Ridiculous Bathroom Cheating, And The Yoo Story | Fabi’s Reaction

[@adityahridayupadhyay9369]

Caruana gets a perfect 10 in sanity

[@foobar5809]

you know some people get insane only after they become world champion. Fabi hopefully has that still to come, lets see what will happen

[@jonorgames6596]

*insanity

[@Kelonics]

@@jonorgames6596 sanity makes more sense, if you were to say a perfect 10 in insanity instead of sanity, that'd be essentially saying Fabi is the most insane possible, which I'm sure you don't mean. This is also reference to the series of videos where Magnus rates the World Champions on different categories one of them being sanity: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iKGTiaavpa1-p6s

[@Samy-j9h]

Not being crazy is an achievement now 😂 humanity keep lower the bar everyday

[@Sameer-er3wz]

He is very objective and really well-spoken. A credit to the modern era of Chess. I am a fan.

[@evelynn4273]

Losing to a "No-Talent" like Fabi can be very difficult for some players.

[@paceaman]

I've never lost to him actually, but I get your point.

[@HughONeill-vd6jc]

I love Dubov, but when he spoke about Caruana’s lack of natural talent I kept thinking ‘what about the games he won in the candidates?’ The wins against Karajkin and kramnik were insane amongst others

[@TheGrandmasterMan]

@@HughONeill-vd6jc Fabi held prime Magnus in a classical match....

[@schlechtgut8349]

@@TheGrandmasterMan in terms of form Magnus was almost at the lowest rating around 2830. So it wasn't 2014 or 2019 peak Magnus

[@AlarcoElectro]

It was a compliment from Dubov about hardworking ability of fabi

[@jire9831]

Big props to Fabi for doing this in the middle of the tournament. Good luck Fabi. Bring it home!

[@deepmondal8459]

I hereby declare all of them are faking...they have no regrets not consolation to offer to the videographer even I guarantee

[@Surreal_Bread]

As a runner what fabiano says at 22:10 makes sense. A lot of people start doping once their level starts stagnating or declining. So i believe there is a chance that Schevsheko almost got 2700 without cheating, then lost a lot of rating because of poor play and started cheating out of frustration and ambition. It is possible.

[@cagnusmarlsen]

Fabi is the ultimate boss of the chess Mafia, it's obvious, let's do the procedure!

[@Maxfr8]

Kramnik swims with the fishes. 🐠🐡🏊‍♀️☠️

[@dce64]

Be careful. He's got a gun in the toilet.

[@NotQuiteFirst]

He'll make you a draw offer you can't refuse

[@tennisCharlzz]

I think whoever records the audio should record one or two minutes. Listen to the recorded result and then adjust the volume. You can hear Cristian but the volume is much lower than Fabi's. There was that summary of the World Chess Championship about Ding and Nepo where Cristian's volume was basically turned off. Seems like a simple check to make to make sure the volume is adequate.

[@Sam-qi2gw]

I've said this too many times but they don't level the sound at all and never have. You can get programs that adjust it automatically even now...

[@suokkos]

You need better headphones. Fabi's voice is base heavy which is louder with good headphones. Too bad many cheap speakers have extremely low volume for base sounds.

[@DavidJao]

​@@suokkos the problem is that Fabi is too loud, not that Fabi is too soft.

[@drixlrey9688]

The truth is Fabi has a terrible mic which doesn’t help.

[@Crashawsome]

Do you guys not know that KZbin has a "stable volume" option? Seems like a simple check, right?

[@russellhammond371]

For the cheating scandal, I heard he was "hanging out" around the bathroom waiting for just the Right stall to open. That's about as suspicious as it gets, niche cases aside like someone needing a certain stall (physical handicap).

[@yahrna]

I think Fabi misunderstands what people on the internet call cheating paranoia. I've never heard anyone say that there is no cheating, but accusing Gukesh, Hikaru or anyone of cheating at candidates, or saying that 50% of people in TT are cheating, or reporting literally every player you lose to seems completely over the top. Good luck for the rest of the tournament!

[@thesazbak5342]

He is accusing Gukesh too now?

[@NaveenShaji-1995]

Well nepo is

[@peibolsky]

Yet Magnus accusing Hans with 0 proof was enough to have all the cc streamers pushing the narrative and destroying his character. Is the chess world really this hypocritical?

[@AlarcoElectro]

@@peibolskyit is

[@armandsarmands]

@@peibolsky If I remember correctly, when Kramnik started his first accusations, he was taken pretty seriously too, now no one is even bathering to put up a defense. It get silly at a point - if even 20% of TT players would cheat, everyone with perfect score in last few rounds would be cheating - Magnus , Hikaru would never win those tournaments cause on second half of it they would be paired against cheaters constantly.

[@xCupressocyparis]

Fabi is always so well-spoken and measured. I doubt he'll ever make the mainstream news for controversy or theatrics, but he's a perfect ambassador for chess.

[@cranken75]

good luck, Fabi. sound quality could have been better on this episode.

[@endymion12321]

Fabi is usually rational with his takes, but why is he making out that people don't think cheating exists? Cheating is clearly a problem, but the way Kramnik and Nepo are going about their business is highly damaging to the sport.

[@loganryansmith]

Fabi always sounds so reasonable and fair in his assessments of situations. He doesn't make it about himself. Appreciate that. Makes me root for him more.

[@ArsMoriendiSynthPop]

9:38 Great De Niro impersonation by Fabi 👌

[@adityavv96]

Kramnik accusing Danya too

[@peibolsky]

The cc propaganda machine gets paid extra to take care of that. Hikaru and Gotham are on 24hr watch. They even have Gotham commenting on Reddit posts so don't worry. CC employees are well protected.

[@aleksihiltunen7063]

@@peibolskygood one

[@radscorpion8]

@@peibolsky what the heck is cc ?

[@superneenjaa718]

I laughed Kramnik off when I first heard it. Then he dug up video of Danya casually using the engine while playing a far weaker opponent. That put some doubts tbh. Check out kramnik's recent video

[@aleksihiltunen7063]

@@superneenjaa718 ”casually using engine”. That’s just stupid. Claiming things without proof is dangerous. Hope you trolling

[@unfixablegop]

Yoo getting himself kicked out of the tournament really hurt Caruana's chances. Where he had a win, other players only had draws. And where Caruana's win with white was invalidated, other players get bye-rounds with black. If I were in Caruana's place, I would be cussing out Yoo publicly. Impressive by Caruana to not do so.

[@gavinrollot6426]

Hopefully Yoo will learn from this. Keep up the good work C squared! Y'all are great!

[@thomasbolsee]

29:25 Fabi smiling at Cristian's brutal transition 😂 love you guys!

[@tute4748]

16:51 WHOOOO is answering their phone in a public bathroom at night 😂

[@thejourneyman8890]

Janitor is too good with the ladies😤

[@rustambekishev3138]

Silent Hill vibes)

[@radscorpion8]

drug dealers XD

[@bringbackdennis]

No comment on the Kramnik vs Danya saga? Interesting. Seems Caruana likes both the players and is trying to stay out of it, but seems like a copout.

[@System.Error.]

just like hikaru said

[@YRMW1983]

We respect the hustle 😂😂 Fabi is hilarious

[@TheDedloc]

This is the content we've been waiting for lol

[@bobanderson4722]

This is GOLD!!

[@giulianovelli6774]

Easily solvable issue if the player were allowed to smash the board when they lose and feel anger.

[@Najdorfc5]

Best podcast👏🏻💪🏻😎

[@happy_labs]

So much drama lately that I'm not surprised you didn't cover it, but I would really love to hear you and Fabi weigh in on Kramnik's accusations against Danya. It seems like he's under a lot of fire at the moment

[@SharatS]

I think it comes down to whether you believe Danya would use an engine to gain an unfair advantage or not. I don't think so, frankly, because I trust him. But there's no way to prove anything one way or the other.

[@edddo4314]

Fabi would need to check those videos, he's in middle of the tournament now, so can't really comment the situation even if he wanted. But I hope they will discuss it later.

[@lollycopter]

@@SharatS I trust Naroditsky a lot but distrust Kramnik even more. Kramnik clearly has an agenda and I think I have a good guess for what it is, but no one who isn't fully denouncing him doesn't seem to want to know about it.

[@tomislavnotizberg605]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJ2zkHiHZ9mokNUsi=q3Mrb_mE3wvtY5ci Danya was using the machine during the games...

[@happy_labs]

@@tomislavnotizberg605 he turned the engine on to show a line during an educational video against a player 2000 points below him. The game was technically ongoing but Danya was jumping ahead to the analysis. He did this only one time, acknowledged it publicly at the time and apologised. Kramnik is pretending not to know about this context and presenting it like he's revealing new information

[@Extirpo]

On the Shevchenko story: you forgot another bizar thing: he went for the bathroom numerous times each game (Ive seen the number 10+ mentioned), in the second game first time at move 6. I remember Fabi (and others) say that if a strong GM gets help just once a game (at a critical moment), it would be a huge advantage. So 10 times, first game a draw?

[@Surreal_Bread]

In classical, if a 2650-2700 player plays a great game, getting a draw versus some engine lines is possible. As long as the game isnt complicated.

[@Extirpo]

@@Surreal_Bread My point is why the many checks on phone, when one or two would be hugly advantageus. Im just pointing out another strange thing besides those mentioned in vid.

[@Skyoats]

Imagine fabi on 8 hours of sleep. The magnus killer

[@NMBrayanAmaya]

such a sad thing for yoo but congrats to fabi keep going champ!

[@ckingdds88]

How to ruin your career instantly

[@jamesli2545]

'He dropped out, which impacted yoo' Nice one.

[@John_65656]

Christopher! Yoo can't do that!

[@leredrasscul]

Don't let this distract you from Anna Rudolf's Fabiano rap

[@kevinhurzeler9705]

This cheating method is so dumb, it almost looks like a setup.

[@CScott-wh5yk]

Yoo weighs like 90 lbs, her back probably did more damage than his fist 😅

[@Ironfranko]

Amazing quote: - If I find a phone in any bathroom, I will probably take it to the lost and found - If I find a phone at a chess turnament, I will take it to the arbiter

[@EGarrett01]

The Yoo thing has become a big public drama, it's one of those situations where the video should be released since a bunch of people (i.e. idiots) will make things even worse because they get a righteous high off of wanting to be judge jury and executioner in a situation before they even know what actually happened. And yes, if you're one of those people, I'm talking about you.

[@nicolasbourbaki3124]

from what i saw on twitter the reason they didn't release the video was because yoo is a minor

[@David_7171]

It’s pretty obvious that Yoo will never play chess again.

[@jameslazer819]

Small technical comment. The volume levels in this video are a bit off. Fabi is much louder than Christian. Also the intro music is also at a different level.

[@cjh-bk4pn]

audio sounds doubled

[@nateshsudarshan3743]

For your next podcast I'm curious what your thoughts are on Kramnik accusing Danya of cheating? I'm not sure how big it is but I'm curious what your thoughts are if you got 5 spare minutes in your next podcast!

[@guest_informant]

21:00 Technology: If you're going to make this much effort then you do it in a casino. As plenty of people have.

[@AbhinavMishra-sf5oy]

Would really appreciate it if you could upload episodes to podcast platforms like Apple Podcasts regularly: the last episode showing there is from September 24.

[@guest_informant]

19:55 From memory the phone that Michael uses in the Godfather is duct-taped to the wall, it's not in the toilet bowl (?!) - which would be maybe the strangest place you could leave it. If Cristian is in the chess mafia, he's clearly not very good at it :-)

[@snowsanta7]

Fabi skin literally glowing like bruh share the routine

[@lucasmatsuoca]

12 hours of chess training, 7am to 7pm, no sunlight = no sun damage.

[@skippingclouds]

Carissa is a beast!! I really hope she wins all the way. Also all the best to Fabi for winning the championship!!

[@isaac7272]

Can someone just buy caruana a proper camera and mic. He looks like a hostage.

[@michaelblankenau6598]

Looks ok to me . Face is a little bit shiny but no big deal .

[@donramanayake1505]

😂

[@skippingclouds]

What do you mean? He's a mafia boss. Hostage quality setup is the norm

[@adomaskuzinas2137]

Spoiled brats

[@aluminiumknight4038]

Go ahead buy for them if you care that much

[@MrGaryStaples]

It seemed to me that Christopher Yoo wanted Fabi to talk to him after the game, and I think the fact they didn’t talk about the game aggravated his anger. Not saying there is blame for Fabi, but Yoo might have felt disrespected by a discussion not being embraced. That’s the way it seemed to me since I first saw it.

[@davidd9478]

I would love to hear Fabi's and Cristian's opinion on the latest Kramnik's accusations towards Danya...

[@stevensutton2252]

Christopher Yoo there's no such thing as chess Fight Club 1st rule

[@SD-in2mv]

Y’all cracking me up when you were discussing where the phone with the note was hidden. 😂😂😂

[@korusgamerbolt4431]

What has happened to chess world these days ? Jeez

[@guest_informant]

Motivations for cheating are complicated. Hans for instance, as I understand it, cheated so he could get matched against stronger players. I think this is an underreported part of Hans's situation. Either way, cheating is complex.

[@maicolc7216]

I hope yoo comes back from this

[@vixr9557]

forgot to comment on Danya? coincidence?

[@wconradjr]

Whatevs. I like Fabi. Tbh, I like most of the top chess players with the exception of pooptintard kramnik. It’s not fabi’s fault his opponent was cheating.

[@inbracedefeat]

Wow so it really wasn’t a push it was a punch damn. Was thinking maybe it’s excusable if he was just trying to get through and physically moved her aside but no a full punch…

[@lollycopter]

Both IA Chris Bird and GM Levon Aronian on xitter have said it was a punch. This kind of thing, while very rare, actually isn't unprecedented if you look beyond the chess world. People are cooked.

[@PaulMorphy-n1f]

Fabi farming

[@G0ML666]

I'm always skeptical when a woman describing an 'assault'. The description rarely match the result

[@lthdy83]

I cant bring my phone and can only use this phone in the bathroom. Crazy cheating

[@teamllubtip]

Move over Niemann, theres a real bad boy in town.

[@vik24oct1991]

ding, vishy and fabi are probably the only sane great chess players, even magnus showed his kramnikomania when he accused hans. Hopefully gukesh and arjun will be the same.

[@TheMrInfantaria]

Spoken like a true godfather

[@azzazin007]

I think the problem is public insinuation of cheating by top players of other top players without having to face any repercussions. For eg: Nepo is a sore loser and his insinuations against Hikaru/Danya (Nepo and Kramnik)/Gukesh (Nepo and Grischuk) are troubling. I think this could negatively affect the prize money and the number of people watching chess which will also affect the money. I am not saying he should keep his opinion to himself but to report it privately to the authorities.

[@Crashawsome]

It was poor form from Christian that he was already talking about a "way back" for Yoo the day after it happened and before any facts were known

[@smurfniebieski134]

Cheating in online chess is not a problem - it's feature 😂

[@CScott-wh5yk]

Yoo should have flipped the chessboard, that would have been epic.

[@skriabinfly]

Like Mick Jagger said, Yoo can't always get what Yoo want.

[@zackarysemancik5491]

Alright Finegold lol

[@jimlang7461]

No soup for Yoo!

[@TalsBadKidney]

oh spill the tea gurrrl

[@imeprezime1285]

Don Fabiano 👍

[@Zannablu12]

Does anyone know where to find the video of the player that attacked the woman??

[@lollycopter]

Police probably have control of it now. Maybe ask them?

[@rustambekishev3138]

It was decided not to distribute it publicly, at least for now

[@Sam-qi2gw]

It's been a month since y'all posted one of these on Spotify... Can you please keep doing that? Love listening!

[@plavyn]

There is a lot of cheating in chess, look at any professional sport where money is involved. In chess is exceptionally easy to cheat, even OTB so people will abuse the system

[@rustambekishev3138]

Chess Drama every week)

[@NotQuiteFirst]

8:07 "Christopher you can't do that" or "Christopher Yoo can't do that"?

[@irradiatedbadger]

Yoo're not funny

[@enginekid88]

Seems there is conflicting info, why don't they simply release the surveillance video of Yoo's interactions in the security room. people say he "punched" a woman. in my mind that conjures up a very specific image. but sources such as Fox News say he "pushed" a videographer. there is a huge diff between a punch and a push. and context is needed, like, was he trying to get past people and pushed his way through, or did he lash out with a fisted strike at someone's back. if his chess career hangs in the balance why don't they show the video?

[@flipina]

Possibly because he is a minor. It was a female videographer involved. There are rules in releasing surveillance videos if there is a police investigation too

[@michaelblankenau6598]

Perhaps because the legal implications come into play .

[@someoneelse293]

It can also be hard to get the video..

[@Kasparovwannabe]

Everyone says he walked up to her and deliberately struck her. Not one person who's seen the video said it was a push. There's no uncertainty. We even have GM's like Levon, who saw the video, saying he's getting off easy because it's just that bad. Even his parents admit the punishment is fair. Like...the police were called, he was charged. Game over. It's now a legal matter involving a minor and the footage isn't going to be given out willy nilly.

[@Toopa88]

If you listen to credible sources there is no conflicting info.

[@jclaburn]

I think it’s ridiculous to invalidate games already played at this level and these time limits. This is not the candidates. Most sports don’t have perfect round robins. It’s not fair that you and Wesley lose great wins.

[@rajdeepsingh4982]

Are u guys real chess mafia

[@zaftnotameni]

yoo very clearly mentally ill... you could see in his behavior in previous tournaments too

[@OmateYayami]

Oh, we all know highest level of cheating would be the beads.

[@danielmarkel5030]

i would love to really speak my mind on these clowns in the chess world but i’ve been warned by youtube so i’ll just hold my thoughts

[@falcon20243]

I think Fabi's mic and the way he speaks with frequent breaks makes it harder to understand him. Imagine being so entitled that you think you should win against a player of Fabi's caliber and being angry about it. This is a psychological game, not for those with weak mentality.

[@patheticpear2897]

Has Christopher Yoo apologised yet?

[@CWPWWRESTLING]

His parents apologized on his behalf

[@patheticpear2897]

@@CWPWWRESTLING According to their statement they apologised on their own behalf and indicated Christopher's apology was on the way.

[@qusigh]

But ok

[@Wargasm54]

Fabi. A millionaire with a Fisher-Price Sponge Bob karaoke microphone 🎤

[@jameslazer819]

If Carissa gets the Fischer prize she should get an invite to the open imo

[@superneenjaa718]

No. There's fide circuit leaderboard. If she wants to play in the open she needs to qualify from that, not by beating a few 2400.

[@KappaBoba]

11/11; 64k that’s a laughable anount of money

[@someoneelse293]

I think he probably didn't like the camera in his face and reacted badly

[@nel5634]

In that statment was written that he hit her from a back. So it doest make sense that she would point camera to his face while standing back to him.

[@someoneelse293]

@@nel5634 it didn't have to happen at the same time

[@materialsengineer001]

Any comments on using this eye tracking? - kzbin.info/www/bejne/qoqpp2tpd7WZY6s

[@AI_Stuffs]

+1

[@jacekbonikowski9773]

I believe that you guys (Fabiano and Cristian) are partially responsible for the whole Christopher Yoo incident. I think you created additional tension and made him want to prove you wrong at all costs. He almost succeeded, which probably further fueled his frustration. Some time ago, you posted a video where you assessed the US Championship contenders' strength by creating a tier list. You (graciously) placed Yoo in the second-lowest tier, claiming that he "would play to survive" but had no real chance of competing for the title. I'm pretty certain Christopher felt humiliated by such a description. So, imagine a win against Fabiano - the very person who publicly disdained him. And he was very close to achieving it. However, due to his mistake, he lost not only the game but also his chance to make Fabi look foolish. Ultimately, he also damaged his career. Stepping aside from the obvious (i.e., you do not attack people no matter how angry and frustrated you are), I believe you guys contributed to creating the conditions for this whole situation. Call it a butterfly effect if you like. But think about it honestly.

[@joshjac81010]

He is rated under 2600. Everyone and their mother knows he has no real chance of competing for the title unless he goes on a miraculous run. Even Yoo knew it

[@jacekbonikowski9773]

​@@joshjac81010 Sure, but I'm talking here about a hurt ego. It doesn't have to be rational. First and foremost it is emotional. As was Yoo's behaviour after the lost game.

[@Crashawsome]

What an odd person you are

[@Crashawsome]

@@jacekbonikowski9773 Your argument isn't rational

[@jacekbonikowski9773]

@@Crashawsome 1. I am not an odd person. 2. My argument is rational. I hope that settles everything. ;)

[@c2c001]

I actually have a different perspective. Assuming what he did was severe enough for him to immediately get arrested and kept in jail, that would have been an exception to what I'm about to say... In my opinion, he should have been allowed to finish the tournament and only then he should face the consequences because if what he did isn't severe enough to immediately put him in jail, the impact his retrospective absence has on the tournament is so great that the very idea of the tournament became uninteresting. I can't care about the result when everything that's happened changes it to a degree where a person who had a win, suddenly doesn't. If I were a participent it wouldn't change anything because I'd be there to make money but as a viewer the entire tournament just became completely uninteresting. I don't know if anything I said made any sense... I shouldn't write things early in the morning.

[@lollycopter]

You're already out of date with your information. Yes, get some more sleep.

[@dredek1]

Is that really a US championship?? Caruana - Italy So - Philippines You - Asian Aronian -Armenia Domingez - Cuba Oparin - Russia Mishra - India Liang - Asian 8 out of 12 are not native Americans.... we are only lacking Nakamura from Japan LOL enen Commentators are not native Americans, Chirila - Romania, Yasser - Russia, Nemcova - Chechia ROTFL

[@aluminiumknight4038]

None of the players are native americans LOL

[@Unscripted9]

Fabiano was born in Florida and he's as Italian as New York pizza. He can't even speak Italian.

[@robmilnejazz]

Yasser was born in Syria, he's not Russian

[@michaelschaetzle2903]

Are you cheating Fabi, or are you special/superior? Who else are the special ones and who is not? My point is - even though there will be cheaters, accusing everyone to be a cheater is just bullying and one should distance from it clearly.

[@chesslover1-b5i]

This is not what he said: He didn`t say special people don`t cheat. He said its in humas nature and if it weren`t to be in chess , chess players as a GROUP were special, meaning: In this group like in any other profession there are cheaters. That doesm`t say everybody in the group does it nor does it say special people within the group don`t. For the accusations: He didn`t accuse anyone he said its a problem, something most players seem to share. And as people who don`t play at the highest level and the best tournaments we simply don`t know whats going on.

[@ramanahveljeyaseelan5406]

FIRSTTTT!!!!!!

[@sousemymail]

Looks good on you. Brave

[@Harley.1]

hate to break it to you.. but literally no one in the world cares ~ edit: except the ignoramus below.

[@jackweatherhead8171]

@@Harley.1 i do