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@bgbd182]

he did say "in chess"

[@emperor6354]

Наш слон

[@dark_magician_sdy]

Reminds me of when he said he "beats children" ...in chess 😂

[@JopeyPajatrick]

Wish Magnus would start a KZbin Channel with a bunch of Levy Clickbait.

[@EEEEEEEE]

‎‎‎‎‎‎‎E‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎

[@elena__sh]

They just won the prisoner’s dilemma game. It makes all the sense to split the title in a situation like that, but no one except Magnus would’ve dared to suggest it. I’m happy for both Ian and Magnus actually. There is something symbolic, hope for peace next year.

[@sajalpratapsingh2057]

Magnus: I'm not comfortable, I'll wear jeans FIDE: As you order, my lord. Magnus: I'm tired. I want to share the title FIDE: As you order, my lord.

[@KobeBryantt237]

That's what he do!

[@Madeinchina-oi5eo]

@@KobeBryantt237thats sounds like messi

[@BlurpBlorpMcBlorPerson]

The best player is indeed very influential to the game​@@Madeinchina-oi5eo

[@norbit3174]

Next year Magnus : I only play Hans if he plays wearing a bikini Fide : Ok ! Good idea ! What's crazy is Hans is so desperate he might do it

[@BlunderDownUnder]

@@norbit3174 And now I'm too horny to focus on my work, thanks!

[@matthewdrury6443]

In MtG tournaments, it's common for the top 2 to split the prize pool, but I've never seen them not play it out for the trophy.

[@nevermindshort3]

Same in poker

[@Mr_MikeB]

In MtG draw is something very rare... In chess its quite common....

[@PoniesNSunshine]

Magic has the ID, or intentional draw. Reason for this if players couldn't ID then they could conceivably play for the ID while wasting everyone's time. The key thing is you can't really ASK for a draw, or imply any reward. You can offer a split. And you can offer a draw, but the prize can't be connected to your rating because it's considered bribery. The closest I ever got in a tournament was someone telling me they didn't care about the prize they were just trying to get an invite. Which meant they wanted a concession in exchange for their chance at first place, and I would get any packs they won. Which was functionally bribery, but he didn't actually say it.

[@daredaemon8878]

@@PoniesNSunshine It's close enough I'm pretty sure if a judge had noticed it, that it would've been deemed a violation of the bribery rules.

[@Mr_MikeB]

@@PoniesNSunshine That was my point - getting draw in MtG is really tough. In chess - much more easier...

[@ImuSama-b9d]

Exactly they could just go Berlin, Berlin and Berlin!

[@aCullenG]

Not in Armageddon

[@GoattokiSakata]

But there are was not armageddon ​@@aCullenG

[@aCullenG]

@GoattokiSakata Yes, but there should have been

[@The97Mega]

Not sure if people know but Magnus had an interview right after the signing of the paper with the Norwegian television broadcast, where he sared that he essentially offered it as a draw due to him getting the white pieces next turn. And he essentially felt it would be the right cause due to how both played, and the fact there was no stipulation in the rules for a clear winner with the rematch on draw everytime.

[@ChromaticFairy]

thanks captain obvious

[@nevermindshort3]

Incredible how Magnus can just change the rules, because he feels like going skiing

[@Senen33]

@@nevermindshort3 It’s incredible how many people see an obviously flawed ruleset but are arguing that the issue is the players offering ways out of it. Imagine the draws had went on for a couple hours, FIDE would kinda have to ask them to split the prize, because they probably didn’t rent the location for an extra and would have to vacate the building at some point.

[@IcarusFaIlen]

​@@ChromaticFairyyou're an idiot

[@darkmaster022003]

​​@@Senen33Don't have an issue with it but in terms of them not having a way out, they have Armageddon chess they could have them play.

[@jeanefpraxiadis1128]

FIDE couldn’t force them to keep playing chess if they agreed to stop. Even if they started the clock on the next tie-break game, two players determined to split the title could start playing well known drawing lines to mock the rules preventing them from getting their way.

[@sammarks9146]

I would love to see them play Bongcloud in protest if that had happened :)

[@rionelbenitez2766]

Armageddon prevents this

[@barddz4646]

There was no armageddon

[@Miskatonic_Alumnus]

They only played three games of tiebreaks! Whining about how it might "never end", after only 40 minutes of tiebreaks, is silly! I can't believe people are making that argument in good faith.

[@kevintan96]

@@Miskatonic_Alumnusthey played 3 rounds of chess before the tiebreaks buddy. Thats hours and hours of chess mate

[@cialnorthall8796]

I think when tournaments go on in tie break for so long the best player doesn’t always win. I’ll always respect a joint champion, not only showing both players have respect for each other but also how skilled they both are.

[@gast1981]

And both players showing they have no respect for the game of chess is totally fine to you?

[@plusminus4]

​​@@gast1981It's just a game

[@MiteshJethawa]

​@@gast1981 so playing safe chess by both players so they themselves don't lose and telling them to take risks is respect for chess? You're literally saying play like this so it's entertainment, both of them don't want to lose so they can play the safe berlin draw and you cannot say that it is match fixing because it's not both of them independently decided they would play "safe game" , the rage is due to entertainment and media

[@shayneworsley1026]

@@gast1981Yes 2 of the top 5 best players in the world who have dedicated their entire lives to chess don’t respect the game, take a break😂

[@stkkfps]

31:03 This actually happened here in Brazil Levi, in 1987 there was a game between "Sport" and "Guarani" in a thing called "Modulo Amarelo" (Brazil's second division of soccer at the time) where the finals ended up going to the penalties and tying until it became 11x11 in the penalties so they decided to do a tie to the title

[@patheticpear2897]

So not a world championship to determine the best in the world?

[@stkkfps]

@@patheticpear2897 when I said that it happened I referred to the concept of a final of a cup (in this case brazil second division) "tying" in the penalties and both teams winning the title, not exactly a world championship like a World Cup or FIFA Mundial of Clubs

[@RegisSulivan]

​@@patheticpear2897 idiot

[@fernandoterra4108]

And in the end it was not permitted. And Guarani had to resign. Sport was the only champion. Sports have rules. So....

[@tobin1677]

@@patheticpear2897 It happened in the 2020 Olympic high jump as well if you want a world title example.

[@palo828]

8:20 “Magnus daring Hans to come forward with just. 20. seconds. on the. Clock” Levy you make this game sound amazingly exciting. You are amazing at this. I always look for your recap when I see a game. Keep it up. Kudo. Happy New Year

[@DuartedeZ]

Man as a long time fan (since early covide) I must say you have really come into your own in the last few months. The interviews on take take take have been impeccable. Only a person of your stature in chess can interview in this way. Your commentary on these recaps is so good I would almost rather watch this than the live stuff. And you have built up an access and rapport with all the best and most relevant players of our time. Congrats mate, take a look back at 2024 and enjoy it!

[@applescause3021]

“No broadcast problems” bro there was like 7 😂

[@bclaudew3]

at least

[@PRIMEVAL543]

bro it was a total broadcast problem

[@pias-04]

on day first, its was Infinity.

[@shotintoeternity]

Levy, thank you so much for the incredible insight throughout the tournament. Having you and Danya commentate the event today was seriously a joy to watch.

[@parkerrhodes289]

Getting to watch Danya and Levy commentate the Niemann Carlsen match was truly something special

[@mehhsi6028]

Where bro?

[@deafskzstay7591]

@@mehhsi6028go to the taketaketake livestream from today. Levy hosted on their channel

[@bgbd182]

@@mehhsi6028 it's on Take Take Take's channel

[@shriyahari9855]

​@@mehhsi6028take take take :) the app! And youtube has it as well.

[@rafaysheikh7851]

Take take take channel ​@@mehhsi6028

[@bahrss]

Happy for Ian to finally win a gold medal, even though in this weird way. Let it be a New Year miracle that two best blitz players decided to share the title rather than clash for it

[@gast1981]

When has Ian ever won a gold medal?

[@calebjohnson9740]

​@gast1981 this was his first, that was the point of the comment

[@tonfilm]

Despite the drama, Ian played super well and its cool that he got his first world champion title!

[@dabbinghitlersmemes1762]

A lot of comments act like Magnus gave Nepo the split. No, Nepo just beat Magnus twice on the trot and drew him three times (same the other way round too), it is 100% anybody's match at that point. (and it would be sad for a match to go that long and be ended by just ONE game)

[@RaGe0rge]

Magnus to FIDE: Look at me. I'm the captain now.

[@ERFARINGyoutube]

FIDE ❌ MAGNUS ✅

[@alphabeta4028]

Just arrogant! Magnus #1, I can do whatever I wanted! ARROGANT TO THE MAX

[@finmat95]

FIDE: Yes master.

[@francisagus7382]

@@alphabeta4028 boohoo

[@alphabeta4028]

@@francisagus7382 Did I hurt your feeling 😂

[@sajalpratapsingh2057]

Magnus is officially the shadow ceo of Fide now

[@scionli]

Magnus is LeBron and FIDE is the Lakers

[@DMCA10]

@@scionli Not really, it just that the rules of FIDE is sucks, and Magnus is lowkey on a mission to prove something LMAO.

[@jamescooke6032]

Is it weird that I don't find the sharing the 1st place as offensive as the best player in the world not playing in the classical world championship?

[@mateo1466]

On point

[@justaguy2961]

Blitz chess is wayyy more entertaining than the other time formats and ontop of that all of the drama that keeps happening, has made this tournament truly one of the best to watch

[@govinddas7876]

That's not a popular opinion though. Even though Magnus has tried his HARDEST to promote blitz and rapid to the point of propaganda sometimes, the highest viewership still remains to classical.

[@spryzen1058]

Classical is the perfect chess , in blitz you can get drunk

[@Zzz-9t]

​@@govinddas7876 not really. Its just classical wcc has the most viewers. Others are not that great

[@govinddas7876]

@@Zzz-9t candidates was the most watched event after wcc...so

[@Zzz-9t]

@govinddas7876 thats part of the wcc.

[@BalkanDrifters]

This reminds me of that moment at Olympics 2021 where Gianmarco Tamberi and Mutaz Barshim wanted to share the gold medal and they got it

[@gremo100]

No. They didn't know that was an option. Referee came to them and said it's an option. IT'S IN THE RULES. Magnus wrote his own rules ... again. Split title in blitz championship isn't in the rules.

[@okklidokkli]

@@gremo100 Now it is.

[@endthisnonsense7202]

@@gremo100 Nepo and Magnus should have continued "E4-E5; shake hands; rinse and repeat" until 2026 started. That was in the rules.

[@taufiqidr]

History my friend

[@doomse150]

The big difference is that in that case, the rules explicitly included this option so the ref came to them and offered it. That's completely different to players making up new rules on the spot

[@BarunBikashBaruah]

4:16 This was epic.. " Hans Londoning the London "...😂😂

[@ripple1174]

1:19 Levy's Control was insane

[@bennettpalmer1741]

30:48 As a longtime mtg fan, you aren't entirely correct here. Splitting prize pools is one thing. If everyone remaining in the tournament agrees to it, they split the prize pool among them regardless of the results. But they still play out the rest of the tournament. There is still a single "winner", there just isn't a financial difference between 1st and 8th (if the prize split happens immediately upon reaching top 8). I'm fairly certain titles, or other non-monetary rewards like qualification spots for future tournaments, absolutely cannot be split or shared under any circumstances.

[@mantizshrimp]

I was in quite a few tournaments where people tried to split top8. Think I've never witnessed it , but because of how the rules are set, how would I know. In theory it was usually a top4 split and in some cases the winner was already also known because some people wouldn't have time or funds for the actual event they were trying to qualify for. (Edit - sometimes a matchup thing is also involved if the participants knew they're far behind in win% anyway)

[@hell799]

Reminds me of the 2020 Olympic high jump competition, they also split the gold medal. The athletes argued that they want to find the highest jumper, not the one who has the better endurance. Guess it just depends on what you're looking for: who makes the best moves in chess, or who gets tired first and makes a mistake.

[@KriibusRS]

FIDE changing rules last minute felt like some backyard chess hustler making up new rules on the spot to get a clickbait title and thumbnail for their youtube video

[@kunalsingh4418]

They didn't change rules, they simply forgot to make a tiebreak rule.

[@Kire2oo2]

They didn't change anything, If anything they forgot to add a rule to hinder this and actually enforce tie-breaks.

[@eyeofhorus1301]

@Kire2oo2 wtf are you talking about 1st they banned jeans then they changed rule to allow it

[@Kire2oo2]

@@eyeofhorus1301 wtf are you talking about? this isn't about the rapid championship but the blitz finals And without that context; they didn't change the rule of the jeans on the spot or "last minute" either

[@hardwoodgems]

Nepo was Magnus' equal today on the final day of 2024. Bravo!

[@EEEEEEEE]

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[@AlexanderLubetzky]

Fischer said it best … “It’s all prearrangement”

[@anti_nana4463]

Right after saying “WHERE THE HELL IS THE RECAP, GOTHAM” and refreshing, I am here 38 seconds after the upload. Love you, Levy.

[@euansullivan5233]

Happy new year to you too Levy. Thank you for all the content you provide and everything you do for the wider chess community!

[@Crazyjedi2]

On the Chess24 youtube livestream at least, when magnus didn't play in the final day of rapid, the view count went down almost 50%. When he returned for the Blitz it went back up to where it was before and even a little bit higher. That's how big of an impact Magnus has. It's basically "Magnus plays or you lose half of all your revenue, make your decision"

[@gregbartlett851]

Im a long time magic the gathering player and prize splits are quite common, but judges DO force a winner to be chosen. Generally they allow you to select any non-die roll method of choosing that winner (high card type stuff is allowed) but the titles usually dont matter to us.

[@gregbartlett851]

Just to make a minor correction to your statement

[@Crumbleofborg]

Similar to poker, where the two finalists may agree to split the prize money but will do something to decide who gets the title and trophy. Maybe keep playing, or just play one hand face up, best hand wins, or whatever they agree. Maybe in blitz chess an armageddon 8th game would do the trick.

[@Kamamura2]

This is not Magic FIKKING gathering, this is chess with centuries of tradition. Split titles are BS.

[@jakekayll3214]

This decision is all on FIDE. Magnus may ask the question and Nepo agreed but FIDE gives the answer. Whether they make that decision solely off the person asking the question is on FIDE. Magnus found a loophole and took it. Wanting 2 finalists who have already played 7 games between them to continue until one of them wins, leaving potential for continuous and continuous draws on NYE is enough motivation for anyone to come up with the situation Magnus did. This is entirely on FIDE I believe Magnus cared only about beating one person that day and that was Hans which he did. So him sharing a title with someone he probably considers a brother wont make him lose any sleep.

[@jakekayll3214]

@@michaelblankenau6598 Personally i believe it was a tactic Magnus used to lose the first 2 games and win the 3rd. Making Hans defeat that much more tragic. That might just be my opinion which is fine but that's what i think. From the way Magnus was playing it just seemed like that to me.

[@carljustin5323]

@@jakekayll3214this isn’t a Shakespeare play, people don’t just throw games in a world championship to make an interesting story. No offense but that’s an absurd take. And I’m not a fan of Hans but he definitely played really well, possibly over performed, and gave Magnus a run for his money

[@jakekayll3214]

@@carljustin5323 Well tell that to FIDE who want players to continually play until the dawn of time with no regulations to stop continuous draw games. Hans played really well im not disputing that, he himself is a good chess player. However i personally believe Magnus played him like a fiddle.

[@divyanshgarg5434]

16:41 "After Hans beat Magnus", Levy recreating history.

[@calumglendinning7377]

Hans did beat magnus once, then as levy said, magnus proceeded to win 2 in a row against hans and 3 against duda.

[@nightwi5h959]

People are forgetting the fact that "we want blood" can easily be met with 500 berlin's. It's not that they pandered to Carlsen, it's that the arbiter realised overruling them is fundamentally impossible.

[@zacknorris7863]

If the players refuse to play for the win, none of them should win. If fide had some courage that would have been the outcome

[@Netizen29]

Yes, it is. You disqualify both of them for match fixing. You let the two semi finalists play, even if it is in a different occasion, or you simply say there will be no world champion this year.

[@MiteshJethawa]

​@@Netizen29 match fixing does not exist in Chess , there's no punishment for that

[@billporter2731]

This. And I say so as a person who once advocated passionately for a sudden death format -- until people like you patiently explained to me why it wouldn't work.

[@billporter2731]

​@@Netizen29that's the thing, though -- the Berlin draw (for example) is 11 moves of theoretically faultless play. How can you support a claim of match-fixing if the players aren't making mistakes? To fix a boxing match, someone has to agree to lose. Theoretical draws in chess are the opposite: both players refusing to lose.

[@LK-uk1lp]

I think this way of sharing first place is a one time thing. For the next tournement they will change the regulations

[@ahikernamedgq]

Great coverage, Levi. See, you can make great videos without clickbait!! I think it’s great they shared the title. I wish they would use that way of dealing with championships more often.

[@karlpittman9925]

Italy’s Gianmarco Tamberi and Mutaz Barshim of Qatar agreed to share a gold medal at the Tokyo Games for high jump, after missing the final height 2.39m 3 times.

[@Yusuf-the-wanderer]

there was a rule that they can do it, this time here, we dont. 3 iq.

[@Nightenstaff]

@@CuentaRecuperacion-mj5wm If you manage to balance the King on the Knight, he can hitch a ride to a new square -- there's a bit of Jenga in there too!

[@Zionicle]

@@Yusuf-the-wandererunfortunately this is blatantly incorrect. There is no provision allowing for ties, it was proposed on the spot and agreed all around.

[@MItzySmith-q4z]

quite likely neither could have hit 2.40m. Not comparable to Magnus-Nepo: somebody would have won.

[@Zionicle]

@@MItzySmith-q4z incorrect. There was no provision to prevent endless draw agreement which Magnus and Melo expressed interest in post match

[@attacktitan683]

16:02 well someone slept on the couch

[@tanwbmgo8222]

Underrated comment

[@Lancelliot7]

Magnus is like the Katniss Everdeen of chess. Against the wishes of the higher ups, he creates a scenario where 2 victors must be crowned champion. Love it.

[@Hodgeheg1]

Hans vs Dubov would be legendary with levy’s commentary

[@patogordo1385]

Yes man. Dubov is really good. I really wanted to see they playing

[@ryboi1337]

Too bad he "overslept" the first time

[@NoProHarrie]

Hans secrifices a Goat!

[@BrooksMoses]

You listened to Levy's commentary on that lack of game in his video yesterday, yes? It _was_ legendary. He went on this whole rant about clickbait and stuff.

[@LowmockB2]

This is good. We all know chess is a war game. Magnus and Ian show the world that Peace is an option and can be done. Everyone entitled to their opinion, i see this as to promote peace to any warring side in the world. Unless of course you put money on this.

[@SpencerTuom]

Totally disagree with your take on splitting the gold medal. I think it's totally fine it also happens in the Olympics and other huge sports, if both competitors agree who cares it isn't about us. We aren't the ones competing.

[@ameershawah9294]

0:54 MASSIVE?

[@its.arjun.s]

*insert low taper fade*

[@kingamhYT]

LOOOOO🗣🗣🗣🔥

[@UWV67]

THICCC

[@pakchess69]

Joined as a player, left as FIDE president.

[@mariekuijkenhistoricallyaw2598]

🙄🙁

[@AshtonAdams-gy4fl]

Hey Levy, just wanted to let you know that your commentary was very exciting, lots of energy, keep up the good work!

[@koMa861]

30:28 Nepo will ofc say 'Yes'. He has always lost to Magnus in the finals. Multiple times. He will grab any opportunity to hold that trophy. It's FIDE who needs to retrospect on what they actually stand for. Chess will never be taken seriously like this

[@zeysy2324]

Yapping stops here 1:30

[@Sleepy_Lion]

thank you brother

[@ThomasNimmesgern]

Thank you!

[@whiteland9992]

i spent my whole evening watching the games, its the yapping i'm after.

[@war0nheaven]

oh you mean the intro's over? ffs

[@Break_down1]

Love the excitement you bring, Levi. You the man ! Happy new year

[@BobChess]

5:54 But do you know what else is massive?

[@BobChess]

Lower taper fade. Ninja meme is still massive

[@almoghasus7873]

legit went to the comments to find one of those 😭🙏

[@WingsOfFireTurtle]

LOW TAPER FADEEE

[@saucerar7615]

my will to die

[@chriskeys60]

Well the infinity clause needs to be addressed, kudos to Magnus and Nepo to highlight and come to an amicable peaceful solution, Chess goes on I am sure there will be later matches, rules need to be tested and dumb rules addressed removed or corrected , let the game evolve it's a great game.

[@lukasblazek5225]

Thank you Magnus for making chess not boring :D Nice video Levy, Happy New Year.

[@AayushMarasini]

Levy putting magnus only on thumbnail but not nepo.

[@kasfis3486]

Milking never ends

[@AayushMarasini]

@@kasfis3486 saying indirectly 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@gamaty2320]

The shared world champion title line is a crazy variation in the jean gambit.

[@shevek5934]

The arbiter really had no choice. Once both players agreed, it's kind of like they are telling the arbiter that every game from that point onward will be a draw. Given that the format allows for infinite draws, and both of these players are totally capable of choosing legitimate opening lines that will force a draw, what is the arbiter supposed to do?

[@Hodgeheg1]

Happy new year

[@jags-j1e]

You play vs the players until gets too easy. Then you play vs the institution until gets boring. At the end you play against the game of chess itself.

[@tokahapa3689]

Happy new year ❤ to my favorite chess content creator

[@azaldie]

I get that people are upset about the result but I think it's kind of a beautiful end of '24. Like a scene from a movie with a happy ending for both the MC's you're rooting for. I'm not watching to see who wins anyways, I'm watching to see great chess being played - and great chess was played.

[@michaelblankenau6598]

Why not just agree to share the title from the beginning if the intention wasn’t to play for a decisive result .

[@Skinnyriver]

@@michaelblankenau6598exactly

[@GeorgEide-q7z]

@@michaelblankenau6598Use a single brain cell and the answer might be clear. Even the comment you replied to has the answer😅 Neighter player knew this would be the result, they each played their best chess and found themselves in a tie where both had won 2 games in a row. If Nepo never recovered in game 3 Magnus 100% never makes that offer. It was a mix of a stupid tiebreaker ruling and great friends deciding both were deserving of the title, and seeing both their games i can only agree.

[@jasontoneslol]

0:50 you know what els is massive?

[@อานนท์-ณ2ฐ]

My d?

[@MatthewNavarro-f4t]

IMAGINE IF NINJA HAD A LOW TAPER FADEEEEE

[@bboyyoung10]

Your mom?

[@War_Thunder_Cat]

Low taper fadeeeeeeee

[@Emperor01_]

My rook

[@ryanlind5239]

The thing is that Blitz world championship doesn't have the prestige as classical and I think through all of history nobody has cared about it. This whole thing about people caring about blitz chess and even knowing who the blitz champion is is totally new.

[@jamdoodles]

In no universe does the chief arbiter say “no” to Magnus & Ian deciding to do their own thing after the last couple incidents of FIDE stepping on rakes so recently.

[@Gavin-Breh20]

Happy newyear gotham🎉

[@cinco_de_la_tarde]

Im with you Levy. Id like to see a single winner but i put this on the rules not giving room for a definitive winner. We need an armageddon or some other tiebreaker because the more tired they get, the more likely they'll want to just accept quick draws too

[@stevenlakes8737]

Thanks for doing the interviews at the rapid and blitz! They made the event awesome and entertaining, and the players are clearly comfortable around you.

[@Shome2049]

Imagine if Hans won and said "Chess speaks for itself" in the interview.

[@Ray-zu5jm]

The quality of Levy’s commentary is crazy 🔥

[@AFrenchman31]

Next time, Magnus ought to kindly request a foot massage before each game from the FIDE chief arbiter.

[@pschneider1968]

I think that this was one of the finest moments in chess history. It's not just about winning or losing, it's about decency, attitude and friendship. It's a signal of respect, friendship and peace for 2025. People should think about that for a moment... 🤔 Happy new year!

[@Wargasm54]

Get back to your inflatable German Shepherd clown.

[@arnabroy832]

Lol, Magnus has shown absolute Middle Finger to FIDE. He wanted to screw them and he did. Stop being 5 years old kid

[@davehastin3683]

you forgot to add some more buzz words

[@jrhenry24]

It is a sport. Respect the sport that has existed for centuries by always accepting the challlenge and giving it your best. Magnus got scared he would lose, and he took the coward way out.

[@truthless4720]

Happy new year Levy, and to everyone else as well.

[@guhansub]

Ding and Gukesh should have shared world championship

[@mohammedtaha5314]

😂😂😂

[@donsurlylyte]

except gukesh won that one.

[@Yourlandlord.payrent]

​@@donsurlylyteyou must be fun at parties

[@MixbOOsted]

yeah ding's cuteness deserved that title? yeahh if there is that so yeah

[@SahilG-n7f]

​@Yourlandlord.payrent Best respectfully disrespect of 2025

[@madeinchina1547]

Happy 2025 to everyone! Here in Brazil, there is 1 hour left until the new year :)

[@patogordo1385]

Vai acabar o mundo agora

[@peterh.1521]

Happy new year from Sweden 🇸🇪

[@peterh.1521]

​@@patogordo1385No it was just a world blitz championship in chess that ended.

[@АринаКалугина-ч6р]

Happy new year from Russia! We're already in the new year for 5 hours hehe^^

[@xddsjje6025]

Happy 2025 :)

[@vincentp.2280]

I just watched ‘behind the scenes’ from ChessBase India. What you described is not what happened. They asked the chief arbiter first to disuss with FIDE. They had to wait minutes for a decision. Then the chief arbiter came back with a piece of paper which they both then signed.

[@aminzqrti7672]

The last round of the first section 4 games were ended with agreed draws… so it’s not like unheard of

[@Franzyzz]

I like that they shared it after a long fight, but what if top 16 agree to share the title with endless draws? xD

[@amoldivo]

After seeing agadmator's last video's title: "We are the champions" (I didn't watch that video yet) I got the feeling that this exact thing (Magnus and Nepo shared the gold medal) would happen! Not sure if there's rule about this, and I was so curious how it happened (before watching Gotham), came and watched, and still didn't get the idea of how did that happen, but my feeling turned out to be right Tbh, I dislike draws (by repetition or draw offers, only stalemate is valid) in chess, I always think there shouldn't be repetition rule, the person who repeat move(s) should lose! But if they have the repetition rule, I think letting 2 players sharing the podium is the most rational thing! I mean, should they play indefinitely instead? Lol 🤷🧐 Too many dramas in the past events; rapid WC, and now blitz WC lol

[@Braxtonnnn]

For all the haters saying Magnus was trash talking and having a bad performance himself now they all been quiet since Magnus started chucking all the players in the most goated way possible, your gukesh, murzin can't do this 🙏🏻

[@pkghosh10]

In the current format, if two players agreed to draw, the Fide can't do anything. They can draw the game by repeating the moves endlessly. Fide should clearly dictate that players will play certain (3 or 5 or whatever) no of games. If there is still tie, the higher ranked player in gr stage will be declared as winner.

[@pkghosh10]

One more thing, they love the game, they are great at it, probably the greatest, but they don't respect the game.

[@gunesanacak9452]

magnus can be heard in cb indias videi to say if fide does not accept the sharing proposal we can just do quick draw until they give up.This is literally matchfixing and if an arbiter hears this(which is on video)he must give zero points to both sides

[@muhammadmutayyab4772]

If they want to keep on drawing then it's players headache...they will play 1000 games then and will realize that they have to win...you just cant escape like that

[@gamezone2996]

@@gunesanacak9452 How would it be match fixing if they play the best moves which result in a draw?? I think it is still match fixing but you can't really punish the players when they play the most optimal computer lines and draw every single time(Berlin defence death of chess etc. variation)

[@pkghosh10]

OMG ... they actually going to do it!!

[@Other-kc1fc]

yapping ends at 1:14 :)

[@randomguy1371]

Levi's thots

[@andrew_might_community_post]

Thank you

[@PhoenixWrong0]

28:08 "I don't make emotional reactions" Yes, Levy. We all know you don't. THE ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOK