Kramnik Suspicious Of Chess Cheating vs Jospem

[@davidschneide5422]

"Let's hope I get an easier opponent like Magnus" - Kramdik

[@unfixablegop]

What would normally be a nice line is ruined by the fact that Kramnik just can't help himself alluding to opponent's foul play.

[@cooloutac]

And then Jospem beats Magnus and Kramnik beats Fabiano lmao. It really is a travesty seeing Jospem and Neimans name on the top of the leaderboard every week. A real smack to the face of chess and its future.

[@64MilestotheGallon]

@@cooloutac ... or it's not. You might not have considered that possibility

[@cooloutac]

@64MilestotheGallon it's a complete disgrace man. I'm embarrassed now to tell people I play chess. I think everything fischer said about Chess was right. I don't even know if I should be calling it a sport anymore I guess people are right it's just a math problem . Imagine being a pro chess player and some 8 year old little kid whos only been playing for 3 years beats a super GMs in the world Blitz. Wtf am I even doing playing this game.... I guess on the other token if it wasn't for online chess I wouldn't even be good enough to play the game even if half the people I play with are cheats. But I definitely don't take it seriously it's a joke of a game and an even worse community. Everything about Chess is a disgusting facade.

[@cooloutac]

@foreverinvaliduser only guy who did that to me got banned. Lol. By the way using multiple accounts is also cheating my friend. Smh..... I think chess has had the most unsporting community in all of history that's why it's never been popular in Western Society. Fisher was right it's all about prearranging draws and rigging tournaments, the politics and exclusiveness, the fact computers are going to kill the game in 100 Years cuz it's not a sport it's just a math problem based on memory.

[@ChessSniper]

I love Kramnik accusing players. It's like when Southpark makes you into one of their characters.

[@raylopez99]

Or like Weird Al doing a parody of your song...you've arrived.

[@cooloutac]

He could literally accuse every player and be right half the time. Because thats how infested online chess is. And seeing Jospem and Hans at the top of the leaderboards all the time is a smack to the face of chess. Chess is turning into another e-sport, a game only children take seriously.

[@vinozarazzi5633]

Maybe Kramnik is the Chess Worlds answer to Pokers Phil Helmut?

[@cooloutac]

@vinozarazzi5633 in poker they have no problem Banning suspicious players there's a huge difference there. Also yes kramnik still plays more real life tournaments then jospem as a retires player lol. the few that Jospem has played in the past 7 years he hasn't done well.

[@vinozarazzi5633]

@@cooloutac Actually I never cheat. What would be the point? And I try to protect against it by playing 3 mins max w no increment

[@JohnDoe-hr4xj]

There comes a day that you have to admit that your brain is not that flexible like it used to be.

[@raylopez99]

Then you can farm out the content for your streaming audience.

[@TheLincolnrailsplitt]

Stockfish

[@MentokTheMindTaker]

It's not that Kramnik has even become worse at chess, it's just that the new generation players are better than him

[@JohnDoe-hr4xj]

@@MentokTheMindTaker I agree.

[@michaelmassaro4375]

It’s just his personality it’s who he is that’s all

[@mikecroke6078]

Camel toe pawn formation 🤣 I love it!!!

[@davidschneide5422]

The visual aid pop-up should've been in a bikini

[@epicchess2021]

😂

[@Trephining]

Careful have to watch the TOS

[@RFGSwiss]

"THE procedure". I had a really good laugh!

[@sherylbegby]

Yup, I love the procedure.

[@daviddurbin7682]

Kramnik of course has Einstein and Hawking telling him the statistical evaluation

[@raylopez99]

He has a TEAM of mathematicians, not just a mere two dead guys. :)

[@IIIAnchani]

@@raylopez99 he has Mathman from the Avengers as well. Deadly guy, hits his foes with statistical probabilities right in the 3 sigma deviation.

[@epicchess2021]

😂

[@lennyvlaminov9480]

What a positional position! Epic commentary, love it.

[@epicchess2021]

haha thanks a lot

[@peace2652]

​@@epicchess2021 that made me laugh out loud

[@bryannacaldwellsoccer]

Easily the most entertaining chess channel, great stuff!

[@epicchess2021]

haha thanks a lot appreciate it!

[@tomask.6164]

This channel deserves so much more than "just" 61K followers. Keep up great work!

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks very much glad you enjoyed!

[@chironofcronosthessalia1901]

A mix of great chess commentating, and humor. Are you not entertained ? 😄

[@Trephining]

The “c3 Sicilian” line was great. I’ve been waiting a long time for you to finally introduce a joke into your commentary.

[@mcronrn]

About a year ago, I went thru a Hikaru phase. Back then, it was clear that Hikaru respected Jospem - he seemed to consider him a serious competitor, almost an online peer.

[@trollf3]

honestly I only remember Jospem because Magnus did the Knights dance for 8 moves and proceeded to beat him during a lichess tourney

[@bigolboomerbelly4348]

Jospem loves to grind. He's addicted to chess maybe.

[@TheLincolnrailsplitt]

😂 What is his form OTB?

[@aa-fi9ks]

At this point Kramnik is either playing 6D chess or batshit insane

[@qwertyuiopdan1]

Your videos are so consistently brilliant. I am dismal at chess yet watch every vid keep it going mate

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks a lot glad you’re enjoying appreciate it!

[@khenmats54]

the picture illustrating someone whispering "zwischenzuuug"😂fun stuff

[@arunkorrapati1987]

Kramnik fixated on making a clown of himself... Here's the man who defeated Kasparov at a point in time going berserk over every Tom, Dick and Harry's " unusual " good moves..

[@butterw55]

6:04 "What a positional ... position. What a terrible sentence." No worries. Just show us your camel-toe again.

[@epicchess2021]

😂

[@iblahim2000]

I can’t believe that jospem didn’t use computer assistance for that game …

[@robvalue]

The colour change for analysing other lines is brilliant, I’m surprised everyone else hasn’t copied it already.

[@Uzasback]

Beautiful knight d2 placement at the end by Jose

[@authorotar]

They should create a new tournament where only Hans Niemann and Kramnik get to play.

[@MotuBiral]

"What a positional .. erm .. position. What a terrible sentence." - Epic Chess, 2024. 🤣🤣🤣

[@donnelleraeburn9207]

bro fr said easier opponent like magnus, when magnus literally won a bongcloud against jose martinez

[@TruthSurge]

I don't know if I can blame Kramnik for being depressed after this one because his opponent played everything so well. I mean, attacks and defense at the same time to where Kramnik couldn't even get a crack in the door. "Let's do the procedure....... BLOCK!" hahahah omg.... EFF IT! WE'LL BLOCK 'EM LIVE!

[@chrisrobbins2632]

I think if I never hear the phrase 'camel toe' again in my life I'll probably survive.

[@trent.digital]

00:23 gotta catch em all

[@daemonsoadfan]

"What a positional position, what a terrible sentence" 😂

[@Timberius]

According to kramnik, no human is capable to think for themselves.

[@lifesnotfair]

Your humor combined with the explanation, images and witty commwnts makes for a really fun way to review these GM games. Awesome work!

[@epicchess2021]

thanks a lot appreciate it! Glad you enjoyed

[@Centerboarder]

Engines have taught humans new ways to think about chess. Mr. Kramnik should provide irrefutable direct evidence prior to accusing anyone else. Statistical analysis doesn’t cut it anymore. Per statistics, anyone who ever wins a big lottery has cheated, as the odds are insane.

[@djkairos4667]

love your videos, keep it up

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks a lot, will do!

[@n_x1891]

This guy lost his marbles

[@ianstopher9111]

While Kramnik keeps on delivering content.

[@stewiegriffin6503]

rook a3 was strange

[@epicchess2021]

😮

[@KF1]

I disagree. Yasser Seirawan taught me by video to ask all the pieces how they're doing, and when you don't know what to do, simply improve a piece by moving it to a defended square, or a more active post. Ra3 follows that basic advice to a tee.

[@Agirmetal]

Jospem just got Kramniked

[@Trephining]

I’ve found that the best way to overcome my opponents’ positional positions is with judicious use of tactical tactics.

[@epicchess2021]

😂

[@arkama67]

His wife must have cheated him, dude is going mental.

[@blaze1148]

Apparently she was going next door having fun with a guy called Stockfish behind his back.

[@blaze1148]

Apparently his wife did cheat on him with a guy called Steve Stockfish...so sad.

[@davidjames149]

Jovanka Houska uses male names for the kingside pawns and female names for the queenside pawns which is a pretty cool way to go about it

[@epicchess2021]

Ah I like that 😁

[@hamishmaxa6509]

Yes I always hope for easier opponents like Magnus too LOL. That was pretty funny.

[@michaelmassaro4375]

Is that what he actually said I didn’t catch the Magnus part but that is funny

[@jussischoemakers4879]

Classical chess has been chewed to death. When cheating becomes too hard to prove, it's time to change the rules and move on. Like Bobby Fischer's 960 variant, it's so much more fun. Many others variants are useless without the extra pieces or a bigger board. Lezzz go!

[@dpo2078]

@ 7:13, isn't Qe3 for white better than moving the rook??? First move I spotted - anybody have the continuation of that line, if white hadn't moved the rook but played Qe3 instead?

[@epicchess2021]

I forget details sorry!

[@vinozarazzi5633]

❤Love your stuff! You are loud and clear. Seem rested!❤

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks a lot yeah I put up some sound panels so audio is better now, appreciate it

[@hunterkolway4054]

Really enjoyed your analysis of this game. Had some funny and informative insight .

[@epicchess2021]

thanks a lot! cheers for watching

[@manicdataminer]

More Only Fools and Horses references is what chess desperately needs, keep them coming. Del Boy and the gang were huge here, greetings from Serbia.

[@epicchess2021]

oh really cool thanks a lot for sharing!

[@yvesleroy5740]

I watched Kramnik video and his arguments do make sense

[@shikharbaral8235]

Thank you so much for the laugh. Kramnik does the procedure. I enjoy your videos.

[@epicchess2021]

haha no worries glad you enjoyed!

[@crisisdevil9499]

These commentary’s are so funny

[@johnkai3359]

Bro leaning into Camel toe multiple times

[@zeljkomatic5986]

What are you talking about?This guy is very suspicious.Just see round 9 against Magnus(early titled thuesday 05.03.2024).Very suspisious game.Many insane moves is first stockfish lines.She has many games like this.She is just smart cheater.Kramnik is not right in everything,but this guy is candidate for closed account very soon.

[@epicchess2021]

Maybe so idk details tbh

[@micahclawrence]

If I beat you…well played good game If you beat me…you damn cheater. -Vladimir Kramnik 2024

[@mattmatthews7085]

Actually black had camel toe and reverse camel toe early in the game . Just amazing

[@tywonellington]

It’s just a guy who learned how to play 40 years ago before computers could play chess.

[@relaxeddude3096]

Kram plays top notch op and middlegames but someway gets lost in weird end games.

[@johnkarford6430]

Yeah I think Hikaru had some sus as well

[@TheLincolnrailsplitt]

He isn't alone. Does Jopsem play over the board?

[@ballskin]

Does he play OTB? He's a GM with a 2703 elo in blitz.

[@kohnr3381]

No he doesn't i the last 5 years he never attended a top blitz tournament.

[@ballskin]

​@@kohnr3381 lmao, no. he played in the Carlos Torre in January, Copa Quintana in Nov 2023, Aguascalientes in Sep 2023, the 68th Mexican Open Chess in May 2023, the US Masters Championship in 2021, the Moscow Open in 2020, and the FIDE World Cup in 2019, plus many tournaments in between. magnus isn't playing classical anymore. i guess he's cheating.

[@jf3518]

This is one of the most beautiful games I have seen.

[@punmije]

Kramnik is insane but to be honest Jospem is sus as f*ck! Many top players share this opinion including MVL, Nepo, Caruana and even Hikaru

[@JoeriBlomberg]

Spot on, that position really had something positional about it🤣

[@epicchess2021]

haha

[@Atsah]

Great video as always, the comment section is always a laugh too - can never tell if the people defending Kramnik are trolling or just genuinely delusional. How you haven’t banned that coolatac person yet I have no idea, every video they write a series of novels accusing most top players and anyone who replies to them of cheating 😂 banning them might be the kindest solution to a clearly vast amount of pent up chess related fury.

[@kaszaspeter77]

At this point if Kramnik has not accused you, you are not really a top player anymore.

[@joshuamphande2272]

Could we revert to the brown squares board?

[@epicchess2021]

I prefer too but this is the view in titled Tuesday atm very annoying

[@joshuamphande2272]

Ah no problem then Thanks

[@mattgroom1]

That move is 2700 ELO move in standard chess after a 20 minute think for players with the intention of 3 attacks, the rooks aligning on h3, the rook starting g1 to a1 to a3 to b3 to take b8 or protect b6, and rook g1 to a1 to a3 to b3 to b7. 3 attacks all discovered in the period of 20 seconds in blitz. Only an engine in blitz or a 2700 spending 20 minutes will find that move. Suspicious, agreed. A legitimate player would never find that move in blitz for those 3 attacks in that time. Matthew

[@krishrao2778]

Capa reborn as Jose.

[@AA-io8rl]

Even same name lol

[@joseraulcapablanca8564]

Nicely played by Martinez. thanks James.

[@pagejerome177]

I wonder how much prep goes into these videos. The commentary is insane.

[@epicchess2021]

haha thanks, each video usually takes me like 3 hours all in

[@sonofsun1320]

I second this statement. Very crafty vid.

[@thedave5748]

Kramjerk needs to start getting sued for defamation

[@foxtrotalphaone]

The plaintiff(s) would have to prove that Kramnik knows what he's saying isn't true.

[@crystallineentity]

I'm a Brit, I watch sir, back from your 12k subscriber days. You are doing well!

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks a lot appreciate the long time watching!

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks a lot appreciate the long time watching!

[@stringtheoryx]

Kramnik needs to use Stockfish.

[@Daniel-qx6bg]

Camel Toe pawn formation FTW!

[@diggitus]

Raa3 is not suspicious at all. Great game from GM Martinez

[@SRPM-yk9xw]

More from the Kramster please!

[@JohnDuthie]

He(Kramnik) needs an editor. That video is sooo boring.

[@JohnDuthie]

Easier opponents like Magnus is funny though 🤣

[@mcronrn]

Kramnik needs a lot of things… an editor, psych meds, a PR team, a statistician… 🤣🙏

[@epicchess2021]

😂

[@michaelmassaro4375]

Funny Kramlik sounds like me after a tough game “Maybe I’ll have an easier opponent next game “ the thing with him is he analyzes the games and doesn’t fathom players are capable of finding Great Moves against him he needs to humble himself a bit and maybe be honest with himself critiquing his own game and admitting he might’ve gone wrong Thanks James entertaining game I didn’t realize he actually said Magnus possible next opponent easier chances ha funny

[@joshuamphande2272]

He'll get better chances against Magnus? This guy needs to be checked into an asylum. He's clearly off his rocker And you can tell her believes it And every opponent who beats him is a cheater🙄

[@kdiigx]

I love Kramnik content. I don’t agree with him in totality, but I’m glad he does it for my entertainment.

[@KravMagoo]

What's the story of that Hans eating popcorn pic? Is that an AI gen thing or what?

[@epicchess2021]

oh no I just asked a thumbnail guy I work with to create it one day, no AI, it was for a 'caption this' competition I ran on the channel and it was during the Kramnik accusing (not 'accusing' in Kramnik's words) Hikaru of cheating drama so could imagine how Hans would be reacting to it all

[@KravMagoo]

@@epicchess2021 I just didn't realize Hans was so hairy.

[@nicoakabani]

Unintentionally praising all of his opponents (not that his opinion matters much anymore though)

[@Christoff070]

Hahah audrey the a pawn diversity in chess doesnt always have to be named after blokes thst cracked me up

[@thegorn]

Audrey is non-binary with pronouns they/them

[@natalieharris3869]

Gotta catch em all got me loling hard XD Brilliant!

[@epicchess2021]

Haha

[@kaldrazadrim]

Bro, this man digs further into the hole of being the biggest clown of the chess world. He's like Trump: if I lost, it was rigged.

[@disinformationworld9378]

Yes Biden won, you can tell how real that guy is and how strong his supporters are. They believe in whatever fairy tail nonsense you tell them. And I am no fan of Trump but anyone paying attention knows that that a scam happened.

[@MarioLacunza]

Is Kramnik crying?😂😂😂

[@bladecup]

Why you gave him sub?

[@brianinski]

I hear Kramnik has a degree in Chinese arithmetic.

[@ramazanhoxha4265]

im enjoying the comedy satire commentary... hey honey how was your day ? 😅😂😊

[@Aditya-lr5se]

The third time he showed the camel toe is the last time I saw his videos.

[@epicchess2021]

😢

[@axegas76]

what an amazing game

[@alex-senyor]

One has been cheating for years, destroying top players online and not participating in any live tournaments. Another analyzes the game of a cheater with a smart face pretending that nothing is happening. Chess in 2024.

[@MichaKurzewski]

Epic>>Gotham - you go girl

[@epicchess2021]

Lol thanks different styles etc I guess!

[@vinozarazzi5633]

PROFYLAXIS = The meaningles rearrangement of the pieces😮😊😅😂🎉

[@epicchess2021]

haha nice

[@yalcinbayirbasi8984]

Unless you are a stupid cheater, you will deliberately make mistakes after some key moves to avoid attracting attention. You already have the game. And those small mistakes, even big mistakes, will delay you the most for victory. If you are too naive to understand this, they will deceive everyone like you. That's the thing.

[@yggdrasil9039]

How was your day Yeah I won an a pawn 😂

[@ndrklerz2178]

Vladimir Kramnik - how to go from a world champion to a chess comedy hour clown.

[@OvercookedOctopusFeet]

Will someone please just give Kramnik a hug and tell him he's loved. He desperately needs it. Please, someone step up. (I'm busy).

[@jamess3159]

Lmao. I got something going on. But someone does need to step up and tell the poor lump.

[@ceoherohub2584]

Won’t help

[@jamess3159]

@@ceoherohub2584 lol!!!

[@cooloutac]

He just played a match in his honor against Espienko in Rostov. What are you talking about. The whole chess world supports kramnik. The children and streamers on social media don't represent it buddy. step out of this echo chamber lol

[@OvercookedOctopusFeet]

@@cooloutac He makes Bobby Fischer seem well adjusted.

[@bigolboomerbelly4348]

Can we call it the camel toe now? Why where I come from that refers to something else entirely 😂 Something better than chess my friend.

[@epicchess2021]

😂

[@epicchess2021]

😂

[@JohnMcKaig]

Paranoid

[@martijnheeroma5492]

thanks Martinez for setting Kramniok on his place, good play. 'start the procedure ;) '

[@cooloutac]

For him to do that he should agree to a rapid match OTB against him. otherwise to the world this kid is just another cheating streamer only children take seriously.

[@saimon174666]

Kramnik doesn't believe anyone can play better than him except maybe Magnus

[@KF1]

These are good but it's a tad overkill with the meme pics. Showing the camel pic once was funny, but after that, no longer funny.

[@chironofcronosthessalia1901]

At this point, there is no point in playing, let alone winning against Kramnik. The peruvian GM played beautifully.

[@chriscoates5312]

Nice

[@jasper5016]

I love Cameltoe !! Who doesn't?

[@sonofsun1320]

Not Peruvian. Mexican. He’s Mexican.

[@epicchess2021]

internet telling me Peru! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jose_Eduardo_Martinez_Alcantara

[@sonofsun1320]

@@epicchess2021 but yeah, you’re right! He’s 🇵🇪