That wonderful smile on resignation | Nepo vs Anand | Levitov Chess 2023

It was a battle of two of the best in the world - two time Candidates winner Ian Nepomniachtchi took on 5-time World Champion Vishy Anand at the 4th round of the Levitov Chess Week 2023 in Amsterdam. The game was filled with a lot of strategic moments where both players used all their experience to showcase some high quality chess. In the end it was a blunder that decided the fate of this encounter with both players smiling on the game coming to an end.
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[@reeshavpaul522]

The tiger will grow old, but never forgets to roar.

[@sultandalal3337]

He doesn't just roar but strikes strong

[@zaraxoxoxox]

Yes

[@corpshe3701]

wait did he retire?

[@obaidur1971]

😂😂

[@shihole]

What? 🙄

[@qxa7878]

Anand Is such a humble guy. Brazil love him ❤🇧🇷

[@sukarmsingh8447]

You don't know nothing about anand. Humility and anand are like jews and muslims...!!

[@MANUSHYA7]

​@@sukarmsingh8447jealous guy

[@sukarmsingh8447]

​@@MANUSHYA7jealous??? Of anand??? You kid me not kid😅😂

[@shivsatyam4262]

@@sukarmsingh8447 bro what is your rating?

[@sukarmsingh8447]

@@shivsatyam4262 high bro...very high🤣😅

[@tofankumarsahu8375]

In this game both players respect each other.

[@user-xn8tk7jm8f]

18:31 why anand didn't fork

[@studytable2060]

@@user-xn8tk7jm8f white pawn will take the knight white is going upwards🤣🤣

[@akshaypanchal23]

​@@user-xn8tk7jm8fHello fellow Blunder master😂

[@arpitjain3695]

We really love vishy so much. Highest respect for vishy🎉🎉🎉❤🎉🎉🎉

[@prnathan633]

At 52 still top notch oh my god. What a passion for game. From era no special coach for chess to era of lot of tech. Vishy is classy as always

[@jurjenvanderhoek316]

Viktor Korchnoi was still in the FIDE top 100 at age 75

[@user-xn8tk7jm8f]

18:31 why anand didn't fork

[@studytable2060]

@@jurjenvanderhoek316 anand is still in top-15

[@sarthakrathor1416]

​@@user-xn8tk7jm8f because of d4 Pawn

[@sarthakrathor1416]

​@@user-xn8tk7jm8f because of d4 pawn

[@shivaaakumar3]

Without Magnus Carlsen Vishy would have still given all the GMs a run for their money and would have had 7 or 8 Championship titles.. But since Magnus is from another planet, our Tiger left the active chess play since he doesnt like to be second to anyone

[@mathbrah]

cope

[@Aerixes.]

Magnus is just better, part of the photographic memory is the cause of that

[@mohammediyazbelim3587]

5 best of all time for me. Bobby Fischer Gary kasporav Mikhal tal Vishwanathan Anand Magnus carlsen...

[@arshad8420]

​@@mohammediyazbelim3587karpov?

[@medidationsisbliss]

​@@mohammediyazbelim3587add anatoly karpov

[@jordan-nc4ve]

Ian, he is so humble, his smile is constant, whenever he resigns...he never treats his opponents frustrated...If Ian played the upcoming world chess championship, I want him to win.. he is deserving

[@aishasingh7509]

Well ian is very humble but I personally did not liked his gesture when he had a draw with Hari. He thought he is going to win therefore he was frustrated after the draw

[@benyosu843]

You know who is deserving of winning world championship? The best player, not the most humble player, you got something twisted brother.

[@AVERAGE_GUY719]

Yeah I agree ​@@aishasingh7509

[@swewunna]

I like the way he commentate the game. It's like as if a boxing match is going on. Brilliant!! And yes there is life in old tiger no matter how sharp the young ones are.

[@michaeloconnor6264]

I like how Vishy does not show his emotions,winning or losing.

[@user-xn8tk7jm8f]

18:31 why anand didn't fork

[@sanjaylife]

​@@user-xn8tk7jm8fwhite pawn captures knight

[@fznfire]

@@user-xn8tk7jm8f The square is covered by the pawn.

[@anjaniputhra2752]

Comentator was brilliant

[@rishabhguitar]

Great game and top class commentary.

[@heartofpluto]

This was breathtaking...I was shaking in the middle game. Commentary adds pressure on audience.

[@tanaykolaskar]

If you are thinking 18:31 it is a fork then seee because of that pawn at d4 he can’t go for a fork To anyone who just came to last 5 min of the video skipping all the part The pawn at d4 will move *up* in the board (reference to digital board) not down 😂

[@rocketracoon411]

With time bound condition possibilities become less, But the fight is surely a treat to watch.

[@shubhamprakash6909]

Vishy the beast❤

[@harshchaubey619]

nepo alwss tries something new....he goes in bad positions and try to create something from that...truly deserving world championship challenger 👑....VISHY as alws a LEGEND❤

[@msvv5224]

Why both the players were looking at us again and again?😄

[@PramodKumar-gy8lb]

They're doing their analysis.

[@SSCMegalodon]

When ''⚡2Flash'⚡' met ''🌩Thunderstorms🌩'' coming 😃

[@srikanthtupurani6316]

Nepo is russias number one player. There was a time when no one was able to beat russians in chess.

[@TOXICTAMILGAMERS]

😂 only in chess

[@itachiuchihaz]

​@@TOXICTAMILGAMERSin girls also bro😂

[@joeo_o1805]

​@@itachiuchihazgirls chess?

[@itachiuchihaz]

@joeo_o1805 russian girls bro

[@FenShen-us9tv]

Fischer?

[@neerajronaldo6288]

Damm man the commentary prediction is spot on

[@TravelwithNikhilRoshan]

Maza aaya!

[@bhojrajbelani9221]

❤very interesting fightback by Anand

[@amarjeetshukla8047]

Respected anand ji ❤🙏💪

[@Funkyy.7]

Someome plz explain why he resigned ?

[@thirdycelebrado9606]

You know the every top player grandmaster always endgame

[@vitthaljogdand935]

We love u Vishy anand sir❤️

[@emersonrubens8270]

Anand = god of chess

[@ameenurrahmankhan6933]

That was a close match for nepo !! Anand sir keeping it cool 🚶‍♂️❤ this was amazing !!

[@user-xn8tk7jm8f]

18:31 why anand didn't fork

[@swiftie8073]

There is pawn defending​@@user-xn8tk7jm8f

[@mphobonolo4555]

❤ from Botswana

[@antes.8165]

I like how the commentator "predicts" moves🤣

[@SudeepAdhikari0611]

Vishy Sensational

[@bradhitler5897]

18:05 is even a fork

[@deveshsingh5121]

Pawn on d4 protects the forking square

[@YtubeUserr]

Simply pawn takes knight. And to think your comment got so many likes is distressing.

[@Badi_life]

What was winning move after?

[@dakshhhh12]

pawn promotion!, if rook choses to go g1 preventing promotion then the king would take the pawn on d4,

[@PEACE_LUVR]

The moment you missed the opportunity of opening advantage against Vishy, you missed the chance to win..

[@zaraxoxoxox]

True

[@ShubhamKumar-pe3dt]

A humble request. Please donot spoil the result in the title.

[@SudeepAdhikari0611]

The King 👑 Vishy

[@sagniksingha]

why didn't Vishy play Nc5 at 18.30 in the video ?

[@sumedhsawant6192]

It's defended by the c5 pawn

[@prakashsingh-qs2wc]

And this is Vishy past his prime vs Nepo in his prime 😂😂😂

[@FenShen-us9tv]

The goat

[@user-kn1cs2em4f]

Nepo ने भी बहुत अच्छा खेला।

[@leetcodesolutions2035]

Vishy sir the best

[@umabora6109]

Can someone please explain why he resigne

[@monalishabanerjee8073]

There was a fork on nf5

[@sayantanmukherjee3395]

18:31 Wasn't A Fork was there?

[@animefan-uy3zq]

the pawn would have taken it

[@pavankumar-sv5ry]

Can anyone explain why he resigned earlier?

[@aashishjoshi3137]

Tiger🎉

[@kevinwellwrought2024]

Nepo has been playing badly recently against almost every opponent.

[@siddhantjhaveri]

he literally won that tournament.

[@CA_Sarath_Cool]

Vishy❤

[@zaraxoxoxox]

Mass.

[@zaraxoxoxox]

The tiger will grow old, but never forgets to hunt his preyy.....

[@nitantom]

❤❤❤

[@pvk99]

what is Peter Parker with a beard doing in background?

[@parvezahmed3302]

Vishy is a legend

[@chessbrilliance8783]

Vishy too strong for those guys!

[@technicalgamingandroid3208]

Nepo won that tournament

[@renatoferreira4939]

Battle of Champions!? When did Nepo become champion?

[@kedarjoshi7503]

Every time enpo lose 😇Satisfaction button ✅...

[@Xinder720]

Notice that from time-to-time both players would look at the camera. See, they could hear the announcer's voice.

[@saritanijapkar9744]

There was a Fork in between the game

[@Mr.PerfectlyAverage]

Instead of B4- Vishy Sir had a Fork, winning the Rook

[@suganthithirumurugan8375]

The c5 square is protected by the pawn on d4.

[@msf2024]

sagar shah, u make it so interesting

[@tejomoy1]

But there was a fork at @18:32 ? Why Anand didn't go for it?

[@ankitgarg4228]

Defended by White's pawn

[@druvadava9080]

Good to see M.S. Dhoni as a narrator 😜

[@muneebmukhthar4880]

Why can't Nf5 fork+ after Rxa6 ?!

[@retr00000]

pawn defends that bro

[@Ruralking-4563]

Goat ❤

[@surajmamgai102]

Didn't VIshy played a wrong move in the end, means king in diagonal of a pawn, is'nt it an illegal move. I didn't get it. Can anyone see?

[@WIZARDKING-ht6tx]

Bro the pawn cannot go backside, so its completely legal....I think u got confused about the side of the board😅....White side is the downside of board

[@highflyfun]

If you are thinking 18:31 it is a fork then seee

[@ashishshah5667]

Great game 👍👌💐

[@alexv3471]

Представил, что это Шима комментирует с индийским акцентом. Аха)

[@akhileshtayal90]

19.42 , why he moved his king instead of saving knight .

[@revanth2628]

He freed up a square for the pawn to move forward.. white cannot waste a tempo by capturing the knight as a queen will come on the board.

[@akashborude5197]

Never ever underestimate indians! 🇮🇳

[@adflicto1]

18:30 Missed a fork?!

[@priyoda497]

Naah, there was d4 pawn to protect c5

[@CloverAugustus]

Nepo ne zabardast haga

[@hideehere]

I see vishy I click

[@Sayontan2694]

18:31 why not Nc5+ that'll be a fork and nepo loses rook.

[@YtubeUserr]

pawn takes knight

[@praveenthuyamani101]

18:32 Instead pf pushing the b pawn he might have made a check with knight and chop off the rook

[@anishmukherjee8900]

c5 was protected by the pawn

[@mycreativetalks7284]

At 18:02 anas misses a fork

[@TopViralDz]

18:31 Did Anand miss Nc5 + winning the rook ?

[@zeroth4398]

That square is protected by white pawn

[@geo-akash5508]

Battery 🔋😂😄❤️

[@nikilmaggavi6261]

Time stamp 14.44, I don’t understand why Black King didn’t take white knight. Can someone explain ? Black would have got a better trade there!

[@bikramhazarika6636]

It would leads to open up the position, also both night is defending the black king, i guess

[@fastAf399]

Because his position would be open and it's hard to defend the pawns that way

[@nikilmaggavi6261]

@@bikramhazarika6636 but with that there would be a trade and exchange of bishop and knight and black would have been at a better position.

[@arvindmehra1376]

Because white rook eats up black knight with a tempo on king. Cornering the black king on upper left. It might seem like a fork with blacks knight is available but black can't do so because of constant checks by white rook on 7th row.

[@hiralsanghvi3286]

At 18:31 vishy can fork nepo's rook!!!!!!!

[@hiralsanghvi3286]

Nice observation bro

[@aryanbehera2368]

​@@hiralsanghvi3286you forgot your alt account 😂😂😂 besides that square is protected by the pawn

[@jsparrowau]

Nope. That would have been taken by the white pawn and instantly lost him the game.

[@tradenearn]

Why he resigned i didnt get that

[@marcosclaudio1729]

o velinho é foda

[@RupeshKumarGuptaSherghati]

At 18:30, Black could have played Knight at c5 with a check and fork to rook - Done and Dusted.

[@rohansahai4002]

c5 was defended by the white pawn ...

[@aadisaadi7638]

watching the video on mute is the best thing one could do 😂😂😂

[@spreadpositivity1500]

True, its so annoying unnecessary predictions and moves

[@alison-jh6xl]

Vishy proving how he is goat

[@sukantadasguitarist]

I don’t know why vishu always losses from Magnus Everytime consistently 😑

[@simondaniel9293]

One thing is very clear from this game...... No matter how good you are at something "Patience and Luck" is the most important factor that makes the difference between two equally skilled ppl

[@EnjoyPoPcornYagnik]

Vishy's hands are always shaking ! why is that ?

[@Musashi_19]

Due to his age this is common

[@KingMon1010]

Can they hear this guy?

[@srikantann]

had to watch on mute because of that painful commentary... great game though ❤

[@vir7825]

Nepo is the most handsome player

[@aadhithyarammoorthy603]

We can mute and watch them playing

[@user-bb9zt7ve5d]

There was a fork at 18:29

[@jobishjohn3028]

NO THE PAWN IS IN D4 IT PROTECTS THAT SQUARE

[@Shiva..]

Everything in this game was about b4

[@seemlyme]

wrong side chess board. about the display one

[@SUGGYAN1356]

I think Nepo deliberately weakened his king's position

[@ayanr2003]

anand sir was shacking bad

[@bettynalwimba3669]

Nepo started well

[@spreadpositivity1500]

Nepo is cute ❤

[@TheMrBennito]

Anand is not only a great player, he has the edge because of an extraordinary trait: self control