Praggnanandhaa breaks Firouzja's Berlin

Featured is a game review between R. Praggnanandhaa and Alireza Firouzja from the 2022 FTX Crypto Cup. Observe how Praggnanandhaa excellently coordinates his pieces and wins the minor piece imbalance battle stemming from the Berlin Defense. Consider subscribing here on KZbin for frequent content, and/or connecting via any or all the below social medias. Your support is greatly appreciated. Take care, bye. :)
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[@marcorademan8433]

Hi Jerry, it's everyone ❤

[@TymexComputing]

Hi Everyone - Jerry had started today evaluating and improving his Atomic Chess - i like his positional type of play - in atomic chess' closed positions pawns and open diagonals are the heart of explosive game :)

[@para5maker]

This must become top comment

[@Fajowski50]

Unoriginal and not funny anymore

[@marcorademan8433]

​@@Fajowski50 It's not intended as funny

[@Zelda1990s]

NO, THIS IS PATRICK!

[@JM-qu5sc]

The FTX Crypto cup did not age well.

[@jono5744]

I learned a couple things here about B vs N. Breaking down P structures to increase B scope, and not leaving N an outpost with no central Ps. 😀

[@ChessNetwork]

Good to hear you took a thing or two away. 👍😎

[@RishadanPortChess]

FINALLY!!! I've been waiting for next game review -- been craving it for a while! Thanks

[@exponentmantissa5598]

That was very well played. The loss of the c pawn and the subsequent d passer was the threat that tied black in knots. I have had a few OTB games where positions like this arise. My opponent gets so caught up in defending a threat that it opens new fronts.

[@hqcart1]

what a timing for this video! FTX's sam sentencing is tomorrow!

[@brenodev]

My, I'd love to see all games from the Candidates Tournament here on your channel!

[@umarhasan8580]

High quality of game and high quality of analysis. Credit to both players for producing these.

[@BamThwok76]

I watched the video in its entirety, I considered it very carefully and can conclude with certainty that I liked it. Thank you as always.

[@lenz6293]

Very instructive. Excellent analysis. Great video. Thanks from Slovakia. Happy Eastern.

[@ChessNetwork]

Thank you 👍

[@c2c001]

I'm firmly convinced either (or all) Praggnanandhaa, Lazavik or Woodward will become world champion(s). Maybe Alireza aswell. To beat Alireza in the Berlin is crazy.

[@sar14cos]

Great game with classic principles applied. You did not mentioned the possibility of a blunder with 35....Nd3. This forking of the Queen and Rook leads to a nice mate in 6 for White 35…Nd3 36.Qxh5+ Kg8 37.Qxf7+ Kh8 38.Qh5+ Kg8 39.Bd5+ Re6 40.Bxe6+ Kf8 41.Qh8# or Qf7#

[@Bmmhable]

Ah, thanks. I was wondering about this move.

[@jeremyhuffman101]

Great analysis and some very instructive moments there!

[@WayOfHaQodesh]

Thank you Jerry. Loved the coordination.

[@drturkial-mutairi396]

Hi Jerry, very excited to see your new video! Thank you!

[@Costin.O]

Always a delight to watch your analysis. Thank you Jerry! Good work!

[@ChessNetwork]

👍😎

[@schroederluck7984]

Very logical moves with a few key tactical ideas to get that passed pawn running. Nice clean game from Prag.

[@para5maker]

One of the most enjoyable games I have watched, made even better by your spot on analysis! Thanks for this content ❤

[@thomasa4749]

Cool game, great analysis as always!

[@jonjosenna5581]

Good long term thinking by Pragg! Great game.

[@jarlardo]

Pragg is so talented. Thanks for great analysis!

[@JtChapperton-pv6gc]

I love chess, I love jerry, and I love that damn intro noise to each of the videos…anyone else?

[@arlowicks9359]

I think.. I know nothing of chess at the the highest level. The planning, the synergy, the finale. Incredible.

[@BillyStewartGuitar]

You are a wonderful teacher! Thank you.

[@chrishauser5505]

He didn't just break it. He dismantled it. Wow.

[@alephnull4044]

The accuracy of both players 👀

[@joseraulcapablanca8564]

Nice win by pragg, great analysis too. thanks Jerry.

[@Jaylooker]

I think this variation or something similar was debated by other strong players in some blitz or rapid games around the time of this game

[@kwelduivel]

Thank you Jerry, for your comment on this beautiful game!

[@fabiolorentz247]

If KZbins algorithm don't recognize Jerry soon, we finna riot.

[@grouchomcgrouch4150]

He caters to people with attention spans and we love him for it but that's why the algorithm shuns him.

[@wizzymajinjiwa164]

Interesting game, a great future from Prag

[@Gru39]

Quite a strange game but interesting

[@dr.alikhudhair9414]

Wonderful .. Thanks

[@joyphobic]

i miss the analysis videos, please do more on kramnik

[@SpaceCadet4Jesus]

You want more on kramnik? Okay, both players of this game have been blocked and reported as cheaters.

[@GIHE70323]

Why does not black play pawn to b6 instead of Queen on move 23? Thanks Jerry! All the best,

[@arjunbhandari8076]

Black's pawn to b6 also defends the a7 pawn but it leaves the Queen behind the pinned pawn. If white moved his d pawn then black's pawn would fall and white bishop's diagonal will open.

[@GIHE70323]

Thanks for the clarification!

[@nonebelievingbeliever3753]

How can FTX sponsor this and I still can't get my funds back?

[@finlayson6868]

This is from 2022

[@aggiejedimaster]

This tournament was back in August of 2022.

[@fakeplaystore7991]

They used your funds to sponsor this. And SBF's mansion in the Bahamas.

[@scriptranda2670]

😂😂

[@felpan1304]

Thank you

[@AgnaktoreX]

scary prep by pragg

[@marksd5650]

Hi Jerry. Best regards

[@willywonka6487]

nice game

[@mazyarseyedi3148]

Very good game by prag thanks bishop vs knight

[@MoonBurn13]

At the bottom of move 23, I would have thought that 23…PQN3 would have been more solid than the text 23…QN3; but it seems neither the engine nor Farouza agree with me. 😢 There were a couple of other places where Black, I thought (at a glance, admittedly) forewent possibly stronger moves. Anyway thanks Jerry.

[@VitorSantos-dh1jr]

Notation from the 19th century lol

[@alonamaloh]

@@VitorSantos-dh1jr This is nostalgic. The only chess book I had growing up in the 80s was a book on openings by Ludek Pachman, which used this notation.

[@KeoughSchwantiger]

I miss your beautiful videos

[@DebashishKumar123]

Wow!!! Pragg is insane!

[@human7491]

Prag is scary

[@TheRedWhisky]

Amazing game! King H1 feels like !!! move

[@itsmeshyam1436]

What if 43... Qe6 is played?

[@TymexComputing]

I have seen .. Qb8 two Times as a best move, never believed it :)

[@bartman898]

another great video. the play makes me feel like a chessmonkey. dibs on the name. Too late.

[@Eianex]

Why not black queen to E6 as the last move?

[@denniskaufmann2889]

White can respond with QxQ and after the pawn retakes the knight is hanging.

[@clarkebryn]

f7 pawn would be overloaded

[@ArunKumar-mn6hb]

நாம் தமிழர் !

[@hyperbitcoinizationpod]

gonzo!

[@nicbentulan]

I believe Wesley is still the classical WFRCC while Hikaru is just the rapid WFRCC. Q1 Why weren't the 'slow rapid' games in the 2019 wfrcc considered classical when they are 60min games and the minimum for classical is 60min? Q2 Why are the 2022 WFRCC games considered 'slow rapid', as in the same category for the 2019 wfrcc 60min games, when they are actually 32.5min games? What I understand is (0,10) = Blitz [10,60) = rapid [60,120) = classical but unrated if so and so conditions [120,infinity) = classical P.S. Wesley So on Lex Fridman xcdhgq P.P.S. Interview while imprisoned Qt0S8G_fUbE Pablo Mercado: So what is your advice to the Filipino chess players? Uncle Bobby Fischer: Filipino - My advice is to give up chess and take up Fischer Random. - 2004Oct11, 15 years before nephew Wesley So became the inaugural WFRCC in CLASSICAL time controls.

[@british-indian]

Hi Jerome ( Jerry ) ! Resigner word makes me lol 😂😂😂 🙏👌👍💐

[@LukeLongboneOfficial]

Disinterested play by Alireza

[@nicbentulan]

3rd: Vishy's better than TALENTLESS patzer Magnus if you look mainly at their classical WCs: Magnus: WCC: 2013 & 2014 - just beat old gen. 2016 & 2018 - Drew classical as defending WCC 2021 - cheated Nepo 2023 - quit; successor Liren only drew classical - (successor isn't just in that Liren won. Liren said initially that role models are Magnus Garry Veselin over Wesley Bobby Vlad. - Source: FlNsFKeq-iE - Based on 2024 freestyle, I guess those role models make you do good at chess but bad at 9LX. Lol.) WFRCC: 2019 - lost to Wesley and was 3rd place behind Nepo 2022 - rapid actually but again 3rd place Vishy: WCC: 1995 - Rightfully wins by forfeit since Garry cheated - Source: aaTUJFjMfyI 1996 - Drew anatoly karpov classical 2000 - Beat alexei shirov 3x classical games in a row. For 2 decades, this record stood - 3x classical wins in the finals or semi-finals of a knockout FIDE / PCA WC or finals of a FIDE / PCA KO until Wesley beat Magnus in 2019 WFRCC. - Btw in the same year for 2000 PCA classical WCC, Garry cheated Alexei. 2007 - 1 point ahead round robin. Never lost. 2008 - 2 points ahead. - Actually indirectly succeeded Bobby Fischer for the 1992 classical WCC 2010 - 1 point ahead. 2012 - Ok fine - drew classical as defending WCC but that's it. WFRCC: 1995 - 2012 - Hypothetically would win. I mean, who in Vishy's gen would've beat Vishy? - Actually maybe even up to 2014 since Magnus is TALENTLESS. Lol. Notes: 1 - Hence, Vishy rules while Magnus sucks, just took over the next gen and is a hypocritical cheater & TALENTLESS patzer like Garry. 2 - Nepo is like Vishy: 2a - In their 1st classical WCC, they lost because they were cheated. 2b - In their 2nd classical WCC, they drew in classical portion then lost in rapid tiebreaks. 2c - Vishy went on to become 5x classical WCC (6 including 1995) and would've been classical WFRCC. Nepo has been the top 2 classical 9LX player since 2019Nov, which for Bobby Fischer means Nepo, Wesley, Vishy rule while Magnus, Garry suck. In general: 3 - Axis of Evil (Good guys?) wesley so, hans niemann, bobby fischer, sergey karjakin, vlad kramnik, ian nepomniachtchi, alireza firouzja, nodirbek abdusattorov, amin tabatabaei(?), gukesh dommaraju(?), MVL(?), vidit gujrathi(?), andrii baryshpolets, vishy anand, jan-krzysztof duda, lichess, chesscube, Sergey's hypothetical pure 9LX parallel, PCAP, 9LX, christopher yoo, gata kamsky, sam sevian(?), leela, ferdinand marcos sr, ben johnson of perpetual chess podcast(?), elon musk(?), nikhil kamath, bibi netanyahu, ben shapiro, mustafa barghouti, donald trump, tristan & andrew tate - Allies of Evil (Bad guys?) magnus carlsen, hikaru nakamura, garry kasparov, daniil dubov, veselin topalov, liren ding, aryan tari, vincent keymer, parham maghsoodloo(?), pranav venkatesh(?), sébastien feller(?), pentala harikrishna(?), arkady dvorkovich, peter heine nielsen, richárd rapport, ches***m, PCA, FIDE, NCFP, chess1, andrew tang, alejandro ramirez, sam shankland(?), stockfish, prospero pichay jr, lex fridman(?), mark zuckerberg(?), sumner redstone, ariel sharon, alan dershowitz, bassem yousef, george bush jr & sr, piers morgan - axis of evil (female) (good girls?) tingjie lei (or paikidze), janelle frayna, dina belenkaya, lotis key, carissa yip (or sara khadem), irina krush, robbi jade lew - allies of evil (female) (bad girls?) wenjun ju, bella khotenashvili, andrea botez, leny so, atousa pourkashiyan - nakamura, jennifer yu, nemo zhou More info: p1w4Rr-nr 4 - Bobby Fischer: It’s a lie. Carlsen was never the world champion. Pablo Mercado: [laughing] Bobby: He - He's a crook. He’s a gangster. Source: B2XgZpO6Oe4 --- P.S. Wesley So on Lex Fridman xcdhgq P.P.S. Interview while imprisoned Qt0S8G_fUbE Pablo Mercado: So what is your advice to the Filipino chess players? Uncle Bobby Fischer: Filipino - My advice is to give up chess and take up Fischer Random. - 2004Oct11, 15 years before nephew Wesley So became the inaugural WFRCC in CLASSICAL time controls.

[@xtripx4273]

Move 40 why not Bxf7+? Looks to me that all variations win.

[@whenthingsfly4283]

Was curious and checked, Bxf7 is indeed a better move according to the engine. Probably low time, or maybe being up the exchange but having to give up the pawn didn't seem that appealing compared to the preparatory move played in the game

[@freewifi.]

jerry! if you had a boat, what would you name it?

[@ChessNetwork]

The Fishing Pole

[@freewifi.]

@@ChessNetwork excellent choice

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[@ramonsims5065]

​@@ChessNetworkNICE!!!!

[@danielbspinola]

Great

[@afzalakbar3541]

what an amazing play by prag🫡