Reacting to Kramnik’s Danya Investigation | Part 3

[@ShadowAndTheFlame]

The only thing this proves to me is that you can be a GM and still be an idiot.

[@ac4694]

I just got scared of becoming mental in the old age XD

[@WingsOfHeartFailures]

He’s a world champ. Big difference

[@slagorourke]

Vlad The Implyer. "I'm not accusing" Yes you are. That's the whole point of this trilogy. Kramnik needs to do better before we upgrade him to 'Broken clock'

[@Victor-ji1rz]

nice

[@tomhathaway2556]

The whole "im not accusing" is what annoys me the most. It just straight cowardice.

[@P.sherman45]

yeah, I used to laugh but kramnik is not funny to me anymore I wont watch related content to him anymore

[@ItIsYouAreNotYour]

A broken clock is right twice a day. This dude hasn't been right once.

[@theKashConnoisseur]

@@tomhathaway2556 "I'm not making accusations, I'm just asking questions. Here you can clearly see the engine, yes?"

[@ethan073]

“I’m not accusing” is a grossly dishonest thing for Kramnik to say at the end of this video.

[@wooshbait36]

Ever thought he is accusing him for a reason? Daniel is clearly cheating, and it's a shame, I used to like that guy.

[@Hanabis924]

@@wooshbait36 lol and your proof is?

[@dr.dragan]

Hours of speculative videos is clearly accusatory. Quite funny and childish

[@wooshbait36]

@@Hanabis924 Bc8

[@wooshbait36]

Yo, Naroditsky really said "It's big brain time" and hit us with that Bc8 move??💀 Nah fam, that's sus af, no cap! Mans out here playing 5D chess while we still figuring out how the horsey moves, fr fr! ! That Bc8 move got more calculations than my TI-84 during finals week, sheesh! Buddy really thought we wouldn't notice him going full Stockfish mode?? Chess website bout to ratio this man harder than En Passant catches newbies!

[@philljenner4045]

Kramnik is such a coward. He says he's not accusing Danya (of using an engine) but constantly refers to 'what is Danya looking at?' Doesn't have the balls to say what he really means, which isn't that surprising considering his accusations are completely baseless. Kramnik is a coward and a bully and it's time he was held accountable by FIDE.

[@greatdane2609]

"For me Bc8 is enough. I don't need any more proof". Crazy statement to make about a candidate move that wasn't even played.

[@mj-wm8ph]

yes - one candidate move in one game out of hundreds

[@lollycopter]

"Always play bishop c8" -Ben Finegold

[@ilyab.5127]

Not crazy at all if you ask many super GMs and non of them even consider it as a move! Some moves makes zero sense to a human. I am assure you that even Magnus himself would never consider Bc8 there. Like it makes zero sense this move. GMs make only moves that have an idea behind them and make sense. To consider a move that can be proven beneficial in 20-30 moves ahead, THAT IS CRAZY! Sorry, only computers can see such moves. Then Danya goes on saying "Bc8 very interesting" but why??? I am a strong player myself and moving a bishop from an active position to a dead passive position without any plan makes zero sense. That is insanely suspicious if not straight cheating imho. Kramnik has a strong point

[@phl4423]

@@ilyab.5127 He didnt even make the move. You are a clown.

[@ryanlind5239]

@@ilyab.5127because it's loose and you're moving it to safety while opening the board for other pieces. Sometimes you play a "waiting move" and just move a piece to relative safety while waiting to see what the opponent does. You can't use players playing moves you wouldn't consider as proof of cheating, it's nonsense. And it's even more ridiculous when he didn't even play it. Clearly some players, depending on their play style, would consider it a move. Who cares? Like Kramnik has never considered a move that some other GMs wouldn't consider. It's nonsense. You'd have to be dumber than a rock to think that something like that means you're cheating. Proof that strength in chess and intelligence are not correlated.

[@Da-rad-oc5ux]

I honestly hate that one of the greatest online chess teacher, that goes over all his thinking processes and gives tips, is getting hate from a chess player passed his prime because Kramnik can't beat Danya in blitz, the one thing he's best in. And the hate can ruin his reputation, who would want to learn from a cheater in chess? This feels like targeting his channel and trying to ruin it.

[@ian27792]

He beaten Jospem in clash of claims 2 and he can't beat Narodisky?!? Are you fucking serious? Are you a clown? 🤡🤡

[@Devilfish6666]

I honestly think Danya is safe in that regard. He is already a well established big name in chess, did tons of commentary and also played strong in tournaments like speed and bullet chess championship. The chess world knows about Danyas integrity and wont suddenly turn on him, rather ridicule Kramnik for the attempt. Its much more severe if he accuses unknown young players that do not have tons of supporters to defend them....Kramnik at this point does more harm to the chess world than all cheaters combined.

[@knuthansen8524]

n1 so just hate him. Thats fine. But in part 1 of the Kramnik investigation u see, that Danya didnt play any serious blitz otb tournaments. He just farmed for over 1 year with a "rating glitch" in the Fide system, where u still get rating, while only playing against absolutely amateur players. His point is: We dont know, how strong Danya actually plays, because he refuses to play against strong players otb.

[@ian27792]

@@TheChessTheoretician yeah, but that the Nakamura and gotham propaganda for 1000 elo players

[@scabinicgaming905]

WATCH HIS LAST VIDEO FOR PROOF OF ENGINE USE

[@plottwistaftercredits3144]

"I'm not accusing, just asking questions" or "Clearly there is engine there" which is it Kramnik

[@Frisia-]

the first and the second statement ended with a question mark

[@goerges388]

' I am chess player, I know chess a bit' , ' for me this is enough proof'

[@Meurth]

You misunderstood Kramnik, he said "clearly there is engine there" because it was obvious the engine was on that screen when Danya was analyzing his game after it finished.

[@6919494]

It should be noted that Kramnik is moderating the comments under his video. He deletes any comments that contradict his opinion, especially those mentioning his 2006 match with Topalov. Quite the truth-seeker.

[@theKashConnoisseur]

Funny how Kramnik is open to any questions, as long as they don't involve Toiletgate.

[@kimborampage]

He also is not responding to people accusing him of being a Russian propagandist. He has yet to make an official series or “investigation” on anyone Russian.

[@noobmasteryoyo5136]

I urge anyone interested to check out one of Kramnik’s streams, to hear his “informative commentary”. Most of the times he’s saying less than what Danya is saying here and making very vague comments

[@MrOpen2012]

@@kimborampage Danya is Russian btw. His parents migrated from Soviet Union and he speaks Russian fluently. Nice try tho...

[@kimborampage]

@@MrOpen2012 danya was born and raised in California.

[@EGarrett01]

26:55 Either Danya, Kramnik, or Eric farted. I suspect Eric because he tried to talk over it.

[@RG001100]

The real drama

[@adomaskuzinas2137]

Just adjusting beads, happens to everyone

[@bjornandreas1997]

@@adomaskuzinas2137 i am happy, that there is at least one Quality command

[@Jon99ay]

Eric moved at the same time to allow the fart out easier, this confirms he is guilty. It is time for the procedure.

[@diogeneslaertius3365]

Yep, it was Eric 100%. He paused the video before that.

[@mn22286]

the best part of the whole thing is that in the game danya ended up playing H6.kramniks entire analysis and "accusation" was based on an idle comment about a possible move he didnt even play

[@bpusef]

Kramnik is using that comment to imply that Danya is checking an engine always not that he always plays engine moves. His point is no chance Danya could find that move so quickly, and even if the engine suggest it as 1st or 2nd move it doesn't mean he is auto playing all engine moves. It's stupid, and Kramnik is an irresposible asshole, but the idea that he didn't play Bc8 doesn't really combat what Kramnik's stupid, salty accusation is.

[@okiedokie1238]

They're trying to smear Kramnik.

[@theKashConnoisseur]

@@bpusef But the irony is, Bc8 was 2nd best move. Danya played the engine's top move, and Kramnik didn't find that move to be bothersome in the slightest. It was the 2nd best move that Danya didn't even make which set Kramnik off.

[@hunterhunter5998]

​@@theKashConnoisseurbecause Bc8 is less natural to a human than the top move. This isn't uncommon

[@Azazelmorrow]

@@theKashConnoisseur Bc8 is not even that like a 4000 elo move lol. It's just a normal retreating move, i'd understand if there's a lot to calculate but there's almost none aside from H6 and Nf6 which he played H6 that game and if you continue the vid, he lost his +2 advantage because he blundered but somehow Kramnik didnt show it for some reason. LMAOOOOOO he only showed few parts of the vid which makes him so obvious that he is cherry-picking to make danya looks bad and suspicious. The crazy part is if you watch his stream, he barely gets a huge advantage in middle game and he is only good always at time scramble which makes them good blitz player like hikaru, alireza, and some other 3100+ rated players. which is btw very counter-intuitive to what they accused him of because I think when you cheat you normally get a good position in the middle game but danya always having a tough position and always win when he got 20 seconds below which I think if he is looking at the engine, he will probably lose on time LMAO.

[@kimborampage]

In one of his videos Kramnik said, “I have never lied in my whole life” LOL

[@henripanjo]

It was irony. Watch again. He was trying to say that everybody can say anything, it does not mean it is true...

[@kimborampage]

@@henripanjo I don’t think it was

[@phdcmd]

Cheating and lying is a big part of Russian culture and Russian mentality. It is considered to be a way to success and it is very much normalized. Btw, I think it is the reason behind Kramnik's paranoia. Anyway... when Kramnik is saying "I have never lied in my whole life" what he means is "I achived success in a fair way".

[@ethan073]

@@phdcmd I had this realization recently. As a culture, russians prefer to get ahead by pushing others down, rather than pulling themselves up. It’s a culture of destruction, and they take pride in it. It’s literally psychopathic. And then they wonder why the world dislikes them lol.

[@ethan073]

An ethics complaint should be filed against Kramnik with FIDE.

[@Marc-Tu]

Why? Do you mean he's behaving unethically?

[@Evilanious]

@@Marc-Tu Accusing semi-random people of cheating with no serious evidence is at least ethically dubious. When it comes to such important matters you should be responsible with what you believe (though obviously an ethics board shouldn't go after people for thought crime) and certainly with what you publicly state. People at best have to deal with internet assholes sicced on them through these accusations and at worst it could have serious ramifications for their career. When you do that to people you'd better be right, or at least had some reasonable grounds for doubts. This kind of stuff is why slander laws exist. That said, I don't know what FIDE can do about it exactly, or if a defamation case would actually go anywhere (where would it even be held?). Those are questions for a lawyer.

[@rebelofthegrains]

@@Evilanious Magnus: I lost to Hans, therefore Hans cheated. That's all the proof I can provide to you all CC streamers and community: OMG hans cheated!! He used beads, he used sex toys, he is the devil reincarnated. let's destroy him!! ....... Kramnik: Hey, I find this extremely suspicious. I'm gonna show you some videos where I find things suspicious and I want to know if he can explain these things CC streamers and community: OMG Kramnik is a lunatic, he has mental issues. He shouldn't be taken seriously. He's Russian. He's not trustworthy. My fav streamer could never hurt a fly 🤡

[@jaykovar8231]

Agreed. He'a inciting online hate and suspicion against not just any players but also youth players too. Imo, that is seriously not okay, and deeply irresponsible.

[@JoaoGoncalves-np6su]

Hey look everyone, a talking clown​! @rebelofthegrains

[@01forest]

The duplicity of kramnik: 1. I'm just a simple guy from a village with little formal education 2. TheSe AbsoluTe True StaTistiCs The guy is a sociopath. Acts charismatic and calm around you, but says and does the complete opposite. I don't trust him and his friends one bit.

[@ItIsYouAreNotYour]

Someone should point out the million times he has to run and let his daughter in from school while in complex situations during chess games. hahah

[@TheFenrirulfr]

Sociopath is frightingly accurate here. He says "oh i am not accusing, i am just showing 'facts'" While he has 3 videos openly accusing Danya of CHEATING, of USING an engine WHILE playing TT / tournament with money prize. This can totally ruin someones career, only reason its not is because Danya is well loved in the chess community - while Kramnik is frankly despised.

[@ItIsYouAreNotYour]

​@@TheFenrirulfr Yeah, just straight up disingenuous. He's at best an extreme narracist, which I believe he is.

[@LG-fp9ji]

@@ItIsYouAreNotYour Yeah I don't believe a sociopath would enjoy a life full of chess, even with the gratification associated with being a world champion. Thriving as a top chess player just doesn't fit the profile of a sociopath. Other personality disorders like narcissistic pd or paranoid pd, sure (not saying Mr Salty Grandpa has any of this of course, diagnosing someone on the Internet is ridiculous)

[@tongpoo8985]

@@LG-fp9ji not sociopathy but psychopathy is possible for a chess player. I don't think Kramnik is one because he seems self-conscious when face-to-face with one of the people he accused. But most definitely a full-on narcissist and just a plain coward.

[@OsherovArie]

Kramnik is a good example to explain of why chess abilities doesn't enforce one to have also an intelligence ability.

[@FNproject]

and you

[@OsherovArie]

@FNproject And I think that Kramnik logic convinced me that Veselin Topalov was right in 2006 when he accused Kramnik at cheating in the world Chess Championship. There is no need to prove it. As Kramnik shows us, words are enough.

[@peterscott8747]

Playing Bc8, right to jail. Even thinking about Bc8, believe it or not, jail...

[@futurefox128]

It is normal to go to jail for thinking specific things. When you're from that specific country...

[@Truffle_Pup]

The year is 2031 - Former World Champion GM Vladimir Kramink carefully eats a fly off the window sill of his padded room, quietly muttering lost lines from his youth.

[@gungagalunga9040]

Your not even funny

[@Truffle_Pup]

@@gungagalunga9040 and you’re racist

[@gungagalunga9040]

@@Truffle_Pup your belief is not a race!

[@Truffle_Pup]

@@gungagalunga9040 and you’re homophobic

[@Truffle_Pup]

@@gungagalunga9040 my race is not a belief!

[@chesscomsupport8689]

I must have the missed the part where Kramnik analyzes games that exemplify sportsmanship on his channel.

[@RG001100]

Chess’ two most prestigious prizes: the Hikaru Nakumura Sportsmanship award, and the Kramnik Fair Play award.

[@adomaskuzinas2137]

The thumbnail of Kramnik viewing a youtube pre-roll ad is GOLD

[@jwink7795]

so good

[@BerndThomasSchuller]

"I'm not accusing" literally spews accusations all the time

[@theKashConnoisseur]

Kramnik in 2006: gets accused of Toilet Stockfish. Kramnik in 2024: accuses Danya of Wall Stockfish.

[@Onesert]

You are extremely generous with your time towards this man.

[@nickkemp4979]

He's getting good views though lol

[@essaysandmore]

I wouldn’t watch Kramnik ramble on his own (how many times is he gonna reiterate that nonsense about eye movements), but getting Eric eating, drinking and calmly giving rational explanations is peak comedy.

[@ItIsYouAreNotYour]

He doesn't want the smoke is why.

[@Oldlard]

You’re looking at it wrong. He’s being generous with his time toward Danya.

[@ddist0rtt]

drama gets clicks which gets money

[@andrius00911]

Naroditsky openly saying he is using engine during an ongoing chess game in video "Fishing Pole Trap Exposed'.

[@Johnsmith69448]

Based on Danya's eye movements i can confidently state that he has stockfish running on at least 5 screens, all around him: One right of his main screen, one above his main screen, one between his legs, one in the tree outside his window and one on the ceiling.

[@danthem9210]

How could he possibly have one outside his window!! He specifically said no one could climb the tree. I think the fifth stockfish is probably installed inside his eyeballs

[@wodebetidewe]

BwaHaHaHa

[@doubtingflock1073]

Someone needs to send him footage of himself looking around while thinking.

[@anatolyalekseev101]

"you don't understand, that's different!"

[@tongpoo8985]

Yes. Someone high-profile needs to go on offense and subject him to the same level of scrutiny. Could play it satirically or play it straight, would be funny either way.

[@labestianegra6373]

Aman: 100 tips that only a grandmaster knows Eric: 100 reactions to Kramnik's Danya investigations

He's made a part 5 now. His comment section is an echo chamber. They're looking at old videos of him using an engine for theory and comparing his eye level etc.

[@theworldofwoo8320]

Echo chamber...kind of like this comment section. Lmao pot meet kettle

[@serghonest9]

@@theworldofwoo8320 90% of the community thinks Kramnik is crazy. You can check the comments beyond this video, and you will notice (even in Kramnik's channel).

[@Victor-ji1rz]

Eric is gonna become a react andy if this keeps going

[@klauswolfbert]

@@theworldofwoo8320 It's so weird how some of these chess players are just average influencers at this point. The amount of times I've been reading that Danya is so nice, so Kramnik must have no point is so weird. Disagree with Kramnik, but argue against him instead of becoming a stan. These videos are 10x times better compared to what Kramnik dropped in the past, since you can follow his thoughts (and still disagree) vs. just dropping random names or stats.

[@DarkSideChess]

It's an echo chamber because he deletes comments that don't go with his thesis

[@RedArremer]

Kramnik's biggest problem is he doesn't understand what "implicit" means when it comes to making accusations. You don't have to say the exact words "I accuse you of cheating" to accuse someone of cheating.

[@feedingfrenzy4961]

I'm pretty sure in the first video, he flat out said something like "Where is he looking? He's looking at his engine." He states his suspicions as facts, and then he goes back and repeatedly says he's not accusing Daniel of anything.

[@cymerdown]

The argument is, "A very good blitz player is finding difficult moves quickly and is playing too fast to give detailed commentary on why he's playing them."? What a joke.

[@RG001100]

And when he misses a good move: clearly evidence that he must have been using an engine to find the good moves!

[@wooshbait36]

Yo, Naroditsky really said "It's big brain time" and hit us with that Bc8 move??💀 Nah fam, that's sus af, no cap! Mans out here playing 5D chess while we still figuring out how the horsey moves, fr fr! ! That Bc8 move got more calculations than my TI-84 during finals week, sheesh! Buddy really thought we wouldn't notice him going full Stockfish mode?? Chess website bout to ratio this man harder than En Passant catches newbies!

[@tongpoo8985]

And it's not even a difficult move, it's literally one of 2 or 3 moves you'd ever consider playing in the position. Just because the number one move is very natural doesn't mean the second is difficult or unnatural. He thought he could trap the bishop and was looking for a way to do that. After black plays h6 and Bxc3 and g5, the bishop only has one way to escape. You have to cover e5, d6, and c7 to trap it. Bc8 covers e5 with the rook, can't cover the other 2 squares so he abandons the idea. If you sense tactical possibilities, of course you will ponder other moves that also improve the position (reposition bishop off bad diagonal, give the rook more scope on the e-file). The reason it's still the top 2 engine move is because it improves the position and doesn't exclude you playing h6 next.

[@anonymous123456on]

​@@wooshbait36 what rating are you?

[@wooshbait36]

@@anonymous123456on I don't play online or in tournaments, only as a hobby with friends, but I'm on a similar level with the best players, like Kramnik and Magnus.

[@ChurTheDep]

Kramnik losing online has nothing to do with his chess ability. He knows this, which is why he thinks everyone is cheating. But the main reason why he loses heaps online is because he's useless with a computer. This is straight factual. Dude needs to put his money where his mouth is and enter OTB tournaments. Until I see him get results there to give him modern day credibility then he can just stfu.Yes, he is an old school legend, but he has absolutely no modern day credibility.

[@Nick-o1h]

come on, it wasn't that long ago. And he has pulled out some impressive stuff very recently, look at the game against Aronian in 2018 as just one example (with black, I think he also won with white).

[@TheUnd3rd0g]

Kramnik went from doing the procedure when people beat him to now releasing hours of video trying to expose them as cheaters. Bro really went nuts

[@ieorlich]

Suddenly the ''stockfish Nakamura's ceiling/wall'' joke is becoming a reality (delusion) for this man...Now he is ''witch hunting'' every one....wow.

[@alfredbirketvedt6706]

If anyone wants to see Kramnik suffer a bit search for "Kramnik losing to jospem for 8 minutes straight"

[@nicholasintrepidity5073]

Kramnik losing to stockfish for 8 minutes straight*

[@Zchizoidddd]

​@@nicholasintrepidity5073 Doin tricks on it.

[@theKashConnoisseur]

@@nicholasintrepidity5073 Nah man, we've seen them play each other on computers in a live setting, with arbiters and all the rest. Kramnik simply isn't as strong on the keys as he is OTB, which makes sense considering his age and how he learned to play chess. The irony is, when it's the opposite for the younger tech-savvy generation, he calls it "interesting" and "suspicious".

[@ethan073]

2:08 No. He is not the world champion. He is not even remotely close to being a world champion today. His ego can’t accept that fact, and so we are here listening to a once respected player ruin his legacy while he attempts to ruin the legacy of others.

[@kylesmith7413]

I wonder, is a person who steals a thief no matter the situation to you? I wonder if you keep this same energy 24/7 or if you might empathize with someone who is clearly suffering from mental illness. Again, Eric said it, "if he's just a chess player then who are you?" Eric wouldn't watch this video if it was CodySteins7255. I think it's interesting, I agree that this is a not-so-thinly-veiled accusation, but I think we have to acknowledge what mental illness can do to chess players. We've seen Bobby Fischer, the recent assault and battery in St. Louis, and I think Vlad is on a long slide down.

[@theKashConnoisseur]

@@kylesmith7413 "When I built bridges, nobody called me the bridge builder. When I crafted homes, nobody called me the home crafter. But f*** ONE sheep, and all of a sudden..."

[@Yash42189]

honestly this sounds more like roasting danya for his bad chess than accusing him of cheating

[@Stuxnet1914]

Can we please talk about the absolute disaster that is Kramnik's desktop? WTF is going on there? How does he find anything?

[@wooshbait36]

Yo, Naroditsky really said "It's big brain time" and hit us with that Bc8 move??💀 Nah fam, that's sus af, no cap! Mans out here playing 5D chess while we still figuring out how the horsey moves, fr fr! ! That Bc8 move got more calculations than my TI-84 during finals week, sheesh! Buddy really thought we wouldn't notice him going full Stockfish mode?? Chess website bout to ratio this man harder than En Passant catches newbies!

[@EGarrett01]

Kramnik just posted a video where Daniel uses an engine to analyze a game during the game, in the same spot where he always looks when Kramnik claims he's cheating. That's the one to react to (not that Daniel is actually a cheater, that idea is preposterous, he has zero signs of it compared to other players who we know did cheat).

[@DarkSideChess]

Yeah Danya has to respond to that one now. He did highlight this in his comments in that video and explained himself, but this gives Kramnik very good ammunition. He has to put in a 2nd camera now for all his TT games.

[@JB-uw8ir]

@@DarkSideChess it won't make any difference. the idea that kramnik could be convinced of anything besides he's cheating is nonsense. he's already made up his mind. and the game in question was during one of his speedruns that he does not tt. nothing daniel does will get any of this to go away quite frankly outside of if he just quits chess all together.

[@DarkSideChess]

@@JB-uw8ir Its true that's its a meaningless speedrun game, but the ease with which he can turn on the engine at any moment is enough of a problem, that understandably can call into question any other game, including TT.

[@JB-uw8ir]

@@DarkSideChess i mean......everyone can turn on an engine at any moment. i can do it, you can do it, el magneto can do it. it was dumb of daniel to do so in that moment and he said as much. but once again this isn't exactly proof of anything and kramnik and his posse don't care anyway.

[@DarkSideChess]

@@JB-uw8ir If Danya turns on a 2nd camera and continues to perform online at a 3100 - 3200 level, then Kramnik will have to do some complicated mental gymnastics to accuse him ever again. But as of now this video gives him some great ammunition to question Danya's level.

[@Halfzipp]

This Kramnik guy reminds me of Fischer. He's clearly mentally ill.

[@Dawglizard]

I find i funny that Kramnik says that he has a lot of material, enough to make a 4 part series and it is basically just a couple handpicked good Danya games where he nitpicks every little twitch Naro makes. Oh my, he looks somewhere else, almost as if he was calculating and when he is done he looks back and plays a move based on what he calculated. This behaviour is absurd, a human person should not behave in such a childish way.

[@ham9444]

We really need eric to beat kramnik and finish top of tilted Tuesday while looking around so we get the 50k challenge his way😂

[@krisztiankiss5105]

I certainly did not expect that Kramnik is one of the most annoying human beings on the planet. Such a disgrace, people like him can literally drag you down to their level and ruin you just by smashing their bullshit arguments over and over. Deserves 0 attention

[@serghonest9]

For us who came late to chess it's hard to understand how much credit people give to this crazy old man throwing random accusations. It's a new target every week.

[@Dancindazed]

This is like the world's longest version of when your opponent crushes you, but they miss the most efficient mate at the end, and you show them the faster mate in post mortem to save face. But he's attacking Danya's entire character instead. H.F.D.

[@Chessmentor]

Waiting for the part 4 after kramnik's part 3 which shows naroditsky using engine against a weak player and casually admits he's using engine during live stream.

[@TheUnd3rd0g]

Kramnik dementia phase and im in for it. checking for signs in my parents as well. stay safe guys

[@jonfox4022]

I don't know why but Kramnik gives me the whole : "Look he kill me with a stun" vibe. Totally different scenario's but both crack me up man

[@HussPOE]

Now you have to react to Danya's videos also. Also Kramnik saying "I'm not accusing" when he says "it's clearly engine he's looking at"

[@Devilfish6666]

As a person teaching at university also during covid, it was already a nightmare having students setup cameras during exams to ensure no cheating happens. Imagine having to observe hundreds if not thousands of chess players during title tuesday and have them setup multiple cameras all the time....its unfeasible if you think about it for 2 minutes Vlad...

[@shappy60]

The "I'm not accusing" bit is so dishonest. Newsflash for Kramnik: not literally saying something outright, but clearly implying it is still defamation.

[@essaysandmore]

“No one is a priori innocent.” is an unhinged credo, tbh.

[@RG001100]

I think he means “should be possible to scrutinize anyone”, which itself is reasonable. Albeit, he reckoned Hikaru’s 100-win streak against a master was suspicious… so when Kramnik invokes “can inspect anyone”, it’s a cover to allow him to accuse anyone. His videos really aren’t careful/reasonable enough for him to be as vocal as he is.

[@kyleallen22]

I love how early on in the video youre goving insight into danyas moves but the great former world champ is so completely confused by them

[@charleskeller3233]

We are at the brink of allowing engines to absolutely ruin professional chess.

[@ippimerawr]

I came for here for two reasons, hash browns and Eric’s nuts, and I’m all out of hash browns.

[@troybabiszjr7745]

Lmfao

[@knuthansen8524]

In part 4 there is a scene with Danya, where i really was like "wtf is going on". I wont spoil and i am, courios, what u will have to say about it. :)

[@wildexperiense]

28:25 Kramnik paid 500 dollars for houdini, I assumed because he tried to create a 3d scene to simulate where danya is looking, but it seems he gave up, he could use some ai tools to import danya's webcam into 3d space. This proves he is not doing this for content but because he actually believes he's a cheater.

[@moneybyziggy]

well, I somehow agree with Kramnik as Danya is looking more at something rather than staring away from monitor while thinking.

[@ryanlind5239]

I don't think there is anything more human and relatable than having a good position against a strong player and being worried that you're going to screw it up. For Kramnik to hold that against Danya is very bizarre. But I guess as the world champion he had never felt this way.

[@pSaurav1]

At a certain point someone will put a stop to Kramnik's accusation streak. I just wanna see that day to see Kramnik's reaction.

[@bjarkenicolaisen4502]

“A priori nobody is innocent” -Kramnik, 2024.

[@tinbadger8097]

To summarise this entire video trilogy. Danya beat Kramnik with some nice tactics. Kramnik gets butthurt and makes an entire video series about why Danya has "strange eye movements" and is pessimistic with his own position when he commentates. Never watched Kramnik before but he comes across as an unpleasant person.

[@Dude-ln8lm]

I think 2:08 this is a really good line to understand Kramniks mind a bit more. "Yes, I'm the world champion. I understand something about chess." No, my guy, you are not the world champ anymore. I think he cant really accept the fact that hes just way out of his prime and there are a lot of people better than him.

[@Sunsetjanice]

Kramnik next investigation: how can Andrew Tan read and answer chats while playing hyperbullet.

[@jackcristo1628]

I do love how Kramnik claims to have a team of unnamed mathematicians but he can't spring for KZbin Premium.

[@bloodlatte]

Kramnik is an old dude who cant believe these kids are beating him now that he's no longer world champion. He should get a girlfriend.

[@barnyfaller6023]

So crazy to hear this after literally days Danya comments on ICC and in fact is among the best commentators if not the best😅

[@joshaa1004]

Danya is even doing the glancing while doing commentary…

[@wsemenske]

Kramnik: how does he have time to say moves? Also Kramnik: why doesn't he describe in full detail why he makes these moves?

[@FoughtAgaisntSisera]

"Nd8 is just very difficult to find" - Kramnik aka the guy who suggested Kb8-Nd8 as the most obvious plan instead of Bh6 one move earlier. This guy is just pulling shit out his ass, this is the most clear case of confirmation bias i have ever seen in my life

[@grimlips6596]

Please do part 6. All of a sudden his arguments about eye movements became pretty strong arguments, as we can literally SEE where Danya's engine is located.

[@anttikangasvieri1361]

Any accusation by Kramnik is just lol at this point

[@ItIsYouAreNotYour]

It's entertaining and the dude is unintentially hilarious. He's the Borat of the chess world. Vewvee niiiice.

[@RG001100]

Just watch one more video bro, Kramnik has him this time! One more short bro, Danya got caught red handed. One more example, it’s obvious Danya is cheating. Watch part 8 bro, all Danya’s defenders are just fanboys.

[@Leipaa]

I've got to admit it's kind of wholesome that Kramnik has links to charity donation pages and a chakra test as his non-chess bookmarks.

[@peterthetrusk]

it's once again obvious that Kramnik: 1) presents no evidence of his allegations; 2) has alarming levels of cognitive bias; 3) has never heard of the term cognitive bias; 4) must learn what that means in order to evolve as a human; He's also becoming a living reminder of why we should all exercise frequently, go outside, drink lots of water, eat salad, avoid drugs

[@binks2413]

He was playing Wesley So. Of course he will act differently than playing some random 2300 FM

[@krisztiankiss5105]

Honestly, Kramnik is probably the most annoying yapper I have ever seen by far. People who get stuck in an endless loop of arguments are just hopeless and should be avoided at all costs. He has 0 valid arguments and yet we are still here listening to his bullshit. Infuriating

[@TopSoulMan]

"The victim mentality he's referring to is probably people getting very sensitive around things.... And i can agree with him to an extent there." What does this mean? You think people getting accused of cheating without proper evidence should be more level headed about it?

[@Riteshplayssomethin]

hikaru is not a easy target so he decided to target daniel

[@kinglear5952]

I used to like this man a lot. It is a shame that he is shredding his own reputation in this pointless way.

[@Demian_R]

I see what he means, there is a very distinct difference between his looking away to calculate where Danya often closes his eyes, and these quick glances at the same spot, especially if the spot isn't anything we know to be in use. That said, I don't think Danya is cheating. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@vidaes6503]

Kramnik devoting so much energy to go after how Danya is describing a position to his viewers using general feelings rather than long explanations about concrete, calculated lines IN A +1 BLITZ GAME AGAINST WESLEY SO, when the man was a walking meme for his inability to accurately dissect his classical games in post-mortems and his insanely overoptimistic evaluations of his positions before he became an "old man yells at clouds" meme is *chef's kiss*.

[@mattbillenstein]

Part 3 summary - Kramnik complains 100 times more about Daniel looking around.

[@kwhd559]

Hard to believe that Kramnik is the same guy that was offended by Topalov's cheating accusations way back when.

[@ikchess]

'Looking somewhere, I don't know where' - top right is where the opponent's clock is, Vladimir.

[@wildexperiense]

I was interested in this react series, but he is already at episode 6 and we're probably going to get 40 or so...

[@jimc4834]

Absolutely crying with laughter when he showed the charity donation page 3 times by mistake.

[@MrSupernova111]

Bro, you moving too slow. Kramnik is on post 5. Let's pick up the pace!

[@tanz7877]

I am not saying that Kramnik, backed, by tbe FSB, is doing this to destabalise the chess community but it's an interesting take I've heard from some people. Who knows? It would be fantastic if Kramnik could prove that he isn't being funded his 50k by those interests with ulterior motives.

[@kimborampage]

Also, he’s mostly going after chesscom players/Westerners. He has yet to go after a Russian or eastern block player.

[@hugovaillant6839]

The funny thing is: Danya never played Bc8, he mentioned he thought about the move but he did play h6. This is... the man lost is marbles.

[@kasparsmikelsons1549]

Someone need to ask Kramnik, what is the reason why there are different World Championship categories for time control. Simple question with perhaps not pleasant answer to his paranoya.

[@cryptonite8495]

He's doing a 4-part series on Naroditsky's habit of looking away from his monitor? Seriously? What about repeatedly running from the game to the toilet, Vlad? I have questions.....

[@lumixanbgaming]

so iconic how hes casually eating chips while watching kramnik as if hes in fookin cinema XD

[@keithanmartin3119]

You can’t say that Kramnik’s or Anish’s candidate moves are just too advanced and that slightly weaker players would come up with others. The point is that Daniel’s rating is as high and higher than other super GMs so his analysis and candidate move selection and intuition should be on par with other super GMs. If it’s not, how is his rating this high? That is Kramniks point

[@charliemanolakis8879]

“Quite nice tactics, but now he doesn’t speak, doesn’t explain his moves” is a diabolical take analyzing someone playing with 20 seconds vs 5 against Wesley So

[@vik24oct1991]

"There is lot of material" is funny , off course the guy thinks you are cheating if you casually look somewhere else so there will be infinite material.

[@Wargasm54]

If Danya was cheating you would think he would be higher than 23rd . Danya is the LAST person I would suspect, let alone accuse of cheating. Kramnik is buggin.

[@zazu9117]

Staring at a wall while thinking is one thing, watching a burger so it doesn't burn while washing dishes is another.

[@oleggolovkov957]

Why would you make a 5-part eye-tracking saga about (any) guy with headphones? Like you don't even have to be a real software engineer to make a tool feeding lines from Stockfish into any text-to-speech and pronouncing that to you

[@Entrophius]

Kramnik forgot you can't see eval bar before playing a move 💀

[@ThunderChickenBucket]

Historically world champ chess players have a ~50% chance of completely losing their grip on reality...

[@spnhm34]

Danya gives a powerful, eloquent, intelligent and emotional debunk of absolutely everything Kramnik says and does. Eric eats chips.

[@wodebetidewe]

Nobody!! Expects the Kramnik inquisition!

[@flaviusjosephus373]

Lol. Kramnik hyper-criticizes every trivial comment from anyone he's investigating. Danya (or anyone): "Okay, let's play this move and give my king luft." Kramnik: "No... what is this explanation?" Any 2000 player can see this...". Dude hangs on every single word or look.