The Shortest Game of FIDE Candidates 2022

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It's time for the world's best chess players to battle it out at the 2022 FIDE Candidates Tournament! The most important event of the year, Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana, Alireza Firouzja, Ding Liren, Ian Nepomniachtchi and more are playing for the chance to become the challenger and take on five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen in the 2023 World Chess Championship!
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[@ramachandra776]

Nepo and Naka were anyway more interested on the other boards games rather than their own till now , so makes sense to have a quick draw and watch other games at leisure 😀 .

[@moonwatcher3350]

lmao, so true

[@nouratesoglu6635]

@@fearthemagacarta3740 the draw is a good result for both of them nepo is half point away from winning and hikaru isn't gonna play like an idiot "like alireza did" and risk it all just to entertain you , they are chess players not circus monkeys

[@99sasanka]

Lol

[@kendanzan8088]

Elite sh*t 😂

[@ameydandekar1413]

1:25 Hikaru going out to shop for groceries and stopping for a quick game when he sees Nepo on the way home.😂

[@yomanyomandx5609]

🤣🤣🤣

[@marsh42o63]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@u.v.s.5583]

You were right about one thing, Grandmaster. The negotiations were short.

[@rolfbuchner3991]

Underrated comment

[@veant]

You are strong and wise and im very proud of you

[@lukewilmington9807]

A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one

[@konstantinospalapanidis6414]

-Nepo-Ian Kenobi

[@catchthesefans]

these two seem to get along pretty well. would be pretty neat if hikaru invites nepo on stream

[@ShabazzTBL]

Maybe if they’re not playing each other in world championship. 😳

[@azaeroplex]

not sure after hikaru played some really dirty moves againsy ian in the 2010s and still didn't get any sanctions

[@azaeroplex]

@@aa-fi9ks The problem with this two-handed technique pertains to the “touch rule” in chess. When you touch a piece, you have to complete a legal move with it. When you use one hand, the touch rule is easy to enforce, but if you use both hands, then it can be uncertain which piece (the king or rook) you touched first, and therefore uncertain which move you intend to make. The correct (unambiguous) way to castle is to touch the king with one hand and move it two squares left or right (to whichever side you intend to castle). Once you have done this, it is perfectly clear that you intend to castle because there is no other way to legally move the king two squares. You must then finish the castling move by placing the rook on the square opposite the king. So in a sense, you can use both hands, but only one hand at a time, especially if it's a fast game. And to your information, Hikaru also touched pieces without moving them and abused opponent's time. Once Magnus himselft did that versus Aronian and the game stopped immediately.

[@ShabazzTBL]

@@azaeroplex haha dude you’re being ridiculous. “Dirty move” “sanctions”. Do you think it made a difference in the outcome of the game?

[@azaeroplex]

@@ShabazzTBL do you think beating football players on the field wins the game? No, but you're still no allowed for some reasons if you think well

[@ilham7555]

i need hikaru's recap for this game

[@namelessmonsterfr]

His recap is longer than the actual game 😂

[@rolfbuchner3991]

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[@_jenaissante_]

DEAR KZbin: I PLAYED A PERFECT GAME TODAY

[@jamesducks5827]

meanwhile the future world champion sitting behind them with main character vibes

[@ggbb5621]

at that point who could've thought that Liren will become world champion in 2023

[@rhwing5095]

Personally I love this bit of gamesmanship, as they do the bare minimum to make it look like half a game instead of shaking hands at the start of the match and just taking half a point ;). Fischer hated it, but there's no way to "force" players to try for more if you don't need to. Even if you reward victories more, I don't think it will help much. Then you play conservatively with black and let white get over aggressive (as such, players would not become more aggressive at the top level). The game of chess is just very drawish to begin with in classical time format. This is why Fischer proposed 960 in the first place.

[@PennyHerbst]

Well if you are more advanced there are a ton of tricks you can pull off to checkmate your opponent quickly like scholars mate to name just one

[@exvals4588]

@@tracexcze5408 ah yes. And since 2700+ players can also willingly force the opponent to a quicker fool's mate I just don't see why Nepo didn't go for it. Unbelievable. Atrocious. Blasphemy, even!

[@jeanmarc6517]

@@PennyHerbst "more advanced" "scholar's mate" hum, what?

[@M42-Orion-Nebula]

I believe there is a minimum amount of moves before they can agree to draw.

[@jeanmarc6517]

@@M42-Orion-Nebula It was a draw of repetition, its how most GM draw agree to a draw without really saying it, especially with the Berlin defence like you just saw, wich is one of the most common draw in chess history.

[@mermaidpitch39]

Surprised to see a lot more hate towards Nakamura than against Firouzja who played hyperbullet games until morning hours

[@dolwolfianphotography]

It's the way is it but believe me he don't care 😂😂maybe his fanboy care more 😋😋

[@daw162]

@@dolwolfianphotography being irritable to a group of people is far more memorable than being likable but boring

[@williamandres1042]

Alireza did not have chances to win first place, Nakamura did, but he prefers to wait for Magnus to retire LOL

[@dolwolfianphotography]

@@williamandres1042 and you call other bad chess fan....well i will call you Magnus fangirl and nope I'm not even fan of Nakamura or anyone but so tired of little troll like you 🙄🙄

[@williamandres1042]

@@dolwolfianphotography Oh wow you called me Magnus fangirl, very clever, congrats. You are one of those calling fanboy fangirl troll to anyone with a different opinion than yours LOL pathetic. BTW... F*ck Ukraine!

[@shivamchaurasia8152]

The game that'll haunt Hikaru for a long time

[@rodrigoherrerosdetejada7775]

im the guy with the camera taking photos in the upper frame!!!!! Cant believe I found myself due to youtube's algorithm ahahah

[@yotoober1]

at least Hik gives Ian credit. I'm so sick of hearing ppl keep saying that Ian keeps getting lucky. You know what, maybe those who say that should be the champion of whining. Item should tell them that he keeps getting "lucky" because they can't find the win at the board in enough time only post game anal with no time pressure, infinite amount of time. These are the Champions of Missed Wins. Maybe they should take up correspondence chess where they have all day to find the correct move + plus move the pieces around the board.

[@ghifari77]

He did get lucky tho

[@vincelopez756]

@@ghifari77 Winning the fucking Candidates Tournament TWICE IN A ROW isn't luck. Don't be stupid, lol.

[@sweeanntay5601]

Ian keeps getting unlucky.

[@---Vector]

In the meantime Ding chilling.

[@randomshadow4620]

If Carlsen decides not to defend his title and Hikaru is 2nd place, Is Hikaru willing to leave months of streaming in order to play WCC?

[@scott_xd_]

@Tany Its not about the money somehow being a world champion surely mean something

[@scott_xd_]

@Tany Bruh are you stupid or something? A world champion title is priceless and why he would play in the candidates if he does not want to be a world champion he would surely love to be one, Money is not even a debate here cant you understand

[@horiagain]

@Tany but being world champion in combination with streaming would certainly be lucrative for him. + his ego

[@farazsiddiqui1312]

it's official Ian nepomniachtchi has won candidates 2022 Palacio de santona and luckily magnus is right now in Madrid to announce his retirement from wcc cycle now it will be nepo vs 2nd for wcc 2023 🔥 🔥

[@rainerwahnsinn9585]

will be a easy win for Magnus again...Nepo will break again like ice on a warm day

[@dolwolfianphotography]

Don't count on it, he will play and win it again and I don't like Magnus at all by the way but it's what it is 🙄🙄

[@williamandres1042]

Luckily Magnus will announce his retirement? Do you call yourself a chess fan? Get out of here.

[@philippinekatipunanflag4372]

​@@rainerwahnsinn9585 i dont understand the nepo hate. bro nepo only break at game 6 and most of it was a draw

[@Woodshadow]

I wouldn’t be surprised if Magnus doesn’t want to play because it is a rematch and he beat Ian so handily last time but Ian is playing like he wants to be the world champion.

[@brukujinbrokujin7802]

Tbh if hikaru give it all against Nepo, not just playing safe for a draw, he might be 2nd in candidates. Ding deserve champion title. Every game he play 100%. He gives all his heart for this game.

[@prakritishobha6734]

lol, the thumbnail looks hilarious

[@ShabazzTBL]

Hess is completely right. People have been throwing points at Nepo and he’s just been accepting their offers. Hikaru shouldn’t throw away points because other people choose to.

[@omare7475]

Hikaru is not doing it "because other people choose to", he's doing it because it gives him better chance to win 2nd place, incase Magnus decides not to play WCC.

[@ShabazzTBL]

@@omare7475 What are you talking about? He didn’t throw away points. That’s what I’m saying. He shouldn’t be expected to take unnecessary risk due to other people taking unnecessary risk and giving Nepo extra points. I don’t understand how you think you’re response makes sense.

[@axjxh8731]

The way you worded it makes it seem like youre talking about draws ( half points)

[@andrewjurczynski4839]

@@axjxh8731 it'd be cleare if he said hiakry shoulnt have to, but still the main interpretation

[@Roastking666]

What's in hikaru's magical sack???😂

[@eiden9403]

they could've played bong cloud, it would've been funnier....

[@Truffle_Pup]

Lol although you are right, Hikaru has spoken many times that this tournament should be played with the utmost respect by all players, and for that, respect goes right back to him and Ian, they played it out very professionally. GG's

[@ZeRo-hy3tq]

@@Truffle_Pup It's not often that I agree with a comment, go into replies and agree more with the dispute :)

[@carloschu7127]

Blue chips are the strongest in a stock market. Well, I guess chess players in blue jackets , more is the same.

Bongcloud!

[@alm5851]

Hahahahaaha easiest day for the both of them. hilarious

[@cbelchev]

Yay such an exciting game

[@point-bl4nk]

But why?

[@albeback5234]

nepopotthamus

[@mischaelchicago3111]

3500€ / 7 minutes) Easy

[@valinorean4816]

what about that money? do they pay for these games?

[@Justchillin145]

@@valinorean4816 no they get paid per half point they earn in the tournament

[@SLKCHESS]

They don't even hide their prearranged draws.

[@brois841]

It wasn't prearranged, you clearly didn't hear his interview after the game

[@roberthansen5727]

Learn the basics of chess instead of fellating the ghost of Bobby Fischer

[@carlosrosales1712]

People really blaming hikaru for this…

[@grownupgaming]

Proof that Super GMs are masochists. They are actually happier the less chess they play, but they play chess all the time. E.g. Alireza.

[@lorenzocordella6640]

Nakamura brocha

[@Flame-yw8hw]

Хикару с рыбой в пакете уходит?

[@jay-fh6wp]

Lol

[@ahmedchelbi1452]

Russiia usa

[@Chpago]

hahah noicee!!!

[@geert574]

Magnus wont play anyway then these 2 clowns can play for real

[@dolwolfianphotography]

Will love to be a clown with their chess skill 😋😋

[@MArk-yn4sp]

One might wonder if Hikaru agreed to a draw with Nepo before the game commenced. We came to watch chess, not be subject to a decision which can only seem monetary. The Candidates gives money for every half point, perhaps only a Win should receive a reward.

[@onnifood2425]

As a spectator, that game Hikaru vs Nepo is very disapoinment... that not good behave tho, just like in Warsaw 2021. SHAME

[@AT-fw6xj]

be logical man, there was no need to play that game. Ian is winning.

[@megapop1016]

hikaru put it this way: Winning wasn't worth it, because Nepo would end up going for draws in every single match, because thats all he needs to secure 1st in candidates. Hikaru wasn't comfortable with the Sicilian because he got destroyed in a game he played with it, + he knew that nepo had a lot of preparation with it because of the game against magnus. Losing would virtually knock hikaru out of the running for 2nd because he said he has to play with black against ding liren, so drawing was the best option for him.

[@kenixk1010]

Start the Bong Clown tournament, is this what FIDE can offer? The arts of chess is gone, RIP. And all the players in the candidate sucks!! FIDE is sending an offering to the Magnus altar, and he is NEPO!!!!

[@nouratesoglu6635]

"all the players in the candidate suck" go and play the tournament instead of them 😂😂😂 the draw is a good result for both of them nepo is half point away from winning and hikaru isn't gonna play like an idiot "like alireza did" and risk it all just to entertain you , they are playing for themselves not to entertain they are chess players not circus monkeys

[@strategicsage7694]

A lot of very talented and experienced GMs tried to make the Candidates and failed. Complete nonsense to claim all the players suck.

[@welhalm8278]

Learn to write

[@efthymiosn3381]

The thing is every candidate underestimated ian due to his bad performance in all the other tournaments. He is juat lucky af

[@arkline9937]

ofc, u just need to be lucky to be absolutely winning in candidates tournament

[@williamandres1042]

There you have your favorite streamer who doesn't care about the tournament. I wish Ding would have won this but he is losing right now with Radjabov -_- Can not wait for Magnus to crush this guy Ian again LOL

[@afanasiypanaiotidi6523]

cry me a river

[@williamandres1042]

@@afanasiypanaiotidi6523 Cry? Magnus already destroyed Ian, why would I cry? Tears of joy maybe LOL

[@Nhelv_P]

lol cry cry kid

[@eleonarcrimson858]

Why do you feel like he has to give up his chance of second place for your entertainment?

[@williamandres1042]

@@Nhelv_P Ghbjh Gfg that is a pathetic nickname, makes sense for you.

[@kenixk1010]

I think Nakamura never care about this tournament. He's just clowning his way in there disrespectfully to add more stuffs for his online content. Tal, Carlsen, Kasparov, or any serious grandmaster would never disrespectfully play the game Naka played today. This is the Candidate!!! Naka and Nepo lost all my respect today

[@philippinekatipunanflag4372]

levy explain why in his recap, it would be hard for black to not accept the draw since all is in white's favour, drawing is the best solution for both of them

[@kenixk1010]

@@philippinekatipunanflag4372 You missing the point, this is the Candidate, and this the best these 2 clowns can offer? If that is the case then chess is dead. Start the Bong Cloud tournament!!!!

[@philippinekatipunanflag4372]

@@kenixk1010 either way nakamura cant catch up so it would be better for him also. And it seems that nakamura already know he cant beat nepo in classical so he accept the draw

[@onniruusunen9444]

@@kenixk1010 wtf are you talking about.. Nakamura wants second place as he has little chance win and he is in black pieces so if White wants to draw you will accept it or go for worse position. Of course Nepo want's to draw to win the Candidates. Anyone would do that. Why take chances. Also the world championship prize pool is going to be probably like 2 million which it was last year. Would you not take that

[@kenixk1010]

@@onniruusunen9444 No!!! Ask Tal, Murphy and the greats of chess if it really about the money!!! You guys know jack about chess. Christ is right, "the love of money is the root of all evil". Nowadays people only cares about money and not the game or the arts itself. 2022 RIP for Chess!!!!!