Who Belongs In The Candidates? || Wesley So vs Alireza || Chessable Masters (2024)

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So, Wesley (2852) - Firouzja, Alireza (2812)
Champions Chess Tour Chessable Masters 2024 (Chess.com) [51-02] 2024.02.03
C50 Giuoco Pianissimo
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 d6 7.c3 a6 8.a4 Ba7 9.Nbd2 g5 10.Bg3 Qe7 11.O-O Nd7 12.b4 Nf8 13.b5 Na5 14.Bd5 h5 15.h4 g4 16.Ne1 c6 17.Ba2 Ng6 18.Qb1 Nxh4 19.b6 Ng6 20.bxa7 h4 21.Bh2 Qg5 22.Qb4 g3 23.Qxa5 gxh2+ 24.Kh1 Qxd2 25.Qc7 O-O 26.Qxd6 Kg7 27.Nf3 Qxc3 28.d4 h3 29.Ng5 hxg2+ 30.Kxg2 Rh8 31.Kh1 Bh3 32.Bxf7 Bg2+ 33.Kxg2 h1=Q+
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[@spindoctor6385]

I always forget about our good friend the bishop, especially when he is on a2.

[@Kubecr]

I feel like alireza and dubov are the only dark horse of today's chess world, you can never bet against them no matter the opponent, they might just get completely outplayed or they just destroy the opponent with some brilliant idea, some sacrifices, just all around fireworks when they play, super fun and interesting.

[@gunner4life568]

True that is why I enjoy their games never dull moment

[@slink66]

random stuff

[@cmc2110]

Alireza is much better because he knows a lot of theory and endgame tactics. Dubov goes harm all the time, he doesn’t care about theory that much he just wants to create madness

[@ebile]

wei yi now that hes back aswell

[@saryjou2793]

Also Rapport

[@johnproton259]

Impressive that Alireza walked consciously into the traps set by So 's prep and still came out winning, and as black too.

[@mohdneyaz6749]

'There will always be someone who is willing to grind on holidays'

[@farzein4002]

Blitz and Rapid world championship happens during holidays. AF actually played less days (total 4 days) than most who were playing championship.

[@anissbenthami]

I again forgot about our good friend the light square bishop 😅 6:55

[@aminsarabi5508]

Antonio is so savage🤣🤣: 10:35

[@Seyit-Mehmet]

😂😂😂😂

[@Garou.5600]

Paul Morphy 🐐🐐🐐

[@ffonbikes7201]

Just started, but already liked your video. Your commentary always makes me happy!

[@michaelmassaro4375]

Great Game I can see how Wesley So would struggle trying to figure Alireza’s tactics and moves usually you look at the set up on a board and can sort of calculate what your opponents next moves will probably be this game made that very difficult fun game to watch thanks for the game enjoy your day

[@johnnyirish9852]

Wow fantastic game!!

[@awriter1214]

I love this game. The attack is just bonkers

[@Tight2008]

An incredible game. Both players with strong winning chances. Moves that win and moves that destroy their positions. The human element is very intriguing! I feel bad for Wesley here. A great plan on a very well known initial position!

[@Alireza3071]

What an attack !!!!

[@selfconscience]

I hope Alireza qualifies and wins the WCC. So Magnus will comeback and finally get the match up he wanted

[@H2B2D]

Your hope will remain a hope. That's never gonna happen.

[@kelemenaron]

@@H2B2D there's actually quite a bit of chance of it happening, why do you have to bring other's hopes down?

[@conquerersyt8928]

​@@kelemenaronDunno man but Magnus is done with classical in traditional setup

[@H2B2D]

@@kelemenaron I only deals in reality.

[@mohdneyaz6749]

only possible if alireza change his style of play.....winning candidate having positional player like fabi is not easy

[@mugbhary]

I found bg2 .. the only forcing line but followed it up with Nf4 immediately .. one move early .. nonetheless m happy I found the find the move part . From watching Agad to reveal the move to me pausing to find the move I m happy I have come a long way in my chess journey

[@DarkKnightIndia]

Both are my favourites but Alireza is more fierce attacker, he either wins or loses, no matter what, he rarely plays for draw, just like Dubov and Rapport, as usual excellent explanation by my brother Antonio ❤️

[@differentstyleguy1520]

Hey, @agadmator , can you also update us about who is in the candidates when the full line up is confirmed? Hope you're well and thanks for your videos

[@different_breed001]

#suggestion Nepo vs mvl game 2

[@tonyantwan389]

I’m so happy to see an amazing tactics from Alireza Feroujza in black paces against a very strong candidate like Wesley !!

[@johnsimmons8456]

Nice game!

[@darkin1484]

Dubov, Alireza, Memedyarov, Rapport are the 4 dark horses of the candidates. Amazing attacking players. The magician would be proud of such people carrying the torch. 👏

[@ericstorm4613]

Alireza is always surprising .

[@davidwhite2465]

Wild game!

[@P-Likan]

Wasn't Alireza ahead of Wesley So in the 2023 rating lists for the whole year except during December? The issue for me is the FIDE rule that considers only the last rating list at the end of year for the candidate spot. Think about it objectively and answer honestly, who deserves the most the candidate, the guy who was ahead almost all year long or the guy who got ahead at the very last moment? Perhaps Wesley's solid style would produce better results at the candidates but I can understand why Alireza was annoyed and did what was possible within the FIDE rules to earn his place at the candidates. If you ask me, ideally they should both be there...

[@andrewbennett5618]

What alireza did to "qualify" was a gutless, dishonest, & cowardly move that spits in the face of the fighting spirit & history of the game. The person who didn't have to schedule fake tournaments against much weaker opponents who were losing on purpose to falsely inflate their rating should be in. It will be an embarrassment and another cause for an asterisk to be attached to the WCC if alireza ends up winning.

[@P-Likan]

@@andrewbennett5618 If you are referring to the Chartres tournament, it was not rated by Fide. He qualified by risking his rating in an open tournament like Dominguez tried to do but failed.

[@BREAKocean]

That correct defense is insane

[@Silverfire1999]

The quote...😂😂😂

[@amun1040]

tricky tricky Alireza!

[@michaelblankenau6598]

Wesley stepped into it big time . These guys have such sharp tactical eyeballs that Aljreza probably saw it instantly .

[@lukraniom8731]

My favorite thing is when Antonio says “the first game ended in a draw, and this one most certainly did not”

[@bisket81]

Let’s goooo .. Firouzja vs Jose playing Martinez today 🔥

[@maxmin78784]

Time?? Nd specify time zone

[@too-many-phils]

"grind" is one way to put it ha

[@alishapouran3387]

A big fan of you, Agadmator. At the same time, I wonder how you would have talked about the black player, had he been one of the channel favourites (Dubov, either of the Indian prodigies etc).

[@Viriais]

Why do I keep forgetting about our good friend the bishop?

[@praiseshishi2189]

Alireza🔥🔥

[@michaelmassaro4375]

Suggestion# Agadmator I’m wondering if you might cover the Hans situation where he’s currently been banned by the St. Louis Chess Club over some damage he did inside prestigious hotel during a recent tournament he was in where St. Louis chess club has issued statement Hans will not be invited to future tournaments because of the ‘bad’ behavior

[@hfcriske]

Gonna be really interesting to see what Alireza can bring to the candidates. Still think Fabi will take it, and then the crown, as he's just above the rest lately (of those playing for it).

[@raghunandarcot9025]

Absolute yo-yo game! Swinging wildly!

[@jessejordache1869]

tal once said that his favorite way to win was to spot a trap laid by his opponent, find a hole in it, and then "fall into it" catching his opponent in his own trap.

[@michaelmassaro4375]

Suggestion # Game 3 Lazavik vs Magnus

[@nadermeyssami6418]

awesome

[@bruceazumbrado5387]

Don't forget about our "Good Friend the Bishop". If Rxa7 then Bxf7 mate.

[@papai039]

Agad, I dont understand I love chess or I love your videos?

[@exbricadlo]

#suggestion denis lazavik VS Carlsen last game

[@FamousLinez]

For a moment there I thought he was about to thank Jeremy Irons

[@moussakaba7676]

#suggestion Nepo vs MVL game 2

[@hosseinmoradi8490]

Bishop G2 what a Super Grandmaster Move from Alireza, for me the next World Champion

[@gojkotomil]

Could someone please explain why not knight f3 takes on h2 instead of going to g5 ? Thx.

[@raphu2272]

bishop takes

[@gojkotomil]

@@raphu2272 Bishop c8 ? Nah, I still don’t get it… But thx.

[@spirejfk7879]

Alireza is a better player than Wesley and deserves to be in the candidates!!

[@raduszilagyi6055]

This is what I call chess. Really quality game between two of the great chess mortals. Excluding Magnus of course

[@Bobby-fj8mk]

I didn't see that good move in the pause the video moment. I wonder what percentage of us did?

[@susokraut3169]

Alireza is the better, much more interesting, entertaining and cool player, well deserved, I hope he wins the Candidates.

[@alisterzarkar7163]

Alireza is a master at calculating tempo. He proved he was right with the king side attack.

[@xmedssh7927]

I forgot about our good friend bishop😢😢😢

[@OrlandoFinley-kg1py]

BABLYON DEADLY--DAME

[@nicbentulan]

2nd: PLEASE agad it's been 4 months! 2023 USCC - Atousa almost beat Carissa Yip, the eventual winner! Carissa was losing most of the game. Atousa just blundered in the end. It's Hikaru's WIFE vs Wesley's GIRLFRIEND. #suggestion #womeninchess #uschesschamps #uschess #uschesschamp #uscc

[@cmc2110]

You can’t play tactics with Alireza, this is what he does 24/7

[@daviddurbin7682]

Difficult battle

[@jamescaserta6265]

So is a philosopher king.

[@Ogmonster343]

Alireza is brilliant ,but my money would go on Wei Yei..

[@Dr.Rae-101]

Alireza are you the chosen one? Magnus thinks so, I would like to too.

[@zandrobalangen6886]

So dont have the guts to take risk he plays passive frequently thats why hes not converting winning positions like this

[@jeesusmeesuss5247]

That is Def a fishing quote, with Chess inserted for fishing... But yes, tomato, tomahto.

[@lordofpersian9455]

Hello 👋❤

[@nicbentulan]

3rd: Re Alireza 1 - Before Alireza's farming, when has there ever been a legal immoral act IN CHESS/SPORTS? - Next: dirty flag, quick draws or London system is immoral. Also autosniper in cs2 / csgo. Lol. - (Well maybe keyboard extensions or farmbitrage - both in lichess.) - Before, players WERE allowed to write move before playing. Bobby Fischer did this vs I think Mikhail Tal, so what, Bobby cheated Mikhail? Lol. 2 - How can someone be against Alireza's LEGAL farming but not outright ILLEGAL cheating of Magnus, Garry & Hikaru? Sounds to me more like they hate whichever is more known. I bet they don't even know when Magnus, Garry & Hikaru cheated. Lol.

[@Trip_Fontaine]

I love how Alireza falls for the trap and then just turns it into a sacrifice for a winning attack.

[@BumphreyYoughurt]

Besutiful game by Alireza. In my opinion, the best games always involves sacrifices 💀🏆

[@reylanmd]

Heart breaking! Definitely a blunder. From winning to immediately losing!

[@vipperson4938]

6:43 can you not just take the free bishop and win the rook in that variation?

[@walmartgolem]

Ruthless play by Alireza.

[@enricoignacio3427]

The championship chess tour ..wesly So beat alireza.....all best players....make final on magnus

[@gonewestdeutschland]

Ali Razor

[@nalgene247]

It's rapid

[@avitalukder6358]

Yoo!!!

[@BrianStone0]

So at the top level they have transitioned back from Ruy Lopez to Italian

[@Greatermaxim]

We make so many mistakes as humans. The A.I. laugh at us for it though life tends to be more fun when it is not perfect. I guess it is too bad I will not be playing against any of these players. I waited too long. I am glad to be a champion in my own right though. GG.

[@raphu2272]

a champion in what? dumb comment stop the ego

[@Greatermaxim]

Unwise of you to underestimate me. I do not need to fight Magnus at Chess to beat him.@@raphu2272

[@Icehockeyplyr1]

You do know the players are under time pressure not you right? I love seeing variations the more the merrier ❤

[@mpdragon33]

Wesley is known being a choke artist in important games, kinda expected

[@raphu2272]

wesley is amazing shutup

[@mpdragon33]

@@raphu2272 truth hurts

[@jongreen7339]

Your wrong ! @603 slide the rook over to G7 threatening check mate in one , white rook slides over to protect the pawn then bishop h2 , game over , even if the pawn is moved forward to g4 you have check mate with Queen to H2. Bada boom Bada bing 💪🏾💪💯

[@414aliha]

Alireza FirouzTAL 👏👏👏

[@nicbentulan]

Hans Niemann = next Bobby Fischer - Wesley So = current Bobby Fischer - Bobby Fischer's ghost = old Bobby Fischer - Beth Harmon = Bobby Fischer in another universe Each of these 4 'is a prodigy, had a rather dark childhood and is American'. Speaking of Wesley So Hikaru's (the rapid WFRCC) wife almost beat Wesley So's (the classical WFRCC) girlfriend! 2023 USCC - Indeed Carissa Yip won and thanked Wesley So as her secret second in the 2023 USCC closing ceremony speech. But in Carissa vs Atousa, Carissa was losing most of the game. Atousa just blundered in the end. move 54 for black is an 8-move equality puzzle it's so sharp [Variant "From Position"] [FEN "1Q5k/3r1rn1/p3N3/Pp1p2P1/1q2p3/1B2R2P/5P2/6K1 b"] 1... Kh7 2. g6+ Kxg6 3. Rg3+ Kf6 4. Nxg7 Rxg7 5. Qf4+ Ke6 6. Qh6+ Kf5 7. Rxg7 Rxg7+ 8. Qxg7 Qxb3 PS xcdhgq #suggestion #womeninchess #uschesschamps #uschess #uschesschamp #uscc

[@aliparandeh6973]

Alireza

[@josefserf1926]

The candidates are usually won by solid play and luck. Even Carlsen barely scraped through. Ding won the title with incredible luck. The last World Champion who didn't need luck was probably Spassky.

[@Sharkmoves]

So Magnus plays his first Candidates, wins it (yes i know how, the hero Chucky) and u call it luck? Then he smashes Anand…

[@aminsarabi5508]

there is no such a thing as luck in chess, its the game of errors

[@joachimeimery8179]

Didn't Magnus lose his first candidate ? Or failed to qualify while being world number 1?​@@Sharkmoves

[@Sharkmoves]

@@joachimeimery8179 i think he chose not to participate, probably a mental thing, he didn t feel ready, so i think he didn t want to go when not feeling 100% confident (this is not a 100% fact, i just remember reading something like this) but we can google it for sure

[@RicoTorre-qv4oi]

​@@joachimeimery8179 No. He won his first Candidates tournament and that was the the only time he ever played it. Since then, he's been the reigning World Champ until he dropped the title and Ding won it against Nepomniatchi last year.

[@ninonucaro8539]

wow, wesley got DESTROYED

[@mhoadievdelapaz3703]

So's fans are fuming😂

[@seeess925]

I don't get this title. It's extremely misleading. Obviously Wesley should be playing in the candidates instead of Alireza. This one single game does not decide. Wesley can probably get more wins with more games played in longer time format. So wtf even is this title trying to imply? That Alireza deserves to be there more? Wrong. Alireza is younger and extremely good. But Wesley deserves it more.

[@maheiluwang515]

I don’t like the title..we all know how

[@cesaryu2448]

No need to say who belong, already firouza qualified b4 dis tournament, just try to insult wesley so in your content, respect!

[@elmerguibao2446]

Wesley So just blunder, actually He is winning in the whole game, that is the assessment of the game. When Alireza push g3 the correct response for Wesley is fxg3 and already winning.

[@divergentlife493]

I watched this on the Filipino chess coach channel. This was a pretty upsetting game because Wesley had the win earlier.

[@nagendranayak3101]

🙂

[@nunosousa4689]

lol @ quote

[@johnmallette3143]

gg

[@upvotecomment2110]

Inflating ratings to qualify for candidates is different from playing online chess

[@aldsdwin]

This is not even a great game. Wesley outplayed him until he just blundered. This is not about Alireza's brilliance but about Wesley's rare brain fart. You should have instead featured underdogs Lazavik or Martinez who outplayed MVL and Nepo respectively.

[@ememade]

Damn! These guys' ratings are above Magnus! XD

[@reylanmd]

Who belongs to the candidates? Hahaha Without Magnus, who cares?

[@KennedyMister95]

Gucci Reza

[@Samuel-uk9zd]

If wesley is desperate to be in the candidates he can also do what alireza did..one game is not a measurement of who is stronger than the other. In fact So is more titled than his opponent.

[@kenixk1010]

Wei Yi should be in the candidate. He is the hottest chess player right now. He's on fire and has the best chance of winning it.

[@Alireza3071]

Alireza blew wei yi out of the water in Wijk

[@kenixk1010]

the candidate is not 1 on 1 like the world championship. it is being in first place at the end of the tournament. Ding wasn't the best player, but he grinded it to the end to win the candidate.@@Alireza3071

[@kahwigulum]

alireza probably cheated he is the worst