Post-game Press Conference with Alireza Firouzja and Gukesh | Round 7 | FIDE Candidates

🇫🇷 Alireza Firouzja (2760) vs 🇮🇳 Gukesh D (2743) was a very double-edged game. In a tricky endgame, Gukesh blundered on time pressure, giving Alireza a much-needed win to get back into the competition.
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[@JaiSriRam801]

Hats off to Gukesh for coming to Post-game analysis despite facing a heartbreak. Always Calm and Composed. I Love such personality🧡

[@haitajimambo5851]

So it's optional attending?

[@7sage469]

@@haitajimambo5851 For the person who wins, I think its kind of expected for them to attend but for the person who loses, its not.

[@santwonamohanty7349]

The players get paid as part of agreement to attend post-match conferences.

[@astlinj]

No both of them should come it's in contract . Before only winner should come but now if Even if you win or loose you should come.

[@plet774]

It’s to avoid a fine

[@deepanshinegi4963]

I love Alireza’s attitude. Lot of people might be against it, but the young man is clearly enjoying his life and also, pursuing other interests like fashion. He realizes life is way bigger than just chess.

[@user-gi4re7hh5u]

Yes❤

[@JT11111]

Whilst I agree, its is disappointing that with 2 huge nations and continents behind him, at only 20 years old he is not motivated by his God given talent and is talking about other things this early in his career, there are people who would do anything to be half as talented as he is, just slightly disappointing to see this in him.

[@fxstreamer238]

Mostly Indians cant handle that cause they were all thought that they need to stay humble dont laugh and dont say anything remotely negative in the world and always listen and obey and get mature early in life without a chance to pass the childhood just like a sad image you see in Gukesh as a 17 years old kid.

[@fxstreamer238]

@@JT11111 Nepo wante to become a video gamer instead of chess in early 20s. it will pass some people grow up late and thats totally fine if not better than growing up without having a childhood and dreams like Indian players.

[@vipulgupta]

Ya like Insta and Facebook. There is no one way of living life, it just depends on what one wants out of it and what one wants to do in life. There are millions who are jack of all and masters of none, but the fact remains that no one knows them. People who devote their life to a single thing become experts and achievers and are respected by others. Having different hobbies and interests in life is totally different from being confused about what one wants to do in life.

[@davidmcmanaman2180]

Gukesh blundered at the end but it was still insane how well Firouzja played under so much time pressure....he found every good move near the end.

[@M3N04]

Alireza is a better speed chess player.

[@seya_2]

Alireza was no.1 blitz player

[@austinduong-van6071]

Alireza was grinding Blitz at 1AM

[@vibovitold]

@@M3N04 because Alireza is a highly intuitive player. The downside of this type of chess player personality is that they are often temperamental and therefore get tilted easily. Meticulous "accountant" types like Caruana are much more stable, but don't do as well under fast time controls where they can't calculate everything carefully

[@Neo__01]

Not sure if Firouzja had any pressure, afterall as he himself said that he has nothing to lose as his tournament is virtually over. Whereas Gukesh had everything to lose and he just crumbled...

[@mylifeinpoetrypodcast]

You gotta Love Alireza, Bro is last and says a draw would not make sense for me ... I have nothing to lose.

[@sanidhyatiwari9261]

The pain in gukesh's eyes😥😥

[@efthymiosn3381]

Alireza made 1 inaccuracy and called it a bad game.

[@cjh-bk4pn]

the inaccuracy almost cost him the game so

[@RC-nb1tn]

I know Gukesh is absurdly mature for 17, but it's important to remember that Alireza is still a kid. I really like that both of them don't pretend to be anyone else and are comfortable being who they are.

[@414aliha]

One is happy and one is sad .. has nothing to do with maturity and immaturity

[@Neo__01]

Wow, never seen a 21 year old kid XD

[@KaranS2022]

@@Neo__01 21 year olds are kids

[@ammster1234]

​​@@Neo__01anyone above even 25 will 100% agree that 21 year olds are kids

[@Neo__01]

@ammster1234 Well, you can be a kid your whole life if you live by the spirit of it... But the real question is at what point does the society stop treating you as a kid? Legally speaking, 18 years is the standard going around the world.

[@maqla-fy7qx]

gukesh in 9:58 was like : wtf this guys taking about , what I am doing here , what live ?, why live ?etc

[@00bikeboy]

Heartbreaking loss for Gukesh but it's nice to hear Alireza laugh after such a bad start to his tournament.

[@timothylee2772]

Gukeah might have taken it as insulting.😂😂😂

[@XerxesGammon200]

Alireza should be happy after days of abuse from people like you. 👍 😂

[@Yumyumyum42069]

Who tf cares. ​@@timothylee2772

[@TSM-Entity-KRSNA]

He Has Given Up Clearly Alireza Is Not Even Serious Now Sad For Gukesh To Lose From A Given Up Player

[@aarambhaxd7861]

“I have nothing to lose anymore”- Alireza 2024

[@Pinkchocochip]

Gukesh handled this interview so elegantly❤️ A true gentleman 💕

[@p.jhodeflea789]

Sure, you can't say the same with his opposent of today!

[@amar-vt6wr]

If you mean to say that sitting there completely devastated after what happened and barely saying a couple of sentences, then yes, he did handle this pretty elegantly lol.

[@samf680]

Alireza was just be himself without showing of and gukesh was so professional I think

[@Neo__01]

​@amar-vt6wr Many pros won't even be sitting there... And just to see your opponent laugh off such devastation, I think was a bit insensitive from Firouzja showing zero empathy so yeah , Gukesh did handle is pretty well, definitely better than what you'll expect from a 17 year old.

[@aluminiumknight4038]

​@@Neo__01he lost a game not his mother died lol

[@ignisinvictus]

Congratulations, Alireza! It was a wonderful finish. I'm glad you didn't take the draw when it was an option. That would have deprived us of this exciting ending.

[@richard7128]

Alireza, you sir are a legend....

[@BriefOutreach]

Gukesh's gentleman attitude and calmness is quite impressive at this young age...

[@matterickson503]

Well it seems like Alireza is gonna have a huge impact on the final results of this tournament considering he doesnt give a shit at this point lol.

[@btorres5x]

You either love or hate Alireza's care free approach at the moment, to some it may sound like he doesn't care enough or isn't serious. But it is so refreshing to see a great player with with fighting spirit with minimum pressure.

[@mmehysteria]

Alireza with a big smile on his face. Great game. Gukesh is such a class act.

[@jwky8295]

Alireza is such a troller HAHAHA

[@hedrakamel7121]

Alireza is so cool😎

[@fxstreamer238]

Alireza gives me boby fischer craziness vibe with his laughs and awkwardness

[@toSirius]

he played many moves in extrem timepressure and win ..maybe adrenaline /endorphine still high...

[@farzein4002]

I said that many years ago, watch his hand when he gives interview standing. And also watch his walking. He is the top gifted player in the world however he is not that driven to have a proper trainer or second. In chess960 he is only second to MC.

[@emanuellucin]

You finally know what stressful mean

[@RogueEva]

props to Alireza for the fighting spirit and to Gukesh for comming to the press and be a good sport. GG, what an ending!

[@RennellRath]

gukesh u still up there dont worry alireza w

[@steph30s]

Gukesh is literally broken

[@dublintvcontent2023]

Test of character now. If he can recover strongly he could go on to win this event. He is very impressive and can grow from this bitter defeat. Let's see. I think he will recover and improve (Hopefully).

[@anonymous2057]

The interviewer is so serious! Need to cheer up a bit!

[@Yazdanjavid]

Angela merkel's sister

[@shivanshbisht9439]

😂​@@Yazdanjavid

[@curious_banda]

Trash interviewer. They should put Charlize the main presenter.

[@TheBatracho]

Props to both, honestly. Gukesh for being a great competitor and showing up from a very tough loss, Alireza for clutching it under immense pressure.

[@user-qn9mb9dh6q]

you can really tell a person's character when they are down, and gukesh remains calm

[@farzein4002]

Not really, it's called temperament. Character is something totally different.

[@Yumyumyum42069]

What was he supposed to do? Whine about alireza? Lol

[@detectivemarkseven]

​@@Yumyumyum42069yes, other people would

[@haitajimambo5851]

Alireza is just laughing

[@charliegarcia6677]

Let him, dude wants to be himself after having a bad start.

[@Yumyumyum42069]

And? Is laughing banned in Toronto or something 🤔

[@Oussama-uo1gf]

I'd be laughing to win a game like this too lol.

[@haitajimambo5851]

@@Oussama-uo1gf You know that one of the games your gonna lose and you don't want to be laughed to right by your opponent or funs.especially when your stressed.Its not good.

[@bisket81]

Stress laugh

[@maximulanovskiy3167]

Lots of respect to Gukesh for coming to the press. Alireza is a childish genius. Great game and a big drama show!

[@vibovitold]

Attending the press conference is the norm (not to mention a contractual obligation), regardless of the result. Has anyone not come to the conference in this event? That would be childish behaviour. it's a bit of an insult to Gukesh to compliment him for it, that's like saying "lots of respect for wearing shoes and not coming barefoot"

[@Yumyumyum42069]

​@@vibovitoldlol

[@Yumyumyum42069]

How is alireza childish

[@samf680]

Alireza is just himself without pretending and showing off

[@freyc1]

Most of the time, the loser didn't come to the press conference. Which is absolutely fine in my opinion. @@vibovitold

[@sundarrajan581]

I think such a loss is important for Gukesh. This will make him play more fearlessly and better. I'm rooting for Gukesh from the beginning!

[@siddspain]

2:38 kudos to Firouza for stating that Qb3 was lucky. Got a fan in me now for saying that.

[@boogieman6529]

Any blind man can see that its lucky

[@boogieman6529]

@@asociacionvocla4391 are you deaf even alireza has said in the video that he got these lucky resources like qb3 and nd7

[@divyanshuchadha8210]

The Comeback Saga begins for Gukesh i guess

[@bastianstieg819]

For Alireza it begins

[@JT11111]

Brutal to have Gukesh there lol

[@rojareyhani9436]

This is stress laughter, dude is so harsh on himself! He feels hopeless, even though he's such an amazing player

[@BattleslashX]

Bro I would have bet a lot they Gukesh wouldn't show up to the press conference. Crazy he did.

[@vc3081]

The fact that Alireza in basically blitz find so many brilliant moves like Qb3, Nd7, Rf3 is insane. Maybe he always should start with 20 minutes on the clock?

[@detectivemarkseven]

2:01 I have nothing to lose anymore.

[@mariotravieso8731]

A man with nothing to lose is dangerous!

[@ideal7871]

you gotta love alireza

[@kgb4194]

I hope alireza gains some confidence. He seems timid. Very good player.

[@jnsalon4205]

Alireza said it himself, he has nothing to lose. That's his main advantage in this game in my opinion. Now this is a test for Gukesh, is he gonna crumble or he's just gonna shrug it off. A test of character for Gukesh indeed, but we'll see.

[@lymeregis4354]

This was not the right time to ask Alireza about fashion. I would hate to be Gukesh sitting there.

[@harrybarcia3177]

Yeah, it's almost like: "So Gukesh how does it feel like to lose against a fashion designer?"

[@ahmedmajid4091]

Kudos to Alireza for even trying for a win instead of draw ❤️

[@fathanthoriq2413]

Wins for Gucci

[@Matrix-rq1kh]

alireza is how someone should be in their 20's or atleast early 20's. He's not trying to act too serious, knows has god gifted talent but may be not much exciting for him so trying to explore other fields of interests

[@farhadchavoshy3390]

علیرضا ببری ببازی دوستت داریم❤

[@SoturnoSoul]

Adoro o firouzja que espírito de garoto, o diabo é menino kkkkkk, moleque bom demais.

[@majidvafayi5660]

Alireza acts like Fischer

[@freyc1]

I'm curious what makes you think that. I would actually find it kind of hard to pick two chess players who I think have more dissimilar personalities than Fischer and Firouzja.

[@sunny4883]

Alireza funny 😂

[@weevilunderwood149]

It's crazy, it's a bad game by both their standards, but this is exactly what Alireza NEEDED to do in his current slump against Gukesh who was in top form, make it MESSY. It paid off.

[@prasannasurange]

So good of Gukesh to appear in press conference after a devastating heartbreak

[@_aje]

I am glad to see Alireza get a win... He doesn't deserve such bad results in the Candidates.. I hope this is the turning point to at least finishing with a respectable result! Good luck, Alireza!

[@tikaglobal8192]

The way he sit remind me of bobby fisher

[@redox_3363]

Hikaru,s press conference made her like that

[@chessentials4261]

This was a new level of cringeness in the interview, god dammit. How can you ask him how he assessed the position when he had less than a minute on the clock and five moves to make. Has any of these interviewers ever played a game of chess themselves or what?

[@shivanshbisht9439]

I mean they lead it to be a time scramble😅

[@curious_banda]

The interviewer is shit. Probably a DEI hire.

[@AnSfee]

Here for GUKESH 🫡

[@AshishPatel-vy7mn]

Still 7 games to go, Gukesh vs Ian is what I am looking forward to.

[@rogersmith738]

troll ali reza :D

[@amritacharya855]

Alireza bro cant stop laughing at how he won the losing game, i would laugh to be honest, absolute of a dead lost position, last in the event to a out of nowhere win, keep in mind alireza is a rapid, blitz nightmare, he is in more shock then Gukesh lol

[@Larciliaa]

Interviewer wayyy to serious

[@ManishRawat-qz4nd]

gukesh did not blunder anything much. he is just not upto mark in low time scenarios. he has form on playing horribly when short on time. in Wijk aan Zee he drew against prag in winning position and also here against abasov he droped to eql position from winning when on move 40th.

[@CyberFossil1]

Alireza takes the draw out of the equation - GM Anish Giri.

[@raysharp1204]

It seems like Alireza has crazy talent but lacks the maturity to compete at this level. He farmed ELO to get into the Candidates but now he just wants it to be over.

[@farzein4002]

It seems that you know very little about chess. Watch this interview ten times and you would know why there is only one Alireza. He doesn't miss the correct moves but intentionally plays the worse moves just to avoid the draws. ( I am not talking about his blunder vs Naka). Anyway, still wishing Gukesh to win the candidates as he is second most exciting player in the world ( first is AF).

[@thesurrealist7]

Lacks the maturity? Alireza has done in his 20 years what super GMs have failed to do in 40 years. If you haven't been following him for long, don't let your ignorance show.

[@KirubanithiKiruba-vo6ih]

Once a fox was telling he is the king after painting lion images but now raining so Gukesh [fox] color changed so all people can hunt Gukesh as they liberated

[@jampubharadwaj9374]

You forget that a fox would hide once he knew he was being hunted. But, only a lion can walk into a den of hyenas even after a defeat. Him showing up after a defeat is proof enough for you.

[@vvenkat111]

@@jampubharadwaj9374 don't bother replying. Kirubanithi is a useless loser and a troll who feels tall by cutting of the heads of 17 yo kids who are top in their sport. Our Guki has arrived and is facing DIng Liren for the World Championship while Kirubanithi will keep shit posting on youtube because he has no other work.

[@btorres5x]

9:52 and then ill see what i do with my life🤣🤣

[@modusponens18]

This press officer might try breakin into a smile now n again!

[@vijaysiso]

Are we seeing glimpses of a future world championship?

[@KaranS2022]

nah

[@themind1401]

Alireza is older but seems like a child !! 😂

[@KaranS2022]

respect

[@nazarenoalmiron526]

Who saw them together and thought they had drawn? 😭😭😭

[@bastianstieg819]

If Alireza wins his next game he is back into business

[@CyberFossil1]

Nope. He needs 2 more wins just to to be on 50%. And after that he probably needs a minimum of 2 more wins and zero losses to be in contention

[@nishant205]

Respect for Gukesh. He is such a champion. Why Alireza was laughing on Gukesh move. That’s not a sportsman spirit

[@boogieman6529]

After losing thrice and on the verge of losing another one he magically got resuources to win the game which made his day but i guess your bias wont let you see that

[@Marcelooo_Albuquerque]

@@boogieman6529 Trueee. And also it is so hard to talk with people who are bias. If he answers probably will be something with lack of logic and just pure out of emotions.

[@adrianvermeule7929]

What a positively bizarre interview. Alireza is giggling like a child.

[@iSpeakstheTruth]

Looks like he's enjoying life - good for him

[@Volyan7]

when you watch interview when he was a child (after genius games) he's just laughing like that too ..yeah its the same person ofc but its amusing to note it seems its in his personality

[@Yumyumyum42069]

​@iuven.T some people have tendency to laugh to hide nervousness. Like mee

[@samf680]

He is 20! I think Gukesh is strangely calm and pro for his age, Alireza is just bein himself

[@Volyan7]

@@Yumyumyum42069 Of course me too lol, that instinctive laughter during discomfort. I think he's mostly happy "finally a win, especially with a few seconds on both sides" but there's that nervous thing as Alireza laughs saying "I've got nothing left to lose" he knows he's made a very bad start to the tournament and is a bit embarrassed about

[@user-um9hq1ww3i]

mate, what is with this audio, sound engineer needs to be fired, a wall of 100hz feedback, unlistenable on speakers, please don't tell me you're using the room audio?

[@zeynepemir8621]

Nodirbek, Gukesh or Praggnanandhaa can become champions one day. But they will never be as entertaining as Alireza... Being a world champion is a personal achievement, it's none of my business. Even though he will never be a world champion, I will just be curious about his games.

[@movieshistory768]

its too early to say a huge talent like Alireza at his 20s will never be WC. you cant predict the future

[@djo-dji6018]

Not 'even though' but 'even if.' like movieshistory wrote, we can't predict the future.

[@rojareyhani9436]

Who saye he can never be a champion? Wtf bro!!

[@afsane_nezhadi]

Norderbik smashed by alireza Many times

[@richardlobo88]

Ya so? ​@@afsane_nezhadi anything can happen 5-10 years down the line. We might also see new chess prodigies challenging these guys.

[@afsane_nezhadi]

Win or lose love you alireza

[@jayantsingh658]

Interviewer is very mediocre tbh

[@shrikrishnasingh1106]

you are being generous LOL

[@siasoufi1642]

I think Alireza's preparations aren't good and he doesn't have a good team

[@TSM-Entity-KRSNA]

He Has Given Up Man

[@luatala8008]

If Ali ends up winning the tournament yet his play is still the same hopefully ding should easily put him away.

[@boogieman6529]

Winning the tournament do you know anything about chess or not?

[@ni5hu]

paavam gukesh, he'll come back

[@user-gi4re7hh5u]

Gukesh😂😂😂

[@Jiffy_Park]

pls guys just don't let nepo win again

[@Five-Star-General]

Wheres the abisov analysis?!!!?! None? What a joke

[@Badi_life]

Clear difference in mindset and personality of the players. Gukesh OP. THE NEXT BIG THING IN CHESS

[@rojareyhani9436]

Dude lost, how do you expect him to act? What if there's difference in personality and so on? Is Being sad and passive rewarded?

[@KaranS2022]

@@rojareyhani9436 idk bruh i like alireza but feel sad for gukesh

[@rojareyhani9436]

@@KaranS2022 i do too, he's such an amazing palyer, so did i for alireza when he cried after last round as well! But insulting a talented kid's personality is absured. I always thought india was a big beautiful country with rich culture, some of the indian chess fans are just not good examples it seems!

[@curious_banda]

​​​@@rojareyhani9436 maybe the difference in personality is not throwing tantrums like hikaru or magnus back in their days

[@NajdorfSicilian-fv3ok]

draw for me doesnt make sense lmao

[@prabhat859]

how does fide manage to get the most unengaging, clueless and bland faced moderator for these post game conferences?? I have never once seen a good moderator in these things

[@shaner3723]

Gukesh looks suicidal

[@marcosclaudio1729]

alireza é um brincalhão

[@vaibhava710]

Had gukesh won this he would could definitely given a tpught fight to nepo caruana and nakamura for #1

[@boogieman6529]

He is still second open your eyes

[@curious_banda]

Gukesh would be #1

[@2ndavenuesw481]

Dressing well is a big deal in Iran.

[@joylife428]

I can't understand why gukesh crumbles under pressure. Can't believe he was succumbed to time control after being on top of the leader board 😂The same thing happened in Olympiad final round . He crumbled under pressure 😂

[@siddspain]

He is 17. 17. The most pressure i had at that time was asking a girl out.

[@joylife428]

@@siddspain yeah. Just like Rohit Sharma said in the world Cup match that he would have batted first .that was a joke .😂😂it's natural players don't expose their weakness in front of the camera

[@bisket81]

From what I’ve seen , he is not that good in shorter time controls

[@crbgaming6683]

​@@bisket81yes bro 😢

[@rivun2809]

Cam feel gukesh...if your opponent outplays you thats another story. But if you lose in time pressure nothing hurts more specially you lose against a poop. All the time alireza was losing but as usual clock helped him. You can either play good chess or fast chess not both.

[@exbricadlo]

dont laugh alireza,

[@rogersmith738]

dont be upset kumar 2 days after you win.

[@p.jhodeflea789]

How can he laugh stupidly like this? A shame. What a contrast with Gukesh!

[@fxstreamer238]

Cry harder

[@piotrek8438]

dont you see the guy has no social skills? genius with a child mental, he will never be a champion because of this. Gukesh in contrary is the right personality for the big guy in the future.

[@alikarooni9713]

​@@piotrek8438I am a big alireza fan but I totally agree with you. And not just lauphing, moving his hands up in the air, and lying on the chair like he is watching tv, etc etc! He genuinely need to spend his money to hire a psycologist in his team instead of buying clothes to not teach him a professional manner but also help him with hin nervous and stress! He also need a coach in his team if there is not any!

[@vaibhvtripathi]

​@@fxstreamer238 yeah like he cried in round 6 against Vidit

[@seya_2]

​​@@alikarooni9713 Oh boohoo hating on a guy because he defeated your country mate fair and square. He won his first game. If anything he should be happy and excited. It's not like he's being insulting and negative. So why are you being this negative? Just because he defeated your favourite player?