Ian vs. Nodirbek! 2-Time Candidate Winner Faces Ex-Rapid Champ!! Speed Chess Championship 2024

The Speed Chess Championship is Chess.com's most elite blitz and bullet event, featuring the strongest speed chess players in the world. 16 players will compete in the $175,000 16-player single elimination bracket including Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So, Alireza Firouzja, and more!
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[@STG_KAINAT]

What a comeback from Nepo

[@drawesome9317]

The greatest gambit in all these matches was The Disconnect gambit, no one could escape it once it was played!

[@thePot_]

Nodirbek is maybe stronger tactically, but Nepo’s overall knowledge of chess is on another level. He, Magnus, Fabi and Hikaru are like Shang-Tsungs of modern chess. They have absorbed too many chess souls to become anyone at any moment

[@Josuke217]

Awesome comment

[@JKLM-if4qr]

That’s literally the perfect way to describe the new generation of young talents and the old generation lmao Take this 🏆

[@asgfgh]

How do you know that Nordibek is stronger tactically?

[@mikecantreed]

Nepo is probably the strongest tactical player of all time. I doubt anyone is stronger tactically.

[@thePot_]

@@mikecantreed The little Japenese probably is at his best

[@ssep327]

Ok Nepo! this interview style was legit entertaining. Let the beast out , you re the real bad boy of chess community, the one who really doesn't care. Fck em all , give us what we need

[@russianchessmanandfootball181]

That's incredible match between Nepo and Nodirbek Ian went full-Ian in the 5+1 part. But this comeback! That's the reason why I support Nepo

[@Aman-Singh2808]

2:43:13 is where you need to go to find the best moment of the stream.

[@brunomarllon7]

omg thank you 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Uexi23]

Daniel said that Nodirbek feared noone, but him gaining some advantage in the beginning instinctively felt he had to use those dirty tricks, with luck being in his favour too (disconnection loss), clearly not feeling strong against Ian, wheres Ian proving to be just a much more complete player, never falling into these tricks, being able to play under severe pressure both losing and winning, truly just outplayed him on the board. Disregarding the interview (Ian is always disgusted by any disrespect or dirty play by big players), the game really showed each player’s class.

[@tristan7720]

True but I can understand Ian having a strong moral compass is a good thing in this world.

[@seya_2]

​@@tristan7720strong moral compass? He blamed Alireza for not winning the interview. In the last match of the last candidates he said "Alireza must be happy, he threw out tournament". So petty

[@theia_glo]

What do u mean by dirty trick, I'm curious

[@tristan7720]

@@seya_2 Bro I don't understand what you want can you explain what happened and where in serious English grammer? From my experiences Ian is very supportive of those players who lose or are in general in a mentally weak position like Ding Liren. Even tho he was his enemy and clinched wins against Ian that shouldn't have happened but Ian played sloppy (which most likely made Ian furious) Ian still supported Ding during the interviews and backed him up. He's known for being a gentleman in the chess world

[@seya_2]

@@tristan7720 strong moral compass? He blamed Alireza for not winning the candidates. In the last match of the last round of candidates he said to Fabi, "Alireza must be happy, he threw our tournament" Right after the Final round of Candidates ended. So petty it's recorded you can check. I mixed up a few words here is a revised version.

[@flukey111]

Nepo bringing the fire with that interview ouch!

[@morniclegreen3534]

the fire? Ian was disrespectful, way too cocky for someone that won in a tiebreaker by a single game and just a little cringey overall

[@blue_red_screen]

​@@morniclegreen3534don't expect better from someone that accuses a 10 year old of cheating with no evidence

[@agm2531]

Being fair, it’s understandable that he felt that way. Nodirbek did way too many things that could be considered disrespectful (opening with a3, trying to provoke a blunder in a time scramble with a rook sacrifice in a lost position, wasting time with rook and bishop moves in completely drawn endgames…). I’m not saying this is a crime or even breaking the rules. I even understand why Nodirbek did what he did. It was a decent strategy and Ian maybe took it as too personal, but let’s not pretend as if he lashed out without any reason.

[@tristan7720]

@@morniclegreen3534 bro it's just Ian's moral compass speaking. Nodirbek did play unsportsmanlike just like Hikaru. Nothing wrong with being pissed about that. Ian in general is a good dude y'all are tripping

[@tristan7720]

@@blue_red_screen bro if someone like Ian says that it is for a reason lol how can casual players like we are judge about his judgement of cheating online.

[@אלעדנוימן-צ6כ]

Magnus 20.5 against 3.5 with 3 draws and 2 losses due to internet problems is wild!

[@flynnmaxwell4089]

When the internet scores higher than you 😂

[@UmerFarooq-jy7jo]

Nice spoiler idiot

[@Creek1575]

Minh le having internet problems?

[@Josuke217]

​@@Creek1575Magnus had poor internet connection in 2 matches. So basically the score could have been 22.5-1.5

[@user-su3zn2xt3z]

@@Josuke217 wasn't he in a lost position in one of those games where he timed out however?

[@edoardobellunato3773]

If you notice,in the interview he sais:"by the way i consider myself a much much better blitz player"..in such a direct fashion

[@adityavv96]

He is

[@Josuke217]

Well he's the better player so I don't see anything wrong in him saying that

[@nirmalyamisra]

timestamp?

[@avimir8805]

@@Josuke217 chess speaks for itself

[@edoardobellunato3773]

Timespan:7:44:02

[@sourandbitter3062]

This wouldn't be as enjoyable to watch without Danya as commentator. He's exceptional.

[@sackfoga3779]

What the heck was that interview in the end lol

[@rishukumar4282]

7:42:39 Nepo interview

[@abdoolkareem_]

So nepo is angry with Nodirbek tricks. While Naroditsky is interviewing

[@karna6634]

nah nodirbek played a3 in the first games while he was winning 4-0 thats the only reason ian got triggered after that .

[@abdoolkareem_]

@@karna6634 oh my

[@tristan7720]

@@karna6634 a big one for sure

[@itsjustgatts]

If canty commentate again in upcoming matches people gonna stop watching these streams fs

[@Minerva6699]

You'll still watch them 😂

[@geertkroezen98]

Whats wrong with him?

[@sushilganesh07]

Canty has proved yet again that he cannot commentate, he can only make weird noises.

[@Josuke217]

Exactly, Levy and Hess are much better

[@los1wochos]

Very true.

[@mompatibakgobi6867]

But Canty has a sublime sense of humour tho..but I agree commentating may not be his forte.

[@KasparOne]

I like his style of commentary though!

[@edoardobellunato3773]

Timespan:7:44:03

[@bamdad19996]

Nordirberk getting humbled after getting so cocky and disrespecting nepo was so theraputic. Glad he got what he deserved.

[@BritishEmpireRises]

what dizrizpekt?

[@theia_glo]

What really happened, who disrespected whom?

[@DKMRFCBrlz]

What disrespect? I missed it

[@thebcwonder4850]

@@DKMRFCBrlz he played a3

[@KarlMarxBR700]

Omg he played 1.a3, that's such a huge disrespect, he should be banned from chess and put in jail, Ian is probably traumatized and have ptsd

[@sanketwp2701]

Thank you Nepo❤ for humbling Nodirbek👻

[@ramial-khayer1422]

Nodirbek was very cocky and disrespectful….although I enjoy watching his match..glad that he got humbled

[@JohnWilliamShatner]

Yeah usually when there's Ian drama you have to assume its him reacting poorly, but throwing the 1.a3 in there after the 4 consecutive wins, plus draining the match clock only up 2 points with many games left, Nodirbek was asking for a comeback

[@theia_glo]

I'm curious to know why lot of people mentioning nodirbek being disrespectful what really happened, someone explsin please

[@MsShaila100]

​@@theia_glo because he tried (and succeeded a few times) to take a lot of time of the matchclock by just moving around. Because he had a higher score at that moment. So that Ian had less time to come back in the match.

[@SalemSalem-br6vn]

That's part of the game man , eveb magnus and hikaru do that​@@MsShaila100

[@theia_glo]

@@MsShaila100 understood, btw thank u for replying 🧚‍♂️

[@karezaalonso7110]

Skip to 32:00 for the first move of the games

[@jasonyoungblood9359]

I love that one comment someone said, "Minh is fine, he's just playing Magnus". It made me giggle.

[@barnyfaller6023]

Danya is a beast. 7 hours of commentary!

[@sagarbhandari4314]

You can’t tell me James ain’t high lol

[@adomaskuzinas2137]

Минг видимо в этот раз решил не подглядывать, слишком рисковано против Магнуса

[@nikhildawani2913]

What do you even mean by this atleast speak clearly

[@scottwilson940]

Maybe I’ve missed it somewhere but can they at least put a schedule on the bracket? All they have are when the finals are happening and they mention the next stream on Monday but that’s it.

[@DKMRFCBrlz]

THAT INTERVIEW 🔥 GET HUMBLED 🔥🔥🔥

[@zifircin1797]

Nice ipad commercial from magnus

[@marko6168]

I couldn't decide should I buy another ipad or a macbook air and when I saw him play on Ipad I pulled the trigger on ipad pro instantly... I love using ipad... also prefer playing chess on it to a laptop

[@zifircin1797]

@@marko6168 imo if you have the cash the best combo is an ipad pro for mobility/media and a windows laptop like asus strix for work and play

[@andrewelledge2814]

Nordirbek was looking around wondering where his higher power went when he dropped that queen.

[@ismailkarakus4375]

thats First half was the video of 2 guys whorshipping magnus. and watching it was greatt !!

[@gionabaldo6162]

3:17:30 Qxc6 Carlsen, hello?

[@Nicks721]

You are so idiot, goodbye

[@JacksonHorschel]

When Ian gets a control of his position it’s game over

[@squinty144]

Great commentating!

[@CapnChillV]

Love the Canty & Danya twins

[@S_G_86]

Nodirbek felt too much confident after 4-0 but playing troll opening agains Ian is not a good idea , he definitely got into mood after that. Good job Ian.

[@larrypage1480]

Trivia : The X in LAX should symbolize an airplane with its fuselage and wings. That’s the reason behind the X.

[@tristan7720]

Bro what is Nodirbek doing, very unsympathetic

[@pgdbh]

What did he do?

[@tristan7720]

@@pgdbh bro watch the interview with nepo

[@theia_glo]

Timing please ​@@tristan7720

[@andreapizzichini]

Nepo would 100% do it in a match, infact he is really cocky on the board and also in interviews(like the dirty trick he used to come back in bullet), but when others do it he gets upset and angry, incoherent, him and his fans.

[@Fedoractor]

Русский рэп зарешал в итоге

[@odisea1876]

The Jamaica Chess Federation poisons the players' drinks.

[@andrelau8845]

Does anyone know whats danya's camera? So sharp

[@ThomasBoyer-w2o]

It’s painful listening to canty

[@chessbaaz]

Why the heck bloody 2300 I'm is commenting on 2800+ players just for view 😢😢 Dani Anish or howell where are they

[@risoraka]

The players rating has nothing to do with chess knowledge and commentating. Sure execution he dosnt know as well but idk why that matters. But guess you just want 2800's commentating

[@gamingwithyeshwanth9005]

bruh taking like you are a grandmaster

[@chessbaaz]

@@risoraka see commenting of danya and nepo you will see the difference between levi and 2700+ he does not even now why the move is played and why it is bad they are doing it for views only

[@chessbaaz]

@@gamingwithyeshwanth9005 still better then you challenge me any time 1300

[@risoraka]

@chessbaaz I see your reasoning and I don't really agree cause I kinda like that the commentator kinda is confused on certain moves because I mean most of us would be. But I think hearing your thoughts you really just want someone who knows exactly why things are being played and don't like that they are using someone of lesser skill as a commentator when you believe it's only for views because it's gotham.

[@danispringer]

40:53 when you are good at chess, in a nutshell

[@JacksonHorschel]

Ian doesn’t get enough credit He is brilliant and his games are works of art

[@danispringer]

video starts at 22:48

[@nick6876]

Did he ever get asked in the 'lie detector test' if he truely doesn't believe in fortresses?

[@dazz9489]

Russian rap , ahahahahahaha, Ian is legend !😂

[@spectazular7489]

‏‪2:44:22‬‏ I see what you doing there levy

[@gunnarsamuelsson4611]

Loving this Cantyditsky dynamic!🥰

[@thfrussia6717]

Nepomniachtchi is written so strange in english, those letters "chtch" is just one letter "щ". Why didn't they used "chthchttchhgh" for it? XD His name is translated as "no remembering"

[@ozcohen2782]

didn't follow the whole match. why was Nepo so angry?

[@thePot_]

@@ozcohen2782 dirty tricks by Nodirbek. Tried to burn time with rook moves. Tried to provoke blunder with sacrificing the rook. Played a3 with no respect and so on

[@ozcohen2782]

@@thePot_ thx.

[@blue_red_screen]

Part of the game. And it's better than accusing a 10 year old of cheating with no evidence ​@@thePot_

[@keeyz7573]

When hikaru does it its no problem

[@blue_red_screen]

@@thePot_ within the rules.

[@LIFE-nr1yg]

Nepo the Horned One

[@janetoss]

2:28:00

[@theia_glo]

I'm curious to know why lot of people mentioning nodirbek being disrespectful what really happened, someone explsin please

[@jjonjohnson6440]

Wow thanks for the spoiler alert

[@2sleepy2silly]

2:43:13 lmao

[@kkakdugiman]

Magnus destroyed Minh Le easily. Magnus will beat Arjun in the next round coming soon.

[@danispringer]

please don't have danya or canty commentate. there's so much better out there.

[@minhtu6368]

very sad for Lê Tuấn Minh

[@muntkop]

6:38:45 anyone knows where this beat is from? Cant find it with shazam

[@danispringer]

rip mrs carlsen

[@JakeLoeppky]

@53:16 milliseconds. 😂 deciseconds. 100x off...

[@AlJayWright]

Hope Nepo thrashes Nakamura

[@larrypage1480]

Why is James Cuntys twitter name GM…… He is not a GM..?

[@sinisa5567]

Stolen Valor?

[@danispringer]

you guys STILL make the analysis board the large one and the live the tiny? are you kidding?

[@reshmisraj8993]

Who likes Magnus 👇

[@reshmisraj8993]

Ah

[@lesilluminations1]

I'm sorry but these online blitz/phenoms are fast and sharp but don't understand chess.

[@hobgoblin7336]

Abdusattorov has a classical rating of 2769, i think he understands chess pretty well

[@HoASainT]

I wanted to watch this, but not with Levi, bye bye

[@danieschutte4838]

Other commentators please

[@Original3523]

This has to be the worst commentary team ever assembled college boys who want to be gangstah.

[@thabangditlhabi3803]

Great combative chess

[@marko6168]

Lost respect for Nodirbek

[@drdre5286]

Nepo is just being Nepo, an arrogant, salty and toxic diva that he is. Was also expecting some Twitter shitposting tbh. But I am genuinely surprised by the amount of this guy's fans in the comments

[@mfizme]

Blah blah blah, we talked about nepo , but we got a shitposting from you

[@andreapizzichini]

Exactly. Thank you so much for saying it. i find sadly intriguing how his fans always justify all of his bad behaviors and cocky and disrespectful interviews.

[@ajinkyaghongade836]

7:33:54 aaaaaaaaaaahhhhh😂😂😂😂😂

[@Conquer666]

Nepo wants cheap drama but it won't happen

[@adityavv96]

Says a 800 rated chess player

[@blue_red_screen]

​@@adityavv96what does chess rating have to do with this

[@tristan7720]

Kidding? Nodirbek was clearly playing not the most gentleman style and nepo has a strong moral compass so it's understandable that he got annoyed.

[@blue_red_screen]

@tristan7720 nodirbek didn't break the rules. And if nepomniachtchi has such good morals why does he imply a 10 year old is cheating without providing evidence?

[@tristan7720]

@@blue_red_screen that's a random point bro, whatever, every top player that plays online very often can tell when something is very off. And yes but not breaking the rules doesn't mean you can't play unfair

[@bartekmedes8281]

I cant stand Rozman

[@GothamChess]

can't stand you either

[@andreapizzichini]

Nepo is always proud, salty and cocky when he wins, and he is always angry and triggered when others behave like him, so dumb. Stop presenting him like a charismatic one, he is just disrespectful imo. (and i'm not just talking about this little Nodirbek drama, he does it with everyone)

[@VeteranWS]

fff rusians