First Game as World Champion | Gukesh Dommaraju vs Anish Giri | Tata Steel Chess 2025

[@PowerPlayChess]

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[@nicpanagopoulos3469]

It's unbelievable that this youngest of World Champions has such courage and such nerves of steel! What a game!!!!!!!

[@JJ-kl7eq]

I have also never turned down an invitation from the President of India.

[@joseraulcapablanca8564]

Feel a little sorry for Giri, who found many fantastic tactics, but missed the win. Very sharp reactions from Gukesh. Thanks Daniel.

[@hylen26]

Things I like about this tournament. Many rounds. Fascinating cast of characters. Long time control! Yes! This is chess. Endgames with time on the clock! What a concept. The very long history here. Game analysis on this channel. Let's go!

[@PowerPlayChess]

Well said!

[@stevewild374]

And we can just focus on the chess!!!

[@jp_64]

I love the Wijk Aan Zee too, gruelling 13-round classical super-tournament to start the year, what could be better! And truly historic event too, they're in their 87th edition. Really looking forward to your coverage!

[@emiliodiaz6527]

One thing is for sure: Gukesh does like to play chess.

[@luaraguiar819]

It's always a pleasure to watch your analysis. Thank you Mr. King.

[@alexandershorse9021]

A cracking game, exactly!

[@MattduCouloir]

Amazing attacking game !

[@Playergamer02]

Nice analysis!

[@ДенисЮденков-ь5ж]

Go ahead Gukesh!

[@nederlanditisnederlanditis5529]

Possibly the young fellow simply reminds spectators that it's a game which might entertain everybody most when it's played in the best meaning of the word! (He's not the guy to play quick draws to blackmail FIDE.)

[@PowerPlayChess]

That's just how Gukesh plays, he wasn't sending any message.

[@sphericalharmony1603]

I watched the end of this game on the livestream. It was incredible how little time they had on their clocks. Could it be argued that this was a failure of time management by both players?

[@tennisblood]

Thanks Daniel, I've found Ng4 in 5 sec. Not too difficult...

[@lajos-berenyi]

OK, then what is the winning line after Qd8+, what Anish wanted to avoid? I don’t think, that you also saw in your 5 seconds… Especially even Daniel missed this line in analysis (otherwise he would have shown it), not even beside the ticking clock…

[@PowerPlayChess]

@@lajos-berenyi I omitted this line rather than missed it. After 36 Qd8+ Kg7 37 Rxe4, it's all with checks for Black, so not too difficult.

[@lajos-berenyi]

@ If you omitted this checkmate in 6 line, why you haven’t omitted the checkmate in 3 line? That was not too difficult? You even mentioned that checkmate in 3 line, also all with checks, as “tricky”. To show the checkmate in 6 line was not enough “tricky” to show in the most important position of the game? So come on, you just missed it, because you just payed attention to the engine line suggested Qxh6. Or if you really omitted it, then you have made a bad video, because you just showed the key position of the game very poorly.

[@afei4989]

The knight guards the f6 square

[@PowerPlayChess]

@ A little harsh, in my opinion. Have a lovely day!

[@robinesperoza]

I have alot of friends who are environmental activists. Somehow they never feel organising a chess tournament outweights environmental destruction. They really do not get how fun this tournament is. I read last year that in the seventies or eighties environmental groups had stolen and hidden all the kings as form of protest. This delayed the first round. ;-) Some fascinating history.

[@davids2448]

Gukesh, the modern day answer to Tal?

[@strong8705]

We love Giri, but Gukesh have more fans, which were praying to more gods ;)

[@robinesperoza]

Polytheism for the win. 😀

[@MichaelLorenz]

Hikaru was a whole day quicker.

[@zandel_zandel]

Never mind at all, I watch them both for their different ways.