The crunch moment in the crunch game | Hans Niemann vs Fabiano Caruana | US Championship 2023

GM Daniel King shows the game Hans Niemann vs Fabiano Caruana from the US Championship 2023. Support on Patreon: 🔥 / powerplaychess ►Support via PayPal: www.paypal.com...
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[@PowerPlayChess]

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[@alexdommnich2544]

It's brilliant how you explain the plans and ideas, Daniel, using those arrows. Then it all makes sense. Very instructive. Thank you!

[@dandeliondown7920]

Danny has become my favourite chess reviewer. I like his friendly manner, and his analysis is right at the highest level that I can still understand. Check!!!

[@7inrain]

I am a big fan of Fabi. Not only is he a fantastic player whome's style I really admit but also such a levelheaded and rational guy. The man is a class act.

[@paulgreen7906]

Well done Fabi. With the greatest of respect to all the other US players he is their best at classical chess. He is just young enough to squeeze in a challenge for the World Championship before the Indian avalanche takes the crown!

[@rxw5520]

Jesus Christ is there any way to get rid of these fuckin bullshit spoiler comments on every fucken video? This shit just pops up right under the video titles and there’s no way to hide it.

[@mwangikimani3970]

Is he a real American I thought his parents are Italian? Nakamura is Japanese I believe the US has no real Americans at the top.

[@abhishekkj9664]

​@@mwangikimani3970true, Sam shankland is best long time US player

[@joseraulcapablanca8564]

Really good to see Caruana producing such good chess, a well deserved champion. Thanks Daniel.

[@huddunlap3999]

Amazing how complicated a simple looking position can be.

[@med017784]

So fun. 60 years ago my grandpa ask me to his place and teach me play ... what opening !? Se start with Italian !! Now IS trendy !! Yeap !! 60 years ago !! ... thanks again for your reviews...

[@1blueeye]

Haha. Sounds like an excellent Grandpa!!! Chess is a beautiful language all people can understand. Ciao!

[@nomoreblitz]

Same. My grandpa taught me--but "only" 50 years ago.

[@the0cool0guy]

Awesome coverage Mr King, thank you! 🐰

[@AdamFahmi9908]

Always been a big fan of Fabiano. Brilliant player with amazing qualities, and look like a very likable & polite guy as well. I get the feeling you're a fan as well GM King. Cheers.

[@ganesankrishnamurthy8658]

Daniel is so good.

[@sprcow]

I love how simple this game seemed. I play the Italian as white and love seeing examples of these kinds of middle games. Wild how all it took was one slow move from Hans, and then Fabi ripped open the center and went to town. I don't know if I have those nerves to stare down those connected center pawns, but he made it seem easy! Thanks, as always, for the great video explanations!

[@TessaTestarossa]

On one hand I feel sorry for Niemann. Chess is a cruel mistress and to go from advantageous to losing with one fairly innocuous-looking move must sting. On the other hand, he knew very well Fabi is setting up for g5. I wonder if perhaps Hans was just a little too satisfied with his position at that moment and underestimated what's coming.

[@infernal314]

Yes, even Qd1 looks odd, the queen was quite good on h5.

[@jozefserf2024]

Hans is the most dramatic chess player in the world, and this was a big clash. Like many young players he will learn to not underestimate his more experienced rivals. Here's hoping he can make the spurt up to 2750 and beyond.

[@cherrycritmeu]

Without cheating, obviously.

[@lenz6293]

Hans got a nice position from the opening but messed it with Bb5 instead of Rc3 instantly. Surprising to me, how he underestimated blacks kingsattack. Another of Daniel's excellent analyses. Thanks from Slovakia.

[@mikyjohn355]

Chess speaks for itself

[@jwizansky]

Great game and commentary! At 16:40 after ...Qxa3, they pointed out on the broadcast Black was actually threatening an immediate sac on g2, with mate to follow, necessitating Rc2 as you mentioned. Also fwiw in his postmortem Fabi said he thought Hans could still defend after ...f3, Rf2, but that e6 was simply losing for White, and he, Fabi, could have won in a number of ways at that point.

[@tommyleblanc3207]

beautiful thank you

[@Jaylooker]

Prophylactic moves are slow and better played when the opponent’s counterplay is contained.

[@kencusick6311]

Nice counterattack by Caruana.

[@mickmcknight162]

Cool.., good informative analysis for new/inter players like myself🤔

[@firstlast3946]

Thx mr king.

[@ExtraCheeseProject]

A nice win for the good guys! 😊

[@RangeWilson]

Bb5 was questionable but b3 was the real mistake. The top players are very good at realizing when they've misstepped, and will reevaluate rather than compounding the error.

[@infernal314]

I'm wondering what made Guioco Pianissimo so much popular on the highest level -- is there really any significant fresh idea behind? Why is that Spanish has always been thought superior to Italian and suddenly they are level at best?

[@TheChessRunner]

Fashion

[@Cyst11]

The Berlin Defence became a popular staple following the Kramnik v Kasparov championship and proved a successful antidote to many of the previously popular attacking lines in the Spanish. Players wishing to play in that same style had to adapt to that, and ideally find lines that weren't so well studied that they were basically a draw at the top level, as well as lines that still allowed ample opportunity for a strategically rich game.

[@infernal314]

@@Cyst11 Yes, Berlin is most likely the reason, although you can avoid it with d3 and I still believe that the bishop is better on b5 rather than c4. Admittedly, some top GMs might be of different opinion...

[@PowerPlayChess]

I have discussed this previously on the channel. Many of the main lines of the Spanish are forcing and with fierce computing power these often burn out to a draw. Not just the Berlin, but the Marshall, for example. The Giuoco Piano has fewer forcing lines and move orders are so subtle and varied that one is more likely to get a proper fight. It has nothing to do with the objective merits of each opening. Of course, all this applies to the top players in the world. It’s a different story lower down the food chain :)

[@infernal314]

@@PowerPlayChess I see, thanks!

[@andrewchapman7706]

I wondered if he could have played Rc3 the move before, when the queen was still on h5?

[@royprovins7037]

How about BxC4 and pushing the D pawn in the middle

[@flippert0]

4:10 Nxe5 would be possible here, no? After dxe5, Qxh5 wins back the piece.

[@gerardogambirazzio4703]

Forget chess and let's get to the hear of it Daniel. England beats South Africa this weekend? It is a rematch of the WC in Japan.

[@nomoreblitz]

Go Hans!

[@navinchandak3498]

These are very instructive videos, thanks Daniel. However, if you could make the videos of a slightly shorter duration (15 mins say), I think it'll make the videos more digestible imo and increase viewership.

[@PowerPlayChess]

:) I'm sorry the length of the video doesn't fit in with your busy lifestyle.

[@JorRam2]

Slow is fast when it comes to improving your understanding! Let Daniel go in-depth, no one does it better. There are many, many channels doing the quick recaps- it's a different type of content entirely.

[@stevelenores5637]

I already saw the analysis of the game. However Hans' reputation will never overcome the cheating scandal. Even if plays into his senior years that's what he will be known for. Guard your reputation.

[@mcronrn]

Funny how it’s pretty clear now that Hans didn’t cheat against Magnus OTB in St Louis last year. Magnus’ response to losing to certain people seems to be to point the finger, as he just did in Qatar and as he did against Hans. Perhaps one day Hans will merely be the first in a long line of players that Magnus has accused of cheating after losing OTB, each accusation diminishing the impact of the one preceding it… 🤷🏻‍♂️🙏

[@paulgoogol2652]

​@@mcronrnso? He cheated online and you act like it never happened. Many sports dropped heavily in prestige because of doping. Don't pretend that chess players are better than that. Especially Hans. He just showed that it's time to take heavy measures or does Hans want to destroy the sport that shall pay his Uber food bills? He musn't be that stupid.

[@stevelenores5637]

@@mcronrn Reputation not for OTB play but for the online play where he did admit to using computer help. That's what will haunt him.

[@spartanthe300ththermopylae4]

@stevelenores5637 he was just a tinager back then, though it was a bad judgement. I believe everybody deserves a second chance. I don't think it'll "haunt" him, though it sure might be used as an excuse by sore losers.

[@stevelenores5637]

@@spartanthe300ththermopylae4 I really don't care. It's Nieman's life not mine. Life isn't always fair.

[@mervhansen3730]

Hans Monkey Niemann is such a disappointment. Magnus was right from the very beginning.

[@victorfloresgarcia2295]

Quite tedious game, my dear . Sorry.

[@wellutopia2237]

Im unsubscribing. Its absolutely sickening to me you keep covering an admitted cheater. He admits he cheated to gain rating online. You really think it just stopped there? Stop covering him. Have some balls and courage. Unsubbed.

[@wellutopia2237]

👎👎👎👎 Thumbs down. Stand for something or stand for nothing. Weak. Cowardice.

[@spartanthe300ththermopylae4]

@wellutopia2237 Khm... *FORMER (and a teenager with it)* cheater. Don't let the door hit you on the way out...

[@joechip4996]

Boohoo!

[@LateCloser]

We won't miss you.