Nepo vs Hari | The heated finish | World Blitz 2022

Harikrishna was the highest finishing Indian at the World Blitz Championships 2022. He scored 13 out of 21 and also gained some rating. His finest performances came against some of the best players in the world. He beat Caruana and drew against MVL and Anish Giri. In this game he was pitted against the World Championship contender and one of the strongest players in the world Ian Nepomniachtchi. The game is very exciting with Sicilian being played and Black king stuck in the center. The end of the game is also quite heated with both players down to their last few seconds before the game was decided.
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[@martinhansen1278]

Nepo a little out of line to call Hari dirty when he only knocked the piece over once and it was clearly accidental. Seemed like out of frustration more than anything. Also, great defense by Hari with little time

[@skitzcunt4213]

yeh big effort by hari there at the end... well done i say

[@Raikage2332]

What did he say at the end 5 in a row or something ?

[@martinhansen1278]

@@Raikage2332 Hari said the piece slipped so Nepo said 5 slips in a row. That's not what happened though

[@rocketjack4865]

A little ? He was way out of the line. What an asshole.

[@nikmat]

@Yasha Edlund is it the first time seeing a chess game?

[@jccusell]

If you have an issue, call the ref. Dont harrass your opponent. Very disrespectful and disappointing behavior

[@blackdeath1970]

yeah for sure, in the last 4 seconds...

[@fastshot1414]

@@blackdeath1970 YOU can stop the clock and call the arbiter

[@kedarjoshi7503]

The reason i enjoyed WCC 2022, 2023 most...

[@missionpupa]

It wasnt like 1 move that was the issue, Nepo forgave him for the little mistakes but its the aggregated amount of slips that happened throughout the match that was frustrating.

[@nirmitbhoir8117]

​@@missionpupabruuhh he just got furious coz Hari converted a losing position into a winning one ..and the piece fall only once !.. he didn't have time to place it back in his own time .. a human brain's mechanism... He has no rights to be this rude

[@hernanv5533]

Nepo was very rude. He did not Shake Hari's hand, but struck it instead. Indian chess players are very gentlemen. Nepo totally disappointed me. I admire the calm of Ding Liren, Duda, Artemiev, Esipenko, Nihal, Caruana, Anand and many others.

[@binor1666]

Nepo is correct here. Ppl here know nothing about chess. At the end hari touched the piece 5 times in a row before nepo hit the clock. This is forbidden. Not to talk about hari knocking pieces down and also using 2 hands when adjusting. All aren't allowed. A player at his caliber should know all of that its indeed dirty play for his level

[@lykan1111]

@@binor1666 You are wrong. Watch it in slow motion. Hari played each move always according to the rules.

[@binor1666]

@@lykan1111 a few times he touched the piece before nepo press

[@lykan1111]

@@binor1666No. Watch it at a playback speed of 0.25. You can clearly hear when clocks are pressed.

[@binor1666]

@@lykan1111 the last move I can see he reach the piece before nepo hit the clock. Also he was adjusting pieces before or pressing clock with different hands

[@julianhodgson1961]

Firstly Hari is not a dirty player. Clearly Nepo was both very upset and frustrated with himself that he could not convert what looked like a crushing attack but Hari defended brilliantly. The incident happened at 7.59 and I genuinely believe it was just an honest mistake as by the time Hari had processed what had happened he’d already pressed the clock and then when realising what he’d done apologised immediately. Chess is basically a war game and in war they have an expression ‘the fog of war’ - I would put this incident down to ‘the fog of blitz’:))

[@sherazfaiz21]

Wonderful, Julian.

[@user-rg3po5eq1f]

Что с того что он извинился? Цена упавший флаг или поправления за время соперника. Кому в такой ситуации нужны эти извинения????

[@BUFU1610]

@@user-rg3po5eq1f Could have reacted immediately and chose to not call a ref.

[@AnjaAnder]

why he says 5 times in a row mr Hodgson?

[@thomaswyss5828]

Yap. But it is a matter of character how to deal with frustration even in this fog. Hard to imagine, a decent man like Hari would ever blame another player for his own disappointment or even get kind of physical like Nepo did with that "handshake"

[@user-tc6rw4hp6s]

Poor Hari... You can tell he was genuinely surprised.

[@tomasseeber]

That's the typical face of someone who is guilty of the accusation. Be careful in your life, you are easily deceived.

[@sportonjob6110]

​@@tomasseeber care to explain how he is guilty of slipping 5 times in a row?

[@tomasseeber]

@@sportonjob6110 no, sorry. If you don't have the mental ability to see it yourself, you will believe everything was unintentional, because you think like a regular person, and not like a chess Grand Master. You may pick up a piece, knock another piece down, and only notice it after you pressd the clock; but a speed specialist has time to think about it and make a decision. Another Grand Master knows this, and will tell a Grand Master he's being dirty. If you do the same thing against Super Grand Master Nepomniachtchi, he will only smile, because he knows you don't have the mental speed. So this is about the most obvious one. Another one you can see, near the end, Harikrishna picks up his queen before his opponent pressed the clock. If you watch the video in normal speed you won't notice it, but again, Grand Masters know the difference between grabbing your queen on your turn and grabbing it on their turn. This is very hard to notice, but a correct player always moves away from that blurry line, into their on time. Becauase after all, we try to make chess an elegant respectful game; which we should try to maintain even in those momens of rush. In lower levels, some players do all this repeatedly, but after 10 years at the top of world chess, Super Grand Master Nepomniachtchi is used to more respect of the limits. That's two. But if Super Grand Master Nepomniachtchi says 5, and you only see 1, you did well by asking; but I wasn't paying enough attention to see other "slips".

[@user-tc6rw4hp6s]

​@@sportonjob6110 Furthermore, he only slipped once when he pressed the clock before readjusting the pieces. It was a slick move, because the clock was close to timeout, but the rules are clear. If you don't call the ref it means you accepted your opponent's play.

[@sherazfaiz21]

Hari is a superb player. Not only a top GM but also a very nice human being. It was indeed absolutely unintentional that he, under pressure, dropped the piece and put it back having pressed the clock first. The guy looked shocked after the short conversation at the end of the game. Both are magnificent players. Great game of chess but a forgettable ending.

[@kazimirmalevich6712]

How do you know it was intentional? He dropped the pieces and kicked the clock stopping his time. Then he started to adjust his pieces. What's that? A dirty trick. Nepo should call arbiter although to prevent Hari do it next time

[@missared67]

@@kazimirmalevich6712 he said unintentional...

[@bhagwancapitalism1057]

Hari even moves his piece during nepos time

[@allanllorca5604]

Where he is now...

[@sahilnagpal6299]

For those who did not understand what happened : Nepo : "Play more dirty next time" Hari : I did not play dirty, its sliped. Nepo : "No" Just editted my answer ( My Reply If I was Hari) : Yes, will play more dirty and thats none of your business. Context : Hari knocked the piece at 7:55 (accidently) and nepo got disturbed. From what I observed was queen d2 was a brilliant move since it closed the attacking area for white queen and this totally changed the game for Hari (his attacks starts from there).

[@mmdurante1616]

It shouldn't go unmentioned that if Hari had fixed the bishop before pressing the clock, as he's supposed to do, he would've lost on time. As it was, he pressed the clock with one second left. Whether it was intentional or not, I don't know, but nonetheless Nepo would've won on time if Hari had played according to the rules. That said, there was no need for Nepo to exaggerate/lie. The pieces didn't fall five moves in a row. It was twice, and it wasn't in a row.

[@happyrabbit7944]

@@mmdurante1616 Yes, exactly, I didn't understand why Nepo didn't call an arbiter but maybe that's because he wanted to finish the job faster :( Anyway Nepo should understand that he is still challenger and he should be more calm even If his opponent does something incorrect imao

[@vercot7000]

@@mmdurante1616 I thought Hari does not get punished but nepo gets 2 min more according to FIDE rules?

[@dolwolfianphotography]

Accidently or not he did knock the piece and hit the clock before pout it back and would have been flagged but in other hand Nepo should have called the arbiter as he look bad in the end with his comment and attitude!

[@marct8160]

@@ryanhughes1101 A crime is a crime, what about involuntary murder .... or the fact that ignorance of the law is no excuse? Clearly intend was not in their mind in both of those situations. Exemple : I did not intend to run over those peoples while I was drunk.

[@weevilunderwood149]

Ah man, Hari is a super nice guy, def wasnt intentional. I kinda feel Ian's frustration, because technically you can't press the clock if you've knocked over pieces. If you check out the Kovelov vs Artem game, Kovelov insisted on the one hand rule to grab the win.

[@weevilunderwood149]

Would've been a win for Ian. Having said that, calling Pentala dirty was def out of line. I bet Magnus wouldn't have cared

[@mmdurante1616]

@@weevilunderwood149 Magnus would've definitely cared. It was the difference between a win and a draw.

[@bestintheworld4464]

If he wants to claim he should call arbiter and inform it as illegal if not he should shutup he donthave right to speak like that

[@martinhansen1278]

@@weevilunderwood149 I don't know where the idea comes from that this would be a forfeit if Ian called the arbiter but it is not based in the actual rules of chess. For one infraction, Hari would probably have received a warning or worst case, time would be added to Nepo's clock. People made actually illegal moves this tournament without getting forfeited

[@resignurdrnk7535]

@@weevilunderwood149 incorrect, only hikaru would literally have not cared at all

[@rohitbandgar6686]

Can't find where he dropped it 5 times in a row as Nepo claims. Hari dropped once at 7:55 which happens very often in a blitz game for which he apologised immediately. If Nepo had an issue could have called the arbiter and Hari could atmost get a warning for that. Calling a former Top 10 player a Dirty Player is uncalled for

[@GMBethHarmon]

Not defending Nepo's reaction, but there's other parts where Harikrishna knocks over pieces loudly, like 9:21. I don't think it was intentional.

[@amitmishra8061]

@@GMBethHarmon at 9:21 he actually killed that pawn and also it was in Hari's time so it doesn't even matter

[@martinhansen1278]

@@amitmishra8061 Exactly, he set that piece up in his own time so that is a non-issue. Nepo just comes across as salty at the end but it is just a heat of the moment thing

[@d0wnpour]

@@amitmishra8061 But he removed the piece with the left hand, so used both hands for the move which is not allowed. It was certainly not clean and it's understandable Nepo was annoyed.

[@prakyathprakash5180]

@@d0wnpour Nepo is just a salty ba***. Accusing someone of playing "dirty" when it clearly was unintentional just shows his cocky attitude.

[@hussainmdyt7638]

Magnus did the correct thing to this proudy guy in lat WC match

[@arnabgupta9331]

I believe nepo was mad because of the sloppy play on low time, in particular at 7:55 - you have to adjust the fallen pieces on your own time but this is quite common and hari apologized immediately. Also if im not wrong this only happened once so im not sure why he said it slipped 5 times, i think nepo was just upset his position was winning at some point but couldnt convert

[@prakyathprakash5180]

Nepo has got a cocky attitude.

[@ghostapostle7225]

He should've just called the arbiter.

[@MagicSmoke11]

@@prakyathprakash5180 He is a Dirty racist.

[@ismailbhai1742]

Nepo is such a arrogant fellow. He can't even understand that its a slip or intentional. He has no right to say 'dirty'. My opinion has changed on this guy from now on.

[@gabrielaugusto8033]

Kkkkkkk 5 vezes tem que ser mt cara de pau

[@soulpaulx5947]

Wow so rude from Nepo.... It slipped once at 7:55 (once more at 9:21 but it was on Hari's time so it doesn't matter) ... And he said he slipped it 5 times? Dude's hallucinating bcz he can't convert the position... Was thinking of supporting Nepo but changed my mind now . Supporting Ding from now on ...

[@kazimirmalevich6712]

It's not rude to correct a dirty player.

[@soulpaulx5947]

@@kazimirmalevich6712 lmao how is he a dirty player?

[@kedarjoshi7503]

Nepo is Egoistic person .

[@kedarjoshi7503]

​@@kazimirmalevich6712 I can clearly smell something is burning down there 🤧.

[@anuragdey_]

​@@kedarjoshi7503yeah sure buddy

[@able9654]

Quite a leap to call Hari playing dirty over a single incident of a piece getting knocked over in a blitz game 😀 and to follow up with 'happened 5 times in a row',is unprofessional

[@bhagwancapitalism1057]

Hari even moves his piece during nepos time

[@yanair2091]

Also it was not "single incident". Harikrishna knocked over his piece(s) at least three times. He could have at least apologise to Nepo after they finished instead of asking "What?"

[@rohithreddy75]

Hari moved his pieces in nepos time. He is not wrong

[@That_Useless_Bucket]

Give time stamps for the other times Hari dropped pieces and adjusted them in nepos timr​@@yanair2091

[@chatgptchess]

Dude you can tell, that hurt Pentala. Look at how caught off guard Hari is. Hari is literally speechless. Ian could've just called an arbiter. We ALL know Nepo wouldn't have cared if he figured out how to convert his winning position. He was stuck on auto when he was winning and then Hari actually took time to calculate wtf was going on and how to get out of it. Magnus either would have called an arbiter immediately, or let it go. Anish would have laughed at the end of the draw. Ding would have remained silent with full understanding that it was unintentional. Naka would roll his eyes and call that arbiter IMMEDIATELY. Dubov wouldve mentioned it in a snarky way if asked about it, but he wouldve been more upset at himself for not converting. Ian is the only person that would neglect to call the arbiter; continue to play bc he knows he has a sizeable advantage; fail to convert the position; and then accuse the other guy of playing "DIRTY" immediately after he realizes its a draw 🤣 We're all rooting for DING now 👍🏾

[@kanga_banga_]

wow well said

[@mayavi93]

Rooting for a Chinese chess champion, hmm i don't think Indians would be happy with it

[@madmax2778]

Not sure about Hikaru, David Howell once saved a lost position against Hikaru and after the match Hikaru told Howell "You got fucking lucky, you have no fucking understating about chess", later Hikaru's Dad apologized to Howell but Hikaru himself never apologize for his behavior.

[@SaiKiran-km8fn]

@@mayavi93 you should understand Indians would not care who others are rooting for, I would wish any Indian talents to win , but if the games are interesting and any players creates good game they deserve to win and we all would be happy about it. Chess is not a regional game , it Transends above regions ( at least this is what i observed in recent times as many are rooting for Naka , Magnus , Dubov etc )

[@mayavi93]

@@SaiKiran-km8fn I don't mind anyone winning either, but it's what the Chinese government would do with it. And no sport is above regions, it's a story we would like to tell ourselves. Most players play for their nation and people, it motivates them.

[@ddfan1983]

Nepo just couldn't resist calling him a dirty hari 😂

[@lucasdeoliveira5316]

Hari would have the comeback of a lifetime if he said, "Do you feel lucky, punk?"

[@Govinda_03]

Without even becoming a world champion he has so much attitude. Imagine if he becomes a world champion.

[@auroraofstars]

sorry but i don’t think being a world champion has anything to do with morality though? although i am not endorsing his disgusting behaviour.

[@Govinda_03]

@@auroraofstars Ego and arrogance comes with power.

[@auroraofstars]

@@Govinda_03 true

[@minhly650]

What if by some miracles, he would be more humble if he becomes a world champion? :))

[@ahhfdhxhdj5312]

@@Govinda_03 everybody has bad days, stop trying to sound wise

[@ciervosediento9179]

En 7:57 Nepo da a entender que acepta las disculpas. Si no fuese así, pararía el reloj y llamaría al árbitro. Si no lo llamó nunca, no puede después desdecirse y no perdonar a su rival. Nepo no tiene razón y además es un maleducado.

[@yashtyson88]

Nepo (sarcastically): Play more dirty next time Hari: what? Nepo: Play more dirty next time Hari: I didn't play dirty, it slipped Nepo: Is that true? Hari: yeah Nepo: you slipped like 5 times in a row Hari: what😧 ? Nepo: you slipped like 5 times in a row! It was probably regarding the pieces that were falling mistakenly when hari was taking 'em. Happened only twice. We all know how salty Nepo is 🤣 just look at the video of him losing to Nihal and not even shaking his hand properly..

[@YS-ysn09]

which match was nihal vs nepo? this event or earlier?

[@lordzlordz]

I think he said "ok draw?" instead of "is that true"

[@gustavoguimaraes5155]

Aganst Alexander Fier he lost and take away the pieces... Nepo had to be more calm...

[@yashtyson88]

@@lordzlordz hmmm maybe yes..

[@Anonymous1986]

@@YS-ysn09 2019 blitz championship

[@ismailbhai1742]

Nepo is such a arrogant fellow. He can't even understand that its a slip or it was intentional. He has no right to say 'dirty' or something like that. When it happened 2nd time Hari fixed and pushed the clock.

[@chatgptchess]

Thats not what arrogant means....

[@ismailbhai1742]

@@chatgptchess you name it whatever you want. I see it as best word to describe.

[@kedarjoshi7503]

​@@chatgptchess Don't tell me its Romantic then lol

[@supralex1]

I hope they are still friendly, if not, perhaps a fist fight to the death is in order! Go Hari Go!

[@bobbyc2768]

Nepo would win that easily

[@Aniruddh-_]

@@bobbyc2768 haha u wish

[@user-uc7qb1su4e]

@@bobbyc2768 Nepo is fat🤣

[@bhagwancapitalism1057]

Hari moves his piece during nepos time

[@VC-kj9yx]

​@@bobbyc2768lol Nepo would die of obesity😂. He can't move his ass properly. One punch from hari is enough for this bag of chips nepo😂

[@kencur9690]

Actually, if we are going to go by the rules, Nepo clearly “punched” the clock near the end, hitting it hard enough to move it, which goes against the rules (yes there’s a rule about that.) I think he go frustrated that he couldn’t win, but he should have maintained his calm. His opponent did adjust the piece during his time, which is not correct, though it was clearly an accident. Nepo is right to find fault with that, but to call it dirty is stretching it.

[@vickycorelopez8159]

Intersting how Nepo only has something to say against Indian players…if instead of Hari it was Dubov, he would have not said anything…disgusting player Nepo when frustrated

[@arkline9937]

how did you come up with this?

[@vickycorelopez8159]

@@arkline9937 another game, nepo vs. sarin, nepo lost and could not even look sarin in the eye when shaking hands, terrible

[@VARMOT123]

@@vickycorelopez8159 he is a terrible sport and dude has a superiority complex bigger than lot of former world champs .

[@kazimirmalevich6712]

What nonsense are you talking about?

[@pgratedchess]

Hari played completely fair, and his defense was incredible with seconds on the clock, while having such an opened king. Having said that, probably similarly to the Kovalev game, Nepo should have gotten 2 extra minutes, and Hari should have done to play ...Nxe6 "according to the rules".

[@martinksendal1003]

First of all it's only 1 minute extra for blitz. The most important thing however is that the same as in the Kovalev situation hari should first get a warning not direct punishment.

[@binor1666]

Nepo is correct here. Ppl here know nothing about chess. At the end hari touched the piece 5 times in a row before nepo hit the clock. This is forbidden. Not to talk about hari knocking pieces down and also using 2 hands when adjusting. All aren't allowed. A player at his caliber should know all of that its indeed dirty play for his level

[@bhagwancapitalism1057]

Hari should not moves his piece during nepos time

[@Rocharlzzz]

I think Ian got upset for not being able to score a win in which seemed like a crushing attack. Hari did not play dirty from my perspective.

[@SmtAltn]

In the blitz tempo, this kind of thing is very likely to happen. Nepo should have been a bit more understanding. 1 second time loss should not affect players above 2700 so much. If the position is already a win, then you should have won. It is not right to blame the opponent.

[@iankyoko]

It can be a frustrating game. It's surprising there isn't more incidents of people getting annoyed at each other. The problem is, there often isn't time to compose yourself.

[@luisitogonzales3169]

He is frustrated because he was not able to exploit the position and did not convert it a win, he was annoyed by how good hari's defence is. thats pretty much it.

[@mertkursun1342]

"It slips five times in a row?" Well Hari only knocked the piece down once as far as I can see and it was clearly accidential. Nepo is delusional here tbh.

[@kedarjoshi7503]

Egoistic person !

[@iamvipulj]

For people blaming everything on Nepo, please go through this match of Yoo vs Hari kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXmsfqGYaLp0j8k. At 7:57, Hari stopped the clock and called the arbiters when his opponent made the same mistake. On the contrary, Nepo let it go and didn't make a fuss about it like Hari, so of course he was angry at the end. I know now someone would comment on this that Nepo could have stopped the clock as well but had no right to call him a dirty player. It wasn't a dirty play but Hari did put Nepo on the spot as him stopping the clock and calling the arbiters like Hari did would look bad on his part.

[@kedarjoshi7503]

Completely disagree with you..! When im watching this match why are you giving references of match played before ... why arbitrar is there then ?

[@iamvipulj]

@@kedarjoshi7503 Your comment makes no sense. The role of arbitrator is not in question. Not calling arbitrator on your opponent in the spirit of the game is something you clearly don't understand.

[@kedarjoshi7503]

@@iamvipulj Your comment make " 0 " sense to me. There is something ( called rule ) which you haven't understood yet. If a player displaces one or more pieces, he shall re-establish the correct position on his own time. If necessary, either the player or his opponent shall stop the clocks and ask for the arbiter’s assistance. The arbiter may penalise the player who displaced the pieces.... dont give your thoughts a taglie " spirit of game "

[@iamvipulj]

@@kedarjoshi7503 I stand corrected, you clearly don't understand it. Copy paste some more rules lines from the internet which everyone knows already.

[@johngabriel2524]

​@@kedarjoshi7503 its for ppl that dont understand why nepo is angry, dum

[@tomekczajka]

If Ian he didn't like the fallen piece, he should have stopped the clock when it happened and called in the arbiter to resolve the issue according to the rules. Nobody to blame but himself. Also, did he say "play more dirty next time"? This request makes no logical sense.

[@sadasivunisatish7571]

No digital board. ChessBase India, please arrange it. Coming to this game, It's unfortunate that Hari played with this liar and ended up embarrassed.

[@chessandmathguy]

Tensions are high and Ian mistakenly remembers the game to be full of slips by Hari when it reality it was very minor. Once, and he apologized. Once Ian sees this replay, the best thing to do would be to walk up to Hari when they're both calm and apologize sincerely. Shows good sportsmanship.

[@SaiKiran-km8fn]

Not sure how you can say 5 slips when only 1 slip happened ( for which Hari immediately apologies ) , it looks more like a frustration call as he could not convert his sizeable position. These type of situations shows a person's character. Anyways hope he does watch this replay and understand , would be indeed a good sportsmanship gesture !!

[@binor1666]

Nepo is correct here. Ppl here know nothing about chess. At the end hari touched the piece 5 times in a row before nepo hit the clock. This is forbidden. Not to talk about hari knocking pieces down and also using 2 hands when adjusting. All aren't allowed. A player at his caliber should know all of that its indeed dirty play for his level

[@quattroquinti8453]

@@binor1666 Where do you see Hari touching a piece 5 times at the end? Watched it in slow motion and nothing like that happened.

[@binor1666]

@@quattroquinti8453 in the last move he does. And also drop pieces twice adjusted with different hands and hit the clock with different hands. All aren't allowed. If he followed the rules he would have lost on time

[@quattroquinti8453]

​@@binor1666 This is incorrect. In the last move he touches the queen a moment after Ian hits the clock (check 9:48). At 7:55 Hari indeed accidentally knocks over the bishop and immediately apologizes. Maybe he would have lost, maybe not. Nepo could have called the arbiter and claim 2 minutes, yet he didn't do it. Thus, he had no basis to complain after the game with some imaginary "5 slips in a row" bs . Let's be honest, he was just salty after not converting a winning position. At 9:22 Hari indeed drops a pawn and takes it with another hand. It's a minor mistake because the piece has been already down close the rim. He does it on his time.

[@painofitachi]

What exactly happen ???

[@syedayan7564]

Mom ; why you dont play with neighbor kid The kid ::

[@hydrohasspoken6227]

Magnus putted him in his place, rightfully so.

[@BGMI_MOD]

May i know what happened? What hari did wrong?

[@ROMKAUL]

Nothing, just that Nepo is a sore loser and has some unresolved psychological issues.

[@saief3213]

Nepo didn’t like how hari kept knocking pieces over and fixing it during Nepo’s time.

[@infinitechess24]

@@saief3213 it happened once.

[@desingrajan8311]

Nepo is losing the hearts of many of his fans and chess lovers because of his rude behaviour.

[@harshitdawar1650]

+1

[@adityag9199]

This seems like just a minor incident tho

[@zvezdazvijezda3594]

He isnt

[@pacomosquera8133]

I fully agree

[@Rjsipad]

@@adityag9199 he lost to nihal and didnt even make eye contact in handshake, i think nepo is not a very chill guy

[@jonsantos6056]

Nepo is one of the most saltiest players to play chess. Zero professionalism like a pampered child. Had a winning position ended in a draw.

[@peterthecheese4650]

Hari playing his Chessable Course💣🔥

[@AnindyaBasu27]

Chessbase should write an article on this and highlight how Nepo often has this calm disposition even under such stressful moment. The world should learn from Nepo😅

[@DeNTaN2002]

He pressed the clock before he fixed the piece. If he didn’t he would loose on time

[@user-sv4ou5bz7m]

7:54 To be fair, Hari should have switch the clock to himself and correct the piece at the expense of his time and he would lost. But Hari was correcting his piece at the expense of Nepo's time. Therefore, considering the emotions at the end of the game, the indignation of Nepo is quite understandable.

[@malayaranjansahu7650]

f**k nepo...then why didn't he call the arbiter...if he didn't call at the time of incident then he can't blame later... f**king disgusting nepo

[@renegadeprism42]

Hmm, i still don't think he wouldve lost tbh, the position in the end was quite sqewee to the tiger side

[@user-sv4ou5bz7m]

@@renegadeprism42 He has 3 sec left before that. He spent almost two seconds correcting the piece. This is quite significant amount of time. Any way we must choose - do we respect the chess rules, or each time we will start discuss like that. Imagine, no rules, only subjective opinion on each situation.

[@hindustanimapper]

​@@user-sv4ou5bz7m Then why is the arbitar for? He should've called the arbitar, not put all his frustruation on his opponent. That was very unprofessional of him.

[@user-sv4ou5bz7m]

@@hindustanimapper Calling the arbiter will not compensate this situation even if arbiter will restore position with follen piece and turn clock on Hari. Because all this time Hari will calculate his next moves and time-stress will be reduced. So you are completely wrong and incompetent.

[@resignurdrnk7535]

is this a promo for a future chessboxing match? i'd watch

[@tejasjaiswal453]

Nepo is dumb, Hari is gentleman

[@bubsadoozy]

Gentleman fix their pieces before hitting the clock.

[@miguelpalomino8329]

if Nepo didn't call to the arbiter just after the incident then he is accepting to continue with the game. He can't claim at the end if he accepted that and less to say that Hari played dirty.

[@rajiv2612]

When you can’t even look your opponent in the eye when you speak to them - you’ve lost.

[@priyangshudutta4492]

Before this video I literally was feeling bad for nepo as everytime he qualified for the final .. He would always end up in the losing side (except candidates) . 1) World Championship match against Carlsen. 2) World Rapid Championship against Nordirbek . 3) Fischer Random against Hikaru. But now I will it was deserved... No sportsmanship at all. And well done hari you played very well.

[@p1nS15h]

Can anyone tell what Nepo said last I heard "5 times in a row" or am I wrong?

[@konstrakph]

The Indian Boy did dirty play atleast in my opinion. He knocked that Knight out and proceed to take with his left hand!

[@jimmyhb4012]

If im hari : Que mira bobo? 🤣🤪🤣🤪

[@DineshRajnalkar0321]

Why can't they play the shorter formats online to avoid these slips, it's frustrating for both. Don't know who got such an idea , chess will convert to an actual war like this 😅

[@smrtguy77777]

Ding is the world champion. 😁

[@MemoryDestiny]

5 times? I rewatched this match several times where's are the other times??

[@divyam9984]

The last time i saw something like nepo i flushed it.

[@seonn1356]

You're not allowed to move and fix pieces, during your opponent's time, that's why on 7:55 nepo got disturbed. Although it could cause hari a game if nepo called an arbiter, i think. Also plays the fact, that nepo got a seemingly winning position and didn't convert it, which made him mad.

[@martinhansen1278]

That is not a forfeit, it happens sometimes in blitz. At most Hari would have a warning but since it only happened once Nepo was out of line calling him a dirty player

[@ronaldcredo2689]

Supposed Hari did not fix the bishop, then Nepo touch it, would that be a touch-move for Nepo when that happens?

[@gamislatte5470]

@@ronaldcredo2689 yes according to FIDE handbook article 7.2.1 Section A.

[@binor1666]

Nepo is correct here. Ppl here know nothing about chess. At the end hari touched the piece 5 times in a row before nepo hit the clock. This is forbidden. Not to talk about hari knocking pieces down and also using 2 hands when adjusting. All aren't allowed. A player at his caliber should know all of that its indeed dirty play for his level

[@martinhansen1278]

@@binor1666 Touching the piece before the opponent fully hits the clock happens in every single blitz game. Not something dirty or to get upset over. As for adjusting a fallen piece with the other hand, the rules are a bit vague but it only happened once so it is not "pieces". You are probably a 1200 out there calling a very respectable GM dirty

[@MASTERY1992]

Was talking about the piece or about his playing style?

[@ramaniit]

Is this the best fight that we can record in Chess competition!! Give me a break !!

[@solomonsolomon4153]

Hari didn’t deserve such attitude. Shame of Nepo

[@ytaroyan]

Nepomniaschi should be ashamed of himself. He couldn't win simply because his opponent kept finding good moves. Accusing your opponent of playing dirty because you are not happy with the result is embarrassing. It is more embarrassing that Fide is owned by the Russians and they are determined to hand the crown to a guy like this.

[@ericlindros7419]

Давненько на высоком уровне я не видел, чтоб так лупили по часам с добавлением )))

[@MeGaEnRiCo8]

So disappointing to see Nepo reacting like that... Pentala pure class💎

[@hyderabadhero007]

Corona handshake 🤝

[@aruntechie123]

Chess would be yawny without all this - loving it

[@sidds2004]

With this dirty mind set of Nepo, i am sure he is not going up the ladder for sure. He needs to concentrate more.

[@timbeckett7246]

Regardless of Nepo's rude attitude, Harikrishna played great defense in this game.

[@A_DILIGENT_boy]

Isme dirty wali kya baat hai ....piece slipped magnus se bhi hota hai .... wosko koi ni bolta Qki woh board pr hi fad dega .... Khud check dekr time gain kiya to ni jab hari ne diya to itna frustration 🤥 🤦‍♂️😆🤣 NEPO PO PO HI KREGA ... 🤣🤣😥😥😥

[@yashsinha1509]

No surprises why he did not win the world championship. No matter how much brains you have, it is ethics and discipline which takes you forward in any field. Nepo must have learnt that after losing to Ding

[@ankur67678]

I thought he said "Threefold repetition"! 😂

[@josephkeres4604]

Me too lol 😆

[@jayraj5008]

Chessboxing between these two would be epic...

[@deadlypearl5159]

Hari dropped first at 7:55 (See the time remaining on the clock of both player) I don't think hari did it intentionally,it happened by mistake. Hari dropped again at 9:21, which doesn't matter coz while capturing the pawn,the pawn just get slipped by mistake.

[@amitsrivastava1934]

Well done Hari....your composure was intact. You looked disappointed but you did not pay back Nepo in the same coin. Sobriety !!

[@hokusai3965]

Thank you magnus

[@fortytwo9517]

Hari 1. Knocks pieces over after he presses his clock 2.moves before nepo has pressed his clock 3. Presses clock with different hand he plays move with. I’m sorry but a 12 year old has better chess etiquette than that. I’m Indian and Nepo has every right to get angry. Those saying that he should of called an arbiter and not taken it out on hari; Nepo was being nice by NOT calling an arbiter and had every right to call Hari out. You’re a super GM hari, do better.

[@lethalillusion2799]

Lmao

[@user-rg3po5eq1f]

Половина комментариев говорит о том, что если извинился то можно ронять фигуры и поправить за время соперника?!! Тогда фраза должна звучать так:"извини, но если я поправлю фигуры то упадет мой флаг!"

[@kunal.burangi]

Who won ?

[@sentielafrica]

6:56 What about Qc5 for Nepo?

[@user-jt1pp5xp3x]

Ian: "you should play more dirty next time" Several times in the game hari accidently knocked over a piece, but immediately fixed them. Yes thats not ideal but ian overreacted, if ian thought it was a problem he should've called the arbiter.

[@electricgoose4691]

lol dude was salty from the draw. That's not dirty play it's just moving a little to fast when your low on time and knocking over a piece.

[@antoniov64]

Nepo is overreacting. A mature player would admit the result on the board without blaming irrational causes

[@ashishgulati9212]

Slipped 5 times in a row? 😂 Nepo needs to get an eye checkup done ASAP 😅 But yes, Hari did slip twice and just once on Nepo's time for which he apologized immediately. This happens in Blitz OTB. That exchange at the end though was uncalled for. Guess at the end Nepo was just salty that he could not make his crushing attack work. 😅 Well done by Hari to keep calm 👍

[@bexserver]

Disappointing that Nepo couldn't take the draw with grace, conveniently forgetting he literally threw a pawn on the floor when playing against Dubov. Hari deserved to be respected for the draw, not given that treatment. I hope they catchup afterwards and Nepo has an opportunity to apologise, and they can talk about it.

[@ZorbaPress]

Nepo was upset that he could not find the win. Both players are good guys, and I hope Nepo will apologize to Hari.

[@binor1666]

Nepo is correct here. Ppl here know nothing about chess. At the end hari touched the piece 5 times in a row before nepo hit the clock. This is forbidden. Not to talk about hari knocking pieces down and also using 2 hands when adjusting. All aren't allowed. A player at his caliber should know all of that its indeed dirty play for his level

[@karlanthonygallano6053]

@@binor1666 Then why didn’t he stopped the clock and called the arbiter in the first place considering what’s done was illegal? That’s the reason why they have arbiters in the first place, to correct what should be corrected in a professional match. Nepo should’ve called the arbiter right after the illegal move instead of calling it a “dirty” play.

[@DeNTaN2002]

@@karlanthonygallano6053 calling arbiter or not doesn’t change that he played dirty

[@rubensilvera1164]

In the opening after Rc8; Qd2; Bb4; Nepo missed Fd4!; e5; Fxe5!

[@shumbuk4383]

I'm sitting here even more annoyed than Harikrishna is merely on his behalf..thank you Chessbase India!

[@Triple-18-Arts]

India 🇮🇳❤️

[@VIVEKPANDEYIITB]

Hari understands the frustration.

[@MD-pl4ww]

there should be bigger penalties for players who knock over pieces & for players that fail to place pieces properly on squares…. Hari had two knock overs, not the worst i’ve seen certainly, at least he replaced them on his own clock - some adjust after their move, even at this level

[@annakupchik790]

Did he say “play dirty”?

[@TickerzYT]

yes

[@abhishekshah11]

It's good that Ian isn't world champion. Wouldn't want him to be one. Ding is far more deserving

[@shyamverma1672]

With this gesture, Nepo just lost a lot of his supporters, still a noob, not a world champion material

[@Kingslayer-64]

It's Nepo who touches his pieces even before Hari has hit the clock, and surprisingly he's the one crying about it.

[@vixr9557]

that's why I hate to play blitz over the board pieces flying, online is easier. Imagine them playing in the future classical

[@zalcemyardimci]

The opponent has 2 mistakes. Even though it wasn't a rule, he had to leave the match like a gentleman. In fact, in the match where Hikaru dropped his piece twice and pressed the clock without correcting it, Hikaru's opponent immediately retired from the game, although he did not call the referee. That's the gist of this topic. These guys are super grand masters. They know where and what to do. They don't need a referee.

[@harshalsharma19]

Well i think we need to call Dr. Ding for this patient.😅

[@severeddaff]

When Hari played Yoo and Yoo accidently knocked a piece over after he hit the clock, Hari stopped the clock and complained. Are all you fanboys sure he's as pure as you think he is?

[@bushanmehra9885]

Hari should have called back with same words.he is bad mind.we Indian accept everything.if he beats Ding still he is not the real deal.Magnus didn't defend the title.

[@ivann1472]

La primera ocasión la pieza se le cayó accidentalmente si no estaba de acuerdo hubiera llamado al árbitro la segunda uso las dos manos para tirar y acomodar no estoy seguro si no se pueda pero también pudo haber llamado al árbitro en lugar de ponerse asi porque siento que se le fue la partida y se enojo también por eso

[@kedarjoshi7503]

Deep

[@VARMOT123]

There is a movie called dirty Hari as well funnily enough

[@tomasgalmarini5203]

Can someone explain what happened?

[@lordzlordz]

he kept dropping pieces and having to adjust pieces, sloppy play when time is running for Nepo

[@TickerzYT]

at 7:55 hari knocks his piece over with 2 seconds remaining on the clock he then lets the time run and adjusts the piece in nepos time

[@Dasappan76]

Call Nihal..nepo urgently needs a backrank mate agian..