The most unfortunate game of Pragg's chess career | Pragg vs Rapport | Prague Masters 2024

[@ChessBaseIndiachannel]

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[@nyztan0]

I'm impressed how hard Chessbase india is working this event, they got live coverage, interviews & recaps of different games with high quality, dope!

[@vikalp2197]

Sometimes it’s just not your day! He would bounce back stronger🙌🏻

[@catalanicsurya3089]

Positivity is useless, learn to feel frustration. It'll only harden you

[@zetrixcsgo]

@@catalanicsurya3089 That's my man💪💪

[@ethanedward9643]

HAHA CURRY MAN HAS LOST

[@Agent-ik1ui]

Frustation 😂​@@ethanedward9643

[@knowbody22]

Pragg is one of the most interesting and exhilarating players of this generation. He'll definitely bounce back stronger.

[@pragadeeshpk3903]

Inspired my rapport, for not giving up and still fighting back with hope, 🔥🔥🔥

[@sriju5870]

The most difficult thing in chess is to win a winning position

[@KnightToRemember]

This quote is very dumb

[@Jeffwaifei]

​@@KnightToRememberDid you even play chess??

[@KnightToRemember]

@@Jeffwaifei yes, I’d say winning in a normal middlegame a rook down is much harder and much more unlikely than winning it a rook up

[@Jeffwaifei]

​@@KnightToRememberwhat's your rating? Are you above 2000? As below 2000 I understand this comment.

[@dfwatwrmelon9497]

@@KnightToRememberget 2000 fide elo then talk back later 800

[@krushna4181]

Proud of chess base India for their dedication to the game. No chess community of any other country is supporting their players like you guys. 👍

[@boohoohoohoo]

when you blunder so bad even your opponent apologizes

[@felix8500]

no rapport is such a nice person !

[@lucagandossi7069]

Fantastic video Sagar! Thank you!!

[@noa7124]

tough loss for Pragg, but I'm sure he'll bounce back. he's one of the top players right now and the participation in the cadidates tournament is well deserved.

[@ethanedward9643]

HAHA CURRY MAN HAS LOST

[@n.m.5744]

Well done, Richard!

[@mustangunique3214]

Rapport is a fantastic player! Sorry pragg! These things happen. Still, he didn't lose his happiness after the game :) Great comentary Sagar!

[@Monster_X7]

Very unfortunate 😢

[@kevinwellwrought2024]

Rapport played a very solid and logical chess which paid off well

[@goudhaantje3569]

Thanks! I noticed a short video of this and luckily you have the whole game.

[@NotQuiteFirst]

Ouch. Remember a year or two ago Pragg vs Rapport (maybe Wijk an Zee) when Pragg flagged because he mis-counted the move number and thought he had extra time at move 40, so he went for a walk and lost on time.

[@KnightToRemember]

The same thing happened to Vahap against Pragg! So the karma had been restored

[@krishalkharbuja]

I felt the loss to my bones......you will rise stronger, pragg

[@landerdequiroz]

Prag is young he will bounce back greater than before! Don’t lose heart Prag!

[@batlerushirmoyai]

"Every man must taste defeat before rising up and become stronger." "Even the strongest was defeated at least once in their life." "Defeat is what makes us evolve."

[@lester9143]

learrrrrrrr

[@cocian7382]

This game is best example for - 1 Move can destroy your entire game.

[@shem1417]

I have learned from Pragg Thanks Chessbase India for the vids❤❤

[@keerthiranatata2531]

Nice way to cover classical games. Plz do on others also

[@nishantbardoloi2234]

Everyday is a new learning!!! Well played both :)

[@Karthikeyan_007SK]

What happened to pragg😢it's completly winning position,but he lost the game 😢 .

[@manu-singh]

Time control

[@Karthikeyan_007SK]

@@manu-singh There is still 2:48

[@comedefleurieu315]

2 blunders in a row

[@linzhao2235]

@@comedefleurieu315 I wouldn't of expected this shock comeback from rapport, especially in this classical game. Pragg was dominating the earlier part of the middlegame but made some huge errors, the position got very complicated and I think he overlooked. A game like this at strong GM level is heartbreaking. Chess is a cruel game.

[@batlerushirmoyai]

Chess speaks for itself

[@MohamedMahmoud-ey9tj]

Pragg playing in Prague

[@30.swagatamdebnath66]

It has been a trend for him recently. He blunders all of a sudden, and gives the game off his hand. He needs to learn to control his nerves during bad times. He'll learn that with experience. We all r proud of him anyways. Best wishes!!!

[@dragonballthings688]

Thats what just 2 blunders cost in a professional match. Blunder1: Completely winning to barely can draw. Blunder2: 100% loss

[@ParvaVhora]

Which app do you use for analysis?

[@rajasaha354]

Excellent play both 👏 👍

[@HangingQueen]

Pragg playing in prague

[@HarshAgarwal-rq1qr]

nice sagar bhai

[@plabanikalenka9604]

This is more heartbreaking than a break up !

[@Stonefalconetti]

Sagar is the new Agadmator.

[@joseluismontano7457]

Chess is Brutally Amazing❤😢

[@ubonabasiobot7720]

I can't believe I can be this sad watching a chess match 😢

[@absvlogmacintosh]

Very sad to see this😢! If Pragg wanted to perform well in Candidates, he need to work more…..🙏🏻

[@shreyas5886]

Tremendous sportsmanship from both Pragg and Rapport. First, Rapport apologizes to Pragg while accepting the latter's resignation. Then Pragg offers to discuss what was possibly the most heartbreaking game of his career. So many lessons for all of us to learn from this gentlemanly exchange.

[@kakalakiakka4545]

Hajrá Ricsi!!!🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤

[@molaypatra9113]

one bad move nullify 40 good moves

[@Thechemistryexpert-t6z]

True That's why chess is brutal

[@striker44]

A life lesson, too.

[@batlerushirmoyai]

​@@striker44we're humans we can't get 100% rid of blunders

[@Jetsko69]

Richard is indeed a powerful empath

[@marie-anne2062]

Life humbles you in many ways. When you're on top, there is only one way to go if you can not maintain like magnus. But you live, you learn.

[@ToewaiAung-ue8po]

That hurts

[@Joshua-rh1tp]

12:52 why can't pragg keep his knight on B4 square and stop the pawn !???🙄

[@royalstudies9670]

Prag return back to roots it will help you to bounce back

[@Jesusandbible]

"A passed pawn is a criminal which should be kept under lock and key. Mild measures, such as police surveillance, are not sufficient." - Aron Nimzowitsch

[@PW-qi1gi]

What a move from Rapport. Sensational turnaround

[@mydad101]

Pragg did blunder...he didn't play any genius move

[@takibaysultan]

@@mydad101 any chess game can only be win if your opponent makes mistakes, otherwise any game is drawish

[@PW-qi1gi]

​@@mydad101 In the analysis which I watched, the commentator gave Rapport's move a double exclamation mark.

[@AlexisJohny-n7u]

Prag love u from Uzbekistan , good luck next time

[@Franco01346]

so sad to watch Pragg lose such a winning game😭😭Hope he bounces back soon

[@EduardoSilva-sm2df]

What if Ne2?

[@amitraohuman]

I feel for Pragg. Is this normal for him? Is the Candidates pressure getting to him? Or is it the pressure of the corporate sponsorship? I feel he should relax and trust his natural style and intuition rather than relying too much on engines and prep. Bounce back, Pragg!

[@AllwarappanSundararaj]

Brilliant chess ❤

[@economics008]

Why these grandmasters resign without checkmate. But Richard Rapport knows he was losing the match but he fight till Pragnananda make BLUNDER. Chess game is alway fighter side.

[@flippert0]

I like Pragg wearing glasses, actually (yeah, I know, quite random comment)

[@songlover8655]

10:44 knight jumps on E2 is best i guess pragg can still hold but difficult to win becoz pf strong pawn on g3 i guess if he did it so knight e2

[@ashmitbhat8811]

That happens me maximum times whenever i feel ya this is it i am going to win and suddenly i make terrible blunders its important eye noticing for every move! well pragg also going to learn

[@asianboi5572]

Why didn't he block the check by knight? 10:46(I'm just 700 elo)

[@2012Ente]

rook takes the knight and then bishop check on g4 wins the rook on e8

[@alanazevedo6117]

I feel him. Its completly disappointened make a hundred best moves then one single mistake

[@xocomaox]

A few minutes into the game and theyte already getting up to walk around?

[@josealejandrotorrejon6586]

Nada sencillo de ver para un genio de mi nivel.

[@edwardSteadyHands]

Come on guy's been winning games after another some regression will happen. He's a star

[@iwanrd5359]

12:31 why Pragg dont move Ne2?

[@antonythas3885]

Rapport is always Thriller 😊

[@josealejandrotorrejon6586]

Blunder? A duras penas puedo ver donde está el error 😓

[@Southeast_Asian_Devil]

Grandmaster: All my moves are calculated you know Me: Accidents happen you know

[@Martinlarh]

From my experience.. Pushing so much pawns in the early game mostly lead to losing game

[@saanvicaringula9411]

volume of the mic is too high,can work on sound quality

[@vanitaboryekar9345]

Rapport is very Good Player

[@jumpingship3001]

Humbling game this chess.

[@devika3406]

Why prag can just put the Knight in e2 so to prevent the pawn?

[@sandrosarkar2498]

Massive Blunder Clear Win to lost position in two moves. Very Very worried scenerio before Candidate.

[@achilles2674]

Drawing with Gukesh who was cleary winning and not letting him, an Indian win at TATA steel championship, Pragg deserves this loss, Its for the best and he should realize that his selfishness will cause him future setdowns

[@MR-il5do]

can anybody explain to me why knight E2 is not played by Pragg it stops the pawn from queening and if Rook takes then king takes rook... and pawn to g1 promote to queen. but it not check. Amazing game

[@SnehaSakaray]

My exact question too

[@TizzTv]

I was actually thinking the same. because even if black did something like bishop to g4, prag could've played his rook to e5 to counter and got out of it. I'm not sure why that move wouldn't have worked though

[@VijeyIndran]

Praggnanandha don't give up You are the champuon Don't worry

[@batlerushirmoyai]

They wont

[@kashmirisongs123]

After playing bishop at e6(Be6)...white has a good move of playing knight at e2(Ne2)

[@africanduke]

Rook takes knight

[@inderjeetchhabra1587]

Then king captures the rook now what?​@@africanduke

[@GalactiCloud]

​@@inderjeetchhabra1587 in next 2 moves, pawn promotes as queen.

[@julianrodriguez757]

Pragg es todavia un niño inocente

[@jumpingship3001]

I've put my head on a silver platter many times.

[@ImranAhmed-lw6nt]

the pragg masters

[@zarsblackhorse123]

This game is another piece of evidence! Psychology and mindset have lot to do

[@XAVargasX0206]

Richard Rapport is much stronger than pragg

[@JONS37]

No one knows pragg lost his interest in chess after fide finals with mag 😢

[@bas182341]

why not go night E2??

[@yashdodiya3139]

12:37 what if pragg plays knight E2????

[@rolyPolyVole-m9b]

Rapport can still push the pawn, then sacrifice the rook for the knight. Or he can just trade the rooks and take the a pawn with the bishop.

[@sablezubshruz9811]

Why not Knight on E2 after check?

[@ShubuInspector]

Why not night came beside king after check 😿

[@mikael2003]

Great commentary, but dont spoil the result plz :)

[@nirmalyamisra]

loss feels similar to gukesh losing winning position by mistaken 3 fold repetition with pragg

[@Daniel-n6n6f]

Magnus, Duvov, Volodar and now Raport who else?💪🏻

[@paramjeetyadav3355]

Pragg's time management is still pretty poor, like you play 15 - 20 moves as prep, then you cannot make 20 moves in 1.5 hours and blunder under time pressure.

[@MardasFoodsJunction]

😅 one thing to say Chessbase Hindi channel only covers those games in which Indian GM won ....not like this channel covering losses and wins both

[@L.Santos11]

Heartbreak

[@nad_chario]

Human brains weren't designed for chess, but some don't want to believe it 🤣

[@sourabhyerawar7776]

Ne2 could stop the pawn, right?

[@lucifergamer6734]

What about night e2

[@FFNISHANT777]

Rook - h1 is quite better move before resign 13:03

[@raymondng1601]

Pragg let his time get too low and then panicked for some reason. He needs to make sure his time management is much better at the candidates.

[@lovemehta6583]

Please someone explain time format

[@discjokievipul6023]

Knight e2? Does it save the pawn from queening?

[@GalactiCloud]

No. Rook will simply take your knight. Then You can take the rook, but eventually the pawn must be queen.

[@srijansingh2430]

That's why i have love and hate relationship with chess

[@ShivaGonela-e4k]

Keeping game a aside ..there is a girl behind pragg ...such a beautiful ❤

[@inderjeetchhabra1587]

What happened if pragg plays knight e2 after bishop e6,now if black takes the knight with rook then king takes rook,whats wrong in this,what am i missing can anybody tell clearly

[@batlerushirmoyai]

That the pawn can still promote to a queen

[@inderjeetchhabra1587]

@@batlerushirmoyai no u see,if pawn comes to G2 then my king comes to f2,now there's no threat u see

[@batlerushirmoyai]

@@inderjeetchhabra1587 nope he doesn't Let me show you the variation 1. Ne2(white), g2(black). 2. Kf2(white), Rxe2#(black). 3. Kxe2(white), g1=Queen(black) And now white cannot check the king to capture to queen because bishop will take the rook.