The Poisoned Pawn || Vidit vs Alireza Firouzja || Round 6 || FIDE Candidates (2024)

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Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi (2727) - Firouzja, Alireza (2760)
FIDE Candidates Chess Tournaments 2024 (Chess.com) [06] 2024.04.10
B57 Sicilian, Sozin, Benko variation
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bc4 Qb6 7.Nb3 e6 8.Bf4 Qd8 9.Qd2 a6 10.a3 b5 11.Be2 Bb7 12.O-O-O Qb6 13.g4 Qxf2 14.e5 Nd7 15.exd6 Qb6 16.Be3 Qd8 17.Rhf1 Nce5 18.Qd4 Rc8 19.Qa7 Bc6 20.Qxa6 Ra8 21.Ba7 g6 22.Bxb5 Bh6+ 23.Kb1 Bxb5 24.Nxb5 O-O 25.Nc7 Nxg4 26.Nxa8 Qxa8 27.Qe2 Qxa7 28.Qxg4 Bg7 29.Qc4 Qb7 30.Qc7 Qb5 31.Rf4 Qe2 32.Rd2 Qe5 33.Rfd4 Nf6 34.Qc5 Nd5 35.Ka2 Qf6 36.c3 Bh6 37.Rxd5 exd5 38.Rxd5 Bf4 39.d7 Rd8 40.Nd4
Timestamps:
0:00 Hello Everyone
00:10 Awesome Photo
01:05 Game Starts!
03:00 Completely New Game!
05:20 Pause the Video!
08:50 Awesome Photo 2
11:50 It Was in This Position
13:20 Contributions
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[@deepjitdey3667]

Guccireza is bleeding. It's so tough to come back to this level of chess after such a long hiatus.

[@unholycrusader69]

Zestyreza, even

[@ndnd7614]

He can only farm low elo old 2500s

[@titanchess781]

​@@SelfEvidentkarma is real 😅

[@namikazeswapnil671]

Farmreza the choosen one😂

[@3DHDcat]

aliRIZZa

[@skerrkro2952]

Having these games happen late for you as well as having to deal with the birth of your child and still being so consistent with your content upload schedule and quality is amazing dude. You deserve a billion subs.

[@3DHDcat]

it's his job and it's easy since they are the same videos he made 4 years ago lol

[@SteveNinetyski]

Just better hope he doesn't get complacent with keeping his wife satisfied. Or he could well enter a completely new game with no queen or pawn.

[@Lastninjaxoxoxoxox]

For the first half I thought you were making excuses for alirezas play.

[@mttmllr]

Nice to see the candidates farming alireza so effectively

[@goose5462]

Farmer fizzy is good a beating players below 2500. He shouldn't be playing with the big boys, they are way beyond his level.

[@Dude-etiquette]

Just desserts I would say given what he did to qualify

[@mishakmanuel1115]

​@@Dude-etiquette what did he do? 😂

[@blue_red_screen]

Played lower rated players and repeatedly beat them to boost his rating ​@@mishakmanuel1115

[@da96103]

One good farming deserves another?

[@arpandang3819]

Hi Antonio, Minor feedback - the board is a bit large and is not fitting the space properly. (The h file is like 80% visible) Nothing big but its a little bugging. Pleasure as always.

[@agadmator]

Yeah, it's actually 90%. Accidentally mouse scrolled to zoom before recording. Will not be in the next one!

[@physco4641]

​@@agadmator 90% LoL 😂

[@unknown-unknown69]

​@@agadmator 92.54% actually 😂😂😂

[@agadmator]

@@unknown-unknown69 Obviously:)

[@akmd114379]

Free content and you are complaining about a very minor detail.

[@vijigisu]

Sagar Shah taking picture😁

[@vblueice]

Its crazy how many times we see Sagar in these random photos at chess tournaments😂

[@tigereyesbuffalo]

Nice to see GucciReza and Chanel Shah in one frame.

[@Aditya-dw4kz]

Swagger Shah

[@MagicSmoke11]

😂😂​@@Aditya-dw4kz

[@DissonantCat]

It's amazing to see players at the highest level blunder like that, so early in a classical game.

[@unholycrusader69]

8:59 Vidit looks super menacing here… a huntsman going after his prey with cold, calculated precision.

[@rohan1864]

Naaah you're oveinterpreting one photo. Vidit is always chill and soft like a lamb, he's the nicest one out of all of them there. He just has a good focus, he meditates a lot.

[@jestice75]

Yep, like he's circling the street after a big meal, looking for a spot to squat.

[@StonkSlayd]

that's not how i see it. not at all.

[@fahimfatah]

This is what you get when you want to qualify for candidates by playing some cafe tournaments.

[@speculator9572]

He qualified by playing an open tournament. His own tournament was not recognised by FIDE

[@fahimfatah]

@@speculator9572 a tournament concurrent with FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships that most GMs were playing there.

[@rezasar]

Some Cafe? Do you even follow the news? He earned his ELO by playing a LEGAL tournament accepted a huge risk. Not too many players have the balls to do something remotely similar.

[@uditkumar3255]

I miss the old Alireza, I hope he regains his form

[@ryanwinston1233]

Vidit has been the main character in this tournament. Every game is drama

[@indianfan1029]

Ya he has chosen to PLAY most of the games, infact all the games. While players like Hikaru and Ian have just come to draw certain games. I m not saying its good or bad but just explains why all his games have really been worth watching

[@3DHDcat]

​@@indianfan1029HiKKKaru is #2 seed and ian won previous two like this so sweaty this is the dominant strategy ,conserve energy

[@samirmehta07]

It's not exactly the dominant strategy. If you're just trying to draw games , it'll hurt you at the end as most losses stem from a mindset of drawing . Caruana hasn't been winning the last 2 candidates for the very reason that he won't win , but he won't even lose and play so much theory that half of his games become drawish by move 30 while Nepo , Nakamura , Ding try to make most of every game they play . When you play candidates , you're not facing just one opponent at a time , the job is to compete with all the other 7 players in each and every round . I'm not saying Caruana is weak but his 2018 form was so good where he trusted himself and started getting wins and outruling any opponent who came close to his score ​@@3DHDcat

[@alahiri22]

Winning a winning position is the hardest thing in chess, but Vidit accomplished that today and did so in style

[@Parth_20]

Yes, if he would have won the winning position against fabi would have been amazing

[@jefflittle8913]

Second hardest, right after winning a losing position.

[@WallySoto-yi8fz]

That Triforce is going to give hell to the candidates tournament. The Vidid, Guky, Praggna Triforce.

[@jarlsonkroos8864]

*cries in Arjun*

[@jx14aby]

"It's a fairly standard collapse." Those are the best kinds.

[@michaelmassaro4375]

Must be the pressure to win has gotten Alireza in a tail spin I feel bad for him to be struggling so much this game was a catastrophe I think there is a Great deal of pressure on all these players to perform well the ones handling that the best are the ones having good success 8 more games to go people will say a lot of negativity about Alireza now of course once a player struggles people are quick to make sharp criticism whether or not he can make any gains in this tournament eventually he will bounce back Thanks for the Game Enjoy your day

[@indianfromsouth7756]

Sir, the board is getting cut on the h file side of the chess board... Kindly get it fixed 🙂 Thank you for a wonderful walkthrough of the game ☺️🎯

[@adityamallya1292]

Hi Agad, can you please include the time as well for each player? At least in the classical format games.

[@rohanparekh9078]

#suggestion Vidit Caruana from Round 5 A very interesting game where Vidit gets out prepared in the opening and then outplays Caruana in the middle game only to not convert in time pressure. A very worthy game of being shown with sone good pause the video moments

[@ItalanFindart]

Alireza is clearly showing that he STOLE the spot from Wesly So, who deserved much more.

[@alepel792]

What a great 13 min video Haven’t seen it but I know it’s a banger thank you

[@ofer1261]

Watch it, it is actually great!

[@saurabhkadam222]

Vidit 🔥🔥🎉🇮🇳❤

[@samuelbruyneel]

13:13 Very impressive how Vidit did not go for a queen trap, but for a positional advantage instead.

[@mtaur4113]

To me it is crazy that there is a queen trap and he instead does something positional and eventually ends up ahead two pawns and still wins. I couldn't have left the queen on the board unless I miraculously calculated an m2 or m3.

[@leonardocontreras9690]

What time is it in Croatia? Here (American Continent) it's almost 2am. Thank you for your dedication Agad

[@Noneusertaken]

It's obvious that Alireza was fully tilted before taking the pawn on f2. He basically resigned the game there and then and pushed wood from there to the 40th move.

[@atulbesra822]

Vidit was in time trouble. Alireza was expecting Vidit to make mistakes during this time scramble.

[@chalapatinagaakhil4294]

Waiting for your video and here we go

[@Pouncingpuma7]

Vidit has some nasty opening tricks this tournament. A very exciting player.

[@eckroattheeckroat4246]

Great video. the H file is being clipped a little bit by the graphics overlay.

[@ericshinn6737]

I went with my father to the event and got to meet Vidit after this game! Nepo and Hikaru left the fan zone a bit earlier but Vidit was hanging around in a great mood after this win

[@timegoesby421]

Bro's moved his queen 6 times in the opening phase itself...talks a lot about his prep and state of mind

[@neelanshguptaa310]

6:15 How are there no more squares for the black queen, queen can capture on g4, right?

[@deadpoolgaming8161]

*Proud of Indian players* Vishy anand pragg vidit gukesh arjun erigaisi nihal sarin

[@ruzenorkyouma2848]

in the line you showed at 6:14 wont the queen be able to escape just capturing g4 if Bg2?

[@isabellam1936]

I wish you would progress with the times and see that adding an evaluation bar is an important learning tool that’s adds to your chess teaching not takes away from it.

[@paulchibwata159]

U forgot to show praggs game against Nepo am sure there are some engine moves we need to see in that game

[@jayjay6239]

I love the Madiba shirt from Firouzja .

[@kilzoldyck5114]

He should not have been in the candidates anyway. He just farmed elo only to get trashed 😊

[@kaldrazadrim]

# Suggestion the Pragg game was fantastic Round 6

[@ZohanSyahFatomi]

is that batik?

[@vijaykumar18081993]

0:20 that's Sagar Shah

[@shagnovenasri7026]

Vidit is killer of strongest players

[@vikasbedi82]

Poisoned Pawn speaks for itself. - Hans Niemann Moke

[@SmilingIbis]

All I'm seeing in my games these days is the Classical Variation. Did some internet goof make a video on it?

[@unholycrusader69]

Alireza may have been defeated, but he went down in style.

[@user-zk5md7gm9k]

By vidit he indeed won in style

[@samirmehta07]

That was a pun ,I guess that Alireza went down in style ( style relating to fashion )​@@user-zk5md7gm9k

[@timegoesby421]

No style when you go down like that

[@giovannicorno1247]

Good one!😂

[@gunal3165]

6:15 what about Qxg4 ?

[@nileshrathi4759]

10:49, can someone tell, why Qe1 check is a bad idea? Qe1 check -> Ka2 -> Bh6, pinning both the rooks?

[@vik24oct1991]

what's the point of taking a rook when there is a pawn which is going to queen, white simply stacks the rooks , if you take one the other will take its place, still protecting the pawn. then knight as to move and pawn is pushed.

[@AshishKP43]

Rook is not important anyway, pawn is about to queen

[@Utkarsh0021]

Add remaining time as well, along with moves, that would be great.

[@gilgamesh5505]

Agad please show the rankings after every match/round

[@somdebdas3591]

In round 7 , Nepo vs hikaru , nepo played kg8 , instead he could have played NG4 threating fork , could you pls provide analysis

[@Saiganesh2108]

# suggestion In the thumbnail please use ur own board for showcasing the critical moment.

[@mishakmanuel1115]

Superb analysis as always 🥂

[@lwithwbasumatary9278]

It feels like Alireza will be the deciding factor of who will win the tournament🥇 I mean by giving points of course

[@atulbesra822]

Alireza and Abasov both will help decide the standings.

[@arturoabesamis5094]

The are both stepping stone and fiighting for the weakest player of the tournamenr!

[@pukulu]

The Richter-Rauzer has been much more popular than the Sozin for a long time, and stockfish prefers the Richter-Rauzer as well. However, surprise value and preparation are always a factor, and Firouzja was apparently not thoroughly prepared.

[@adarshpermukha661]

Chess board is not trimmed properly in this video.

[@LukeLongboneOfficial]

What’s up with the yellow bird above Antonio? 5 years subbed and only noticed it now.

[@agadmator]

It's a Chocobo. One of my earliest donors was on a team that created Final Fantasy 15. It was a special thanks for her but I thought it looked good so I left it!

[@rockmyworldmusic]

6:15 It looks like the Queen has some more outs. Why not Qxg4?

[@HayashiManabu]

What’s going on with Alireza and Ding these days

[@cinema2748]

Why would you play Qf4 instead of pawn to e5 to protect the d6 bishop ?? I mean the queen is in good position near the king so that it can both attack or defend. Why would you move the queen and weaken your defense ? I don't get it.

[@karanshah8712]

The board is a little cut off on the H file

[@amritsodhi99]

I’m sorry but I can’t relate to people saying they feel sorry for Alireza. He’s getting his just desserts after the embarrassing way in which he qualified for the tournament in the first place. I just hope his performance serves as a warning to others who try using the same tactics in the future.

[@varun8762]

People will argue by saying gukesh did the same

[@npgatech7]

What exactly happened in his qualifying rounds?

[@amritsodhi99]

Those people should educate themselves. There's a difference between winning an exceptionally strong grandmaster tournament that has already been announced months in advance and farming lower rates opponents just for the sake of rating points.​@@varun8762

[@fangiscool1]

@@npgatech7 He qualified because he has the higher elo of any player who didn't otherwise qualify. He entered two low elo tournaments, including one he personally organized, to increase his elo (over Wesley So) right before the tournament

[@amritsodhi99]

​@@npgatech7he was farming opponents essentially. The French chess federation organised a tournament that they literally named "Alirezas Race to the Candidates" or something along those lines. The other players did not play against each other. They only played against him. Despite this he embarrassingly failed to win one of the matches and so had to find a subsequent lower rated GM tournament to farm.

[@AboudSafar]

Good morning from Syria ❤

[@siddheswaradhikary4439]

Eagerly waiting

[@alexenns1463]

you seem to have overlooked that while trapping the black queen, she can acrtually take the h2 pawn with an escape tunnel after this capture. Am I wrong?

[@TCNorth89]

Vidit is an incredible player. It was impressive when he outplayed Caruana in that middlegame battle before seemingly getting into his own head and blundering it to a draw. Credit to caruanas tough defense as well but it should not have been enough to save that game.

[@ckr2629]

was that photo at 9:02 legit? Where's Alireza's flamboyant shirt

[@alandbarwary527]

You can see his jacket hanging on the back of his chair in the first photo. He simply wore his jacket in the second photo

[@zooniba]

Can we get the clock shown in these games? Would be great to understand the time pressure and time taken for each move to truly understand the stakes

[@ravikoushik21031987]

As you can see Vidit with white pieces and Alireza Firouza with.....daammm golden jazzed gown

[@danielward7008]

Everyone criticising Alireza for the loss but this this is beautiful win by Vidit.

[@StinkyBread96]

Haven't kept up with Chess in a while. What's all the controversy surrounding Firouzja?

[@JohnS-il1dr]

He qualified for the Candidates in a shady way by farming elo rating points from a bunch of weaker players.

[@Toopa88]

​@@JohnS-il1dr The "correct answer" is that people trash talk anyone on the internet being safe behind their screen. If it weren't for Firouzja they'd trash talk Ding, Niemann or Kramnik.

[@harshrajjadhav940]

​@@JohnS-il1drthat tournament wasn't counted. He later played an open tournament and qualified.

[@Elwasseif]

@8:54 Alireza wearing jacket , was the position that dead cold :D

[@lakshmifull]

e5 doesn't make sense. he could have directly played B-e3? Am I missing something here? and then rdf1, following the Queen?

[@rohan1864]

At 8:40 wasn't ... Bb7 supposed to be a better defense for black than ... Ra8?

[@dimitriosdoulgeris4659]

It's always devastating when you need to make a special notation for your pieces as you can have some pieces twice. About 12:32 Qcf8#

[@AberKvaer]

why Are pieces cut off that is so sad

[@Udhayaenator]

Agad.. Please if not the engine bar atleast place the time on the board..

[@b-lab9353]

I THINK THATS HARD TO DO AS HE PLAYS THE MOVES HIMSELF

[@prudhvivankineni4880]

Which dress is worse sagar bhai or firouza

[@jaspreetmodi]

Why did Prag not see the simplest win against Ian which even i could see and every channel catched ...went on to a draw ?

[@JohnS-il1dr]

The Naka game started his Tilting.

[@AmpsVill]

Hello Alireza - Wesley 😂

[@RonaldGommers]

"You don't have to sacrifice the exchange here, but eh it just makes sense," Agadmator. Me thinking: "I wouldn't know but I understand you don't want to go into every little detail, that we as mere mortals are just not capable of to comprehend." 😀

[@palnatishankarnarayan8754]

6:16 can the queen not escape the trap by moving to g4?

[@rickharold7884]

Nice going Vidt!!!

[@rockybhattarai3439]

"Attack is the secret of defense; defense is the planning of an attack.”

[@iandelmore8376]

Q g3 am I missing something ?

[@bubbawalnut2065]

I wonder if the pro chess players read a comic called AGE OF CAISSA?

[@souravsingh3677]

Sagar shah in the background ❤

[@jake8217]

Sagar shah be photo bombing hard.

[@arrowghost]

Quite the game, even I knew White is winning when the Queen Side is open to all 4 passed pawns.

[@kartikeya.m9380]

You have started saying that's the idea.Please say the old one that's the good stuff

[@joylife428]

Expected an outcome from this match other than a draw. Knowing alireza and vidit will go for a win here😂vidit should have won the previous game against fabi .missed a great chance there

[@Andrew-rm9op]

Where've you been?

[@randomthoughts4691]

Wow there is an entire sea in the background of the photo

[@Dev_712]

Well done 😂

[@meatier]

Who will be the players of the Race to Candidates tournament this year?

[@justdom866]

Great game

[@BMac7773]

Interesting that he didn't take thr queen by force.

[@Philiopantheon82]

Alireza is the salad of the candidates that everyone feasted on so far. Wishing him the best in rest of the candidates games. Would you please recap that crazy game between Pragg and Nepo# suggestion

[@josephcallahan1664]

Wow, Vidit! Flawless.

[@lelandallen]

It's a fairly standard collapse!😂

[@lakiro1488]

Problem of using the back door to reach candidates. Instead Wesley So should have been in candidates instead of Alireza

[@milesdelosreyes9367]

Karma is real!

[@muntasirnafiz6190]

Gukesh also took backdoor but he's leading

[@gasaidjohn3499]

​@@muntasirnafiz6190Gukesh played in a tournament to help him qualify for the Candidates and many other players were invited as well. Nothing backdoor about it; it was a tournament planned months in the making

[@naveengupta3786]

​@@muntasirnafiz6190 Well the backdoor Gukesh took had strong guards but for Alireza there were just children with candies.

[@user-zk5md7gm9k]

​@@muntasirnafiz6190lol gukesh isn't weak like Ali he played strong player and it was fair tournament

[@AmanSingh45864]

#suggestion Pragg vs nijat abasov