The Moment Ian Nepomniachtchi Won the Candidates 2022

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[@lucasmatsuoca]

He must feel great, so many GMs and specialists were absolutely destroying him in the last match against Carlsen, some people even predict he would only decline after that performance, but now he comes back and makes a historical unbeaten performance. I was rooting for Ding but I’m happy for Ian.

[@chessenjoyer9657]

Caruana blabbered so much in commentary in 2021 that nepo didn't do this or that move as if he's any better.. now see who actually qualified and who's in 5th place. Karma repaid his audacity kindly.

[@jacobwatson3781]

Ian got criticism in the WC match due to him collapsing last 2 games and appearing to give up and not wanting to continue. Lots of GMs thougt that. I'm glad for Ian, most do not fight back after a very public collapse, he has proved to himself and thar is all that matters.

[@DariusMo]

@@chessenjoyer9657 isnt that what a commentator should do? what is your point

[@apjhardy619]

Ohh god no!!! He better make it count this time ... Coz if he doesn't ,no matter how many candidates he wins ...he will be a meme material.

[@aluminiumknight4038]

@@chessenjoyer9657 you have too many idiotic comments

[@VIVEKPANDEYIITB]

The most brilliant part of all this is that Nepo was not the favorite and still ended up without losing a single game so far. Impressive one from Nepo

[@ayooiss1850]

Who is the favorite?

[@ivaletov5719]

@@ayooiss1850 ding, aleriza, hikaru

[@VIVEKPANDEYIITB]

@@ayooiss1850 other than those mentioned , Fabi was heavy favorite but Nepopottamus ran through them like a freight train.

[@shauryathapliyal8913]

@@ivaletov5719 hikaru and alireza were never the favs. It was ding and fabi

[@cosmicsection1263]

Shaurya Thapliyal The favorites were Nepo caruana and Ding, Nepo has always been my fav player so I know people have always underrated him, but this time a lot of people understood that he would come back stronger than ever and his fan base has never been so large. The guy thinking Hikaru and Firou were favorites is funny tho

[@VIVEKPANDEYIITB]

Undefeated in 14 games against such strong super GMs is a remarkable feat from Nepopotamus. Hope we see the same Nepo against Magnus

[@Pose005]

With many wins against them as well

[@jramkumarpatnaik2877]

Nepo potamus 😂

[@anilkumar-pz2eh]

He has no chance against magnus

[@VIVEKPANDEYIITB]

@@anilkumar-pz2ehAt that level , everyone has a chance until they blunder

[@anilkumar-pz2eh]

@@VIVEKPANDEYIITB But magnus do not blunder whereas nepo does.

[@fuadasyari6600]

Congrats, Ian, well deserved !

[@leerobbo92]

Happy for Ian: he seems like a decent bloke, and some of the flak he took after the last WC match was pretty rough. Can't imagine the pressure he put himself under to make this win happen.

[@SK-tk6bi]

It looks like he was not under much pressure. Looked like he was confident because of his world championship preparation and just wanted the rematch very much.

[@makaelaischillin]

@@crabguy34 Yo I’ve heard he’s sometimes a little arrogant but do you have any proof

[@user-bv1sr4rb1t]

@@makaelaischillinIan is a simple guy, I played Hearthstone with him and did not notice any arrogance behind him. He never made a star out of himself.

[@supramur]

I think, the reason is - he doesn't remember, that he participated the last WC (his last name Nepomniachtchi means forgetful)

[@leerobbo92]

@@crabguy34 Yeah, I'm not in the business of taking life advice from someone who pretends to be George Michael on the internet. The way he handled himself in the face of the media storm when he lost says a lot about the guy. I've seen streams where he comes across as arrogant, but the more I've seen from him, the more I've realised it's just really dry humour and a ridiculous level of competitiveness.

[@s.m.margubashraffahad369]

He is clearly the 2nd best chess player at this moment.

[@arturocalderon1043]

He Is as strong as Magnus but maybe need to control His emotions better

[@Coops321]

@@arturocalderon1043 All due respect to Ian, he isn't on Magnus's level

[@elemef2801]

Only according to this tournament? Yes. Compared to his achievements in the last months and years? Mhh..

[@darthabhinav]

@@elemef2801 He won the Candidates twice. What more do you want?

[@Lost_Evanes]

@@darthabhinav Unfortunately that only shows that he is better than everyone else, but says nothing about Magnus, who was (and still may be) on whole another level.

[@SLKCHESS]

Congrats Nepo on winning the Candidates

[@Bagixxx1]

Well yes, boring game for Magnus again, Nepo is worst candidate for him to play

[@arrogant8295]

@@Bagixxx1 Nah, Magnus is just another dimension. If Magnus beats Nepo hard imagine how hard he would beat the people that never managed to beat Nepo in candidates ? Nepo showed complete dominance over others but for some reason still getting hated especially by Hikaru fangirls.

[@panosthedarkwolf]

@Dont Check My About Page Link yeah stfu

[@Zeb369]

@@Bagixxx1 not necessarily. Nepo cracked after losing a heartbreaking game 6 or 7 can’t remember. Before that it was anyones title

[@rg-cb2wd]

@@arrogant8295 true Nepo destroyed them haters and gms lol

[@praveenrawat6574]

Congrats big man Nepo, one of the most dominating candidates performance ever

[@PretentiousStuff]

True

[@Rod-wz3rq]

Nepo: "baahh, this candidates was too monotonous, I'm going to play some dota2 to get a little angry

[@silaskonig4306]

Nepo has shown great play and was the only one in the field who was able to punish every mistake his opponents made, and he did it in great fashion.

[@danieldeyro5822]

Nothing like a good celebratory tea to celebrate winning the most important chess tournament (0:32) Big congratulations, Ian!

[@ezrahn]

Vodka?

[@oddmetre]

This dude goes hard

[@user-cz1pi6ji2r]

@@ezrahn The barbarian has won again. How is that possible? Russia is not even the West. Asian / Mongolian / stalinistic country with total dictatorship is not supposed to take a part in the tournament where are introduced such civilized countries! It's unfair!) I bet Nepo is a cheater! It's wwell-known fact that russians hsve always used illegal drugs! The world needs investigation!)))

[@yashsawarn9050]

2nd most? world championship?

[@arrogant8295]

@@yashsawarn9050 That's a duel not a tournament.

[@c-foundation4857]

Even the arbiter could not resist her emotion and shook hand. It is a very rare sight that arbiter is congratulating a player middle in the playing hall

[@luatala8008]

I disagree. Arbiter congratulated him because he’s won the tournament. Nothing unusual or not normal about that.

[@octavia2]

@@luatala8008 Agreed; totally normal.

[@jumpingship3001]

Nepo didn't need to win the candidates to prove anything, he has always been great. Congrats to you and your family plus all your chess fans.

[@Hakish123]

What a fighter Nepo is!

[@giovannicorno1247]

Few Champions in the history of chess were able to win 2 Candidates! CONGRATULATION, GRANDMASTER 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@MohammedAli-sw6ux]

in row

[@eljanrimsa5843]

Smyslov, Spassky, Korchnoi, Karpov, Anand, Nepomniachtchi

[@killerdoc1077]

@@eljanrimsa5843 most impressive among them is korchnoi, man was old but strong af

[@Andrewizner]

I think that’s because they usually become world champion, not get knocked back down to the loser’s circle.

[@giovannicorno1247]

@@Andrewizner you're wrong, see the list ....

[@MR__MAD__MAX]

👑 Nepomniachtchi 👑 2nd time wins candidates 🔥

[@allykid4720]

Candidates tournament is way more interesting compared with WC match - draws, draws, draws. Would be more interesting for me to see Magnus defending his title in this kind of format.

[@Drumaier]

This was so emotional, I can't stop crying 😂

[@perseusgeorgiadis7821]

Wrong emoji...

[@specter2361]

@@perseusgeorgiadis7821 It's may be irony

[@TW-iu9zy]

… what a great player and a fine and friendly person! 👍🏻

[@bobstacle098]

He may not beat Magnus but he's proven he's ahead of the rest of the field.

[@IshanAwashti2263]

Congrats Nepo for direct qualifying to next candidates. 🤣🤣😋

[@siddhantjhaveri]

World champions don't play in candidates

[@BlitzWizard94]

@@siddhantjhaveri the joke is that if magnus plays nepo will probably lose again and cycle repeats with him already being qualified

[@siddhantjhaveri]

@@BlitzWizard94 the joke is that Nepo will be the next world champion

[@zadkiel5998]

@@siddhantjhaveri but you just explained in the first comment how this would not be the joke...

[@usptact]

Glad to see Ian win! All the best with next games!

[@silesia9527]

Congrats Nepo ! Im a big fan since the battle with Magnus ❤️

[@robertk8829]

congrats, I hope next WC match will be much better than previous

[@wsemenske]

It was still a great WC despite the collapse. I'd take that over the snoozefest of draws and a classical championship decided in a non classical format.

[@Ibrasambilia]

It was the first classical match I ever watched live, so I have fond memories of it actually. That classic Magnus win was really fun. Made it worth it.

[@Ibrasambilia]

This year I watched the candidates. All the new chess noobs are leveling up lol

[@seams4186]

Nepo will choke again. It's going to be terrible, but I bet Nepo will amuse us with new and magical ways to blunder

[@BarEscm]

He looks as if he is just taking a break for coffee at his office job

[@hinzkunz4008]

Come on Magnus, please give Ian a rematch!

[@Andrewizner]

just so Ian can get crushed again?

[@capitaopacoca8454]

@@Andrewizner Bruh you wanna Carlsen to be the champion until he's 90? If no one gets to challenge him, he'll be there till death. The Candidates Tournament is made for that. Chess isn't a monarchy.

[@theevilscientist319]

@@capitaopacoca8454 Chess is a magnusarsh

[@Andrewizner]

@@capitaopacoca8454 sucky people like Ian can play against ding.

[@zaphodbeeblerock]

That was so impressive ... Congrats!!!

[@kaushalyadav3591]

Congratulations 🎉

[@victormphafe8082]

Congratulations Nepo! Go!! Go!! Go!! That was a grand slam performance. Well deserved!

[@joshua_dlima]

Ngl.. he played like crazy this time😂 so happy for him

[@umkamasya5836]

Nepo the best ! congratulations......

[@josephpeeler5434]

This took some testicular fortitude from Nepo after having been soundly thrashed by Magnus just last year. I bet it is much closer this time.

[@carlantaya175]

I don't think he's going to win. Magnus is almost 100 elo higher than everybody else right now.

[@david111davies]

I hope Nepo can give MC a tougher match this time.

[@bojanboskovic6744]

Nepo, my man.

[@0235681956]

So now basically Magnus steps down from his throne, Nepo fights Ding or Hikaru for the championship and Magnus comes back next year and demolishes everyone. Chad plan.

[@ivansoul619]

I do believe Magnus is capable of that, but he is also a big troll lol, let's support Nepo, maybe he gets better games next WCC, Carlsen is the closest we can get to SF lol, so strong even made Nepo get a haircut🤖

[@robertovillelaneto4464]

I like him! Nice guy. He has my respect 👌😋

[@danielb4560]

Congratulations! Well deserved.

[@walt5640]

Ian deserves to be the world champion.

[@thebadseed5761]

He is really strong in despite he was beaten by magnus in a bad way but he came back again

[@sylvainl.8694]

GG Ian there s so many People loving u 👍👍👍👍

[@monkerud2108]

Best of luck to him :) well deserved

[@Falstaff1972]

Bravo Nepo, spero per te che questa volta vada meglio.

[@YoungJustice1997]

Good for him, after getting annihilated by magnus months ago he bounced back

[@5.2mhz]

Here we go again!

[@GrandePuffo42]

🙌🏻🙌🏻 good luck Nepo !

[@JonasLangnes]

Wanted to see Ding Liren. But Ian was a beast during this years candidates. A bit boring getting the same WC match back to back, but well deserved.

[@TheMarksT]

Congrats Ian!

[@problematic7993]

Magnus will definitely play Nepo if Hikaru is second. He couldn't stand the chance of Hikaru becoming world champion.

[@leerobbo92]

Eh? Magnus and Hikaru seem to get on fairly well, no?

[@willrieflin9583]

@@leerobbo92 no

[@Jesuspaid4oursins]

How do you know? You Magnus fan boys seem to know everything about how players thing, while the players don't even know you exist.

[@arrogant8295]

Hikaru will never be a world champion, not in classical not in rapid and not in blitz.

[@hyparolla837]

Nepo would beat Hikaru fairly easy. Unless Hikaru somehow jumps rating points this late in his career it's going to be impossible for him to outplay Magnus or Nepo.

[@GoGoTwice]

Completely dominated, the others are still not ready, plus Alireza was a massive disappointment

[@TuhTuhTool]

I think it's crazy to say ''Alireza was a massive dissapointment'' while he's still 19 years old. Give the guy a break. He managed to get at the highest level in such a short notice. There is no shame of playing a bad tournament while you're at that age. People are too much living up to the hype and can't seem to understand that the field Alireza has been playing in is super strong. Players like Ding, Radjabov, Caruana, and Nepo are very familiar playing the Candidates, Hikaru knows how to play at the very highest level as well, and Rapport and Duda are equally as talented as Alireza. But people are just blindly staring at Alireza's rating and drooling over the words of Magnus (''I won't play in the worldchampionship if Alireza isn't the challenger'').

[@de_ruedi9317]

@@TuhTuhTool the media just hyped him up to a level hes not at yet. I have no doubt he will have a bright future ahead of him. He still has so much time, theres no rush

[@florineltruta613]

Bravo IanTal!

[@iD-du1iu]

He is a monster!! Go Nepo

[@ryanjavierortega8513]

Congratulations!

[@bobevans5282]

Thumbnail is just awesome

[@BattleslashX]

The arbiter handshake wow

[@unown293]

it was at this moment where rapport decided to join forces with ding…

[@itze_]

Lmao the thumbnail!

[@dolwolfianphotography]

Good for him 👋

[@rajasaha354]

Now Final is , Nepo vs Carlsen

[@shankarkoyla1021]

Congrats nepo,,, !! Now he should solely focus on winning next candidates.. I guess next year would be tougher to Crack for nepo

[@siddhantjhaveri]

World champions don't play in candidates

[@tanmaycreations99]

@@siddhantjhaveri Yeah we know magnus won't play

[@buuythbuuyth1412]

@@siddhantjhaveri uhhhhh

[@buuythbuuyth1412]

@@tanmaycreations99 :OOO

[@chessenjoyer9657]

@@tanmaycreations99 because hes a coward yes we know thats the only reason he wont play

[@anandvishwakarma4323]

Congratulations nepo

[@chokoon21]

now he gets another chance against that Magnus Carlos dude!

[@Stan0070]

Congrats you outplayed the rest even though I didn't want him to qualify he was too good in this tournament.

[@vijaykumar18081993]

Congrats Nepo

[@rivaldealer1826]

Russians never give up.

[@frost_0ff934]

Круглый живот - это свидетельство силы и спортивной формы шахматиста. Спросите у японских самураев, если не верите

[@EmperorThePro]

Even though i dont think he will beat magnus this time either, his comeback shows utter dominance over everyone else at classical chess.

[@seanlestermedina753]

part 2 nepo vs carlsen

[@vigneshgowdabidrupane4917]

That's how you make a comeback..

[@themind1401]

He is so unusual 🤣🤣

[@TheGermanObserver]

Congratulations also from my side. Let's hope that the upcoming world championship will be more exciting than the last one. Great tournament played by Nepo!

[@antoniostojanovski9008]

Congratulations

[@musashi_hp]

he didn't forget to drink the last cup of vodka lmao

[@shauryashah6950]

0:28 The moment Ian thought "You're next Magnus."

[@john_mckinney]

The candidates 2022, where grandmasters can fight for the opportunity to get to lose to Magnus

[@tuankietnguyen1252]

This comment won't even exist if the winner is Fabi Ding or Hikaru lol

[@adisivaram]

@@tuankietnguyen1252 only fabi or ding. Hikaru will crumble against Magnus like he always has.

[@MikleRus]

Ян красава, теперь надо сохранить настрой и форму, и не просто сохранить, а увеличить в разы, только тогда Магнус не устоит

[@cricket5179]

congrats to Ian for emulating what Vishy did in 2014 candidates !! lost a match with magnus in 2013, won candidates in 2014

[@skinnybonesjonestheallseei74]

It will be sad to see him lose again unless magnus doesn't want the title anymore

[@cholyom2629]

Ian really wants to world champion

[@santoshlala3949]

Congratulation Nepomniachtchi hip hip hurray

[@foolmenow00]

Glad for Capt. Nepo! He deserves it for smart play. Can't wait for future matches with Magnus P.I. Am I wrong for observing that Nepo (stomach) and other chess players seem to neglect their health juuust a little bit? Some seem thin, too. But I guess you can't blame them for always sitting on their day job all the time...LOL.

[@deidara_8598]

TIME FOR A REMATCH!

[@BitcoinMotorist]

If Rapport had drawn Nepo when he was supposed to in round 7, this tournament may have gone differently

[@QwertyCanada]

Did Ian's preparation for WC help him in this tournament? What's your opinion?

[@RAINBOWbelongsTOtheKIDS]

Clearly yes.

[@Jon60987]

Clearly yes.

[@alexeypankov1826]

Yes.

[@BGMI_MOD]

This i want nepo crush carlsen i wish to god because all wants carlsen win i want Saw this how nepo is powerfull...

[@astrocat4066]

Nah cuz the thumbnail is SUS 💀🤨🤨🤨

[@akmd114379]

Rapport didn't want to try something new and get whacked again. Ian is solid against everyone except Magnus.

[@ravikumarkothamasu]

Congratulations nepo for winning candidates sorry nepo for going to loss again magnus

[@FilippoCucchetto]

Quoting…find the beauty in repetition

[@santhosh20071993]

Something is there in that tea.....

[@DeJay7]

I am sure he was certain he would win. He had gone undefeated 12 rounds in a row, there was no way he would lose both last rounds, it would take more effort to lose the candidates at that point than to win.

[@jorgemartinez3045]

Ganar como nunca , para perder con el de siempre ….

[@elosozelo]

He's like: damn, feels good to win a tournament. At the same time: I don't want to get another whopping from Magnus ;(

[@z666Nymphetamine666z]

Oh shit here we go again...

[@stagna1959]

Performance rating 2915 so far. Not bad at all.

[@gameboygeorge1]

this guys facial expressions are magnus in disguise

[@Frostgaming335]

Ян красавчик)) Затащил, желаю хорошо отдохнуть после такого жесточенного напряга)

[@josebv1]

Parece un tipo un tanto extraño creo que introvertido pero un grande

[@silaskonig4306]

Since Magnus said that he maybe doesnt want to play another WCC after the match against Nepo, i honestly think that Nepo is gonna play Hikaru or Ding, and in further future i think that Magnus is gonna get at least close to 2900 demolishing the next candidates

[@timsonins]

It's quite possible that money was the issue. Now it's 2.5 times more, 5mln€

[@silaskonig4306]

@@timsonins i don't think so, magnus has more than enough. And the topic of the WCC being actually not that rewarding and drawish is nothing new, that is the biggest concern about it.

[@alexeypankov1826]

Magnus will play the match. He made that statement to create intrigue in media for the tournament and also bluffed to get more money from FIDE. Chess players have no problem with draws, they are part of the game.

[@silaskonig4306]

@@alexeypankov1826 who tells you people that? Do you realize what you're saying there? And also, lack of research. No,im not gonna discuss it, since you are so sure. Surprise, one cant be sure at the moment ...

[@ninjaheaven23]

This will be a great REMATCH...lets go NEPO...

[@ivanlaptev4632]

Ian like little hobbit must destroed Dark Lord Magnus